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UC San Diego Health Develops COVID-19 Test, Begins Testing Patients

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The UC San Diego Health System has developed a diagnostic test that can determine whether a patient has contracted the novel coronavirus in about eight hours. UCSD Health, one of five academic medical centers within the 10-campus University of California system, started using the test Tuesday to diagnose patients, it said.

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UCSD, 5 Diagnostic Makers Partner to Ramp COVID-19 Testing Capacity

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A group of scientists and physicians at UC San Diego Health and the UCSD School of Medicine has arranged a partnership with five diagnostics markers that it says will bring the health system’s capacity to test for coronavirus to as many as 1,500 tests daily sometime in early April.

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AddToAny Bought Back From Lockerz By Founder

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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. addtoany lockerz merger acquisition social sharing blogging ucsd diego student' Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Vision Assistance Startup Aira Inking Deals With UCSD, Retail Stores

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Students and shoppers will soon be using technology developed by Aira, a San Diego startup that links vision-impaired people with “visual interpreters” via smartphone and smart glasses, to help them navigate their environments.

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With $75M Alumnus Gift, UCSD Opens Data Science Institute

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lu, is intended to encourage the development and use of new data science technologies in just about every field on campus—and beyond. lu Data Science Institute. The center, made possible by a $75 million gift from UC San Diego alumnus and early Facebook employee Taner Halicio?lu,

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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California

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Southern California Tech Central – Brings together posts from top bloggers around Southern California including John's blog and this blog. They put on great events. VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events.

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With $20M, UCSD Spinout Jecure To Press New Attack On NASH

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Liver disease is challenging for doctors because it can develop without symptoms, making diagnosis difficult without removing cells for examination. Backed by $20 million in Series A funding from Versant Ventures, San Diego-based Jecure aims to develop a new class of drugs to treat an advanced form of fatty liver disease called.

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