Biotech & Life Sciences Video Production in San Diego
Investor and partnering videos, scientist interviews, lab and facility footage, explainers, conference coverage and live streams for San Diego biotech, pharma, diagnostics, medical device and research organizations.
- Since 1981Four decades of San Diego production
- Genentech to UCSDPharma, diagnostics & research clients
- MultilingualVersions in Chinese, Spanish, German & French
- HD & 4K+Owner-operated broadcast gear
Video for San Diego’s Life Sciences Community
From the Torrey Pines mesa to Sorrento Valley, San Diego is one of the world’s great hubs for biotechnology, pharmaceutical research and medical innovation. Crystal Pyramid Productions has been filming here for more than four decades, for clients including Genentech, Novartis, Merck, Invitrogen, Biosite Diagnostics, Synthetic Genomics, Scripps Hospital and UC San Diego.
Science is hard to film. The breakthroughs happen inside cells, instruments and data, and the people doing the work are usually scientists, not on-camera talent. Our job is to make complex work clear and compelling for the audience that matters to you, whether that’s investors, partners, regulators, recruits, patients or the public. Led by director of photography Mark Schulze and producer and editor Patty Mooney, our small, experienced crew handles corporate video production from free first consultation to final edit.
Biotech Video Production Services
Every project is built around your audience and your review process.
Investor & Partnering Videos
Concise stories of your science, pipeline and team for fundraising, BD meetings, partnering conferences and your website.
Scientist & Founder Interviews
Relaxed, well-lit interviews that help researchers explain their work clearly, with a teleprompter when it helps.
Lab & Facility B‑Roll
Clean, cinematic footage of labs, instruments, cleanrooms and manufacturing, shot by a small crew that respects your protocols.
Explainers & Mechanism Videos
Mechanism of action, platform and product explainers combining live action with animation and motion graphics.
Conferences & Symposia
Multi-camera coverage of scientific meetings, product launches and sales conventions, plus live streaming for remote attendees.
Recruiting, Training & Culture
Videos that attract talent in a competitive market, onboard new hires and document procedures for consistent training.
Life Sciences & Healthcare Clients
Pharmaceutical companies, diagnostics and genomics firms, hospitals and scientific organizations have trusted us with their stories.
- AAAS ↗
- Alvarado Hospital ↗
- Aventis
- Berlex ↗
- Biogenesis
- Biosite Diagnostics
- Genentech
- Genetronics
- Helix ↗
- Invitrogen
- Merck
- Novartis
- Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
- Premier Healthcare
- Quantum Health
- Scripps Hospital
- Smith & Nephew
- Synthetic Genomics
- UC San Diego
- WebMD
- See all 230+ clients →
Sales Meetings & Conventions
Pharmaceutical launches and sales conventions move fast and leave no room for a second take. We have covered events and conventions across San Diego for decades, with matching broadcast cameras, clean audio and crews who know how to work around a packed agenda.
We can capture the keynote, interview attendees and leadership, deliver a same-week highlight video and stream sessions live to colleagues who couldn’t travel.
Science Communication for a Global Audience
For the American Association for the Advancement of Science, we produced, filmed and edited a web video about EurekAlert!, its online news service for science journalists. The video was then voiced and subtitled in several languages, including Chinese, Spanish, German and French.
If your science needs to reach international partners, regulators or patient communities, we can plan multilingual versions, captions and subtitles from the start.
Patient-Facing & Clinical Stories
Our promotional video for Alvarado Hospital shows its services, staff and the city of San Diego. Healthcare and clinical video calls for sensitivity on set, attention to privacy and a clear, reassuring tone.
We bring the same care to patient stories, physician interviews and clinical-trial recruitment videos for life sciences companies.
Presenting at a scientific meeting or investor event? Ask about live streaming and same-week highlight edits.
Built Around Your Review Process
Life sciences video has more stakeholders than most. We plan for that from day one.
Plan
A free pre-production consultation, then a script and shot list your scientific, legal and regulatory reviewers can approve before we roll. We confirm site access, safety and gowning requirements, and what can and can’t appear on camera.
Shoot
A compact, owner-operated crew with broadcast cameras, lighting and sound, in your lab, at your facility or in our own in-house studio with green screen. We coach first-time speakers so they look and sound their best.
Deliver
Editing, graphics and rounds of revisions as your reviewers weigh in, then delivery in every format you need: web, social cut-downs, conference loops, captions and translated versions.
What Healthcare Clients Say
It’s always a pleasure working with Crystal Pyramid Productions. It’s reassuring to know that I’m in good hands no matter what might come up. At the last minute I found out our event planner had not ordered a number of items for our shoot. I asked them where I might find the stuff in San Diego. They took care of everything themselves! Also, our schedule changed two days before the shoot – no problem! They made all the necessary adjustments and the shoot went off without a hitch. I love how Mark always refers to a shoot as: we’re having fun, playing! What a great attitude!
The team at Crystal Pyramid Productions have been amazing to work with. Being an out-of-towner, Mark made sure we had everything that we needed for the shoot to go by without a hitch. He even recommended a few places that we should check out while we were in town. I look forward to coming back to San Diego next year to work with these wonderful folks!
Incredible, highly experienced team of artists. Essentially a fully functioning high-end studio located in a home that could easily pass as a quiet, lovely museum. Patty and Mark extended every courtesy to me, including expert opinions and motivation. Look no further… a truly well-hidden gem!
Biotech Video Questions
Can you film inside our lab or cleanroom?
Yes. We work with a small crew and compact gear, follow your gowning and safety rules, and plan the shoot around your experiments so research isn’t disrupted. Tell us your requirements at the consultation and we’ll plan for them.
Can our regulatory and legal teams review the video before it’s final?
Absolutely. We share scripts before the shoot and rough cuts during the edit so your scientific, medical, legal and regulatory reviewers can weigh in, and we build time for revisions into the schedule.
Our scientists aren’t comfortable on camera. Can you help?
Most of the people we film aren’t professional presenters. We keep the set relaxed, coach speakers, use a teleprompter when it helps and shoot enough takes to give the edit plenty of options.
Can you make versions in other languages?
Yes. We’ve produced science videos voiced and subtitled in Chinese, Spanish, German and French, and we can add captions and translated versions for international partners and audiences.
How much does a biotech video cost?
It depends on the length, number of shoot days, locations and graphics. Pre-production consultations are free, so call (619) 644-3000 or contact us and we’ll recommend the most resourceful way to get it done.
Let’s Make Your Science Shine
Tell us about your company, your audience and your timeline, and we’ll recommend the most resourceful way to get it done. Pre-production consultations are free.