UCSB’s newest scholar is living in a material world
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on UCSB’s newest scholar is living in a material world
UC Santa Barbara changed the face of leadership at its world-class STEM departments this week, naming alumna Rachel Segalman the Edward N. Kramer Chair of Materials & Chemical Engineering.
Mood ring, rebooted: SelfEcho’s app tracks psychological metrics
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Mood ring, rebooted: SelfEcho’s app tracks psychological metrics
The team behind Santa Barbara-based startup SelfEcho is betting that big data can help us better understand ourselves.
Oasis counts on Titan: Tax credits will help add 357 jobs
By Erika Martin / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Oasis counts on Titan: Tax credits will help add 357 jobs
Thanks to corporate clients’ growing demand for security solutions and $2 million in California tax credits, Oasis plans to multiply its workforce nine-fold and create 357 jobs in the next three years.
Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
By Staff Report / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
Amgen, the nation’s biggest biotech company, reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analysts’ estimates, aided by a tax benefit and higher-than-estimated sales of arthritis drug Enbrel.
E-records mandated by ACA spur growth in IT
By Erika Martin / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on E-records mandated by ACA spur growth in IT
Health care providers have been scrambling to migrate from paper to electronic records, also known as EHRs, to avoid getting slapped with reimbursement penalties from Medicare and Medicaid.
Secondary offering bolsters QAD’s transition to the cloud
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Secondary offering bolsters QAD’s transition to the cloud
Santa Barbara-based software developer QAD’s transition to cloud-based products is proving to be a lucrative move for the company, pumping up subscription revenues.
Teledyne shares trade up after earnings beat expectations
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 29th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Teledyne shares trade up after earnings beat expectations
Teledyne Technologies share were trading up slightly Thursday morning after the company released fourth-quarter earnings with net sales up 4.3 percent, beating Street expectations.