socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy , a developer of algae-based biofuels technology, has scored an investment and deal with agricultural chemicals firm Monsanto , the two said this morning. Monsanto said it would make an un-specified equity investment in Sapphire, and the two will collaborate on algae-based research projects.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

For this morning's interview, we sat down with Dr. Alfred Wong , Chief Science Officer, and Albert Liu , Vice President of Business Development, at Pong Research (www.pongresearch.com), a company developing products for redirecting cell phone antennas to reduce the radiation exposure of users. Talk about the technology behind the product?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? Happy Holidays!

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Biologists have been using artificially created DNA, produced through what’s known as chemical DNA synthesis, as a research tool for decades. Now, as demand for engineered DNA rises, a handful of startups are vying to become the go-to provider for researchers looking for improved versions of the DNA sequences.

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Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

Agtech investment firm Finistere Ventures; private equity firm Cloud Break Advisors; and Israeli venture capital firm OurCrowd contributed to the new accelerator. Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections.

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

Assessing our current situation Women have consistently been paid less than their male counterparts and research shows that over time the number of women working in. I’ve gathered a number of ideas for what we can and should do next to make the tech industry more diverse and inclusive, starting right here in Seattle.

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Xconomy

JUNE 28, 2018

BitSight Technologies is restocking its war chest to try and win the emerging market for cybersecurity ratings. The Series D round included investments from previous BitSight backers Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, and Singtel Innov8. The new funding brings BitSight’s total venture capital haul to $155. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Xconomy

JULY 27, 2016

per share, for a total equity value of $302 million. LabCorp will also assume net debt of San Diego-based Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM ), bringing the value of the cash deal to approximately $371 million. In 2014, Sequenom sold a genetic analysis tool and a bioscience facility to San Diego-based Agena Bioscience for $31.8

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

On Monday, nine startups began a 16-week program at Canopy San Diego , a new accelerator program for seed-stage companies developing new technologies, products, and services to support the legal cannabis industry. billion , according to ArcView Market Research. The ArcView Group is a partner in CanopyBoulder).

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

MedCrypt, a healthtech cybersecurity startup founded near San Diego, has raised $750,000 in a seed financing round led by Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE ), a private equity fund in suburban Philadelphia that invests in healthcare, fintech, and digital media. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ ), Kijewski said.

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Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Lita Nelsen has seen it up close—and played a part in its evolution—from her studies there in the 1960s, to her business-school fellowship in the late 1970s, to her 30 years working in MIT’s Technology Licensing Office. Now, her career has come to a close. LN: Right, he came on a sabbatical year.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead of equity, the company is aimed at profiting profitable small businesses with business debt funding from investors, to help those businesses grow and get to the next level. Why did you decide to focus on debt, not equity? Ethan Senturia: There are a number of things, including my background.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

A Chinese researcher, He Jiankui, claimed he helped bring to life two genetically engineered babies, twin girls with a gene disabled to make them immune to HIV infection. This was one of those weeks when the world seemed to slip into a new era with no going back.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Tell me about Bitvore - what''s your technology used for? Where did all of that technology come from? Jeff Curie: It is a very advanced piece of technology. He ran DARPA research out of UC Irvine for almost a decade, until stepping out and focusing purely on entrepreneurial efforts. We''re using state of the art tools.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A core tenet of Xconomy—and the reason behind our broad coverage across information technology, life sciences, energy, and more—is that the most interesting and important innovations often arise from the intersection of different disciplines. billion last year , roughly double the 2014 total. and Cybersecurity.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Educational technology companies are augmenting the traditional educational system with their online coursework offerings, but they’re also creating a competing universe where students can find alternate learning experiences that may qualify them for a job, even if they don’t have an academic degree.

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Xconomy

JUNE 26, 2018

Silicon Valley tech startups pulled in the most funding of any metro region globally during the last six years at $140 billion, according to CB Insights’ Global Tech Hubs Report, which the New York-based research firm published Tuesday. But Beijing and Shanghai startups appear to be working to keep pace, reeling in $72.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For the life sciences industry, one of the largest landlords, and closest observers, is Alexandria Real Estate Equities. The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses.

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