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The Pan-Cancer Screen: Still Early for Prime Time

Xconomy

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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Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More

Xconomy

The agency advised women and their doctors not to use screening tests that claim to detect ovarian cancer. —One cancer screening test got positive news from a federal agency. Investors knocked about 30 percent off Dynavax’s share price last Friday, with only a modest recovery this week.

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

InfoChachkie

Tool Users - Startups often have a long gestation period in which the team is in discovery mode, defining the company's value proposition, target market, pricing, business model, etc. Entrepreneurs should leverage the screening performed by B-schools and not dismiss MBA applicants outright. Look For MBA Outliers.

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The Future of Advertising will be Integrated

Both Sides of the Table

In the IAB study that revealed the graph above, brand advertisers indicated that their number one objective in online advertising was “creating awareness&# followed by “creating purchase intent&# or “likelihood to recommend&# the product. Give people massive price increases on most media and they’ll abandon it.

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4 Tools to Help Startups Find Quality Leads

Tech.Co

A study in 2013 showed that 61 percent of marketers found it hard to generate high-quality leads. Pricing: Valet – up to 1000 leads/month, $49. Pricing: Essential – for growing startups, $37/month. Pricing: $9/user/month. Pricing (billed annually): MyWebinars – 25 to 100 attendees, $25/month.

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

Xconomy

The results give the company confidence it can expand its tests to screen for early cancer in high-risk people who are otherwise healthy. As the conference wrapped up, a Morgan Stanley analyst noted that Pfizer the previous week had raised its drug prices nine percent, continuing a regular pattern of price increases.

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Submissions Now Open For Spotlight: LA Tech Spring

Tech Zulu Event

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. The EA works closely with the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA. If you’d like to present, APPLY HERE. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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