Natallie Rocha

San Diego

Business Reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Business Reporter @sdut || Previously: @sdbusiness @inewsource @FortuneMagazine @DJNF @BrooklynPaper || @PLNU alum •she/her•

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Amid tariff turmoil, Swiss drugmaker commits to build $1.1B research hub in San Diego

1 month ago | fresnobee.com | Natallie Rocha
Amid tariff turmoil, Swiss drugmaker commits to build $1.1B research hub in San Diego

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

Swiss pharmaceutical giant, Novartis, announced Thursday that it plans to build a $1.1 billion research hub in San Diego as part of its $23 billion investment in U.S. operations over the next five years. The investment will create nearly 1,000 new jobs at Novartis and about 4,000 additional jobs in the U.S. as the company plans to construct seven new facilities, ensuring all “key Novartis medicines for U.S. patients will be made in the United States,” the company said.
Pfizer sells San Diego campus for $255M

1 month ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sold its longtime San Diego campus to a life science-focused commercial real estate company in one of the largest deals of the past year. Pfizer sold the five-building facility on Science Center Drive in Torrey Pines to BioMed Realty, a San Diego-based firm owned by Blackstone Real Estate, for about $255 million, according to property records.
China hit these 4 San Diego companies with economic sanctions

2 months ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

China is targeting U.S. defense companies, including four in San Diego, with economic sanctions in the escalating tariff dispute with President Donald Trump. The retaliatory measures, announced Friday, follow Trump’s across-the-board 34% tariff on Chinese goods that takes effect April 10. China reciprocated by announcing a 34% tariff on U.S. imports.
Qualcomm acquires Vietnamese AI startup MovianAI

2 months ago | mahoningmatters.com | Natallie Rocha

Qualcomm, the San Diego-based company designing chips that power smartphones, laptops, virtual reality headsets and next-generation cars, acquired a Vietnamese startup for its generative artificial intelligence technology. The local firm announced the acquisition Tuesday as part of its effort to expand its research and development of generative AI.
Qualcomm acquires Vietnamese AI startup MovianAI

2 months ago | kansas.com | Natallie Rocha

Qualcomm, the San Diego-based company designing chips that power smartphones, laptops, virtual reality headsets and next-generation cars, acquired a Vietnamese startup for its generative artificial intelligence technology. The local firm announced the acquisition Tuesday as part of its effort to expand its research and development of generative AI.
Qualcomm acquires Vietnamese AI startup MovianAI

2 months ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

Qualcomm, the San Diego-based company designing chips that power smartphones, laptops, virtual reality headsets and next-generation cars, acquired a Vietnamese startup for its generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The local firm announced the acquisition Tuesday as part of its effort to expand its research and development of generative AI.
Collins Aerospace laying off workers in Chula Vista

2 months ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

Collins Aerospace, which makes major components for Boeing, Airbus and military planes, is laying off 119 workers in Chula Vista. The workforce reduction takes effect May 12, according to the company’s WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) letter to the state. In most cases, companies are required to give advance notice to employees and government officials ahead of a large layoff.
Carlsbad’s Ionis strikes deal with Japanese pharma worth up to $940M

2 months ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

Carlsbad’s Ionis Pharmaceuticals struck a deal worth up to $940 million with Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical for its medicine targeting a chronic blood disorder. The Carlsbad company develops RNA-targeted therapies for neurology, cardiology and other rare conditions. The Ionis drug, sapablursen, is an RNA-targeted therapy for a rare blood disease called polycythemia vera. The condition causes the overproduction of red blood cells, thickening the blood and possibly causing serious blood clots.
Abre la nueva experiencia de SeaWorld “Joyas del Mar: Una Experiencia con Medusas”

2 months ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Natallie Rocha

La atracción más reciente de SeaWorld San Diego es un acuario lleno de especies de medusas que invita a visitantes de todas las edades a sentirse como si hubieran entrado en una lámpara de lava submarina con estas criaturas de otro mundo. “Joyas del Mar: Una Experiencia con Medusas” abrió sus puertas al público recientemente para inspirar y educar a los visitantes sobre la vida y la naturaleza de las medusas marinas.