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For the week of September 8, 2023, here’s what we’re reading:
- EDC releases 2023 Inclusive Growth Progress Report
- UCSD, SDSU named among Forbes’ Top Public Colleges
- RayzeBio files $100M IPO
- Rady Children’s Hospital breaks ground on $1B ICU, ER expansion
- Scripps Research receives $1.5M from Gates Foundation to expand wastewater virus-testing globally
- General Atomics closes eight-aircraft deal with Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Illumina expands footprint into India
- Dexcom supplier diversity program named “Best of the Decade”
…and here are some events and opportunities:
- Sept. 14– WTCSD,SBDC
STEP Grant Webinar - Sept. 13– County of San Diego, Live Well San Diego
Business Sector Telebriefing - Sept. 16– Green.org
The Green Summit | Discount code: EDC10 - Sept. 28– 1STRAND, EDC
Release: San Diego MRNA Cluster Powering Public Health and the Economy - Oct. 5-6– CSU San Marcos
Social Mobility Symposium
Apply by Sept. 20: MetroConnect
Using a cohort-based model, World Trade Center San Diego’s MetroConnect accelerator equips sets of 15 San Diego companies with the resources and partners needed to increase international sales. To date, the program has assisted 95 San Diego companies in turning export grants into $97 million in new international sales, 543 new international contracts, and 32 new offices around the world. Cohort members receive a $5,000 export grant, expert advising, and the chance to win the $25,000 Grand Prize.
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Liz Muthoni
Coordinator, Economic Development