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THE SAN DIEGO EDITION 2026

San Diego’s
life sciences industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping life sciences in San Diego. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

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MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore San Diego’s life sciences leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Life Sciences company highlights in San Diego, snapshot 31 August 2026
Company
Dexcomdexcom.com$1.96B11 roles9,600$4.66BFYFY2025 filing
Halozymehalozyme.com$1.29B—373$1.4BFYFY2025 filing
Candid Therapeuticscandidrx.com$875M———
Biosplicebiosplice.com$778M—175—
Miradormiradortx.com$730M———
Element Bioscienceselementbiosciences.com$678.75M—318—
Gossamer Biogossamerbio.com$662.14M—102—
Avidity Biosciences$542.75M———
ResMedresmed.com—12 roles10,140$5.15BFYFY2025 filing
Cassiacassiallc.com—10 roles26—
ATEC Spineatecspine.com—9 roles839$764.15MFYFY2025 filing
CARLSMEDcarlsmed.com—9 roles44—
Travere Therapeuticstravere.com—7 roles380—
ADARx Pharmaceuticalsadarx.com—6 roles44—
Faro Healthfarohealth.com—6 roles20—
Acadiaacadia.com——540$1.07BFYFY2025 filing
Amylinamylin.com——1,300—
BioLegendbiolegend.com——402—
Crineticscrinetics.com——120$7.7MFYFY2025 filing
GEDmatchgedmatch.com——47—
Idun Pharmaceuticalsidun.com——853—
Illuminaillumina.com——5,548Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
LabArchiveslabarchives.com——39—
MyBioSourcemybiosource.com————
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Life Sciences industry KPIs in San Diego

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

31 August 2026
Hiring participation7.4%

69 of 933 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation53.6%

500 of 933 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share10.7%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$3.3M

Midpoint of 1,121 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 10.7% of disclosed capital, while 46.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How San Diego life sciences has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

San Diego life sciences
$0$1.37B$2.75B$4.12B$5.49B2016: $1.8B20162017: $1.7B20172018: $3.2B20182019: $2.75B20192020: $4.82B20202021: $3.27B20212022: $2.81B20222023: $2.01B20232024: $3.95B20242025: $1.82B2025
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Annual life sciences funding and company formation in San Diego
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$1.8B4485
2017$1.7B5785
2018$3.2B4996
2019$2.75B41102
2020$4.82B3997
2021$3.27B38101
2022$2.81B1369
2023$2.01B1774
2024$3.95B1371
2025$1.82B178
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Dexcom5.1%
  • Halozyme3.3%
  • Candid Therapeutics2.3%
  • Other companies89.3%

Funding by stage

1,214 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel135 11.1%
Series A–B363 29.9%
Series C+ / PE105 8.6%
Grants, debt & other611 50.3%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
8 rounds

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Series B04/2026
Neomorph $100M

Backed by Deerfield and Longwood Fund and others.

Series A03/2026
Condor $24M

Backed by Insight Partners and Felicis Ventures and others.

Post IPO03/2026
Connect $20.2M

Backed by PanaceaCapital.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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USD · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 23 reporting entities from 68 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts$21,735.2m

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not San Diego market sales.

Net profit / loss$2,470.9m

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin+11.4%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue$48.5m

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+30.4%

7 of 23 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+84.7%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 23 reporting entities

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SAN DIEGO · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does life sciences compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the San Diego companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

17 of these companies (1.8%) publish at least one Android app — 55 apps in all, carrying 11.4M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
myAir™ by ResmedResMed4.3M4.2Medical
Dexcom G7Dexcom1.9M3.2Health & Fitness
Dexcom ClarityDexcom1.7M3.9Health & Fitness
Dexcom G6Dexcom1.1M3Medical
AirMini™ by ResMedResMed413.2K2.3Medical
Dexcom ONE+Dexcom220.6K—Medical
Tandem t:slim® mobile appTandem Diabetes199.7K1.8Health & Fitness
t:simulator™ AppTandem Diabetes199.3K4Medical
Dexcom FollowDexcom172K2.4Medical
Dexcom G6 mmol/L DXCM1Dexcom131.1K—Health & Fitness

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Disease Self Management2710.9MmyAir™ by Resmed 4.3M
Diabetes276.5MDexcom G7 1.9M
Wearable Technology246.1MDexcom Clarity 1.7M
Sleep Medicine44.8MAirMini™ by ResMed 413.2K
Pulmonology34.8MmyAir™ Asia by Resmed™ 123K
Genomics492.6KiMolview Lite 47.1K
Life Sciences Tech1564.9KiMolview 7.4K
Healthcare It850.8KVision Training & Eye Exercise 49.9K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q1: 12023Q1: 22023Q12023Q3: 22023Q3: 02023Q32023Q4: 12023Q4: 02023Q42024Q3: 12024Q3: 42024Q32024Q4: 12024Q4: 02024Q42025Q1: 22025Q1: 12025Q12025Q2: 12025Q2: 22025Q22025Q3: 32025Q3: 172025Q32026Q1: 22026Q1: 72026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 37 of 55 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The San Diego life sciences market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech686
Biopharmaceuticals356
Deep tech203
Enterprise software134
Healthtech121
Medical devices107
Consumer digital80
In vitro diagnostics69
Cancer immunotherapy39
Saas32
Antibody based immunotherapy29
Jlabs portfolio29

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

686companies
8.5%have hiring activity

58 companies hiring · $32.14B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Physical commerce473
E-commerce - product303
Subscription244
Fee-for-service184
Commission on transaction14
Advertising11
E-commerce - service4
Licensing2
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionscandidrx.com ↗

UCB SA agreed to pay $2 billion up front to acquire bispecific T-cell engager (TCE)-maker Candid Therapeutics Inc. and lead BCMA/CD3 TCE asset cizutamig (CND-106), continuing big pharma’s spree for China-made autoimmune assets in 2026.

Funding roundsmodular-medical.com ↗

the gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering are estimated to be approximately $3.4 million before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses.

Funding roundsneomorph.com ↗

Neomorph Raises $100M Series B Funding for Molecular Glue Oncology R&D

Mergers & acquisitionsneurocrine.com ↗

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) has agreed to acquire Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLNO) for $53.00 per share in cash, valuing the target at about $2.9 billion.

Funding roundsartelobio.com ↗

Announced a private placement to raise approximately $11.0 million in gross proceeds (3,188,407 shares and warrants), with warrants exercisable at $3.20 and potential additional proceeds if exercised — provides near-term cash for working capital and to repay bridge debt.

Funding roundsrybodyn.com ↗

SeaX Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on Southeast Asia, will continue investing in RyboDyn, a biotechnology startup based in the United States, as part of the latter’s $10 million seed funding round.

Funding roundscondorsoftware.com ↗

Condor Software has now raised a total of $29.5M in total equity funding and is backed by 645 Ventures, Bramalea Partners, Felicis, Insight Partners, Pamir Ventures, Prebys Ventures, and SNR.vc.

IPO activitycalidibio.com ↗

Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CLDI) announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 10,519,631 units.

Mergers & acquisitionsars-pharma.com ↗

American Assets Inc. bought a new stake in ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRY – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Funding roundsmiradortx.com ↗

San Diego-based clinical-stage biotechnology company Mirador Therapeutics Inc. closed a $250 million Series B financing in the third quarter of 2025.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 1,555 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
452
Leadership moves
248
Funding rounds
237
Company announcements
141
IPO activity
137
Mergers & acquisitions
136
Regulatory
48
Contracts
37
Lawsuit
36
Buyback
18
6 activity cards

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IPO pipeline

59 companies with recorded IPO activity

Follow-on Offering · NYSE American5 reports

Follow-on Offering · Nasdaq3 reports

Erasca ↗

IPO activity1 reports

CARLSMED ↗

IPO · NASDAQ7 reports

Crinetics ↗

Follow-on Offering · NASDAQ3 reports

IPO · NASDAQ7 reports

IPO activity · Nasdaq1 reports

Belite Bio ↗

IPO · NASDAQ1 reports

Leadership moves

48 tracked people moves

Josh Stahl

Appointment Independent Director

John Stark

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Illumina ↗
Gary Guthart

Retirement Previously Director

Illumina ↗
Frances Arnold

Retirement Previously Director

Illumina ↗
Robert Epstein

Retirement Previously Director

Chris O’Brien

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Neurocrine ↗
Andrew Ratz, Ph.D.

Promotion Chief Technical Operations Officer

Halozyme ↗
David Ramsay

Appointment Interim Chief Financial Officer

Regulatory events

57 recorded events

Erasca ↗

IND clearance granted

Neurocrine ↗

approved for seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

approved 180‑day extension for complianceNasdaq Stock Market LLC

grant approved

Litigation

28 tracked suits

Company
tesaro v anaptysbio

Anticipatory breach and declaratory judgment dispute over license agreementCivil · Ongoing

Company
An investor v skye bioscience

Federal Securities Laws violationCivil · Filed

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

59companies
537period observations
13.1%median reported growth

Median across 217 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
merck sharp & dohme→Artiva ↗Terminated2026-06-25$1.9B
Candid Therapeutics→rallybioTerminated2026-05-04Not stated in snapshot
UCB SA→Candid Therapeutics ↗Announced2026-05-04$2.0B
merck→Cidara Therapeutics ↗Completed2026-04-28$9.2B
Neurocrine→soleno therapeuticsAnnounced2026-04-08$2.9B
rallybio→Candid Therapeutics ↗Announced2026-03-03Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

1,156 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,556-posting snapshot covers 66 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Sales Representative54
Field Sales Representative36
Outside Sales Representative20
Accounts Receivable Specialist20
Customer Support Specialist Quality14
Sr Manager Accounting10
0 internship postings

29 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

660 postings specify a level.

unspecified
896
manager
312
senior
296
lead
31
intern
15
entry
6

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 1,556 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Excel
36
Rna Therapeutics
15
Microsoft Office
15
Powerpoint
15
Molecular Biology
14
Elisa
14
Ich
12
Fda
12
Oligonucleotide Therapies
12
Monoclonal Antibodies
11
ADVERTISED PAY$137.1K/ year

Median across 170 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

Salary by seniority

senior$131.8K/ year36 postings

Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

651 founders and chief executives across 479 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

104 profiles with education records.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18
Harvard University
15
Stanford University
13
University of California (Berkeley)
10
Cornell University
9
University of California (Los Angeles)
8
Duke University
8
University of Pennsylvania
6

Prior employers

5 profiles with prior-work records.

Boston Consulting Group
2
McKinsey
2
Goldman Sachs
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

5,012 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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5,012articles in the measured year
1,638articles in 2026Q1
89.5%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Life Sciences coverage tagged San Diego · articles per complete quarter

03,5207,04010,56014,0812021Q2: 1,3952021Q22021Q3: 1,5532021Q4: 1,2502022Q1: 1,7302022Q2: 1,5242022Q22022Q3: 1,2532022Q4: 1,3442023Q1: 1,4372023Q2: 2,1682023Q22023Q3: 1,3262023Q4: 2,4622024Q1: 2,0652024Q2: 2,5432024Q22024Q3: 1,5222024Q4: 1,8882025Q1: 12,2442025Q2: 1,1082025Q22025Q3: 8722025Q4: 1,3672026Q1: 1,6382026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q21,395
2021Q31,553
2021Q41,250
2022Q11,730
2022Q21,524
2022Q31,253
2022Q41,344
2023Q11,437
2023Q22,168
2023Q31,326
2023Q42,462
2024Q12,065
2024Q22,543
2024Q31,522
2024Q41,888
2025Q112,244
2025Q21,108
2025Q3872
2025Q41,367
2026Q11,638

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
3,975 positive · 74 neutral · 567 negative
2022
5,317 positive · 87 neutral · 442 negative
2023
6,615 positive · 104 neutral · 673 negative
2024
7,046 positive · 108 neutral · 854 negative
2025
13,930 positive · 185 neutral · 1,455 negative

Leading coverage topics

Life Sciences coverage tagged San Diego · ranked by full-period article count.

Covid 19 Vaccine Development And Efficacy Trials39,155 articles in the full recorded period
3,816 recent · 1,137 prior
Oncology And Targeted Therapy Advancements28,440 articles in the full recorded period
5,253 recent · 7,172 prior
Covid 19 Vaccination Campaigns And Rollout Strategies23,158 articles in the full recorded period
2,429 recent · 567 prior
Rare Disease Therapies And Orphan Drugs22,835 articles in the full recorded period
4,860 recent · 6,623 prior
Economy News: Inflation Rate Analysis22,793 articles in the full recorded period
5,403 recent · 4,499 prior
Gene Therapy And Crispr Technologies19,287 articles in the full recorded period
3,916 recent · 5,313 prior
Drug Pricing And Reimbursement Strategies19,105 articles in the full recorded period
6,323 recent · 4,596 prior
Vaccine Research And Production Methods14,227 articles in the full recorded period
1,534 recent · 1,914 prior
Macroeconomic Policy And Global Economics13,875 articles in the full recorded period
2,509 recent · 4,830 prior
Generic Drug Development And Market Trends13,278 articles in the full recorded period
3,980 recent · 3,287 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United States comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
vaccine candidates3,157898252%
vaccine trials2,962904228%
vaccination campaigns2,752555396%
vaccine immunogenicity2,473668270%
mass vaccination sites2,021272643%
vaccination coverage1,516202650%
vaccine effectiveness study1,400251458%
angel investors1,344590128%
covid-19 vaccine development1,335238461%
pandemic vaccine stockpiling1,294242435%
investigational new vaccine4511,069-58%
cell-based therapies6191,059-42%
viral vector vaccines6841,048-35%
cancer biomarkers6701,040-36%
diagnostic biotechnology570948-40%

Event and signal lenses

United States comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

290,712 classified articles

core inflation rate, inflation outlook, inflation breakdown

52.8% critical · 34.6% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

102,225 classified articles

angel investors, vaccine candidates, vaccine trials

49.1% critical · 55.2% positive
Rising

Growth

175,378 classified articles

gdp acceleration, gdp growth rate, economic output growth

49.7% critical · 39.6% positive

Life Sciences coverage tagged San Diego. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Life Sciences research is working on

6,260 papers in the recorded india scope.

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6,260papers
53,147worldwide comparison pool
6,260India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Breakthrough
2,038
Promising
1,943
Descriptive
1,098
Problem-identifying
567
Cautionary
360
Comparative
175
Critical
79

Contribution mix

Empirical
3,753
Methods-led
1,242
Reviews
1,058
Position pieces
198
Theoretical
9

Tone counts: 5,526 positive · 456 neutral · 278 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
646 papers · 10.3% of this field
  • Agriculture59 papers
  • Antibiotic resistance53 papers
  • Biotechnology46 papers
  • Antimicrobial34 papers
  • Public health31 papers
  • Production28 papers
  • Population27 papers
  • Antibiotics24 papers

Landmark: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term prob

Cautions
360 papers · 5.8% of this field
  • Gene21 papers
  • Agriculture19 papers
  • Antibody15 papers
  • Mutation15 papers
  • In vivo14 papers
  • Population12 papers
  • Antibiotic resistance11 papers
  • Mitochondrion11 papers

Landmark: Genomic responses in mouse models poorly mimic human inflammatory diseases

Opportunities
3,981 papers · 63.6% of this field
  • Gene284 papers
  • In vivo224 papers
  • Antibody125 papers
  • Gene expression121 papers
  • Cell culture115 papers
  • Messenger RNA110 papers
  • Transcription103 papers
  • Cell101 papers

Landmark: U1 snRNP regulates cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro

Leading institutions

Harvard University
86,693
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
74,901
Cornell University
42,772
Stanford University
38,500
National Institutes of Health
35,881
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
33,017

Leading researchers

Daniel Merenstein
9,186
Colin Hill
8,812
Francisco Guarner
8,812
Gregor Reid
8,812
Glenn R. Gibson
8,812
Ahmad Almilaji
8,696
Kalina Szteyn
8,696
Evelyn Fein
8,696

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • U1 snRNP regulates cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro7,224 citations
  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma5,754 citations
  • The HCV Life Cycle: In vitro Tissue Culture Systems and Therapeutic Targets4,863 citations
  • Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is a Cytosolic DNA Sensor That Activates the Type I Interferon Pathway4,674 citations
  • Circular RNAs are abundant, conserved, and associated with ALU repeats4,505 citations

Common problems researchers identify

632 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Challenges in Biomanufacturing TechnologiesCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Challenges in Biomanufacturing Technologies

116 papers

18.4% of this theme group

Researchers highlight limitations in enzyme use, biofilm control, and nanotech integration for scalable biochemical production.

Biochemical engineering (18) · Synthetic biology (12) · Biomanufacturing (8) · Nanotechnology (9)

Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes

Medical biofilms

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YearShare index
202267.9
202370.3
202484.4
202567.1
Foodborne Disease and Contamination RisksCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Foodborne Disease and Contamination Risks

99 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Studies point to rising outbreaks, toxin exposure, and gaps in surveillance for safe food supply.

Public health (15) · Mycotoxin (8) · Disease (12) · Contamination (8)

The growing burden of foodborne outbreaks due to contaminated fresh produce: risks and opportunities

A review of Listeria monocytogenes: An update on outbreaks, virulence, dose-response, ecology, and risk assessments

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YearShare index
2022301.0
2023265.8
2024276.2
2025304.0
Cancer Genomics and Epigenetic UncertaintyCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Cancer Genomics and Epigenetic Uncertainty

98 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Authors discuss difficulties in interpreting mutation patterns, methylation signals, and metabolic imaging for tumor profiling.

Mutation (7) · Cancer (9) · DNA methylation (5) · Gene (8)

Analysis of Cancer Metabolism by Imaging Hyperpolarized Nuclei: Prospects for Translation to Clinical Research

Examination of the specificity of DNA methylation profiling techniques towards 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine

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YearShare index
2022974.1
20231199.2
2024866.8
2025797.1
Abiotic Stress in Modern AgricultureCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Abiotic Stress in Modern Agriculture

96 papers

15.2% of this theme group

Papers note obstacles in engineering stress‑tolerant crops and integrating hormonal pathways for resilient farming.

Agriculture (33) · Abiotic stress (10) · Abiotic component (12) · Biotechnology (20)

Genetic Engineering for Modern Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives

Phytohormones and their metabolic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants

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20221472.5
20231503.8
20241656.9
20251839.0
Nutrient Enhancement and Food Science GapsCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Nutrient Enhancement and Food Science Gaps

93 papers

14.7% of this theme group

Research reveals challenges in biofortification, micronutrient delivery, and consistent fermentation outcomes.

Micronutrient (9) · Production (13) · Nutrient (10) · Food science (7)

Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016

Food fermentations: Microorganisms with technological beneficial use

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YearShare index
2022120.6
2023117.1
2024113.1
2025122.2
Escalating Antibiotic Resistance ConcernsCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Escalating Antibiotic Resistance Concerns

70 papers

11.1% of this theme group

Authors emphasize the spread of resistant strains and limited effectiveness of current antimicrobial strategies.

Antibiotic resistance (49) · Antimicrobial (31) · Antibiotics (22) · Drug resistance (8)

An overview of the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of bacteria

The global threat of antimicrobial resistance: science for intervention

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YearShare index
2022886.3
2023838.0
2024911.9
2025963.5
Insecticide Resistance and Vector ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Insecticide Resistance and Vector Management

60 papers

9.5% of this theme group

Studies identify growing resistance in pests and the need for integrated control approaches.

Resistance (14) · Insecticide resistance (5) · Vector (5) · Integrated pest management (5)

Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes: Impact, Mechanisms, and Research Directions

Innate Immunity in Plants: An Arms Race Between Pattern Recognition Receptors in Plants and Effectors in Microbial Pathogens

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20223.4
20233.1
20244.4
20254.3

Cautions

353 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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DNA Repair Mechanism AmbiguitiesCautions · 01

DNA Repair Mechanism Ambiguities

87 papers

24.6% of this theme group

Researchers urge caution interpreting repair pathway data due to assay variability and mutation complexity.

DNA repair (7) · DNA polymerase (6) · DNA damage (7) · Mutation (9)

Examining the link between chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in human cells

Comparative analysis of microRNA expression in serum and plasma in patients screened for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

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2022101.2
2023139.0
202491.9
202579.2
Immune Targeting Safety ConsiderationsCautions · 02

Immune Targeting Safety Considerations

64 papers

18.1% of this theme group

Works caution about off‑target effects and infection risk when manipulating antibodies and immune cells in vivo.

Antibody (9) · In vivo (8) · Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (4) · Immune system (5)

Selective B-cell subset depletion underlies increased infection risk in patients with MM treated with anti-BCMA vs anti-GPRC5D bsAbs

T cell responses towards PINK1 and ⍺-synuclein are elevated in prodromal Parkinson's disease - Fluorospot data

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2022543.7
2023602.0
2024448.8
2025441.1
Food Safety and Additive RisksCautions · 03

Food Safety and Additive Risks

51 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Papers warn of potential hazards from novel ingredients, nanomaterials, and sugar‑related health impacts.

Food safety (6) · Raw material (4) · Health benefits (4) · Sugar (3)

Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters

Soybean susceptibility to manufactured nanomaterials with evidence for food quality and soil fertility interruption

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2022122.8
2023120.4
2024118.6
2025154.1
Livestock Nutrition and Environmental Trade‑offsCautions · 04

Livestock Nutrition and Environmental Trade‑offs

41 papers

11.6% of this theme group

Authors highlight uncertainties in feed additives affecting animal health, productivity, and methane emissions.

Dairy cattle (6) · Production (6) · Nutrient (6) · Beef cattle (5)

Impact of tannin-based additives on animal performance and enteric methane emissions in dairy and beef cattle: A meta-analysis

The effects of injectable trace mineral solutions on beef cattle performance and health during preconditioning and feedlot receiving: a syst

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2022126.8
2023122.4
2024118.5
2025129.2
Genomic Selection Predictive LimitsCautions · 05

Genomic Selection Predictive Limits

38 papers

10.8% of this theme group

Research points to challenges in translating genomic markers into reliable trait improvement across species.

Gene (10) · Genomic selection (5) · Selection (6) · Trait (4)

Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement

Genomic selection in plant breeding: from theory to practice

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20222367.9
20232351.5
20242081.1
20251566.0
Integrated Pest Management PracticalitiesCautions · 06

Integrated Pest Management Practicalities

37 papers

10.5% of this theme group

Studies caution about efficacy and ecological impacts of biological control and pesticide resistance management.

PEST analysis (9) · Agriculture (7) · Pest control (3) · Integrated pest management (3)

The use of fungal entomopathogens as endophytes in biological control: a review

Insecticide Control of Vector-Borne Diseases: When Is Insecticide Resistance a Problem?

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20221443.5
20231484.3
20241642.9
20251827.1
Antibiotic Use and Resistance SpilloverCautions · 07

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Spillover

35 papers

9.9% of this theme group

Authors stress the need to monitor antimicrobial practices to prevent resistance transfer between animals and humans.

Antibiotic resistance (12) · Antibiotics (9) · Antimicrobial (6) · Bacteria (5)

Multidrug evolutionary strategies to reverse antibiotic resistance

Impact of Antibiotic Use in Adult Dairy Cows on Antimicrobial Resistance of Veterinary and Human Pathogens: A Comprehensive Review

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2022886.3
2023838.0
2024911.9
2025963.5

Opportunities

3,882 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Probiotic and Postbiotic InnovationsOpportunities · 01

Probiotic and Postbiotic Innovations

759 papers

19.6% of this theme group

Emerging work explores beneficial microbes and their metabolites for improving human and animal health.

Antimicrobial (64) · Fermentation (55) · Bacteria (52) · Antibiotic resistance (37)

Probiotics, their health benefits and applications for developing healthier foods: a review

Postbiotics: Multifunctional Microbial Products Transforming Animal Health and Performance

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20222406.7
20232240.7
20242316.1
20251955.8
Gene Regulation and Therapeutic ModulationOpportunities · 02

Gene Regulation and Therapeutic Modulation

750 papers

19.3% of this theme group

Research uncovers new ways to adjust gene expression and apoptosis pathways for disease treatment.

Apoptosis (37) · Downregulation and upregulation (57) · Gene knockdown (46) · Mutant (48)

PCBP1 binding to single-stranded poly-cytosine motifs enhances cGAS sensing and impairs breast cancer development

Modulation of ossification and inflammatory pathways during dexamethasone-induced <i>in vitro</i> osteogenesis

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2022364.0
2023394.7
2024257.4
2025261.8
Cellular Immunotherapy and Antigen TargetingOpportunities · 03

Cellular Immunotherapy and Antigen Targeting

513 papers

13.2% of this theme group

Studies advance antibody and microvesicle strategies to direct T‑cell responses against cancers.

Cell culture (77) · T cell (54) · Antigen (49) · Cell (62)

CS1, a Potential New Therapeutic Antibody Target for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Tumor-Derived Microvesicles Promote Regulatory T Cell Expansion and Induce Apoptosis in Tumor-Reactive Activated CD8+ T Lymphocytes

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2022289.3
2023336.1
2024224.8
2025204.1
Epigenetic Editing and DNA Repair ToolsOpportunities · 04

Epigenetic Editing and DNA Repair Tools

497 papers

12.8% of this theme group

Papers present novel approaches to modify methylation and repair mechanisms for therapeutic benefit.

DNA repair (65) · DNA damage (68) · DNA methylation (58) · DNA replication (34)

Convergent DNA methylation abnormalities at enhancers and bivalent promoters in human growth disorders

MacroH2A-Mediated Gene Repression through Nucleosome Compaction and Remodeling Inhibition

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2022224.2
2023281.6
2024196.5
2025158.4
In‑Vivo Molecular Imaging AdvancesOpportunities · 05

In‑Vivo Molecular Imaging Advances

472 papers

12.2% of this theme group

Works develop fluorescent and nanoparticle probes for real‑time tracking of biological processes.

In vivo (142) · Fluorescence (41) · Molecular imaging (28) · Nanotechnology (33)

Activatable cell penetrating peptides linked to nanoparticles as dual probes for in vivo fluorescence and MR imaging of proteases

Recognition, Neutralization, and Clearance of Target Peptides in the Bloodstream of Living Mice by Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticl

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2022480.4
2023520.5
2024397.5
2025406.8
Genomic Diversity for Crop ImprovementOpportunities · 06

Genomic Diversity for Crop Improvement

453 papers

11.7% of this theme group

Research leverages sequencing and germplasm resources to accelerate breeding of resilient varieties.

Germplasm (37) · Selection (42) · Genetic diversity (28) · Trait (28)

Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing for Plant Breeding and Genetics

Harvesting the Promising Fruits of Genomics: Applying Genome Sequencing Technologies to Crop Breeding

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202256.0
202351.4
202446.1
202553.1
RNA Modification and Regulatory NetworksOpportunities · 07

RNA Modification and Regulatory Networks

438 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Studies reveal how mRNA and microRNA changes influence cell fate and disease pathways.

Messenger RNA (103) · microRNA (61) · Transcription (65) · RNA polymerase II (34)

m <sup>6</sup> A mRNA methylation facilitates resolution of naïve pluripotency toward differentiation

Microrna-Dependent Regulation of Dna Methyltransferase-1 and Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression by Interleukin-6 in Human Malignant Cholangioc

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2022229.2
2023195.8
2024157.3
2025136.5

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Breakthrough32.6%26.3%
Promising31.0%37.6%
Descriptive17.5%17.3%
Problem-identifying9.1%9.6%
Cautionary5.8%4.6%
Comparative2.8%3.8%
Critical1.3%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceSARS-CoV-2 wastewater genomic surveillance: approaches, challenges, and opportunities180.3%2 (11.1%)0.21%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainFate and Transport of Antibiotic Residues and Antibiotic Resistance Genes following Land Application of Manure Waste40.07%1 (25.0%)0.15%
Bias & fairnessNot All Allies Are Welcome: Partner Discrimination in Legume–Rhizobium Symbiosis30.05%1 (33.3%)0.03%
Safety & misusePublic perceptions and information sources on genetically modified organisms in Kenya10.02%1 (100.0%)0.01%
Energy & datacenter footprint00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Research orientation and citation rankings describe the covered collection. Its recorded publication dates do not support an overall publication-volume trend.

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.

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