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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. ๐ฌ New investors include Johnson & Johnson Innovation & Alexandria Venture Investments.


Mark your calendars for Startup San Diego's San Diego Startup Week, happening October 23 โ 27! ๐ Get your tickets to join us for keynotes, panels, mentorship 1:1โs, happy hours, and more: startupsd.org/sandiegostartuโฆ

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/cโฆ


Congratulations to San Diego's Iambic Therapeutics on its $100 million Series B! ๐ฌ Along with advancing its pair of cancer drug candidates to trials, Iambic aims to accelerate drug discovery through AIโits lead program took just two years from launch to IND. fiercebiotech.com/biotech/iambicโฆ


.UC San Diego is transforming the way we report wildfiresโ& 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. ๐ time.com/collection/besโฆ

Creeping into the night, as the Halloween sunset sets the stage for spooky delights.๐ ๐ - Photo by Greg Newman



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. ๐ฌ Here's what's ahead for San Diego life sciences & AI โคต๏ธ sandiegolifechanging.org/blog/ai-in-lifโฆ

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Last week, Bristol Myers Squibb announced it will acquire San Diego-based RayzeBio for $4.1B. ๐ฌ RayzeBio's pipeline programs target the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, small cell lung cancer, & other cancers. cnbc.com/2023/12/26/briโฆ


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





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. ๐ฌ Learn why she loves working at Sony, why San Diego is "heaven", and where she sees her future. โ๏ธ

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, mezcalerรญa, & brightly patterned pool area. โจ Who's up for a staycation? ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ esquire.com/lifestyle/a603โฆ