San Diego’s life sciences are an important industry

Assemblymember Marie Waldron

Special to the Village News

San Diego County ranks fourth in the nation as a center for the Life Science industry after Boston, North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham region, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

As a member of the Assembly Health Committee, I advocate for affordable and accessible life science innovations for patients’ quality of life.

The importance of the industry locally was highlighted during a recent tour of life science facilities clustered in the La Jolla area, arranged for legislators and staff by the California Life Sciences Association.

The cluster i...