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APRIL 17, 2013

Monrovia, California-based biotherapeutics technology developer Xencor said Tuesday that it has licensed its Xtend technology to an Australian firm. Xencor and CSL Limited said they are in a technology license agreement, which will provide CSL access ot its technology, for use with CSL''s monoclonal antibodies. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Monrovia, California-based Green Dot , the prepaid debit card provider headed by Steve Streit, said this morning that it has acquired Silicon Valley mobile social networking firm Loopt. in cash for Loopt, which will become its Silicon Valley hub for its mobile technology and product development team. Green Dot said it will pay $43.4M

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JULY 2, 2013

Monrovia-based Xencor announced today that it is in a technology license and option agreement with biotech giant Merck. Xencor is developing antibody technology which it has widely licensed to companies such as Amgen, Pfizer, Janssen R&D LLC, MorphoSys, Boehringer Ingelheim, CSL Ltd. Financial terms of that deal were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Monrovia, California-based Prolatca Bioscience , which supplies human milk-based fortifiers for premature infants, said today that it has closed a Series D funding round. Size of the round was not announced by the company, however, a regulatory filing by the firm yesterday indicates the equity funding was worth $15.0M. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Monrovia-based Soliant Energy , a developer of solar concentrators, is opening up its new pilot production plant in Monrovia today, saying that the plant will produce up to 1 megawatt of solar panels annually. Soliant said the new pilot line will result in up to 40 new staff members at the company. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Monrovia-based Prolacta Bioscience , the venture-backed provider of human milk-based fortifiers for premature infants, said today that it has inked a deal with the National Milk Bank , where the firm will process all of the milk through the bank for conversion into human milk formulations.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Monrovia-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards headed by Steve Streit, is looking to expand its market, with a partnership with the AARP. Financial details of the deal with the AARP was not announced, but the company said the card will be ideal for direct deposit of paychecks and federal benefit payments.

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JULY 15, 2010

The firm develops prepaid cards and electronic wallet products as well as other related payment products. GRP has been fairly focused on financial services companies, and scored a significant exit last year in billing firm BillMeLater, which it sold for over a billion dollars. According to Wave Crest today, it raised $8.5M

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Monrovia-based Soliant Energy , a developer of concentrating photovoltaic solar energy systems, announced today that it has completed its first installation in Portugal. Turiprojecto is selling Soliant's products in Portugal, Spain and North Africa. Financial details of the install were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Monrovia-based AeroVironment , which develops both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and also electric vehicle charging technology, said today that it has been selected by energy firm NRG Energy to develop a privately funded, comprehensive electric vehicle charging system.

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JUNE 29, 2009

Monrovia, California-based Xencor , a company developing antibodies, said today that it has named Jeffrey Ravetch, M.D., The firm said that Ravetch will provide the firm with guidance on its products; Ravetch is an expert on antibody mechanisms, and specifically FC receptors, which are the area which Xencor is focused on.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Monrovia-based AeroVironment said this morning that it is scheduled to begin installing its home, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations this fall, after receiving Underwriters Laboratories listing on its products. The company inked a deal to install home charging systems for Nissan's Leaf back in January.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Monrovia-based Aerovironment , which develops unmanned aircraft systems for the defense industry, said this morning that the firm has recently conducted a 30-hour demonstration of the firm's Raven aircraft for the Pentagon. The company said the demonstration was conducted with the U.S.

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