UCSC alumnus leads massive effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing
By Dan WhiteUC Santa Cruz May 5, 2020 – Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Joe DeRisi, UCSC Crown College ’92, biochemistry and molecular biology, wearing a..
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Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops (SISC) and SupplyShift announce the soft launch of the new SISC Stewardship Calculator
(Contributed) May 5, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: SupplyShift) Online platform makes on-farm sustainability data easy to collect and share Following..
Local nonprofit Digital NEST rises to the challenges of COVID-19
(Contributed) May 5, 2020 — Watsonville, CA (Photo source: Digital NEST) Digital NEST runs virtual programming, continues to provide high-touch one-on-one..
GetVirtual: Interns for businesses, college credit for students
By Arin Spanner, with input from Anagha Vijay, Ananya MisraUC Santa Cruz studentsMay 4, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA GetVirtual pairs local businesses seeking help..
Five in Five: Dennis Donohue of Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat May 1, 2020 — Salinas, CA WGCIT finds space for innovation in the midst of the..
Concentric Power Webinar Covers Innovation during a Crisis
(Source: Western Growers) April 30, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Photo source: Western Growers) Founder and CEO Brian Curtis will discuss navigating disruptions while..
Innovating to Zero COVID19
By Rodrigo Nieto-GomezMedium April 29 2020 — Monterey, CA (Image source: Medium) How to innovate our way out of Coronavirus hell by doing the right things in..
UC Santa Cruz diagnostic lab to begin coronavirus testing May 1
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz April 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Doctoral student Jolene Draper (left) and project scientist Namrita Dhillon in the UCSC..
Monterey businesses pivot to provide technical help during pandemic
By Lara StrieffMonterey Herald April 28, 2020 — Monterey, CA (Photo above: Maren Elwood, a local marketing consultant and anthropologist, has turned her..
Five in Five: Suzanne Wouk of SellHound
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat April 28, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA SellHound offers help for local businesses to..
Baskin School of Engineering names new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
(Source: UC Santa Cruz) April 28, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Professor Jim Whitehead. Source: UC Santa Cruz) Whitehead will oversee the school’s..
Five in Five: Mark Haynes from Haynes, Beffel, and Wollfeld
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA “We’ve been working remotely for..
Coronavirus: Joby’s Marina ‘mega tent’ poised to serve as alternate care site
By Jim JohnsonMonterey Herald April 22, 2020 — Marina, CA (Photo above: Joby Aviation’s “mega tent”, currently under construction. Credit: Tom Wright..
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Wife Patty Quillin Donate $30 Million to Vaccine Org
By Todd SpanglerVariety April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz locals make private-sector contribution toward Gavi Alliance drive to immunize 300 million..
SupplyShift: Transparency is the first step to securing global supply chains
(Source: SupplyShift) April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Supply chain transparency is the basis for building long-term resiliency and responsible-sourcing..
Q&A: Claret Bioscience & Astrea Forensics CEO Kelly Harkins Kincaid on what’s new since Coronavirus
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Customers are applying local biotech startup’s..
In a first, Gonzales, California provides free, city-funded Internet service to every home, with unique two year T-Mobile deal
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Every household in Gonzales, California can get..
Local tech companies reinvent the bulk aisle
By Karin VanThe Counter April 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Conway of Smartbins testing a prototype. Credit: Karin Vann) Smartbins and..
Santa Cruz Works Presents Guy Kawasaki’s Virtual Fireside Chat with UCSC Coronavirus Team
(Contributed) April 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: from left: David Haussler, Rebecca DuBois, Guy Kawasaki) Guy Kawasaki, David Haussler, Rebecca..
How Looker Approaches Data in the Time of COVID-19
By Daniel MintzChief Data Evangelist at Looker April 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Since COVID-19 started to spread around the world, data has been in the..
Santa Cruz Works Introduces CEO Works
(Contributed) April 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Santa Cruz Works) Running your company is hard. REALLY hard. But now you can find good advice...
Five in Five: Kara Meyberg Guzman from Santa Cruz Local
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat April 17, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA “We start all our reporting by..
Paystand: What is Zero-Touch Payment Processing?
By Eduardo Lopez Paystand April 16, 2020 —Scotts Valley, CA (Photo source: Paystand) Zero-Touch payment processing is a secure way to virtually collect..
New UCSC program advances global and community health
By Jessica M. Scully UC Santa Cruz April 16, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: UC Santa Cruz) As countries across the globe fight the coronavirus..
Poly Provides Business Update, Including COVID-19 Response
(Source: Poly) April 16, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Poly’s product portfolio saw an increase in demand, driven primarily by enterprise headsets...