socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Irvine-based Biosynthetic Technologies , a firm developing synthteic biomolecules from plant oils, has raised $7M in funding from Monsanto , in addition to other funding from VP Ventures and other investors, the firm said recently.

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Technology OCTANE Funding Develop 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2012

Semiconductor technology is now found in many of the cutting-edge medical devices that are being developed or entering the market. This OCTANe Innovation Series program will feature representatives from many of the companies that are aggressively pushing the high-tech innovations in the future of medical devices.

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OCTANE Technology High Tech Marketing 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011 -- OCTANe Building Blocks - Managing Innovation. This program is part of OCTANe Foundation for Innovation's (OFI) "Building Blocks" series - a six month development program to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business. See [link] (more)

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OCTANE Entrepreneur Help Develop 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 26, 2010

We'll discuss performance managment, employee development, recruiting top talent, and risk reduction. This program is a critical component of OCTANe Foundation for Innovation's (OFI) "Building Blocks" series - a six month development program to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business.

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OCTANE Company Companies Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Orange County-based Harbor MedTech , a developer of wound healing technology, has raised $600,000 in a funding round from private investors, the firm disclosed today, to help the firm grow and further develop its products. The firm is headed by Jerry Mezger.

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Orange County Technology OCTANE Venture Capital 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 25, 2012

based approach to developing their intellectual property strategy, and overlook the need to develop a specific plan for addressing foreign markets. Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- Getting Value Out of Intellectual Property in Foreign Countries. Companies often employ a U.S.-based

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OCTANE Patents Marketing Develop 100

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2011

Los Angeles-based Nexon America , the North American arm of South Korean videogame developer Nexon, said Tuesday that it has invested $5M in a Silicon Valley social games developer, A Bit Lucky. A Bit Lucky is a developer of such games as the Facebook game Lucky Train.

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OCTANE Seed Funding Google Training 150

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2012

Geoff Mordock and Mike Rose of Fleishman-Hillard will elaborate on the various things to be considered as youre putting together your plans, providing insight on developing messaging, targets, partners and vehicles for your communications. Saturday, March 24, 2012 -- Incorporating Integrated Marketing Communications Into Your Business Plan.

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Marketing OCTANE Media Customer 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 5, 2010

A number of advanced systems in computing and observations have been installed at Chapman University that are either operational or in advanced development. Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- Fires, Earthquakes, Climate Changes: Technology's New Role.

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OCTANE Software Technology Develop 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

At the inception of a company the entrepreneur typically focuses on product development, RandD, customer relationships and sales and marketing.Often, accounting and taxation are overlooked. Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Accounting and Taxation for Startups.

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OCTANE Startup Equity Sales 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 1, 2010

Design, regulatory, legal, manufacturing, and FDA issues dominate the development and approval process. Thursday, March 4, 2010 -- Building Blocks Series: So You're Launching in 18 Months? As the manager of a medical technology company, your plate is full when it comes to launching your company or its products.

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OCTANE Design Product Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Tips for developing companies. Thursday, February 18, 2010 -- Testing Your Business Concept. What the big guys know but won't tell you. The road to success is full of potholes. Entrepreneurs with hot new technologies get caught in these traps all the time. What are they? How do you avoid them? How to get out of them?

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OCTANE Tips Entrepreneur Technology 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 29, 2010

Defining and developing your brand  its more than just a name. Thursday, February 4, 2010 -- Creating Relevant Brands. When most companies, especially early stage companies, consider their brands they think about picking a really cool name and then check branding off of their to-do list. But a brand is so much more than just a name.

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OCTANE Guide Custom Customer 100

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2010

Decker still sits on the boards of International Rectifier, mindspeed Technologies, and Pacific Mutual Holding Company, and also has been behind the development of Orange County's OCTANe. Decker later returned as CEO in when the company hit a rough patch later that year. READ MORE>>.

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Orange County OCTANE Technology Develop 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 2, 2010

This is the first program in OCTANe Foundation for Innovation's (OFI) Building Blocks series  a six month development program to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business. Participants will explore entrepreneurial realities and the qualities common to successful entrepreneurs.

OCTANE 100

OCTANE Resource Ideas Tool 100

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2009

They put on great events. VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events.

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Southern California Los Angeles Technology Council Stirrers and Shakers 243

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

OCTANe will host the Fourth Annual California Medical Device and Investor Forum in Orange County on November 9 - 10. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -- CA Medical Device and Investor Forum. See [link] (more).

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Orange County OCTANE Research Competition 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

OCTANe will host the Fourth Annual California Medical Device and Investor Forum in Orange County on November 9 - 10. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -- CA Medical Device and Investor Forum. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County OCTANE Research Competition 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

OCTANe will host the Fourth Annual California Medical Device and Investor Forum in Orange County on November 9 - 10. Monday, November 9, 2009 -- CA Medical Device and Investor Forum. See [link] (more).

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Orange County OCTANE Competition Research 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 24, 2011

I am currently at the annual VC in the OC program held in Irvine CA by OCTANe , an organization that connects people and ideas to resources and capital in Orange County. Vizio’s vision was to develop high quality, affordable HDTV’s for a mass market. Vizio was born in reaction to the FCC mandated digital TV transition in 2002.

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Orange County OCTANE Technical Review Outsource Development 104

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2010

To kick off our first interview for the year, we've got an interview with Kevin Strong , the CEO of Laguna Beach-based FutureDash (www.futuredash.com), a developer of technology for the home energy monitoring market. We spoke with Kevin shortly before the holidays about the firm, as well as how he connected with Allan at an OCTANe event.

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Startup OCTANE Outsource Development Google 140

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 9, 2010

With the amount of networking possibilities, if you had an awesome idea I could almost guarantee you would have found someone to either help you bring your idea to fruition, or if already fully developed a chance to setup a meeting with a network executive. Tom Hoffman, Manager, Digital Production & Development, FreMantle.

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OCTANE Beverly Hills Southern California Content 78

Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. Groups like Tech Coast Angels and Octane hold pitch sessions to hear entrepreneurs sell their businesses. This is where all entrepreneurs have to start.

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Startup Tech Coast Angels TCVN Incubator 124

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Do you work as a civil engineer on water projects and have great access to wealthy project developers? Join local organizations like OCTANe , TechStars or Launchpad LA. Do you work in the comedy industry and know all the venue owners or comedians? The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. 11 hrs ago. 20 hrs ago.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57