$5 billion
ongoing annual
economic impact

1.1 million
sq. ft. of mixed-use development

#1
U.S. university in vet and ag sciences

Aggie Square is a first-of-its-kind, $1 billion innovation district based in Sacramento. Anchored by UC Davis and developed by Wexford Science + Technology, Aggie Square features 1.1 million sq. ft. of mixed-use development, from commercial labs to classrooms, a residential tower and ground floor public-facing space.

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Life science and tech focus

  • Cell and gene therapy
  • Medical device development
  • Food as medicine
  • Neurology
  • Cancer
  • Digital technology and health
  • Orthopedics/physical medicine
  • Surgery
  • Veterinary genetics testing
UC Davis campus

Anchored by UC Davis

Aggie Square is anchored by UC Davis, a leading university in human, plant and animal sciences. The innovation district is situated next to the university’s nationally recognized academic medical center.

$25 million

future medicine investment

$1 billion

annual research funding

Top 6%

university for NIH funding

#1

U.S. university in vet and ag sciences

Top 50

U.S. hospital in cancer, cardiology, neurology and more

Sources: UC Davis, UC Davis News, Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, US News and World Report, Graduate School Rankings, US News and World Report, Health Rankings.

UC Davis Health research expertise

  • Biomedical imaging and biophotonics
  • Cardiovascular medicine
  • Food as medicine
  • Genetics and genomics
  • Infectious disease and vaccinology
  • Molecular oncology
  • Neurodevelopment and neuroengineering
  • Stem cell and regenerative medicine
UC Davis campus

Partnership opportunities

Aggie Square is where UC Davis researchers and students, industry partners, entrepreneurs and the community work side-by-side to accelerate ideas and bring them into the world.

Here, companies have access to:

  • Top tier talent from UC Davis, UC Davis Health and the Bay Area
  • University commercialization opportunities
  • University facilities, core labs and instrumentation clusters
  • Events & programming to encourage collisions and new thinking
  • Robust building infrastructure that creates a flexible platform for a wide range of research activates

Featured tenants

TEAM Lab

The Translating Engineering Advances to Medicine (TEAM) Lab is a unit within Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis’ College of Engineering. The lab assists UC Davis faculty, researchers from other universities and private industry to design, fabricate and prototype custom equipment for research, medical devices and models for surgical procedures.

UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL)

VGL is a world-class laboratory known for its pioneering animal DNA testing and genetics services. It is a unit within UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, the # 1 veterinary program in the U.S. The lab features state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for high throughput genotyping.

UC Davis Health Ventures

UC Davis Health Ventures supports the translation of best-in-class human health research into commercial practice, with a focus on cell and gene therapy, neuroscience, oncology and food technology and metabolic health.

Connect Labs by Wexford

Connect Labs is a flexible, scale-in-place lab and office space, featuring private lab spaces from 250 to 5,000 sq. ft., flexible office space for growing teams and ~$1.3 million in specialized, life science lab equipment.

Startup support

Soft Landing @ Connect Labs by Wexford is a 12-month program that provides early-stage life science startups with the tools, resources and connections they need to scale. The program pools educational, economic development and local government resources to help early-stage companies gain a foothold and build for long-term success.

UC Davis campus

Amenities and building details

200 Aggie Square

200 Aggie Square offers a unique environment for growing startups and established corporations alike. Featuring shared wet-lab suites and flexible office space, 200 Aggie Square co-lates businesses with the elite talent and resources of UC Davis.

300 Aggie Square

300 Aggie Square is a cutting-edge, Class A workplace featuring community gathering space and flexible co-working suites.

Greater Sacramento’s life science ecosystem

Aggie Square is a driver of the region’s emerging life science ecosystem. From groundbreaking medical research to burgeoning biotech and medical device startups, the region is pushing the boundaries of innovation on a global scale.

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Business services

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