STRATEGIC LOCATION
| With hundreds of biotech, communications, software & information technology companies, San Diego hosts over 160,000 high-tech jobs & the nation’s highest concentration of wireless employment. |
| Home to 18 research institutions & over 500 life science companies, San Diego is ranked as the #1 bioscience cluster in the US. |
UCSD is the hub of Torrey pines Mesa, one of the most prolific& collaborative research zones in the nation. |
Scientists at the prestigious Salk Institute, Scripps Research Institute, Neurosciences Institute & Burnham Institute – all on Torrey Pines Mesa – are closely tied to the university’s research community. |
| Three hospitals & over 400 pharmaceutical, wireless & biotech companies are located in the science research zone surrounding campus. |