SAN DIEGO-Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., in conjunction with Illumina, Inc., a world-leader in genetic sequencing, have completed Illumina's global headquarters in San Diego.  The project comprises an approximately-497,000-rentable-square-foot life science campus with additional onsite ground-up development opportunities aggregating approximately 393,000-rentable-square-feet.

An event was held last week, and company executives expected to be joined by special guest State Senator Marty Block to mark the completion of the campus, a world-class laboratory/office facility, a fitness facility and 1,750 seat outdoor amphitheater.

“Illumina worked closely with Alexandria to design our global headquarters with collaborative open spaces throughout the campus to foster continuous innovation and teamwork,” said Illumina's president and CEO Jay Flatley. “Our culture and campus environment are key to fostering our continued growth, helping us attract and retain top talent.”

Illumina is the global leader in genetic sequencing and analysis technologies and services, with a mission of unlocking the power of the genome to improve human health. The company employs approximately 1,300 individuals locally, with significant hiring plans for San Diego in 2013. Illumina's headquarters campus, developed and owned by Alexandria, is helping the company to increase employee productivity and efficiencies, and to operate in an open, collaborative campus environment.

“The Illumina campus is one of, if not, the premier life science campus in San Diego's thriving life science community,” said Daniel Ryan, EVP and regional market director at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. “Alexandria has been proud to work with Illumina to develop a one-of-a-kind campus that suits the Company's unique corporate culture, and features state-of-the-art laboratory/office spaces, as well as highly innovative and collaborative amenities.”

Illumina represents the latest addition to Alexandria's largest and leading San Diego asset base, which is comprised of approximately 2.6 million-rentable-square-feet of the highest quality and most innovative life science campuses and facilities in the region. The Illumina campus has numerous amenities designed to promote employee health and well-being, including a gym and athletic facilities, as well as dedicated areas that promote Illumina's values of collaboration and openness, such as a unique outdoor amphitheater, team-oriented work spaces, and a full-service café.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), is the leading and largest and leading investment-grade REIT focused principally on owning, operating, redeveloping, developing, and acquiring high-quality, sustainable real estate for the broad and diverse life science industry. and greater long-term asset value. For more information, please visitwww.are.com.

Illumina (www.illumina.com) is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function.