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For the week of August 20, 2021, here’s what we’re reading:
- Qualcomm launches first-ever 5G and AI platform for drones
- Mainstay Medical selects Downtown San Diego as new HQ
- Illumina acquires GRAIL, expands early cancer detection technology
- San Diego Foundation grants $3.4M in scholarships to 1,025 students
- Amazon invests $12.3B in San Diego, creates 4,000 local jobs
- Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute awarded $3.5M from The National Institutes of Health
- Seismic acquires Lessonly, raises $170M
- Harpoon Ventures opens Downtown office, plans to invest $120M in tech startups
- 107 San Diego companies make 2021 Inc. 5000 list
- Vista’s NewRocket acquired by Highmetric
…and here are some opportunities we’re watching:
- September 14 – San Diego Regional EDC, Booz Allen Hamilton
Preparing for Ransomeware - September 8, 28, October 20, November 4 – ULI San Diego – Tijuana
2021 Resilience Symposium: Water & Fire – Strategies to Address Land Use, Real Estate Risk, and Equity in a Changing Climate
Advancing San Diego Spotlight: Benchmark Labs
Through Advancing San Diego, EDC provides San Diego-based small businesses with paid interns in high-demand fields. With the Business cohort underway, we sat down with Carlos Gaitan, CEO and Co-Founder at Benchmark Labs, and with the company’s student interns Oderah Ahiligwo and Jo Christian Arenas to discuss their experience in the program.
Additional resources:
- Find more COVID-19 business information and resources at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page
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Candela Delucchi
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing