San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Optimer, Ambit, AnaptysBio, & More
Bruce V. Bigelow
[Clarification 5/17/13, 2:05 pm. See below.] Right on the same line with the original lede so you don’t waste space on a carriage return…Antibody ...
San Diego’s AnaptysBio Gets BioDefense Contract for Ricin Antibodies
Bruce V. Bigelow
AnaptysBio says today the U.S. government has asked the San Diego biotech to produce antibodies that counter the deadly effects of ricin and would not require ...
Ambit Slices Price of IPO, Increases Number of Shares Offered
Bruce V. Bigelow
San Diego’s Ambit Biosciences cut the share price of its planned IPO by nearly half yesterday, but still managed to raise about $65 million by increasing ...
San Diego’s RuiYi (aka Anaphore) Focuses Anew on Antibodies & China
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It’s been almost two years since Paul Grayson was named as CEO of San Diego’s Anaphore—more than enough time for the former Fate ...
Sorenson CEO Peter Csathy Goes Hollywood to Lead Manatt Venture Fund
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Carlsbad, CA-based Sorenson Media CEO Peter Csathy tells me he’s left Sorenson to become CEO of Manatt Digital Media Ventures, a venture ...
Who Needs Equity Crowdfunding? Dealstruck Builds Crowdlending Market
Bruce V. Bigelow
After President Obama signed the JOBS Act more than a year ago, Ethan Senturia says he studied the provisions for crowdfunding startups under Title III, and ...
Plug and Play Admits 8 San Diego Companies to Startup Camp
Bruce V. Bigelow
Eight seed-stage tech companies were selected late yesterday to be the first class of startups from San Diego to be admitted to the 10-week business technology ...
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Receptos, Arena, NuVasive, & More
Bruce V. Bigelow
Amid the hectic pace of earnings releases, we saw a number of partnership agreements and other developments coming out of San Diego’s life sciences community. ...
Investors Step into Leadership at Corporate Ed-tech E-Learning Mind
Bruce V. Bigelow
Capas, a private investment firm established in Detroit last year, has acquired E-Learning Mind, a small San Diego ed-tech company that develops learning ...
Lumena Raises $23 Million to Advance Drug for Rare Liver Diseases
Bruce V. Bigelow
San Diego-based Lumena Pharmaceuticals says today it has raised $23 million in a Series A round that is intended to carry the company through mid-stage trials ...