Life science websites
Science, pipeline, technology, careers and investor sections that are accurate, clear and reviewable.
Accessible, well-built websites for San Diego life science companies, hotels and attractions, neighborhood businesses and firms serving customers in two languages.
San Diego, CA, United States, served remotely from Pune, India
Quavento Technologies designs and builds websites for businesses in San Diego, California. We plan the structure, write or edit the content, design each page, develop the site and maintain it afterwards. We work remotely from Pune, India, hold calls in Pacific Time windows and price projects in US dollars.
San Diego asks very different things of a website depending on who is behind it. A genomics company needs to explain its science to a skeptical expert. A hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter needs to sell a room at a price the law says must include every fee. A family dentist in Chula Vista needs to speak to patients in English and Spanish. A brewery in North Park has to check a visitor's age before showing a beer list.
This page sets out how we design for each, and the California requirements, stricter than almost anywhere else in the country, that every site here should meet.
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Science, pipeline, technology, careers and investor sections that are accurate, clear and reviewable.
Booking-led sites with honest all-in pricing and strong photography.
Phone-first sites for clinics, contractors and shops that newcomers can trust at a glance.
English and Mexican Spanish versions written by native speakers, properly linked.
WCAG 2.2 level AA design with manual testing, in the state where it matters most.
Privacy policy, cookie choices and opt-out links set up for California law.
A clear account of difficult science, for several audiences at once. A partner or investor wants to understand the platform and the pipeline in a few minutes. A scientist considering a job wants to know what the work is really like. A clinician or patient wants accurate information about a trial or product. A journalist wants a fact sheet.
We build these sites around a small number of well-made pages: the science or technology explained in layers, from a plain summary down to the detail, with diagrams; a pipeline or product page that is easy to keep current; publications and presentations; leadership with real biographies; and careers pages that show the team and the lab.
Accuracy and review come before everything. Statements about an investigational product must not suggest it is safe or effective before approval, and public companies have disclosure rules to respect. We set up a workflow in which scientific, regulatory and legal reviewers approve content before it goes live, with a record of who approved what.
With specifics. The region's large companies are surrounded by contract research organizations, testing laboratories, instrument makers, reagent suppliers and specialist consultants. Their customers are scientists and procurement staff searching for a precise capability.
Each service or product deserves its own page stating what it is, what it is used for, the methods and instruments involved, sample requirements, turnaround, quality standards and accreditations held, and how to request a quote. A scientist reading it should be able to tell in a minute whether you can do their work.
Technical notes, application examples and frequently asked questions written by your own staff are the most effective marketing for this audience. They are searched for by name, they show competence, and they are increasingly what AI assistants draw on when someone asks which lab can run a particular assay.
The price, first of all. California law prohibits advertising a price that excludes mandatory fees. A room rate, tour ticket or rental shown on a website must include resort fees, service charges and any other amount the customer is required to pay, with only government taxes and reasonable shipping left out. Adding fees at the last step of checkout is no longer acceptable.
We design booking paths that show the full price from the first screen, and check that the booking engine or ticketing system you use does the same. Cancellation terms are stated before payment.
Beyond compliance, a hospitality site sells with photographs and reassures with detail: real images of rooms and views, how far it is to the beach or the convention center, parking and what it costs, and what is nearby on foot. Direct booking should be at least as attractive as booking through a travel site, and the page should say why.
By answering the questions of someone who knows nothing about you or the area. A large part of San Diego's population has arrived recently, much of it on military orders. These customers choose a pediatrician, a vet or an auto shop from a phone, quickly, with no local knowledge.
The site should state plainly where you are, which communities you serve, what you charge or how pricing works, which insurance plans you accept, including the military health plan if you do, and how soon someone can be seen. Reviews and photographs of real staff matter more to a stranger than any slogan.
Where you offer a military discount, describe it exactly and verify eligibility through a recognized service. We avoid any wording or imagery that could suggest endorsement by the armed forces. A straightforward page addressed to newly arrived families tends to be among the most visited on a local business site.
An age check and an appetite. San Diego is known for craft beer, with breweries and tasting rooms across the county, and their websites serve locals looking for tonight's tap list and visitors planning a tour.
Alcohol marketing is aimed at adults, so these sites open with an age confirmation, built so that it remains accessible to screen readers and does not block search engines from the content behind it. The tap list should be real text updated easily by staff, not an image. Hours, food, dog and child policies, events and directions answer most of what people want.
Selling online is more restricted. Shipping alcohol depends on license type and destination, and deliveries need an adult to sign. Where you plan to sell merchandise or beer online, we discuss what your license permits before building, as covered on our Shopify development for San Diego page.
As two complete versions, not one with a translation button. Many businesses here serve customers who prefer Spanish, including residents and people who cross from Tijuana to shop, see a doctor or use services. They notice immediately whether the Spanish was written by a person.
We have pages written or reviewed by native speakers using Mexican Spanish and the terms customers actually use. Each language has its own page addresses, the pages are tagged so search engines show the right one, and a visitor can switch at any point without losing their place.
The details complete it. Forms, confirmation messages and appointment reminders are translated. Phone numbers are shown so they can be dialed from Mexico. Where your customers use WhatsApp, a button to start a chat often produces more enquiries than a form. And the person who answers should speak the language the page was written in.
Because state law adds money to the claim. Under federal disability law alone, a plaintiff can generally seek only an order to fix the problem and legal fees. California's Unruh Civil Rights Act adds statutory damages for each violation, which is why a large share of the country's website accessibility cases are filed here, often against small businesses.
The practical standard is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at level AA. We design to version 2.2: readable contrast, text that resizes, labeled forms with clear error messages, full keyboard operation, captions on video and alternative text on images. We test with screen readers, not only automated scanners.
Overlay widgets that promise instant compliance do not fix the underlying code and have not protected businesses from claims. No developer can certify legal compliance either. What we can do is build properly, document what was tested and keep it that way as the site changes. Our ADA website compliance checklist explains the essentials.
A posted privacy policy, at the least. California requires any commercial website that collects personal information from its residents to display one conspicuously, describing what is collected and with whom it is shared.
Larger businesses, those above the revenue or data thresholds of the California Consumer Privacy Act, have further duties: telling people what is collected at the point of collection, honoring requests to know, delete and correct, offering a way to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and respecting browser opt-out signals. Advertising and analytics tags are where this usually becomes real.
We set up consent and opt-out controls that actually switch the relevant tags on and off, limit forms to information you will use and document what each third-party service receives. Whether the thresholds apply to you is a question for your attorney, and we build to the answer.
In stages you can see. Discovery produces a structure and content plan. Design is done in the browser. Development happens on a private link, with reviewers able to comment directly. For regulated content we build review time into the schedule. Old page addresses are redirected at launch so that search rankings carry over.
Technology is chosen to fit: WordPress or a headless content system where staff publish often, Next.js where speed and custom features matter most. Our comparison of Next.js and WordPress explains the trade-offs.
Calls are held between 8 am and 9 am or 5 pm and 7 pm Pacific. Our working day is your night, so changes requested in the afternoon are usually ready by morning. We are based in Pune and have no San Diego office, so photography should be arranged locally. Your domain, hosting and code are in your accounts. See also the San Diego overview, SEO services in San Diego and our national web design page.
Week 1
Audiences, goals, reviewers and current site examined on a call in a Pacific Time window.
Week 2
Sitemap, page outlines, languages and content plan agreed in writing with a fixed price.
Weeks 3 to 4
Key pages designed for phone and desktop, reviewed and revised with you.
Weeks 5 to 8
Development on a private link with content, forms, privacy controls and accessibility testing.
Week 9
Redirects, final checks, launch, training and a month of monitoring.
Websites are quoted as a fixed price in US dollars against a written scope and paid in milestones. The price depends on the number of page types, how much content we write, a second language, review workflows, integrations such as booking or a CRM, and any custom features. Hosting, the domain and third-party subscriptions are paid by you to those providers. Maintenance is a separate, optional monthly plan. We do not publish prices, since a tasting room's site and a public biotechnology company's site are different projects, but every proposal itemizes the work.
Our team works from Pune, India. We do not have a US office, so every project is run remotely with a named project manager, a weekly call and written updates. These are the hours we keep for calls with US clients.
| US time zone | Examples | Call window |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | New York, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina | 9 am to 1 pm ET |
| Central (CT) | Texas, Illinois, Tennessee | 8 am to 11 am CT |
| Mountain (MT) | Colorado, Utah, Arizona | 8 am to 10 am MT |
| Pacific (PT) | California, Washington, Oregon | 8 am to 9 am PT, or 5 pm to 7 pm PT |
Most business sites take eight to ten weeks from a signed scope to launch. Sites with regulated content, investor sections or a second language take longer because of review time.
Yes. We build science, pipeline, careers and investor sections with an approval workflow so that scientific, regulatory and legal reviewers sign off before content is published.
Yes. Spanish pages are written by native speakers in Mexican Spanish, with separate addresses and correct tagging for search engines.
We build and test to WCAG 2.2 level AA, which is the best practical protection. No developer can guarantee you will not be sued, and you should consult an attorney about your obligations.
We design booking paths to show the total price including mandatory fees from the first screen, and check that your booking system does the same. Your attorney should confirm the details.
Yes. We set up a content system suited to your team, with roles for authors and approvers, and provide training at handover.
No. We work remotely from Pune, India, with calls between 8 am and 9 am or 5 pm and 7 pm Pacific. We do not claim to be a local agency.
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