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UCLA To Tap Outside Board For Startup Deals

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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. The group will tap a yet un-named group of outside experts to help technology startups coming out of UCLA to better navigate their way through commercialization efforts.

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Silicon Beach Report March 17: Kite Pharma Names UCLA Researcher to Board.

L.A. Business Journal

Kite Pharma names UCLA researcher to board of directors, Embark Ventures looks to raise $50 million venture capital fund.

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Silicon Beach Report July 12: Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures’ New Funding Round

L.A. Business Journal

Ashton Kutcher’s VC opens $150 million funding round; Cleantech and Clean Energy kick off climate-change challenge; $9.75 million for UCLA rechargeable research

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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LA Startup Report 2013 | A Rising Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Venture capital is also affected by the fragmented locations of startups in LA. LA brings forth a lot of talent from USC, UCLA, and Caltech.

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Two Local Tech, Investment Executives Named In College Fraud Investigation

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Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.

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Kythera Gets $10M More

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The new funding came to light in this week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. Kythera is backed by ARCH Venture Partners, Prospect Venture Partners, Versant Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Altitude Life Science Ventures, JAFCO, BBT/Apothecary Capital, and UCLA Venture Capital Fund.

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