Life Sciences & Biotech
San Francisco is the birthplace of the contemporary biotech industry. The Bay Area hosts one of the world's top-tier life sciences clusters, including five major research universities-Stanford, University of California, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz and UC San Francisco as well as major private and public research centers. In addition to these institutions, San Francisco State University and City College of San Francisco both of which offer a variety of programs that cater to the present needs of the local Life Science sector. As a result of this unique concentration, more bioscience companies are located in Northern California than anywhere else in the world, and an average of 30 more are founded each year. A dynamic exchange of personnel and ideas between research and industry has led to UC scientists founding one in three biotechnology companies in California, including five of the world's 10 largest companies. The Bay Area houses 1,377 life sciencecompanies, directly employing more than 90,000 people; direct and indirect employment together amounts to 250,000.
San Francisco's legendary quality of life, cultural landscape and network of leading research institutions continue to attract the talented and educated workforce that drives successful life science business.
The links at left access in-depth information about San Francisco's Life Sciences/Biotechnology industry.