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AC Hotel San Francisco Airport/Oyster Point Waterfront
1333 Veterans Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080
+1 (650) 742-9211
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Located in the Cove at Oyster Point in close proximity to a hub of biotech companies, this brand-new Bay Area hotel is convenient to everywhere – San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is just 10 minutes away via free airport shuttle, Caltrain and the San Francisco Bay Ferry are less than a mile, and the adjacent San Francisco Bay Trail offers convenient access to Pier 39, the Embarcadero, and Golden Gate Bridge.
Biotechnology in South San Francisco
Located on the western shore of the San Francisco Bay, in northern San Mateo County, adjacent to San Francisco International Airport, South San Francisco has grown to become a hub for biotechnology. The city’s central location provides several advantages such as access to Stanford University, UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, as well as being in close proximity to a sophisticated group of Bay Area venture capitalists.
Three decades ago, industry leader Genentech began operations in South San Francisco with 2,000 square feet and four employees. Today, South San Francisco has nearly 15 R&D campuses and over 8.5 million square feet of laboratory, office and manufacturing space already in operation. And it continues to grow. South San Francisco has approved an additional three million square feet of life sciences-related development that will be built in the next ten years. Additionally, with a stellar track record in helping companies move from trial-and-error to focused phase, the city welcomes start-ups.
Here you’ll connect with the area’s highly skilled workforce and unparalleled intellectual capital. With more than 62,000 people employed in various companies and academia, there are currently more than 14,000 men and women working for bioscience at more than 100 different companies here in South San Francisco. According to the California Healthcare Institute (CHI), the Bay Area retains the highest concentration of biotech employees in the state.