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For the week of April 15, 2022, here’s what we’re reading:
- Halozyme Therapeutics to acquire Antares Pharma for $960M
- San Diego firms make Fortune‘s 100 Best Companies
- The Honest Kitchen lands $150M for ‘human grade’ pet food
- A note on progress from EDC’s Senior Director
- City of San Diego accepts applications for Storefront Improvement Program
- West Health’s Shelley Lyford receives American Society on Aging Award
- Encinitas unicorn Vuori expands to seven international locations
- Neurocrine Biosciences inks deal for 535K square-foot Del Mar HQ
- Mosaic raises $25M for strategic finance tech
- 9am.health raises $16M to manage diabetes via virtual health subscription
…and here are some events and opportunities to consider:
- April 18 – May 5 – National Security Innovation Network Hacks
Reality Bytes: Visualizing Cyber Operations - April 24 – CalOSBA, California Women’s Business Center, California SBDC, Kim Center for Social Balance
Take the survey: Small Business COVID-19 Impact - April 26 – Fresh Brewed Tech
Grow your network: Marketing Night - April 28 – The San Diego Foundation
Understanding the Needs of Working Parents in the San Diego Region
ICYMI: A progress report on San Diego’s 2030 Inclusive Growth goals
While San Diego’s innovation economy has made the region more prosperous, it perpetuates economic disparities in ways that threaten San Diego’s competitiveness and resilience. With new data and bold goals toward increasing the number of skilled talent, quality jobs, and thriving households, leaders in the private and public sectors, education, and philanthropy offered their shared commitments to economic inclusion.
Hear regional commitments and join the movement.
Additional resources:
- Find more COVID-19 business information and resources at EDC’s COVID-19 page