1. Innovative Technologies in Biotechnology September 18 2014 UCSD Extension Showcase sdbn.org/showcase sdbn.org/showcase

2. San Diego Biotechnology Network Founded in 2008 Mary Canady: TSRI Postdoc turned biotech marketer Events, website, social media… Many other local groups and resources Create your own future! sdbn.org

3. 430+ Local Biotechs sdbn.org/directory

4. Trends San Diego excels in pre- and post- clinical trial space Outsourcing discovery, development Diagnostics Research Tools Manufacturing 2014 Biocom talent report2014 Biocom talent report: employers seek interdisciplinary workers

5. Genomatica Founded 1998 by UCSD Bioengineering Grad 51-200 Employees Chemicals produced without petroleum using microorganisms More cost effective, better for environment Careers: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Chemical Engineering

6. Human Longevity Founded 2013 by Craig Venter 51-200 Employees Extend human life using genomics Careers: Bioinformatics, IT, microbiology

7. Synthorx Founded 2014 based on TSRI technology ‘New letters’ added to DNA alphabet Novel proteins, vaccines

8. Illumina Founded 1998 3,000 employees #1 Genome sequencing technology in the world Moving into clinical space Careers: Bioinformatics, IT, Engineering, QA/QC, Marketing, Sales

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