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JANUARY 3, 2018

San Diego-based Maravai LifeSciences announced this morning that it is acquiring Glen Research Corporation , a Sterling, Virginia-based provider of reagents used in the synthesis of DNA and RNA. Maravai LifeSciences is a provider of specialty reagents to the research, biotherapeutics, and OEM market, and is owned by private equity firm GTCR.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

San Diego-based MemComputing , a startup working on high performance computing technology, says it has been selected to join the Air Force Research Laboratory's Catalyst Space Accelerator , being held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. MemComputing says it is one of eight companies which were recently selected for the accelerator.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

has acquired military tech company Spear Research. Recently formed El Segundo-based Pacific Defense Strategies Inc.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The company said $7.1M GTI and West Virginia University Research Corporation, which will advance fuel cell technology for on-road trucking and transit, near-zero emissions natural gas technology for rail locomotives, and best practices to reduce maintenance costs for alternative fuel vehicles. The company said $7.1M

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Culver City-based NantWorks , the collection of companies run by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon Shiong, has backed gene sequencing startup Genos Research , the companies disclosed today. The company said it will give consumers the option to sell or provide their data to researchers for specific diseases, or for other uses.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The group includes a number of experienced CEOs with experience raising venture capital as well as bringing companies to an IPO or exit.

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MARCH 28, 2019

Redlands-based geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping software developer Esri , best known for its flagship software, ArcGIS, said this morning that it has opened up a new research and development center in India. Esri said the new R&D center is the fifteenth that it operates.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

Marcus Hutchins , the malware researchers who was credited with stopping the rampant "WannaCry" ransomware attack ealrier this year, has been arrested by the U.S. Hutchins is an employee of Los Angeles-based security research company Kryptos Logic. Department of Justice in Las Vegas.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research , which is developing targeted RNAi biopharmaceuticals, said late Thursday that it has named Patrick O''Brien as the company''s new General Counsel. arrowhead research general counsel rnai biopharma lifescience executive legal' Food and Drug Administration, and in private practice. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation reported late Friday that it has shuffled its CEO. According to the company, Paul Ryan, the firm''s CEO, will retire, and step down from his position and his board seat from the firm on July 31st. executive property intellectual licensing patent research acacia'

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. Technology companies are prime targets for this problem. . First, let’s recognize the problem.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 -- Market Research: The Fuel For Marketing Strategies. As a result, market research is a key method for providing data and learnings that fuel marketing strategies. As a result, market research is a key method for providing data and learnings that fuel marketing strategies. See [link] (more)

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AUGUST 22, 2013

JumpStartFund , which is based in El Segundo, opened up its service this morning to help use the wisdom of the crowd to move ideas, patents, and research from individuals, federal research labs, universities, and research organizations to the market. The site combines the crowd-voting aspect with crowd-funding elements, as well.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Santa Monica-based online advertising attribution technology provider Convertro --which is led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling--said today that it has added UCLA Anderson School professor Sanjog Misra as the chair of a new research committee for the company. Dr. Misra will work in an advisory role to the company.

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JUNE 18, 2013

FindTheCompany , a new business research site started by DoubleClick co-founder Kevin O''Connor, launched out of beta today, saying that it has created an online resource to let users check on the reputation of a business before buying products and services, and to learn more about companies such as balance sheets, income statements, and more.

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

Santa Barbara-based optical circuit switching technology devleoper CALIENT Technologies said today that it has linked up with a 10-university research organization, to expand the use of optical circuit switching in software defined data center and metro networks. calient technologies university research optical networking network'

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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based SBIR Source , which maintains an online database of grant opportunities from the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, said this morning that it has launched a new product, GrantIQ. sbir source grantiq database small business innovation research grant funding' READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

The new products include a product for analyzing RNA; a panel for identifying somatic mutations in myeloid malignancies; plus software apps specifically aimed at cancer research. The company said the goal of the new products is to expand use of its sequencing systems beyond basic research and into clinical research for oncology.

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JULY 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based online e-commerce retailer Newegg is trumpeting a new patent victory, saying that a "notorious troll" has been ordered to pay the company''s cost in a patent ruling. newegg acacia research patent legal lawsuit intellectual property invalidated' Newegg said that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated U.S.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based SuperMetalix , a UCLA technology spinout developer super-hard metals, said today that it has named Dr. Kesh Keshavan as the company's Director of Development, to head up the company's research and development efforts. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

The company said it recently completed 12,000 square feet and 2.5 The company says it has 101,000 square feet at its data center, which serves the Los Angeles data center market. The company says it has 101,000 square feet at its data center, which serves the Los Angeles data center market.

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JULY 15, 2013

Encino-based sampling and online research firm uSamp announced this morning that it has raised $15M in a new round of funding. According to uSamp, the Series D round came from OpenView Venture Partners and DuPont Capital Management, and will go towards accelerating the development of the company''s Instant.ly in funding. in funding.

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MARCH 27, 2014

La Jolla-based RuiYi , a company developing therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, said today that it has raised $15M in a Series B financing. The company said the funding will gotwards continued development of its lead compound. capital venture lifescience research antibody monoclonal ruiyi' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , the patent licensing firm, said today that it has named David Witt as Vice President of Acacia Research Group LLC. Witt joins the firm from Texas Instruments, where the company said he was involved in architecture and development of TI's OMAP2, OMAP3, and OMAP4 application processors.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research has made its first move into the blockchain and cryptocurrency market, saying this morning that it has made an investment in New York-based Bitzumi. Bitzumi is developing technology for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, including a next generation decentralized exchange.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Newport Beach-based patent storehouse Acacia Research said today that it has named Matthew Vella as President of the firm. Vella has been at Acacia Research Group since 2006, and has been serving as Executive Vice President since October of last year. Prior to Acacia, Vella had served at ATI Research and Nortel Networks.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. But many decisions were made within my company walls, and surely by competitors, based upon those numbers. Sources for your data.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based The Honest Company , the natural home products brand, said late Thursday that it has closed on a Series E financing round. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, along with others. per share, a significant decrease from the company's prior valuation of $45.75.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Los Angeles-based MarketCast , a market research company providing research services to the global entertainment industry, has been acquired by Kohlberg & Company , according to reports. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

According to the firm, the enhanced service allows users to add multiple suppliers of survey respondents to their market research projects, including both SampleMarket-sourced panelists as well as external sources; new toools to remove duplicate, fake, and other low-quality respondents from research samples; and more. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2017

Tan Capital Partners has acquired the intellectual property of market research firm Osurv for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced on Friday.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based content publisher BUZZMEDIA said this morning that it has tied with a research firm, to help mine its network of properties to help brands understand influencers and consumers. The company said it will debut the study in Q4.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

percent stake in BeiGene , a research-based, oncology-focused biotechnology company in China. Thousand Oaks-based Amgen said on Thursday afternoon that it has taken a 20.5 According to Amgen, it paid approximately $2.7 billion in cash for the stake in BeiGene, which it says it will use to expand its oncology presence in China.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Western Digital , the data storage maker which has a significant chunk of its operations in Irvine, has been backing climate research efforts with a competition called the Data for Climate Action Challenge , which WD is showcasing at the upcoming COP23 climate change conference. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

A Lake Forest-based voice-over-IP (VoIP) services provider VOIPo , leaked millions of SMS messages and texts, call logs, and more, according to an Internet security researcher, covering at least 4 years of data. The database reportedly had been pulled offline after those researchers let the company know of the vulnerability.

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