San Diego’s Biocom industry group announced Monday the latest development in its steady northward expansion. Biocom, which promotes and lobbies on behalf of life science companies, said it has opened a new office in the San Francisco Bay Area and formed an advisory board of local executives. The association, which represents more than 1,000 companies … Continue reading “Biocom Opens New Bay Area Office, Forms Advisory Group”
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Sarah is Xconomy's San Diego-based editor. Prior to joining the team in 2018, she wrote about startups, tech and finance at the San Diego Business Journal. Her decade of full-time news experience includes coverage of subjects including campaign finance, crime and courts as a reporter and editor at outlets throughout California, including the Orange County Register.
She earned a bachelor's degree in English Literature at UC San Diego, where she wrote for the student newspaper and played collegiate lacrosse. In 2019, she earned an MBA at UC Irvine.
15 San Diego Companies Chosen for Defense Innovation Program
A federally funded pilot program will provide 15 local defense contractors with free consulting services and six monthly “boot camp” workshops as part of a regionwide effort to help such companies better prepare to navigate changes in federal defense funding. Technology developed in San Diego for defense purposes has helped to seed the region’s private … Continue reading “15 San Diego Companies Chosen for Defense Innovation Program”
Epic Sciences Names Katherine Atkinson Chief Commercial Officer
San Diego oncology diagnostics startup Epic Sciences has appointed Katherine Atkinson as its chief commercial officer. Atkinson was most recently vice president of business development at San Diego’s Edico Genome, which was acquired by Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]) for $100 million in May. Prior to Edico Genome, Atkinson worked for Illumina. Previously Atkinson also had roles … Continue reading “Epic Sciences Names Katherine Atkinson Chief Commercial Officer”
Vision Assistance Startup Aira Inking Deals With UCSD, Retail Stores
Students and shoppers will soon be using technology developed by Aira, a San Diego startup that links vision-impaired people with “visual interpreters” via smartphone and smart glasses, to help them navigate their environments. In recent weeks Aira announced that its accessibility service would be available at no cost to those who need it while at … Continue reading “Vision Assistance Startup Aira Inking Deals With UCSD, Retail Stores”
Epic Sciences Raises $52M to Expand Cancer Diagnostic Portfolio
Oncology diagnostics company Epic Sciences, which last year launched what it describes as the only test that can help guide treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer, has raised $52 million in a financing led by New York private equity firm Blue Ox Healthcare Partners to develop tests to address more types of cancer. The … Continue reading “Epic Sciences Raises $52M to Expand Cancer Diagnostic Portfolio”
Software Startup Classy Adds Ex-Okta, Civitas Execs to C-Suite
Enterprise software startup Classy, which developed a platform through which it says nonprofit organizations have raised nearly $1 billion for their causes, has hired its first-ever chief revenue and chief product officers. Adam Aarons, the new chief revenue officer, was also named Classy’s president. The company, based in downtown San Diego, is headed by CEO … Continue reading “Software Startup Classy Adds Ex-Okta, Civitas Execs to C-Suite”
Amazon, Walmart Planning to Add Hundreds of Tech Jobs in San Diego
San Diego has found itself to be the latest front in the ongoing Amazon-Walmart battle. Walmart made its name with brick-and-mortar stores, but the company has been vocal in recent months about its intent to fight for dominance in the digital landscape, an arena in which Amazon is a native. Next month about 70 people … Continue reading “Amazon, Walmart Planning to Add Hundreds of Tech Jobs in San Diego”