Every Friday, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.
For the week of May 1, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- Erasca snags $200M in quest to battle cancer
- Scientist.com launches website to connect COVID-19 researchers, industry
- San Diego startup Paneau creates easy way for small businesses to sell online gift cards
- Suja Juice donates more than 7,500 bottles of juice to Feeding San Diego
- San Marcos-based Pantible Foods secures $4.6M for sustainable protein derived from aquatic duckweed
- San Diego’s Design Therapeutics debuts with $45M to tackle degenerative disorders
- San Diego tech companies hiring, despite unemployment
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- May 14 – Virtual panel: San Diego science & the global pandemic
- May 5 – Reopening the World’s Workplaces for Today, Tomorrow, and the Future
- May 8 – The Startup Series: COVID Edition – Customer Empathy
Join us: San Diego science & the global pandemic
Join us for a virtual panel to learn about the role of San Diego science in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The best part? This panel is for everyone. Whether you’re a rocket scientist or you failed your freshman year biology class, our expert panelists will break down the science for the non-scientists (like us) and answer all of the COVID-19 questions you’ve been Googling. Read More & Register.
COVID-19 & San Diego:
Amidst everything happening in the world, we need a reminder that there’s plenty of ‘Good News’ to go around in SD. We have also compiled additional resources for businesses and individuals seeking additional guidance
For businesses:
- Find information at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page
- Apply for disaster loan assistance
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for businesses
- Pivot operations to produce PPEs, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
For individuals:
- See which San Diego companies are still hiring
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for individuals
- Donate to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
- Support South Bay Community Services’ food distribution efforts
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing