Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development through ownership, operation, management, selective acquisition, development, and redevelopment of properties containing life science laboratory space. It also provides real estate, technical infrastructure, and services to the diverse life science industry. The company was founded by Joel S. Marcus and Jerry M. Sudarsky in June 1994 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.