Since 1983, RK Logistics has provided third-party logistics (3PL) support to some of the region’s most iconic high-tech manufacturing companies, as well as local innovators and startups. As you can imagine, this business gives us a unique perspective on the health of regional manufacturing and its supply chain activities. This is one of the reasons […]
Drug companies are expanding manufacturing in — where else? — the high-cost Bay Area. A trio of international drug companies are wrapping up or moving forward on East Bay projects worth more than $400 million and some 300 new jobs. Practically all the jobs will land in Fremont as German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim expands […]
Last week, a classroom at the Ohlone College Newark Campus was bustling with people—eager to learn, as you would expect. But, they were not your average college students assembling for English 101. Rather, it was a cohort of working professionals from across the biomedical and life science industries who were attending the region’s first Medical […]
The “breakthrough” theme of this year’s BIO International Convention in San Diego was well-earned — what with medical breakthroughs in Hepatitis B and HIV, political breakthroughs in FDA funding, and gender breakthroughs — highlighted by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in outer space. It was a breakthrough year for attendance […]
The San Francisco Bay Area is the place to be for the biomedical industry as evidenced by the large share of investment capital and deals going to Bay Area biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) recently released an informative report highlighting how the San Francisco Bay Area is the leading […]
The World Cup is not the only place where countries are coming together, all seeking the same prize. This week, countries, regions, and companies from across the globe flocked to California for the 2014 BIO International Convention, taking their best “shots” at scoring more biotechnology business. As a City with biotech/biomedical as its largest single […]
When you hear the term “biomedical manufacturing,” it may be difficult to conjure up an image of what that looks like exactly. But whether you see it or not, the efforts of biomed manufacturing are literally producing life-changing results. From a cutting-edge replacement knee joint to a new advanced diagnostics machine to a breakthrough drug […]
Q&A with myoscience, inc. President/CEO Jeffrey Gold Faced with the need to expand manufacturing capacity, myoscience found a natural home in Fremont. It joins a wave of companies moving into town, all with the same goal to scale operations. Locating to the heart of the Innovation District is fitting — myoscience epitomizes innovation with the […]
We recently met with Michael Raab, CEO of Ardelyx Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies to treat cardio-renal, GI, and metabolic diseases. This interview with Mike is the latest installment in our life sciences blog series. Here’s his take on setting up shop in Fremont and his vision […]
