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For the week of August 4, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- EnerSmart unveils $7M Chula Vista energy storage facility
- SDSU secures record $192.2M in research funding
- Illumina, Pillar Biosciences partner to expand cancer care
- EDC opens silent auction featuring Electra e-bikes, Southwest Airlines tickets
- UC San Diego Health makes Best Hospital Honor Roll by US News & World Report
- USD Knauss School of Business MBA program receives official STEM designation
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Kyowa Kirin launch $65K fellowship
- San Diego-based MD Revolution acquires NavCare
- Blue Line Trolley expansion named 2022 best construction project in USA
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Aug 16– EDC, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Summer Bash featuring Vuori - Applications extended– WTCSD
Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program - Aug 17 – Freshly Brewed Tech Live
Escondido AgTech Gathering - Oct 3 – CCOE, EDC
Release: San Diego Cybersecurity Industry Economic Impact Study
- Get involved– CERF Southern Border Coalition
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MetroConnect Spotlight: Solecta
Melinda Burn, vice president of strategic marketing for Oceanside-based MetroConnect VI finalist Solecta, spoke with us about the technologies and recent international growth it experienced during MetroConnect. Since joining the program, Solecta has been awarded a STEP grant, expanded its workforce globally, and increased revenue and brand recognition
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