The Genomics Institute is leading the way in filling the holes left in the first draft of the human genetic code. In total, about 8 percent of the more than 3-billion-base-pairs in the human genome has remained unsequenced in the two decades since that first draft.

Santa Cruz Works recently caught up with David Conway, co-founder of SmartBins to discuss the company name change to Purcell. What does “bin” translate to in most European cultures? Find out.

On July 29, Santa Cruz Works will conduct a 30-minute lunch clinic with James O’Connor about the Discovery Platform. The first 15 minutes will cover the platform’s features and benefits. The remaining time will be open to attendee discussion. This event is ideal for startups, entrepreneurs, product managers, product marketeers, and any company interested in how to gain market validation to pre-launch product and services.

Air taxi companies are calling on Congress to include eligibility for electric aircraft charging infrastructure in the bipartisan infrastructure bill currently being negotiated by Congress and the White House.

#notme makes it as easy and comfortable as possible for employees to raise safety issues via an app.

If you have ever been to a national surf kayak contest at Steamers Lane, you likely saw local Ed Martinez shredding the biggest waves of the day. But that is not all he does. Enter main stage: New Fiber Project (“NFP”).

The How Did We Get Here Podcast? episode #17 with guest Aaron Hinde, founder of the LIFEAID Beverage Company. Hear why he left his chiropractic patrice and started LIFEAID Beverage Company.

As part of our Equal Access Santa Cruz initiative, Cruzio Internet recently installed Farm Discovery with a reliable internet connection which is helping them run a program for students learning remotely.

Santa Cruz County Bank, today announced Susan Just has joined the bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer.

For the second year in a row, UC Santa Cruz’s Team Athena has advanced to the finals of the Amazon Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge, a university competition designed to advance the field of conversational artificial intelligence.

Joby Aviation, JetBlue Airways and Signature Flight Support announce a new pathway toward net zero aviation emissions through the utilization of electric and hydrogen credits.

The FXE is both breathtaking in its profile as it is record-breaking in its performance. Such a combination of style and technology creates an experience that has never been seen in motorcycling.

Many of us wonder what happened to Keri Waters (president of Santa Cruz Works 2018-19) after Residio acquired her Santa Cruz-based company Buoy. Some even thought she left the planet. Well, there might be some truth to that.

FourthWave is currently accepting applications for their third Accelerator for Women-Led Technology Businesses cohort through July 15th.

ESAIYO has established a standard and is developing technology for Creating, Connecting and Surfacing the Social Identities of Objects.

The event will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding.

Our first in-person New Tech event will be on September 1 with our proven format: 1 hour of food, booze, networking and live music, followed by 1 hour of exciting presentations from tech companies.

Tony Hughes has a new book out for companies who are wrestling with adding tech to their sales engines. This is the best sales book of 2020-21.

Jake Beau from Conceptsf is creating a new space in Santa Cruz for creatives to come together in a collaborative work environment.

Considering upgrading from gas to electric? Zero is offering an instant $1,500 credit towards any Zero SR/S or SR/F. No trade-in required!