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Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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In my new role as the first executive director for the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, I spent a lot of time outside of my home turf of Pasadena -- visiting innovation nodes such as San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Venice, Santa Monica, and others. READ MORE>>.

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In RNAi Move, Takeda Fronts $300M to Team Up on Arrowhead Liver Drug

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In addition to the upfront cash, Pasadena, CA-based Arrowhead could earn up to $740 million in milestone payments. According to terms of the agreement announced Thursday, Arrowhead and Takeda will co-develop the drug, which is currently in Phase 2/3 testing. If the drug is. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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New Leader at Intel Capital Adjusts Strategy as Global Summit Opens

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The recent funding deals that Intel Capital laid out in San Diego Monday, on the first day of its 17th annual global summit, also reflect the strategic thinking of Wendell Brooks, who took the helm at Intel Capital about a year ago as longtime president Arvind Sodhani retired.

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Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus

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The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses. from San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle on the west coast to Boston, New York, and Research Triangle Park out east.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Triumph, Election Fallout, CRISPR Arguments & More

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—Shares of Pasadena, CA-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARWR ) fell more than 30 percent after the FDA halted a Phase 2 trial of its lead drug candidate, for hepatitis B. . —An FDA advisory committee voted 7-6 in favor of solithromycin , an antibiotic from Chapel Hill, NC-based Cempra (NASDAQ: CEMP ).

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

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The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.