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For the week of April 21, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- UCSD, SDSU, CSUSM, Salk, and others awarded $1.3M in grants from the San Diego Foundation
- CSUSM professor leads win on $2.5M grant to develop science education
- Prometheus Biosciences bought for $10.8B by Merck
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute unlocks cellular reprogramming
- Port of San Diego approves Chula Vista bayfront Sweetwater Park
- IQHQ, JLL, Stockdale Capital Partners, and others encourage downtown San Diego growth
- San Diego-based Biotheryx, Inc teams up with Incyte on potential $347M development
- Cortica snags $75M in series D funding for autism care
- Scripps Research scientists receive $12.8M grant for viral infections study
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- May 11 – WTCSD
MetroConnect PitchFest & World Trade Week Expo - Deadline: May 18 – WTCSD
Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program - May 22 – WID
Women in Defense Symposium - Jun 13 – Connect
Annual summer social - Deadline: Jun 14 – Techstars San Diego powered by SDSU
Apply: 2023 Techstars accelerator program - Opportunity: ICCC
Inner City Capital Connections business nominations
Need talent? Paid interns available
If you are in need of talent, there are paid interns available this summer through Advancing San Diego. We are recruiting local companies, in partnership with STEAM-to-Careers and the Border Region Inclusive Talent Pipeline Collaborative, to provide work-based learning opportunities for San Diego’s students at no cost to you.