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For the week of October 31, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- General Atomics, NVIDIA build digital twin to advance commercial fusion energy
- Novartis to acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12B
- SAN, Alaska Airlines to debut five new nonstop destinations
- PLNU, San Diego Seals partner for first-ever lacrosse data analysis program
- Chula Vista makes progress toward its first public university
- Prebys Foundation’s venture fund awards $5M to five local healthcare startups
- Blenders pledges $5M to SDSU basketball program
- Padres, Republic Services partner for state-of-the-art composting program
- Saronic Technologies opens new 80K square-foot facility in Downtown
- Scripps Research celebrates innovation ecosystem at Biotech Innovation Summit
- San Diego Food Bank supports San Diegans amid shutdown
- Convoy welcomes first San Diego K-beauty store Seoul Glow Lab
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Open now—San Diego Regional EDC
Share your insights: Regulatory Barriers Survey - Nov. 18—EDC, WTCSD, Tijuana EDC, ITJ
WTCSD’s Binational Trade and Competitiveness Report Launch | Cali-Baja Business Summit 2025: Empowering Collaboration
From our partners:
- Nov. 13—Snell & Wilmer
2025 Labor & Employment Seminar - Nov. 15-23—Barnes Tennis Centre
USA Pickleball National Championships - Apply by Nov. 20—San Diego Tourism Authority
Tourism Accelerator - Nov. 20—Snell & Wilmer
An Evening with Illumina Engineering Leadership
Share your insight: Regulatory Barriers Survey
With support from World Trade Center San Diego’s MetroConnect export accelerator, Aquacycl expanded its industrial wastewater treatment services into Mexico and the EU. By leveraging the program’s $5,000 grant, workshops, and global connections, Aquacycl successfully deployed its system to Don Julio’s distillery in Jalisco, launched its European testing hub in the Netherlands, and won MetroConnect’s $25,000 grand prize.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications