Summer arrives with a bang for biopharma in the dueling agendas of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, the BIO International Convention, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and ASM Microbe – all packed into a 12-day period – not to mention overlapping health care conferences sponsored by several major investment banks. What's a harried insider to do? Breathe deeply, then take a gander at BioWorld's 12th annual Summer Reading List before you head to the airport for 10 days of sleep deprivation and jet lag. As always, our staff and readers from across the industry have you covered.