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European Society of Cardiology Congress 2026
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2026 took place August 28 to 31, 2026 in Munich, DE.
Aug 28-31, 2026 · Munich, DE · Cardiology.
DatesAug 28-31, 2026
LocationMunich, DE
Therapeutic focusCardiology
Biotech presenters sourced2
Organiserescardio.org
Biotech presenters
CYTK
Aficamten; late-breaking · source
Cytokinetics announced primary results from ACACIA-HCM will be presented in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2026, Munich, August 28-31, 2026.
IONSpresentation · source
Ionis and AstraZeneca will continue to analyze the full data set, and results will be shared with the scientific community at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in August 2026.
Each presenter is sourced to the company's own filing or release naming this meeting; this is not the organiser's programme, and abstract titles are embargoed until the organiser publishes them.
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What presenting companies' shares did, across the whole study
Across 1,425 presentations at major medical meetings from 2017 to 2026, the median presenting company's stock moved −0.03% in the 30 trading days before the meeting (49.8% rose) and −1.59% in the 5 trading days after (39.4% rose). Small caps: +2.75% before (n=298); nano caps: −7.86% (n=108). The middle half of all presenters ranged from −10.41% to +13.58%. The study is anchored on the meeting start date, not on the abstract release; the true catalyst may be earlier. This measures what happened; it is not a forecast for any company. Full study, with the method and its limits.
How ESC stocks have traded historically
Median share-price move around a presentation, measured across 1425 all tracked conference presentations in our study (2017-2026), because our study holds fewer than 12 ESC events on their own.
30 days before-0.03% 50% rose · n=1425
10 days before+0.63% 52% rose · n=1425
Presentation day-0.56% 44% rose · n=1425
5 days after-1.59% 39% rose · n=1425
10 days after-1.93% 40% rose · n=1425
Read the whole row, not just the first line: across this study stocks have drifted up into these meetings and down out of them, and the effect is largest in the smallest companies. Medians are shown because a handful of large moves pulls an average away from the typical case. This is a historical distribution for a cohort of companies, not a forecast for any single company, and not investment advice. Methodology and the full study.
FAQ
When is ESC 2026?
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2026 runs August 28-31, 2026 in Munich, DE. The date comes from the organiser's own announcement; check the organiser's site for the final programme.
Which biotech companies are presenting at ESC 2026?
From company filings and releases we have sourced 2 presenter commitments for this edition: CYTK, IONS. This is not the organiser's programme -- only presentations companies have themselves announced, each linked to its filing on the conferences page.
Why do medical conference dates matter for biotech stocks?
Trial results are often presented first at medical meetings, so a company's announced presentation is a dated, public catalyst. We publish a study of how biotech stocks have historically traded into conference presentations on the research page; it is historical measurement, not a prediction, and none of this is investment advice.