Xconomy

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This weekend, San Diego will host the annual American Society of Hematology conference, the largest U.S. [ Note: Ben Fidler co-authored this report.] medical gathering to get the latest on blood diseases, and a venue for updates on some of the most cutting-edge biotechnologies that only a few years ago seemed like science fiction.

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Xconomy

MARCH 15, 2019

A global pharmaceutical company based in France has licensed software developed by San Diego digital health startup CureMatch that aims to help cancer doctors customize the combination of drugs they prescribe to patients based on mutations in cancer DNA. It calls the guides it produces PreciGENE reports.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 6, 2020

Now the San Diego-based biotech has $30 million and a chief scientific officer, Charles Cohen, to guide its lead compound, BIO-205, into human testing for neuropathic pain. The company announced the Series A financing round and CSO hire on Monday.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

However, the San Diego-based company, which emerged from stealth mode in 2016, was guided through its early years by president and CEO Stephan Chenette. Wright was hired as chief revenue officer in August 2017. The company said he was named interim CEO in September of this year.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

Carlsmed, a San Diego-based medical technology company that’s developing personalized spinal implants, has merged with Precisive Surgical, a spine imaging system startup in Seattle. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Sean is also author of Startup Field Guide, Mistakes To Avoid, Tips to Get Ahead , documenting what he's learned over his time in the startup world. I'm always meeting founders developing new products, technologies or getting ready to launch a company whether it's at the San Diego Tech Founders or San Diego Tech Coffee meet ups.

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Xconomy

MAY 18, 2017

After beta testing technology that provides remote assistant services for the blind, San Diego-based Aira has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will enable the company to expand its service to thousands of visually impaired users this year.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence).

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Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2016

San Diego-based Reflexion Health , a provider of cloud-based, digital medicine products, said this week that it has raised $18 in a Series B funding round. The company's VERA product uses Microsoft's Kinect controller to help monitor and guide patients with their PT exercises. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Coach Guide Report 113

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

The new push is part of a rebirth for Business.com--which is now based in Carlsbad--after its acquisition by San Diego-based online business marketing firm Resource Nation. business businesscom guide content marketing online jmiequity resourcenation' The new company is backed by JMI Equity. READ MORE>>.

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Content Guide San Diego Resource 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2013

San Diego-based wireless giant Qualcomm said this morning that it has named Steve Mollenkopf its new CEO. The company said Dr. Jacobs will remain an employee of the company, and continue to guide its future strategies and direction. Current CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs will become Executive Chairman. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Guide Company Companies 147

socalTECH

MAY 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the startup headed by Kim Folsom developing video-based product guides for e-commerce sites and manufacturers, has rolled out an Android version of its platform. The firm said the Android mo bile application gives users access to its content via the mob ile platform. READ MORE>>.

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Guide San Diego Commerce Platform 145

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Oncology diagnostics company Epic Sciences, which last year launched what it describes as the only test that can help guide treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer, has raised $52 million in a financing led by New York private equity firm Blue Ox Healthcare Partners to develop tests to address more types of cancer.

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San Diego Guide Course Equity 58

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2016

San Diego-based security software developer ESET is warning users that it has located a number of fake apps on Google Play, which specifically target Pokemon GO users. ESET said the apps deliberately threw users' phones into a lock screen, and clicked on porn ads in the background in the meantime. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

San Diego-based protective case maker LifeProof said this morning that it has named Alan Cohen as its Chief Marketing Officer. Cohen joins the company from real estate and shopping center operator Westfield, and also has served at Gemstar-TV Guide and Napster. READ MORE>>.

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Marketing San Diego Guide Develop 138

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The startup, led by Erick Laubach, said that the application lets anyone be their own tour guide, and explore attractions which "make a city unique." The firm described itself as a combination of "Yelp meets Foursquare meets Instagram", and is initially launching the app in Austin, Hawaii, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.

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Idealab San Diego Incubator Guide 228

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community.

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San Diego Southern California Orange County Seed Funding 56

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUhow , the developer of video product guides for e-commerce sites, said today that it has named Anthony 'Tony' Wyatt as its EVP Sales and Marketing. Wyatt joins the firm from Indyme Solutions.

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Marketing Commerce San Diego Guide 165

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

San Diego-based ShowUhow , the provider of video applications for retailers, has turned its focus to helping those retailers engage and capture leads. ShowUhow started by providing hosted video manuals and product guides to retailers, which it continues to offer to retailers. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The San Diego biotech company, which is testing an antibody discovery platform intended to speed products to patients with cancer and pancreatitis, said Thursday it has retained a local investment banking firm, Objective Capital Partners, to guide its sale. As of Sept.

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San Diego Guide Platform Sales 57

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Active.com , the operator of online sports and community activity registration sites, said this morning that it has expanded into the hyperlocal information market, with the launch of a new, local Bay Area activity guide.

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Activity Sites San Diego Guide 188

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUHow , the e-commerce video firm headed by Kim Folsom, is demonstrating new QR code support on the firm's iPhone app today.

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San Diego Guide Commerce Product 162

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUhow , which develops video-based sales and product information for online retailers and manufacturers, said today that it has added a suite of social media integration features for the firm's offering. ShowUhow is venture backed by Syncom Ventures, and raised a round of capital back in August.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 7, 2017

As an executive recruiter focused solely on life sciences, I’m among the first to acknowledge the industry’s gender gap. Of the 20 largest pharmaceutical companies around the world, only one has a woman at the helm—and GSK named Emma Natasha Walmsley as CEO less than five months ago.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2010

San Diego-based ShowUhow , a developer of an online web site focused on video instruction guides for manufacturers and retailers, said today that it has raised $3M in a funding round. The firm said the Series A funding came from Syncom Venture Partners.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

San Diego Software Industry Council. An interactive workshop and panel discussion focusing on practical guides to business, legal, and fund raising choices. Thursday, February 25, 2010 -- The Art of the Start-Up. See [link] (more).

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Startup San Diego

JANUARY 28, 2020

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San Diego Tips Startup Guide 54

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

A team of decorated academic chemists in San Diego have been working since 2014 on a biotech startup that aims to find new drugs faster. The company now has a lot of cash in the bank and a well-known biopharma scientist to guide it.

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Xconomy

JULY 13, 2018

Drug price changes typically happen either at the start of the calendar year or the beginning of the third quarter. Such changes are routine for many companies, but Pfizer took an unusual step this week by rolling back scheduled price increases on 40 of its drugs.

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Pricing Guide News Services 56

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Los Angeles- and San Diego-based Veoh Networks, a provider of Internet video sharing services, said today that it has entered into a partnership with Axel Springer Digital TV Guide GmbH. According to Veoh, Axel Springer is in a strategic international partnership with the firjm, specifically in Germany.

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Startup San Diego

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The post 5 New Year’s resolutions for your business in 2020 appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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San Diego Startup Guide 44

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For today's interview, we talked with San Diego-based ShowUHow (www.showuhow.com), a firm which is providing both content and a software platform which allows e-commerce retailers to provide video instruction guides on the products they carry. Tags: folsom showuhow video instruction guide ecommerce product training.

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Guide Training Platform Product 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In December, the San Diego company added one of softwares biggest names, Microsoft Chairman John Thompson, to its board of directors. Here are five exciting examples (in alphabetical order): Appetize, a cloud-based point-of-sale platform for large venues, recently raised funding from Shamrock Capital Advisors, the NFL and the Dodgers.

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Xconomy

JULY 12, 2016

. — 5D Robotics , founded in 2009 in Carlsbad, CA, (about 30 miles north of San Diego), has developed a device that integrates GPS, inertial guidance, optical positioning, and other technologies. SlantRange, a San Diego company founded almost three years ago, is a drone-related startup already generating sales.

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San Diego Seed Funding Guide Technology 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

San Diego-based local events site Eventful is powering a big concert award with music publication and brand Billboard. According to the two, they have launched the fifth annual Eventful Fans' Choice Award, which will allow music fans and concert goers to vote for their favorite concert tour, via Eventful's platform.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

All this is done while they guide startups through other external challenges such as fundraising droughts and overall market downturns. Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies.

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