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Xconomy, Jefferson, Revolutions

The Declaration of Independence

Happy Fireworks Day; See You Next Week

Editors 7/3/09

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for bloggers to temporarily dissolve the bonds which have connected them with their readers, and to assume among the powers of the earth the long weekend to which the laws of nature entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Simply put—and with apologies to Thomas... Read more »

Biotech, cancer, VC

intelli

Intellikine, Chasing Hot Cancer Drug Target, Raises Big Venture Round

Luke Timmerman 7/2/09

La Jolla, CA-based Intellikine, a company developing drugs against one of the hottest targets in cancer biology, has nailed down $16 million in venture capital out of a round that could be worth as much... Read more »

renewable energy, deals, cleantech

pyron-solar-logo

Bakersfield Firm Re-Energizing San Diego’s Pyron Solar

Bruce V. Bigelow 7/2/09

Bakersfield businessman Stan Ellis, whose Ellis Energy Investments recently acquired Pyron Solar, says he’s keeping Pyron’s headquarters in San Diego but he plans to outsource much of the manufacturing.

Ellis, who announced the acquisition of... Read more »

wwwade, gadgets, Mobile

World Wide Wade

The Eight (Seven…Six?) Information Devices I Can’t Live Without

Wade Roush 7/2/09

If you read Xconomy, chances are that digital information is a big part of your day. You spend quite a bit of time absorbing, manipulating, and repackaging it. So here are a few questions for you:... Read more »

Roundup, Life Sciences, Drug Development

Sequenom Discloses SEC Probe, How Evoke Pharma Got its Drug, Illumina Sales Fall Short, & More San Diego Life Sciences News

Bruce V. Bigelow 7/2/09

We had a mixed bag of bad and good news from the San Diego life sciences industry this week heading into the holiday weekend.

—At least 11 shareholder lawsuits have been filed against San Diego’s Sequenom... Read more »

cleantech, Venture Funding, surveys

Cleantech Venture Funding Brightens for All But Solar

Bruce V. Bigelow 7/1/09

Life Sciences, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Drug Development

Amira Pharmaceuticals’ Experimental Lung Disease Drug May Have Legs

Denise Gellene 7/1/09

Drug Development, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cardiovascular Disease

Amira Pharmaceuticals Can Breathe Easier After Mouse Study

Denise Gellene 6/30/09

vaccines, H1N1 Swine Flu, DNA Vaccines

Vical on Fast Pace With Animal Tests of Prototype Swine Flu Vaccine

Denise Gellene 6/30/09

Software, energy, Modeling and Simulation

Reaction Design Aims for Cleantech Boom with Combustion Simulation Software

Bruce V. Bigelow 6/30/09
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Xconomist Forum - Insight & Opinion

Entrepreneurship, cleantech, Startup

The Tale of the Green Surfboard: Behind the Scenes at Connect’s Cleantech Venture Roundtable

Ned McMahon 6/29/09

In December 2005, the biggest maker of polyurethane foam blanks used to make the core of surfboards (and other products) abruptly shut down—creating a huge void among Southern California surfboard makers... Read more »

Venture Capital, innovation, Technology Transfer

By Fostering Innovation, San Diego Will Pull Venture Capital From Everywhere

Carrie Stone 6/10/09

Against the backdrop of a broad decline in venture investing nationwide, some concerns have been raised about San Diego’s hometown VCs and whether they are continuing to actively invest. But San... Read more »

Biotech, Patents, Life Sciences

Diamonds Are Forever. Why Not a Drug Patent?

Carl Weissman 5/29/09

Tell me if this makes sense to you:

—If I buy a diamond, I can own it for as long as I like;

—If I produce a brand name for a... Read more »

Stimulus Act, healthcare, e-health

A Brief Guide to Stimulus Act Funding for Health Information Technologies

Scott N. Wolfe 5/8/09

VC, Entrepreneurship, management

Down is the New Up: Two Suggestions for How CEOs Can Cope With the Downturn

Michael A. Greeley 4/27/09
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San Diego-Area Local Events

July 07

Bootstrapping Your Business Through the Great Recession

Doubletree Hotel Del Mar, 11915 El Camino Real, 92130 - 6 pm – 7 pm
July 09

Secrets to the Startup

Doubletree Hotel, 11915 El Camino Real, 92130 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
July 10

Biocom Lunch with State Assembly Member Mary Salas, D-Chula Vista

Biocom, 4510 Executive Drive, 92121 - Noon – 1:30 pm
July 14

Inside the Startup Circle: Barbara Bry and Melanie Bivens

The Mintz Levin law firm, 3580 Carmel Mountain Rd, 92130 - 6 pm – 8:30 pm
July 14

Developing Apps for the iPhone OS 3.0

Cooley Godward law firm, 4401 Eastgate Mall, 92121 - 6 pm - 7 pm
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