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

Bill Bogaard
Chairman
Former Mayor, City of Pasadena

Dr. Alison Baski
Dean, College of Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Eric Duyshart
Principal
EPMD Consulting LLC

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

Marie Csete, MD, PhD
CEO, ConeSight Therapeutics
Professor of Anesthesiology
Keck USC School of Medicine

Dr. Erika Endrijonas
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
Ahmed Enany
Southern California Biomedical Council
Lori Erdman
CSU East Bay, ret.
Fred Farina
California Institute of Technology
Dr. Mike Giardello
Mt. Wilson Ventures
Dr. Wendie Johnston
LA/OC Biotech Center
Dr. Susan Kane
City of Hope, ret.
Dr. Sandra Sharp
Cal State University, Los Angeles
Carolyn Siegal
Biotechnology Consultant, ret.
President Emeritus
Bruce A. Blomstrom
Former Director, Pasadena Angels
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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