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UCSD, 5 Diagnostic Makers Partner to Ramp COVID-19 Testing Capacity

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A group of scientists and physicians at UC San Diego Health and the UCSD School of Medicine has arranged a partnership with five diagnostics markers that it says will bring the health system’s capacity to test for coronavirus to as many as 1,500 tests daily sometime in early April. Since then, in a bid to make.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

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I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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Best Buy Acquires GTCR’s GreatCall for $800M, Eyeing Aging Boomers

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Best Buy is paying $800 million in cash for GreatCall, a San Diego-based healthtech company which private equity firm GTCR bought early last year. The company also sells gadgets, such as mobile devices with large screens and big buttons, wearables that can work with those devices, and emergency alert products.

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Ligand Inks Deal, Ionis Details Succession Plan, & More SD Biotech

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San Diego’s life sciences companies didn’t tap their brakes much as December chugged along. So while it might be nearly time to board your plane (or hop in the car, or simply spend a little time away from your screens), first catch up on recent local biotech happenings. Then, enjoy what remains of 2018.

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JLABS Takes Stock of its Experiment in Life Sciences Innovation

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The idea in 2011 was to create a space at what was then Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical research and development facility in San Diego for an “innovation center,” a place where 18 to 20 life sciences startups could incubate, replete with lab space and equipment.

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Qualcomm Says Chinese Court Has Banned Some Apple iPhone Sales

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The San Diego chipmaker said a Chinese court has ordered four Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) subsidiaries in China to stop the sale and import of seven iPhone models in that country. Qualcomm announced a win Monday in its ongoing and multijurisdictional legal battle with Apple. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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New Biotech Viscient Partners with Organovo on Fatty Liver Disease

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The San Diego company, founded a decade ago on 3D bio-printing technology developed by the University of Missouri’s Gabor Forgacs, appeared to be gaining momentum on multiple fronts.