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Stephen Mayfield, Director of the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology professor of biology at UC San Diego, provides an overview on algae biotechnologies. Over the last ten years, Mayfield’s lab has been the first to show high levels of recombinant protein expression in algae, setting the stage for the use of algae as a … Continue reading “Using Biotechnology to Transform Algae Into Fuel, Food, and Medicine”

Tony Haymet, Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD provides an overview of the by the largest environmental disaster our nation has ever experienced. Scripps Oceanography researchers have been studying the Gulf of Mexico for many years, and along with their partners around the country have rapidly redeployed people and equipment to assist … Continue reading “Connect Frontiers in Science and Technology: The First 90 Days of the Gulf Oil Disaster”

Bill Davidson is senior vice president of global marketing and investor relations for Qualcomm. Davidson provides leadership for Qualcomm’s marketing and public relations efforts worldwide and is the primary liaison with the investment community and Qualcomm shareholders. Davidson previously served as vice president of carrier relations for Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS). He worked closely with … Continue reading “CommNexus Industry Leader Series: Qualcomm’s Bill Davidson”

The CommNexus military special interest group has organized a panel discussion about successful military technology transfer. Speakers from three San Diego military contractors will discuss how and why they expanded beyond Pentagon contacts to build successful businesses. The panel includes representatives from ViaSat, Peregrine Semiconductors, and Lumedyne Technology. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., or register … Continue reading “Using Military Tech Transfer to Get Out of the Gate”

CommNexus has organized a panel of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) experts to discuss new markets and opportunities in wireless communication technologies required to connect electric, gas and water meters to the Utilities’ networks. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., or register online here.

California State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, represents the 75th Assembly District. Fletcher was elected in 2008 and serves as vice chair of both the Assembly Health Committee and the Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology. He is the first combat veteran of the Global War on Terror to serve in the California State Legislature. Fletcher … Continue reading “Biocom Breakfast Roundtable with California Assembly Rep. Nathan Fletcher”

The 3rd annual San Diego Regional Security Conference is focused on IT and cybersecurity, robotics, secure communications, and sensors of all kinds. Keynote presentations and panel sessions will cover a range of topics that include: Information Assurance; Identity Management; Data Integrity; Intrusion Detection & Prevention; Security Testing and Audit Technologies; Ensuring and Fusing Secure Data … Continue reading “3rd annual San Diego Regional Security Conference”

The San Diego-based Wireless Life Sciences Alliance has organized this inaugural conference to showcase the vanguard of international R&D in mobile health. The three-day conference combines academic research with keynote talks and panel discussions by leaders from academia, medicine, government, and industry. More information and online registration is available here.

The San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange (SDEE) has organized a forum to discuss how how life sciences entrepreneurs can get seed funding. The evening will include a roundtable and discussion with Court Turner from Avalon Ventures, Raj Krishnan, the founder of Biological Dynamics, and Malcolm Bohm the founder of Trialytics. ATS president and chief technology officer … Continue reading “SDEE Entrepreneurs Roundtable – How to Get Seed Funding”