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Plantronics CEO Ken Kannappan to retire
(Contributed) August 2, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Ken Kannappan, Plantronics president and CEO, will retire at the end of the second quarter of the company’s fiscal year. Source: LinkedIn) Board Names Joe […]
iGEM team plans to produce sweeteners from agricultural byproducts
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 2, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: This is iGEM team’s bioreactor circuit board. Source: iGEM Facebook page.) “The world of crop production […]
IDE: Taking a simple toy to the next level
By Thomas Illick Director of Marketing and Sales, IDE July 28, 2016 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photos above: IDE’s engineers designed the suspension and steering systems, provided the design for manufacturing, completed hours of CAD […]
SomaGenics signs licensing agreement with Rubicon Genomics
(Contributed) July 28, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA SomaGenics Inc. today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Rubicon Genomics, Inc. for commercialization of SomaGenics’ RealSeq®-AC library preparation technology for sequencing small RNAs, […]
August Tech Meetup is sure to lift the summer fog
(Contributed) July 28, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: I’m bummed because the Tech Meetup is my favorite professional event to attend each month, however I’ll be on vacation for this one, so have […]
RearVision: More than just a backup camera
Tyler Mincey Head of Product, Pearl Automation July 28, 2016 — Scotts Valley “We all drive around in time capsules of old technology.” Amazing advances are being made in automotive technology these days, but I […]
Monterey Bay Internships Officially Launches
By Mariah Tanner MBEP July 27, 2016 — Marina, CA Launch supports regional career pathways The Monterey Bay Internships (MBI) consortium is pleased to announce two MBI official launch events. The first event is on […]
County of Santa Cruz named the 8th-most digital friendly county in the nation
(Contributed) July 27, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA The County of Santa Cruz is pleased to announce it has been named the 8th-most digital friendly county in the nation by the Center for Digital Government […]
Introducing: The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon
By Nina Simon Executive Director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History July 22, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Bookshop Santa Cruz hosts Nina Simon on Thursday, August 11 at 7pm. Simon will […]
Simplilearn closes Scotts Valley office
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 22, 2016 – Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Is Santa Cruz the place where startups successfully start up, get acquired, and then lose their […]