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Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars

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You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA.

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Radicle Accelerator Fund Launches to Nurture AgTech Innovation

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Radicle representatives plan to discuss their plans for the accelerator during AgTech Week 2016 , an ag investment conference being held in San Francisco this week. Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

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View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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Organovo to Test Pre-Clinical Drugs on Bio-Printed Kidney Tissue

Xconomy

The company announced this week that it has developed a similar testing service for screening pre-clinical drug candidates on living human kidney tissue. Organovo and others made additional presentations this week at the Eurotox 2016 scientific conference in Seville, Spain. Now Organovo is expanding its capabilities.

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How Will Apple Innovate Beyond the iPhone 7? With Next-Gen Siri

Xconomy

So, going by the traditional schedule, the 2016 iPhone would have been a major refresh, perhaps helping to reverse this year’s slowdown in sales of iOS devices. It was the first device to feature both a phone-sized touchscreen and a new interface that made the screen intuitive and delightful to use. So, what’s going on inside Apple?

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Biotech Roundup: Kadmon Debt, Hemo Data, Loose Lips & More

Xconomy

Preventative Services Task Force changed its classification of colorectal cancer screening methods, which has implications for Exact’s diagnostic, Cologuard. An early leak appears responsible for a 33 percent spike in Exact shares the day before the news broke. —Ben Fidler contributed to this report.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. That number is projected to GROW to 70 billion by 2016 (Source: BIA Kelsey). The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient. We love to streamline and text people.

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