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Max Q: How to build a Starship

TechCrunch LA

Japan is going to get and return a soil sample from a Mars moon. Japan is sending a mission to Phobos and Deimos to study the two moons of Mars, using a probe that will orbit the red planet’s natural satellites loaded with sensors. SpaceX talent is fueling the LA startup ecosystem.

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uSamp: 65 Percent of Companies Allow Working Remotely

socalTECH

Encino -based uSamp , which provides technology to enable market research and survey panels, has tapped into its stable of survey respondents to figure out how many companies now allow employees to work remotely. usamp remote working sample survey' uSamp said its panel included 1,000 business professionals across the United States.

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Organovo to Test Pre-Clinical Drugs on Bio-Printed Kidney Tissue

Xconomy

It’s been almost two years since Organovo (NYSE: ONVO ) created a new business—using its bio-printing technology to create 3-D samples of living human liver tissue for use in testing the toxicity of pre-clinical drug candidates. The company said it has signed multiple commercial orders for its kidney drug-testing service.

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Organovo to Test “Patches” for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplants

Xconomy

San Diego-based Organovo (NASDAQ: ONVO ) said today it plans to use its 3D bio-printing technology to produce living human liver tissue “patches” that can be transplanted in patients with fatal liver disease. The idea is to help improve the function of failing livers, a stopgap measure that could extend the lives of patients on the U.S.

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Scanwell Health launches smartphone tests for UTIs in partnership with Lemonaid Health

TechCrunch LA

” Just like a traditional test, a chemically treated strip reacts with a urine sample, then the company’s application uses computer vision technology to assess the results. . “We’ve taken that standalone box and moved it to the smartphone.” Scanwell Health chief executive, Stephen Chen.

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What Great Bosses And Great Employees Have In Common

Startup Professionals Musings

Everyone in business loves to complain about their boss, and a classic Gallup study found that 50 percent of current employees have left at least one job in their career to get away from a bad manager. This requires continuous learning, an ability to think outside the box, and the flexibility to change as the market and technology changes.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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