The Power of Cities

The Power of Metro Nations
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San Diego: The City
In 1985, a nonprofit called Connect sprang up in the Southern California city to link scientists and inventors at top research institutions like UC San Diego and the Salk Institute with investors, advisers and support services. The result is a city that is home to a cluster of life-sciences and technology companies like Qualcomm, Biogen Idec and Gen-Probe.

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