Category: San Diego

The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology has organized nine presentations that focus on the 2010 book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. The book chronicles the discovery of the first “immortal” human cell line to be grown successfully outside the body. These cells were isolated from a cervical cancer tumor … Continue reading “Exploring Ethics and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Biocom and the Leadership Edge have organized this four-day program for bringing out the best in life sciences industry managers. More than 3,000 people from 300 companies have enrolled, helping their companies address such matters as creating productive teams in a challenging environment and clearly communicating goals. Sessions will be held on Sept. 12, Sept. … Continue reading “From Life Sciences Laboratory to Leadership”

The San Diego chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals, (AITP) has organized its third annual conference to focus on cloud computing. This one-day conference offers an opportunity to network with the industry experts and learn how they and their customers are tackling the business and technical challenges (and rewards!) of cloud computing. More … Continue reading “The Risks, Rewards, and Realities of Cloud Computing”

Peregrine Semiconductor, currently in the IPO pipeline, was founded in 1990 as a fabless designer of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Using proprietary technology, the company enables the design, manufacture, and integration of multiple RF, mixed signal, and digital functions on a single chip. James S. Cable has served as Peregrine’s CEO since 2002, … Continue reading “CommNexus Industry Leaders Series: Peregrine Semiconductor CEO Jim Cable”

From the teen-ager surfing the Web to highly coordinated overseas attacks, cyberspace threats occur daily against many vital U.S. computer networks and IT infrastructure. The volume and increasing sophistication of such attacks is prompting concerns over future security measures and whether or not the U.S. can maintain adequate security to maintain services, prevent unwanted access … Continue reading “Defending Cyberspace with Private Sector Solutions”

How can a small company providing electronic health records compete with a goliath like Microsoft Health Vault and other emerging players? The San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum has organized a presentation by eMix. Unlike some of its competitors, eMix has proprietary capabilities to solve one of the biggest challenges: the secure transfer and storage of … Continue reading “Elevating Medical Records to the Cloud: A Case Study in San Diego’s eMix”

Lynn Reaser, the chief economist at the Point Loma Nazarene University Fermanian Business and Economic Institute, was commissioned last year to conduct an economic impact study about the potential economic impact of the emerging field of biomimicry. Now, almost one year later, Dr. Lynn Reaser will announce the Da Vinci Index, as a means of … Continue reading “Biomimicry, Innovation, and the Global Economy”

Opportunities for acquiring or selling a company still exist, despite the U.S. credit-rating downgrade, market volatility, high unemployment, debt overhang, and potential regulatory and fiscal changes. To successfully navigate an M&A transaction in this economy, buyers and sellers must have the insights needed to optimize results and be adequately prepared to address questions and issues … Continue reading “Mergers and Acquisitions in a Changing Economy”

In this economy, founders, and executives should prepare to get outside investment long before approaching potential investors. In this workshop, the Tech Coast Angel’s Doug Giese will explain the TCA’s seed track program for fledgling companies and P. Blake Allen of the Duane Morris law firm will discuss entity formation and how to structure and … Continue reading “How to Prepare for Seed Funding”

Maritime domain awareness pertains to security, safety, economy, environment, exploration and research. Underlying these many aspects is the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime domain. Evolving technologies in mapping, tracking and visualization provide necessary tools for a higher level of awareness. The Maritime Alliance is pleased to partner with sponsor Esri to … Continue reading “Maritime Mapping, Tracking, & Visualization from Harbors to the Deep Ocean”

This two-day executive conference is comprised of presentations, roundtable discussions and interaction among those with a vested interest in securing the next generation energy grid. Delegates attending include network security experts, utility and energy industry executives, suppliers of advanced metering infrastructure solutions and components, regulators, and state and federal government and standards organizations. Officials from … Continue reading “SmartGrid Security Summit West 2011”

Suffering from corner office envy? Yearning for your own designated parking spot? Biocom has organized this event to tell it like it is, from the perspective of six local life sciences CEOs: Bob Baltera of Amira Pharmaceuticals; Rich Heyman of Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Bert Liang of Pfenex, Jay Short of BioAtla; Gonul Velicelebi, CalciMedica; and former … Continue reading “What is it really like being a biotech CEO?”

Each year, San Diego’s Corporate Directors Forum honors San Diego’s top directors for their outstanding performance in the boardroom and behind the scenes. Honorees are nominated by their boardroom peers to recognize their contributions in six categories: corporate governance; corporate citizenship; enhancement of economic value; not-for-profit organization governance; companies in transition; and lifetime achievement. More … Continue reading “San Diego 2011 Corporate Directors of the Year”

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego is on the verge of deploying a new kind of supercomputer designed specifically to handle the largest data sets science and engineering can muster. The system, named Gordon, will incorporate a vast amount of flash memory. Gordon was made possible by a $20 million grant … Continue reading “Supercomputing with Michael Norman and Gordon”

Announcing the Fifth Annual Quick Pitch Competition, featuring talented entrepreneurs and—in the audience—the investors who fund them. Company finalists will present two-minute pitches to a blue-ribbon panel of judges and an audience expected to number more than 450 leaders. Each presentation will be judged based upon investment potential and presentation quality, and winners will be … Continue reading “Tech Coast Angels’ Annual Quick Pitch Competition”

Following upon a similar event held for the first time last year, San Diego’s Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance has organized this conference with the idea of providing the highest profile forum for leading academic and industrial research in wireless and mobile health. The conference will feature 14 presentations of peer-reviewed research papers, keynotes speakers, and panel … Continue reading “WLSA 2011 Wireless Health Conference”

The San Diego Venture Group has organized a scenic networking event at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s seaside pavilion. This celebration of innovation also happens to be a celebration of San Diego’s cluster of mirco-breweries. More information and online registration is here.