First Pitch: Digital Health Features Rising Stars

First Pitch: Digital Health Features Rising Stars

The First Pitch series produced by CTC showcased a wide variety of startups in Digital Health on March 24th. The demo day was hosted by Fenwick and West in Mountain View, and sponsored by Foley and Lardner, Lab360, and the Southern California Biomedical Council. 

CBIA Meets at UC Irvine

The California Business Incubation Alliance met on Wednesday, March 23rd at UC Irvine. The new facility at The Cove in the UC Irvine Research Park served as the spectacular backdrop for the meeting.

Attendees discussed corporate partnerships and compared practices for attracting corporate support in various forms.

How to Become an Overnight Success in a Decade or Less

How to Become an Overnight Success in a Decade or Less

Promising advances in the combination of technology and healthcare have led to successive waves of innovation since the genomic revolution. The combination of genomic data, health information systems, inexpensive and ubiquitous sensors, integration with mobile phones and watches, and other factors have contributed to the dramatic rise in potential for "digital health" to change our overall care. So why is getting to scale proving so challenging?

Rich in Talent and Innovation

Rich in Talent and Innovation

California has a new Technology and Innovation Caucus in the State Assembly and Senate. Assemblymember Evan Low of San Jose, co-chair of the new Caucus, visited with CTC on this episode of the Innovation Agenda to discuss its origins, priorities, and hopes for improving the climate for technology growth.

Starting Earlier on Cyber Careers

Starting Earlier on Cyber Careers

"It's never too early to fuel an interest," said Michael Kaiser, Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). The gap between the number of job openings in cybersecurity and the number of people available to fill those jobs is stirring a conversation in technology, academia and government around the world. A recent survey conducted by NCSA with Raytheon highlighted the critical issues.

Data Privacy Day Conference in Los Angeles

Data Privacy Day Conference in Los Angeles

CTC celebrated the 2016 edition of Data Privacy Day in Los Angeles at a conference hosted by Morrison  & Foerster LLP (also known as MoFo). The event featured a lineup of leading industry players from Southern California Edison, Sempra, FireEye, McKesson, Symantec, Cisco, and ESET.