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Amgen Backs Bay Area Life Science Incubator

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Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen has put its backing behind a new, life sciences incubator, called QB3@953. According to Amgen, it will provide a five year, platinum sponsorship of the San Francisco life sciences incubator, to accelerate the development of new therapies to improve human health. READ MORE>>.

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Amgen Lines Up Behind Two Bay Area Startups

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Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is helping two, Bay Area startups, by offering up lab space and access to its scientific and business leaders, as part of a program called the "Amgen Golden Ticket", the company said on Tuesday. Amgen says it has been been sponsoring MBC BioLabs since 2016.

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Cal Lutheran Gets $6M From Former Hughes Electronics Exec

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According to the Thousand Oaks university, Dorfman's contribution will go towards the construction of the two-story, 27,000-square foot Steven D. Dorfman Center, which will include both classrooms and faculty offices. READ MORE>>.

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Amgen To Award Lab Space, Support To Karma Biotechnologies

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Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and share lab provider Biolabs LA said Monday that they have awarded Karma Biotechnologies one year of lab space at Biolabs, as well as other facility benefits and connections to Amgen's scientific and business leaders.

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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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We''re continuing to feature reflections on the last year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community, and today have thoughts from Gerhard Apfelthaler , who is Dean of California Lutheran University''s School of Management , which has been very active in Ventura County helping to promote startup and entrepreneurial activity.

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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year

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in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. generation of startups. SpaceX Plans Launch Site In Texas - In April, SpaceX announced plans to set up a launch. Incubators, Part I - In February, we put together a guide to the list of (then. venture capital exits in. As 2012 turned. As 2012 turned.

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Biotech Roundup: ASCO, BIO, Drug Setbacks, Incubators & More

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Plans for new incubators were announced in two different cities. —Meanwhile, check out reports here , here , and here for some of the other headlines coming out of ASCO, including progress made in cancer immunotherapy, the ups and downs from various presenting companies, and a visit from Vice President Joe Biden.