St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24 for a three-story, 75,000-square-foot tower. The $80 million addition, which will be attached to the emergency department, will occupy the plot of land where the old emergency department parking lot now sits. The first floor of the new Read More →
Pharmaceuticals Amgen and Allergan announced positive Phase 3 study results of their new drug ABP 215 on Sept. 23. The drug, used to treat lung cancer, is being developed as a biosimilar to Roche Holding AG’s Avastin. ABP 215 showed clinical safety and effectiveness compared to Avastin. “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer Read More →
By pacbiztimes / Monday, September 21st, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Volkswagen owners in Santa Barbara County sue automaker over emissions cheating
Six Volkswagen owners from Santa Barbara County have filed a class-action lawsuit against the German automaker’s U.S. manufacturer and distributor, claiming their vehicles have decreased in value following accusations that Volkswagen used software to cheat emission standards. Federal and California environmental regulators recently accused Volkswagen of installing software in its Audi and Volkswagen diesel Read More →
An experimental multiple myeloma treatment using Amgen’s Kyprolis will get an expedited review from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it will use an expedited review process to review a multiple-myeloma treatment using Kyprolis and the genric drug dexamethasone. On July 23, Amgen submitted additional data to the FDA which compared this Read More →
By Staff Report / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on Montecito Country Club renovation to begin in October
Renovation of the Montecito Country Club will begin the first week of October. Construction of the long-anticipated golf course renovation redesign, led by golf icon Jack Nicklaus and his team from Nicklaus Design, is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2017. Nicklaus Design is widely regarded as the world’s leading golf course Read More →
A new Central Coast tech venture capital fund will give entrepreneurs in the Highway 101 corridor another avenue for funding. Santa Barbara Technology Ventures seeks to invest primarily in tech startups by having a close affiliation with companies coming out of UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Sept. 1 Read More →
By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura County Community Foundation lays off staff, shelves center for nonprofits
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