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How San Diego Biotech Leaders Are Adapting to Coronavirus Concerns

Xconomy

Three hundred Takeda employees from the Japanese pharma giant’s California research center have been working from home for 10 days straight. Local biotech executives and investors shared snapshots of life sciences in the time of coronavirus Wednesday afternoon at Xconomy’s Xcelerating Life Sciences San Diego event.

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Charles River Labs Says It Will Close San Diego Research Facility

Xconomy

Contract research organization Charles River Labs is shutting down its San Diego-area operations, moving the work done there to one of its two Northern California sites. Charles River says it was involved with about 85 percent of the drugs. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Agenda and Speakers Announced for Xcelerating Life Sciences San Diego

Xconomy

The initial agenda and speaker lineup is now available for San Diego’s Xcelerating Life Sciences event on March 18 at Takeda Research in California. Agenda topics include Successful Research & Development Models, What It Takes for Commercialization, and Building a Biotech Ecosystem in San Diego.

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Podcast: How San Diego is Building a Biotech Ecosystem – Genomics & Precision Medicine Experts Weigh in

Xconomy

Our new podcast packages the highlights from the recent Xcelerating Life Sciences San Diego: Biomedical Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine & Genomics forum. How has the investment paradigm shift in funding strategies impacted San Diego? Listen today. What does the future hold for.

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Takeda Unites San Diego Operations At New ‘Biotech-Style’ R&D Center

Xconomy

That company was Syrrx, a private San Diego-based biotech that used X-ray crystallography to help determine the structures of disease-related molecules so drugs could be designed to target them. More than 90 percent of them are researchers. The site is one of three the company has worldwide: Its other research centers.

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Meet the Xconomy Awards San Diego Digital Trailblazer Finalists

Xconomy

San Diego’s prowess in computer science, medical devices, and life sciences makes it a natural hub of innovative digital health companies. This is part of a series of articles about the finalists for the Xconomy Awards San Diego. Here are brief profiles of the finalists.

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San Diego Tech Roundup: Ezoic, Trust & Will, Oska Wellness & More

Xconomy

Summer can be a slow time in San Diego, but its startups have stayed busy. Based in Carlsbad, in northern San Diego County, Ezoic launched its platform in 2011. Read on for news of recent financings, plus upcoming opportunities to connect with the local tech community.