Fri.Jun 01, 2018

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Overwatch League Sells Out Finals

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The Overwatch League , the e-sports tournament operator started by Blizzard Entertainment, said it has sold out tickets on its Overwatch League Grand Finals, which are being held in New York on June 17th. According to the Overwatch League, fans purchased more than 20,000 tickets to the e-sports championship event, which is being held at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn.

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Silicon Beach Report June 1: Live TV Growth Spurs Hulu Reorganization

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Hulu Shakeup Includes Three Departures, Two Hires; Commercial Payload on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Could Come by Year’s End; Cache Creek Industries Acquires Mountain Secure

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Cache Creek Industries Buys Mountain Secure Systems

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Los Angeles-based private equity investor Cache Creek Industries announed this morning that it has acquired Mountain Secure Systems , a provider of proprietary, ruggedized and highly engineered electronic solutions to leading defense contractors in the United States. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Cache Creek Indusries, it partnered with Rockmont Capital to acquire Mountain Secure Systems (MSS), which was previously owned by Phillips Service Industries.

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Drug Price Watchdog ICER Deems Amgen Migraine Drug “Cost-Effective”

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As Amgen approached an FDA decision last month for its migraine-prevention treatment , concern mounted that the drug would come at premium. In setting a price thousands of dollars less than expected, Amgen has won over one of the pharmaceutical industry’s fiercest drug price critics. The non-profit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) assessed the effectiveness and value of the Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ) drug erenumab (Aimovig) and other new migraine drugs, and concluded in an updated re

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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.

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With $40M Banked, Escient Building for Fast Move to Human Trials

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In the weeks since Escient Pharmaceuticals made its debut, the San Diego biotech has found lab space atop San Diego’s Torrey Pines Mesa and is recruiting scientists with experience developing drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Escient’s co-founders, CEO Alain Baron and chief scientific officer Marcus Boehm, have been busy, and it took a while to catch up with them after Escient disclosed on May 9 that it has raised $40 million in Series A funding.

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Biotech Roundup: ASCO Ahead, CAMP4’s Cash, Ambien Tweeting & More

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For the next five days, the oncology community’s attention will focus on Chicago. The Windy City is the home for the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, and it kicks off today. Many ASCO attendees will zero in on potential cancer drug combinations. They’re seen as the key to expanding the reach of caner immunotherapy, which still works on just a small fraction of patients.

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