This Week in San Diego Tech Events

<p>We're excited to <strong>kick off our community in San Diego</strong> by hosting our <strong>very first Longevity San Diego event</strong>. We'll grab some delicious matcha (or coffee!) to go, hear about the health benefits from matcha, and then go for a walk along Embarcadero.</p><ul><li>📅 <strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, 18 October</li></ul><ul><li>🕙 <strong>Time:</strong> 2 PM</li><li>📍 <strong>Meeting Point:</strong> Spill the Beans Cafe</li></ul><h2><strong>Schedule:</strong></h2><ul><li>2 pm - Meet at Spill the Beans Cafe &amp; grab some matcha (or coffee) to go</li><li>2:30 pm - Welcome from Longevity San Diego team and short round of intros</li><li>2:45 pm - Walk along Embarcadero and casual chats</li><li>3:15 pm - Short break; learn about the benefits of matcha</li><li>4 pm - End of the walk</li></ul><h2><strong>💬 Why Join?</strong></h2><ul><li><strong>Be part of the beginning:</strong> This is your chance to help shape the Longevity San Diego community from day one.</li><li><strong>Connect authentically:</strong> Meet others who share your passion for health, wellness, and longevity in a relaxed, natural setting.</li><li><strong>Start your weekend right:</strong> Get some light exercise and great conversation in, setting a positive tone for the rest of your day.</li></ul><p><strong>Come for the walk. Stay for the connection.</strong></p><hr><h2><strong>About Longevity San Diego:</strong></h2><p>Longevity San Diego is part of the <a href="https://longevity-cities.com/?utm_source=luma" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Longevity Cities</a> network, a leading community and platform dedicated to accelerating the global longevity movement and making it accessible, open and human</p>

<p>Join <strong>Nucleate San Diego</strong> for <strong>Venture Creation in Biotech</strong>, a discussion on how a research result becomes a company, what has to be in place before a first raise, and which early decisions are hardest to reverse.</p><p>Most biotech companies in San Diego start inside a lab. The path from a promising dataset to an incorporated venture runs through a set of unglamorous choices: who owns the intellectual property, who is on the founding team, what the company is actually going to sell, and how much capital it takes to answer the first question that matters.</p><p>This session covers that groundwork. We will look at how founding teams come together, how technical and market risk get assessed before there is a product, what a first financing typically looks like, and where first-time founders most often lose time. It is aimed at researchers considering a company, people who have already started one, and anyone who wants a clearer picture of what the process asks of you.</p><p>This event is part of the <strong>Nucleate Inside Series</strong>, a chapter-wide program exploring the major avenues through which AI is influencing biotechnology, including drug discovery, lab automation, cell and gene therapy, and clinical translation, alongside the fundamentals of venture creation and building a biotechnology company.</p><p>Panelists:</p><p><strong>Rachel Dutton:</strong> Rachel Dutton is the Executive Director of Innovation for the School of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego, with a research program on fermented foods and human health and a career spanning academia, startups, and the broader innovation ecosystem</p><p><strong>Brittany de Kouchkovsky</strong>: Brittany is a Director on the University Relations team, focused on enhancing relationships with the more than 100 academic institutions partnered with the fund and connecting universities and scientists with the business side of biotech and tech startups. She also supports the investment team with technology sourcing.<br><br>Previously, Brittany was an Associate Director at Orange Grove Bio, where she spent five years sourcing and translating academic science into investable therapeutics companies with roles on both the venture and operations teams. During that time she was a founding member and Operations Manager for the OGB portfolio company Preservation Bio. Prior to OGB, she worked for over five years in R&amp;D including at Prognosys Biosciences, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and BP Biofuels.<br><br>Brittany received her PhD in Immunobiology from Yale University and obtained her B.S. in Molecular Biology from the University of California, San Diego</p><p><strong>About the Host:</strong><br><a href="https://www.nucleate.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nucleate</a> is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.nucleate.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.nucleate.org</a> for more information, and visit <a href="https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/</a> to read our privacy policy.</p><p>We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!</p><p>Platinum: <a href="https://www.lilly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eli Lilly and Company</a>, <a href="https://www.gene.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Genentech</a>, <a href="https://www.alnylam.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alnylam Pharmaceuticals</a>, <a href="https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MilliporeSigma</a><br>Philanthropic Support: <a href="https://www.lydahillphilanthropies.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lyda Hill Philanthropies</a><br>Preferred Partners: <a href="https://www.pillar.vc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pillar VC</a>, <a href="https://www.aminocollective.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amino Collective</a>, <a href="https://www.excedr.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Excedr</a>, <a href="https://mercury.com/partner/nucleate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercury</a>, <a href="https://www.brex.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brex</a>, <a href="https://fedsprout.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fedsprout</a>, <a href="https://browneconsulting.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Browne Consulting</a><br>In-Kind Support: <a href="https://www.academiclabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AcademicLabs</a>, <a href="http://Lens.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lens.org</a>, <a href="https://www.synbiobeta.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SynBioBeta</a></p>

<p><strong><em>An Alcohol-free Happy Hour with Longevity San Diego</em></strong></p><ul><li>📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026</li><li>🕕 6 pm to 8 pm</li><li>📍 Good News Bar, San Diego, CA</li><li>🎟️ Pay your own drinks</li></ul><p>Start your week with <strong>Longevity San Diego</strong> at <strong>Good News Bar</strong>: a happy hour built for real conversation, not a buzz.</p><h2><strong>What is this about?</strong></h2><p>Most networking events run on alcoholic drinks as ice-breaker, and a lot of noise. This one is simpler. Everything on the menu is alcohol-free, so the drinks are the backdrop, not the point.</p><p>The point is a room full of people who care about living well, actually talking to each other, clear-headed, after work.</p><h2><strong>What to expect</strong></h2><p>Order whatever catches your eye from the all alcohol-free menu, on your own tab. Meet people from the Longevity San Diego community in a setting built for actual conversation, not shouting over music. Stay for one drink or the whole evening: there is no fixed program, just space to connect.</p><h2><strong>Who is it for?</strong></h2><p>Open to everyone interested in longevity!</p><h2><strong>Good to know</strong></h2><ul><li>Good News Bar serves alcohol-free drinks only.</li><li>Drinks are pay your own, order directly at the bar.</li></ul><p>Sign up to save your spot!</p><hr><h2><strong>About Longevity San Diego</strong></h2><p>Longevity San Diego is part of <a href="https://longevity-cities.com/?utm_source=luma" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Longevity Cities</a>, a global community making science-based longevity accessible, open, and human. From Munich and Berlin to London, Shanghai, and beyond, we bring people together in cities around the world to learn, move, and live better, without the fear and without the extremes. More at longevity-cities.com.</p>