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For the week of June 26, 2026, here’s what we’re reading:
- Qualcomm buys AI firm Modular for $3.9B
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, SDSU partner to advance wildlife conservation
- Japan’s TDK acquires Torrey Pines-based Fabric8Labs
- General Atomics secures $20M Cal Competes Tax Credit for fusion development
- UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center receives $25M grant from National Cancer Institute
- Dexcom secures FDA clearance for children’s use of Stelo OTC glucose monitor
- Burnham Center for Community Advancements reflects on five years of action
- Northrop Grumman’s San Diego-Miramar site celebrates 50 years
- Gensler-designed SAN T1 among Prix Versailles’ 2026 World’s Most Beautiful Airports
- MetroConnect VIII’s AquaPoro raises $5M seed round to scale water tech
- MetroConnect’s VIII BlueNalu among TIME’s 2026 Top GreenTech Companies
- cAMPfield secures $180M Series A to advance oral drug to treat inflammatory bowel diseases
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- July 23—EDC, JPMorganChase
Join us for the San Diego Business Impact Awards
From our partners:
- Apply now—Founders First Capital Partners
Small Certified Supplier Innovative Finance Program Application - July 13—UC San Diego Extended Studies
Rising Beyond Circumstance—A Keynote by Jolinda Wade on the Power of Community - Aug. 7—Logan Heights CDC
5th Annual Taste of Imperial Ave.
Meet our Business Impact Awards keynote!
Join us July 23 for our second annual San Diego Business Impact Awards, in partnership with JPMorganChase. The event will feature a keynote from Jimbo Someck, Founder and President of Jimbo’s—an iconic local organic grocer and 2025 honoree driving meaningful economic growth in the region. Enjoy a night of meaningful networking, live music, and awards unveiling this year’s top innovators, rising stars, established heavyweights, and disruptive startups.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications