Santa Barbara nonprofit legends to step down
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Werft to step down as Cottage Health CEO
Ron Werft, the man who has helmed Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health for nearly three decades, has announced that he will be stepping down as president and CEO in 2025. Announced July 29, Werft has served as Cottage Health’s president and CEO for the past 24 years. He has worked at Cottage Health for 37 years. Read More →
Latigo taps Farzan for CEO post
The common saying goes “The third time’s a charm” but for Nima Farzan, he’s looking to go 3-for-3 successfully running biotechnology companies. On July 22, Farzan was appointed to be Latigo Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, first CEO. Farzan’s experience spans more than two decades long in the biopharmaceutical industry, including being the Read More →
Central Coast physician plead guilty to Medicare fraud
A Ventura County physician has entered a guilty plea to a single county of Medicare fraud in a case involving more than $3.9 million of false claims that patients were terminally ill. Dr Victor Contreras, 68, a resident of Santa Paula entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on July 24. In his Read More →
Conejo Valley biotech’s passage to India
Ventura County Supervisor Jeff Gorell is leading a delegation of regional biotech executives to India next month to explore growth opportunities and promote the county as a prime destination for life sciences innovation. Gorell told the Business Times July 15 that he has been in talks for months with former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, now the Read More →
Westmont, Cuesta lead effort to replace frontline staff
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Novocuff raises $26M to address preterm births
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