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Alliance for SoCal Innovation, Verizon Media In Partnership

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According to the two, they have launched an online platform which will allow local community to independently curate, drive, and manage content and relationships in the region, with microsites already being developed for downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Ventura County/Thousand Oaks, and the Space Ventures Coalition.

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Capsida Uncloaks With $140M In Funding

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Thousand Oaks-based Capsida Biotherapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on using adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering and cargo development platform to develop tissue-targeted gene therapies for multiple types of diseases, has uncloaked from stealth mode, saying it has raised $140M in total capital.

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Amgen Backed Alector Adds $133M

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Alector said the financing will go to advance its clinical programs and expand the company's discovery platform. South San Francisco-based Alector , a biotechnology company focused on finding treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, announced Wednesday that it has raised $133M in a Series E funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Teledyne Buys Oceanscience

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Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has acquired Carlsbad-based Oceanscience Group Ltd. , a developer of unmanned marine vehicles and sensor platforms. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Teledyne Technologies said the buy will help add unmanned surface vessels to its line of marine products.

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Amgen Invests $30M In Immatics, Up To $1 Billion In Future Payments

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Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced this morning that it has made a $30M investment in a German company developing cancer immunotherapy, Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH. According to Amgen, the deal could potentially be worth over $1 billion in milestone payments plus royalties. READ MORE>>.

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Amgen, Illumina In Diagnostic Test Deal

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Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and San Diego-based Illumina are in an agreement to develop and commercialize a test for metastatic colorectal cancer, Illumina said late Wednesday.

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Reflections on 2019: Greg Monterrosa, Startup Community Leader

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Whats happening in regions in our counties with startup and entrepreneurial activity, especially in the Conejo Valley (Calabasas to Thousand Oaks) is exciting. Their platform mimics human thought processes and provides explainable reasoning to aid human-like decision-making. Im a huge fan of hardware as well.

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