San Diego's Biotech Industry Continues Growth

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published June 12, 2008 at 7:58 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

San Diego is a hotspot for biotechnology. The life science cluster in San Diego has an annual economic impact of more than $9 billion in the region. As 2008 BIO International Convention gets underwa

Andrew Phelps (Guest Host) : San Diego is a hotbed for biotechnology. The life sciences industry employs tens of thousands of people and by one estimate, its economic impact is $9 billion a year. Next week San Diego will host the 2008 BIO International Convention so we thought we'd get an update on how the industry is doing.

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The 2008 Bio International Convention runs June 17-20, 2008, at the San Diego Convention Center.

Guests :

Joseph Panetta , president and CEO of BIOCOM , the association for the Southern California life science community.
Jack Lief , co-founder, president and CEO of Arena Pharmaceuticals .
Steven J. Mento , president and CEO of Conatus Pharmaceuticals .