socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2020

Virgin Galactic , the commercial spaceflight operator which has done most of its work from Mojave, California, says it has completed its second flight from its new Spaceport America launch location in New Mexico. According to the company, the successful glide flight is a milestone on progress towards launch of its commercial service. The company says the glide flight, flown at higher speeds, allowed the team to continue to evaluate systems and vehicle performance in advance of future rocket-powe

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Xconomy

JUNE 26, 2020

Creating cell therapies for cancer is a complex process. The business case for them has proven tricky, too. Biotech veterans Tom Farrell and Peter Flynn have teamed up to start a new San Diego company that aims to develop allogeneic, or off-the-shelf, cell-based immunotherapies using natural killer (NK) cells that can be manufactured at scale and delivered to cancer patients outside of the hospital.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2020

San Diego-based Artiva Biotherapeutics has raised $78M in a Series A funding round, for its cancer therapies, the company said late Thursday. According to the company, the financing was co-led by 5AM Ventures, venBio Partners, and RA Capital Management, and also included Medivate Partners and seed investors and strategic partners GC LabCell (Green Cross LabCell Corporation) and GC (Green Cross Holdings Corporation).

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Xconomy

JUNE 26, 2020

Uncertainty related to the continued spread of the pandemic continued to consume most of the oxygen in the room this week, but life sciences news outside of that arena continued apace. Once considered all but shuttered, the IPO market again saw an active week between new public debuts and more companies joining the queue. Indeed, nearly two-thirds of IPO activity in the second quarter stemmed from healthcare, driven primarily by biotech firms.

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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.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2020

Pasadena-based QLess , a developer of artificial intelligence software for managing lines, says it has scored a number of wins with local governments, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said that both the City of South Gate City Hall and the City of San Joaquin in California have adopted its customer interaction management (CIM) tool, which it says virtually eliminates the need for lines and waiting rooms.

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JUNE 26, 2020

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