## [Biomedical Research center in San Diego, CA](/us-en/biomedical-research-center-san-diego-california "Biomedical Research center in San Diego, CA") ![Novartis Biomedical Research Center in San Diego, California](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/cta_image/public/2026-02/Novartis-Biomedical-Research-Center-San-Diego-California.jpg.webp?itok=J7N0qXQE "Novartis Biomedical Research Center in San Diego, California") Novartis broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art global Biomedical Research center in San Diego, designed to provide world-class scientific infrastructure and drug-discovery capabilities to advance the company’s pipeline for patients. Once operational in 2029, the approximately 466,000-square-foot facility is expected to house about 1,000 Novartis employees and integrate seamlessly with Novartis global research sites including Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Basel, Switzerland. ## Key Facts About the Site 25+ years of Novartis biomedical research #### history in California ~1,000 employees will call the new Innovation Center home #### starting in 2029 ~466K+ square feet, with a focus on #### labs and technical capabilities ## Building on a quarter century of R&D innovation Novartis [first established](https://www.novartis.com/us-en/stories/novartis-san-diego-research-development-innovation) its San Diego presence in 1999 with the founding of the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), a center dedicated to advancing genomic science and accelerating innovation in drug discovery. ## See Photos from our Biomedical Research center in San Diego Learn more about how we’re expanding our presence in California, including photos from the recent groundbreaking at our new R&D site. - ![Team shot at the groundbreaking, with shovels in sand. ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%201%20-%20Editada_0.jpg.webp?itok=Bcy2cWNK "Team shot at the groundbreaking, with shovels in sand. ") View1/4 - ![A rendering of the new center, expected to be complete in 2029.   ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%202.jpg.webp?itok=3rfyuUs6 "Rendering Research center San Diego") View2/4 - ![Biomedical Research President Fiona Marshall signing a ceremonial glass pane. ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%203_0.jpg.webp?itok=ZTtwANII "Biomedical Research President Fiona Marshall") View3/4 - ![California Sites Head, Thierry Diagana, at the San Diego groundbreaking event.](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%204_0.jpg.webp?itok=Mb3nO5J1 "California Sites Head, Thierry Diagana") View4/4 ![Team shot at the groundbreaking, with shovels in sand. ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%201%20-%20Editada_0.jpg.webp?itok=Bcy2cWNK "Team shot at the groundbreaking, with shovels in sand. ") Left to right: Thierry Diagana, California Sites Head, Fiona Marshall, Biomedical Research President, Shiva Malek, Global Head, Oncology, Biomedical Research, and Bob Baloh, Global Head, Neuroscience, Biomedical Research, at the groundbreaking ceremony for our new Biomedical Research center in San Diego. 1/4 ![A rendering of the new center, expected to be complete in 2029.   ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%202.jpg.webp?itok=3rfyuUs6 "Rendering Research center San Diego") A rendering of the new center, expected to be complete in 2029. 2/4 ![Biomedical Research President Fiona Marshall signing a ceremonial glass pane. ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%203_0.jpg.webp?itok=ZTtwANII "Biomedical Research President Fiona Marshall") Biomedical Research President, Fiona Marshall, signing a ceremonial glass pane at the site. 3/4 ![California Sites Head, Thierry Diagana, at the San Diego groundbreaking event.](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/image_gallery_full_width/public/2026-04/Photo%204_0.jpg.webp?itok=Mb3nO5J1 "California Sites Head, Thierry Diagana") California Sites Head, Thierry Diagana, at the San Diego groundbreaking event. [Read this story](https://www.novartis.com/us-en/stories/novartis-biomedical-research-hub-san-diego-thierry-diagana) about his vision for the new research hub that will power future drug discovery. 4/4 1. 2. 3. 4. [ Previous](#paragraph--34636) [ Next](#paragraph--34636) ![scientists fist bumping ](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/cta_image/public/2026-03/BJORN_NOVARTIS_RLT%20-%20Main%20Sequence%20RePurpose%202%20271025%20AM%20V1.00_00_58_12.Still029.jpg.webp?itok=1X4xkaL8 "Investing in America Hero") ## Explore Career Opportunities at Novartis From science roles to manufacturing to business, find the right role at Novartis in the US and join us as we work to reimagine medicine. 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