Southern California Biomedical Council’s (SoCalBio) is one of the oldest biotech associations in serving the biotech, med tech, IVD and digital health communities. The organization supports local firms in accessing capital, potential partners, as well as various business services. In addition, SoCalBio promotes the transfer of technology and workforce training. The non-profit takes care to inform both policymakers as well as the public region’s bioscience industry benefit. 

Each year it hosts its annual conference in Long beach California, during this year’s event, GeneOnline had the exclusive opportunity to sit down with the nonprofit’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Enany. Enany elaborated on the purpose of the conference and its evolution, the distribution of healthcare, the funding available to start ups and how these fledgling organizations might acquire them. Sporting a robust background in the industry, many consider Ahmed Enany as the face of the biotech industry in Los Angeles. Having founded SoCalBio over two decades ago, Enany has tirelessly worked to build Los Angeles into an emerging hub of the biotech sphere.