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AUGUST 25, 2016

E-commerce giant Amazon has made a move into the automotive research area this morning, challenging such local automotive information providers like Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , Irvine-based Autobytel , Santa Monica-based TrueCar , Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , plus El Segundo-based CarDirect. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Yucca Valley-based FundaGeek , a new startup headed by Daniel Gutierrez, said over the holiday that it has launched its crowdfunding platform, aimed at startups and scientific researchers. There area number of crowdfunding sites which focus on the arts and creative projects, as well as education.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based content publisher BUZZMEDIA said this morning that it has tied with a research firm, to help mine its network of properties to help brands understand influencers and consumers. BUZZMEDIA operates an extensive network of music, celebrity, and other blogs and content sites. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

A new study, released today by the Pew Research Center , says that more American adults are using online dating sites or mobile apps than ever before. The study said 15% of adults have used online dating sites or apps; with 9% having used dating apps. The Pew study called the move to mobile dating apps "dramatic".

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JUNE 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media is delving into that question this morning with the launch of a new site, called Acumen , focused on pulling insights and analysis on the behavior and trends driven by men. Break Media also said it will be running an ongoing, R&D panel of several thousand men for its new site.

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MAY 13, 2016

CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) runs the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) , which connects such institutions as Caltech, UCLA, USC, Cal State LA, and the Los Angeles Community Colleges, as well as K-20 students and educators.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Duarte-based cancer research and treatment center City of Hope and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate, said the two plan to develop their own, cell therapy manufacturing facility, which will be based in Phoenix, Arizona. The two did not say how much they will invest to build the new facility. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , which operates a secondary marketplace for privately held company shares, is expanding the amount of third party research on its market. According to the firm, it has added Blueshift Research and Liquid Scenarios as providers of private company research and data to its subscribers. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The doors have opened at a GE Healthcare-supported open-access lab for startups at AstraZeneca’s former global center for oncology research and development at Alderley Park, the largest bioscience research campus in the UK. Public-private partnership and science park. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Contract research organization Charles River Labs is shutting down its San Diego-area operations, moving the work done there to one of its two Northern California sites. Charles River says it was involved with about 85 percent of the drugs. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

The new service is aimed at market research or consumer research campaigns. The firm said its new SurveyBuilder platform allows anyone to create their own panels, via a self-service interface. The new product is aimed at small and midsize businesses, academia, and non-profits. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based ContentNext Media, the parent company of digital media publisher paidContent.org, said this morning that it has hired Lauren Rich Fine, CFA, as Research Director at the firm. ContentNext said that Fine will author research reports and briefing notes on the digital media industry for the firm.

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JULY 29, 2010

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . The site offers up a way to research and book adventure travel, across the globe. . Adventurelink [ Profile ].

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The personal account details of nearly 28 million users of HauteLook , the private sales site founded in Los Angeles and now owned by Nordstrom , have been hacked and have just shown up for sale on the "dark web" , according to security researchers.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 9, 2012

ResearchGate , the professional network for scientists and researchers, was founded by virologists Dr. Ijad Madisch and Sören Hofmayer, and IT specialist Horst Fickenscher. Virtual Research Lab For Global Collaboration. For researchers looking for job’s there are over 15,000 job listings in over 190 countries across the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Search on any product name for census data, online research reports, trade association publications, and online newspapers with relevant statistics. On or off the Internet, there are dozens of reputable market research reports available for purchase. There are two types of research you'll want to collect. Informal focus groups.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

A now-fixed security vulnerability on the app of Los Angeles-based Grindr would allow a hacker to take over control of any of the site's users, requiring only knowing a user's address. According to a security researcher, the bug--now fixed--was a result of a "password reset token" leak issue with Grindr's website.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

The company said it has started including patients at HonorHealth Research Insitute, in Scottsdale, Arizona in its studies, joining Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center site in New York, and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute sites in Nashville, Tennessee and, Sarasota, Florida. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JULY 13, 2023

The one-page site includes very little information other than a list of current team members, all of whom are male. Visit Incogni The site also says that xAI is “actively recruiting experienced engineers and researchers” in the San Francisco Bay and includes a sign-up form.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

A new website, ElectroMotive , which recently launched here in Los Angeles, is hoping that its site might convince more people to switch to electric cars. The site--created by he 11th Hour Project and Insight Campaigns--says it is aimed helping Angelenos browse, learn, and "fall in love with the next generation of cars."

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based market research provider MarketCast said on Monday that it has acquired Fizziology , a software developer focused on social insights and analytics for the media and entertainment industry. Fizziology's software uses social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, etc.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

In fact, you need to have at least a prototype web site published several weeks before you expect anyone to find yours, since it takes that amount of time for the web search engine “spiders” to find you and index your content. There are many practical reasons for going to work early on your web site. Viral marketing needs a website.

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JUNE 25, 2020

According to the company, the financing was led by led by funds advised by Fidelity Management Research Company, LLC, with participation by Adage Capital Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, and also included other current investors.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

HemaCare, a supplier of human-derived biological products and services for biomedical research, drug discovery, and cellular therapy process development, has moved its global headquarters to Northridge, in a move that the company says more than doubles its donor collection capacity and on-site cell processing capabilities.

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MAY 3, 2019

According to the two companies, they will develop observational research analytics to assess treatment outcomes for areas of unmet need in oncology. The effort also will provide Amgen access to "real-world evidence" for potential use in regulatory filings in support of certain agreed upon development candidates in oncology.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based movie ticketing site Atom Tickets has rolled out its own Amazon Alexa skill, letting Alexa users purchase tickets using Amazon's popular voice assistant. Atom Tickets is backed by Lionsgate, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox Film, and Fidelity Management & Research. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Research is paramount, and sources are everywhere, especially for public companies and large investment firms. And the exercise of researching through search engines, friends, financial sites or trade publications will begin to help you develop a picture of each candidate’s needs and strengths. Get organized.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

No details on the new office have been announced, however, Huntsville Space Professionals said the rocket company was breaking ground on the new office today, in the Cummings Research Park in Huntsville. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2016

Irvine-based research firm MFour Mobile Research says that the Pokemon Go phenomenon has now resulted in the new, augmented reality game passing up Twitter in installations on smartphones.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based cloud hosting service DreamHost is one of the popular web hosting companies, caught up in the latest report of a widespread cybersecurity hole, which researcher say allowed hackers to easily access and take over accounts.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based real estate crowdfunding site RealtyMogul says it has sold some technology it has developed at its research and development lab, to another company. According to RealtyMogul, it has sold the proprietary loan underwriting software it developed in its labs to Hunt Real Estate Capital , in an all-cash transaction.

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MAY 5, 2014

According to the company, it has opened up a new sorghum research site in the Mexican state of Jalisco, which will bs used for developing parental breeding lines, evaluating hybrids, and other research efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Irvine-based Paragon Biomedical , a contract research organization (CRO), has been acquired by Clinipace , the two announced today. The two companies said the acquisition will "significantly expand" Clinipace's expertise, site management capabilities, and clinical operations. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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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 site uses both user and expert opinions to help create a "smart rating" of different things, to help users make decisions on any number of areas.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Teledyne said the three year Lab and Office Facility Management contract is part of a strategic services partnership with Dow, and involves on-site and off-site management and support research services at Dow Chemical research facilities in Midland, Mich., Freeport, Texas, and Spring House, Pa. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Don’t expect angels to invest in work-at-home schemes, gambling sites or debt-collection type business proposals.

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AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Consumers are doing their own research and don’t want to engage a pushy salesperson or message.

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