San Diego Biotech: Is the Future So Bright We Gotta Wear Shades?

San Diego Biotech: Is the Future So Bright, We Gotta Wear Shades? Feb 1 st , 2010 BioToasters Open House http://sdbn.org/shades

Hybritech
San Diego’s first Biotech
Founded in 1978
Diagnostics
Hybritech ‘alumni’ founded
Ligand, Dura, Gensia, Neurocrine Biosciences, Immune Response Corp., Viagene, Gen-Probe, Nanogen and Genoptix, 175 total
SD Region home to ~500 companies
Academic centers ‘fuel’ growth
CONNECT, Biocom, SDBN, other orgs serve

San Diego Biotech *Data from Biocom’s Product Database **Additional data provided by CleanTECH San Diego Area Products Customers Examples No. in SD County* Life Sciences Research Tools & Services Research Scientists Invitrogen, Millipore 278 Medical Device, Diagnostics Point of Care Tools or Tests Clinical Researchers BioSite 74 Biotech/Ag Biofuels, Food & Consumer Products or Additives Investors/Partners, Consumers Sapphire Energy, Verenium 53** Biotech/Pharma Therapeutics Investors/Partners, Consumers Amylin, Intellikine 133

Where is Biotech?
Numbers calculated from LinkedIn users classified as Biotech, Pharma, Nanotech, Medical Device
Actual numbers may be as much as 2X
Total Globally: 1.7M US: 1M

Trends
Funding/Partnerships going to later-stage companies
Decrease in funding: more pressure to apply science
Trend towards more outsourcing—not all overseas
Green tech seems promising, long term impact unclear
Mergers/acquisitions

California Biotech is Stable
Life science co.’s
SoCal: 4,348
NorCal: 3,888
Employment
278,158 to 280,508 2008-2009
Source: BayBio 2009 Report/San Francisco Chronicle

San Diego’s CRO Cluster
Xconomy/Assay Depot: 144 preclinical CROs
Drivers
Drug Discovery R&D Experts
Academic powerhouses
Cheap Lab Space
Virtual now easier
Source: Xconomy

Check out the Appendix & http://sdbn.org/bootstrap for more information

The New Tools
LinkedIn
Build Network
Join Groups
Blogs
Create a ‘channel’
Slideshare
YouTube

TigerTox Launch
Logo, Website/Blog, PowerPoint
Also Provided
Training
Materials
Full story

SDBN, Est. 2008
Mission: Promote communication in the San Diego Biotechnology community
Monthly events focus on hot science, networking, and workshops
Promotion via Social Media
LinkedIn (2600+)
Twitter (1000+)
Meetup (140+)
Facebook (370+)
Amazing growth—85-100 at each event
Branch out to charity events, mini-conferences
Engage Scientists in SM to help grow
2009: Expansion into OC and beyond…

2010 SDBN Poll
Sent to San Diego Biotechnology Network Members
What areas to focus on for SDBN events?
68 Respondents
Results can be found at http://sdbn.org/2010poll

The Future’s So Bright…
San Diego Biotech
Challenges, Change
Adapt & Flourish
Network
Stay current
SDBN, AWIS, BioToasters, SABPA, SDBDG…

Resources Item LInk Social Media for Scientists Pt. 1 http://sdbn.org/sdsms Social Media for Scientists Pt. 2 http://sdbn.org/sms SDBN Calendar http://sdbn.org/calendar SDBN Jobs http://sdbn.org/jobs Xconomy http://xconomy.com

San Diego Biotech: Is the Future So Bright We Gotta Wear Shades?

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