socalTECH

JULY 2, 2013

AddToAny , the developer of WordPress and Drupal social sharing plug-ins which got its start at UC San Diego, is back as an independent firm, according to the company''s founder, Pat Diven II. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Bose , the privately held maker of headphones, loudspeakers, and other electronics for audiophiles, has acquired Hush, a San Diego startup founded by three undergraduate engineering students to develop “smart” noise-masking earbuds designed to help users sleep. Lee did not reveal.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2016

Goleta-based Aurrion , a developer of networking semiconductor technology which was spun out of UC Santa Barbara, has been acquired by Juniper Networks , according to Juniper's blog. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2012

According to the Jared Spataro Senior Director, Office Division, Microsoft in a blog post the firm had met all the requirements regarding the acquisition. He says,” all closing conditions for Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer have been met, and the deal is completed”. billion.But the deal has been fully completed today.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Grail set out with the goal of developing a diagnostic test that detects cancer from the genetic snippets tumors shed into the blood. Four years ago, Illumina spun out cancer diagnostics startup Grail. This week, the gene sequencing giant announced it is acquiring Grail in an $8 billion cash and stock deal.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2015

a developer of gesture recognition technology. Financial terms of the buy have not been disclosed, however, reports place the acquisition at around $60M. Oculus said on its blog that Pebbles will help the company to advance virtual reality, tracking, and human-computer interactions.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Avalon said Tuesday that GSK (NYSE: GSK ) has agreed to buy the company, Sitari Pharmaceuticals, which has been developing a treatment for celiac disease. Financial terms of the acquisition were. As part of the deal, Sitari received $10 million in Series A financing. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community. Develop a product line and add alternate channels. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. WebSense said the buy would extend the firm's capabilities by providing visibility into spam posted on blogs, user forums, and social networking web sites. Defensio's tools are used to stop comment spam in blogs. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JULY 24, 2018

Nabriva Therapeutics has acquired Zavante Therapeutics in a stock deal that brings to the antibiotics developer an FDA-ready drug. Under the deal terms announced after the market close Tuesday, San Diego-based Zavante received an upfront payment of 8.2 million Nabriva (NASDAQ: NBRV ) shares.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. Securities and Exchange Commission. .”

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The company’s bread and butter has been licensing software for remote document capture, such as bank checks, but it is also developing a new business in digital identification verification. The stock price of Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) rose nearly 9 percent on the news, closing at $9.75.

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Xconomy

APRIL 22, 2020

Veteran biotech executive Laura Shawver is taking over as CEO at Silverback Therapeutics, joining the cancer drug developer as it is poised to move its first compound into the clinic. billion acquisition of La Jolla, CA-based Synthorx , the biotech Shawver most recently headed.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2020

KaNDy’s small molecule drug, NT-814, is in development as a treatment for common symptoms of menopause, such as night sweats and hot flashes. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Stevenage, UK-based KaNDy could earn up to $450 million more in milestone payments as the drug approaches.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2020

Acadia agreed to pay CerSci shareholders up to $887 million more in payments depending on development, commercialization, and sales milestones, plus royalties. The acquisition adds a new element to the Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD ) pipeline, the centerpiece of which is pimavanserin (Nuplazid), the drug the.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. Los Angeles-based HelloSociety , the influencer marketing agency which is part of Science, Inc. , has been acquired by the New York Times, the company said late Friday. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market). It’s just math.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

A migraine drug that Lundbeck added to its pipeline via its nearly $2 billion acquisition of Alder BioPharmaceuticals won FDA approval on Friday. The drug, eptinezumab (Vyepti), is part of a new class of antibody therapies developed to prevent migraine attacks before they start.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 7, 2020

When a group of scientists from Amira Pharmaceuticals wanted to start a new biotech after the company’s 2011 acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Celgene provided seed funding. Eventually Celgene kicked in $35 million more for a research collaboration, an equity stake, and an exclusive option to acquire the startup, PharmAkea Therapeutics.

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Xconomy

JULY 31, 2020

This week the neuroscience drug developer reached a deal to merge with publicly traded Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp II. The biotech IPO market is buzzing but Cerevel Therapeutics is showing that there’s more than one path to the public markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Any reader of this blog for a period of time will know that I’ve been long YouTube for years. But if your goal is to develop an audience that can be monetized in other ways, I’ll repeat my argument “you need to fish in the pond where the fish are.” Take for example, an eCommerce company.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has acquired CoveritLive , a developer of a live blogging platform used to provide real time commentary, reader polling, and questions and answers on live events. Financial terms of the acquisitoin were not disclosed. Demand Media was already a strategic investor in CoveritLive.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Ligand Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday that its acquisition of U.K.-based Ligand (NASDAQ: LGND ) CEO John Higgins, in a prepared statement, said the acquisition added more “shots on goal” to the company’s portfolio. Vernalis’s programs include drugs being developed for the respiratory and oncology sectors.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

They made a number of significant acquisitions in that space, My co-founders, Sammer and Chris, worked together at Internet Brands. Sameer has several years of experience in product, and Chris is an outstanding developer, engineer, and architect. We have complementary skill sets. Brian Nickerson: That''s a great question.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 21, 2020

While business is historically slow in August, this month seems to be bucking the trend, just like so many other unexpected developments in 2020. Perhaps life sciences executives have been less distracted by summer excursions this year in a world in which the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly curtailed travel.

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2019

Is one of the bigger biopharma acquisitions of the year in trouble? billion buyout of gene therapy developer Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE ). This past week, antitrust regulators once again delayed Roche’s planned $4.8

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Xconomy

MARCH 6, 2020

Acquisitions would help meet that ambitious goal, and this week Gilead announced one of them: a nearly $5 billion deal for cancer immunotherapy developer Forty Seven. Last month, Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day announced plans to introduce 10 “transformative medicines” over the next 10 years.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Just as entrepreneurs need to have thoughtful answers about business models and customer acquisition, I think they now will also need to be prepared to address issues on community impacts and equity. Their report crystallized the opportunity and pathways to moving SoCal forward as one of the leading global innovation ecosystem.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

It was a year of big exits—both IPOs and acquisitions—for tech and life sciences companies. As the year winds down, we’re reflecting on the big innovation trends and developments that will carry over to next year. 2018 was a year of ups and downs for the business and technology community.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The sector saw more big venture capital deals and acquisitions , while researchers kept plugging away on technology advances. developers continued to grapple with issues around transparency, trust, and ethics. It was an eventful year for the artificial intelligence industry. Meanwhile, A.I.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

And given your stage of development you sure better at least know what your goal is. Customer Acquisition. For example, if you have developers, content people or SEO folks working on SEO programs you’ll need to allocate their time / costs to this effort. That’s not acceptable. But what is industry standard? Is it 4/1,000?

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Xconomy

MARCH 16, 2018

[ Updated 3/16/18 3:30 pm. There’s never a dull moment these days at Building N, the San Diego headquarters of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ), the wireless technology giant and the world’s biggest maker of the advanced components used in smartphones. Updated with Qualcomm board announcement. ]

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Broadcom gained Veracode as a part of its blockbuster acquisition of CA Technologies. New York-based CA makes software and provides services for everything from IT management to app development to cybersecurity. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO ) announced in June it would acquire CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA ) for $18.9

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Boston-based Cybereason has formed a partnership with Arm, the dominant developer of computer chip architecture, which was acquired by SoftBank in 2016. based Arm unveiled the IoT management hub in August, as it also announced its related acquisition of Mountain View, CA-based data management company Treasure Data. Cambridge, U.K.-based

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Services Web Tool Platform 85

Xconomy

MARCH 8, 2019

As we head into the weekend, crossing our fingers that the seemingly endless rain showers will be replaced by our usual sunshine, here’s a quick rundown of some recent news developments. —ResMed (NYSE: RMD ) acquired a South Korea-based medical equipment provider, the company said Friday. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2016

An obvious place to look for help is the venture community—Bruce Booth of Atlas Ventures pointed out in a recent blog that venture capital is doing well, and is positioned to do even better in the future. Yet despite relative plenty in the bio-venture community, pharma suffers from a shortage of drug candidates.

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