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JULY 3, 2018

San Diego-based Tour Engine , a startup developing a new, more efficient engine that it says delivers a 20 percent gain in efficiency ove the internal combustion engine, has raised $4.84M in funding, the company said on Tuesday. million in private funding led by Joan and Dr. Irwin Jacobs of Qualcomm. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

A new, biotech startup focused on delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics, Solstice Biologics , said last week that it has licensed technology developed at UC San Diego, and received $18M in a Series A funding. and his colleagues at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

San Diego-based OncoSec Medical , which is developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, said this morning that it has received a Phase I, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH). oncosec medical sbir funding immunotherapy tumor cancer biotech lifescience'

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

San Diego-based Neomorph , a biotech startup focused on protein degradation, said today that it has raised $109M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Deerfield Management. The company said it will use the Series A funding to further develop its platform, advance lead programs, and expand the research team.

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MAY 27, 2015

La Jollla-based MANTA Instruments , a developer of technology for characterizing nanoparticles, has raised a round of seed funding, from Triton Technology Fund. Size of the funding was not announced. The company is part of the EvoNexus startup incubator, and is led by Rick Cooper. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

San Diego-based Element Biosciences , which is developing DNA sequencing technology, says it has raised $80M in a Series B funding round. The new funding came from Fidelity Management & Research Company and JS Capital LLC, along with Foresite Capital and Venrock. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Tortuga Logic , a new startup focused on chip-level cybersecurity technology whose founders include professors from UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, has raised $2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Thursday. The seed funding came from Eclipse Ventures.

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JULY 20, 2021

San Diego-based Wugen, a biotechnology company which is developing treatments for solid tumors, recently annoucned a $172M, Series B funding round. The company--which says it licensed its technology from Washington University in St. Venture Partner at ICG, will all join the company's board with the funding.

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MAY 7, 2010

Five, Southern California firms are among companies who are splitting up $62M in government funding for the research, development, and demonstration of concentrating solar power systems, according to an announcement by the U.S. for building a solar power tower plant design; San Diego-based General Atomics getting up to $2.1M

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JUNE 5, 2017

San Diego-based Comhear , a developer of immersive, 3D audio software, announced on Monday that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The company said its technology is based on research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Comhear develops audio enhancing software. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies , a developer of transmission technology, said today that it has raised $39M in a Series E preferred stock placement. The new funding came from Macquarie Capital Markets Canada, Sustainable Asset Management, and Ningbo Shentong Auto Decorations Co.,

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Monrovia-based Tanner Research , which provides technology research, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and other products and services, said Tuesday that it has been awarded a SBIR Phase I contract worth $100,000 from the Army Research Office. Tanner's customers include NASA, JPL, Microsoft, the U.S.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

San Diego-based Prometheus Laboratories , a developer of specialty pharmaceuticals, and the Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles campus, said Thursday night that they are in a exclusive research agreement. Financial details of the research deal were not disclosed.

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APRIL 21, 2017

The California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of San Diego (UCSD) have all ranked very highly on a new ranking of universities for their technology transfer efforts, issued by The Milken Insitute , the Santa Monica-based thinktank. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

San Diego-based Qpex Biopharma announced this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series A funding round, to launch its efforts to battle drug-resistant infections. The company also said it has an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), worth up to a total award of $132M.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

[ Editor’s Note: Euan Robertson, the Director of Strategic Planning & Special Projects at Columbia Technology Ventures, co-wrote this article.] It is a commonly held belief that academic research institutions, including those in New York City, are fierce competitors.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Six San Diego business risk-takers have been inducted into the pantheon of EY Entrepreneurs of the Year, joining over 10,000 people around the world who have been honored over the last 30 years by the multinational professional services firm. billion worth of funding for home improvements through its HERO program.

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JUNE 25, 2020

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Poseida Therapeutics has raised $110M more in funding, in its Series D round, the company announced this morning. Poseida is led by CEO Eric Ostertag, M.D.,

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

San Diego-based Vividion Therapeutics , a biopharmaceuticals firm tapping into technology developed at The Scripps Research Insitute, has raised $50M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by ARCH Venture Partners and Versant Ventures, and also included Cardinal Partners. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Carslbad-based Life Technologies , a developer of genomic analysis technology, and the University of California at San Diego 's Moores Cancer Center, said this morning that the two are collaborating on a research effort. Tags: life technologies ucsd genomics biotech lifescience.

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JULY 16, 2018

San Diego-based Human Longevity , which is developing genomics-powered, health intelligence software, said on Friday that it has named David Karow, M.D., Karow has previously been a researcher at UC San Diego, UCLA, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. as its Interim CEO.

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JUNE 29, 2011

San Diego-based Maxwell Technologies , which is developing ultracapacitor-based energy storage products, reported today that it is slated to receive more than $500,000 in state and federal funding for its technology.

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MARCH 3, 2011

San Diego-based Maxwell Technologies reports this morning that it has received a $7.01M contract from the U.S. USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC, a group owned by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors and funded by U.S. DOE grants. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2017

He continued his research on tumor vasculature and cancer metastasis. Now 77, Ruoslahti (pictured above) is back in San Diego as a founder and CEO of DrugCendR , a startup developing new ways to improve the uptake of anti-cancer drugs in solid tumors.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences , which is developing cell penetrating peptides to light up cancerous tissue in patients during surgery, has raised $7.4M in a Series B funding. The technology behind the Avelas product is based on research conducted at UC San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2016

San Diego-based Synthorx , a developer of protein therapeutics technology, said it has raised $10M in a Series B financing this morning. The funding was led by RA Capital Management, and also included Avalon Ventures and Correlation Ventures. RA Capital Management's Andrew Levin joins the company's board with the funding.

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MARCH 13, 2018

In the Boston office of GE Ventures, managing director Alex de Winter is overseeing investments in companies like Veracyte, which is applying machine learning to genomic sequencing technology to help doctors distinguish benign growths from cancer. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Arama Kukutai believes that in coming years, Ireland will send the United States and the rest of the world something different: innovative agricultural technologies that help make farms more productive and profitable. Though Finistere splits its operations between San Diego and Palo Alto, CA, the firm has been expanding its reach globally.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

San Diego-based Genomatica , a developer of renewable chemical production technology and processes, has inked a strategic joint development agreement with Waste Management , the firms announced this morning. Waste Management is one of the biggest waste hauling and recycling firms in North America. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

San Diego-based MatriSys Bioscience , which is developing treatments for treating skin and dermatologic conditions, says it has raised $1.5M in a funding round from the Tech Coast Angels. The lead investor in the investment was Jeff Friedman, MD, Ph.D., who is head of the TCA's Life Sciences Committee. Wilson is CEO of MatriSys.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based Biomatrica , a developer of technology for stabilizing DNA, RNA, and protein samples, has raised $5M in a funding round, the firm said today. Source of the new funding was not announced. Biomatrica is headed by Judy Muller-Cohn. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based Epic Sciences , a biotech startup focusing on diagnostics for treatment and management of cancer, has raised $30M in a Series C funding. The funding came from RusnanoMedInvest (RMI) and Arcus Ventures, plus Domain Associates, Roche Venture Fund, and Pfizer Venture Investments, as well as angels.

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MARCH 26, 2013

San Diego-based ZeaKal , a plant sciences startup focused on developing technology to increase the yield and oil content of crops, said this morning that it has raised $3.8M in a Series A funding. ZeaKal explained that it is developing its technology in partnership with the University of Missouri. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Radicle, a new accelerator fund focused on agricultural ventures, is launching today with plans to seed and nurture the next generation of agtech companies addressing global farming problems. Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections.

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JUNE 14, 2018

New immunotherapy approaches to cancer treatment, and the CRISPR technology for editing genetic material in cells, are among the most sophisticated research strategies scientists are using in their quest to defeat disease.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Small Business Administration honored a number of local small businesses and individuals at the White House today, who are participants in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The SBIR is a funding program which provides research and development dollars to small businesses and startups.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

San Diego-based Epic Sciences , a firm developing cancer diagnostics technology, announced today that it has raised $13M in a Series B equity round. The round came from Domain Associates, Roche Venture Fund, and Pfizer Venture Investments, along with individuals. READ MORE>>.

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