AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSTEM Research in San Diego: UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute has added a new XPS instrument at its Nano3 shared lab, letting researchers probe the chemistry and bonding of material surfaces for work ranging from batteries to medical coatings. Public Policy Watch: California’s “first in the nation” Fast Food Council hasn’t held a full meeting since Sept. 2024, despite a $1.1M budget—raising questions about whether the state is paying for a stalled bureaucracy. Materials & Recycling: Molded fiber producers warn that a California “truth in labeling” rule (SB 343) taking effect in October could make some products effectively unrecyclable, even as companies push new innovations. Antitrust & Media Tech: State attorneys general, led by California AG Rob Bonta, sued to block Paramount Skydance’s $110B Warner Bros. Discovery merger, arguing it would cut competition and raise prices. Health & Clinical Trials: Ionis dosed the first participant in its ASCEND Phase 1-2 Dravet syndrome study (ION337), while Sydnexis’ pediatric myopia drug SYD-101 heads toward an FDA advisory committee review. AI & Robotics Evaluation: NVIDIA’s RoboLab aims to benchmark robot policies beyond simple success rates, focusing on how language-driven systems generalize when conditions change.
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