BioscienceLA

What BioscienceLA does

BioscienceLA (legally Bioscience Los Angeles County, Inc.) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2018 by Los Angeles County that serves as the designated backbone organization coordinating the Greater Los Angeles life sciences innovation ecosystem. The organization was established with founding backing from Amgen, PhRMA, City of Hope, Cedars-Sinai, and individual philanthropists Richard Lundquist and Richard Merkin, and operates under a board that includes senior executives from each of these institutions along with Takeda, Larta Institute, and the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity. Its functional role is to coordinate, connect, and catalyze relationships among industry, academia, and government stakeholders across a regional ecosystem of more than 3,000 life sciences companies generating nearly $58 billion in annual economic output.

BioscienceLA's product portfolio is a set of programs rather than software or technology products. Core offerings include BioscienceLA Week, an annual multi-day summit attracting 616 attendees, 58 speakers, and 23 exhibitors with $94,370 in sponsorship revenue in 2025; Talent Development initiatives such as BioscienceLA Sparks for middle and high school career exploration and a Career Technical Education dual enrollment framework linking high school students to community college bioscience pathways; and an events calendar serving as a community information hub. The organization also operates a Culver City facility available for hosting events.

The revenue model is nonprofit sponsorship-and-grant based. Corporate sponsorships are structured through formal tiers ranging from a $5,000 Community Sponsor up to a $35,000 Title Sponsor with multi-year contract cadences, and government grants include the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity's $23.9 million, five-year state-funded life sciences strategy in which BioscienceLA serves as a coordinating partner. The organization has no disclosed headcount, no patents, no AI/ML capabilities, and no acquisitions or venture funding activity. Its GTM motion is community-led: it drives engagement through events, talent development programs, newsletters, and direct relationships with institutional stakeholders rather than selling products.

Name

BioscienceLA

Legal name

Bioscience Los Angeles County, Inc.

Website

https://biosciencela.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BioscienceLA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit backbone organization formed by Los Angeles County in 2018 to coordinate, connect, and catalyze the Greater Los Angeles life sciences ecosystem of 3,000+ companies through flagship events, talent development programs, and multi-stakeholder partnerships with pharma, research institutions, and county government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Sciences Ecosystem Coordination Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biology & Life Science Enrichment (Biotech, Genetics, Anatomy) (EDAMABAF)

Keywords

• Life sciences ecosystem coordination
• Biotech talent development
• Workforce training programs
• Industry convening services
• Nonprofit life sciences network

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sponsorships and Grants: BioscienceLA generates revenue through corporate sponsorships (as shown in BioscienceLA Week sponsorship tiers ranging from $5,000 to $35,000) and government grants including $23.9 million in state funding from the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity's five-year life sciences strategy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BioscienceLA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) backbone organization that coordinates, connects, and catalyzes the Los Angeles life sciences innovation ecosystem. It delivers programs such as BioscienceLA Sparks, a Career Technical Education (CTE) Framework for life sciences workforce development, the annual BioscienceLA Week industry gathering, and a curated events calendar for the regional biotech community.

Product overview

BioscienceLA is a nonprofit backbone organization that coordinates, connects, and catalyzes LA's life sciences innovation ecosystem. The organization operates as a unified portfolio of programs rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include Talent Development programs (BioscienceLA Sparks for K-12 exploration, Career Technical Education framework for high school students), an annual BioscienceLA Week summit, an events calendar, and access to the Culver City facility. These programs work together to build workforce pathways and foster collaboration across LA's bioscience community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BioscienceLA Sparks BioscienceLA Sparks is a flagship ecosystem program that convenes and supports participants across the Los Angeles life sciences innovation community, helping connect companies, researchers, investors, and workforce partners under the organization's regional coordination mandate.
• Career Technical Education (CTE) Framework The Career Technical Education (CTE) Framework is a workforce development offering that establishes career pathways for students and job seekers entering the Los Angeles life sciences industry, supporting regional talent development.
• BioscienceLA Week BioscienceLA Week is the organization's signature annual industry gathering for the Los Angeles life sciences community, convening companies, researchers, investors, and government partners across the region.
• BioscienceLA Events Calendar The BioscienceLA Events Calendar is a curated resource that aggregates relevant industry, research, and networking gatherings across the Los Angeles life sciences ecosystem.
• Talent Development Programming BioscienceLA's Talent Development programming supports workforce growth and career advancement across the LA life sciences sector, complementing the CTE Framework and other workforce-focused initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 616 attendees, 191 students reached, 58 speakers engaged, 23 exhibitors participated, $94,370 revenue generated at BioscienceLA Week 2025

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Los Angeles CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018BioscienceLA was formed by Los Angeles County in 2018 and serves as the county's designated backbone organization for coordinating the life sciences ecosystem. The county recently launched a five-year life sciences strategy backed by $23.9 million in state funding.
• City of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Hope is listed as a founding/backing organization for BioscienceLA. Vanessa Almendro, Chief Commercialization Officer at City of Hope, serves on the BioscienceLA board. City of Hope is a major cancer treatment and research institution in LA County.
• Cedars-SinaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCedars-Sinai is listed as a founding/backing organization for BioscienceLA. Shlomo Melmed, MD, EVP of Medicine and Health Sciences & Dean of the Medical Faculty at Cedars-Sinai, serves on the BioscienceLA board.
• Larta InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarta Institute is a global innovation accelerator. Rohit Shukla, President & CEO of Larta Institute, serves on the BioscienceLA board, indicating collaborative engagement in ecosystem development.
• LA County Department of Economic OpportunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKelly LoBianco, MPA, Director at LA County Department of Economic Opportunity serves on the BioscienceLA board. The department launched a five-year life sciences strategy with $23.9 million in state funding, in partnership with BioscienceLA.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biocom: The most analogous US peer - California life sciences industry association (heavily San Diego-focused). Coordinates a regional bioscience ecosystem, runs policy advocacy, talent development, and major industry events under an identical backbone mandate.
• MassBio: Massachusetts life sciences industry association coordinating the Greater Boston cluster. Operates the same backbone function for an established ecosystem: events, policy, talent pipeline, and member services for biotech/pharma companies.
• BioFlorida: Statewide life sciences trade association serving Florida's biotech, pharma, and medtech ecosystem. Provides a directly comparable peer at the state-level coordination level.
• iBio: Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization - the state-level industry association coordinating the Illinois life sciences cluster. Comparable backbone function: events, policy advocacy, and ecosystem development.
• BioNJ: New Jersey life sciences industry association. Operates as a regional backbone similar to BioscienceLA, coordinating a biotech/pharma-heavy ecosystem anchored by major pharma.
• Georgia Bio: Georgia's life sciences industry association, coordinating the state's bioscience cluster with emphasis on Atlanta's ecosystem development. Comparable state-level coordination function.
• Life Sciences PA: Pennsylvania life sciences trade association (formerly PA Bio). Coordinates the state's life sciences ecosystem across Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with a similar backbone mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO): National biotechnology trade association. Comparable ecosystem coordination at a much larger, federal-policy scale; serves as the umbrella incumbent that regional associations like BioscienceLA interact with on policy and major events.
• PhRMA: National pharmaceutical industry trade group - and a BioscienceLA board member. Provides a sense of national-scale backbone advocacy potential and the scale-up trajectory for similar functions.

Regional players

• LAEDC (LA County Economic Development Corporation): LA County's broader economic development organization. Operates in the same geography with overlapping relationships to county government and economic strategy, providing a regional cluster coordinator comparison.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BioscienceLA

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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