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At a time when capital is in short supply, many San Diego life sciences companies are turning to contract research organizations, or CROs, so they can focus their energies and resources on core competencies. Successfully following this strategy means knowing when to rely on internal capabilities and when to take advantage of external expertise. Registration … Continue reading “Life Sciences CROs: Seeking R&D Partners Across Traditional Boundaries”

The chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly & Co., John C. Lechleiter, discusses healthcare and U.S. policy in this luncheon presentation organized by The City Club of San Diego, Connect, Biocom, and LEAD San Diego. Register online here.

Economists debate the timing of a recovery, but there’s no question that business owners can benefit from preparing for a recovery, and reacting quickly to it when it occurs. The San Diego Venture Group has recruited a panel of experts to discuss how others thrived in previous rebounds and what companies should do—and not do—once … Continue reading “Getting Ready for the Economic Rebound”

This program about Canada’s tax credit program and incentives for technology R&D is intended for C-level executives. San Diego’s Connect and the Canadian Consulate have organized the event with help from the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and the World Trade Center. Presentations include a case study of a San Diego company that took … Continue reading “Using Canadian Incentive Programs to Stretch the R&D Budget”

The military special interest group at CommNexus, San Diego’s wireless industry group, has organized a presentation by Stephen Lieberman, director of technology transfer at the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego. Lieberman and others will explain the processes that are available for commercial partners to access government inventors and facilities and … Continue reading “Technology Transfer and Working With SPAWAR”

Analytics technologies are growing exponentially, and are being deployed in every industry and market, including finance, national security, medicine, entertainment, travel, and others. This conference features the software executives, investors, researchers, analysts and developers who make San Diego one of the nation’s leading communities for software analytics. The San Diego Software Industry Council and UCSD’s … Continue reading “San Diego Forum on Software Analytics”

Despite the fact that online crime is economically motivated, the underlying economics are poorly understood and even more poorly quantified. UCSD computer security expert Stefan Savage says that makes computer security efforts inherently unfocused. San Diego Connect has organized this presentation by Savage, who is director of the Cooperative Center for Internet Epidemiology and Defenses … Continue reading “The Economics of Internet Crime”

More than 60 local life sciences companies will make presentations at the 4th Annual Biocom Investor Conference. The event also features talks by top financial experts, including a keynote address by Fred Frank, vice chairman, Peter J. Solomon Co. More information and online registration is available here.

After an unhappy consumer experience, Jon Carder began thinking that the Internet offered an opportunity to create an online community where people could share their knowledge and experiences of local businesses. He founded MojoPages as the next generation of online yellow page services by combining a social network with a business search engine. A panel … Continue reading “MojoPages Case Study: Building a Viral Marketing Machine”