SDEE Fireside Chat with R. Scott Struthers

San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange hosts a fireside chat with R. Scott Struthers, PhD, Thursday, October 1, 2026 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at Illumina Theatre inside Alexandria at Torrey Pines, 10996 Torreyana Rd. Struthers is co-founder and CEO of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals; host copy notes Vertex Pharmaceuticals acquired Crinetics for about $10 billion in September 2026 after the company brought PALSONIFY to market. Check-in and networking open at 5:30 with light appetizers, SDEE intro at 6:30, fireside at 6:35, Q&A at 7:00, then networking through 8:00. Members are free; non-members list at $60 on the live SDEE page.

SDEE is a named Torrey Pines and Sorrento Valley founder nonprofit; Struthers co-founded the organization in 2011 and served on its board through 2025, which is why this night clears Circuit beyond a generic biotech mixer. The room is built for San Diego life-science operators who want a post-exit founder conversation in a theater format, not a soft happy hour. Host bio notes also cover his Neurocrine GnRH work, Radionetics Oncology chair role, and a 2026 BIO board election; treat those as context for who will be in the Q&A line. Email info@sdentrepreneurs.org if membership status or the cart needs a human check. Torreyana Road evening parking and campus wayfinding still need a buffer before 5:30 PM.

This is right for San Diego biotech founders, operators, and investors who want a concrete Crinetics-to-Vertex scaling story with peer Q&A. Skip it if you need a Japan Night semiconductor reception or a pan-Asian career conference. Bring one real question about endocrine pipelines, exits, or building in San Diego, and decide member versus $60 non-member pricing before you drive north on I-5. Diaspora density is secondary to life-science founder craft here, same pattern as other industry firesides that still earn a Circuit leaf.

If you are choosing between this Torrey Pines fireside and a thinner Convoy mixer the same week, stay here for the named SDEE and Crinetics room. Register on sdentrepreneurs.org, confirm membership, and re-check schedule notes closer to October 1 if the chapter tightens the theater block.