socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2019

We spoke with Thomas on how the company's technology was spun out of Caltech, and why the startup believes the solar cell industry needs its technology. Thomas Russell: We're a spinout of Caltech, out of the labs of Professor Harry Atwater. Afterwards, we heavily engaged with the solar cell community to identify product-market-fit.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

The company said the funding was led by Westlake Village BioPartners and included participation from Corner Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Caltech. Dantari has appointed Richard A. Markus, M.D., as president and chief executive officer (CEO), and also added a board of directors headed by chair Sean Harper, M.D.,

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MAY 22, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout developing Internet acceleration devices, disclosed earlier this week that it has rolled out a new product. Pricing on the new product was not released. FastSoft is venture backed by Miramar Venture Partners, Caltech, and angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Materia develops Nobel prize winning technology for the production of small, medium, and large molecules, called metathesis, which was developed at Caltech. Materia''s technology was developed by Caltech Nobel Prize winner Robert H. Details on the funding have yet to be announced by the company.

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JULY 14, 2020

Pasadena-based Guru , a venture backed startup developing wireless power distribution technology, said this morning that it has released a development kit for its technology, which will allow potential partners to trial its millimeter-wave wireless power products. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Taking Technology Products to Market. Attend this 2 day course to learn how to provide customers with crystal-clear product positioning, meaningful branding, and carefully timed launch strategies. Stand out in your competitive marketplace. See [link] (more).

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APRIL 24, 2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Accelerating New Product Development. See [link] (more).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Strategic Marketing of Technology Products. Attend this 3-day course to learn how to gain market advantage and become better positioned to grow. See [link] (more).

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, February 2, at Caltech. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Take the next left on Holliston Avenue, into Caltech campus.

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MAY 6, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Taking Technology Products to Market. See [link] (more).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Technology Strategy for RandD and Product Development. Attend this 2 day course and learn how to manage technology investments through technology roadmaps. See [link] (more).

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MAY 14, 2018

Pasadena-based OEWaves , which develops microwave photonic products use in the radar, communications, and test and measurement systems for military and commercial markets, said over the weekend that it has named Skip Williams as its new CEO. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Morgan Asset Management and an affiliate of Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners , which will provide over $200M in capital for 8minutenergy's pipeline of products. in physics and astronomy from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). According to the firms, the joint venture will support 8minuteenergy's 10.7

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MARCH 15, 2010

Azusa-based CFX Battery , the stealthy Caltech battery spinoff, said today that it has renamed itself Contour Energy , and emerged out of stealth mode. Contour Energy said it is developing advancements in fluorine-based battery chemistries, nanomaterials science, and manufacturing processes, and is targeted at portable power products.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. The firm claims its product speeds page downloads by 30 to 500 percent, without requiring client side software or browser plug-ins. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops Internet acceleration devices, said today that it has bolstered its algorithms used its product to support dynamic web pages and video. The firm said it is targeting Internet retailers, social networking sites, and content delivery network (CDN) providers with the product.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of web acceleration appliances, said today that it has added support for IPv6 traffic with its products. The company, whose products are based on research originally developed at Caltech, said its E Series acceleration appliance now support the IPv6 protocol.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

A Pasadena-based company, founded by Caltech Ph.D's, is suing Google for patent infringement, based on its Google Street View feature, according to IP law firm Christie, Parker & Hale LLP. Tags: vederi google caltech patent legal lawsuit street view.

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MARCH 28, 2011

FastSoft is based on technology originally developed for the Internet2 at Caltech. The firm's products use an optimized TCP/IP algorithm to accelerate software downloads and access to web sites. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Arnold was given the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, for her work on chemical engineering and biochemistry, which is applicable to the production of biofuels. She was also a co-founder at Gevo , the biofuels startup which spun out of Caltech, which had its IPO in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Gevo , the Caltech spinoff developing biofuels processing technology, said last week that it has completed its acquisition of a biofuels plant in Luverne, Minnesota. The plant--which currently is producing ethanol--will be converted to product isobutanol using Gevo's technology. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

The company said the funding will go towards further developing its technology, which its says can product synthetic peptide molecules that are equivalent or superior to molecular antibodies. Indi Molecular''s technology is based on research out of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinoff which is developing Internet acceleration devices, has recently signed on ReSource Pro, a business process outsourcing firm for the insurance agency, the firm told socalTECH. FastSoft is venture backed by Miramar Venture Partners, Caltech, and angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2011

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the developer of battery technology based on research from Caltech, said today that it has raised a Series C funding round. The firm said the additional round will go towards research and development, production capacity expansion, and working capital. Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Culver City-based molecular imaging products maker Sofie Biosciences said Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. Sofie Biosciences--which is a spinout of UCLA and Caltech--said the funding will go towards further development of its technology.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of Internet acceleration devices based on technology out of the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), said today that it has been selected by Los Angeles content delivery network (CDN) NetDNA. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum. Many of the studios have sizable in-house technology development operations, but all acquire technology or technology products from outside their corporate borders. The half- dozen movie giants that have been with us in one form or another since the 1930s, plus huge upstarts like Netflix and Amazon (Prime).

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Arcadia-based Myricom , the developer of 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapters for the high performance computing market, said today that it has added a new distributor for its products. Myricom said it has tapped New Jersey-based Info X to distribute its products. Info X distributes electronics products to over 2000 value added resellers.

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JUNE 26, 2013

According to The Design Accelerator , it will help startups by selecting promising early stage, design-driven technology companies from the Art Center and Caltech communities for an intensive three-month program. >. The new incubator is headed by Mark Breitenberg and Erik Hovanec.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the Caltech battery technology startup headed by Joe Fisher, said today that it has been awarded a new, U.S. According to the firm, the new patent covers its production process and fluorinated multi-layered carbon nanomaterials, which are used in its batteries.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Earlier this month, Azusa-based CFX Battery , a stealthy battery technology spinout from Caltech, announced it had raised a new round of funding worth $14.2M. How did Contour Energy spin out of Caltech? Venture Partners, and Harris & Harris--helped form the company as a spinout from Caltech with a Series A round in June of2007.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the developer of battery technology based on research from Caltech, announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. The firm said the new funding will go towards production capacity and working capital. The company said it added new investor SBI Jeffries Asia Fund L.P.

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MAY 9, 2012

According to the two, Emulex will offer up a new line of High Performance Networking (HPN) products, which are based in Myricom's FastStack application acceleration software. The company is a spinout of Caltech. The two said they will jointly develop and market additional FastStack application acceleration software. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The Ultra-Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells team at Caltech is developing solar cells which solve the problem of current photovoltaic panels, where there is a lot of loss of material due to trimming of silicon wafers.

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JULY 26, 2012

Impinj , a developer of UHF, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips which has linked to Caltech, and an office in Orange County, said today that it has raised $21M in an equity funding round, as well as dropped its plans for an IPO. Impinj said the funding came from AllianceBernstein L.P., The firm had filed for an IPO in April 2011.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

“Los Angeles is a great place for this, because we have a close relationship with Caltech and JPL,” according to Gross. “JPL is the forerunner in the world of distant robotic missions that have to be failsafe, and amazing research is going on at Caltech on the mechanics and systems. .

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