Life Sciences Today

How Tenants, Owners, Developers & Investors Weathered the past year

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  Peter Dowley

  Peter Dowley was appointed Senior Vice President, Investments Lead, San Diego & Life Science at Kilroy Realty Corporation. Mr. Dowley has been primarily focused on Life Science investment opportunities throughout the Company’s portfolio since joining Kilroy in 2018. Prior to joining Kilroy, Mr. Dowley held progressive leadership roles with Strata Equity Group, Inc., BioMed Realty, and Ernst & Young. Mr. Dowley holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.

  Kilroy Realty

  SVP, Investments & Life Sciences

  Peter Dowley

  SVP, Investments & Life Sciences

  Kilroy Realty

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  Bruce Thomas

  Mr. Thomas was the Managing Partner of Thomas Advisory Group LLC. TAG is a full-service real estate development, brokerage and advisory firm specializing in commercial, office, industrial, hotel and resort development projects. Mr. Thomas was also The Lead Acquisition and Development Consultant in California for Urban America (UA), a real estate investment equity fund that has purchased over 1 billion dollars in assets. UA’s main focus is acquiring and developing real estate in urban and underserved markets. As a seasoned industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in acquisition, development and management activities related to a variety of development projects, he has helped the Urban America Fund raise $400 million dollars from institutional pension funds like Calpers. Mr. Thomas’ experience on the fund-raising side with investors (pension funds, insurance companies and banks) for Fund II, will bode well for the any BioMed campus. His ability to bring institutional capital is a value added to the BioMed Development team, along with his over 30 years of development and construction management. Mr. Thomas entered the BioMed space because of his knowledge of the need for new multi facility campus’ throughout California, as well as his desire to invest in projects that will affect change in the community. This was over twelve years ago when he began his partnership with Dr. Phil Hart on the USC/LA County Biomed campus development Request for proposals. Mr. Thomas believes the sound fiscal investments can be made in the inner city & underserved communities and even suburban markets can be combined with education, medicine, technology and job creation. The proposed BioMed campus in Los Angles is an excellent opportunity for banks, pension funds, and insurance companies to begin to reinvest into a needy community through a BioMed Fund and/or directly into the project as a direct investment. Currently The BioMed Development Group is looking at working with the City of Phoenix in the continued development of a downtown BioMed campus for Thomas’ alma mater ASU (Arizona State University). He was the first African American varsity athlete to letter in a major sport and get a degree in construction engineering. He sits on the Board of Directors for the City of Riverside Chamber of Commerce EasthillsDivision, he also is on the Advisory Board for the Sam Williams Foundation, a youth outreach program.

  BioMed Development Group

  Founder & Managing Director

  Bruce Thomas

  Founder & Managing Director

  BioMed Development Group

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  David Keith

  David is an architect and planner with over 30 years of industry experience. David’s journey in Science & Technology went the way of internal laboratory planning and strategic planning for pharma and biotech companies before returning to the A&E design industry. David brings a unique perspective by understanding the clients’ needs, design practitioner foresight, and understanding of owner operational issues and requirements. From this vantage point, he provides the roadmap for navigating through the strategic planning issues and defining the go-forward plan. This experience translates client needs into a definable program and leads to creating memorable spaces that enable his clients to be successful.

  Ewing Cole

  Principal

  David Keith

  Principal

  Ewing Cole

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  Elizabeth Hawkins

  Operations Manager

  Swinerton

Effectively Investing and Developing Life Sciences in San Diego

Best Practices for Investment and Development, Design, and Construction in 2021 and Beyond

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  Leo Divinsky

  Mr. Divinsky joined Stockdale Capital Partners in 2019. He is responsible for asset management with an emphasis on commercial office and mixed-use developments, new acquisitions and existing assets throughout major West Coast markets. Mr. Divinsky joined Stockdale after nearly 25 years in development and asset management with Worthe Real Estate Group in Santa Monica, California, well-known for owning and managing institutional-grade high profile media and technology focused assets. Mr. Divinsky is a former Chairman of the Board of BOMA - Greater Los Angeles and has served on the Boards of BOMA-CAL, the Burbank Chamber of Commerce and the Red Cross Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness. Currently, Mr. Divinsky serves as a Board Member of the Downtown San Diego Partnership, the Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation, the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and member of the Biocom Facilities Committee. He holds a dual Master’s Degree from the University of Southern California in Business Administration and Real Estate Development along with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Cal State University Northridge.

  Stockdale Capital Partners

  Managing Director, Asset Management

  Leo Divinsky

  Managing Director, Asset Management

  Stockdale Capital Partners

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  Derreck Barker

  Derreck is the head of the Southwest region for Nuveen Real Estate’s Office focused investments. He is responsible for leading a team of talented professionals, overseeing transactions and asset management on the 9 million sq. ft. office portfolio. Prior to joining Nuveen Real Estate in 2019, Derreck was a Director at HFF where he was involved in over $2.4 billion in transactions as an investment advisor focused in Southern California and Arizona . Derreck previously held positions at Opus West and Marshall Property and Development where he was focused on all aspects of both companies business including acquisitions, development, and asset management. Derreck holds a B.S. with a concentration in real estate finance and development from The University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.

  Nuveen

  Senior Director, West Regional Head, Life Sciences

  Derreck Barker

  Senior Director, West Regional Head, Life Sciences

  Nuveen

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  Nick Frasco

  Nick is responsible for Longfellow’s strategic growth across the West Coast as well as operations in Southern California including oversight of acquisitions, development, asset management, design and construction, property management, and leasing. Prior to joining Longfellow, Nick served as Senior Director in the San Diego office of real estate capital markets intermediary, HFF, where he was responsible for over $2 billion of life science, office, and industrial investment sales. He is a 2007 graduate of the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, BSBA Real Estate Development, and received his Certificate in Real Estate Finance, Investments, and Development from the University of San Diego in 2012.

  Longfellow Real Estate Partners

  CIO West & Managing Director

  Nick Frasco

  CIO West & Managing Director

  Longfellow Real Estate Partners

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  Enrique Ceniceros

  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.

  Taylor Design

  Principal, Project Executive, Science & Technology

  Enrique Ceniceros

  Principal, Project Executive, Science & Technology

  Taylor Design

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  Mark Allen

  Mark leads the planning and design for Life Sciences projects that foster collaboration and that carefully respond to programmatic needs for laboratory, pharmaceutical, cGMP cleanroom, biotech, and core/shell projects. Spanning a 25+ year career in architecture, Mark cultivates an inclusive approach to the design process for corporate and institutional research clients nationally. His thought leadership contributions include recent Life Sciences publications and national speaking events.

  HGA

  Life Sciences Practice Leader

  Mark Allen

  Life Sciences Practice Leader

  HGA

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  Martin Togni

  Martin L. Togni is a partner in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins with a practice focusing primarily on Life Sciences, representing a variety of landlords and tenants in the development and leasing of Life Science and Biotech projects. He has successfully completed major leasing transactions totaling more than 40 million square feet in California, the Midwest, and East Coast over the past 25 years, representing some of the nation's leading real estate and end-user companies. Martin also represents a wide variety of clients in the acquisition, disposition, development, financing and ground leasing of shopping centers, industrial projects, office buildings and other commercial and mixed-use projects throughout the country

  Allen Matkins

  Partner

  Moderator

  Martin Togni

  Partner

  Allen Matkins

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  Monique Salas

  Monique Salas, MPP, is the North American Director of Health & Wellness at SageGlass. In her role, she focuses on the impact Saint-Gobain SageGlass bears in Healthcare spaces. She has a rich history in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Healthcare Tech space. Monique is passionate about design that incorporates health & wellness as she has a strong belief that it uman performance. Some of her recent clients include Emory Healthcare, Geisinger Health, University of California Davis and University of California Davis Health.

  SageGlass

  National Healthcare Business Development Manager

  Monique Salas

  National Healthcare Business Development Manager

  SageGlass