Los Osos biotech firm announces four-company merger
Central Coast, Latest news, TechnologyFour privately held biotech firms across the U.S. announced Oct. 16 that they had merged under Los Osos name Discovery Life Sciences. The deal was facilitated through an investment by Chicago-based Water Street Healthcare Partners. The merger included the Central Coast firm, Conversant Bio, Folio Bio and Phylogeny, which have operations in Columbus, Ohio and Read More →
Amgen buys $66 million stake in genetics device company
East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen broadened its reach into genetics research Oct. 18 with a $66 million investment in handheld DNA sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Genetics has been a research focus for Amgen since its 2012 acquisition of deCODE, particularly in the area of Alzheimer’s therapies. The news follows closely the release by Oxford Read More →
Interior Secretary Zinke renews wind energy bids near Morro Bay
Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, TechnologyOffshore wind projects on the Central Coast caught an updraft Oct. 18 when U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released a call for information and nominations to identify companies interested in commercial projects. The backing by the Trump administration moves forward a proposal concept that had been stalled by an assessment by the U.S. Navy Read More →
Teledyne Technologies buys West Virginia firm
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Amgen launches Humira biosimilar in Europe
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MannKind stock soars after it closes $105 million deal
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