San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

What San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium does

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) is the world's largest breast cancer research symposium, founded in 1977/1978 by Bill McGuire, MD, and Chuck Coltman, MD, at what is now UT Health San Antonio. It is co-presented by the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), and is operated as a nonprofit academic program rather than a revenue-generating company; the SABCS trademark is owned by UT Health San Antonio. The annual four-day event is held each December at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, drawing 11,000+ attendees from 104 countries and featuring nearly 2,000 accepted abstracts, plenary lectures, workshops, satellite symposia, and an exhibition hall with 100+ industry and nonprofit exhibitors.

SABCS generates revenue through three streams: tiered registration fees for in-person and virtual attendance (with separate schedules for regular attendees, AACR members, UTHealth faculty, residents/postdoctoral fellows, patient advocates, students, and groups of 15+), exhibition and sponsorship fees from 100+ industry and nonprofit exhibitors, and hotel commissions routed through Convention Management Resources (CMR), which serves as the official registration and housing provider. The audience spans academic and private physicians, basic/translational/clinical researchers, early-career scientists, patient advocates (~500 from 110+ organizations), and industry exhibitors. Supporting infrastructure includes CME/MOC credits, the Patient Advocate Pavilion (Pfizer-supported) and Patient Advocate Lounge (Eli Lilly-supported), the Alamo Advocate Program, scholar and rising star awards, the SABCS Program Planner digital tool, Vimeo-hosted session recordings, and outreach channels including SABCS Meeting News and the SABCS Snippets video series.

Name

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Legal name

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (trademark of UT Health San Antonio)

Website

https://sabcs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) is the world's largest breast cancer research symposium, co-presented by UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center and AACR since 1977. It convenes 11,000+ clinicians, researchers, patient advocates, and industry exhibitors annually in San Antonio each December.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Conferences and Scientific Symposiums

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL), Gynecologic Oncology & Women’s Cancer Centers (HLAFAJAK)

Keywords

• Medical research symposium
• Breast cancer research
• Oncology conferences
• Scientific meetings
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Registration Fees: The symposium generates revenue through tiered registration fees for attendees, with different rates for regular participants, AACR members, UTHealth faculty, residents/postdoctoral fellows, patient advocates, students, and groups. Both in-person and virtual attendance options are available.
2. Exhibition and Sponsorship: Revenue is generated from exhibitor fees and sponsorship opportunities. More than 100 leading industry and nonprofit organizations exhibit annually. Sponsorship tiers include the Patient Advocate Pavilion supported by Pfizer.
3. Hotel Commission: CMR (Convention Management Resources) serves as the official housing provider, managing hotel reservations for attendees with discounted rates near the convention center.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) is the world's largest annual scientific symposium dedicated to breast cancer research, held each December in San Antonio, Texas. It is co-presented by the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), delivering a multi-day program of plenary lectures, poster sessions, satellite symposia, exhibits, and patient advocate programming that integrates basic, translational, and clinical breast cancer research.

Product overview

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) is the world's largest breast cancer research symposium, organized as an annual medical conference combining in-person and virtual attendance options. The core offering is the four-day symposium featuring scientific sessions, poster presentations, educational sessions, workshops, and plenary lectures. Supporting offerings include virtual meeting access, continuing medical education (CME) credits, abstract submission management, scholar and award programs, patient advocate support services, and an exhibition hall with industry and nonprofit exhibitors. Key programs include the William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award, Rising Star Awards, Scholar Awards, and various affiliate and satellite educational symposia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium The flagship multi-day, in-person scientific conference for breast cancer researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals, featuring plenary sessions, poster presentations, and networking.
• Virtual Meeting Platform Online platform providing live streaming and on-demand access to symposium sessions, ePosters, and recorded content for registered attendees worldwide.
• Exhibition Hall and Industry Sponsorship Paid booth space and tiered sponsorship packages that enable pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic, and publishing companies to engage with attending clinicians and researchers.
• Patient Advocate Pavilion and Lounge Dedicated on-site programming and meeting space plus complimentary registration for breast cancer patient advocates to engage with researchers and clinicians.
• CME and MOC Credit Program Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits available to eligible physicians who attend symposium sessions.
• Satellite Symposia Industry-sponsored educational sessions scheduled around the main symposium program, offered to attendees at no additional cost.
• Best of SABCS Licensed regional meetings held around the world that re-present selected highlights from the annual symposium to broader international audiences.
• Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction Named award recognizing individuals whose careers have significantly advanced breast cancer research, presented annually during the symposium.

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Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Provides institutional support, venue coordination through UT Health San Antonio, and serves as the primary institutional host for the annual event. The Mays Cancer Center's faculty and staff actively participate in program leadership.
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. AACR provides scientific program development, award administration (including AACR Distinguished Lectureship and Outstanding Investigator Award), press operations, and helps evolve the symposium into a global meeting uniting basic, translational, and clinical research.
• Henry B. Gonzalez Convention CentercoreOthersOfficial venue for the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Located at 900 E. Market Street, San Antonio, Texas. Houses all scientific sessions, exhibition hall, poster presentations, and satellite symposia.
• Convention Management Resources (CMR)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial registration and housing provider for SABCS. Manages all attendee registration, group registration, hotel reservations, and payment processing for the symposium.
• Pfizer (Patient Advocate Pavilion Sponsor)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerGenerous supporter of the Patient Advocate Pavilion, which provides complimentary exhibitor space for patient advocacy organizations at the symposium.
• Eli Lilly (Patient Advocate Lounge Sponsor)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupports the Patient Advocate Lounge, an exclusive space for patient advocates to meet, network, and recharge during the Symposium.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ESMO Breast Cancer Congress: Annual ESMO-branded breast cancer-specific congress that directly competes with SABCS for breast cancer abstracts, attendees, and pharma sponsors in the international market. Operates as a focused disease-specific meeting analogous to SABCS.
• St. Gallen Breast Cancer Conference: Biennial international breast cancer consensus conference held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, focused on clinical management of early breast cancer. Direct peer because it targets the same breast cancer specialist audience, particularly for clinical/translational content, and operates satellite events at SABCS.
• Miami Breast Cancer Conference: Annual breast cancer conference organized by Physicians' Education Resource targeting practicing oncologists with educational content. Direct peer because it competes specifically for breast cancer clinician attendees and sponsors within the same disease-specialty conference segment.
• AACR Annual Meeting: AACR's annual meeting is co-presented by one of SABCS's two parent institutions, targeting the same breast cancer research community with overlapping scientific content. Directly comparable because it operates the same translational science model and competes for abstract submissions from SABCS researchers.

Broad incumbents

• ESMO Congress: European Society for Medical Oncology's annual congress is a leading international oncology meeting with significant breast cancer programming. Comparable as a competing global oncology venue targeting the same oncologist and researcher attendees, particularly in Europe and emerging markets.
• ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition: American Society of Hematology's annual meeting is one of the largest medical specialty congresses globally and competes for December calendar attention and pharma sponsorship dollars. Comparable in scale and operating model though in a different disease area.
• ASCO Annual Meeting: Operated by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO's annual meeting is the largest general oncology congress globally and is the principal competitor to SABCS for oncology attendees and sponsors. Comparable because it serves the same medical oncologist audience with breast cancer content as a major track, though broader in scope.

Others

• Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation: Nonprofit foundation that runs the Alamo Advocate Program alongside SABCS, integrating patient advocates into the symposium. Adjacent because it is a co-located partner organization with overlapping community of patient advocates and scholarship programs.
• San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Best of SABCS: SABCS's own spin-off program that travels symposium content to regional and international audiences throughout the year. Adjacent because it is a sister program of SABCS that extends brand reach and competes with regional breast cancer CME events.

Regional players

• NCCN Annual Conference: National Comprehensive Cancer Network's annual conference focuses on guideline-driven oncology practice and is a comparable peer for clinician attendees and CME-driven revenue models. While US-centric, it competes for the same practicing oncologist audience.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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