socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
How do you reduce or eliminate the huge amount of chemicals farmers need today in farming for crops such as corn, soybean, or milo -- and help overcome the growing resistance of weeds to those chemicals? Greenfield Robotics (greenfieldrobotics.com), is a startup, split between Los Angeles and Kanasas, which is working on robotic systems which make it possible for farmers to remove their reliance on chemical sprays.
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 2, 2019
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L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Wag Labs Inc. said product head Garrett Smallwood has replaced Hilary Schneider as the company's chief executive.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
A new report, published this morning, says that Los Angeles-based Tinder --as well as many other dating and hookup apps--has a big problem, in that they are not screening for registered sex offenders. According to the report, from Buzzfeed, a spokesperson for Tinder's parent company, match, acknowledged that "There are definitely registered sex offenders on our free products.
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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.
Xconomy
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Neurocrine Biosciences is paying $30 million cash and taking a $20 million equity stake in Xenon Pharmaceuticals to license a clinical-stage epilepsy drug and collaborate on other potential treatments for the seizure-causing brain disorder. The Xenon (NASDAQ: XENE) deal is the second one San Diego-based Neurocrine has struck this year in a bid to expand the landscape of neurological disorders for which it can offer treatment.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Los Angeles-based biopharmaceuticals developer Puma Biotechnology , which is developing treatments for breast cancer, says it has extended a license agreement it has with Pierre Fabre , to cover commercial rights in the Middle East, South Africa, Sudan, and Turkey. Pierre Fabre already had the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize its lead compound, NERLYNX, within Europe and parts of Africa.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
San Diego-based DirectMed Parts & Service , a provider of medical imaging parts and services, said on Monday that it has acquired Medical Systems Technologies, LLC , a provider of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) component level repair and testing. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Medical Systems Technologies (MST) is based in Longmont, Colorado.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Santa Monica-based venture capital investor Mucker Capital has added a third general partner to the firm, Omar Hamoui , the company disclosed on Monday. Hamoui was previously a partner at Sequoia Capital. Hamoui joins existing General Partners Erik Rannala and William Hsu in managing the venture capital investment firm. Mucker Capital has a large portfolio of companies, and most recently saw a huge exit in Honey , which was recently acquired by PayPal for $4 billion.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Sir Richard Branson , the founder of Virgin Group, which is behind such local Southern California companies as Virgin Galactic , Virgin Hyperloop One , and Virgin Orbit , as well as Elon Musk , the CEO and founder of SpaceX and The Boring Company , have joined a group of CEOs who issued a statement on Monday backing the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement--an agreement made among countries in the United Nations to undertake the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to attempt to tame t
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