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For the week of August 2, 2024, here’s what we’re reading:
- Bank of America awards $685K in grants across 24 nonprofit organizations including EDC
- UC San Diego secures $1.73B in research awards in FY24
- Kandji raises $288M, nears unicorn status
- San Diego Foundation receives $20M Environmental Protection Agency Grant
- Seven Cal State San Marcos alumni selected for CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program
- San Diego FC’s Right to Dream Academy hosts first-ever free open tryouts for boys in San Diego and Tijuana
- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command redevelopment moves ahead to environmental review
- San Diego International Airport, Alaska Airlines offer new nonstop flights to Vail and Reno
- Carlsbad’s Neology acquires $120M 10-year Toll Integration Service contract in Georgia
- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals continues renovations in new Sorrento Mesa headquarters
…and here are some events and opportunities:
From our partners:
- Deadline Aug.8—CMTA, JP Morgan Chase
What’s the Coolest Thing Made in California? - Deadline Aug. 12— California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
California Competes Tax Credit application - Aug. 17—UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
Summer Renewal Workplace Retreat - Sept. 4, 5—Informa Connect, LSX
RNA Leaders USA Congress: Use discount code EDC15 - Deadline Sept. 24—Connect Innovation Day, Pegasus Tech Ventures
Startup World Cup Pitch Competition
Join us at EDC’S 2024 Summer Bash!
Together with Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., EDC invites you to join us August 22 at our annual Summer Bash celebration. NOVO Kombucha in hand, guests will enjoy an inspiring keynote from Vividion Therapeutics’ President and CEO Aleksandra Rizo. Get to know 400+ industry leaders who continue to make San Diego: Life. Changing.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications