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Southern California Life Sciences & Biotech Summit

Tue Apr 28, 2026

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Southern California Life Sciences & Biotech Summit

Strengthening the Region’s Leadership in Research, Development, Innovation & Commercialization

TO BE HOSTED IN SAN DIEGO

Tuesday April 28 2026 @ 8:00 AM PDT

$199.00

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Speakers and Panels

Jeff Graham

Jeff Graham

Executive Director, Real Estate, UCSD
Bob Nowak

Bob Nowak

SVP, BioMed Realty, A Blackstone Portfolio Company
Dan Krachon

Dan Krachon

VP, West Coast Facilities, BioMed Realty, A Blackstone Portfolio Company
Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

VP, Design & Construction, Breakthrough Properties
Larry Cambra

Larry Cambra

VP, Leasing, Wexford Science & Technology, LLC

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:

What You'll Learn: 

  • Mapping the Next Frontier of Growth: How Southern California’s biotech, pharma, therapeutics and medtech industries are evolving, and which markets are maturing fastest.
  • Commercial Real Estate Outlook: How landlords, developers and owners are adapting to laboratory and biomanufacturing requirements in a rapidly advancing industry.
  • Funding & Investment Conditions: Who is investing, what types of science attract capital today, and how financing is shifting in 2026.
  • Commercialization & Scaling: How startups are moving from discovery to proof-of-concept, early manufacturing and commercial deployment—plus how real estate plays into that journey.
  • Technology & Infrastructure Innovation: How AI, data science, robotics and automation are influencing design requirements and operational decision-making.
  • Institutional Partnerships: How universities, research institutions and government are shaping growth through capital, workforce pipelines and innovation accelerators.

 

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This CRE Event: Southern California life sciences market is driven by an expanding biotech startup ecosystem, a surge in late-stage developments, a diversified talent pool, and accelerating commercialization of research coming from world-class institutions. San Diego, Orange County, and Greater Los Angeles are providing new territory for investors, developers, property owners, and operators to capture market share. Join leaders across biotech, R&D, real estate, investment, and government as we explore the forces shaping the next decade of SoCal’s life sciences sector, and identify where opportunities are emerging across development, investment and more.

 

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.

 

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Biotech & Life Sciences Leaders, Owners, Developers, Investors, Architects, Construction, Designers, Brokers, Lawyers, Financial Institutions & Government Officials.

 

For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Samantha D'Angelo at samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com

Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Networking, Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Capital, Risk & Return: The State of Funding, Investment & Capital Markets
Finding Opportunity in a Tight Capital Environment
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
Commercializing Breakthroughs
Helping Startups Grow, Accelerate & Transition Into Mature Enterprises
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM
11:45 AM
Building the Space Science Needs
Designing & Future-Proofing Tomorrow’s Lab, R&D & Biomanufacturing Facilities
11:45 AM
12:30 PM
The Next Phase of Growth in Southern California Life Sciences
Market Drivers, Tenant Demand, Regional Strengths & Sector Evolution
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
More Networking

Interested in Sponsorship?

Contact avery.warren@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event.

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