Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2019

Is one of the bigger biopharma acquisitions of the year in trouble? This past week, antitrust regulators once again delayed Roche’s planned $4.8 billion buyout of gene therapy developer Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE ).

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Sometimes I make a blog entry. Our radio show, Tech News, powered by Make It Work has been a great success. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative. Just found the title of my post.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the publisher of entertainment related blogs and websites, said Friday that it has acquired The Frisky , an entertainment news, celebrity, and fashion site, from Turner Broadcasting Systems. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The stock price of Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) rose nearly 9 percent on the news, closing at $9.75. The company’s bread and butter has been licensing software for remote document capture, such as bank checks, but it is also developing a new business in digital identification verification. per share from $10 apiece. That’s according to a Nov.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. Tags: content publishing gadget blog acquisition merger bgr.com mail mail.com.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Ze Frank Games , the Los Angeles startup led by web video's Ze Frank , has been acquired by BuzzFeed , a social news publisher, the firm said Friday. Ze Frank is known for his video blogging. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? Though both VR and Amazon Alexa arent new anymore, I was excited to see that both are becoming mainstream - moving beyond novelty to a number of high value applications. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As national politics dominates the news in the final days of the decade, we at Xconomy are wrapping up the year with some big moves by the FDA, including an approval of the first drug OK’d reduce heart risk in patients with high triglycerides who are already taking statins.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He started the call by telling me he had exciting news. He was about to be featured in a major US news magazine as one of their “hot&# picks. A positive news story means NOTHING about the core performance of your business. We plan to continue to use PR as an ongoing part of our customer acquisition strategy.&#.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Guardian News & Media , the firm behind web publisher ContentNext , is in discussions with potential buyers about a possible sale, according to a report from the firm's own site, paidContent. Ali had founded the blog after he lost a job immediately after September 11th. Names of potential buyers were not discussed. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MARCH 8, 2019

As we head into the weekend, crossing our fingers that the seemingly endless rain showers will be replaced by our usual sunshine, here’s a quick rundown of some recent news developments. —ResMed (NYSE: RMD ) acquired a South Korea-based medical equipment provider, the company said Friday. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). It’s OK to push out extra ones on your website or blog.

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Xconomy

MAY 8, 2017

Called Dell Technologies Capital, the investment arm plans to provide funding to about 20 startups this year, Scott Darling, president of group, told Bloomberg , which first reported the news this morning. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The Framingham, MA, audio giant has incorporated the Hush technology in a prototype product that Bose is testing in a new product category that might best be described as “health and wellness audio.” Lee did not reveal. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Flatiron School – The Acquisition. Thanks to the recent acquisition of the New York-based coding bootcamp Flatiron School , the coworking company is now able to offer world-leading coding education to employees and members alike. Kids don’t get to enjoy all the educational fun at WeWork though.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

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Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 29, 2009

It’s a fun company, but customer acquisition is the biggest challenge we face. Our Tech News radio show on both CBS and ABC radio networks are going great. We need to tie our tweets, FB posts and emails into a blog. In addition, all team members are starting their own blogs, this is mine.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Let’s get caught up with the latest life sciences news in San Diego. Even as all eyes were on the American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference in downtown San Diego this week, other biotech companies were staying busy.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Blockbuster drugs from Alexion and Tesaro gained expanded approvals, but bad earnings news from Celgene and Biogen brought stocks down. For a broader swath of the week’s news, read on. The White House and the FDA turned the spotlight on the nation’s opioid crisis. Academics in the U.S.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

There was plenty of news beyond the Beltway, from. OK, that’s a rhetorical flourish—we are talking about politics, after all—but with the debut of the House drug-price legislation this week, there are now plans of various stripes in both houses of Congress and the White House.

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Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

But billions of dollars in acquisitions will be left by the side of the road. Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin).

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

There was plenty more biomedical news this week, from a downsized IPO to downsizing companies, while ugly sexual harassment details emerged in Seattle. If you want a roundup of the week’s biotech’s news, read on. Analysts wondered if the Tesaro news would push Medivation’s acquisition price higher.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

However, savvy startups can leverage LinkedIn to create a customer acquisition and a churn reduction tool. Although it’s generally good news when one of SimpleLegal’s users moves on in their career, it also exposes the company to potential churn risk. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

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Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

The news reflects a slowdown in the demand for mail-in genetic testing kits and a lag in the rollout of some of the government-led population studies for which Illumina provides DNA sequencing tools. It exceeded that goal, with revenue rising 21 percent to $3.33 billion by the end of 2018. It’s a different financial story this summer.

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Xconomy

MARCH 22, 2019

One group of people in dire need of medical relief got good news this week. The first drug for postpartum depression was approved. With its complicated logistics, side effects, and potential high cost, it won’t be for everyone who experiences the condition— 1 of every 9 U.S. women giving birth. But at least it’s an option.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. 10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Acquisition. blog comments powered by Disqus. Whats Hot Menu. Skip to primary content. what’s hot? Primary Menu.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. But this gets all the space on prominent blogs because it’s what bloggers like to cover.&# It’s self selecting.

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Xconomy

APRIL 20, 2018

The biggest news this week was in oncology, hands down. Merck showed that its immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) might become a common option for many patients newly diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, but the bigger picture is that the field is moving fast.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Maxwell, which makes energy-storage electronics called ultracapacitors that some automakers use alongside batteries for energy storage, saw its stock price shoot up just shy of 50 percent on the news to $4.59 as of market close Monday. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Xconomy

MAY 17, 2018

RelationEdge and its 125 employees will remain largely independent, and will stay in California, Rackspace said in a news release. Rackspace paid an undisclosed amount for RelationEdge, a San Diego-based software-as-a-service provider focused on aiding Salesforce users.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

With news f the failure, Prosensa lost most of its value, and GSK bailed on the drug shortly thereafter. BioMarin continued Prosensa’s plan after its acquisition. Incidentally, meanwhile, two other large biotech acquisitions have also blown up in the past week. and Europe that Prosensa shareholders will now never see.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

A letter ASG sent to Mitek’s board of directors last week proposing ASG acquire the San Diego-based company asserted Mitek was facing “significant operational uncertainty and risk” following news of the imminent departure of its longtime chief executive and its chief financial officer.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 26, 2018

We’ve got more gene therapy coverage, plus news about big M&A—perhaps the first big splashes from incoming. One of the latest exhibits in the debate is an $850,000 gene therapy to treat a rare, inherited form of vision loss. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2017

With President Trump holed up in New Jersey, rattling his saber at Kim Jong-un and Mitch McConnell and ignoring his own commission’s advice on the opioid crisis, there was still life sciences news from the nation’s capital.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

CLINICAL NEWS. —Longtime partners Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN ) and Sanofi (NYSE: SNY ) reported positive news for dupilumab in a Phase 3 study to treat atopic dermatitis, a severe form of eczema. Territorial Acquisitions” by Joaquin Martinez via Creative Commons. Image “U.S.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

One thing to bear in mind with today’s news that Broadcom Ltd. NASDAQ: AVGO ) has made an unsolicited offer of about $105 billion to acquire San Diego-based Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ) is that this deal, if it happens, is going to take time.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

In other Google-related news, Recode reported that Bill Maris, the founder and president of Google Ventures (now called GV), has left the firm and will be replaced by David Krane. The news was a relief for Redwood City, CA-based Heron, which has been waiting for word on the status of its drug since September 2015. . —The U.S.

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