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With $20M, UCSD Spinout Jecure To Press New Attack On NASH

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For these reasons, fatty liver disease is often called a “silent disease,” says Ariel Feldstein, a gastroenterologist at the University of California San Diego. Feldstein has been studying the liver for nearly 20 years, and his research now forms the basis of a newly launched company called Jecure Therapeutics.

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To Show Off SD Startups, Investors Hit the Road with New TV Show

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Now four San Diego, CA-based investors are debuting “VCs in a Van,” a vehicle (no pun intended) meant to spotlight local companies ripe for funding. lu—as they visit a handful of San Diego-based early-stage businesses seeking financing. First there was “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

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Procrastinators’ Special! Save on Big Data Meets Big Biology 4/26

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We are bringing experts to the stage in everything from managing big data and fast growth, blockchain applications in the life sciences to early stage investing. This is an event you don’t want to miss, and it’s all happening on April 26 at the Illumina Theater at the Alexandria. Our program includes leading innovators, startup.

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