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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Santa Barbara-based C-Zero, a startup developing natural gas decarbonization technology--based on research out of UCSB--has raised $11.5M The technology behind the company was initially developed in labs at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). in a Series A funding, the company said this morning.

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JUNE 15, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Solid Oak Software , a maker of PC Internet filtering technology, is claiming that the firm's software code is being used by the country as part of a new program to force PC makers to install filtering software on all new PCs shipped in the country. companies from shipping PCs with the Chinese software loaded.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Internet giant Google said late Tuesday that it has tapped a research team from UC Santa Barbara , to help build new, new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics. Google said that John Martinis and his team at UC Santa Barbara is helping in the hardware initiative with the company.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which develops software for the B2B technology sales and marketing area, said this morning that it has named Elizabeth Cholawsky as its new CEO. Cholawsky replaces founder Craig Harris, who has transitioned to research and development, and will remain a Director and Chairman of the Board of the company.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Affinity Biosensors , a startup developing benchtop, automated systems for microbiology research, has raised $5.9M in a ongoing funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. The filing said the funding is part of a $10M, ongoing funding.

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JULY 30, 2019

Office of Naval Research (ONR). Transphorm said the technology being developed is aimed at commercializing something called nitrogen polar (N-Polar) GaN, which was invented at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). in a contract from the U.S. According to Transphorm, the Office of Naval Resaerch--part of the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Tortuga Logic , a new startup focused on chip-level cybersecurity technology whose founders include professors from UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, has raised $2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Thursday. The seed funding came from Eclipse Ventures.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) said this week that it has awarded $377M in funding for 46, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) focused on reducing dependence on imported oil and to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, including a center at the University of California, Santa Barbara , and one at the University of Southern California.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform.

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MAY 20, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Asylum Research , a manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning probe microscopy (SPM) equipment, said this week that it has expanded its offices in the United Kingdom. Tags: asylum research scientific equipment.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Camarillo-based Interlink Electronics , which develops force sensing, position sensor, and other electronics for the interface market, said today that it has linked with the University of California, Santa Barbara. Interlink said the deal would help it in the area of advanced research and development initiatives.

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APRIL 26, 2010

The University of California, Santa Barbara and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Tokyo have just announced that Mitsubishi Chemical will invest $6M in the school, as part of an extension of a materials research and education alliance. The $6M will be spread over four years.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Lastline , a developer of cybersecurity software for malware defense, which has its research and development headquarters in Goleta, has raised $10M more in funding. Santa Barbara computer science researchers. Santa Barbara computer science researchers. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Active Life Scientific , a developer of life sciences research and diagnostics tools, said this morning that it has raised $500K in a Series A follow on investment. frailty tools diganostics research lifescience capital venture scientific life active' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Santa Barbara-based data visualization software developer Graphiq , and media measurement provider mediaQuant said on Wednesday that the two are in a new partnership, which will make mediaQuant's data available via Graphiq's visual tools.

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JULY 19, 2016

LED lighting developer Soraa , which developed LED lighting which is based on technology developed at UC Santa Barbara, reported today that its LED lighting is being used at Madame Tussauds San Francisco. Soraa still maintains a research center in Goleta. Soraa is a developer of Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based LED lamp technology.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

UC Santa Barbara professor Shuji Nakamura --the inventor of the blue LED--is one of the joint winners of this year''s Nobel Prize in Physics , the Nobel Foundation Rights Association announced Tuesday evening. shuji nakamura ucsb nobel prize professor school research' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The fund would seek to invest in companies started on campus, from University research, and from students. The University of California has ten campuses, of which half of them are in Southern California, including UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

FLIR Systems , a developer of thermal imaging and other camera systems for the surveillance, airborne observation, manufacturing, research and development, and other uses, said Thursday afternoon that it has acquired two Goleta office buildings, as part of an expansion of its Commercial Systems division. FLIR is based in Portland.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

Santa Barbara-based HG Data said this morning that it has rolled out a new, enhanced app on the Salesforce AppExchange. The company's software is used by sales teams to sort, filter, and target B2B customers. HGData is venture backed by Updata Partners and Rincon Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Superconductor Technologies , the developer of superconducting materials which was, until recently, located in Santa Barbara, said earlier this week that it has spun off a subsidiary working on its Reconfigurable Resonance (RcR) technology. The firm still has research and development facilities in the Santa Barbara area.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

A number of Southern California angel investors are undoubtedly breaking out the champagne this morning, after the successful IPO of CytomX Therapeutics , a developer of cancer therapeutics which was spun out of UC Santa Barbara. CytomX was founded by UC Santa Barbara professor Patrick Daugherty. in morning trading.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Soraa , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED lighting technology, based on research out of UC Santa Barbara, has deployed its products at a museum in the United Kingdom. Soraa said its lighting systems are now being used at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, which the company says is the world's oldest public museum.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

John MacFarlane , the founder and CEO of Santa Barbara-based music system maker Sonos , has stepped down as CEO, and has handed over the CEO position to Patrick Spence , MacFarlane announced on Tuesday. Spence also had served at Research in Motion and IBM Canada. MacFarlane has been CEO of Sonos for the last fifteen years.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

The University of California, Santa Barbara said Wednesday that it has launched a new research center, focused on developing next generation, terabit-speed networks. Tags: ucsb google intel terabit networking hardware ethernet equipment research education grant.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Santa Barbara-based MEMS technology developer Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) said this morning that it has linked up with Peking University, via a strategic partnership. IMT's MEMS systems are used to create a wide range of sensors, such as motion and acceleration sensors. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Soraa , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED lighting technology based on research out of UC Santa Barbara, has won an install of its LED lamps at Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum. The financial impact of the win was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by Kevin O''Connor, scored a legal win Friday, saying that a judge has invalidated a software patent owned by Lumen View Technology, LLC, which is in the midst of a patent battle with the company.

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JULY 6, 2010

HP said today that it has selected 60 professors to receive awards as part of its annual HP Labs Innovation Research Program, including a number of local researchers. HP did not detail the specific projects of the professors, but said they were selected out of 375 submissions from 323 researchers across 36 countries.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online products and information comparison site started by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has made a major upgrade to the site today, shifting the site into a more interactive, visual display. The startup is venture backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Goleta-based Soraa , one of the LED research firms spun out of U.C. Santa Barbara and the labs of blue LED inventor Shuji Nakamura, has raised $88.6M in a funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. The filing indicates the company is raising $90.26M in this round.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Santa Barbara, reported today that it has been awarded several million dollars in funding from the Department of Energy''s Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E). Soraa , the LED lighting technolgoy developers which was spun out of U.C. According to the company, the funding comes as part of a four year, $3.2M

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MAY 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the user-friendly developer of whole-home music and sound systems, has apparently snagged a new, high profile sales chief--the former Executive Vice President of Global Sales of Research In Motion , the maker of the Blackberry smartphone.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Santa Barbara-based CytomX Therapeutics , a biotechnology firm developing antibodies, said this morning that it has raised $30M in a Series B funding round. CytomX was started in 2008, based on research out of UC Santa Barbara. The round was led by Third Rock Ventures, and also included the Roche Venture Fund.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Small Business Administration honored a number of local small businesses and individuals at the White House today, who are participants in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The SBIR is a funding program which provides research and development dollars to small businesses and startups.

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MARCH 5, 2013

FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said this morning that it has raised $11M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by New World Ventures, and also included Montgomery & Co., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, an dothers. READ MORE>>.

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