California Separation Science Society

What California Separation Science Society does

California Separation Science Society (CASSS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional society founded in 1983 and headquartered in Sacramento, California. The organization cultivates a global community of industry, academic, and regulatory professionals dedicated to resolving scientific challenges in biopharmaceutical development and regulation. CASSS operates as a membership-based organization with no parent company and no equity holders, governed by a Board of Directors.

CASSS's product portfolio centers on scientific convening and content distribution. Its core offerings include multi-day symposia covering specialized biopharmaceutical topics (Bioassays, CE Pharm, Cell & Gene Therapy Products, Mass Spectrometry, mRNA, WCBP), CMC Strategy Forums held across five regions (North America Summer/Winter, Europe, Japan, China, Latin America), Discussion Groups, Exhibitor Webinars, a Consultants' Network, Case Studies/Workshops, and the CASSS On Demand digital content platform that distributes recorded presentations and summary papers to members. In July 2026, CASSS launched the CASSS Foundation for Science, a separate 501(c)(3) charitable affiliate dedicated to expanding access to scientific education and supporting the next generation of biopharmaceutical science leaders.

The organization's revenue model is not publicly disclosed but is consistent with nonprofit professional society mechanics: individual/professional membership dues, event registration fees, and exhibitor/sponsorship revenue through its Pharma Program Partners and Exhibitor Webinar programs. CASSS markets through scientific conferences, the CASSS On Demand video platform, member spotlights, and CASSS Moments community stories. The organization reaches a horizontal segment of biopharmaceutical industry professionals across regulated markets in North America, Europe, Japan, China, and Latin America.

Name

California Separation Science Society

Legal name

California Separation Science Society

Website

https://casss.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CASSS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional society founded in 1983 that hosts global scientific conferences, CMC Strategy Forums, and symposia connecting biopharmaceutical industry, academic, and regulatory professionals to advance drug development science.

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Product category

Scientific Professional Society & Conference Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

Keywords

• Biopharmaceutical scientific symposia
• CMC strategy forums
• Regulatory science education
• Professional scientific society
• Biopharmaceutical community events

Headquarters

HQ city

Emeryville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CASSS is a nonprofit professional society that hosts multi-day scientific symposia, regional CMC Strategy Forums, discussion groups, exhibitor webinars, and workshops for biopharmaceutical industry, academic, and regulatory professionals. It also operates the CASSS On Demand online content platform providing members access to recorded presentations and summary papers from past meetings.

Product overview

CASSS (California Separation Science Society) is a professional society that cultivates a global community of industry, academic, and regulatory professionals to work together to resolve scientific challenges in biopharmaceutical development and regulation. The organization operates primarily through educational events and programs rather than a unified software product. Its offerings include Multi-day Symposia covering specialized topics (Bioassays, CE Pharm, Cell & Gene Therapy Products, Mass Spectrometry, mRNA, WCBP), CMC Strategy Forums held across global regions (China, Europe, Japan, Latin America, North America), Discussion Groups, Exhibitor Webinars, Consultants' Network, Case Studies/Workshops, and CASSS On Demand digital content platform. In 2026, CASSS launched the CASSS Foundation for Science as a 501(c)(3) affiliate to further educational access and global scientific collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CMC Strategy Forum: Premier scientific meeting bringing together regulatory, industry, and academic professionals to discuss key emerging CMC issues affecting biotechnology
• Cell and Gene Therapy Products Symposium
• CGTP Summit
• CASSS Foundation for Science

Products and services

• Multi-day Symposia

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO): BIO is the largest US biotech trade association, running the BIO International Convention and partnering with CASSS-style scientific programming — comparable as a stakeholder-convening body but operates at a much broader industry/policy level rather than focused CMC science.
• American Chemical Society (ACS): ACS is a large scientific professional society running conferences, publications, and educational programs for chemists — comparable in membership/conference model but serving analytical chemistry broadly rather than biopharmaceutical CMC specifically.
• Informa Life Sciences: Informa is a global B2B events company that runs major biopharma conferences including CPHI and the Festival of Biologics — comparable to CASSS as a biopharma event organizer but at vastly larger scale and with a for-profit model.

Regional players

• Pittcon (Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy): Pittcon is an annual conference and exposition for laboratory science including chromatography and mass spectrometry — comparable to CASSS in separation-science/analytical-instrumentation focus but operates primarily as a single annual US event rather than year-round global programming.

Direct peers

• International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE): ISPE is a global nonprofit association serving pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals through conferences, training, and publications — directly comparable to CASSS in mission, membership model, and event-based revenue, though focused on manufacturing engineering rather than CMC science.
• Drug Information Association (DIA): DIA is a neutral global association that hosts conferences and training for life sciences professionals across regulatory, clinical, and CMC disciplines — directly comparable to CASSS in cross-stakeholder convening role and global event footprint.
• Parenteral Drug Association (PDA): PDA is a nonprofit professional association providing scientific education and conferences for pharmaceutical professionals — closely comparable to CASSS in its event-led, member-funded model and focus on sterile/biopharmaceutical manufacturing topics.
• Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI): CHI is a for-profit conference organizer specializing in life sciences and biopharmaceutical events — directly comparable to CASSS in topic area and target audience, but operates commercially with larger budgets and broader event portfolio.
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS): AAPS is a professional scientific society for pharmaceutical scientists that runs annual meetings, workshops, and educational programs very similar in structure to CASSS — both serve as neutral forums for industry-academic-regulatory dialogue on pharmaceutical development topics.

Emerging players

• Society for Biological Engineering (AIChE): SBE is a technological community within AIChE that runs conferences on biopharmaceutical engineering and bioprocessing — comparable to CASSS in biopharma scientific convening role and nonprofit structure, though narrower scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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