socalTECH
MARCH 7, 2019
Burbank-based streaming media firm Loop Media says it has launched its first, OTT service, called The Preview Channel , on XUMO TV. According to LoopMedia, The Preview Channel is a 24-hour, ad-supported video-on-demand channel which will show new film trailers and video game previews, cast and director interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from major Hollywood films.
Xconomy
MARCH 7, 2019
Chinese pharma company BeiGene has agreed to pay Ambrx $10 million upfront to experiment with technology the biotech has developed in a bid accelerate BeiGene’s search for new protein drugs for cancer treatment. Ambrx says its technology is able to incorporate “non-natural” amino acids into cells like E. coli and CHO, two cell lines commonly used for protein production.
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socalTECH
MARCH 7, 2019
Pasadena-based ObEN , which develops avatar technology and software, is powering a new, personalized, AI-driven medical health assistance app, the company said this week, being developed by the MedStar Health Research Institute. According to ObEN, MedStar is developing its medical health assistance app, PAI Care, to help monitor patients with heart failure.
Xconomy
MARCH 7, 2019
Much has been said about Lyft’s early lead over Uber in the “horserace” to become the first ride-hailing app company to go public. But now that San Francisco-based Lyft has filed its 276-page IPO prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, potential investors can focus on much more detailed considerations as they decide whether to make bets on the smaller of the two U.S. ride-hailing leaders.
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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
MARCH 7, 2019
Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform. According to the company, its platform is focused on "next generation technographics" to help drive sales, marketing, and strategy.
Berkonomics
MARCH 7, 2019
Oh, I know. When you started the business, you took investments from friends and family in small amounts just to get you started. Of course, that worked at the time. But…. Enter the need for larger investments. When you seek professional investors, whether organized angels or venture capitalists, one of the early questions you are asked is “How have you financed the business so far?
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socalTECH
MARCH 7, 2019
San Diego-based Oncternal Therapeutics , a privately held biotechnology companies focused on developing therapeutics candidates for cancer, and GTx said this morning that they are in a deal where Oncternals's stockholders will become the majority owners of GTx. GTx is a publicly listed, biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecules for the treatment of muscle-related diseases and other serious medical conditions, and trades on the NASDAQ
socalTECH
MARCH 7, 2019
Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer BlackLine announced this morning that it has named Patrick Villanova to the position of Chief Accounting Officer. Villanova--who was previously Controller for BlackLine--will continue to oversee global accounting operations at the company. Villanova has been at BlackLine since 2015, and was head of BlackLine's global accounting through its IPO.
socalTECH
MARCH 7, 2019
DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. DivX filed two different lawsuits on Tuesday in the California Central District Court. The two patent infringement lawsuits are DIVX, LLC v.
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