Articles from Life Science Cares San Diego

Life Science Cares San Diego (LSC), a nonprofit organization activating the financial, human and social capital of the life sciences industry and partnering with local nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequity throughout its communities, today announced the deployment of over $2 million to support San Diego County-based programs in 2026. The funding, awarded at the end of 2025, will help the organization’s local nonprofit partners deliver essential services that address urgent basic needs, expand access to education and create pathways to long‑term economic prosperity. The organization also announced the publication of its annual Impact Report, highlighting how its programs positively impacted the community in 2025.

Life Science Cares (LSC) San Diego, a nonprofit organization activating the financial, human and social capital of the life sciences industry and partnering with local nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequity, today announced that it has awarded over $1.9 million in grants, including three new multi-year Innovation Grants, to 20 San Diego-based nonprofit organizations working to alleviate poverty and inequity. These grants will support initiatives focused on expanding access to education, basic needs and economic opportunity for under-resourced individuals in the community.

Life Science Cares San Diego (LSC), a nonprofit organization activating the financial and human capital of the life sciences industry and partnering with local nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequity throughout its communities, and Avidity Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced a $250,000 grant from Avidity to Life Science Cares San Diego to support LSC’s 2024 grantmaking portfolio and its volunteer programs.

Life Science Cares (LSC) San Diego, a nonprofit organization activating the financial and human capital of the life sciences industry and partnering with local nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequity throughout its communities, today announced that it has appointed Alicia Quinn Kitagawa to the position of Executive Director. She is succeeding outgoing Executive Director Leane Marchese.

Life Science Cares San Diego, a nonprofit organization activating the financial and human capital of the life sciences industry and partnering with local nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequity throughout its communities, and Kura Oncology are continuing their partnership to support the San Diego community. Kura Oncology is contributing $100,000 through Life Science Cares’ Basic Needs portfolio to support local nonprofit, Mama’s Kitchen, with meeting the needs of individuals coping with food insecurity, as well as the facilitation of Life Science Cares’ volunteer engagement program, aiming to provide 7,000 pounds of food to Feeding San Diego.

Life Science Cares San Diego, a nonprofit organization activating the financial and human capital of the life sciences industry and partnering with local nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequity throughout its communities, today released its 2023 Impact Report outlining the organization’s extensive community engagement initiatives of the year.