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For the week of March 7, 2025, here’s what we’re reading:
- UC San Diego earns $5M NIH grant for next-gen brain implants
- ARS Pharmaceuticals secures FDA approval for children’s EpiPen alternative
- Illumina ranks top Life Sciences company in Best-in-Class World Index
- Industry Insights: Soft skills emerging as competitive advantage in hiring
- Scripps Health, Aclarion partner for chronic low back pain solutions
- Sudberry Properties opens first apartment community in Oceanside’s El Corazon
- Junior Achievement among $1.2M Life Science Cares San Diego grantees addressing poverty
- Eos Energy lands $8M battery storage project at Naval Base San Diego
- San Diego’s Athletic Brewing Company, Live Nation announce three-year partnership
- San Diego Flagship Cruises & Events secures $15.2M for electric zero-emission ferry duo
- Escondido veteran grows $6M painting company with 14,638 square-foot facility
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Join us May 15—GO-EDC
Celebrate 60 years at our 2025 Annual Dinner - Apply by June 30—World Trade Center San Diego
MetroConnect VIII Export Accelerator
From our partners:
- Mar. 7—Curebound
Concert for Cures ft. Elton John - Mar. 12-13—Kyoto Prize, UC San Diego, PLNU
24th Annual Opening Ceremonies & Scholarship Gala - Mar. 13—Downtown San Diego Partnership
Create the Future Awards - Mar. 28—University of San Diego, Knauss School of Business: Ahlers Center for International Business
Managing Global Uncertainty: Trade Challenges in 2025
Export SBDC Webinar: Export 101
Ready to take your business global but weary where to start? If you’re a San Diego small business with little to no experience in exporting, join our free webinar on March 27. Learn the fundamentals of exporting from World Trade Center San Diego’s Export SBDC advisor and a U.S. Commercial Service officer.
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Enya Castañeda
Coordinator, Investor Relations & Marketing Communications