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Acutus, Maker of Next-Gen Electrophysiology Tech, Adds $100M Series D

Xconomy

A company that makes a mapping system to help doctors see high-resolution, 3D images of irregular heart rhythms in real time has raised $100 million in venture investment and a $70 million credit facility to fund its full-scale market launch. Acutus Medical, based in the northern San Diego community of Carlsbad, was founded in 2011.

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HipGeo Expands Reach

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HipGeo debuted its app in September of 2011; the firm is backed by Morado Venture Partners, a seed-stage fund run by former Yahoo! executives Ash Patel and Michael Marquez, Galen Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist of eHarmony, and San Diego angel investor Robert Bingham. READ MORE>>.

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JLABS Takes Stock of its Experiment in Life Sciences Innovation

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The idea in 2011 was to create a space at what was then Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical research and development facility in San Diego for an “innovation center,” a place where 18 to 20 life sciences startups could incubate, replete with lab space and equipment.

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Celgene-Seeded PharmAkea Sells Last Fibrotic Drug Candidate to Galecto

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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.

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An Homage to Larry Bock, Who Had God’s Hand on His Shoulder

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When I told Larry Bock in an email about four months ago that I had been diagnosed with cancer, the renowned San Diego life sciences investor asked if he might see me at UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center. PerkinElmer acquired Caliper in 2011 in a deal valued at $600 million.). “I

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Bio Roundup: RIP Roger Tsien, Novartis CAR-T Wheel, Zika News & More

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Nobel Prize winner Roger Tsien, a UC San Diego chemist, passed away in Oregon this week. As the San Diego Union Tribune reported in 2013, Tsien (pictured) was also unafraid to shine the spotlight on what he considered suspect scientific approaches, even when espoused by legends like DNA co-discoverer James Watson.

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Getaround Wants To Make Chicago Bike Friendly

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million in Series A funding and a launch in Chicago, Getaround , is coming to a city near you to help residents make money from sharing their cars even on a full time basis, thanks to its beta service Getaway. Getaround was launched in May 2011 in San Fransisco by Sam Zaid, Elliot Kroo and Jessica Scorpio. After a $13.9