Amgen studying genes to target pain conditions
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesFor the next year, Amgen and Boston Children’s Hospital will use genetic analysis to study pain sensitivity. The biotech giant based in Thousand Oaks will work with patients who have abnormal pain conditions, and the hospital will validate genetic markers as potential targets for new therapies, the two announced in a press release on Oct. 16. “Traditional Read More →
Saks Off 5th will not renew Santa Barbara building lease
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Amgen Foundation gives $3M for biology education
Latest newsThe Amgen Foundation announced Oct. 12 that it would donate $3 million over three years to Mountain View-based digital education nonprofit Khan Academy. The foundation has previously provided funding to support the production of biology content for the Academy’s lessons, including new videos, articles and exercises for ninth-graders. More than 1 million students per month access Read More →
Several tri-county breweries bring home hardware at The Great American Beer Festival
Central Coast, Latest newsThe Great American Beer Festival took place on Oct. 5-7. It is the premier beer festival and competition in the U.S. with the largest collection of beers served in a public tasting event in the country. The festival took place in Denver and five Central Coast breweries took home a total of eight medals Read More →
Banana giant moves to become more sustainable
Latest newsSolar technology company Edisun Microgrids and West Hills Construction announced that it built one of the largest industrial solar facilities in the region for the Chiquita Brands warehouse in Oxnard. The 1.0 megawatt solar-tracking array utilizes 2,900 trackers on 368,000 square feet of the 528,000 square foot warehouse. This is the first project of a partnership between the Read More →
Saks Off 5th in Santa Barbara closing its store by March
Latest news, Real Estate, South CoastClothing retailer Saks Off 5th in Santa Barbara will be closing its store by March of 2018. The store’s decision to not renew its lease will leave about 47,000 square feet of retail space behind at the corner of State and Carrillo streets. With more than 40 retail vacancies on State Street already, brokers are Read More →
SimpliPhi Power to provide off-grid energy storage system in New Zealand
Energy, Latest news, TechnologyOjai-based SimpliPhi Power announced Oct. 3 that it had contracted with electricity distributor Powerco to build an off-grid renewable energy storage system called Base Power in New Zealand. The system provides supplemental or alternative energy to areas where upgrades to the network were not deemed to be cost effective. After initial trials, Powerco ordered 20 Read More →
