Enhancing Bay Area’s Biotech Ecosystems and Innovation Hubs

What You’ll Learn

• Analyze the current state of supply and demand in the Bay Area’s life sciences market, where elevated vacancy rates and a growing inventory of lab space are creating new challenges — and opportunities — for owners, investors, and tenants.
• Learn how innovation clusters across the Peninsula, South San Francisco, Emeryville, and Stanford are drawing top talent, VC funding, and biotech companies of all stages.
• Discover how life sciences developers and tenants are designing and delivering next-generation lab spaces — from flexible and sustainable buildings to tech-enabled research environments.
• Explore how institutions, universities, and incubators are partnering with the private sector to accelerate startup growth and strengthen the regional biotech ecosystem.
• Understand how lab developers are accommodating both emerging biotech companies and large-scale pharma tenants with flexible footprints, speed-to-market strategies, and modern infrastructure.
• Dive into the future of life sciences real estate through a lens of sustainability, operational efficiency, and tenant wellness — and what it takes to deliver high-performing facilities in a competitive market.
• Unpack the latest trends in life sciences financing and partnerships, including how the capital stack is evolving in response to slower funding cycles and tightened capital markets.