In the Heart of a Pioneering
Academic Environment

San Diego is a core life science market marked by 15 million square feet of laboratory and office space and four primary sub-markets of Torrey Pines, University Towne Centre, Sorrento Mesa and Sorrento Valley and is home to some of most innovative biotech companies and research institutions, including Illumina, La Jolla Pharmaceuticals, Ignyta, the Salk Institute and UC San Diego.

Life science organizations in San Diego have access to one of the top three innovation markets in the world on the strength of a skilled, diverse workforce among its 3.3 million people. San Diego was voted as one of the most innovative places to startup companies by Forbes Magazine with the most cost effective real estate and transportation options compared to the other core markets.