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Biotech start-ups sprouting in region What I said in the previous two posts about biotech development around Sacramento applies to a growing number of regional developments all over the US…and the world, for that matter.

SXSW It’s that time again. SXSW is coming to Austin from March 12-21. But more importantly is the Interactive Portion of SXSW. Whether your specific area of expertise is design, content, blogging, usability, copyright, streaming media, gadgets, or programming, you will find yourself inspired and invigorated by the wealth of new ideas you learn from the top minds who converge ...

UC Davis, one of the less prominent UC campuses located near Sacramento had a Life Sciences Summit. It was a conference about the working relationship between the university and the private sector to establish a growing biotechnology industry in the Sacramento area. It was about the science tools and talent the university has at its disposal, but—even more prominently—it was ...

I’ve been up at the state capitol the last couple of days, and, no, I didn’t spot our celebrity governor. But you do wonder if you’re going to run into “Arnold”—everybody calls him that—in the elevator. On day one I went to the Life Science Day in the Capitol. The California Health Institute, a biotech promotion organization, was lobbying the ...