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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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Amid Gender Gap Talk, Mentor Network Emerges For Women In Health, Bio

Xconomy

Launched last fall, a nonprofit mentoring program for women in healthcare and biotech has already signed up about 100 women, according to its founder. At this year’s J.P Morgan conference, for example, a group of 100 life science executives and others pledged to follow a list of gender diversity “best practices.”

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New Survey Highlights “Lethargic Pace” of Healthcare Gender Equity

Xconomy

People are building mentoring networks. But women in the industry aren’t optimistic about big changes coming soon, according to a new report and survey from digital healthcare investment firm Rock Health. To close the healthcare and life sciences gender gap, there have been programs to move women into the boardroom.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors and Advertisers!

socalTECH

to San Diego. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. With Vistage, you'll benefit from: Advisory Board Peer Group Meetings; Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions; Expert Speaker Workshops; Content and Connectivity Online. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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8 Incubators From Around the Country You Might Not Have Heard of Before

Tech.Co

The aim, according to the private college’s press release, is to provide “mentoring, advising and access to resources for up to 15 student- and community-run companies with a philanthropic twist.” Monthly members get 24/7 access to [a 10,000-square foot office],” Fast Company reported in a profile.

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The XX Factor: Fixing Biotech’s Gender Imbalance in the C-Suite

Xconomy

Since that event in January, which gained significant media attention, further reports have brought attention to the severe biotech gender gap. A recent report by the American Association of University Women found that 63 percent of all U.S. Other reports put the percentage much higher. executives are white men.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. And when you think about the three C’s you begin to realize that the first two of these activities are ones where the economic powerhouse networks are driven in cities outside of Silicon Valley.

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