BioscienceLA

Founded in 2018, BioscienceLA is the innovation catalyst for life sciences in the greater Los Angeles region, accelerating the growth of funding, space, and talent. The independent not-for-profit organization was seeded by LA County and has backing from Amgen, PhRMA, Richard Lundquist, Richard Merkin, City of Hope, and Cedars-Sinai, among others.

Its mission is to ensure that Los Angeles has a collaborative, well-coalesced ecosystem that encompasses biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical diagnostics, bioinformatics, healthcare IT, medtech, digital health, and more. BioscienceLA aims to advance the region’s capacity and pace of innovation by harmonizing the efforts of all stakeholders, including academic institutions, research hospitals, investors, startups, mature companies, trade associations, and public and quasi-public agencies.

BioscienceLA programs and initiatives include:
- BioFutures Internship Program (biofutures.biosciencela.org)
- BioscienceLA Summer Experience (summer.biosciencela.org)
- Culver City Collaboration Hub (culvercity.biosciencela.org)
- LAMedTechWeek.com (March) & LABioTechWeek.com (October)
- BioscienceLA.TV
- Leadership Catalyst Program
- BioscienceLA Expert Network

As a catalyst for innovation, BioscienceLA seeks to enable diversity, amplify science, and accelerate collaboration. When it comes to life sciences, we are #LongLA!