Scintillon Institute lab space
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Scintillon Institute

San Diego, California - 6868 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 (Building 1); additional buildings at 6404 and 6888 Nancy Ridge Drive

Part of The Scintillon Research Institute

About

Scintillon Institute is a non-profit biomedical research institute in San Diego's Sorrento Valley that runs SI-START, a life-science incubator embedded inside a working research campus of ~19 faculty labs across three Nancy Ridge Drive buildings. What sets it apart is the granularity and adjacency: you can start with a single "knee-hole" (half bench) and a hot desk and scale to multiple benches plus office space, while sharing capital equipment and core facilities — an OLAW-certified vivarium with surgical suite and rodent behavioral core, a Flow Cytometry Core, and the Scintillon Imaging Center (confocal, epifluorescence, high-content and cryo-EM). Residents also get SBIR/STTR grant-writing support, VC pitch opportunities, vendor discounts, and lab safety/compliance training from institute staff.

Lab Types

Wet LabOfficeVivariumMixed Use

Space Options

Dedicated BenchShared LabHot DeskOffice Suite

Equipment Included

CO₂ IncubatorFlow Cytometer
Shared Capital Equipment For Incubator Residents
Flow Cytometry Instrumentation
Confocal Microscopy
Epifluorescence Microscopy
High-Content / High-Throughput Image-Based Screening Systems
Cryo Electron Microscopy

Shared Facilities

Vivarium (OLAW Certified, Murine Species)
Rodent Surgical Suite
Rodent Behavioral Core
Flow Cytometry Core
Scintillon Imaging Center
Shared Office Space

Special Features

Incubator Embedded Within An Active Non-Profit Biomedical Research InstituteSpace Granularity Down To A Half Bench (Knee-Hole)OLAW-Certified Vivarium Open To For-Profit CompaniesCore Facilities Available To Internal, Non-Profit And For-Profit Investigators Via Recharge Rate ScheduleLocated In The Sorrento Valley / Nancy Ridge Biotech ClusterHosts Events Including The Cryo-EM Symposium And Scintillon Innovator Forum

Amenities

Grant-Writing Assistance For SBIR And STTR Applications
Pitch Opportunities To Venture Capital Firms
Vendor Relationship Setup And Startup Discounts
Lab Safety Training
HR Guidance
County Safety Compliance Support
Educational Seminars And Events
Access To Scintillon Faculty Expertise And Academic Talent Pool

Contact & Pricing

Min. period: flexible
Life Science StartupsEntrepreneurial ScientistsBiotech Companies Developing Medical TreatmentsEarly-Stage Therapeutics And Diagnostics CompaniesSBIR/STTR Grant-Seeking Ventures

Last updated: Aug 2026

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