socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Hawthorne-based SpaceX confirmed late Friday afternoon that it plans to attempt the first, West Coast land landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday evening, shortly after 7:21pm. According to SpaceX, it is targeting launch of the SAOCOM 1A mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at 7:21pm PDT, and will attempt to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a new pad, Landing Zone 4.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018 -- FundingPost Orange County VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event. At our next Orange County FundingPost event at the Eureka Building in Irvine, the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing (VCs and Angel investors), and a fireside chat about ICO basics: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!
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socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Monrovia, California-based Aerovironment , which develops unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the military market, reports that it has received a $13M contract from the United States Air Force. According to AeroVironment, the new contract award covers support of Latin America and Caribbean nations with its RQ-11B Raven drone. AeroVironment said the contract is expected to run until September 28, 2023.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018 -- nVerge 2018 is a one-day technology conference focusing on uncovering maximum value from current business technology, sharing new trends and discussing future possibilities for solutions ranging from ERP, CRM, business intelligence, collaboration, and productivity. Key areas of exploration include solutions from Microsoft, Oracle NetSuite, and Salesforce, with additional emphasis on the related technology ecosystems.
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socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Redlands-based geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping tools developer Esri has linked up with another company, BuildingFootprintUSA , the help improve the "geocoding" of locations within its ArcGIS platform. Geocoding is the translation of street addresses into latitude and longitude, part of the basic operations needed for mapping out locations in software.
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Air Force grants AeroVironment $13 million; Snap survival strategy leaked; Treyarch prepares for new game launch
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. Unfortunately, based on my own extensive experience in business, I have to tell them in my talks that most of what they know now will be obsolete in a few years. The most important thing you can learn in college today is how to learn.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2018
An internal, 15-page memo issued by Evan Spiegel , the CEO and founder of Venice-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has been leaked to the press , bringing light to a significant number of Snap's plans to attempt to reach profitability in 2019. The memo--which was leaked to online site Cheddar-came as Snap's stock has set a new low. The memo also acknowledged that the launc of its redesign earlier this year "caused a lot of frustration" from its users, and also covers a number of other s
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Google sets up shop at Spruce Goose hangar in Playa Vista.
Xconomy
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Bioengineering pioneer Genomatica has raised $90 million in private funding to accelerate the commercialization of two chemicals it has developed from renewable sources—chemicals that are being used today in plastics, cosmetics, and personal care. The company says it will also use the money to further ongoing development of a third chemical, to be used in sustainable nylon.
Xconomy
OCTOBER 5, 2018
By year’s end San Diego’s Senomyx will be part of Firmenich, a privately held Swiss fragrance and flavor company. Senomyx (NASDAQ: SNMX ), a biotech that makes flavor enhancers , launched nearly 20 years ago and went public in 2004 at $6 per share. But since then its stock price has fallen significantly, dropping below $1 per share multiple times in the past two years, which nearly got the listing booted from the Nasdaq exchange.
Xconomy
OCTOBER 5, 2018
For the second time since August, the FDA has approved a new treatment for a rare and deadly disease called hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR). The agency’s nod for inotersen (Tegsedi) sets the stage for a market battle between the drug’s developer, Akcea Therapeutics, and rival Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. The FDA approved inotersen for treating polyneuropathy, the peripheral nerve damage suffered by hATTR patients.
Xconomy
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Cancer immunotherapy is all the rage these days. The idea of harnessing the immune system to treat cancer has sparked billions of dollars in research, led to a vast matrix of clinical trials, and started to change the way how several cancers are treated. The reason: When it works, cancer immunotherapy can lead to longer-lasting results than previously thought possible.
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