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Lower Drug Costs Now Act Passes House; Biocom Opposes
Group Says Legislation Would Hurt California Cos.
Biocom, an association representing the life science industry, has voiced its opposition to the House legislation known as the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
Startup San Diego Names Top Executive
Startup San Diego has named Alexa-Rae Navarro as its executive director.
Zentalis Receives $85M in Funding To Target Cancer
BIOTECH: Quiet Biotech Raised $147 Million Since Founding
Cancer drug developer Zentalis Pharmaceuticals recently surfaced with an $85 million round.
French Pharma Company to Pay $2.5 Billion for Synthorx
Co.’s Protein Engineering Could Treat More Than Just Cancer
French pharmaceutical Sanofi will pay $2.5 billion to buy Synthorx.
Carnival Miracle to Make 13 Homeported Journeys From San Diego
ECONOMICS: Cruise Line’s Local Impact To Reach $26 Million
Seven years since it last departed from the Port of San Diego, Carnival Cruise Line launched its winter schedule.
Millennials to Say Bye to Boomers, Hello Homeownership
HOUSING: Change Will Be Gradual Leveling Playing Field For Buyers and Sellers
Baby boomers will ease the housing crunch when they die. So says a report from Zillow, an online real estate brokerage.
BurgerIM Opens Linda Vista Location
According to a press release, BurgerIM is located on Linda Vista Road in Linda Vista.
Blenders Eyewear Gets Acquired
According to a press release, Safilo Group, an international eyewear company, acquired 70% of Blenders Eyewear's equity.
Local Roots Kombucha Acquires Latitude 33 Brewing Facility
According to a press release, Local Roots' acquistion of Latitude 33's brewing facility includes the 16,000 square foot brewery and 20 fermentation vessels located in Vista.
Potential $31 Million Deal Shows Canale’s Work Paid Off
UDG Aims to Expand Footprint, Especially in West Coast
Carin Canale-Theakston founded Canale Communications. Her twin goals: build the largest life sciences communications firm on the West Coast.
Phoenix Molecular’s Seed Funding Reaches $12 Million
Co. Targets RSK2 Enzyme Often Found in Breast Cancers
Phoenix Molecular Designs is attacking advanced breast cancer in a new way — and with added funding.
Coldwell Banker West, Ascent Merger Creates Nearly 1,000 Agent Firm
REAL ESTATE: Technological Changes Are Driving Market Consolidation
Two San Diego residential real estate agencies have merged, creating a single firm with nearly 1,000 agents.
Tech Coast Angels Invest Again In Mercato and Discover Echo
FINANCE: $2.1M Split; ACE Fund Put Into Play
The deals, announced in late November, bring the number of million-dollar investments by Tech Coast Angels’s San Diego chapter to four.
Special Report: Wealthiest San Diegans
A list of San Diego's wealthiest individuals for 2019.
San Diego’s Wealthiest Are an Eclectic Group Reflecting Region’s Diversified Economy
Who are San Diego’s richest residents? What do they do to earn such impressive fortunes? And what do they have in common?
