BIO International 2023
Boston
City of South San Francisco’s participation
supporting the life science industry
Government Code Section 54957.5
SB 343 Item Agenda: 06/28/2023 REG CC - Item #3
Conference
• U.S.-hosted international
biotechnology
conference
• 2023 – Boston
• 19,000 attendees
• 3,405 companies
• 174 Academic
institutions and research
centers
• Over 55 countries
represented
City of
South San Francisco’s Role
• Showcasing one of the largest biotech
clusters in the world to an international
audience
• Attracting new businesses to locate in
South San Francisco
• Introducing companies to our cluster
• Collaborating with other clusters
worldwide
The Numbers
• 50+ meetings held
with SSF delegation
• 387 new contacts
made
• 15 countries
representing life
science globally
Outcomes
and
Observations
SSF continues to be an attractive place to locate
to start in the U.S.
International companies want to meet
stakeholders in the SSF cluster
Connections with venture capital & tech-transfer
Start ups want exposure in the U.S. market
Strong areas of interest: Japan, South Korea,
India, Latin America
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