Following two years of stealth, San Diego's Arialys Therapeutics is launching with a $58M seed round & a lead candidate that could be a new approach to treating neurological and psychiatric diseases. 🔬 New investors include Johnson & Johnson Innovation & Alexandria Venture Investments.

Mark your calendars for Startup San Diego's San Diego Startup Week, happening October 23 – 27! 🚀 Get your tickets to join us for keynotes, panels, mentorship 1:1’s, happy hours, and more: startupsd.org/sandiegostartu…

If you're wondering what it's like to research in Antarctica, if you're curious about phytoplankton, or want a peek into life as a biological oceanographer, now's your chance to ask Scripps PhD student Allison Cusick! Join her AMA on r/askscience @ 11AM: reddit.com/r/askscience/c…

Congratulations to San Diego's Iambic Therapeutics on its $100 million Series B! 🔬 Along with advancing its pair of cancer drug candidates to trials, Iambic aims to accelerate drug discovery through AI—its lead program took just two years from launch to IND. fiercebiotech.com/biotech/iambic…

$200M Series F Closed. bit.ly/3MowXnR #BuildwithShieldAI #AI #defensetech #greatestvictory

.UC San Diego is transforming the way we report wildfires—& just earned a spot on TIME's Best Inventions of 2023! Its ALERTCalifornia program uses AI to detect early signs of wildfires via camera network, & has identified 77 fires prior to 911 calls. 🚒 time.com/collection/bes…

Creeping into the night, as the Halloween sunset sets the stage for spooky delights.🌅🎃 - Photo by Greg Newman

Scientists with Multiscale Ocean Dynamics are unveiling the mysteries of #OceanDynamics at play that make the submerged La Jolla Canyon a hotspot for marine life. 🐟 🦈 Dive into this KPBS story to see how it's done and what the team is finding. ⬇️ kpbs.org/news/science-t…

From chemical compound optimization to predicting patient fit for novel medicines, regional companies like Bristol Myers Squibb are increasingly using AI to accelerate drug discovery & precision medicine. 🔬 Here's what's ahead for San Diego life sciences & AI ⤵️ sandiegolifechanging.org/blog/ai-in-lif…

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Anyone else's #SpotifyWrapped or just us? 🤔

Also in for 2024: 🔆 Daily sunshine 🔆 Beach walks at sunset 🔆 Moving to San Diego

Last week, Bristol Myers Squibb announced it will acquire San Diego-based RayzeBio for $4.1B. 🔬 RayzeBio's pipeline programs target the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, small cell lung cancer, & other cancers. cnbc.com/2023/12/26/bri…

More lunch breaks like this in 2024, please ✨ 📍 Del Mar, California

To uncover links between the endogenous koala retrovirus (KoRV) and cancer, Illumina's iConserve program and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance joined forces to create the largest and highest koala-ty genomic database to research the impact of KoRV and preserve the species. bit.ly/4aMto5t

January Sunsets in Oceanside > - Repost from @diehloid

🎉 Our CEO and Co-founder Molly He has been named to the CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business! The leaders on this list are setting the standard for what it takes to defy the odds, innovate and thrive in a volatile business landscape: cnb.cx/42TLtLe

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY! Here’s a quick throwback to our previous 1st Mondays we had celebrating women in our #startup community. 🎥 Join the TONIGHT for Virtual Screening of Show Her the Money and Q&A ow.ly/iiyY50QMLgV #1stMondays

At first, Sony Electronics' Software Engineering Manager Praggya Garg didn't see a life in San Diego. But everything changed within 30 days of moving here. 💬 Learn why she loves working at Sony, why San Diego is "heaven", and where she sees her future. ☀️

Esquire just confirmed what we San Diegans already knew: North Park's The LaFayette is 2024's New Hotel of the Year, thanks in part to its 24-hour diner, two-lane bowling alley, mezcalería, & brightly patterned pool area. ✨ Who's up for a staycation? 🙋🏻‍♀️ esquire.com/lifestyle/a603…