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JUNE 27, 2018

San Diego-based Beacon Discovery , a company focused on orphan GPCR drug discovery, says it is expanding its San Diego facility, as part of a partnership with Escient Pharmaceuticals. Beacon Discovery is led by President and CEO Sunny Al-Shamma. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Imagion Biosystems Limited , a company developing early cancer detection testing tools, said this morning that it will relocate its U.S. business operations to San Diego. The Australian company had previously based its US operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management said this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell San Diego-based FMG Suite to another private equity ivnestor, Aurora Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Carlsbad-based satellite communications company Viasat says it is backing a new institute at the University of California, San Diego, focused on data sciences. Viasat said UC San Diego's HDSI will help connect various academic disciplines in the school and help faculty engage with data science.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

San Diego-based autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple and truck and diesel engine manufacturer Navistar said Monday that the two companies have ended their co-development deal. The two had signed the joint development deal in 2020.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

San Diego-based Seismic , a developer of sales and marketing software, has raised $100M more in a funding round, which values the company at $1 billion, the company said on Tuesday. The startup, led by CEO Doug Winter, develops software used to enable sales and marketing efforts in the enterprise.

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JUNE 27, 2017

Canadian biotech developer Oncolytics Biotech has opened up a new office in San Diego, the company said this morning, to tap into the area's reputation as a biotech hub. According to Oncolytics Biotech, the new office will support investor relations, business development, and clinical operations functions.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Walmart Labs , the technology arm of retail giant Walmart , is planning a major expansion in San Diego--hoping to tap into the area's deep depth of technology talent. According to Walmart, it is planning to triple its headcount in San Diego, as it expands into a new office which is triple the size of its existing operation in the city.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Online e-commerce giant Amazon announced this morning that it is expanding at its "tech hub" in San Diego, and plans to create 300 new high tech jobs at the location. The company says the new office is at Campus Pointe in the University Town Center neighborhood. The new San Diego office is led by General Manager Nate Wiger.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A federally funded pilot program will provide 15 local defense contractors with free consulting services and six monthly “boot camp” workshops as part of a regionwide effort to help such companies better prepare to navigate changes in federal defense funding. The aim of the new Defense Innovation Voucher (DIVx) program is.

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APRIL 23, 2019

San Diego-based BlueNalu , a developer of cellular technology being applied to the aquaculture and sustainable seafood industry, said it is expanding in San Diego, with a move to a larger research facility. According to the company, the move will help it on its efforts to commercialize its technology.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

in a Series C funding round, which it said partially go to expanding hiring at its San Diego offices, the company announced on Wednesday. The company has now raised $81M in total. Health IQ has positions in sales and account management listed from its San Diego offices. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2018

Mobile Industrial Robots (MIR), a developer of autonomous, industrial robots used in manufacturing, hospitals, and nurseries, has opened up an office in San Diego, the second U.S. office for the company. The company said the San Diego office will be led by Nicholas Temple. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Tesla Motors , the electric car-and-solar panel company led by Elon Musk, is acquiring San Diego-based technology developer Maxwell Technologies , in a deal worth approximately $218M, the companies announced on Monday. ACcording to the two, the merger agreement calls for Tesla to pay $4.75

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APRIL 13, 2016

Experian said Tuesday afternoon that it is expanding in San Diego, and has opened up a new data and innovation lab in the city to help focused on advanced data analysis processes, research and development. Experian initially set up its Experian DataLabs offices in San Diego five years ago. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2016

Crown Bioscience , a provider of drug discovery and development services, said this morning that it has expanded in San Diego, creating a new "Center of Excellence for Oncology" in the city. The company said the expansion comes due to increased demand for oncology research studies. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

SweetLabs said the event is aimed at showing product managers, designers, developers and other "technology superstars" how much is happening in the San Diego area. The group said that the event will feature Michael Robertson (MP3, Linspire, Gizmo5) and Joe Kraus (Excite, Jotspot, Google Ventures).

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MAY 7, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of a mobile app development platform being used by brands, celebrities, companies, and others to easily create their mobile apps, is powering a new app today from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Mobile Roadie also powers the official app for the San Diego Zoo.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Lasergen , a startup developing technology for the DNA sequencing market--and which has an office in San Diego--has been acquired by Agilent Technologies for $105M, the two said late Tuesday. Lasergen was founded in 2002, and had its headquarters in Houston, with another location in San Diego: the company has 45 employees.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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JUNE 5, 2018

Paycom Software , a publicly traded developer of cloud-based human capital management software, has opened up a new office in San Diego, the company said on Monday afternoon. Paycom, which is based in Oklahoma, develops payroll and human resources software used for everything from recruiting to retirement.

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JUNE 25, 2015

San Diego-based Memjet , a developer of color inkjet technology, said it has expanded its headquarters in San Diego. The company says the new headquarters come due to a "tremendous" amount of growth in revenues and OEMs utilizing its technology.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

A startup which is based on research conducted at the University of California, San Diego has scored $15M in a Series A funding. which was co-founded by Tom Driscoll, a former University of California at San Diego researcher. The company is based in the Seattle, Washington area. Echodyne Corp. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Gene editing technology developer Inscripta , which has one of its offices in San Diego, saidt his week that has added another $20M in funding to its Series C round, bringing the round to a total of $105.5M. The company had originally announced its Series C in 2018, worth $85.5M. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Taoglas , a developer of communications antennas, said it is expanding in San Diego, and has quadrupled its space in the city to 16,000 square feet. The company said it has set up an antenna and RF design center in San Diego, specifically to help address antenna needs for the M2M and Internet of Things industries.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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MAY 20, 2016

San Francisco-based meal delivery startup Munchery said this week that it is adding same day, meal delivery of its pre-made meals to San Diego. The company develops ready-to-cook meals via subscription, which are aimed at feeding two people, without any time consuming prep work, and were designed by chefs.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Usually, when a company is acquired, it''s great news for investors--and employees. The move was first reported by the U-T San Diego. Amylin Pharmaceuticals as a developer of diabetes drugs. amylin pharmaceuticals diego biotech lifescienec employee jobs layoff' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

DNAe , a UK-based developer of semiconductor-based DNA sequencing technology, said Friday that it has moved its U.S. operations to San Diego. The company had previously had its US operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Lockerz , the Seattle-based social shopping and e-commerce site backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, has axed the company's San Diego office, in addition to laying off around 30 percent of its staff.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Happy Hour Pal , a developer of mobile apps to connect consumers with happy hour deals and offers, said this week that it has launched into San Diego, beyond its roots in Hawaii. The company said it will be partnering with Hard Rock Cafe and Uber for its San Diego launch. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Even as all eyes were on the American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference in downtown San Diego this week, other biotech companies were staying busy. Let’s get caught up with the latest life sciences news in San Diego. The San Diego biotech is developing therapies for cancers related to the Epstein-Barr virus.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Escalier Biosciences BV, a biotech developing drugs for psoriasis and other autoimmune disorders, said it has raised $19 million in a Series B financing led by Forbion, a Dutch life sciences investor. The Dutch biotech and its Encinitas subsidiary were both founded in 2016, but the. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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JUNE 19, 2018

Vertex Pharmaceuticals , a biotechnology company that develops treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) and other diseases, has opened up a new, 170,000 square foot facility in Torrey Pines, San Diego. According to Vertex, its new facility is a "significant expansion" of its presence in the area.

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JULY 25, 2018

San Diego-based software developer TriTech , a developer of public safety software for 911 dispatching, crime mapping, emergency medical services, and other related areas, has been rolled into single company with another two companies, Superion and Aptean. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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JULY 30, 2012

Intuit , the developer of personal finance and tax software, is making major cuts in San Diego, according to a report from the San Diego Union Tribune. Intuit, has major operations in its Consumer Group in San Diego, working on its Turbo Tax software. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Boston-based QPID Health , a developer of clinical intelligence software for the healthcare market, said it has set up an office in the San Diego area, to tap into the area''s talent base. The company did not say how many people it intends to employ at the new location. READ MORE>>.

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