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NASA Selects SpaceX, Other Local Space Companies For New Program

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NASA has selected Hawthorne-based SpaceX , Carlsbad-based Vulcan Wireless , and Canoga Park-based Aerojet Rocketdyne as part of a new program to boost technologies to land humans on the Moon by 2024, the space agency announced on Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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Topanga Technologies Raises $15M

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Canoga Park-based Topanga Technologies , a developer of high efficiency, plasma lighting, has scored $15M in new funding, according to regulatory filings from the firm. Topanga Technologies is developing plasma lamps and engines which the firm says exceeds the energy efficiency of LED, flourescent, and other light sources.

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Topanga Technologies Launches Plasma Lighting Product

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Canoga Park-based Topanga Technologies , the venture backed provider of solid state lighting products, said Friday that it has launched a new plasma light source product Friday. Topanga Technologies is venture backed by Khosla Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Topanga Technologies Ups Funding To $3.45M

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Canoga Park-based Topanga Technologies , a stealth-mode, developer of energy efficient lighting systems, has now raised $3.45M in funding for the firm, according to a regulatory filing by the company today. Tags: venture capital topanga technologies khosla ventures. Khosla's Ford Tamer sits on the company's board.

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One Lambda Acquired By Thermo Fisher Scientific For $925M

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Canoga Park-based One Lambda , a supplier of tissue typing testing technology, has been acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific is a deal worth $925M in cash. One Lambda was founded in 1984, based on technology developed at UCLA in the labs of UCLA professor Paul Terasaki; the firm's co-founder, President, and CEO is George M.

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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Acquired By GenCorp

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Canoga Park-based Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne , the aerospace and defense manufacturer which develops rocket propulsion and engine systems, has been acquired by GenCorp in a deal worth $550M, the firms said this morning. GenCorp is acquiring Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation.

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Five Area Firms Get DOE Funds for Concentrating Solar Power Research

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for the design, build, and testing of a concentrating solar power plant system; Canoga Park-based Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne receiving $10.2M for energy storage technology based on sulfur; Chatsworth-based SunTrough Energy receiving up to $4.5M for its development of thermal storage systems for energy storage.