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Morf3D, Starburst Aerospace Partner On Manufacturing Effort

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El Segundo-based Morf3D, a metal additive manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, and Los Angeles-based space startup accelerator Starburst Aerospace, are in a manufacturing deal in Long Beach, Morf3D said this week. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Rocket Lab Wins NASA Lunar Mission

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Long Beach-based Rocket Lab says it has scored a contract from NASA, to launch a payload to the moon. The NASA funded mission will place a 55 pound satellite into lunar orbit, as part of a mission by NASA to establish a long term presence on the Moon. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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Curative received FDA emergency use authorization for its novel COVID-19 tests

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Doing so will help us avoid buying materials that would constrain public health and CDC laboratories from ramping up production,” the company said on its website. “We are also working to partner with other operations looking to spin up testing facilities to help them source necessary reagents.”

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Alliance for SoCal Innovation, Verizon Media In Partnership

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The Alliance for SoCal Innovation , a nonprofit looking to help connect Southern California's innovation ecosystem, has partnered with Verizon Media to help launch microsites to connect the local technology community, and grow the ecosystem, Verizon said on Wednesday.

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Cargomatic Collects $35M

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Long Beach-based Cargomatic , which develops technology to connect shippers and carriers, said this week that it has raised $35M in a Series B funding round. Cargomatic develops a mobile marketplace, which helps connect short-haul carriers to shippers. Cargomatic is led by CEO Richard Gerstein, and was founded in 2013.

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XPRIZE Whittles IBM Watson AI Teams To 59

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XPRIZE , the Los Angeles nonprofit which promotes development of new technology to help solve world problems, has whittled down the number of teams competing in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE , focused on using AI to world's greatest challenges.

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The 8th Annual Long Beach Soundwalk! | Art Mediums From Random Materials to High Tech

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This past weekend, the annual Long Beach Soundwalk took place across the blocks of downtown Long Beach’s art district. This year (with the help of Nick Dynice ) we’ve really made an effort to showcase the artists regularly on our Facebook and website with profiles leading up to the show.