CONNECT eNEWSLETTER - November 19, 2009

Funding NEWS

Ilana Brand, Director, Innovation and Capital Programs

Apply today for the 2010 Life Science Venture Roundtable

The application deadline is December 14. Selected companies in the areas of instrumentation, diagnostics, bio-markers, microbiology, molecular biology, therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, and other life science specialties will have the opportunity to present to an exclusive audience of investors, including venture capitalists, angels and VIP high net worth individuals. Finalists also receive presentation coaching, business advice and gain valuable connections from seasoned business executives. Click here for details and to apply >>

New CONNECT/Calit2 Portal will help innovators access federal grants

As more and more federal grant funding “hits the streets” CONNECT and Calit2 are launching a new Federal Funding Opportunities Portal to help San Diego’s innovators keep pace. The new service will be part of the CONNECT website and will allow innovators to receive daily, weekly or monthly notification of all federal grants that apply to their area of focus. Read More >>

Member NEWS

By Moya Gollaher, Executive Vice President, CONNECT

CONNECT welcomes new member Agilent Technologies

Agilent is the world’s leading measurement company. It works in close collaboration with engineers, scientists, and researchers around the globe to meet communications, electronics, life sciences, and chemical analysis challenges. From home entertainment to homeland security, from food safety to network reliability, and from communicating wirelessly to discovering the genetic basis of disease, Agilent provides measurement capabilities that improve safety and quality of life. Read more >>

SPAWAR forming unique partnerships with the private sector Read More >>

USD teams up to develop big solar energy system Read More >>

Cox Communications, Entropic Commmunications and Manpower CEOs named as SDBJ Most Admired CEO of the Year Finalists Read More >>

Carlsbad CEO excels in biotech tool field Read More >>

CONNECT Scrubbed DEALS

By Ruprecht von Buttlar, Director, Business Creation and Development
Ilana Brand, Director, Innovation and Capital Programs

High Tech: EcoDog

Gadgetfest names Springboard graduate EcoDog “best in show” Read More >>

Life Sciences: Freedom Meditech

Springboard graduate Freedom Meditech named one of 25 Most intriguing companies in the world Read More >>

Cleantech: ecoATM

Venture Roundtable finalist ecoATM wins final 3 in SDVG 2009 PitchFest, 2nd place in the Q-Prize, 2nd Place in the TCA Quick Pitch Competition, Winner of CoinStar's Next Big Idea contest, and names as a finalist in CONNECT's 22nd Annual MIP Awards Luncheon.

Sport Innovation: ElliptiGO

Springboard graduate and Capital Forum presenter Elliptigo wins final 3 in SDVG 2009 PitchFest

Policy NEWS

By Camille Sobrian, COO, CONNECT
Jessie Womble, Business Development & Public Policy Manager

Cash for Clean Tech
By Lee Barken, Member, CONNECT Public Policy Committee Read More >>

House of Representatives approve Sarbanes-Oxley Small Business Exemption

On November 4, the House Financial Services Committee approved legislation that would permanently exempt some small businesses from having to comply with provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The amendment to H.R. 3817, approved by a 37-32 vote, would exempt companies with a market cap of less than $75 million from having to comply with financial reporting provisions of the 2002 Act, Section 404. That language was backed by the White House.

According to the Center for Investors and Entrepreneurs at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), this measure will simplify audit requirements for small businesses, and free the resources of these innovative firms for the creation of new products, new technologies, and new jobs rather than accounting details. The Center points to new research from economist Kenneth Lehn of the University of Pittsburgh showing that auditing costs reduce firms’ research and development spending and business investment, two important precursors for job growth.

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Senate Health Care Bill Read More >>
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Innovation SPOTLIGHT

San Diego hosts TEDMED 2009 Read More >>

Improvements take flight at San Diego International Airport Read More >>

Looking to stretch your R&D budget? San Diegans get creative looking north Read More >>

Partner NEWS

A historic National coast-to-coast flight brings holiday spirit to America’s Armed Forces and their families

The flight will include visits with our Wounded Warriors and their families in Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers, service men and women at Military Bases and Hospitals, and the families of those deployed on these bases, including over 1,500 children of our Fallen Heroes who have had a parent killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More >>

SDVG hosts PitchFest on December 3, 2009

On Dec. 3, SDVG hosts the Tenth Annual "PitchFest" Business Plan Competition Dinner for your chance to take part in funding $20,000 to a promising Southern California company. Hear three Finalist companies' business plans and visions, and determine which one is most likely to go the distance. Read More >>

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Nov. 24	Employment Law for Early Stage Companies
Dec. 2	The Employee Ownership Alternative: Building the Company You Want
Dec. 8	Intro to IP
Dec. 11	MIP Awards Luncheon
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