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July 27, 2026
Insect-inspired electronic nose: turning semiconductor chips into olfactory sensors
Bioengineers at UC San Diego integrated the olfactory receptor of an insect called a jumping bristletail into semiconductor chips made of graphene, creating an electronic nose capable of sniffing out a wide variety of small organic compounds. Full Story
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July 16, 2026
Bioengineering Alumnus Launches Venture Capital Fund Focused on San Diego MedTech Startups
Alumnus Garrett Smith is bringing his decades of experience across the innovation ecosystem back to San Diego, as founding managing partner of recently launched ReefHaven Ventures. The San Diego-focused venture capital fund is dedicated to early-stage medical technology startups, and, crucially, reinvesting back into the local innovation ecosystem. Full Story
July 15, 2026
Drug Candidate Could Help L-Dopa Work Better for Patients with Parkinson’s
For Parkinson's patients, the drug that restores movement can stop working reliably and cause involuntary movements of its own. A new candidate from UC San Diego-born biotech Sinopia Biosciences may fix both — boosting L-dopa's benefits while easing dyskinesia. Full Story
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