Our Approach
Pasadena Bio is a non-profit organization focused on economic development and job creation in Southern California. We encourage the growth of an innovative biotechnology industry by providing educational / training opportunities for potential future employees and cost effective incubator facilities with shared equipment / office space for start-up companies.
Our Story
Leadership at Pasadena Bio
Board of Directors
Eric Duyshart
Chairman
EPMD Consulting LLC
Dr. Alison Baski
Dean, College of Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
David Klug
Economic Development Director
City of Pasadena
Robert C. Bishop, PhD
President
Former CEO AutoImmune, Inc.
Dr. Sheldon M. Schuster
President and Professor, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont
Janice Ohta
Secretary/Treasurer
Biotechnology Lecturer/Consultant
Dr. Jacob Berlin
CEO, Terray Therapeutics
Dr. Jose Gomez
Superintendent/ President
Pasadena City College
Advisory Council
Dr. Elizabeth Ambos
Council on Undergraduate Research, ret.
Dr. John Baldeschwieler
California Institute of Technology
Dr. Susan Baxter
Former CSUPERB Lead, BIO I-Corps
Craig Chrisney
Former CFO, Idealab
Lori Erdman
CSU East Bay, ret.
Dr. Susan Kane
City of Hope, ret.
Fred Farina
California Institute of Technology
Dr. Mike Giardello
Mt. Wilson Ventures
Dr. Wendie Johnston
LA/OC Biotech Center
Dr. Sandra Sharp
Cal State University, Los Angeles
Carolyn Siegal
Biotechnology Consultant, ret.
Chairman Emeritus
Bill J. Bogaard
Former Mayor, City of Pasadena
Legal Counsel
Richard Jones, Esq.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Pasadena Bio Staff
Dr. Robert Bishop
President
Dr. Wendie Johnston
Lab Director
James Stith
Facilities Director
Judy Villacorte
Office Manager
Supporters and Collaborators
California State University Chancellor’s Office
California State University, Los Angeles
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
City of Pasadena
CSUPERB
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Keck Graduate Institute
Los Angeles/Orange County Biotechnology Center
Pasadena City College
Trade Association Memberships
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