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For the week of August 11, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- Port of San Diego to use the nation’s first all-electric tugboat
- UC San Diego dedicates $1.8B toward research in 2023
- Arthrosi secures $75M in Series D funding
- Viasat receives $80M award to expand tech for defense functions
- General Atomics’ Mojave drone completes first dirt strip demonstration
- Kaiser Permanente opens 162-bed hospital in San Marcos
- Poseida Therapeutics receives $50M investment from Japanese firm Astellas
- Escondido’s Palomar Medical Center Emergency Department honored with national Lantern Award
- San Diego-based Aspen Neuroscience gains FDA clearance for Parkinson’s drug clinical trials
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Aug. 16– EDC, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Summer Bash feat. Vuori - Sept. 20– WTCSD
Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program - Oct. 3 – CCOE, EDC
Release: San Diego Cybersecurity Industry Economic Impact Study
- Sept. 14– CONNECT
Register: Innovation Day 2023 - Sept. 19-21– Independent Voter Project
Make it With Mexico Cross-Border Conference
Last Call: EDC’s Summer Bash
Join us on August 16 for this year’s epic Summer Bash, keynoted by Vuori founder Joe Kudla and featuring live music, a silent auction, delicious food, and Nova Kombucha-exclusive drinks. Hosted at SD Tech by Alexandria in Sorrento Valley, all tickets and proceeds help us ‘sell’ San Diego to the world!
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Liz Muthoni
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing