SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi on Wednesday will announce that he will recommend the creation of a state advisory committee on biotechnology to help support and spur the growth of California’s economy. Garamendi, as chair of the newly revitalized Commission for Economic Development, (CED) will recommend the action to his fellow CED Commissioners. The announcement will come just prior to tours of two biotech facilities, at which Garamendi will meet with executives from the biotech companies as well as with representatives from BayBio, a non-profit life science association with over 350 members. The first of the two tours will take place at Poniard Pharmaceuticals, which researches and develops various products for the treatment of cancer. That tour will be followed by a viewing of nearby Cell Genesys facilities and its ongoing research projects.
