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Market Demand And Trends Shaping Life Sciences

A Look At The Increasing Demand For Lab Space And Trends Impacting CRE Decision Making

Nicholas Menchel

Nicholas Menchel

Principal

Lane Partners

Kabir Seth

Kabir Seth

COO

Presidio Bay

David Farrell

David Farrell

Partner

Blue Rise Ventures

Sal Ceja

Sal Ceja

Principal

EwingCole

Steven Golubchik

Steven Golubchik

Executive Vice Chairman & President, Western Region

Newmark

Bill Benton

Bill Benton

Vice Chairman

Newmark

Tony Natsis
Moderator

Tony Natsis

Partner

Allen Matkins

Nicholas Menchel

Principal

Lane Partners

Nick joined Lane Partners in 2017 and works on acquisitions, entitlements, asset management and construction management.

Prior to joining Lane Partners, Nick worked at a biotech startup in Palo Alto, CA, where he built and led multiple operational teams as a Senior Product Manager. Highlights of his work include managing all leasing, design, and construction of office, lab and retail space during the company’s rapid growth and expansion throughout the country.

Nick started his career at Clark Construction in Washington, DC, working on large commercial office construction projects. He then joined Accenture in New York, NY as a management consultant in their strategy group and worked on a variety of projects across different industries before moving to California.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Duke University.

Kabir Seth

COO

Presidio Bay

Kabir Seth serves as a Principal at Presidio Bay Ventures, overseeing a portfolio valued at over $2.3 billion across the United States. He is actively involved in all operations including new business development, financial underwriting, entitlements, community outreach, asset management, project accounting and investor relations. Kabir also leads the continued growth and development of the Presidio Bay Real Estate Scholarship Program, which provides young professionals from underrepresented communities a variety of educational, mentorship, and professional development opportunities via a curated and experiential 10-week learning program.

Prior to joining Presidio Bay, Kabir was a member of the Structured Finance Team at SolarCity, now a subsidiary of Tesla, Inc., where he structured more than $300 million in asset-backed debt, including the first publicly rated securitization of solar asset receivables. Kabir started his career in technology investment banking at GCA Global (now Houlihan Lokey), where he focused on private capital and M&A advisory work.

Kabir studied at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) where he completed his degrees in Economics and Mathematics. Originally from Dubai, Kabir enjoys the urban and cosmopolitan lifestyle of San Francisco where he has made his second home. When he isn’t working or with family, he can be found on the golf course, running, surfing, or enjoying a variety of outdoor recreational activities around the Bay.

David Farrell

Partner

Blue Rise Ventures

Mr. Farrell joined Blue Rise Ventures via Local Capital Group in May 2019 and currently acts as a Partner, responsible for leasing, asset management, and acquisitions. Prior to joining Blue Rise, Mr. Farrell spent three years at Terreno Realty Corporation as an acquisitions and asset management associate. During his time at Terreno, he completed 24 transactions totaling over $350 million. He also oversaw operations, leasing, and construction management for a 5 million square foot industrial portfolio. Mr. Farrell received a BBA in both Real Estate and Finance from the University of San Diego. He currently lives in San Francisco and enjoys cycling and playing soccer.

Sal Ceja

Principal

EwingCole

Sal Ceja, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal at EwingCole. He specializes in the planning and designing of science and technology, biomedical research, medical device manufacturing, cGMP, cell and gene therapy, and pharmaceutical facilities. His expertise includes comprehensive design and project management services, from client consultation and conceptual design to construction contract administration services. Sal received a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Cal Poly and a Master’s in Architecture from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Steven Golubchik

Executive Vice Chairman & President, Western Region

Newmark

Steven Golubchik is Vice Chairman and Head of Capital Markets with Newmark, and

leads the Office, Industrial and Life Science Capital Markets Practice Group for

Northern California. Previously he was a senior managing director and co-office head

for the San Francisco office of HFF, where he was responsible for managing the growth

of all the capital markets service lines throughout Northern California in conjunction with

overseeing the sale of institutional-grade investment property sales concentrating on

office, industrial and life science assets located throughout the western United States.

Steven has closed more than $25 billion in transactions encompassing more than 50

million square feet throughout the West Coast during his career.

Tony Natsis

Moderator

Allen Matkins

A name partner of the firm, Anton N. Natsis is Chair of Allen Matkins’ Real Estate Department and is one of the top real estate attorneys in the United States. His practice focuses on development, leasing, purchase and sale, and portfolio investment sales transactions involving office, retail, and industrial projects, as well as arbitrating numerous fair market value disputes, CAM disputes and other significant landlord/tenant disputes. He also has extensive experience in debt, equity, and joint venture workouts, and the purchase of distressed assets and distressed debt. Tony is continually sought out by some of the largest national land owners, such as J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Blackstone Real Estate, Brookfield Properties, HCP, Vornado Realty Trust, Regent Properties, The Irvine Company, Boston Properties, Equity Office Properties, Kilroy Realty, Inc., Beacon Capital Partners, MPG Office Trust, Kamehameha Schools (The Bishop Estate) and Westfield Corporation. He represents many governmental entities, including the LAUSD, State of California, and City of Anaheim. Tony is also frequently retained as counsel for major national office tenants, such as AT&T, Citicorp, the FDIC, AIG, The Walt Disney Company, and the Los Angeles Times.

A frequent lecturer and author, Tony is the chief consultant for the California Continuing Education of the Bar Commercial Leasing Series, the legal education reference book on leasing for California attorneys, is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School for a course covering commercial real estate transactions, and has spoken before such national real estate groups as ULI and BOMA. Tony is a founding board member of The Ziman Real Estate Center, which is governed under the joint auspices of the UCLA Anderson School of Business and the UCLA Law School.

In the past decade, Tony has closed commercial office leases exceeding 50 million square feet. He has worked on real estate purchase contracts with a total consideration of more than $30 billion and on development transactions with a total consideration in excess of $25 billion. Since 2006, Tony has represented clients in office building portfolio investment sales transactions involving over $75 billion of consideration.

One of Tony's most significant transactions is the largest real estate acquisition deal in the history of the United States. He provided extensive real estate services in connection with Blackstone Real Estate's purchase of Equity Office Properties Trust, at that point the largest owner of office space in the U.S. other than the Federal Government, for $43 billion. Subsequently, Blackstone contracted to sell over 50% of the properties it purchased with such sales closing in the first and second quarter of 2007. Tony assisted Blackstone in its acquisition due diligence related to EOP and the subsequent sales of the properties. The transactions related to this deal included Maguire Properties' purchase of Blackstone/EOP in Orange County for $2 billion, Irvine Company's purchase of Blackstone/EOP in San Diego for $1 billion, Morgan Stanley's purchase of Blackstone/EOP in San Francisco for $2.5 billion, and Beacon Capital Partners’ purchase of Blackstone/EOP Seattle for $6.3 billion.

Public, Private And Municipal Partnerships

Collaborative Partnerships Between Tenants, Landlords, Developers, Architects, Construction, Universities And The City

Tara Korlipara

Tara Korlipara

Director of Development

Longfellow

Tom Williams

Tom Williams

City Manager

City of Millbrae

Shawn Mazzeo

Shawn Mazzeo

Senior Project Manager

UCSF

Deepa Balgi

Deepa Balgi

S&T Principal

HGA

Eric Dickey

Eric Dickey

SVP of Operation

McCarthy Building Companies

Keith Wohlert
Moderator

Keith Wohlert

Director, Project Manager

WCI-GC

Tara Korlipara

Director of Development

Longfellow

Tara Korlipara serves as Associate Director of Development for Longfellow Real Estate Partners, the largest privately held investor and developer of life science buildings, where she is responsible for leading new development pursuits and strategic development activities throughout the Bay Area.

Prior to joining Longfellow, she was a Vice President at Blue Rise Ventures, responsible for project delivery and development related activities for their life science portfolio. Tara moved to the Bay Area in 2016, and spent five years at PMA, where she was responsible for development management for the Bay Area life science portfolio.

Tom Williams

City Manager

City of Millbrae

City Manager Williams has over three decades of public and

private sector experience in all aspects of local government,

including serving as City Manager for Millbrae since December

2018. He has a strong background in land use planning and

building functions, applied economics, finance, budgeting,

employee relations and human resources, public safety, capital

improvement program planning, economic development, and

recreation.

Tom started his career with the city of San Diego where he was a

lead planner for the redesign and buildout of what is today’s

downtown San Diego. Prior to coming to the City of Millbrae, he

was a long-time City Manager in Silicon Valley overseeing the

planning and development of the largest “smart growth” urban

infill transit plan in California. Other cities he has served include

Long Beach, Fresno, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Sacramento,

Scottsdale, Seattle, and a host of others as a private consultant in

an executive management capacity. Tom is a proud member of

the international city/county management association as well as

the American Planning Association.

Throughout his career Williams has demonstrated an ability to

be a strong leader and communicator. He has led, managed, and

coordinated large teams responsible for a variety of complex

municipal projects, some of which include the planning and

construction of a new state of the art library, recreation center,

senior center, parks, high density housing, large scale biotech

campuses and commercial.

Tom is a native of Southern California but has spent most of his

adult life in Millbrae. In his leisure time williams enjoys spending

time with his family and a host of outdoor activities. He holds a

B.A. in public administration with a concentration in city planning

from San Diego State University and graduate studies in city

planning and applied economics.

Shawn Mazzeo

Senior Project Manager

UCSF

Shawn is a Senior Project Manager for Campus Design and Construction at the University of California, San Francisco. He is currently managing the Parnassus Research and Academic Building, a $800M program using Progressive Design Build project delivery on a new state of the art research and academic building and rejuvenate the UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus. Involved in all phases of the project lifecycle, his industry experience includes delivering over $1.5B in completed construction as an Owner and Engineer, specializing in academic research, outpatient clinics and higher education projects. Shawn holds degrees in engineering science, civil engineering and systems engineering and has been recognized in the industry with numerous awards including 2022 SEFA Lab of the Year and 2022 Lean Construction Institute Design Award.

Keith Wohlert

Moderator

WCI-GC

Keith Wohlert is a Senior Project Manager and Director at WCI-GC with 11+ years’ experience helping bring commercial construction projects from paper to reality. Specializing in commercial construction projects ranging from office tenant improvements to core and shell, to bio/chemistry lab spaces, Keith uses that experience to meet the project objectives and create a successful outcome for all stakeholders effectively and efficiently.

By focusing on superior results through teamwork, Keith has been able to complete numerous projects exceeding clients’ expectations. Over the years, Keith’s strengths at WCI-GC have garnered acknowledgement for providing creative problem solving and dedication to putting client’s and project success first. The most rewarding part of his job is partnering with likeminded people and building long lasting relationships. Keith is leads a team of 7 project managers that build $90+ million in projects annually.

Keith completed his undergrad at Cal Poly and MBA at Saint Mary’s College, School of Economics and Business Administration. When he’s not at WCI-GC, Keith lives in Lafayette with his wife and two daughters. They keep him busy with swim team, ballet, pizza making, and camping adventures.

What Tenants Want

Attracting End-Users & Providing A Flexible & Adaptable Workspace

Geoffrey Sears

Geoffrey Sears

Partner

Wareham Development

William Syme

William Syme

Partner

Woodstock Development

Sherry Wang

Sherry Wang

Head of Real Estate and Workplace Services

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Jesse Swafford

Jesse Swafford

Principal

GCI

Enrique Ceniceros

Enrique Ceniceros

Principal, Project Executive, Science & Technology

Taylor Design

Greg Hadsell

Greg Hadsell

Education & Science Director, U.S. West Region

HDR

Sherif Eldash
Moderator

Sherif Eldash

Preconstrution Manager

GCI General Contractors

Geoffrey Sears

Partner

Wareham Development

Wareham Development is committed to the long-term economic and environmental vitality of our communities. We work closely with city and state agencies to ensure that each project provides maximum benefit to its surrounding community. Unlike many developers who build projects only to sell, we retain ownership of the majority of our developments, many of which have defined the thriving technology corridor between the Bay and Richmond-San Rafael bridges.

William Syme

Partner

Woodstock Development

William joined Woodstock Development in 2012 and is responsible for managing new partner relationships and overseeing the leasing strategy for portfolio assets. He also works with the team to expand the firm’s portfolio and development pipeline through new acquisitions.

Prior to Woodstock, William spent nearly five years in the San Francisco Peninsula office of BT Commercial (now Cushman Wakefield) where he was a leasing broker focusing on occupier services. William holds a Bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University. While not in the office, he spends most of his time with his wife and two girls in the Presidio of San Francisco and Crissy Field.

Sherry Wang

Head of Real Estate and Workplace Services

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

As Vice President of Real Estate and Workplace Services at BioMarin, she oversees Real Estate and Workplace, Capital Projects and Engineering, Site Operations, Security, and Sustainability. She directs the long-term strategy for BioMarin's global portfolio of more than 1.5 million square feet of office, laboratory, manufacturing, and warehouse space. Before joining BioMarin, Sherry served as Senior Director of Real Estate at Genentech, where she led strategic planning for the company's growing 6 million-square-foot real estate portfolio and helped deliver a cohesive campus experience for more than 12,000 employees.

Jesse Swafford

Principal

GCI

Jesse is a Principal at GCI General Contractors and the South San Francisco Office Head. He has built and fostered relationships with many of GCI’s biggest clients, staffing sizable teams for ongoing campus work. Hard-working and detail-oriented, Jesse drives his team to execute efficiently and accurately. He began in the field over 20 years ago as a laborer and eventually became a superintendent. Jesse brings this invaluable mix of experience to provide superior project planning and execution. He is passionate about overdelivering on expectations as he works to complete some of GCI’s most complex lab and infrastructure projects.

Enrique Ceniceros

Principal, Project Executive, Science & Technology

Taylor Design

Enrique Ceniceros has over 31 years of experience as an architect and laboratory planner, and more than 11 years of experience as a science and technology leader. His attention to detail and technical expertise makes him a natural leader for design teams, consultants, and owner user groups alike. His clients include universities, biopharmaceutical facilities, R&D laboratories, developers, aerospace facilities, and manufacturing groups. Enrique is passionate about the Life Sciences industry and its growth in the Greater Los Angeles Area and all of Southern California. He spearheaded the creation of the International Institute of Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) in Los Angeles and serves as the chapter’s first president; he believes the life science community needs more platforms to network and collaborate. He was also named one of San Diego's Life Sciences top 50 professionals in 2022 and 2023.

Greg Hadsell

Education & Science Director, U.S. West Region

HDR

With over twenty years of experience in architectural design and project management, Greg is facile with interdisciplinary coordination, a clear communicator, and a natural leader. He has led many projects focused on scientific discovery with an emphasis on incorporating sustainable design, creating collaborative multidisciplinary spaces for learning and research, and building highly technical environments for some of the most advanced scientific instruments in the world.

Passionate about sustainable design, Greg helped HDR become a founding member of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Northern California Chapter and presented at a recent I2SL National Conference.

Sherif Eldash

Moderator

GCI General Contractors

Master’s graduate in Civil Engineering with over 13 years of experience in pre-construction for commercial tenant improvement projects, specializing in the life sciences industry. Extensive expertise in cost estimating, value engineering, subcontractor bidding, contract negotiation, bid leveling, and cost analysis. Proven ability to lead and manage preconstruction departments and teams of estimators, ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently and bids are submitted without scope gaps. Skilled in overseeing and driving the success of preconstruction phases to deliver well-coordinated, cost-effective project outcomes.

Why The Bay Area?

Identifying Opportunities, Understanding Location Desires, Site Selection And Market Evolution

Lauren Krause

Lauren Krause

VP & Head of Development

Essex Property Trust

Sonia Taneja

Sonia Taneja

Managing Director

King Street Properties

Jay Atkinson

Jay Atkinson

Managing Principal

Paceline Investors

Alex Browne

Alex Browne

National Director, Research & Life Sciences

Transwestern

Elizabeth Redman Cleveland

Elizabeth Redman Cleveland

Chief Strategist, Sustainable Growth / Economic Dev

City of Berkeley

Danielle McGuire

Danielle McGuire

Principal & Science Practice Director

SOM

Annie Otfinoski
Moderator

Annie Otfinoski

Account Executive

Mynt Systems

Sonia Taneja

Managing Director

King Street Properties

Sonia joined King Street in 2021 with over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate and finance. As Managing Director and West Region Market Leader, she is responsible for overseeing the firm’s activities in the Western United States. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

Jay Atkinson

Managing Principal

Paceline Investors

Mr. Atkinson is the Managing Principal of Paceline Investors, LLC, a San Francisco-based real estate investment and development firm focused on value-added and opportunistic investments, entitlement and developments in California, primarily the San Francisco Bay Area.

Prior to forming Paceline Investors, Mr. Atkinson co-founded Cannae Partners, LLC, a real estate investment firm focused on value-added commercial real estate investments. Cannae Partners had success investing in and repositioning value-added office buildings and re-leasing them to technology firms that desired new, creative office style improvements. One of their investments, 1019 Market Street in San Francisco, won the NAIOP Chapter’s 2015 Investment Transaction of the Year. Cannae’s institutional partners included J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Westport Capital Partners, TDA Investment Group and New York Life.

Prior to forming Cannae Partners, Mr. Atkinson was a Vice President of Gerrity International and helped to establish a joint venture investment with MSREF that grew into a $250 million development platform of fifteen development projects with 140 employees and nearly eight million square feet of Wal-Mart anchored shopping centers in mainland China.

Prior to his time in China, Mr. Atkinson worked in investment and development capacities for GMS Realty, LLC, a retail property investor/operator affiliated with Washington State Investment Board and Principal Financial Group, at Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets group in Los Angeles and for Trammell Crow Company. Comfortable with multiple asset types, Mr. Atkinson is most experienced with office, retail and mixed-use assets.

Mr. Atkinson received his M.B.A from the Haas School at U.C. Berkeley and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. degree in Urban Studies and Diplomatic History. In his free time, Mr. Atkinson enjoys his family, endurance sports and supporting charities sponsoring educational opportunities for today’s youth.

Elizabeth Redman Cleveland

Chief Strategist, Sustainable Growth / Economic Dev

City of Berkeley

Utilizing her partnership development, stakeholder engagement, project management, facilitation, and research skills, Elizabeth draws on her past cross-sector experience to design city policies and programs to ensure socially and environmentally responsible economic growth. Before joining city government, Elizabeth led IHS Markit’s Economic Strategy Solutions regional competitiveness consulting practice and launched the corporate Sustainable Customer Solutions initiative to help clients leverage IHS’ information, analytics and insight to achieve their own sustainability objectives. In the last decade, Elizabeth has also founded her own consulting firm (Cross Sector Strategies); designed regional industry cluster development strategies at the Economic Competitiveness Group; and advised many business associations, academic institutions, philanthropies, and non-profit organizations on a broad range of economic and workforce development topics. While her current focus is local, Elizabeth’s work experience spans the globe: she has worked on industry development and policy research projects in multiple US states, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In Berkeley, she leverages the leadership and knowledge of California’s life science industry leaders to foster local job creation, innovation and community well-being.

Danielle McGuire

Principal & Science Practice Director

SOM

Danielle M. McGuire AIA, DBIA is the Science Practice Director at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, overseeing the firm’s diverse global portfolio of science and engineering projects. Danielle grew-up thinking she was destined for a career in the sciences and the only question was scale - studying gluons or hot jupiters. While at University, Danielle became fascinated with how the built environment tells the story of the people for whom the buildings were created and how in turn those buildings affect those people's lives.

After graduating with a Master of Architecture, Danielle worked on a wide variety of projects eventually finding her niche, combining her love of science and drive to create places to improve the lives of their inhabitants. Infinitely curious, Danielle focuses not just on understanding what is needed in research buildings today - but in working with her clients to project what will be needed in the ever changing world of discovery.

With over 30 years of experience, Danielle’s portfolio includes commercial, university and government research buildings. These projects are intentionally designed to be adaptable and grounded in creating research environments that are as much about the people who work in them as they are about the equipment they use.

“Even as technology advances, it’s people—their thinking, ideas, and “a-ha” moments—that are the key to discovering what we don’t yet know. We partner with our clients to create adaptable buildings to house new technology and tools, while never losing sight of the need to design good spaces for the people who fuel discoveries.” Danielle McGuire

Facilities of the Future

Inventing, Building And Delivering Innovative And Advanced Lab And Incubator Space

Amrit Chaudhuri

Amrit Chaudhuri

CEO

SmartLabs

Joe Ernst

Joe Ernst

Founder

srmErnst Development

Michelle Nemits

Michelle Nemits

Executive Director, Bay Area

Biocom

Ryan McNulty

Ryan McNulty

Principal

MBH Architects

Ben Gilbert

Ben Gilbert

Principal

GMC Commissioning

Crystal Petersen

Crystal Petersen

Director

HALIO

Mark Whiley
Moderator

Mark Whiley

Project Executive

Truebeck Construction

Amrit Chaudhuri

CEO

SmartLabs

Amrit spent his first eight years in industry working with R&D leaders at 100+ universities, biotechs, and large pharma companies to develop commercial products from discovery to market approval. ​In 2007 he founded Advanced Peptides, a biopharma contract research organization​. He

holds patents in chemistry for global commercialized products​ and is one of INC Magazine’s top 20 innovators in healthcare.

Joe Ernst

Founder

srmErnst Development

Joe is a founder of srmErnst and has over 20-years of real estate experience in development, investment, asset management and finance. Joe joined SRM Associates in 1999 and was the principal in charge of all new development since 2005.

Prior to SRM, Joe was a Vice President in Structured Finance with Norwest Bank Minneapolis (prior to acquisition of Wells Fargo) structuring private mortgage and asset-backed securities transactions. Joe was also a Vice President with Cargill Financial Services focused on developing a conduit for acquisition and securitization of subprime residential mortgages, and a Vice President with Piper Jaffray as a structured finance analyst involved in the acquisition, restructuring and fund management of a $1 billion portfolio of distressed residential loans and under-performing CMBS deals.

Joe graduated magna cum laude from the University of Saint Thomas receiving his B.A. in Finance and Computer Science. He is a Portfolio Advisor with Inner City Advisors, an Oakland based non-profit small business and jobs advocacy group.

Michelle Nemits

Executive Director, Bay Area

Biocom

As Executive Director of Biocom’s South San Francisco office, Michelle is responsible for building the framework for enabling the creation of a strong, well-connected life science community in the Bay Area. She leads Biocom’s programming and benefits efforts and helps raise awareness of the region’s innovations and accomplishments.

Michelle has spent over 20 years in Bay Area life science sales, marketing and business development. She has held leadership roles at a large lab supply distributor and at a biotech tools startup, which fostered her broad view of the Bay Area market, its challenges and its opportunities.

Ryan McNulty

Principal

MBH Architects

Ryan McNulty is a Principal at MBH Architects with over two decades of experience designing technically complex environments that advance innovation across life sciences, housing, and commercial sectors. As a leader of MBH’s lab and R&D studio, Ryan specializes in high-performance spaces that merge technical precision with human-centered design. His collaborative leadership aligns client goals with interdisciplinary teams to deliver forward-thinking, sustainable solutions that evolve with user needs. Notably, he led the adaptive reuse of Berkeley’s historic building into the award-winning Bakar BioEnginuity Hub, transforming it into a vibrant life science incubator supporting the next generation of biotech ventures. In addition to his work in the life sciences, Ryan oversees MBH’s Housing Studio, where he led early collaboration on The Phoenix—a visionary 300-unit modular development integrating AI-driven design and advanced biomaterials. His ability to bridge technical requirements with long-term vision makes him a trusted partner in creating environments that elevate human experience, accelerate impact, and serve as catalysts for users to do their best work.

Ben Gilbert

Principal

GMC Commissioning

Mr. Gilbert is a Principal and Partner at GMC Commissioning, Inc. His industry experience includes over 25 years in the commercial building design and construction industry, specializing in life sciences, cGMP/Pharma manufacturing, OSHPD/HCAI, and higher education projects, with a focus on commissioning.

Mr. Gilbert has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, is a licensed mechanical engineer in the state of California, is a LEED AP, and has also been a guest speaker on sustainable building design, Title-24, and energy modeling.

Mr. Gilbert has provided commissioning solutions in HVAC, emergency power systems, process systems with an emphasis in reliability, maintainability, optimum system operation, and energy and water efficiency. Leading edge technologies and systems applied to high-performance buildings are some of his favorite challenges.

Crystal Petersen

Director

HALIO

Crystal Petersen is the Senior Market Development Manager – West, at HALIO. Crystal has a background in chemistry and business management and has been in the building materials industry for over 25 years, working with Mannington Mills, the Delta Faucet Company, and Guardian Glass. She thrives in helping customers by being their go to resource, providing consultative support from concept to construction. She is the lead at Halio on the following projects: SEATAC terminal C expansion, Austin Airport expansion, Kroger Dallas distribution facility, Salt Lake City Airport expansion, Delta Flight Operations training facility in Utah, and the Oregon State University Collaboration building. Crystal lives in Rocklin, CA and spends as much time as she can with her 3-year-old granddaughter. She enjoys photography, design, anything outdoors near the ocean, and all things sports related.

Mark Whiley

Moderator

Truebeck Construction

Mark has over 25 years of experience in commercial construction in the San Francisco Bay Area.

He currently serves as Project Executive for Truebeck Construction, leading operations for large

and complex projects. His broad experience includes corporate office, advanced technology,

healthcare, education, life science, and retail. Mark graduated from St. Mary’s College, and

resides in San Mateo with his wife and three children.

Innovating & Repositioning

Adaptive Reuse, Conversions & Expansion Projects

Jon Needham

Jon Needham

SVP, Asset Management

The Davis Companies

Chris Relf

Chris Relf

Construction Management Director

Rubicon Point Partners

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

President

CoBuild Construction Services

Bob Thomas

Bob Thomas

Principal

HLW

Rob Williamson

Rob Williamson

Regional Leader of Science + Technology

HOK

Kurt Lindorfer
Moderator

Kurt Lindorfer

Founding Principal

PARADIGM Structural Engineers

Ed Wood

President

CoBuild Construction Services

As President and COO of CoBUILD Construction Services, Ed Wood has developed the most EQ-focused construction team serving the Bay Area and Colorado Front Range. Ed co-founded CoBUILD after more than 25 years as a general contractor and client representative for national developers. He saw that collaboration, creative problem solving, and a willingness to embrace new technologies were the keys to fulfilling CoBUILD’s mission of creating environments for people to succeed. He enjoys working with the mix of scientific innovations, diverse organizations, and natural resources Colorado has to offer to make unique construction projects come to life

Bob Thomas

Principal

HLW

Robert J. Thomas, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is a Principal and Director of

Science and Technology at HLW. Robert brings nearly four decades of

experience and a passion for creating spaces for advanced science. He has

experience with laboratories and research facilities around the United

States and the Middle East. His work includes public and private science,

technology projects, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering research

and R&D campuses. Robert’s has extensive experience navigating the

complexities of high-performance buildings and is proficient in integrating

technologies aimed at reducing energy costs. Robert believes that one

should continuously grow, explore, and learn. HLW gives him the

opportunity to expand and further establish the firm as a leader in Science

and Technology both Nationally and Globally.

Rob Williamson

Regional Leader of Science + Technology

HOK

Rob is an architect and Principal with HOK, based in the San Francisco studio. As Regional Leader of Science and Technology, Rob oversees projects between San Francisco and Seattle in the private and public sector, ranging from tenant improvements to new ground-up speculative and build-to-suit R&D buildings to multi-acre corporate campuses. Clients include biotech and technology companies at every stage of growth from early venture-backed to multi-national Fortune 500s, as well as globally recognized academic research universities. Current projects include the 10x Genomics Operations Building in Pleasanton, The Freenome headquarters in Brisbane, Longfellow’s San Mateo Bay Center in San Mateo and Redwood LIFE in Redwood Shores, BioMed Realty’s Lincoln Centre Phase 2 in Foster City, and UC Berkeley’s Heathcock Hall Chemistry Research Building. Rob lives in Lafayette where you might find him on the sports fields with his 3 children when he’s not rooting for his Cal Bears, 49ers, Giants, or Warriors.

Kurt Lindorfer

Moderator

PARADIGM Structural Engineers

Kurt’s professional engineering career spans over 40 years. His expertise includes structural engineering design for Mission Critical Facilities such as Data Centers, Health Care Facilities such as Hospitals and Clinics and Life Sciences Facilities such as Biopharmaceutical Pilot Plants and Production Facilities around the United States and the World. His area of expertise is in designing buildings to be occupable after natural disasters including Tornados, Hurricanes and Earthquakes. He has been the structural engineer of record for conventional “fixed Base Buildings” ranging from 1-23 stories, “Base Isolated Buildings” ranging from 1-5 stories, and the retrofit and new construction of buildings incorporating Fluid Viscous Dampers ranging from 1-22 stories. He has published numerous papers on passive energy dissipation and presented the findings at various conventions in Boston, San Francisco and Milan.

For over 23 years as the Founding Principal at PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Kurt spends most of his time developing new leaders at PARADIGM and mentoring staff in Chicago and San Francisco.

Opening Remarks

Saurabh Ladha

Saurabh Ladha

Founder & CEO

Doxel

Saurabh Ladha

Founder & CEO

Doxel

Saurabh Ladha is the Founder and CEO of Doxel, which provides automated progress tracking powered by AI. Inspired after seeing how construction delays impact lives and livelihoods, Saurabh brought his passion for cyber-physical systems to construction to help project teams stay on track in the face of constant change.

Doxel powers construction on the world’s largest oil and gas facilities, mega data centers, hospitals, and other complex construction.

Saurabh has been recognized by:

Forbes 30 Under 30, 2018

Goldman Sachs Top 100 Builders + Innovators Award, 2019

Saurabh gives back to his alma mater Stanford as an entrepreneurship guest lecturer.

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Commercial Real Estate Conference

What You’ll Learn From San Francisco CRE Leaders:

  • Why has Northern California become such a hot life sciences market and how are owners adjusting to meet this demand?

  • Have new tenant demands regarding safe workplaces been beneficial or restrictive for owners and landlords?

  • Considering the changes in office leasing activity, are industry leaders repurposing office buildings into life science properties?

  • Which amenities are in high demand for life science users currently?

  • Will rising interest rates and supply chain issues impact office owners and life science firms inking deals?

  • In regards to supply and demand, how important is a project’s speed to market? 

  • How has drug discovery and vaccine development impacted life sciences real estate innovation? 

  • What conversion and adaptive reuse projects are underway in Northern California? 

  • What effect has hybrid and remote work had on research and manufacturing? What technologies are now integral in the workplace?

How You’ll Do More Business From Attending This Event: Investors are paying top dollar for lab space in Northern California, and developers are moving quickly to bring more lab space to the market. Join us to hear about the booming life sciences real estate market, the investment and development opportunities and how owners are adjusting to meet the demand.

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Who You'll Network With: Owners, Developers, Investors, Architects, Construction, Designers, Brokers, Leasing Agents, Lawyers, Financial Institutions, Government Officials - Biotech Executives, BioMed Executives, Pharmaceutical Executives, Life Science Real Estate Professionals.

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.

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

DON'T MISS OUR PREMIER INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES & BIOTECH CONFERENCE THIS FALL

Announcing the inaugural Bisnow International Life Sciences & Biotech Conference! Bringing together hundreds of leaders across CRE's hottest sector, the summit will be held on October 11-12 in Philadelphia. Learn more about this premier event by clicking here.

Projects to be discussed

Genentech - 7512 Gateway Blvd

Longfellow - Avia Labs: All-Electric Life Sciences Campus

Longfellow - Icona Labs At Mission Bay, 1800 Owens St. 

Longfellow - Redwood Life

King Street Properties - The Landing, Burlingame, CA

Wareham - Wareham Development Research Campuses

Lane Partners - Berkeley Commons: Berkely; 540,000 SF in two purpose-built life science buildings; currently under construction, delivering Q4 2023

Lane Partners – Southline, South San Francisco: 3M SF office/R&D/life science campus; currently under construction, first phase delivering Q4 2024

BGO - Bayshore Bio, Palo Alto 

BGO - San Carlos Research Center

Woodstock Development - Peninsula Crossing

Woodstock Development - 30300 Union City Blvd

Presidio Bay - 777 Industrial

UCSF - Projects // Construction Updates

UCSF - Joan & Sanford I Weill Neurosciences Buildings (Research & Clinical Facilities: Recently delivered 

GMCC - D Curie (BD Biosciences). Milpitas, CA. Life Sciences – Lab/Office. 236,000 SF.

GMCC - Myriad Genetics TI (Myriad Genetics). South San Francisco, CA. Life Sciences – Lab/Office. 52,000 SF.

GMCC - Nkarta – SSF GMP Facility (Nkarta Therapeutics). South San Francisco, CA. Life Sciences – Manufacturing. 90,000 SF.

HDR - Oxford Properties Emeryville Public Market, Emeryville, CA

HDR - Oxford Properties Foundry31, Emeryville, CA

HOK - BioMed Realty Lincoln Centre 

HOK - Longfellow San Mateo Science Center

HOK - Longfellow Redwood LIFE

HOK - Astrazeneca 

HOK - 10X Genomics Headquarters 

HOK - Intuitive Surgical

McCarthy Building Companies - IQHQ’s 580 Dubuque; Next to highway 101 and Grand Avenue overpass in South San Francisco

McCarthy Building Companies - MBARI New Research Facility, Building G; Moss Landing, CA

Taylor Design - UC San Diego Popmintchev LABS

Taylor Design - Caltech Spalding Demirer Lab

Taylor Design - UC Berkeley Innovative Genomics Institute Building Office to Laboratory Space Conversion

HALIO - The Alexandria District of Sciences & Technology 

HALIO - The Alexandria Life Sciences Center South San Francisco 

WCI GC - Bay Center Life Science Campus, Emeryville Office Complex

GCI General Contractors - Atrium Labs

GCI General Contractors - Personalis

GCI General Contractors - Mt Eden Campus

CoBUILD - Scribe Therapeutics

CoBUILD - Allay Therapeutics 

CoBUILD - Mekonos

CoBUILD - Eclipse Foods

EwingCole - Research Incubator Facility 

EwingCole - Office & Laboratory Tenant Improvement 

HLW – Agensys R&D project consolidated Agensys’ four previous sites into one multi-building campus for Labs, Office, and Manufacturing

HLW - Belkin Repositioning Former Manufacturing Space to Lab and Office

HLW - BayFair Mall Redevelopment Adaptive Reuse Lab and Office Conversion

MBH Architects- MBC BioLabs at 930 Brittan

MBH Architects- Bakar BioEnginuity Hub

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Genesis Marina, 3000 Marina Blvd., Brisbane, CA, New ±560,000 SF Life Science Campus

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - 1 Tower Place, South San Francisco, CA

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - 2 Tower Place, South San Francisco, CA

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Bayer CCTC, 800 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA, New Build

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - 1900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 250, San Mateo, CA ,Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - BMR Pacific Research Center, Newark, CA

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Healthpeak, 230 East Grand, South San Francisco, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Healthpeak, 250 East Grand, South San Francisco, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Twist Bioscience, 151 Park Lane, Brisbane, CA , Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Karius, 975 Island Dr, Redwood City, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - The Foundry, 4040 Campbell Avenue, Menlo, Park, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Vaxart, 310 Utah, South San Francisco, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Vaxart, 322 Littlefield Ave, South San Francisco, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc., 7707 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Alexza Pharmaceuticals, 6550 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Applied Molecular Transport, Inc., 425-431 Littlefield South San Francisco, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Adicet Bio, 1000 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - Mammoth Biosciences, 1000 Marina Blvd, Brisbane, CA, Tenant Improvement

PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc. - DivcoWest, 5000 Shoreline, South San Francisco, CA, Lab Conversion

Venue

The Westin St. Francis Union Square
335 Powell Street
San Francisco CA 94102

Ballroom: Grand Ballroom/ Colonial Room

Directions from lobby: Go up the stairs in the middle of the lobby or press 'M' inside the elevator. You will see the Bisnow signage directing you to the ballroom. 


Hotel Parking: $75 for the day

Alternative Nearby Parking Lots:

Union Square Garage -333 Post St. - $5 an hour

450 Sutter St. - $40 for 5+ hours

Get Directions

Agenda

Time Activity
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Breakfast, Coffee And Networking
5:00 PM
5:45 PM
Market Demand And Trends Shaping Life Sciences

A Look At The Increasing Demand For Lab Space And Trends Impacting CRE Decision Making

5:45 PM
6:30 PM
Innovating & Repositioning

Adaptive Reuse, Conversions & Expansion Projects

6:30 PM
6:45 PM
Quick Break
6:45 PM
7:30 PM
Public, Private And Municipal Partnerships

Collaborative Partnerships Between Tenants, Landlords, Developers, Architects, Construction, Universities And The City

7:30 PM
8:15 PM
What Tenants Want

Attracting End-Users & Providing A Flexible & Adaptable Workspace

8:15 PM
9:00 PM
Lunch And Networking
9:00 PM
9:45 PM
Why The Bay Area?

Identifying Opportunities, Understanding Location Desires, Site Selection And Market Evolution

9:45 PM
10:30 PM
Facilities of the Future

Inventing, Building And Delivering Innovative And Advanced Lab And Incubator Space

10:30 PM
11:00 PM
More Networking!