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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

university, the California Institute of Technology has received a massive, $750M pledge from entrepreneurs Stewart and Lynda Resnick, to go to environmental sustainability research. The entrepreneurs--who own The Wonderful Company--will go towards research into what Caltech says are the "most pressing challenges" in environmental sustainability. The gift is the largest ever received in Caltech's history, and the largest ever for environmental sustainability research.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The startup has also collected information to construct a research-backed guide to holistic health, something the team believes has been missing from the natural health sector. then affirms the providers use research-backed methods and that they have vetted peer references and clients who can provide positive feedback. Goop is cashing in on pseudoscience and, in the process, giving natural health practices a bad name.

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JULY 26, 2019

Marcus Hutchins, the malware researcher who became known as an “accidental hero” for stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, has been sentenced to supervised release for one year on charges of making and selling the Kronos banking malware. Since the attack, however, Hutchins received additional acclaim for his malware research on new infections and botnet activities.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

as its Senior Vice President of Research. Milla was most recently at Adaptive Biotechnologies, and also has served at GlaxoSmithKline, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Roche Palo Alto, and Janssen Research & Development. synthorx protein therapeutics biotech synthetic biology lifescience executive marcos milla research

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

San Diego-based MemComputing , a startup working on high performance computing technology, says it has been selected to join the Air Force Research Laboratory's Catalyst Space Accelerator , being held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. memcomputing force research accelerator afrl military defense startup software

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Culver City-based NantWorks , the collection of companies run by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon Shiong, has backed gene sequencing startup Genos Research , the companies disclosed today. The company said it will give consumers the option to sell or provide their data to researchers for specific diseases, or for other uses. genos research biotech biotechnology natnworks venture capital lifescience gene sequencing

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

spacex moon mars development nasa research grant fueling fuel marshall aerospace rocketHawthorne-based SpaceX has received a $3M contract from NASA, to go towards some of its work aimed at space exploration on the Moon and Mars, NASA said this week. The award was one of a number of awards given to 14 companies, announced by NASA for its Tipping Point program.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. Look to academia and the government for basic research.

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APRIL 11, 2017

Irvine-based MFour Mobile Research , a developer of mobile survey and research software, announced today that it has raised $5M in a new funding round. According to the company, the funding will go towards scaling technology and research staff. market panel fund ventures newroad kaynew capital venture survey research mobile mfour

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JANUARY 3, 2018

San Diego-based Maravai LifeSciences announced this morning that it is acquiring Glen Research Corporation , a Sterling, Virginia-based provider of reagents used in the synthesis of DNA and RNA. Maravai LifeSciences is a provider of specialty reagents to the research, biotherapeutics, and OEM market, and is owned by private equity firm GTCR. maravai lifesciences glen research merger acquisition biotherapeutics

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based SuperMetalix , a UCLA technology spinout developer super-hard metals, said today that it has named Dr. Kesh Keshavan as the company's Director of Development, to head up the company's research and development efforts. supermetalix research development metals metallurgy materials spinout ucla executive

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

San Antonio — Life science groups, city officials, and research institutes in San Antonio are organizing an effort to commercialize more scientific developments coming out of the city’s military organizations.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2018

Army Research Laboratory to develop new rotor technology for vehicles that the company will use in its uberAIR flying taxi network. After three months of discussions, Uber Elevate has selected The University of Texas at Austin as its partner alongside the U.S.

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MARCH 28, 2019

Redlands-based geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping software developer Esri , best known for its flagship software, ArcGIS, said this morning that it has opened up a new research and development center in India. esri india expansion research jobs employment development software arcgis

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

It is a commonly held belief that academic research institutions, including those in New York City, are fierce competitors. However, most New Yorkers may not realize that the City’s research institutions—including Columbia University (where we both.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Scientific equipment maker Agilent is funding a new scientific research center at the University of Southern California , focused on biomedical research, through a new scientific collaboration. lifescience michelson research biotech instrumentation scientific agilentAccording to Agilent, it is working with the University of Southern California (USC) Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience to create an Agilent Center of Excellence (CoE) in Biomolecular Characterization.

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JULY 8, 2013

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation reported late Friday that it has shuffled its CEO. In a statement, Acacia Research said that Ryan recently turned 68, and has been at Acacia Research for the last thirteen years. Vella joined Acacia in 2006, having previously served at such firms as ATI Research and Nortel Networks. executive property intellectual licensing patent research acacia

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MAY 14, 2018

ucla leica microscopy research scientific discovery university california angeles educationThe California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA and scientific equipment developer Leica Microsystems said on Friday that the two have linked together with a new "center of excellence in microscopy".

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research , which is developing targeted RNAi biopharmaceuticals, said late Thursday that it has named Patrick O''Brien as the company''s new General Counsel. arrowhead research general counsel rnai biopharma lifescience executive legal O''Brien had most recently been Group Vice President, Legal, for Shire, and also had served at Johnson & Johnson, at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and in private practice. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 24, 2017

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced plans today to open a research and development center in Toulouse, France

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

uSamp's services are used by companies to conduct market research and surveys. usamp sampling market research self serviceEncino-based uSamp , the provider of online, web-based sampling and polling services, said today that it has enhanced its self service SampleMarket service.

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APRIL 2, 2014

The new products include a product for analyzing RNA; a panel for identifying somatic mutations in myeloid malignancies; plus software apps specifically aimed at cancer research. illumina lifescience genetic genomic oncology cancer research sequencing gene genes

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JANUARY 23, 2017

as its new Vice President of Clinical Research. Erickson was previously Senior Director Clinical Sciences Ophthalmology at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and also has served at Unigene Laboratories and Opthalmic Research Associates, in addition to experience at Tufts University Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. aerie pharmaceuticals research executive medical lifescience kristine erickson

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APRIL 16, 2019

Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service. Technographics is a new industry buzzword which is being used to show market segmentation and breakdown of consumers, using market research and analysis.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Security researchers reported over the weekend that they are able to triangulate the exact location of users on Grindr , as well as three other mobile dating apps, all by just knowing a username. According to research posted by Pen Test Partners (PTP), it is able to spoof latitude and longitude of locations thorough the mobile apps of those phones, and calculate the exact location of a specific person using the app using triangulation.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 11, 2018

million grant from the United States Department of Energy of to advance research in rechargeable batteries University of California–Los Angeles has received a $9.75

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MARCH 27, 2014

RuiYi has its executive headquarters in La Jolla, but is conducting research in China, via facilities in Pudong, Shanghai, China. capital venture lifescience research antibody monoclonal ruiyi

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Newport Beach-based patent storehouse Acacia Research said today that it has named Matthew Vella as President of the firm. Vella has been at Acacia Research Group since 2006, and has been serving as Executive Vice President since October of last year. Prior to Acacia, Vella had served at ATI Research and Nortel Networks. acacia research patent legal executive president

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JANUARY 20, 2011

uSamp said the Kiplinger organization has chosen the firm to power a custom, online market research panel under the Kiplinger brand. Power and Associates, Buzzback Market Research, and others. usamp kiplinger market research survey panel sample finance publishing

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Golomb was given the National Medal of Science for his advances in mathematics and communications; his research has been key to advances in everything from radar, cell phone communications, to space communications.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Researchers at the University of Southern California report that they have developed new technology to create liquid, solar cells, which can be printed onto surfaces. The new technology--based on solar nanocrystals--were developed by chemistry researchers led by Richard L.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 -- Market Research: The Fuel For Marketing Strategies. As a result, market research is a key method for providing data and learnings that fuel marketing strategies. American Marketing Association (AMA). We dive into the crucial process of gathering and analyzing information about markets, industries, and products in their competitive spaces. Consumer insights are used to discover areas of opportunity by identifying trends in the market.

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JUNE 19, 2018

Vertex said the site is one of its three global research hubs, where the company's three breakthrough cystic fibrosis (CF) medicines were discovered. About 70 percent of the facility is lab and research space, and Vertex said it also has a 4,000 square foot incubator suite for external collaboration. vertex pharmaceuticals research diego cystic fibrosis expansion torrey pinesbiotech lifescience

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

Santa Barbara-based optical circuit switching technology devleoper CALIENT Technologies said today that it has linked up with a 10-university research organization, to expand the use of optical circuit switching in software defined data center and metro networks. The company said it has linked up with the Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) to help bolster research in optical networks. calient technologies university research optical networking network

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , the patent licensing firm, said today that it has named David Witt as Vice President of Acacia Research Group LLC. Acacia Research acquires and aggressively licenses technology patents. semiconductor executive legal patent research acaciaWitt joins the firm from Texas Instruments, where the company said he was involved in architecture and development of TI's OMAP2, OMAP3, and OMAP4 application processors.

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