ISPOR 2026
By Buzzbox Media · Last reviewed August 3, 2026
What is ISPOR?
ISPOR is where market access decisions are influenced. If you sell HEOR consulting, real-world evidence platforms, health technology assessment tools, or data analytics for pharma/device pricing and reimbursement, this is your audience. The attendees determine whether drugs and devices get reimbursed and at what price.
What are the key facts about ISPOR?
- Host organization: ISPOR: The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- Primary specialty: health economics
- Scale: large
- Geography: International
- International attendance: ~40%
Which device categories fit ISPOR?
Which buyer stages does ISPOR fit?
What does ISPOR charge for booth space?
Cost not published
ISPOR: The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research does not publish booth pricing for ISPOR that we can link to, so we do not list a figure here. We would rather show nothing than an estimate you cannot check. Ask them directly on the ISPOR exhibitor page ↗.
Planning the ISPOR booth itself? Read our guide to medical conference booth design for booth types, union labor rules, and the corner upgrade.
Who attends ISPOR?
More than 4,000 attendees representing over 70 countries. Audience spans researchers, regulators, payers, policy makers, life sciences innovators, providers, and patient organizations. This is NOT a clinical conference. Attendees are the people who determine market access, reimbursement, and pricing for drugs and devices.
- Purchasing authority: ~65% of attendees
- Effective buyers: ~2,600
- International attendance: ~40%
Where is ISPOR held?
- Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Management company: ISPOR (in-house)
Who else exhibits at ISPOR?
Exhibitor data coming soon for ISPOR.
Is ISPOR worth exhibiting?
Why Exhibit
ISPOR is where market access decisions are influenced. If you sell HEOR consulting, real-world evidence platforms, health technology assessment tools, or data analytics for pharma/device pricing and reimbursement, this is your audience. The attendees determine whether drugs and devices get reimbursed and at what price.
Why Skip
Not a clinical conference: no physicians evaluating devices for clinical use. If you sell physical medical devices or clinical equipment, there are zero buyers here. The audience is highly specialized in health economics and outcomes research.
What should exhibitors know before ISPOR?
ISPOR is a pharma and life sciences industry show disguised as an academic conference. The real business happens in workshops, short courses, and networking events. Poster sessions and podium presentations drive traffic. If you are a medical device company seeking market access in a new country or payer segment, ISPOR is where you build the HEOR case. Philadelphia Convention Center is a union venue.
What is the Buzzbox Score for ISPOR?
7.8 / 10 (Strong)
7.8 out of 10. A solid, dependable show for the right exhibitor. Carried by exhibitor experience (8.2: society-run exhibits (in-house), non-union venue (simpler, cheaper move-in), and purpose-built convention venue). The lightest dimension is editorial value (7.3, solid exhibitor rationale). ISPOR is where market access decisions are influenced.
How we score
Six weighted factors, each scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band. Every show on this list cleared a relevance bar to be included, so 7.0 is the floor; the number tells you how far the leaders pull ahead. A factor we cannot source is left unscored rather than estimated, and the overall score above was set before any figure behind it was withdrawn.
Strong (8.0): 65% purchasing authority and large-scale event.
Not scored on cost: this organizer publishes no booth price we can link to.
Solid (7.8): exhibitor prospectus available, and attendee purchasing-authority data published.
Strong (8.2): society-run exhibits (in-house), non-union venue (simpler, cheaper move-in), and purpose-built convention venue.
Solid (7.3): solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and broad device-category relevance.
Strong (8.2): large and well-established.
When are the ISPOR exhibitor deadlines?
Detailed deadlines not yet published for ISPOR. Check the official site for the application window.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a booth cost at ISPOR?
ISPOR does not publish booth pricing we can link to, so we do not list a cost for this show. Rather than estimate one, we point you at the organizer's exhibitor page to request current rates directly.
How many people attend ISPOR?
ISPOR draws approximately 4,000 attendees. More than 4,000 attendees representing over 70 countries. Audience spans researchers, regulators, payers, policy makers, life sciences innovators, providers, and patient organizations. This is NOT a clinical conference. Attendees are the people who determine market access, reimbursement, and pricing for drugs and devices.
When and where is ISPOR 2026?
ISPOR 2026 takes place May 17-20, 2026. The venue is Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. ISPOR: The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research hosts the meeting.
How many ISPOR attendees have purchasing authority?
About 65% of ISPOR attendees hold purchasing authority, which works out to roughly 2,600 effective buyers out of approximately 4,000 attendees. Effective buyers multiplies total attendance by the share of attendees who hold purchasing authority. Both inputs are estimates drawn from organizer reporting and our own exhibitor research, so read the figure as directional rather than exact.
How does Buzzbox Media score ISPOR?
ISPOR carries a Buzzbox Score of 7.8 out of 10 (Strong), with one caveat on this record: cost efficiency is not scored, because ISPOR: The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research publishes no booth price we can link to, and the overall score was set before that figure was withdrawn. The factors still scored are audience quality, data transparency, exhibitor experience, editorial value, and growth trajectory. Each factor is scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band, and every conference in our index cleared a relevance bar to be listed, so 7.0 is the floor. On this record the highest is exhibitor experience at 8.2 and the lowest is editorial value at 7.3.