Innovation is all about blazing new trails, and for the past 40 years, San Diego has been at the forefront of discovery, pioneering game-changing scientific research and technological advances. As the region looks to its future, there is little doubt that San Diego will continue to lead the way in a whole host of fields from life sciences to engineering to computer software. What will be different, however, is the map of where much of that innovation will occur.
Throughout San Diego’s history, innovation has centered around a cluster of research institutions on the Torrey Pines Mesa. While it is clear that the dozens of research institutions on the mesa will continue to shape our economy, it is equally clear that downtown San Diego is poised to be the next frontier of innovation because of the convergence of basic science and computer science.
Image: The flight deck of the USS Nimitz with San Diego city skyline in the background. — Nelvin C. Cepeda / UT San Diego/Twitter @NelCepeda
