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Xconomy San Diego's Bruce Bigelow Dies

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Bruce Bigelow , the San Diego editor for Xconomy , has died, according to the publication, which has provided coverage of San Diego's biotech industry. Bigelow had been part of the San Diego Union-Tribune until 2008, when he left for Xconomy. Bigelow was 63. READ MORE>>.

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Elevate Names Chief Credit Officer, Boosts San Diego Offices

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Online lending provider Elevate , which has its research and analytics center in San Diego, has named the former Chief Credit Officer of PayPal to the position at the company, based in San Diego. Biglin was most recently CEO of Pacific Credit Group, and also served as Chief Risk Officer at loanDepot.com and at Intuit.

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Celebrating San Diego Life Sciences: Xconomy Awards Gala Slideshow

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View the Slideshow We at Xconomy were thrilled to see such a great turnout at our first-ever awards gala in San Diego. As Greg Huang, Xconomy’s editor in chief, said in his opening remarks before a sold-out crowd on May 29: How far the region has come since Xconomy first launched here, back in 2008!

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San Diego Tech Coast Angels Honor John G. Watson With Memorial Fund

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The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, as well as the United States, said today that it has established a new, memorial fund, the John G. Watson Foundation , which will support entrepreneurism in the San Diego region. He also served at Vestar Inc.

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UC San Diego Nobel Laureate Roger Tsien Dies at 64

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Roger Tsien, a UC San Diego scientist who shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for research that led to the development of fluorescent proteins used to illuminate tissue and track biological processes, has died, according to a statement from the university. He compared himself to John C.

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Pay it Forward: Capital Drives Bio Innovation in San Diego & Beyond

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The change has caused me to reflect a bit on the state of finance in biotech and in San Diego biotech particularly. During the process of arranging early funding for Organovo in 2008-2010, I worked with angels in San Diego, all over the country, and around the world. About 40 percent of my financing at.

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San Diego TSX Roadshow

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- San Diego TSX Roadshow. Overview of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. See [link] (more).

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