welcoming steve richardson, alexandria realty, who is now the owner of these buildings. steve has played a hand in many different parts of what is going on in mission bay. not just here, but elsewhere. those that know him know that he has had a major role in the leadership in the vision of what is going on and where we're going. i would also like to mention and thank the innovation centers of bayer and pfizer for coming. nectar, as well. those are companies that are nearby now in mission bay. also, the innovators. the micros and the minis, as we call companies here. by my count, there are now 25 -- mayor lee said 23. the couple are in the office area of the fibrogen building that i am probably counting that he was not. there have been 35 total. over time, some have gotten bigger and moved in the larger quarters. some have venture owners among them out of the city of san francisco and down the peninsula. some had to downsize to raise more money. the picture has been very dynamic. we expect about 50% growth year- over-year. and the number of companies, and internally, i wou