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Amgen Abandons Alzheimer's Prevention Study

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According to the three, the study of BACE1 inhibitor CNP520 was discontinued, after they concluded the potential benefit for participants in the studies did not outweigh the risk. The companies said that they identified "worsening in some measures of cognitive function" during the Phase 2/3 studies. alzheimer amgen study phase clinical research biotech biopharma pharmaceuticals

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Tech Study Critical Of Region's Fragmentation, Geography

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A new study, released by the Alliance for Southern California Innovation , has surprisingly come out highly critical of the region's fragmentation and "lack of a compelling geographic center", saying those factors are keeping the region from emerging as a "tech hub as robust as Silicon Valley". tech study alliance socal southern california high growth economy

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Study Ranks LA As Among Top Cities Prepared For Future

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A study--from company PropTechOS--has ranked Los Angeles as among the top U.S. cities "prepared for the future". According to the company, Los Angeles finished second behind Austin for US cities, based on "11 indicators of how adapted a city is to emerging technologies".

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Happy Thoughts Spread Faster On Twitter, Says USC Study

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A new study, published by researchers at the University of Southern California , says that positive emotions are more contagious than negative ones on Twitter. The study--which came out of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Information Sciences Institute--correlated the tweets spread by users with the prior positive or negative tweets, based on what had appeared in those same users' stream the prior hour. The study was published online at PLOS.

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HTT Gets $1.2M Funding For Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Study

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million for its feasability study to connect Cleveland to Chicago with its technology. million to finance a study, which it expects to take six to nine months to complete, with the backing of a large number of groups in the region, including Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, Corp., hyperloop transportation technology cleveland chicago study government akron cincinnati

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UCSD, Google Study Finds Many Online Hacking Services Are Frauds

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A new, academic study--conducted by UC San Diego and Google --has jumped into the world of "hacking for profit", running a study on hacking-for-hire services and their charges and success in hacking into a set of Google Gmail accounts. The study , published by UCSD, found that--for the most part-- most hacking services are scams. ucsd google hacking study research cybersecurity security

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Patient Death in Poseida Prostate Cancer Study Prompts Clinical Hold

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A Phase 1 trial testing a Poseida Therapeutics cell therapy in men with prostate cancer is on hold after a patient enrolled in the study died of liver failure nearly three weeks after receiving the treatment.

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Cornerstone OnDemand: Time Off To Study Ballot Popular With Employees

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Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops employee development software, says that a survey it has run has found that 50 percent of employees it surveyed desire time off to study their ballot before they vote. Cornerstone OnDemand said it ran a survey with YouGove, which provides public opinion and data, finding 80% of adults typically spend less than two hours to learn about their ballot--and could use additional time off to study their upcoming ballots.

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Amgen Reports Positive Results In Ostereoposis Study

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Thousand Oaks-based Amgen reports that it saw positive top-line results for a study for its romosozumab compound in men with osteoporosis. Amgen said its Phase 3 study demonstrated a significant increase in bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine, compared with a placebo over 12 months. The study and compound are being develops in a collaboration between Amgen and UCB. amgen osteoporosis study biotech romosumab

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Can you create a great customer case study?

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Studies have shown that attention spans for engaging a reader or listener have fallen from eleven seconds to eight seconds on average. The case study: the best way to reach your target. And the best way to do this is with the placement of a case study, a story told about and by a satisfied customer with something to say about how your product solved their problem or pain. Attention spans are growing shorter by the second.

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Study: Cybersecurity Industry Growing In San Diego

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A nonprofit organization focused on promoting cybersecurity and related jobs in San Diego, the Cyber Center of Excellence , says it has commissioned a study which has found that cybersecurity related jobs have grown in San Diego by 11 percent since 2016, with the industry generating $2.2

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Virgin Hyperloop One Inks Study Deal In India

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virgin hyperloop india international study transportation advanced pune mumbaiLos Angeles-based advanced transportation technology developer Virgin Hyperloop One has inked a partnership with the Government of Maharashtra, India, to identify potential high-speed transportation routes in the Pune area, the company said Thursday.

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Sales/Marketing Study Group

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Monday, January 7, 2013 -- Sales/Marketing Study Group. Study group for tech startup founders who want to get better at sales and marketing. See [link] (more

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The #1 Question to Ask Before Starting Any Case Study

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Before beginning customer success stories or case studies with a new client, I ask a LOT of questions of my marketing contacts - well before ever talking to one of their happy customers. 2- The goals for their case studies. So, among the many questions I ask my client contacts before starting any stories, there's one that's chief: If you could design the perfect case study what key messages would it include? A customer story can't just be interesting or results-oriented.

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Broadcom: Study Shows Different Connectivity Personalities, Types

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Irvine-based Broadcom just released a study that the firm says helps to define the ways we connect into digital life. Broadcom released its study--along with a way to find out what personality type you are--Monday morning, saying that the segment of the population most likely to be connect are female or a Millennial (ages 18-31), with those that are male, and who are ages 45-64 and above least likely to be connected. broadcom study online electronics habits

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SetPoint Medical Gets FDA Nod On Pilot Study

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setpoint medical bioelectronic lifescience study rheumatoid arthritisValencia-based SetPoint Medical , which develops medical devices for treating chronic inflammatory disease, said it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for a human trial. The company said the trial will cover safety and efficacy of its devices to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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Hyperloop One Names Winners Of Challenge, Inks Study Deal With Colorado

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Los Angeles-based HyperLoop One , one of the startups working to bring Elon Musk's vision of a high speed, tube-based transportation system to life, says it has named a list of the ten most promising routes for Hyperloop, and also inked a feasibility study agreement in Colorado around its systems. state on a feasibility study. Hyperloop One said it has entered into a public-private partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for a feasibility study in Colorado.

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Study: More Than 7,620 Cybersecurity Jobs In San Diego

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A new study, run by a local nonprofit focused on cybersecurity in San Diego, has tallied up the numbers and found that there are more than 7,620 people employed in the cybersecurity industry in San Diego. cybersecurity jobs employment cyber security spawar growth economy study work

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Study: Emerging Technology Clusters Complement Silicon Valley, Others

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A new study, which looks at "silicon clusters" of technology companies outside Silicon Valley, finds that those clusters actually stimulate rather than compete with developed market clusters. The study--published by Professor Nukhet Harmancioğlu (Koc University, Turkey) and Gerard J. The study found that emerging innovation clusters actually helped already developed clusters grow.

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Will New Study Cut Guesswork for Depression Medicine Prescriptions?

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At the American Psychiatric Association conference today in New York, Assurex Health, a division of diagnostics firm Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN ), is releasing data from a study of 1,167 people with serious depression, officially known as major depressive disorder, whom previous treatments have failed. Genetic testing that helps guide more precise cancer treatment is making its way into standard practice in major U.S. medical centers. Could the same eventually be true for depression?

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Neurana Pharmaceuticals Looks For Buyer After Failure Of Phase 3 Study

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According to Neurana, the clinical study of its compound, tolperisone, for the relief of muscle spasm associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions, failed to meet its primary and key secondary endpoints. San Diego-based biotechnology company Neurana Pharmaceuticals says it is looking for "strategic alternatives", following failure of its Phase 3 clinical trials.

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Study: Tinder, Snapchat Users More Accepting Of Cosmetic Surgery

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According to the study, there is an "increased consideration of cosmetic surgery" from users of social media platforms, and specifically those who had used specific applications, such as YouTube, Tinder, and Snapchat photograph filters. The study also found that users of other applications--including WhatsApp and PhotoShop--had "significantly lower self-esteem scores". The study was published on Thursday.

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Study Finds Tech is Number One Industry for Workplace Drinking

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Now, a new study has pulled tech drinking culture back into the spotlight. The tech world, the study found, is the single industry most likely to allow or sponsor alcohol consumption in the workplace. Specifically, a little over half (53%) of the tech industry was found by the study to include alcohol at the team bonding events. “Dry activities also appealed to a significant portion of people who liked to drink at work events,” the study found.

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A good case study is worth many paid ads.

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And the best way to do this is with the placement of a case study, a story told about and by a satisfied customer with something to say about how your product solved their problem or pain. A good case study quickly lays out the pain, the players, the search, the solution, and the pain-reliving effect after implementing the solution. We have grown more than a bit weary of most advertising, no matter in what form.

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AeroVironment Applies UAV To Study Water Stress In Almonds

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According to AeroVironment, the year-long study will focus on how unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery and analytics could potentially detect varying levels of water stress in almond trees, and help drive more effective in-season water management decisions. AeroVironment said it would be using its Puma UAV, combined with a 24 megapixels photogrammetric camera and 6-channel multispectral sensor, in the study. aerovironment agriculture sensor drone unmanned study fresno university

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Study: Talking, Texting, Singing Behind Many Teen Crashes

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A new study--driven by data collected by San Diego''s Lytx --finds that talking, texting, and. The study, released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety , used videos of teen drivers provided by Lytx, to identify the distraction that led to crashes by teen drivers. The study--rather than relying on surveys or self reporting, used actual videos of crashes recorded by Lytx, which develops video-based driver monitoring systems.

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Viking Liver Drug Shows Promise for NASH, Shares Soar on Study Data

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Viking Therapeutics released preliminary results from a Phase 2 study suggesting its experimental drug might impact some of the disease’s many dangerous effects on the liver. [ Updated, 2:45 pm ET, see below ] There is another update today in the competitive race to treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an increasingly common liver disease with no FDA-approved therapies.

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Study: 17% of Tech Workers Are High on the Job

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Nearly 17 percent of tech workers admit to being under the influence of marijuana while at work at some point in their careers, according to a new study. Tech is the number one industry for workplace drinking , according to a recent study, and tech-centric coworking startup WeWork only instituted a four-drink-a-day limit last year following allegations of assault tied to drinking. The post Study: 17% of Tech Workers Are High on the Job appeared first on Tech.co.

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Study: Reflexion Health Virtual Therapy System Reduces Rehab Costs

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The study, which evaluated Reflexion’s system for patients after total knee replacement surgery, was conducted in conjunction with the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), part of the Duke University School of Medicine. The study determined the San Diego, CA-based startup’s system was as effective in reducing disability and improving knee function as traditional physical.

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NantHealth Sees Positive Results Published In Study

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The company said that COME HOME, a program which is using NantHealth's cloud-based systems to improve the health outcomes of its patients, published results of a study, showing improved patient care and reduced costs from deploying NantHealth's systems. Culver City-based cloud health information and software developer NantHealth said today that positive results from using its systems have been published in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

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Hyperloop One Asks Public to Suggest U.S. Routes, Selects 11 Regions for Further Study

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regions to study financing and construction of potential Hyperloop systems After receiving proposals from more than 2,600 individuals, downtown’s Hyperloop One has selected 11 U.S.

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Amgen, Merck Team On Cancer Immmunotherapy Studies

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Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and fellow biopharmaceuticals giant Merck said today that they are in a cancer immunotherapy collaboration, to support a Phase 1b/3 study. The two said the study includes both Amgen's BLINCYTO (blinatumomab) product and Merck's EKYTRUDA (pemblizumab) therapy, for treating non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Study: Cell Phones Still Not For The Dinner Table

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A new study, issued today by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future , says that the majority of Americans still don't think pulling a cell phone out at a meal is appropriate. The study found that 62 percent of Americans feel that it's not at all appopriate to have a cellphone on the table during dinner, with 76 percent saying that texting is not all all appropriate, 80 percent panning browsing on the web, and 84 percent saying you shouldn't talk on the phone at a meal.

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Hyperloop TT: Study Shows Great Lakes Hyperloop Will Be Profitable

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Playa Vista-based advanced transportation technology developer Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , one of the companies working on the Hyperloop transportation concept first devised by Elon Musk, says that a study--conducted in Ohio--shows one of its proposed routes "is profitable and makes sense". The study, published by a group called Transportation Economics and Management Systems, Inc.

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SpaceX Wins Award To Send Probe To Study Black Holes

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contract to launch a NASA probe to study black holes and neutron stars. Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has scored a $50.3M According to NASA, the award covers both launch services and other mission-related costs for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). NASA explained the IXPE will measure polarized X-rays from objects, such as black holes and neutron stars to better understand these types of cosmic phenomena and extreme environments.

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Starts Phase I Studies

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Phase I studies are used by drug companies to assess the safety of drug compounds. acadia pharmaceuticals schizophrenia drug lifescience studySan Diego-based ACADIA Pharmaceuticals reported this morning that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its review of the firm's New Drug Application for AM-831, its small molecule for treatment of schizophrenia, and it is advancing to Phase I clinical development. ACADIA said it is working with Meiji Seika Pharma Co.,

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MIT Study: Age Of Founders In Fastest Growing New Ventures Is 45

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In a study which belies the opt-cited preference for "young" entrepreneurs in the startup and venture capital industry, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology find that the mean age of the founders of the 1,000 fastest growing new ventures in the U.S. The study found that, rather than youth, the prior experience in the specific industry predicts much greater rates of entrepreneurial success.

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Study Tallies High Tech Employment In Region

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A recently released study by TechAmerica, an advocacy group for the high tech industry, finds that Los Angeles ranks sixth among the top 60 cities in the United States for high tech employment. Despite the nearly equal employment numbers, the study also clearly pointed out a big difference in density of high tech jobs between the Bay Area and Southern California; In San Jose/Silicon Valley, the study found that there were 294.07

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Blood Test Study Meets Goal, Validates Epic’s Prostate Cancer Target

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In study results published Wednesday, the presence of the specific protein fragment that Epic (not to be confused with Verona, WI-based EHR software maker Epic Systems) tests for in circulating tumor cells predicted a shorter median length of survival for men whose disease has spread. Epic Sciences has commercialized a blood test that can predict how likely a patient with late-stage prostate cancer treated with hormones is likely to respond to an additional course of such therapy.

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Study: Most Entrepreneurs Between 55-64

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A new study released today by the Kauffman Foundation, reports that the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity belongs to people 55-64. The study --which attempts to characterize who might drive the next wave of entrepreneurial activity in the United States--also found that the average age of U.S.-born, Tags: entrepreneurship study kauffman startup business

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Economic Study Ranks San Diego Near Top in Genomics Innovation

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An economic impact study of San Diego’s emerging genomics industry counted 115 genomics-related companies operating in the region that directly employ over 10,000 people, and drive about $5.6 San Diego is really end-to-end in genomics, from start to finish,” said Kirby Brady, who oversaw the study as research director of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. After previewing a glimpse of the study’s findings last month , Brady provided.

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Silicon Beach Report March 20: SpaceX Studying Mars Mission Landing Sites

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SpaceX studying Mars mission landing sites, Snap Inc. gets first buy rating from Wall Street firm, and Two Bit Circus develops VR and motion simulator

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