Daily Business Report: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022
Visualizing mismanaged plastic waste by country
Visual Capitalist
Plastic is one of the most useful materials around, but its proliferating use has created a ballooning heap of plastic waste, with more than 350 million tons generated each year.
Only a fraction of plastic waste is recycled, and about one-fifth ends up in the mismanaged category, meaning that it is dumped or littered without proper waste management practices. Mismanaged plastic waste threatens the land and marine environments, and most of it doesn’t decompose, polluting the environment for hundreds of years.
Asian countries account for the majority of global mismanaged plastic waste (MPW), and many of the top plastic-emitting rivers are concentrated in the region.
India and China are the only countries to account for over 10 million tons of MPW, although that could partly be driven by their sheer population numbers.
The Philippines is the third-largest contributor and accounts for 37 percent of all MPW released into the ocean at over 350,000 tons per year. Solid waste management remains a major environmental issue in the Philippines. The country recently closed down 335 illegal dumpsites to encourage the use of sanitary landfills and proper waste segregation.
Former Poland President Lech Walesa in USD lecture series
The Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice is hosting a Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday with special guest Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of Poland. (Photo courtesy of University of San Diego)
Wałęsa will discuss current world events, his view of the United States’ role on the global stage, the history of the Solidarity Movement, and his vision for a prosperous future.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by the dean of the Kroc School of Peace Studies, Patricia Márquez.
The event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego.
Solana Beach’s M. C. Strauss acquires
two office properties in Carlsbad
Solana Beach-based M.C. Strauss has acquired two office properties in Carlsbad — the Carlsbad Executive Plaza totaling four buildings, and The Plaza, totaling two buildings.
Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca, Tanner Harris and Kevin Donner of the firm’s Capital Markets in Southern California represented the seller, Brookwood Financial, in the transaction. Justin Halenza and Matt Sundberg with Cushman & Wakefield also provided leasing advisory.
The Carlsbad Executive Plaza is a 133,136-square-foot Class A project consisting of four three-story buildings located at 2111, 2121, 2131 and 2141 Palomar Airport Road. adjacent to the entrance to the McClellan-Palomar Airport. Built during the 1980s and 1990s, the project was 77.5 percent leased at sale. The Plaza consists of two Class A office buildings totaling 88,869 square feetlocated at 1921 and 1925 Palomar Oaks Way. The asset was 68.3 percent leased at the time of sale.
Assistant Professor Yasuyuki Kihara wins a dream award
Research Assistant Professor Yasuyuki Kihara has won an Eicosanoid Research Foundation (ERF) Young Investigator Award, which is presented every other year to three early-career faculty researchers who have made breakthroughs in the field of bioactive lipids. The award may not come with a cash prize, but for Kihara, this prize is priceless. “The first time I applied for this award was around 2009, and I’ve applied several times since then,” he says. “This has been many years in the making, and I’m incredibly honored to receive this award.”
Kihara is the first Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist to win this award for research completed at the Institute. Assistant Professor Victoria Blaho also received the award in 2007, before becoming a Sanford Burnham Prebys faculty member in 2019.
Kihara has devoted his scientific career of more than 20 years to studying bioactive lipids, a broad group of molecules that cells use to communicate and to control their activities. Some of the most well-known examples of bioactive lipids are the hormones testosterone and estrogen, but there are countless other examples in different parts of the body as well.
Joseph Califano named director of Moores Cancer Center
Joseph A. Califano III, M.D. has been named director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.
He succeeds Scott Lippman, M.D., who announced in November 2021 that he would be stepping down as director to lead the PreCancer Genome Atlas, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored effort to map in time and space all of the molecular, cellular and structural characteristics of premalignant lesions.
Califano is currently physician-in-chief at Moores Cancer Center, director of the Hanna and Mark Glieberman Head and Neck Cancer Center and co-leader of the Structural and Functional Genomics Program.
A board-certified otolaryngologist who specializes in head and neck surgical oncology and the integration of basic, molecular and biological research in that practice, Califano’s clinical expertise includes minimally invasive treatment of tumors of the mouth, throat and head and neck.
Califano directs a laboratory investigating the molecular and biological basis of head and neck cancer.
Completion of new medical office building
in Encinitas expected in November
Construction is nearing completion on a new Class A multi-tenant medical office building in Encinitas. Located at 777 N El Camino Real, the facility represents the first speculatively built medical office building (non-owner/user) in 15 years in Encinitas. Totaling approximately 12,200 square feet, the new modern coastal building can accommodate multiple suites on two floors and is being developed by Manna Development Group. The building is expected to be delivered in mid-November. Cushman & Wakefield’s Peter Curry, Brooks Campbell and Owen Curry are leading project leasing efforts for the property.
San Diego’s Platform Science collaborates with
Paper Transport to enhance driver experience
San Diego-based Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform, and Paper Transport, a leading for-hire truckload carrier and provider of brokerage services, announced a new collaboration to bring Platform Science’s innovative technology to Paper Transport’s entire fleet. Platform Science’s transportation solutions make it easier for fleets to develop, deploy, and manage mobile devices and applications on their vehicles.
Each Paper Transport truck will be equipped with a tablet to access Platform Science’s technology platform and catalog of apps, providing powerful tools to enhance driver experience, and allowing Paper Transport’s back office to tap into and capture real-time data to optimize operations.
Platform Science is expected to roll out to all of Paper Transport’s trucks by the end of 2022.
NuVasive to participate at Cervical
Spine Research Society meeting
NuVasive Inc., a leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, announced it will continue its partnership with the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) as a diamond sponsor and will attend the CSRS 50th annual meeting held Nov. 16 to 19 in San Diego.
“The recent launch of our leading posterior cervical fusion solution, Reline Cervical, and our annual meeting sponsorship of a preeminent cervical society, CSRS, underscores our shared belief in further advancing cervical technology,” said Chris Barry, chief executive officer at NuVasive.
Persephone Biosciences says last participant
enrolled in My Baby Biome study
Persephone Biosciences Inc., a synthetic biology company reimagining patient health through the development of microbiome-based medicines, announced that it has enrolled the last subject in its My Baby Biome observational study to determine specific biomarkers that are associated with a healthy infant gut. The My Baby Biome observational study is designed to help define a healthy infant microbiome using real-world data and inform the development of live biotherapeutics, so that eventually all babies can develop a healthy gut microbiome. The study has enrolled 680 patients (versus 600 planned) from 49 U.S. states (all except Maine).
Support the Enlisted Project partners with
Experian to support the military community
To help service members navigate the financial strain that can come with the commitment to serving in the military, nonprofit Support The Enlisted Project (STEP) has partnered with leading information services company Experian for financial literacy and credit education support. The partnership will bolster STEP’s Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) program, a financial behavior intervention which melds five social work modalities and a change management process that helps young military members move from a financial crisis toward a lifetime of financial self-sufficiency.
County awarded grant for child
safety seat education program
A $250,000 grant to the county from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will fund education for parents and caregivers in underserved communities on how to properly install and use child safety seats. Funds will be used for a variety of education classes and outreach events, along with the distribution of child safety seats and training on the installation and use of child safety seats. The program runs through September 2023. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Nine new leases signed at Pacific Highway office building
CBRE facilitated nine new leases at the recently renovated office building at 4250 Pacific Highway in San Diego. These new leases totaled 26,000 square feet and were signed over the last 18 months. CBRE’s Dick Balestri and Cole Martinez represented the building owner, Casey Brown Company, in the transactions. The following tenants have signed new leases: CaVU Consulting (6,000 sq. ft.), Sellers and Associates (6,000 sq. ft.), Bright Ideas (4,200 sq. ft.), Xsite Engineering, Archive Storage, SalCo Electric, J2E Technology, Rhino California,and Sage CS.
