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Innovative Technologies in Biotechnology
September 18 2014UCSD Extension Showcase
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San Diego Biotechnology Network
Founded in 2008Mary Canady: TSRI Postdoc turned biotech marketer
Events, website, social media…Many other local groups and resourcesCreate your own future!
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430+ Local Biotechs
Therapeutics
Research Products
Research Services
Diagnostics
Medical Devices
Drug Development
Clinical Services
Software
Green technology
Research Institute
Medical Products
biotechnology
Vaccine Development
Food Industry
Veterinary Science
Association
Nanotechnology
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SDBN Directory: No. of Companies Per Type
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1-1030%
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San Diego Biotech Com-panies by Size
Trends
San Diego excels in pre- and post-clinical trial space
Outsourcing discovery, developmentDiagnosticsResearch ToolsManufacturing
2014 Biocom talent report: employers seek interdisciplinary workers
Genomatica
Founded 1998 by UCSD Bioengineering Grad51-200 EmployeesChemicals produced without petroleum using microorganisms
More cost effective, better for environment
Careers: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Chemical Engineering
Human Longevity
Founded 2013 by Craig Venter51-200 EmployeesExtend human life using genomicsCareers: Bioinformatics, IT, microbiology
Synthorx
Founded 2014 based on TSRI technology‘New letters’ added to DNA alphabet
Novel proteins, vaccines
Illumina
Founded 19983,000 employees#1 Genome sequencing technology in the world
Moving into clinical space
Careers: Bioinformatics, IT, Engineering, QA/QC, Marketing, Sales
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