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For the week of February 27, 2026, here’s what we’re reading:
- Bristol Myers Squibb, Janux sign $2.6B deal to treat cancer
- Natilus secures $28M Series A
- SDFC defeats Montreal 5-0 in season opener
- East County EDC appoints local leader Matt Sanford as president & CEO
- Curebound announces Pink as headliner for 2026 Concert for Cures
- SDSU basketball ties for first-place in Mountain West
- Connect companies raise $580M VC in 2025
- Element Biosciences launches low-cost sequencing system
- Nucleus Biologics launches first bioreactor-scale, pod-based media and buffer manufacturing system
- Telecom startup Virewirx snags $1.9M contract for 5G from Office of the Under Secretary of War
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Mar. 9—WTCSD, Consulate General of Japan
San Diego-Japan Business Forum
From our partners:
- Apply by Mar. 6—San Diego Community Power, San Diego Foundation
Community Clean Energy Grants - Mar. 10-12—Inamori Foundation
25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium - Mar. 25—Morrison Foerster
MoForum | Life Sciences – From Innovation to Impact - Mar. 26—Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association, California Department of Food and Agriculture
California FundMatch Seminar
EDC’s Q4 2025 Economic Snapshot
In Q4 2025, San Diego saw a 1.4 percent year over year increase in job growth. On the flipside, this growth masked declines in innovation jobs and VC and research investment amid a year of heightened economic uncertainty.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications