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For the week of June 27, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- SAN, Copa Airlines debut nonstop flights to Panama
- QuidelOrtho acquires LEX Diagnostics for $100M
- Scripps Health, Eli Lilly deliver findings for long-lasting insulin
- UC San Diego Health to expand services in Imperial Valley
- SDCCD launches $3.5B building renovation under Measure HH
- San Diego Wave FC to retire Alex Morgan’s jersey
- MiraCosta, Oceanside Unified to offer biomanufacturing associate degree
- San Diego Seals forward earns spot in National Lacrosse League’s All-Rookie Team
- MAAC named 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year by Senator Steve Padilla
- MetroConnect VI winner Access Trax among innovations in Forbes Accessibility 100
- MetroConnect alum Dr. Bronner’s earns Vista’s first green business certification
- Sorrento Valley-based Actio Biosciences receives $66M Series B
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Apply by Aug. 1—WTCSD, EDC
MetroConnect VIII export accelerator cohort - Aug. 14—EDC
San Diego: Life. Changing.’s 2025 Summer Bash
From our partners:
- July 9—ArkusNexus, Startup San Diego
Hackfrontier: Borderless Builders - July 15—World Design Capital of San Diego
Spotlight Series: Voices of Design, Innovation & Technology - June 31—UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator
2025 Summer Bash is here!
Join us August 14 to celebrate all that makes San Diego life-changing! Enjoy an afternoon of meaningful networking with 400 of our closest friends, live music, great food, and drinks—all at The Alexandria at Torrey Pines. Early bird tickets are now on sale.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications