Ruling on UCSB researcher’s death unlikely to provide real answer
By the time you read this, a coroner’s inquest into the death in Singapore of a promising young UC Santa Barbara-trained scientist will be headed toward a verdict. The coroner’s ruling cannot be appealed and thus it will be the official word on whether Shane Todd was murdered or committed suicide. It is a case Read More →
2013 Champions in Health Care award winners announced
The Business Times is pleased to announce our 2013 class of Champions in Health Care award winners. This annual special section published with the May 24 print edition. The award winners will participate in a panel discussion surrounding our 2013 theme: “Bending the Cost Curve: Partnerships for Affordable Care,” which speaks to the key elements of Affordable Care Act. The 2013 Read More →

Ventura County commercial real estate still sluggish
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Cal Poly student startup sold
A San Luis Obispo startup founded by Cal Poly students has been acquired by a Silicon Valley firm, marking the second sale of a student business from the school in two years. Quest.to, which was founded during a Startup Weekend event in 2012 and then attended the HotHouse summer accelerator program organized by the school’s Read More →
Asta Fluidic takes top spot at UCSB competition
A UC Santa Barbara team developing a cheap and easy technology to test for a serious pregnancy complication is the winner of the school’s 14th annual New Venture Competition. Asta Fluidic Technologies is developing a chip that could drastically reduce the time and cost of testing for fetomaternal hemorrhage, a condition in which the red Read More →









