All the key dates 2026/2027
From expopharm in Munich and pharmaDavos to the GSASA congress in Baden – plus awards such as the Ofac Pharmacy Awards or the German Pharmacy Award: the big date overview for pharmacy teams from August 2026 to the end of 2027, in table form and with a direct link to every event.
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Key points
- Tabular overview of all key pharmacy dates from August 2026 to the end of 2027 in Switzerland, the DACH region and internationally.
- Highlights 2026: expopharm Munich (15–17 Sept.), Ilmac Lausanne (23–24 Sept.), IFAS Zurich (20–22 Oct.) and the GSASA congress in Martigny (11–13 Nov.).
- Highlights 2027: pharmaDavos (14–18 Feb.), EAHP congress Vienna (17–19 March), DAV economic forum Berlin (13–14 May) and Ilmac Basel (21–23 Sept.).
- Competitions with running deadlines: Ofac Pharmacy Awards (31.8.2026), Pharmacy Technician of the Year (applications until 31.5.2027) and the GSASA Award (nominations until 30.6.2027).
Congresses, trade fairs, continuing education weeks – and alongside them a whole series of competitions in which pharmacy teams can step into the spotlight themselves: the coming eighteen months are densely packed. This overview brings together the most important dates from August 2026 to the end of 2027 – with a focus on Switzerland, supplemented by the major events in Germany, Austria and internationally. Every entry links directly to the event page.
Entries marked “date still open” are established formats recurring annually or biennially whose exact date the organiser has not yet published – a look at the linked page is worthwhile there in the coming months.
Second half of 2026
| Date | Event | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2026 | 19th Swiss Pharma Science Day – SAPhW annual conference on “Women’s Health and Gender Medicine” | University of Bern, Campus vonRoll (CH) | saphw.ch |
| 30 August – 2 September 2026 | 84th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy – world congress of pharmacy | Montreal (Canada) | montreal2026.fip.org |
| September and December 2026 | pharmaSuisse regional conferences – free webinars for German-speaking and western Switzerland (dates still open) | online (CH) | pharmasuisse.org |
| 14–18 September 2026 | Patient Safety Action Week – motto “Non-communicable diseases: accompanying with safety” | Switzerland-wide / online (CH) | patientensicherheit.ch |
| 15–17 September 2026 | expopharm 2026 – Europe’s leading trade fair for the pharmacy market | Messe München (DE) | expopharm.de |
| 15–17 September 2026 | German Pharmacists’ Day 2026 – professional policy forum, parallel to expopharm | Munich (DE) | expopharm.de · DAT |
| 20–23 September 2026 | CPC – 11th Clinical Pharmacy Conference for hospital pharmacy (in English, max. 50 places) | Vienna (AT) | aahp.at |
| 23–24 September 2026 | Ilmac Lausanne – trade fair for chemistry, pharma and life sciences | Beaulieu Lausanne (CH) | ilmac.ch |
| 24–26 September 2026 | pharmaMontana – FPH-accredited continuing education congress of French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino | Crans-Montana (CH) | pharmamontana.ch |
| 25 September 2026 | Pharmacy Day – national day of action, conclusion of the “Green Light” campaign | pharmacies Switzerland-wide (CH) | pharmaSuisse press release |
| 12–14 October 2026 | 54th ESCP Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy – “Clinical Pharmacy in the Digital Transition of Care” | Almada near Lisbon (Portugal) | escpweb.org |
| 16 October 2026 | PAAV event – association event for certified pharmacy specialists (details to follow) | still open (CH) | paav.ch |
| 20–22 October 2026 | IFAS – trade fair of the Swiss healthcare market | Messe Zürich (CH) | ifas-expo.ch |
| 1 November 2026 | CAP congress “Children in the pharmacy” – one-day congress for pharmacy teams (registration closes 16 October) | KKL Lucerne (CH) | pharmacap.ch |
| 7–8 November 2026 | APOkongress Salzburg – scientific autumn congress of the Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists | Salzburg Congress (AT) | apothekerkammer.at |
| 11–13 November 2026 | GSASA congress / JFSPH – annual congress of Swiss hospital and public-service pharmacy | Martigny (CH) | gsasa.ch |
| 13–14 November 2026 | 3C meeting – interprofessional congress on coordinated care, with pharmaSuisse | Casino Bern (CH) | medswissnet.ch |
| 13–14 November 2026 | EAHP BOOST – practice event of European hospital pharmacy, focus on AI | Kraków (Poland) | eahp.eu |
| 14–15 November 2026 | APOkongress Vienna – autumn congress with around 1,000 participants, for the first time with a poster session | VIECON, Vienna (AT) | apothekerkammer.at |
| 19–20 November 2026 | ADKA compounding symposium – extemporaneous preparation, stock preparation and aseptic manufacture | Fulda (DE) | adka.de |
| 22 November 2026 | pharmActuel symposium – annual theme “Pain in all its facets”, 50 FPH points | Kursaal Bern (CH) | symposium.pharmactuel.ch |
Dates in 2027
| Date | Event | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17–21 January 2027 | pharmacon Schladming – 55th International Pharmaceutical Continuing Education Week | Congress Schladming (AT) | pharmacon.de |
| 22–23 January 2027 | ADKA congress on medicines information – medication safety and clinical pharmacy | Cologne (DE) | adka-arznei.info |
| 29–31 January 2027 | 35th NZW Hamburg – Europe’s largest congress for oncology pharmacy | Hamburg (DE) | nzw.de |
| 14–18 February 2027 | pharmaDavos – largest continuing education congress of German-speaking Swiss pharmacists | Davos Congress Centre (CH) | pharmadavos.ch |
| 16–18 February 2027 | 19th BVDAK cooperation summit – industry summit of German pharmacy cooperations | Munich (DE) | bvdak-kooperationsgipfel.de |
| March 2027 (date still open) | 11th Westphalian-Lippe Pharmacists’ Day – one of Germany’s largest chamber congresses | Halle Münsterland, Münster (DE) | akwl.de |
| Early March 2027 (date still open) | APOkongress Schladming – four-day continuing education congress of the Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists | Congress Schladming (AT) | apothekerkammer.at |
| 17–19 March 2027 | 31st EAHP Congress – largest European congress of hospital pharmacy | Austria Center Vienna, Vienna (AT) | eahp.eu |
| 14–16 April 2027 | PZ management congress – pharmacy leadership and business administration | Palma de Mallorca (Spain) | avoxa.de |
| 30 April 2027 | 8th Swiss Pharma Symposium – continuing education for pharmacy assistants and certified pharmacy specialists | still open (CH) | paav.ch |
| Spring 2027 (date still open) | ESCP Spring Workshop – spring workshop of European clinical pharmacy | Croatia | escpweb.org |
| Date still open | INTERPHARM – major continuing education congress of the Deutscher Apotheker Verlag (most recently online) | still open (DE) | interpharm.de |
| 13–14 May 2027 | DAV economic forum – top economic policy meeting of the German Pharmacists’ Association | Hotel Titanic Chaussee, Berlin (DE) | dav-wirtschaftsforum.de |
| 21–22 May 2027 | 1st APOkongress Hospital Pharmacy – premiere with a focus on AI in hospital pharmacy | Vienna (AT) | apothekerkammer.at |
| 23–28 May 2027 | pharmacon Merano – 63rd International Continuing Education Week, including gynaecology and paediatrics | Kurhaus Merano (Italy) | pharmacon.de |
| 17–19 June 2027 | 52nd Scientific ADKA Annual Congress – annual event of German hospital pharmacy | Nuremberg (DE) | adka-kongress.de |
| End of June 2027 (date still open) | APOkongress Pörtschach – summer continuing education congress on Lake Wörth | Pörtschach (AT) | apothekerkammer.at |
| 12–15 September 2027 | 85th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy – “Bridging worlds: Global knowledge, local realities and better care” | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) | kualalumpur2027.fip.org |
| September 2027 (date still open) | expopharm 2027 with German Pharmacists’ Day – leading trade fair, in Düsseldorf as per rotation | Messe Düsseldorf (DE) | expopharm.de |
| 21–23 September 2027 | Ilmac Basel – leading trade fair for chemistry and life sciences, with Pharma Logistics Days | Messe Basel (CH) | ilmac.ch |
| 25 September 2027 | Pharmacy Day – traditionally on World Pharmacists Day, campaign details to follow | pharmacies Switzerland-wide (CH) | pharmasuisse.org |
| Autumn 2027 (date still open) | 55th ESCP Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy | Estonia | escpweb.org |
| 10–12 November 2027 | GSASA congress – annual congress of Swiss hospital and public-service pharmacy | Baden (CH) | gsasa.ch |
Competitions and awards
Anyone wanting not just to listen but to put their own team or project in the shop window will find the current calls here – sorted by deadline or award date.
| Deadline / date | Call | Who can take part | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission deadline: 23 August 2026 | Poster competition of APOkongress Vienna – awards on 15 November 2026 (1000/500/250 euros) | Students, doctoral candidates and pharmacists from community, hospital and research settings (AT) | oeaz.at |
| Registration deadline: 31 August 2026 | Ofac Pharmacy Awards – award for the best pharmaceutical master’s theses, announcement in early October 2026 | Students of ETH Zurich and the universities of Basel, Bern and Geneva (CH) | ofac.ch |
| Public vote until 31 August 2026 | Pharmacy Stars “People behind the counter” – public vote among nine finalists | Pharmacy staff in Styria (AT); voting open to all | spiritofstyria.at |
| Award ceremony: 7 November 2026 | Pharmacy gala of the Deutscher Apotheker Verlag – six awards, including Best Pharmacy Team and Most Digital Pharmacy | Pharmacy teams (DE); application and nomination via the website | apothekengala.de |
| Final: 7 November 2026 | Pharmacy Technician of the Year – final of the top ten as part of the pharmacy gala; applications for the next round until 31 May 2027 | Pharmacy technicians (DE) | pta-des-jahres.de |
| Announcement: autumn 2026 | PHOENIX Pharmacy Science Award – research prize endowed with 40,000 euros; the 2026 application round is already closed, the next call is expected in 2027 | Researchers at universities in the German-speaking area | phoenixgroup.eu |
| Date still open | VISION.A Awards from APOTHEKE ADHOC – award for innovative projects and figures in the pharmacy and healthcare sector | Pharmacies, start-ups and companies (DACH) | vision.apotheke-adhoc.de |
| Call expected: early 2027 | German Pharmacy Award “Best care through the local pharmacy” – ceremony expected at the DAV economic forum (13–14 May 2027) | Pharmacy teams (DE) | abda.de |
| Nomination deadline: 30 June 2027 | GSASA Award – honour for services to hospital pharmacy, innovation and professional policy; awarded at the GSASA congress | Nominations from the professional community for figures in hospital and community pharmacy (CH) | gsasa.ch |
Continuously updated sources
Smaller continuing education events, FPH-accredited courses and regional events are added all the time. These calendars are worth checking regularly:
- pharmaSuisse · Events – continuing education, conferences and regional conferences of the professional association.
- congress-info.ch – calendar of medical congresses, seminars and continuing education in Switzerland and the DACH region.
- DAZ event calendar – continuously maintained event database of the Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung.
- gsasa.ch · Agenda – congresses and continuing education of Swiss hospital pharmacy.
Planning early pays off twice over: at the major congresses such as pharmaDavos or the GSASA congress, those who decide early secure early-bird rates and hotel allocations – and anyone wanting to enter one of the competitions should not miss the deadlines in August 2026.
Themen:
Continuing Education & Specialisation
Veranstaltungen
Kongress
Weiterbildung
Preisausschreiben
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