Cybersecure Los Angeles 2017
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017 -- Cybersecure Los Angeles 2017. SecureTheVillage joins UCLA Extension for its first cybersecurity conference: CYBERSECURE LOS ANGELES 2017.
UCLA's Magnify Opens Accelerator To LA Tech, Life Sciences Startups
socalTECH
MAY 24, 2018
Magnify , the startup incubator which is part of UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), says it has opened up its incubator to the greater Los Angeles area, and is now inviting startups in the early stage technology and life sciences areas to join its program.
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Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Thursday, September 7, 2017 -- Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day. After 10 weeks of intense preparation, Startup UCLA's Summer Accelerator teams will be showcasing their startups to Los Angeles and the surrounding community. Don't miss your chance to see UCLA entrepreneurs pitch their latest innovations.
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ThousandEyes, Spawned At UCLA, Raises Funding From Sequoia
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JUNE 19, 2013
A new startup, which was created at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has just raised a first funding round from Sequoia Capital. ThousandEyes , created by two UCLA computer science Ph.D.''s, in Computer Science from UCLA; his co-founder is Ricardo Oliveira, who also received his Ph.D. READ MORE>>.
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UCLA Advancing Women in Technology Conference [ LOS ANGELES ]
Tech.Co
JULY 21, 2016
The UCLA Conference to Advance Women in Technology will take place on Friday, August 12, 2016 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (w/Networking Reception 3:00 – 5:00 pm) at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion Club. To submit questions for the panelists, please visit this page. Registration. Registration for this event is invitation-only.
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Silicon Beach Report Aug. 15: City of Los Angeles Launches Cyberattack Warning Center
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 15, 2017
City of Los Angeles launches cyberattack warning center, US government demands details on visitors to anti-Trump website hosted by DreamHost, and UCLA Extension creates Innovation Lab program.
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Caltech, UCLA, UCSD Rank Highly On Tech Transfer Ranking
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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.
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UCLA To Tap Outside Board For Startup Deals
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
The University of California, Los Angeles is looking to an outside board to help it negotiate technology transfer and research deals with companies, according to reports. innovation ucla technology xfer transfer education school growth entrepreneurship startup' Image courtesy Chris Radcliff , via Flickr. READ MORE>>.
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166 Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
The UCLA Extension recently launched a program called the Silicon Beach Innovation Lab , aimed at that gap. We caught up with Founding Director Bruce Huang , to learn more about what the UCLA Extension is trying to do with its program. What is the UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab? However, it's very difficult.
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UCLA Boelter Hall: Where The Internet Was Born
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MARCH 10, 2014
It was born here in Los Angeles, at a nondescript room at the University of California, Los Angeles. ucla internet invented kleinrock university arpanet' Ever wonder where the Internet was born? Leonard Kleinrock, who was a key member of the team which essentially invented the Internet. READ MORE>>.
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164 Wheelz Expands In Los Angeles
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Peer-to-peer car sharing service Wheelz has expanded into the Los Angeles, saying that it has added four college campuses in Los Angeles to its list of local schools where it lets students share their cars with others.
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140 UCLA Gets $1.14 Billion For Rights To Cancer Drug
socalTECH
MARCH 4, 2016
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has sold the royalty rights to a prostate cancer medication based on research done at the school, for a cool $1.14 According to UCLA, it sold its royalty interest connected with prostate cancer medication Xtandi to Royalty Pharma , which includes cash payments of $1.14
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Kite Pharma Names UCLA Researcher As New Board Member
socalTECH
MARCH 17, 2017
founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), to its board of directors. Santa Monica-based cancer treatment developer Kite Pharma announced on Thursday that it has named Owen N. Witte, M.D.,
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UCLA Engineers Create World's Fastest Camera
socalTECH
JULY 9, 2012
Engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles have created the world's fatest camera, and are using it to help detect cancer cells and detecting disease, the school said last week. Image courtesty BigStock.com. READ MORE>>.
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Biocom Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat with Dr. Ric Kaner of UCLA
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 -- Biocom Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat with Dr. Ric Kaner of UCLA. Fireside Chat with Ric Kaner, UCLA Kaner Lab AND Welcome Reception for Biocom Los Angeles! See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sam-and-biocom-present-fireside-chat-with-dr-ric-kaner-of-uclas-kaner-lab-tickets-27555165241.
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Car Sharing Firm Zipcar Heading To Los Angeles
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
It looks like Los Angeles is set to get access to peer-to-peer car sharing service Zipcar , as it plans to open an office in Hollywood tomorrow. City Council President Eric Garcetti, to mark its entry into Los Angeles, the 16th market covered by the company. READ MORE>>.
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ImaginAB Licenses UCLA Technology
socalTECH
APRIL 18, 2011
Los Angeles-based ImaginAb , a biotechnology firm spun out by UCLA faculty members, announced this morning that it has concluded a technology licensing agreement with the school. ImaginAb said the technology was developed at UCLA's Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging.
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Biocom Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat with Dr. Ric Kaner of UCLA
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -- Biocom Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat with Dr. Ric Kaner of UCLA. Fireside Chat with Ric Kaner, UCLA Kaner Lab AND Welcome Reception for Biocom Los Angeles! See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sam-and-biocom-present-fireside-chat-with-dr-ric-kaner-of-uclas-kaner-lab-tickets-27555165241.
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Report: UCLA Among Top Schools For Googlers
socalTECH
MARCH 29, 2012
That might be Google picking up a bunch of new employees from the University of California, Los Angeles --at least, according to a new analysis from the Business Insider. UCLA ranks with Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon as the top source of Google employees, according to the report.
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178 City of Los Angeles Ties Into High Speed, Internet Research Backbone
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MAY 13, 2016
CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) runs the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) , which connects such institutions as Caltech, UCLA, USC, Cal State LA, and the Los Angeles Community Colleges, as well as K-20 students and educators.
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LA Group Launches Effort To Promote Technology Corridor In Los Angeles
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DECEMBER 12, 2012
What's the best way to encourage development of the technology industry in Los Angeles? The group said it found that since 2008, 54% of UCLA's engineering graduates have chosen to relocate from the area, which the group called a "brain drain" to the region. The group also said it plans to launch a new program called the Edge.LA
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UCLA Health: Health Data From More Than 4.5 Million Patients Hacked
socalTECH
JULY 17, 2015
In the latest, high profile cyber hacking incident, Los Angeles-based UCLA Health , the healthcare and hospital system connect with UCLA, reported on Friday morning that it is the victim of a crimical cyber attack, which has exposed the records of as many as 4.5 million patients.
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UCLA Spinout Looks To Commercialize Supercapacitor Advance
socalTECH
OCTOBER 13, 2015
A new, Los Angeles-based startup, spun out of UCLA, is in the midst of looking to commercialize a technique developed by researchers at the school to create easily printable supercapacitors--circuits which, in the future, could further shrink the size of mobile electronics.
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100 Clicker.com Links With UCLA
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the online video guide service funded by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said that it has linked with the University of California, Los Angeles, with a branded version of the service specifically for UCLA students. READ MORE>>.
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140 UCLA Gets $6M For Nanotechnology Center
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said today that it has awarded $6M in grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, focused on energy conservation technologies in microelectronics and nanotechnology. Tags: ucla nist national institute grant energy conservation.
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Airbnb Host Pays $5,000 After Racist Cancellation Of UCLA Student's Booking
socalTECH
JULY 14, 2017
An Airbnb host has been ordered to pay $5,000, provide a personal apology, and attend a college course in Asian American studies, after the host cancelled an Asian UCLA student's reservation with a racist text.
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100 Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launch Event
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launch Event. The City of Los Angeles is launching its new cleantech business incubator to accelerate the development of cleantech start-ups and to help build a stronger green economy in LA.
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100 UCLA Startup AutoESL Acquired By Xilinx
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JANUARY 31, 2011
AutoESL Design Technologies , a developer of software tools used for high level synthesis of electronic circuit designs, and a spinout of UCLA, was acquired this morning by Xilinx. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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Los Angeles PyCamp 2010
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 8, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010 -- Los Angeles PyCamp 2010. Ultra-low-cost, week-long Python Boot Camp held at UCLA and sponsored by LA Plone Users Group. See [link] (more).
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100 Appia Bio Names Scientific Advisory Board Member
socalTECH
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Los Angeles-based biotechnology company Appia Bio said this morning that it has named Robert S. associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics, UCLA. associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics, UCLA. Negrin, M.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board.
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113 Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 6, 2009
He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events. Great post by John Shiple.
New Startup Accelerator, SCALE Aerospace Ventures, Launches In LA
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A new startup accelerator, SCALE Aerospace Ventures, launched in Los Angeles on Tuesday, backed by UCLA and Starburst, the company that had backed the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator. Starburst said it was awarded a 2020 Venture Challenge grant of $1.4
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113 Prometheus Laboratories, UCLA In Research Deal
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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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113 Linked in Live Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 10, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010 -- Linked in Live Los Angeles. LinkedIn Live Networking LinkedIn Live Los Angeles is an in-person networking event coming to Los Angeles for the frst tme at UCLA. Do you need to be part of the Social Media trend? Can you use social media efectvely to promote your business?
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113 R.E.D. Talks:Â Building a Successful Brand in LA [ LOS ANGELES ]
Tech.Co
JUNE 27, 2017
Tradesy—a ground-breaking e-Commerce business conceptualized and launched in Los Angeles by Tracy Dinunzio—has revolutionized the e-commerce industry. Talks series sponsor is UCLA Extension. Speaker : Tracy Dinunzio , Founder and CEO of Tradesy. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails served. SPACE IS LIMITED — REGISTER TODAY.
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70 UCLA Granted $9.75 Million for Battery Research
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 11, 2018
University of California–Los Angeles has received a $9.75 million grant from the United States Department of Energy of to advance research in rechargeable batteries.
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100 Water Planet: Our Seed Investor Is Kevin Costner
socalTECH
MARCH 23, 2017
Los Angeles-based Water Planet , which develops water treatment membrane technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), revealed today that its seed investor is none other than actor Kevin Costner. Movie fans might recall that Costner was behind the 1995 movie, Waterworld.
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157 Nanotech Energy Snags $65M In Series D For Battery Tech
socalTECH
AUGUST 10, 2021
Los Angeles-based Nanotech Energy, a developer of graphene-based battery technology, says it has raised $64M in a Series D funding round. The company's technology is based on research of co-founder and UCLA professor of Chemistry and of Materials Science and Engineering, Dr. Richard Kaner.
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113 Gevo, With Ties To Caltech and UCLA, Files For IPO
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AUGUST 12, 2010
Gevo--which is now based in Englewood, Colorado--was started in Pasadena, and has licensed technology from both the University of California, Los Angeles, and Caltech. Gevo is using both technology from UCLA to produce next-generation biofuels through genetically modified Escherichia coli (E.
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Blackstone, UC System Expand Entrepreneurship Program
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Private equity investor Blackstone , through its nonprofit, charity arm--the Blackstone Charitable Foundation , and the University of California system are expanding their efforts to boost entrepreneurship at schools, based off of the success of the program's efforts in Los Angeles at the University of California Los Angeles.
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Appia Bio Takes $52M For Stem Cell Therapy
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MAY 11, 2021
Los Angeles-based Appia Bio, a biotech startup focused on developing engineered allogeneic cell therapies from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for cancer patients, has launched from stealth mode, saying it has raised $52M in a Series A funding round.
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XPRIZE Names Two Winners In Carbon XPRIZE Competition, Including LA Startup
socalTECH
APRIL 20, 2021
Los Angeles-based XPRIZE says it has named two winners in its $20M, NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition. The other winner, CarbonBuilt is based in Los Angeles, developed technology that reduces the carbon footprint of concrete by more than 50 percent while reducing raw material costs and increasing profitability.
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Fifty years of the internet
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 18, 2019
Leonard Kleinrock is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution.
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The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 5, 2013
With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. The post The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly appeared first on TechZulu.
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