socalTECH
MAY 6, 2019
Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. The startup--led by startup veteran Jonathan Zweig--said the free version of its software makes it easy for people to design and build interactive versions of their mobile apps and games.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 6, 2019
Image via Flickr by Fortune Conferences In every business, especially new ones, quick and effective problem solving is a critical skill. The problems you face are more complex and moving faster than ever before, and the consequences of a poor or incomplete solution can be costly to your business, and well as to your community, human health, and the environment.
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socalTECH
MAY 6, 2019
Santa Monica-based last-mile transportation startup Bird is facing big issues with keeping its scooters up and operating, according to a story from the LA Times published on Sunday. According to the LA Times, despite a massive rollout of scooters across the world, the scooters are wearing out "long before they could earn back their cost". An study shows that Bird had nearly 7,000 scooters active in Los Angeles County in January, but only 1,500 of them survived until April.
Xconomy
MAY 6, 2019
Danish pharma firm Lundbeck has agreed to acquire Abide Therapeutics for $250 million upfront. The La Jolla-CA-based company, spun out of research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), is developing drugs to treat diseases of the central nervous system, among them Tourette syndrome. Its drugs block enzymes known as serine hydrolases, which play a role in a slew of biological processes.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
socalTECH
MAY 6, 2019
Oceanside-based Alphatechnics , a developer of precision temperature sensors used in the medical device, diagnostic and life sciences, has been sold to TE Connectivity. Financial details of the sale were not announced. Alpha Technics was previously owned by private equity investor Gen Cap America. Alphatechnics says it provides sensors and sensor assemblies for patient monitoring and medical equipment; high accuracy temperature verification kits used to insure diagnostic and life science equipme
Xconomy
MAY 6, 2019
The finalists in the Startup category of San Diego’s Xconomy Awards (and other categories) show how much data security and privacy have become not just top public concerns but also the priorities of a growing number of companies. Other Startup finalists are taking various approaches to making precision medicine a reality for more patients. Here are brief introductions to the finalists.
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Xconomy
MAY 6, 2019
[ Updated 5/6/19, 9:20 am ET. See below. ] A year ago, there were no FDA-approved medicines available for US patients with the debilitating rare genetic disease transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). Things have changed fast, however: With the FDA’s decision to approve a drug from Pfizer this morning, patients now have three options to choose from. The FDA approved two oral formulations of the Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) drug tafamidis, to be sold as Vyndaqel and Vyndamax.
socalTECH
MAY 6, 2019
Los Angeles-based IT services provider NetFusion has been acquired by managed service provider NuMSP , the two companies said last week. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. NuMSP is a national provider of managed services in the IT and cybersecurity area; NetFusion also is an MSP, offering up IT solutions for small and mid-sized businesses.
socalTECH
MAY 6, 2019
San Diego-based Pharmapace , a provider of clinical research services, focused on biometrics services for the clinical trial process, has been acquired by Shanghai-based WuXi AppTec , the two companies said on Sunday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. WuXi AppTec said that Pharmapace will become a wholly owned subsidiary of its clinical CRO arm, WuXi Clinical, as a result of the acquisition.
socalTECH
MAY 6, 2019
If you'd like to get out into the outdoors in the latest and greatest gearespecially, if you've never done it before--it's usually a pretty expensive proposition. It's costly to buy the best tents, sleeping bags, and other gear. Not to mention, you have to have a place to store all that stuff, and who knows if you'll use it again? To fix that problem, Los Angeles-based Coozie (coozieoudoors.com) offers up a different optiona way to rent gear at a fraction of purchase price.
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