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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based cybersecurity software developer CyberFlow Analytics , which develops software to analyze network traffic to locate cyber threats, has been acquired by Webroot , Webroot said on Monday. Financial terms of the asset deal were not announced. Cyberflow's software was used for identifying network anomalies in IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. Webroot said it will incorporate CyberFlow's technology into its products, initially in custom integration and evaluaation, with full availability and fur

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Elon Musk announces spacecraft could go beyond mars, Beats Electronics lawsuit continues, and Riot Unveils college League of Legends competition.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based ContractSafe is taking on the online, legal documents storage market, and has launched a new online legal document storage service. The startup says its service is already being used by California Pizza Kitchen, Living Spaces and Ross Organics. ContractSafe is led by Ken Button; the company says its founders have previously worked at Intuit, Winston & Strawn, O'Melveny & Myers, and Verengo Solar, and is backed by BearTree Partners LLC.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Not long after ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT ) acquired San Diego-based LonoCloud in 2013 , former LonoCloud executives Tom Caldwell and Hossein Eslambolchi met for coffee at the Specialty’s Café and Bakery in University City. Eslambolchi, who had served as a LonoCloud advisor and CEO, told Caldwell he had an idea for a cybersecurity startup that would use analytic software and machine learning technology to monitor the data flowing in and out of networks for anything that looks out of the ordinary.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals announced on Friday that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with TeneoBio , covering the use of its OmniFlic antibody technology to discover fully human bispecific antibodies to be developed for the treatment of various diseases. The company said the initial focus will be on cancer, autoimmunity, and infectious diseases.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Darin Andersen, the busy-bee creator of San Diego’s Cyberhive, iHive, and xHive startup programs, says eight early stage tech companies have joined the co-working space he has been building out in Bankers Hill under a new “Entrepreneur in Residence” program. Andersen created the program under the auspices of CyberTech , a membership organization he created to provide networking, resources, and programs focused on cybersecurity, Internet of Things, and related technologies.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Amid the hue and cry over the Mylan EpiPen pricing debacle , Hillary Clinton unveiled her “ Plan to Respond to Unjustified Price Hikes for Long-Available Drugs. ” Clinton’s plan calls for “dedicated oversight to protect consumers.” To that end she would “convene representatives of federal agencies…to create a dedicated group charged with protecting consumers from outlier price increases.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Data which was originally collected by former Los Angeles parking information provider and mobile app developer ParkMe will go to power the new "where to park" feature in Waze , according to both Waze and ParkMe's new owner, Inrix. According to Inrix this morning, it is in a deal to provide parking data to Waze to power the new parking service for Waze.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. But the reality is that turning science into big business often requires far more sophisticated infrastructure—and the landlord who provides that infrastructure sometimes has one of the best windows into the process.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based Mad Catz Interactive has sold off its Saitek flight and space simulation game controllers to Logitech , the two said last week. The deal was worth $13M in cash. According to Logitech, the deal willcomplement its existing portfolio of Logitech G gaming products. Logitech said the deal is not considered material to its quarterly or full year financial results.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

As an entrepreneur looking for an idea, it makes sense to explore problem areas within your knowledge comfort zone, but when you are building a business with the solution, you have to stretch your comfort zone to keep up with the market and stay ahead of competitors. I haven’t found a successful and satisfying venture yet that was a comfortable and easy win.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based biotechnology developer Ignyta , and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) said this morning that the two are in a new collaboration deal, will Ignyta will serve as a diagnostic laboratory performing fusion testing for EORTC's SPECTA (Screening Patients for Efficient Clinical Trial Access) initiative.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said on Friday that it has acquired UK-based The Other Art Fair , an art fair for emerging artists. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The Other Art Fair is based in London. According to Demand Media, the acquisition will complements its online art gallery marketplace, Saatchi Art, allowing Demand Media's buyers the the ability to purchase art from emerging artists from across the globe.

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