We are strategically located in the heart of the San Francisco Biotech Bay where the biotech revolution began in the 1970s, and a short distance from hundreds of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including pioneers such as Genentech, Chiron, Amgen and Alza (Johnson and Johnson). Local prominent universities we have relations with include Stanford University, UC Berkeley and UCSF. We also maintain collaborative relations with several prominent academic institutions around the globe, and have partnerships with many companies.