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GCN Investor Conference in Newport Beach, CA
OCT 15 · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
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A research university at the heart of San Diego's biotechnology and wireless communications clusters.
UC San Diego is central to two industries that define its region: biotechnology and wireless communications. Qualcomm was founded by a group including a UC San Diego professor, and the university's engineering school has supplied the wireless sector ever since.
Its life sciences research, alongside the Salk Institute and Scripps Research nearby, makes La Jolla one of the densest biomedical research areas anywhere.
San Diego's ecosystem splits cleanly between biotechnology — therapeutics, diagnostics, genomics — and communications and defence technology.
The genomics cluster is particularly strong, supported by the presence of sequencing instrumentation companies and a large base of experienced scientific talent.
University-linked companies concentrate in therapeutics, genomics, diagnostics, medical devices, and wireless technology.
The wireless lineage traces back through Qualcomm to a research base that continues to supply engineers to communications and defence companies across the region.
San Diego has a well-established life science investor base, including specialist biotechnology funds and corporate venture arms of pharmaceutical companies.
Software companies typically raise from Los Angeles or the Bay Area, where the local software-specific capital base is comparatively thin.
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