Welcome, Bay Area Community
Birthplace of Biotech
The Bay Area is the birthplace of biotech and a globally elite life science ecosystem that generated $142.7B in total economic output and supported over 328,000 jobs in 2023. The region is home to world class universities, a top-tier workforce, many of the world’s largest life science companies and a vast array of startups working on medical breakthroughs to address unmet medical needs.
Bay Area Newsletter
Welcome to our weekly Bay Area newsletter. We’re pleased to provide the latest policy updates, program and product offerings, and noteworthy press from members in the region.
2023 Economic Impact of Life Sciences in the Bay Area
$
142.7
B
Economic Impact
3.7
K
Life Science Establishments
156
K
Direct Jobs
$
49.1
B
Labor Income
$
2.3
B
NIH Research Funding
Economic Impact Report
The Bay Area region comprising nine counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma—together employed 156,454 life science workers in 2023, which represented seven percent growth on the previous year. The region’s highly educated workforce, reinforced by close proximity to research institutions such as UC San Francisco, Stanford and UC Berkeley, continues to position the region as one of the most elite and active life science clusters in the world.
Member Stories
Your Story is Our Story
February 18, 2025
Mammoth Biosciences is Rewriting the Code of Life to Unlock the True Potential of Genetic Medicine
Your Story is Our Story
January 24, 2025
MBC BioLabs is Powering Biotech Innovation and Diversity One Bottle of Champagne at a Time
Your Story is Our Story
November 5, 2024
E11’s ‘Moonshot for Neuroscientists’ and Revelatory Brain Mapping Technology
Bay Area Team
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Our broad membership benefits apply to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, genomics and diagnostics companies of all sizes, as well as research universities, institutes, clinical research organizations, investors and service providers.
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