Northrop Grumman CEO christens Cal Poly lab
Wes Bush, the CEO of Northrop Grumman, one of the nation’s largest defense contractors, praised Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for its ability to produce work-ready engineers and called on other CEOs to partner with the school and others like it.
Lynda.com founder dishes details over breakfast
Lynda.com founder and executive chair Lynda Weinman put new details behind the explosive growth of her digital education company during remarks at the California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast.
Amgen reports positive trial results for high-cholesterol treatment
The portion of Amgen’s Phase 3 trial of evolocumab that evaluated patients with high cholesterol who cannot tolerate statins has met goals related to percent reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Teledyne shares dip despite jump in Q4 profits
Shares of defense and industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies sank 1.6 percent in midday trading on Thursday despite higher sales and profits from the Thousand Oaks-based firm.
Lynda.com hires execs for international push
Carpinteria-based online education firm lynda.com has added four executives to bolster its international growth efforts.
Amgen enters into deals for colon cancer, IBD treatments
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has entered into two new collaborations, one involving treatment for colon cancer and another regarding therapies for inflammatory bowel disease.
New capital injection brings Suneva Medical total to $70.5M
Suneva Medical, a San Diego aesthetics company with executive offices in Santa Barbara, has raised $35 million in debt and equity financing, bringing its total funding to $70.5 million over the past two years.
