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Venture Funding in Digital Media

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 -- LAVA Special Event: Venture Funding in Digital Media. Incumbents are finding new ways to adapt, startups are embracing disruption, and a new class of incubators/accelerators are leading a large infusion of capital. Innovation is upon us.

Media 100
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Bio Roundup: SeaGen Scores, Dyne’s Debut, Microbiome Moves & More

Xconomy

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day has spoken openly about acquisitions as a way to build up the company’s drug pipeline. This drug class has seen a lift in recent years. This week, it made its biggest buy yet. Some of those analysts think Gilead might have overpaid but the company says there were competing offers. The FDA has approved.

Class 67
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Inspiring College Entrepreneurship | With lessons from Y Combinator and Elon Musk

Tech Zulu Event

The most common question I get running a college talent startup is: “What is the entrepreneurship culture like in schools? Many believe the same culture will be essential to the success of growing Southern California’s own startup culture. You’ve seen a lot of products; what makes a startup stand out in the crowd?