July 5, 2025

		

Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.


| Friday, July 23rd, 2021

Umbra launches out of stealth mode

Latest news, right, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Takeda expansion is latest coup for Conejo Valley pharma industry

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a Japanese company with major operations in the Conejo Valley, will expand its facility in Thousand Oaks, investing $126 million to build out the manufacturing operations to support new product lines. The Takeda team, alongside the mayor of Thousand Oaks, Claudia Bill-de la Peña, is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Read More →

| Friday, July 16th, 2021

Cal Poly’s tech incubator heats up with biggest acquisition, expansion plans

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, July 16th, 2021

Former MIT Enterprise Forum finds its new identity

Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, July 16th, 2021

Losses mount at Resonant, but CEO predicts big things as 5G future approaches

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Friday, July 16th, 2021

FDA accuses Amgen of misleading advertising

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration tagged Amgen with a letter July 7 that says the Thousand Oaks biotech firm made “misleading claims” in advertisements for its drug Neulasta, by suggesting it is more effective than biosimilar competitors. Neulasta is a prescription medication used to reduce infection risk from febrile neutropenia (a low level of Read More →

| Thursday, July 15th, 2021

Tri-Counties will get 1,000 new vehicle charging stations

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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