City of Riverside
Riverside native Joshua Park grew up worrying his father may go blind. The elder Park has a degenerative eye disorder called keratoconus, which means irregularity of the cornea that can lead to blindness. Park’s strong desire to help his father led to an ingenious business idea born in an engineering lab at California Baptist University, in partnership with professor Matthew Rickard, another Riverside native.
Carlsbad Life in Action
Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the United States and around the world. Carlsbad has become a hub to game changing life sciences companies striving to change the statistics and save lives. Tyra Biosciences is leading the charge. The Carlsbad-based biotechnology company is working to develop cancer drugs that precisely target tumors resistant to other therapies.
Carlsbad Life in Action
While the COVID-19 pandemic has left offices empty across America, several Carlsbad companies have announced plans to expand in 2021. In fact, some local businesses are kicking off the new year with blueprints in hand, injecting fresh opportunities and job prospects into the region after a trying economic year. While uncertainty is still in the air amidst the pandemic, we know scaffolding is on the horizon.
Fresh Brewed Tech
Stanley graduated from UC Berkeley after studying genetics, but after realizing he had no desire to work in a lab or go to med school, he went to go work for a law firm and became an IP attorney. Eventually, Stanley landed an IP attorney role at San Diego’s Salk Institute , a top biology institution.