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Why does everyone have to die? That’s the thought that’s puzzled 2023 Under 30 Healthcare lister Felix Wong since he was six years old.

In 2022, the age-old question led him to launch Integrated Biosciences—a biotech company discovering and developing drugs to cure age-associated illnesses like cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes. This week, the company announced it’s raised some $17 million in seed funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from Illumina Venture Labs, Mission BioCapital and more.

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The Hurd Co will be featured at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen next week as one of eight "Trailblazers." As a featured Trailblazer, The Hurd Co will be showcasing agrilose at the "Trailblazer Programme" exhibition stand.

The Trailblazer Programme is an initiative by Global Fashion Agenda and PDS Ventures to identify fashion’s most promising early-stage innovators. The program is dedicated to driving positive changes in the fashion and textile industry through sustainable solutions that benefit the planet.

Attention, UC Santa Barbara researchers and current or would-be entrepreneurs: Mystified by market application? Stumped over strategy? Not sure how to attract industry excitement for your innovation? Are you flummoxed by funding? Then a chat with Jonathan Gartner may be just what you need. The California NanoSystems Institute’s (CNSI) first-ever mentor-in-residence is here to offer guidance in navigating that gap between academia and business, backed by a wealth of experience and a deep network.

Marissa Sisk (MESM 2024) on the Eco-E Project: Sunstone Energy won a fellowship, one of five 2023 Tribal Energy Innovator Fellows, through the Grid Alternatives Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund. As part of the award, she received $25,000 fellowship stipend + $1,000 travel stipend.

Chip and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its US subsidiary Sivers Semiconductors Inc has received an award worth $375,000 (about 4MSEK) under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) program in collaboration with PseudolithIC Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA. The program aims to develop three-dimensional heterogeneously integrated (3DHI) technologies.