
Month: July 2019


Record Exit Value for VC-Backed Startups Could Fuel Investment
More than a third of the companies that went public in the first half of this year were backed by venture capital. That, plus robust merger and acquisition activity, set a record for venture-backed exit value?$165.2 billion in money returned to investo… […]


Scripps Research-led group gets $129 million grant for HIV vaccine
Multi-stage vaccine intended to train immune system to destroy HIV […]

Equillium Announces Initiation of the EQUIP Phase 1b Clinical Trial of Itolizumab for Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma
LA JOLLA, Calif., July 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ), a biotechnology company leveraging deep understanding of immunobiology to develop products to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders with high unmet medical… […]

Nestl? Sells Gut-Health Test Maker Prometheus Labs, Layoffs Expected
Eight years after San Diego biotech Prometheus Laboratories was acquired by Nestl? Health Science, the diagnostic business has been sold again, this time to a little-known biotech called Precision IBD that plans to lay off approximately a quarter of Pr… […]

Tony Award-Winner Laura Benanti to headline 24th Symphony at Salk
La Jolla ? The Salk Institute will celebrate 24 years of Symphony at Salk, its annual concert under the stars, with the sounds of Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti and the acclaimed San Diego Symphony on Saturday, August 24.
The post Tony Award-Winner La… […]

Biotech Briefing: SDSU Global Sewage Study of Gut Virus May Lead to New Therapies
Reports + Research SDSU Global Sewage Study of Gut Virus May Lead to New Therapies Bacteriophages are a group of viruses that kill bacteria. While there?s no evidence that these viruses harm humans, they may be able to treat disorders, like Crohn?s or … […]


LaunchBio Larger Than Life Science 4-7pm : Aug 29, 2019
This month’s theme: Leading the Way
On August 29th, Larger Than Life Science is all about advancing science through research and leadership. Discover the power of mentorship. Learn how IP coming out of UCSD is illuminating the path to RNA therapeutics … […]

New computational tool lets researchers identify cells based on their chromosome shape
LA JOLLA?In the nucleus of every living cell, long strands of DNA are tightly folded into compact chromosomes. Now, thanks to a new computational approach developed at the Salk Institute, researchers can use the architecture of these chromosome folds t… […]


Benign gut virus may be older than humanity, might be useful as therapy
Bacteria-killing virus is common in people, SDSU-led study finds […]

USC pays UCSD $50M, and gives the school an apology, for raiding its Alzheimer’s program
UCSD says it has fully recovered from USC’s takeover of the program […]

UCSD to send ‘mini-brains’ to International Space Station for neural disease research
The research also is meant to find ways to keep space travelers healthy […]

Biotech notebook: Public service on stem cell science
UCSD’s Larry Goldstein, LA philanthropists Broads honored […]

SDEE Summer Social 5-9pm : Aug 06, 2019
Join us for our first annual summer social! Celebrate and mingle with fellow members of the San Diego entrepreneur community. We will serve craft beer, wine and food plus music, fun activities, and a great ocean view.
Cost: FREE for SDEE members.
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SDBN Speed Networking 5:30-8:30pm : Jul 24, 2019
It?s time again for our sizzling summer SDBN Speed Networking event! We love to connect you, and what better place than a nice July night at a brewery?
SDBN Speed Networking attendees have made thousands of connections, gained business partners, cust… […]

LaunchBio Larger Than Life Science – The Big Pitch : Jul 25, 2019
The Big Pitch challenges startup all stars to go head-to-head in our quick pitch competition. Audience participation is encouraged but investor judges will make the final call. Our fan favorite will win 4 second row dugout seats for the Padres vs. Dod… […]

Athena Summer Wine Social 5:30-8pm : Aug 14, 2019
Calling all women in STEM – mark your calendars! It’s summer time and that means it?s time for Athena?s Life Sciences Special Interest Group’s Summer Wine Social on August 14. This event sells out quickly as hundreds of professional STEM women and men… […]


Top Alzheimer?s researcher Paul Aisen apologizes for ethics, integrity breach as USC pays $50M to settle poaching lawsuit
Four years ago, Paul Aisen?s abrupt departure from UC San Diego to USC triggered an ugly legal fight between the two universities that centered around tens of millions of dollars in research cash and the extensive industry contacts Aisen had built up o… […]

INmune Bio Co-Founder and CEO Presents at Maxim Group?s Conference on Alzheimer?s Disease
LA JOLLA, Calif., July 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — INmune Bio, Inc.?(NASDAQ: INMB), an immunology company focused on developing treatments that harness the patient?s innate immune system to fight disease, announced that R.J. Tesi, M.D., the company?… […]

USC apologizes to UC San Diego for wresting control of its renowned Alzheimer’s research program
USC says its behavior, which led to a lawsuit, did not align with the school’s ethics and standards […]

USC apologizes to UC San Diego for wresting control of its renowned Alzheimer’s research program
USC says its behavior, which led to a lawsuit, did not align with the school’s ethics and standards […]

Mercato, Grocery Delivery Startup For ?Indie? Retailers, Gets $4M
Delivery services such as Shipt and Instacart deliver groceries to customers? doorsteps daily. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) also offer the service, albeit only for their own stores. Large-scale chain stores are the focus of most grocer… […]

San Diego stem cell clinic StemGenex faces class action lawsuit
Federal judge acts in lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing by StemGenex […]


Uber Rejiggers App to Highlight Its Bikes, Scooters in San Diego
San Diego is one of two metropolitan areas in which ride-hailing giant Uber has reformatted its mobile app to make it simpler for users to rent an electric bicycle or scooter. With the previous version of Uber?s (NYSE: UBER) app, users had to navigate … […]

SDBN Speed Networking July 24th 2019 at Karl Strauss Tasting Room : Jul 24, 2019
It?s time again for our sizzling summer SDBN Speed Networking event! We love to connect you, and what better place than a nice July night at a brewery? Join us at Karl Strauss Tasting Room (off the 5 freeway, NOT in Sorrento Valley), where we?ve held s… […]