Thousand Oaks biotech company appoints CEO
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, July 22nd, 2024 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County / Comments Off on Thousand Oaks biotech company appoints CEO

Latigo Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, announced that it has appointed Nima Farzan to be its CEO. Announced July 22, Farzan brings a “strong track record” with more than two decades of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Farzan is also Latigo’s first CEO as he replaces Desmond Padhi, operating partner Read More →
Conejo Valley biotech’s passage to India
By Mike Harris / Friday, July 19th, 2024 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on 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 →

Novocuff raises $26M to address preterm births
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Novocuff raises $26M to address preterm births

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VC taxpayers group alarmed about medical system’s finances
By Mike Harris / Friday, July 12th, 2024 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County / Comments Off on VC taxpayers group alarmed about medical system’s finances
The Ventura County Taxpayers Association is calling on the county Board of Supervisors to address what it says are ongoing cash flow shortages at the county’s medical system. The non-profit taxpayer advocacy group says the shortfalls have caused the Ventura County Medical System to borrow as much as $200 million from the county’s taxpayer-funded general Read More →

Takeda gives life to Moorpark biolab
By Mike Harris / Thursday, July 11th, 2024 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County / Comments Off on Takeda gives life to Moorpark biolab

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The Nexstera big thing
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, July 8th, 2024 / Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on The Nexstera big thing

What started as a year-long senior project at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo could turn out to be a lifelong passion for Penny Lane Case and her fellow co-founders of Nexstera Tech. Nexstera, founded in 2022, is a startup with a lot of momentum. The goal of the company is to help mitigate the risk of waste fires started Read More →
Takeda sponsors new biotech lab at Moorpark College
By Mike Harris / Saturday, July 6th, 2024 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, middle, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Takeda sponsors new biotech lab at Moorpark College

A $250,000 sponsorship from life sciences company Takeda has made possible a new Moorpark College biotech analytical lab, which will be unveiled at a July 19 ribbon-cutting. The lab is located within the college’s main biotech lab, the school announced in a July 2 press release. It will be geared for students enrolled in the Read More →