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Q2 2009 CONNECT Innovation Report
San Diego Innovation Economy Doubles Start-up Rate and VC Funding Outpaces Most Regions with 90% Jump
There was a leap in the pace of launching new technology companies in the second quarter of 2009, CONNECT's newly released Second Quarter 2009 Innovation Report shows. Start-ups were up 53%, an increase of 102 companies. In the first quarter of 2009 only 66 companies were created. Over second quarter last year this was a 34% increase - 76 companies in the second quarter of 2008.
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Inside CONNECT
CONNECT with CleanTECH San Diego Recap
Taylor Peterson, Director of New Sector Development, CONNECT
 Last Tuesday, more than 350 San Diego business leaders gathered at the beautiful outdoor courtyard of Wilson Sonsini’s office to enjoy networking at the fall CONNECT with CleanTECH San Diego event. The attendees were asked to answer three questions about their interest in cleantech (Does their company offer a solution in the cleantech space? Is their company looking for a solution in the cleantech space? Are they looking to invest in the cleantech space?) and their answers were indicated on their name badges to help facilitate conversation. Attendees enjoyed networking, food, drinks, and live music at this signature CONNECT event.
CONNECT thanks lead sponsor and host, Wilson Sonsini; event co-host and partner, CleanTECH San Diego; partner organization, U.S. Green Building Council; the CONNECT with CleanTECH San Diego host committee; and everyone who attended for making this successful event possible.
Inside INNOVATION
Report: San Diego's Innovation Economy shows Q2 uptick in startups, patents, and investments
A just-released report on San Diego’s innovation economy shows 102 new technology companies were created during the three months that ended on June 30...
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The Distributed Partnering Model for Drug Discovery and Development
Duane Roth, Chief Executive Officer, CONNECT
Once upon a time, the U.S. industry was prolific in developing new and innovative medicines.
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Energy technology coalition formed to develop San Diego 'Smart Grid'
With smart grid pioneers from around the world convening this week at University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), UC San Diego and CleanTECH San Diego today announced the formation of a coalition...
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San Diego’s venture capital investments nearly doubled in Q2
Start-up companies and federal grants in the life science industries also see jump in second quarter this year.
San Diego’s technology and life science industries are seeing signs of renewal.
Venture capital funding to San Diego companies nearly doubled to $172 million in this year’s second quarter.
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The 2009 National SBIR/STTR Conference
Early registration for the 2009 National SBIR Conference has been extended to October 1st allowing high technology, start-up companies to save $100 on registration and hotel costs.
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San Diego Is a Rising Star for Clean Energy, Technology Jobs
California's most Southern city is quickly becoming one of the best places to work in technology.
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US News and World Report Ranks San Diego one of the Top 10 Cities for Tech Jobs
These cities boast some of the best job opportunities for technology workers
It's a recession, so few things are booming and no city is exactly thriving. But within the tech industry, some cities clearly have more job opportunities than others.
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Secretary Locke, Officials, Break Ground on NOAA-NIST Recovery Act Project in La Jolla, Calif.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Mayor Jerry Sanders led a groundbreaking ceremony in La Jolla, Calif., for two new buildings dedicated to ocean science on the campus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego..
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For Tightfisted Investors,
Only the Best Ideas Will DoStephen Flaim, San Diego Tech Coast Angels, and Duane Roth, CEO, CONNECT, Share Insights
The sands of venture capital markets are shifting amid a protracted recession that’s stifling the prospects of many technology startups.
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City accepting proposals for sustainable technology incubator program
The City of Carlsbad is now accepting proposals from organizations to finance, design and manage the city’s new technology business incubator program.
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Global CONNECT’s Walshok Provides Insight on Indiana’s Orthopedics Cluster
Dr. Mary Walshok, a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and a Principal in Global CONNECT at UC-San Diego, recently collaborated with BioCrossroads, an Indiana-based life sciences development organization, to provide analysis and insight on the orthopedics device cluster in Warsaw, Indiana. Warsaw, which is the headquarters to three of the world’s largest orthopedics companies, employs more than 6,700 people in the region. The full report, entitled “Warsaw, Indiana: The Orthopedics Capital of the World - An overview, analysis and blueprint for future industry and community growth” can be accessed at www.biocrossroads.com.
Pulse Strengthening for Region’s StartupsTECHNOLOGY: Number of Businesses Created Is Rising
Connect, a 300-member trade group based in San Diego, issued its much-anticipated second-quarter Innovation Report on Sept. 16 that examines crucial sectors of the region’s economy...
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