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DECEMBER 3, 2012

Monrovia, California-based Aerovironment , the developer of unmanned aircraft systems, said this morning that it is making an investment in a Swedish developer of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) systems. The move comes as part of an effort to provide VTOL unmanned aircraft systems to Aerovironment's customers.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Monrovia, California-based Xencor has set the initial offering price for its IPO, saying in a filing Thursday morning that it will offer up 10,700,000 shares of its common stock at $7.00 The company develops biopharmaceuticals technology. The company plans to trade on the NASDAQ Global Market as XNCR. and $16.00 and $16.00

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Monrovia-based Ondax , a developer of optical filters and laser sources based on research out of the California Institute of Technology, has raised $2M in a Series E investment. According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Monrovia-based Aerovironment , which develops both unmanned aerial vehicles and electric transportation and other energy products, announced today that it has named Joel Hirsch as Vice President of Strategic Operations at the firm. Aerovironment develops unmanned aircraft for the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Monrovia-based AeroVironment , the developer of unmanned aerial vehicles and electric vehicle charging technology, said today that it has received a $4.9M order from the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Monrovia-baesd Tanner EDA , the developer of mixed signal electronic design automation software, said today that it has expanded its presence in the Chinese market, and has signed up a new sales and support partner. Tanner said that it has appointed NewPlus Systems and Technologies Ltd.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Monrovia-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid debit card products, reports today that it has completed its acquisition of Mountain View-based mobile social networking developer Loopt. The buy gives Green Dot access to both Loopt's mobile social networking software, but also a stable of developers in Mountain View.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Monrovia-based CODA Energy , the battery developing spinout from CODA Automotive, said this morning that it has scored an energy storage win in the San Francisco Bay Area. CODA is developing battery technology for use both in electric cars (EVs) and in energy storage applications. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Monrovia-based biopharmaceuticals developer Xencor reports this morning that it has received a milestone payment from Merck, for the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trail which uses its antibody engineering technology. Size of that milestone payment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Los Angeles-based CODA Holdings , the developer of electric vehicles, announced this morning that it has acquired Monrovia-based EnergyCS , a developer of battery management systems. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Monrovia, California-based Aerovironment , a major developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones for the military, said it has inked a deal with General Dynamic Land Systems (GD), to integrate the company's unmanned aircraft and tactical missle systems with armored combat vehicles. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Monrovia-based Soliant Energy , a developer of concentrated solar energy systems, announced this morning that it has added Ben Jamison as the firm's new Vice President of Marketing. Solus Micro Technologies and NEC Technologies.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Monrovia-based Xencor , the developer of biopharmaceutical technology headed by Bassill Dahiyat, delayed its IPO Friday, citing poor market conditions for the offering. The company had hoped to IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. The company is backed by MedImmune Ventures, HealthCare Ventures, and others.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Monrovia-based AeroVironment , the developer of unmanned aerial vehicles and electric vehicle charging technology, has scored an electric vehicle charging win with a Kansas based manufacturer. According to Milbank Manufacturing Co. based in Kansas, it has selected AeroVironment to provide charging stations to its customers.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

Monrovia-based Ondax , which develops laser products and holographic gratings used in defense, industrial, medical diagnostics, analytical instrumentation, and consumer electronics markets, has added Andrea Belz to its board, the firm said Monday. Belz was the lead investor on the funding round. 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.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Monrovia-based Aerovironment , which develops both unmanned aircraft and electric vehicle charging technology, said Wednesday afternoon that it has named Wahid Nawabi as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Efficient Energy Systems (EES) business. Nawabi has previously served at American Power Conversion.

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DECEMBER 18, 2009

Monrovia-based Tanner Research has received a $1.2M contract from the Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), the firm said Friday afternoon, in additional funding as part of a research program. Tanner Research scored its initial contract for the technology in 2006.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Monrovia, California-based Xencor , the biopharmaceuticals technology developer headed by Bassil Dahiyat, has set its IPO pricing range, saying today in a regulatory filing that it is expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 and $16.00 The company is looking to trade as XNCR on the NASDAQ Global Market.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Monrovia-based Xencor , a developer of antibody engineering technology, reported today that the firm has received a milestone payment from Pfizer, as part of the firm's antibody technology license agreement with Pfizer. Amount of the payment was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Monrovia-based AeroVironment , a developer of unamnned aerial vehicles and energy products, said late Friday that it has named Tom Herring as its Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) businesss, and also named John Grabowsky as its Chief Technology Officer.

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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. and Human Genome Sciences.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Monrovia-based Xencor , the developer of antibody technology which is headed by Dr. Bassil Dahiyat, said today that it has received a second, milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim. Financial details and amount of the payment were not disclosed.

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MAY 9, 2013

Monrovia, California-based electric vehicle charging developer Aerovironment has added a big new customer for its charging station installation service today: Ford Motor Company.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Monrovia-based Xencor , a developer of antibody discovery technology, said this morning that it has named Edgardo Baracchini , Ph.D., Baracchini joins the firm from Metabasis Therapeutics , where he was Senior Vice President of Business Development. as Chief Business Officer at the company.

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MAY 21, 2010

Monrovia-based Tanner EDA , a developer of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design software, said this week that it has expanded its efforts in Asia, and has signed up Advinno Technologies Pte. Ltd to represent the firm in Southeast Asia.

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JUNE 29, 2010

On the automobile side, there are at least six Southern California companies also working on their own, electric or other alternative vehicles, competing against Tesla and the traditional carmakers.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Monrovia-based Tanner Research , which provides technology research, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and other products and services, said Tuesday that it has been awarded a SBIR Phase I contract worth $100,000 from the Army Research Office.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Monrovia-based biopharmaceuticals technology developer Xencor has received $120M in an upfront payment from Genentech this morning--and up to another $180M in development milestones--as part of a new deal to commercialize an immune activating cytokine based on Xencor's technology. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Monrovia-based Covisus, a developer of supply chain tracking products, said this week that it has raised a Series A funding. The company said it has developed "covert" item-level supply chain tagging technology, which places tracking information into the "intrinsic surface texture" of the item.

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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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MARCH 2, 2009

Monrovia, California-based Xencor , which is developing antibodies to treat such things as Hodgkin lymphoma and inflammatory disease, said this morning that it has inked a technology license and evaluation agreement with Pfizer. Financial terms of the licensing deal were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , and Monrovia, California-based Xencor said this morning they are in a strategic collaboration worth as much as $1.7 billion to Xencor, to develop and commercialize cancer immunotherapy and inflammation drugs. The two said that Amgen will pay Xencor $45M upfront, with the potential of up to $1.7

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MAY 14, 2009

Monrovia, California-based Tanner EDA , a developer of analog and mixed signal design tools, announced this week that it has named Greg Lebsack as President of the firm. Lebsack has also served at Sprint, and is on the board of the Technology Council of Southern California. John Tanner, the firm's founder, will continue as CEO.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Even though the plan by Los Angeles to create a Clean Technology Corridor on the banks of the LA river has yet to advance much beyond the planning stage, a competition pitting architects to create their vision for the clean technology zone has just named winners who have expressed their futuristic visions for what the area might look like.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. When you have a beach-head in one area, it's easier to grow.

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