Daily Business Report-April 7, 2017
Rendering of the Center for Novel Therapeutics. (Credit: UCSD)
Biomed Realty and UC San Diego to Develop
Global Center for Oncology Research
Biomed Realty and UC San Diego are partnering to develop a new global center for oncology research “to tackle cancer’s biggest challenges.”
The Center for Novel Therapeutics will be a state-of-the-art research complex on the UCSD campus.
The project will be home to university and local research organizations focused on finding critical treatments and potential cures for cancer and other chronic diseases. This new building will be centered in the university’s Science Research Park adjacent to Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.
Construction on the development will start in the second quarter of 2017 and to be completed in early 2019.
“The Center for Novel Therapeutics is a unique example of an academic-industry collaboration that will bring brilliant minds together to collaborate on groundbreaking research,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “This is an exciting new addition to the University’s Science Research Park — where a diverse array of researchers from every sector can advance technology and medical science to benefit patients.”
The new 110,000 square foot research hub will leverage the strength of the university’s doctors and research at Moores Cancer Center with private sector companies looking to translate research into helping patients throughout the world. UC San Diego will be the anchor tenant at the Center for Novel Therapeutics.
“By partnering with UC San Diego on the first university-linked accelerator, this project will give researchers and entrepreneurs unique access to academic and institutional resources at the University and Moores Cancer Center and the ability to be part of one of the nation’s most vibrant life science communities.” said Tim Schoen, CEO of BioMed Realty.
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California Legislature Votes to Raise
Gas Taxes, Vehicle Fees by $5.2 Billion
a Year for Road Repairs and Transit
After a week of fierce debate between opposing interests, the state Legislature on Thursday approved a plan to raise gas taxes and vehicle fees by $5.2 billion a year to pay for the repair of California’s pothole-ridden, decaying system of roads, highways and bridges.
The bill squeaked through the Senate on a 27-11 vote and cleared the Assembly with 54 votes, the bare minimum required in both houses.
— San Diego Union-Tribune
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Northrop Grumman Wins Air Force
Contract to Develop Graph Analytics Software
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Northrop Grumman has won a $7.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a widely-applicable streaming and static parallel-graph processing software.
The Defense Department said Northrop will identify and create static and streaming graph analytics to address five types of problem areas, anomaly detection, domain specific search, dependency mapping, N-x contingency analysis and causal modeling of events.
The project aims to explore new applications for graph analytics that have been discontinued in previous research due to processing, power or size challenges, DoD added.
Work will occur at Linthicum Heights, Maryland, through Oct. 5, 2021.
The Air Force Research Laboratory received 32 bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract and obligated $631,043 at the time of award from fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation funds.
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Blindsgalore Announces Partnership
With San Diego Habitat for Humanity
Blindsgalore, a women-owned company selling custom window coverings, blinds and shades, has announced a continuous partnership with San Diego Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. As part of the partnership, Blindsgalore supplies San Diego Habitat for Humanity with donations of customer-returned blinds and shades on an ongoing basis and provided window coverings for a new home being renovated in San Diego.
Since September of 2016, Blindsgalore has donated an average of 80 blinds and shades per month to Habitat, totaling over 500 blinds and shades to date that can potentially help as many local families. Donations will go toward both specific home building and repairing projects, as well as to Habitat’s ReStore to be sold in support of its mission. ReStore is a home improvement retail center that generates sales as a major fundraising effort each year. The center relies primarily on donations to make it work and support local families. Thus far, Blindsgalore’s donations have helped many local families better their homes.
“Habitat for Humanity helps people in need of improved housing build or improve a place they can call home,” said Lori Holt Pfeiler, president/CEO of San Diego Habitat for Humanity. “We are truly grateful for the generous support of Blindsgalore, that helps provide better futures for Habitat homeowners and their families,” she added.
Blindsgalore plans to continue donating 100 percent of all customer-returned products to San Diego Habitat for Humanity.
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Curb Pollution: Trade in Your Old Lawn Mower
The 18th annual ‘Mowing Down Pollution’ Trade-In Event
County residents can roll their old, gasoline powered lawn mowers and other gas-fueled gardening equipment down to Qualcomm Stadium on Saturday, May13, and come away with new, zero-emission models for $99.99 each, which includes tax.
Available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the 18th annual “Mowing Down Pollution” Trade-In Event will be 500 new mowers and, for the second year, three other pieces of rechargeable garden equipment that can be exchanged for their gasoline-powered counterparts: a chainsaw, hedge trimmer and string trimer. Priced at $99.99 each last year, the new garden equipment will now cost $79.99 with each exchange. The new mowers are priced at $99.99 with each exchange, a deep discount from the $399 everyday retail price. The discounting is paid for through air pollution fines.
“Since 2000, we have distributed 8,434 rechargeable mowers, removing more than 80,000 pounds of pollutants from our air each year,” said Supervisor Ron Roberts, who started the mower exchange. “I encourage everyone with a gasoline model to come down and join us.”
Switching from gasoline powered garden equipment to rechargeable electric tools is a way individuals can support the fight to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Personnel Announcements
Invested Advisors Announces Expanded Leadership Team
Invested Advisors Inc., a San Diego-based business-to-business professional and business management consulting firm led by founder and CEO Crystal Sargent, has announced its expanded leadership team.
The company’s leadership team includes: Herman C. Collins, Director, Public Sector; Mary Garrett, Director, Public and Media Relations and Crisis Management; Stephen Kougias, Director, Nonprofit Sector; Andrea Lane, Director of Corporate Engagement; Kati Morton, Chief Marketing Officer;
Briana Olsen, Director of Operations and Client Services; Greg Parry, Director, The Journey Experience.and Crystal Sargent.
Sargent was marketing director at Torrey Pines Bank from 2005 until she formed Invested Advisors in 2016. The bank grew from $200 million in assets to $2.1 billion during her tenure.
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Brian Koshley Joins Carrier Johnson + CULTURE
Brian M. Koshley has joined Carrier Johnson + CULTURE as global director, interiors.
Koshley brings a range of experience in branded environments, building repositioning, workplace interiors, and technical design solutions.
Koshley’s career spans three decades of work with leading firms in prominent leadership roles for both private- and public-sector building projects. His portfolio includes designs of headquarters for global international brands and trading operations facilities for commercial brokerage firms.
Koshley will help lead new workplace, institutional, and mixed-use building projects as well as brand-driven environments for a variety of client types. He previously worked with Interior Architects Inc. in Orange County in the role of managing director, as well as with Howard Sneed Architecture and Design.
Koshley worked on the renovation of several United terminals at Los Angeles International Airport and the renovation of Pasadena’s Rose Bowl sports venue.
