Monthly Report

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JuLY 2026

This month, we took every opportunity to celebrate San Diego’s innovation, with more to come: We kicked off BIO 2026 with our Invest in San Diego breakfast, spotlighting our region’s world-class life sciences ecosystem, and invite you to join us at our upcoming events, the San Diego Business Impact Awards and Summer Bash.

Here’s what we accomplished this month, with and through our investors and partners ➡️

bio 2026 by the numbers

240

attendees at Invest in San Diego Breakfast

54.5K

life sciences jobs in San Diego (EDC, 2025)

$26.1B

estimated life sciences economic impact (EDC, 2025)

EDC, WTCSD kick off BIO 2026 spotlighting San Diego to international delegations

Kicking off BIO 2026, San Diego Regional EDC and World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD) hosted our second biennial Invest in San Diego Breakfast spotlighting our region’s world-class life sciences ecosystem.

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San diego business impact awardS

Join EDC and JPMorganChase on July 23 from 4:30–7:30 p.m. to celebrate the incredible companies making waves in San Diego! Enjoy an evening of meaningful networking with 200+ industry leaders, remarks by Jimbo’s Founder and President Jimbo Someck, live music, delicious bites, and drinks.

Join us july 23

Summer bash 2026

Join EDC and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. for our seventh annual Summer Bash on September 23, celebrating San Diego innovation with a few hundred of our closest friends. Enjoy a short, inspiring program, meaningful networking, live music, and local food and drinks—all at Casa at Campus Point by Alexandria.

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Upcoming Events

San Diego Business Impact Awards

Jul 23, 2026

Economic Development Committee – Q3 2026

Aug 14, 2026

Summer Bash 2026

Sep 23, 2026

With and through more than 150 investors, we are creating a more inclusive San Diego.

June renewals and new members: