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OCTOBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Plexium , which is developing E3 ligase-modulating therapeutics to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, has raised $28 in a Series A funding round, the company announced on Thursday morning. The funding was led by DCVC Bio and The Column Group, and also included M Ventures, CRV, and Neotribe Ventures.

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APRIL 10, 2017

San Diego-based lifesciences equipment maker Illumina said late Sunday evening that it has launched its prenatal testing solution, VeriSeq NIPT, in Europe. The company's product allows laboratories to screen for fetal chromosomal abnormalities indicating conditions such as Down syndrome in about one day. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2020

San Diego-based Aspen Neuroscience , a biotechnology company developing treatments for Parkinson disease, said it has raised $70M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by OrbiMed, and also included ARCH Venture Partners, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Domain Associates, Section 32, and Sam Altman. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based TutorMe , a provider of online tutoring services, has been acquired by San Diego-based Zovio , the companies announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Zovio said the deal will expand the scope of the services it offers to higher education partners. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said over the weekend that it has launched a new company, GRAIL , to focus on early cancer detection via blood-based screening. According to Illumina, GRAIL will focus on a pan-cancer screening test, by measuring circulating nucleic acids in the blood. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2018

San Diego-based Agentology , which develops automated lead referral and management tools for the real estate industry, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company disclosed Tuesday. The company says it is aimed at helping to screen cold web leads and maximize focus for agents on leads. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

San Diego-based Illumina , the developer of life sciences tools, said this morning that it has acquired BlueGnome , a UK-based provider of in-vitro fertilization and cytogenetics screening products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm is the lead investor in a developer of cloud-based, HD video conferencing services. Zoom Video Communications , which is based in Santa Clara, California, said this morning that it has raised a Series A financing round, and launched its cloud-based HD video meeting and mobile screen sharing service.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

San Diego-based life sciences equipment provier Illumina said this morning that it has entered into an agreement with Natera , a provider of genetic testing services, to supply sequencing instruments and consumables. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>. illumina genetic testing sequencing lifescience'

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

A new effort by San Diego-based Scripps Research Institute and IBM is seeking to tap into the collective power of crowdsoruced PCs and Android mobile devices, to help find a cure for Ebola.

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APRIL 6, 2016

San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics said today that it has named Kevin M. Herde was previously Vice President of Global Blood Screening and Alliance Management for Hologic, and also served at Gen-Probe, Gateway, and KPMG. Herde as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

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JULY 18, 2016

I would be ecstatic to have a simple tool for my patients that could detect cancers like ovarian and pancreatic that currently have no effective screening approach. The most popular approach is screening blood for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), which several companies claim to reliably detect at very low levels in the blood.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based biotechnology developer Ignyta , and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) said this morning that the two are in a new collaboration deal, will Ignyta will serve as a diagnostic laboratory performing fusion testing for EORTC's SPECTA (Screening Patients for Efficient Clinical Trial Access) initiative. (..)

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APRIL 28, 2014

San Diego-based lifesciences equipment maker Illumina announced late Friday that it has filed a new, patent infringement lawsuit, against Ariosa Diagnostics. Ariosa is a maker of a prenatal diagnosis and screening test. Illumina claims that Ariosa''s products are an infringement of its U.S. Patent, No.

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JULY 18, 2016

San Diego-based security software developer ESET is warning users that it has located a number of fake apps on Google Play, which specifically target Pokemon GO users. ESET said the apps deliberately threw users' phones into a lock screen, and clicked on porn ads in the background in the meantime.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Zui.com , the kid's website focused on providing screened content and information to kids, is expanding its services today, saying that it has launched "Facetube", which combines the best social sharing aspects of Facebook with the channels of YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Best Buy is paying $800 million in cash for GreatCall, a San Diego-based healthtech company which private equity firm GTCR bought early last year. The company also sells gadgets, such as mobile devices with large screens and big buttons, wearables that can work with those devices, and emergency alert products.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

San Diego’s life sciences companies didn’t tap their brakes much as December chugged along. So while it might be nearly time to board your plane (or hop in the car, or simply spend a little time away from your screens), first catch up on recent local biotech happenings. Then, enjoy what remains of 2018.

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APRIL 5, 2013

The firm--which is based in Kirkland, Washington but also has a San Diego office--did not disclose investors in the company. The firm''s systems revolve around digital display screens where consumers can click on digital coupons, and which surfaces those coupons at the checkout line automatically.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

The idea in 2011 was to create a space at what was then Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical research and development facility in San Diego for an “innovation center,” a place where 18 to 20 life sciences startups could incubate, replete with lab space and equipment.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

The San Diego chipmaker said a Chinese court has ordered four Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) subsidiaries in China to stop the sale and import of seven iPhone models in that country. Qualcomm announced a win Monday in its ongoing and multijurisdictional legal battle with Apple. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

San Diego-based ESET , the developer of anti-virus scanning software, reports today that its technology is being included in a malware detection service from OPSWAT. OPSWAT's Metascan Online is an online service which allows users to upload files to be screened by many antivirus engines simultaneously.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

According to the group, a key part of the program is pitch and screening sessions being held every other week at Santa Monica's ROC--one of the area's new gathering spaces --in an effort to reach out to local startups. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

San Diego-based Zui.com , the online search engine aimed at kids, said today that it has launched a new, browser toolbar called ZUIBAR. Zui.com is aimed at helping kids connect with interesting, web content, which has been screened and approved by parents.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

San Diego-based Decision Sciences International announced this morning that it has named Dr. Stanton D. Decision Sciences is a provider of security and detection systems for screening cargo. Sloane as its new President and CEO.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I entered Pepcom’s Mobile Focus event with heightened excitement after driving through the busy intersections of Downtown San Diego’s rickshaw littered streets. Holding the (almost) Kindle sized media player in my hand made me wonder just how far off we are to having phones with 5″ screens be the standard.

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MAY 29, 2012

San Diego-based Skinit , the developer of the wrap-around, customized "skins" and protective products for electronics devices, announced today that it has expanded into hard consumer electronics cases, covers, and screen protectors.

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MAY 10, 2011

Carlsbad-based Scentsa , a developer of an out-of-home advertising network, has scored a Series A funding from San Diego private equity fund Huntington Capital , Huntington said Tuesday. Size of the equity funding deal was not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The San Diego company, founded a decade ago on 3D bio-printing technology developed by the University of Missouri’s Gabor Forgacs, appeared to be gaining momentum on multiple fronts.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Attendees can get a chance to be one of be 5 pre-screened pitches (and maybe 1 aud pitch if there's time) who will have ONE minute to give a pitch of their startup, web series, app, film pitch with feedback from panelists. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and beyond. See [link].

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JANUARY 8, 2013

The region's large stable of high tech hardware companies are out in force this week at CES, with San Diego-based Qualcomm leading the charge and the keynote; Irvine-based Broadcom announced a new chip aimed at UltraHD TV Home gateways, MoCA 2.0 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

San Diego-based KidZui has upgraded the firm's web browser for children, saying yesterday that version 5.0 of the service now includes ways for children to send videos, websites, and photos to their parents, and for parents to send content to children. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

San Diego-based Qualcomm and Adobe said today that the two have teamed up to create an optimized Flash player for mobile devices. The collaboration is through the Open Screen Project, an effort to deliver a Flash runtime for mobile devices. for Qualcomm's chipsets running on smart phones and smartbook computers. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

San Diego-based KidZui , the web browser startup aiming at the children's market, said Wendesday that it has upgraded its software, launching KidZui K2. KidZui's browser is aimed at families who want to better control what their children are browsing online, and is aimed at kids three to twelve.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

San Diego-based OpenCandy , which develops technology to encourage software downloads by consumers, is hailing its success with TechSmith, a developer of screen capture and recording capture.

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MAY 27, 2020

Screening Approaches for Reducing Attrition Due to Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI) Early in Drug Discovery Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Time: 9:00am PDT / 12:00pm EDT Duration: 1 hour Register today In this webinar, we will discuss a set of in vitro assays that tackle the challenges of in vitro hepatotoxicity assessment.

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