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VisibleBrands Scores $4.6M For In-Store, Digital Coupon Systems

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VisibleBrands , a startup developing an in-store, digital promotions network which presents consumers with coupons which automatically show up at the checkout line, has raised $4.6M. The firm--which is based in Kirkland, Washington but also has a San Diego office--did not disclose investors in the company. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Looks To Shorten Funding Cycle

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The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active , organized angel investment group, has a goal: cut down the time it takes to fund a startup presenting to the organization. READ MORE>>.

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The Pan-Cancer Screen: Still Early for Prime Time

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I would be ecstatic to have a simple tool for my patients that could detect cancers like ovarian and pancreatic that currently have no effective screening approach. The most popular approach is screening blood for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), which several companies claim to reliably detect at very low levels in the blood.

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Five High Tech Gifts We Wish We Had Gotten This Holiday

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Here are five of the gifts--all from Southern California high tech companies--we wish we could have gotten wrapped in a present this year. your GoPro Hero--anywhere you want, for the ultimate aerial photography and video platform, with up to 15 minute flight time and live, on-screen control and piloting. 3D Robotics X8+ Drone.

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Organovo to Test Pre-Clinical Drugs on Bio-Printed Kidney Tissue

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Since then, the San Diego company has built a thriving business as a contract research organization (CRO) that tests experimental drug compounds on bio-printed liver tissue. The company announced this week that it has developed a similar testing service for screening pre-clinical drug candidates on living human kidney tissue.

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Productivity in Your Pocket

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Today, larger mobile screens and touch interfaces are allowing people to do real work—not just e-mail—with the computer they have, wherever they are. The screens were still pretty small in those early years, the iPad arrived in 2010, and with it a bigger touch canvas to do real work. inch screen. But First iPad.

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

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The results give the company confidence it can expand its tests to screen for early cancer in high-risk people who are otherwise healthy. —At the annual BIO conference, which gathered in San Francisco for the first time since cops battled street protesters in 2004, industry bigwigs took to the stage to defend themselves. .