Learning Events

Conversations among practitioners and operators.

Two ongoing series for the San Diego life science community. Both are educational by design. No pitch, no selling, no recruiting from the room.

The series

Two formats. One purpose.

Invitation only · 8 to 12 founders per session · Quarterly

Founder Dinners

A small-format dinner for life science founders building in San Diego. Each session is structured around a single topic, often at the intersection of AI, modern operating practice, and the next generation of life science companies. Past topics have included AI-native R&D workflows, capital efficiency in pre-clinical biotech, and the evolving founder-investor dynamic.

The room is intentionally kept small. The goal is real conversation among people facing the same set of decisions, not a panel and not a networking session.

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Open registration · 60 to 90 minute sessions · Quarterly

Life Science CRE Learning Series

A practitioner-led series on the questions life science operators face when they make real estate decisions. Each session focuses on a specific topic, runs sixty to ninety minutes, and leaves time for direct discussion.

Past and upcoming topics include:

  • Reading a lab proposal: what the headline numbers leave out
  • Work letters and TI: where the real money is won or lost
  • Lab versus lab-ready: what your buildout will actually require
  • The state of the San Diego lab market (recurring, each quarter)
  • Lease versus own: when each option actually makes sense
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On the calendar

Upcoming sessions

Aug 2026 11
Founder Dinner · Invitation only

AI-native life science: where wet lab assumptions break

Sorrento Valley, 6:30pm. Twelve seats. Eighty minutes of structured conversation, then dinner. Hosted with operators in computational biology and protein design.
Sep 2026 9
Learning Series · Open registration

Real Estate 101: Lab space for life science startups and incubator companies

UTC, 8:00am. A practical overview of how San Diego lab leasing works — what to look for when you're ready to leave incubator space, what decisions to make early, and what the numbers actually mean. For founders and ops leaders at seed to Series B.
Participation

How to participate

Both series are open to operators, founders, executives, and trusted advisors working in or around the San Diego life science community. The Learning Series is open registration. Founder Dinners are by invitation, and we welcome introductions and self-nominations.

If you would like to be considered for a Founder Dinner, or if you would like to suggest a topic for the Learning Series, reach out directly.