The American Red Cross chose Cal Poly Pomona for its intellectual capital and research resources. Located in Innovation Village on the Cal Poly campus, with its research and development programs, the American Red Cross strengthens its life-saving mission by improving blood safety and creating health improvements that could save or enhance thousands of lives each year. The American Red Cross and Cal Poly Pomona are exploring joint research, education and training programs for mutual benefit. Currently, the facility houses the American Red Cross Biomedical Services’ Southern California Headquarters and NASA Commercialization Center, and interacts with the Center for Antimicrobial Research (College of Agriculture) and several centers in the College of Science.

Industry Partners Dr. Wei-Jen Lin, with much experience in the biotechnology industry before coming to the Biological Sciences Department, has created a web site with links to a variety of local biotech companies which have provided internships for our students. This is an excellent place for students to start as it provides career advise along with the necessary steps to find an intership.

City of Hope: Cal Poly faculty and their students have access to the impressive research facilities at the Graduate School of Biological Sciences of the City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute in Duarte, CA. These include Analytical Cytometry Analytical Pharmacology, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Cellular Process Development & Manufacturing, Clinical Immunobiology Correlative Studies Lab, Cytogenetics, DNA Cloning Lab, DNA RNA & Peptide Synthesis Lab, DNA Sequencing Lab, Drosophila Facility, Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facilities. In addition, summer and internship programs are available.

Local Biotechnology Companies: Entretec Corporate listings S. California