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For the week of July 7, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- SDG&E finishes two large energy storage facilities
- Thermo Fisher Scientific gets FDA approval for pre-eclampsia blood test
- General Atomics contracted to update Army’s Gray Eagle
- BD strengthens local pharmacy automation division
- CalTrans Commission awards San Diego region $260M in grants
- UCSD researchers develop technology to stop spread of Malaria
- San Diego-based Calidi Biotherapeutics snags $25M in Series B
- Return of EvoNexus Demo Day highlights San Diego startups
- San Diego Navy to welcome $2.4B advanced warship USS Jack H. Lucas
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Last Call: July 14 – WTCSD
Apply: MetroConnect export accelerator program - Aug 16 – EDC, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Summer Bash featuring Vuori - Oct 3 – Cleantech San Diego
Battery Power: Energy Storage and Our Cleantech Future
Last call: Apply for the MetroConnect export accelerator program
San Diego SMEs: Applications for WTCSD’s export accelerator MetroConnect VII close on July 14. The new cohort of 15 businesses will be placed into one of three specialized tracks reflecting San Diego’s economic strengths—life sciences, strategic technology, and consumer goods. Together over the course of the year, the cohort will receive resources and partnerships, including a shot at up to $30,000, to increase international sales and support job growth here at home.