Press Release: 16 San Diego Pitch Competition & Tournament Competitors Announced
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Press Release: Startup San Diego Announces Incoming Executive Committee Tapping Leaders from Industry, Non-profit & Education
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FEBRUARY 10, 2023
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Press Release: San Diego Startup Week to Hold In-Person 4 Day StartUp Innovation Event Oct 25 – 28 Across 4 Locations
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
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Startup San Diego Hosts “Show Her the Money” Screenings & Virtual Panel for International Women’s Day March 8
Startup San Diego
MARCH 6, 2024
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Startup San Diego Announces New Executive Director – Press Release
Startup San Diego
AUGUST 15, 2018
SAN DIEGO — Aug 16, 2018 — Startup San Diego, is a nonprofit organization which fosters collaboration amongst entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors to accelerate and grow the greater San Diego startup community. After 6 years of consistent growth. After 6 years of consistent growth.
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Startup San Diego Announces New Executive Director – Press Release
Startup San Diego
AUGUST 15, 2018
SAN DIEGO — Aug 16, 2018 — Startup San Diego, is a nonprofit organization which fosters collaboration amongst entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors to accelerate and grow the greater San Diego startup community. After 6 years of consistent growth. After 6 years of consistent growth.
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40 As Hedge Fund Presses Takeover Bid, Mitek CFO Rescinds Resignation
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Elliott Management, a New York-based activist hedge fund, has had San Diego-based Mitek Systems in its crosshairs for months. The prospective. Read more » Reprints | Share:
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Once Upon A Farm Harvests $3.1M For Organic Baby Food
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
San Diego-based Once Upon A Farm , a maker of "cold-pressed, organic, non-GMO" baby food, has raised $3.1M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Cambridge Companies SPG, Seed 2 Growth Fund, and Harbinger Ventures. The company was co-founded by Ari Raz (CEO) and Cassandra Curtis (COO).
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With $20M, UCSD Spinout Jecure To Press New Attack On NASH
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
For these reasons, fatty liver disease is often called a “silent disease,” says Ariel Feldstein, a gastroenterologist at the University of California San Diego. Feldstein has been studying the liver for nearly 20 years, and his research now forms the basis of a newly launched company called Jecure Therapeutics.
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64 Study Stakes San Diego’s Claim in Genomics: $292M in 2016 VC Deals
Xconomy
MAY 18, 2017
Preliminary findings from an economic impact study show that genomics is emerging as a distinct innovation cluster in San Diego. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. began collecting data for the report earlier this year in a bid to assess how genomics fits into San Diego’s innovation economy.
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Report: Venture Capital Fund Linked To Convicted Felon In Lompoc
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
A new report, published this morning by Fortune, says that a "new" venture capital fund--announced last week in officially looking press releases-- appears to be linked to a convicted inmate, currently imprisoned in Lompoc. Fortune says it does not know who has been sending out press releases from the company.
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Synthetic Genomics’ “Breakthrough” Algae Produces Twice as Much Oil
Xconomy
JUNE 19, 2017
The San Diego biotech company Synthetic Genomics and supermajor ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ) said today they have successfully inserted a gene in a particular strain of algae that more than doubled its oil content without slowing down the algae’s rate of growth. [ Updated 6/19/17 1:17 pm. See below. ]
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Chef's Roll Looks To Create LinkedIn for Chefs
socalTECH
MARCH 28, 2014
A new, San Diego startup-- Chef''s Roll , thinks it has the answer--a social network specifically aimed at chefs. Among specific, chef-focused features is the ability to link to print, online, and television press, summary of their cuisine, awards, client reviews, photos, and videos. READ MORE>>.
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Social Web Startup Signs Deal with AP to Distribute Sports Scores
Xconomy
AUGUST 3, 2017
ScoreStream, a San Diego area startup providing a crowdsourced social media platform for reporting high school sports scores, said Thursday it has agreed to distribute high school game scores under a new collaboration agreement with The Associated Press.
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GreatCall Acquires Lively
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2015
San Diego-based phone service provider GreatCall , which focuses its phone service on older senior adults, has acquired the assets of a developer of a wearable device to help monitor that same customer base. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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100 Verve Wireless Expands Exec Team
socalTECH
APRIL 13, 2011
San Diego-based Verve Wireless , the developer of mobile publishing and advertising applications, announced today that it has hired two executives. Hodges was most recently Head of Global Sales at the Associated Press, and also has served at Nokia Interactive, Enpocket, and Discovery Communications. READ MORE>>.
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News-reading app Flipboard expands local coverage, including coronavirus updates, to 12 more US metros
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 26, 2020
Paul, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. To offer local news in its app, Flipboard works with area partners, big and small, like The Plain Dealer’s Cleveland.com , the Detroit Free Press and the St.
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Verve Wireless Snags Former comScore Technology Chief
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2012
San Diego-based Verve Wireless , which develops mobile publishing and advertising tools, reported today that it has hired Chris Nicotra, the former Chief Technology Officer of comScore, as its new Executive Vice President of Product and Technology. Verve said Nicotra will oversee the firm's product innovation and technology functions.
Verve Wireless Raises $7M For Mobile News Apps
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
San Diego-based Verve Wireless , the developer of mobile publishing tools for the Associated Press, McClatchy, Belo Interactive, and other publishers, said this morning that it has raised $7M more in additional funding. The round was led by BlueRun Ventures, and also included prior investors The Associated Press and others.
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Inhibrix Pulls In $40M to Press Ahead With Cancer Drug Clinical Trials
Xconomy
MAY 24, 2019
Inhibrx, developer of protein drugs targeting cancer and other diseases, has raised $40 million from the hedge fund Viking Global Investors as the biotech steers several programs through early-stage clinical trials. The La Jolla, CA-based company was founded in 2010 by Mark Lappe, Brendan Eckelman, and Quinn Deveraux.
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67 Canoo, the electric vehicle startup formed from Faraday Future’s ashes, seeks $200 million
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 23, 2019
Initially, Canoo will target customers in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, with additional plans to expand to San Diego and Seattle when the company brings its commercial vehicles to market in 2021. and China, according to one person with knowledge of the company’s plans.
Verve Powers AP's iPad Efforts
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2010
San Diego-based Verve Wireless , the developer of the Associate Press's mobile phone applications, may benefit from the AP's announcement last week of a new business unit specifically targeted at taking advantage of the Apple iPad.
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Car Sharing Firm Zipcar Heading To Los Angeles
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Zipcar has been inviting the press to an event tomorrow with L.A. GetAround, another venture backed peer-to-peer car rental service, already has a Southern California beachhead in San Diego. City Council President Eric Garcetti, to mark its entry into Los Angeles, the 16th market covered by the company.
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Verve Wireless, AP Roll Out Mobile Publishing Tool
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
San Diego-based Verve Wireless and the Associated Press are announcing today that they have created a new product which will allow publishers to create their own, mobile applications based on AP Mobile. Cost of the new solution was not announced.
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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
I’ve had this conversation with several communities such as in San Diego where I believe there are way more qualified and talented engineers than available local capital to support them. Actually, there is tons of wealth in San Diego but it isn’t organized well to support them. Local press matters.
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Bio Roundup: COVID-19 Pact, Gavreto Approval, Generative Biology & More
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Still, politicians have pressed companies to move even faster. A race has one winner and public health officials have said we’ll need multiple vaccines to address the global need. Vaccine developers have progressed to pivotal testing with unprecedented speed, compressing the years-long clinical testing process into months.
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Partner or Die: How to Succeed Even After the Digital Health Hype Quiets Down
Xconomy
DECEMBER 3, 2019
More than 6,500 people descended on HLTH in Las Vegas in late October to “solve the most pressing problems facing health care today.” Check back tomorrow for Part 2 by Bryony Winn, chief strategy and innovation officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Contrary to some of our own predictions , digital health is not dead yet.
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94 Illumina Hires Operations VP
socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2009
San Diego-based Illumina has hired on a new Senior Vice President of Operations, Bill Bonnar, the firm disclosed this morning. Bonnar has also served at Pacific Press Technology and Procter and Gamble. READ MORE>>.
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CEOs and Scientific Founders: Tips for a Long and Successful Marriage
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Feelings were hurt over who should serve as the public face of the company when talking to the press and potential funders. But soon after the scientist and CEO began working together, problems began. Bitter disputes emerged over each change to the product being developed. Worst of all, mismatched expectations.
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Ex-Google CEO: New MIT College Could Help Shrink A.I. Talent Gap
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
talent shortage is the most pressing challenge facing the industry today. But we don’t yet have enough people with the right skills to build that future. Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and former executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL ), argues that the A.I.
Nobel Medicine Prize Honors Cancer Immunotherapy Pioneers Allison, Honjo
Xconomy
OCTOBER 1, 2018
[ Updated, 11:45 am ET, with comments from press conference ] Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer has transformed the treatment of many cancers, and the lives of countless cancer patients who have seen their disease go into remission.
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After Brain Cancer Drug Fails, Tocagen to Cut More Than Half of Staff
Xconomy
OCTOBER 3, 2019
The layoffs will result in a staff of about 30 people by year’s end, Tocagen (NASDAQ: TOCA ) said in the press release. Following the late-stage failure of its lead program, an experimental gene therapy treatment for the most aggressive form of brain cancer, Tocagen will reduce its workforce by 65 percent, the company said Thursday.
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Human Space Travel as a Platform to Accelerate Biomedical Innovation
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
The most pressing risk identified by NASA is radiation exposure. A manned mission to Mars is slated for as early as 2024, but there are serious health risks that must be mitigated in order for such a mission to be successful.
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Echo Labs Wins “Quick Pitch” Contest with Digital Hybrid Microscope
Xconomy
OCTOBER 10, 2016
By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Echo Labs’ hybrid microscope. million in nine months. Echo Labs image).
Narrowing AI: A Useful Context for AI Innovation, Opportunity, and Investment
Xconomy
JULY 15, 2019
The Printing Press. I was asked recently if there was a meaningful analog to AI – its pervasiveness, its transformative potential, its power – in the annals of technology, and I answered with a straight face: “Yes. Electricity. The Internet.”
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74 Plant-Breeding Biotech Cibus Delays IPO, Citing Market Conditions
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
“We elected to postpone our offering given current market and technical conditions,” said co-founder and CEO Peter Beetham in a press release. Cibus on Thursday said it is holding off on the initial public offering that was expected to happen this week. The announcement leaves open the possibility for an IPO at a later date.
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Bio Roundup: Amarin’s Stunner, Lung Cancer News, Data Dumps & More
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
While other groups tested other fish oils and found no evidence of concrete cardiovascular benefits , Amarin pressed on with a massive study, bleeding cash for years. But Amarin didn’t have the evidence that lowering triglycerides with fish oil would really help people. Sales lagged. Amarin’s shares sank. The strategy seems to have paid off.
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Tech Industry Must Implement Old-School Corporate Best Practices
Xconomy
DECEMBER 28, 2017
However, while specific details in the press may be shocking, the problems were predictable: Bad behavior often follows when there is an imbalance in power, and in the past few years, the heat of the tech market has created an environment where historical lessons of conduct and oversight were ignored for the sake of expediency.
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Alnylam Gets Landmark FDA OK For First-Ever RNAi Drug
Xconomy
AUGUST 10, 2018
The agency’s press release doesn’t mention the heart problems patients also often deal with. The decision is a scientific milestone too: it marks the first-ever approval for a medicine that uses RNA interference (RNAi), a method cells can use to silence a gene before it makes a harmful protein.
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Why “Micro-Learning” is the New Diploma For Today’s Jobseekers
Xconomy
MAY 1, 2018
You’d be hard-pressed to find a workplace today where using technology isn’t an integral part of the job, whether it’s an AI-powered recruiting tool, special coding software for app development, or even just Google Sheets that help workers keep track of budgets.
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73 Want to Communicate Your Science? First, Step Back
Xconomy
APRIL 19, 2017
We use them in our meetings, read them in our favorite industry publications, and put them in our scientific presentations and press releases. Those of us who work in life sciences are comfortable with phrases like these in our daily lives. To us, each phrase holds a specific meaning and value that’s backed up by years of.
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76 Walmart, Microsoft Deepen Partnership as Both Grapple With Amazon
Xconomy
JULY 17, 2018
“Whether it’s combined with our agile cloud platform or leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to work smarter, we believe Microsoft will be a strong partner in driving our ability to innovate even further and faster,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a press release Tuesday.
With Cornershop, Walmart Expands On-Demand Delivery to Latin America
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
“We are focused on making life easier for customers and associates by building strong local businesses, powered by Walmart,” Judith McKenna, president and CEO of Walmart (NYSE: WMT ) International, said in a press release.
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$200M Invested For a Global Network of Indoor Farms? That’s Plenty
Xconomy
JULY 21, 2017
Agtech startup Plenty has reeled in $200 million in financing as the company presses forward on its plans to build a global network of indoor vertical farms. Softbank Vision Fund of Japan led the Series B funding round for South San Francisco, CA-based Plenty.
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