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Time to tango: Sara Isenberg’s last dance with Santa Cruz Tech Beat
By Wallace BaineLookout Santa Cruz June 4, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Sara Isenberg founded the Santa Cruz Tech Beat website in 2013. Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) After eight years […]
Invaluable Partners: Baskin School of Engineering and Santa Cruz Tech Beat
By Abigail Kaun, Executive Advisor to the DeanBaskin School of Engineering, UC Santa Cruz June 4, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Tech Beat has helped forge connections, raise awareness of new opportunities, and […]
Astronomers track down fast radio bursts to galaxies’ spiral arms
By Donna Weaver (STScI) & Tim Stephens (UCSC) May 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Hunting for the neighborhoods of enigmatic, fast radio bursts (FRBs), astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope tracked four […]
Voices of the Valley: Candace Wilson, GreenVenus
(Source: Voices of the Valley) May 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Candace Wilson, VP of Business Development at GreenVenus. Source: LinkedIn) Candace Wilson talks about CRISPR gene editing and the incremental gains in […]
Parallel Flight Technologies: $4M Raised & New Signed LOIs
(Source: Parallel Flight Technologies) May 27, 2021 — La Selva, CA From PFT newsletter: Parallel Flight Technologies’ Regulation A+ offering has reached the $4,000,000 funding milestone! Thank you to all of the investors who have […]
Why Joby Aviation wants to focus on the simplicity of things by following the simplest principles and solutions to take an electric aircraft off the ground
By Manfred Hader and Stephan BaurRolanderberger May 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA “Nearly all of Joby’s success can be attributed to two major factors: Engineering discipline and prioritization.” — Paul Sciarra, Executive Chairman, Joby […]
Paystand and Sage Partner to Make B2B Payments Instant, Intuitive, and Cashless for Sage Intacct Users
(Contributed) May 26, 2021 — Scotts Valley, CA Paystand – the fastest growing, blockchain-enabled B2B payments platform – today announced its partnership with Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions. The partnership enables a […]
G. Craig Vachon to Lead AI Redefined as CEO
(Contributed) May 19, 2021 — Montreal and Santa Cruz AI Redefined (AIR), a human-AI collaboration technology start-up, has fulfilled its own corporate algorithm of sorts by adding G. Craig Vachon, a successful serial entrepreneur, investor, corporate […]
Monterey Conference Center and Immersive Design Studios Debut State-of-the-Art Studio Space for Virtual and Hybrid Events
(Business Wire) May 19, 2021 — Monterey, CA The Monterey Conference Center and Immersive Design Studios has announced a new 10,000-square-foot CANVAS Studio at Monterey, a state-of-the-art space available for virtual or hybrid meetings and […]
Western Growers Selects 13 Innovation Companies for First Harvest Automation Cohort
By Stephanie MetzingerWestern Growers May 19, 2021 — Irvine and Salinas, CA [Editor’s note: Many of these selected companies are associated with Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WCGIT) in Salinas.] Teams with potential […]
