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Posted date: 5/11/2009

Novocell Names New CEO

San Diego-based biotech Novocell, developer of embryonic stem cell therapies for diabetes, said it has named John West as president and CEO.

West previously served as CEO of Solexa, a maker of genome sequencing technology sold to Illumina in 2007 for more than $600 million. Before Solexa, West was vice president of DNA Platforms, a unit of Applied Biosystems, now a part of Carlsbad-based Life Technologies.

West replaces former CEO Alan Lewis, who left the company late last year to become head of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Novocell is working to advance techniques in stem cell research related to diabetes. Last year, Novocell was first to prove it could use human embryonic stem cells to generate insulin-producing pancreatic cells in mice.

Last week, the state’s stem cell agency awarded Novocell two grants worth $6.2 million to advance safety methods for delivering stem cell therapies to people with diabetes.

— Heather Chambers

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February 8-14, 2010

CONNECT Goes to Washington
Most high-tech entrepreneurs and innovators don’t have time to put on a tie and sit through a three-hour meeting about policy issues in Washington, D.C. They are too busy creating the next generation of digital mobile applications and lifesaving health care products, and creating jobs for the new innovation economy. There has not been a strong voice or presence in the nation’s capital to represent these innovators, who neither have the money nor bandwidth to lobby or educate representatives on their needs and interests — until now.

S.D. Companies Race to Build Gene Machines
Technology contenders in the race to decode a person’s entire genetic makeup for less than $1,000 have been making gains in recent months, signaling that the finish line isn’t far ahead.

Conference Focuses on Methods to Combat Cyber Attacks
The creative and destructive power of the Internet emerged as a major topic of the West 2010 military conference, sharing the stage with more time-honored topics such as ships and naval strategy.

Scripps Health Issues $220M in Revenue Bonds
Scripps Health, currently in the middle of a building spree intended to bring its aging health care facilities up to date while accommodating future population demands, sought help financing its projects through the public markets last week.

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