DFW Life Sciences Summit
Wed Sep 09, 2026
DFW Life Sciences Summit
Lab Space, Big Bets, and the Build-Out of The Region's Innovation Economy
$120.00
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Speakers and Panels
Why You Should Attend This DFW Life Sciences Event
What We'll Cover
- What's actually being built, converted, and delivered in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Where spec development is happening, where it's stalling, and what the supply picture looks like heading into 2026 and beyond.
- How developers are evaluating existing shells, flex, and office product for life sciences conversion, and when it makes more sense to build from scratch.
- Understanding the gap between what the DFW market can deliver today and what biotech, medtech, and clinical tenants are asking for when they go to sign a lease.
- Breaking down why capital sources are increasingly turning their attention to Dallas-Fort Worth, from population growth and corporate migration to the maturation of local research institutions and health systems.
- A look at how life sciences deals are getting structured and financed, what returns investors are underwriting, and how the risk profile compares to other asset classes.
- Which submarkets, product types, and life sciences niches are attracting the most investor interest, and where the next wave of DFW life sciences capital is likely to land.
How You'll Do More Business: Join Bisnow for an in-depth look at the forces accelerating life sciences real estate across DFW. From the race to deliver lab-ready space and the conversion of existing product to the capital flowing into the market and the tenants driving demand, this event connects the dots between development, investment, and long-term opportunity. Bisnow brings together the region's top developers, investors, and life sciences occupiers to uncover where the market is heading, how deals are getting done, and what it takes to capitalize on DFW's emerging life sciences moment.
Who You'll Meet:
- Developers and owners building and converting life sciences space across DFW
- Investors and capital sources funding life sciences projects in the market
- Biotech, medtech, and clinical tenants making real estate decisions locally
- Brokers specializing in life sciences and healthcare real estate
- Architects, designers, and contractors delivering lab and R&D facilities
- Health system and university real estate leaders driving life sciences demand
- Economic development professionals shaping DFW's life sciences ecosystem
Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events convene the most influential leaders in commercial real estate and life sciences to identify opportunities, build meaningful connections, and drive business growth. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, Bisnow delivers unmatched access to the people, projects, and insights shaping the market. Join us for a focused look at the DFW life sciences market and the developers, investors, and innovators defining its next phase of growth.
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Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
Vital Signs Are Strong: How DFW is Outpacing a National Life Sciences Reset
From Pegasus Park to Plano's $4B Texas Research Quarter, the projects and capital driving North Texas ahead while the rest of the sector cools
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9:45 AM 10:00 AM |
Break & Networking
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10:00 AM 10:45 AM |
From Shell to Lab: Designing & Delivering a Life Sciences Space in DFW
From conversions to ground-up builds, exploring what it takes to design and deliver life sciences space that DFW tenants actually want
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10:45 AM 11:15 AM |
Closing & Networking
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Sponsors
DFW Life Sciences New & Projects
- Exclusive Look at Colossal Bioscience's New Dallas HQ - D CEO Magazine
- Emerging Life Sciences Markets: Dallas, TX | CBRE
- Meet the Dallas 500: Nicole Small, LH Capital and Lyda Hill Philanthropies - D Magazine
- Caris Life Sciences Debuts on Nasdaq With $7.66B Valuation » Dallas Innovates
- Dallas' Pegasus Park Names Its First Campus Executive Director
- UTA, TEES open biomanufacturing hub - News Center - The University of Texas at Arlington
- Biotech Firm With $40M in Funding Moves HQ to Pegasus Park - D Magazine
- Life sciences industry fuels Dallas-Fort Worth's economic growth but challenges remain
- BMK Pharma To Open $50M U.S. HQ and Pharmaceutical Facility in Allen » Dallas Innovates
- Bridge Labs at Pegasus Park Delivers Dallas' First Institutional-Quality Laboratory Space for the Region's Thriving Life Sciences Ecosystem
- UNT Dallas opens $100M STEM building | wfaa.com
- Texas Woman’s University opens $107 million Health Science Center to help address hospital understaffing | News | ntdaily.com
- As Life Sciences Chases Recovery, DFW Aims To Attract More Corporations And Capital
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