Scripps Research Biotech Innovation Summit

The Scripps Research Biotech Innovation Summit, branded on the host site as the Technology Summit at Scripps Research, runs Thursday, October 22, 2026 in La Jolla. In its third year, the program aims to build academia-industry partnerships across early-stage biotech, with faculty spotlights, AI-enabled discovery sessions, translational updates from Scripps and Calibr-Skaggs, investor perspectives, and Lean-In Sessions for small-group conversation. The featured 2026 keynote conversation pairs Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, with Jorge S. Reis-Filho of Foresite Labs and Foresite Capital. Registration runs through techsummit.scripps.edu; treat campus access as approval-gated until your confirmation clears, and do not assume a same-day walk-up badge.

Scripps Research is a century-old La Jolla institute with a deep drug and vaccine track record, and this summit is its curated biotech partnering day rather than an open vendor expo. That institute host, Torrey Pines corridor location, and investor Lean-In format are why the day clears Circuit for San Diego life science operators. Email biotechsummit@scripps.edu for Lean-In hosting or event questions if the FAQ does not answer your badge type. Sponsorship interest forms sit on the same site if your firm wants a visible lane.

This is right for biotech scientists, founders, investors, and industry partners who already work La Jolla and Torrey Pines pipelines and can clear an approval RSVP. Skip it if you need a free patio vendor night or a general AAPI career mixer. Bring one concrete collaboration or diligence question for Lean-In tables. Coastal campus parking and security both need buffer; do not assume a trolley drop at the door.

If Biocom's CEO Summit earlier in October is your peer executive day, use this Thursday for Scripps faculty and investor density on campus rather than treating both as identical CEO rooms. Register on techsummit.scripps.edu, wait for internal approval if required, and re-check agenda and speaker pages closer to October 22.