2025 was another remarkable year for Aggie Square. From the grand opening of Aggie Square to new programs, read more about this year's major events, achievements and announcements.
Aggie Square is excited to welcome Bailey Day as the new Operations & Events Manager for Wexford Science & Technology. Bailey's interest in building community and sharing stories around scientific discovery has led her into roles in marketing and communications at biotech startups and events and programming in the life sciences non-profit space. She worked at Seek Labs, a molecular diagnostics company, and at BioHive, Utah’s life sciences industry collective, where she supported community engagement and storytelling initiatives.
At every turn, Whiting-Turner brought excellence, innovation, and intention; but that’s just the beginning. What matters most is what UC Davis Health can do because of it. This wrap film captures the deeper “so what”: a future made tangible, a mission given momentum, and a space built not just to function, but to empower. The work is done. Now the real work begins.
In this film, George Baxter, UC Davis' Chief Innovation and Economic Development Officer, discusses how his role is to help researchers and others at Aggie Square monetize their work through startups and new business ventures. George's previous role at the University of Edinburgh was similar and saw significant successes within their community.
We are excited to announce the ribbon cutting for Aggie Square to recognize the opening of Aggie Square, our region’s vibrant hub of innovation, research and community engagement.
In this film, custom woodworker, Mike Nelson, talks about the benches made of reclaimed wood that will be part of the Aggie Square outdoor spaces. Mike talks about the design evolution and how his approach to building them ensured success in the final product.
Wexford has hired Nichole (Nikki) Sims to serve as the founding site director of the Sacramento location of Connect Labs by Wexford set to open in March 2025 at Wexford’s Knowledge Community, Aggie Square.
A well-known innovator within Sacramento, Nikki joins Connect Labs from Growth Factory where she managed portfolio companies and strategic relationships, driving growth in health and life science sectors.
