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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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One of our most promising new programs is the Strategic University Research Expo (SURE) in partnership with Biocom where we curate highly focused virtual demo days featuring select university research -- it was only conceived when we were liberated from the in-person model. He previously held C-level roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!,

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Out of the Lab

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LAVA Breakfast Meeting. Getting research out of the university lab and into a growing business poses a unique set of challenges - especially when the scientist is assumed to be the entrepreneur. Not only are the founders deeply invested in the research, but their chosen profession is academia rather than the business world.