DCAT Week is the bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain's premier business event — a week of scheduled one-to-one meetings across midtown Manhattan rather than an exhibition. The 2027 edition runs , closing with the 98th DCAT Annual Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown.
Dates and location
- DCAT Week: March 15-18, 2027
- Location: New York City (meetings across midtown hotels; no single venue)
- Annual Dinner: March 18, 2027, New York Hilton Midtown
- Organizer: Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association
Who should attend
DCAT Week is where the pharmaceutical supply chain's commercial year is set: sourcing executives, CDMO business developers and supplier leadership fill calendars with half-hour meetings months in advance. Regulatory and quality professionals rarely anchor the trip — but the ones who join it get to ask about GMP history, DMF currency and change control while the deal is still soft, which is precisely when those answers are cheapest.
A month later, INTERPHEX 2027 brings the manufacturing technology itself to the Javits Center — the events directory lists every option we have verified.
Frequently asked questions
When is DCAT Week 2027?
March 15-18, 2027, in New York City, closing with the 98th DCAT Annual Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown on March 18. DCAT publishes these dates on its own schedule page; they were last confirmed on 18 July 2026.
What is DCAT Week?
The annual business week of the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association: a meeting-driven event where bio/pharmaceutical companies and their suppliers — APIs, intermediates, excipients, CDMO services — hold scheduled one-to-one meetings across midtown Manhattan hotels rather than on an exhibit floor.
Is DCAT Week relevant to regulatory professionals?
Yes, upstream of the dossier. The sourcing and supply agreements negotiated at DCAT Week determine which suppliers' GMP status, DMFs and change-control practices a regulatory team will later depend on — the right questions asked here save findings later.
Sources & further reading
- Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association. DCAT schedule — DCAT Week 2027 dates and Annual Dinner venue. dcat.org
- DCAT Week — official event site. dcatweek.org
Event details are published by the organizer and can change. Confirm dates and participation details with DCAT before booking travel. Last verified 18 July 2026.
