Line Islands
New discovery
A study led by San Diego State University biologists led to a new method of screening hitherto unknown molecules generated by coral reefs for their therapeutic potential.
Orlando, Florida
World record
La Jolla–based Edico Genome and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia set a Guinness World Record by analyzing 1,000 human genomes in just 2 hours and 25 minutes.
Barcelona, Spain
Business boost
San Diego–based tech company Mitek bought ICAR, which provides identity verification services in Spain and Latin America, for $15 million.
Shenzhen, China
Device Intelligence
Qualcomm and SenseTime Group Ltd. are working together on artificial intelligence and machine learning for future use in mobile devices and “internet of things” projects.
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