San Diego’s Precision Health Ecosystem

Summary

California is home to numerous companies and research institutions that have been on the cutting edge of precision health approaches. The cluster has the potential to encompass nearly all of medicine and become a multibillion-dollar industry cluster, accounting for tens of thousands of jobs in the future.

And, San Diego is a global leader in precision health. The region’s precision health cluster is poised to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare across the globe and holds the promise of enabling each of us to live longer, healthier lives. From personalized cancer vaccines and precision diagnostics, to the rapid DNA sequencing of critically-ill newborns, San Diego has emerged as a world-renowned hub for its foundational research, intellectual property, and the demonstration of precision health.

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The Importance of Water Reliability to San Diego’s Economy

Summary

Reliable water infrastructure is an investment to the regional economy. Clean, reliable water supplies provide numerous economic benefits to San Diego County. Direct investments in water infrastructure, such as the construction of pipelines, dams, or treatment plants, ripple throughout the entire economy by creating new jobs, expanding business opportunities, and fostering economic competitiveness. This economic impact analysis evaluates how water infrastructure investments – developed by the San Diego County Water Authority – over the past 20 years have benefitted the region’s economy.

This report was produced with data provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics, EMSI, IMPLAN, San Diego County Water Authority.

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Cracking the Code: The Economic Impact of San Diego’s Genomics Industry

Summary

The region has provided the fundamental genomic research that has galvanized scientific discovery across the globe. As we enter into an era of personalized medicine and technology, San Diego’s companies, research institutes, and  universities will continue to pioneer discoveries across the interdisciplinary field of genomics.

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