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Calporta, Started by Avalon Ventures-GSK, Is Acquired by Merck

Xconomy

Another of the biopharma startups created as part of a collaboration between San Diego investment firm Avalon Ventures and GlaxoSmithKline has been acquired—but not by GSK. Debuting in COI (which stands for “community of innovation”). Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Avalon Leads $18M in Early Funding for Cancer Immunotherapy Startup

Xconomy

[ Note: The headline has been corrected to better describe the company’s type of funding. San Diego’s Avalon Ventures led the Series A round, and has established Fortis at COI Pharma, the firm’s biotech incubator (which now houses 16 life sciences startups). 9/27/16, 2:09 p.m. Bregua Corp.,

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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

Xconomy

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”.