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For the week of November 19, 2021, here’s what we’re reading:
- Blue Sky Network named MetroConnect Champion
- UCSD has ninth highest number of top scientists in the world
- Qualcomm to supply chips for BMW’s self driving cars
- San Diego’s Economic Snapshot: Q3 2021
- Advancing San Diego: Preferred Providers of Cybersecurity and IT Talent
- Sony’s Mike Fasulo inducted to Consumer Technology Hall of Fame
- Southwest Airlines donates $1M+ in travel awards to nonprofits
- Roswell Biotechnologies debuts microchip to detect disease and develop drugs
- East Village-based Bumble Bee Foods launches inclusivity program
- JuneShine raises $24M for its better-for-you hard kombucha
- Codex DNA acquires Eton Bioscience for $13M
…and here are some opportunities we’re watching:
- Apply by November 21 – WTCSD
MetroConnect VI - Apply by November 30 – Founders First CDC
Job Creators Quest Grant - December 1 – USD Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate
Annual Residential Real Estate Conference: Outlook 2022 - December 12 – Tech San Diego
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Additional resources:
- Find more COVID-19 business information and resources at EDC’s COVID-19 page