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Six West Coast Tech Leaders Share Top Developments of 2017

Xconomy

Xconomy asked technology and innovation leaders around our network to reflect on the most important developments in their industries during 2017, and the answers were appropriately wide-ranging. Here now are responses, edited for clarity, from Mark Bowles, co-founder of medical diagnostics. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

Now following a $62 million round of funding led by Battery Ventures last month, the company is worth roughly $800 million, according to people with knowledge of the investment, and is on its way to becoming Los Angeles’ next billion-dollar business.

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Empirico Raises $17M, Inks 3-Year Antisense Collaboration with Ionis

Xconomy

The 14-person startup, founded in 2017, has developed technology that it says uses big data sets, human genetic data, and advanced algorithms to find potential targets for drugs. Empirico, which is headquartered in San Diego, also has laboratories in Madison, WI.

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Tech Leaders Weigh In On Tim Berners-Lee’s “Contract For The Web”

Xconomy

In early 2017, a more critical mood began to take hold as Uber’s allegedly biased employment practices and management style were scrutinized.

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Biotech Roundup: CRISPR’s 1st Trial, IPO Insiders, Zika & More

Xconomy

The work is being funded by Internet mogul Sean Parker’s new cancer immunotherapy institute , which launched earlier this year with $250 million earmarked for work at Penn and five other medical centers. billion emergency funding bill to fight the virus. Then, in the early hours Thursday, the U.S.