Goleta-based Resonant reports net losses grew in 2016
Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesNet losses widened in 2016 for mobile device filter designer Resonant, based in Goleta, from $9.72 million in 2015 to $15.25 million, the company announced March 30. Resonant brought in $302,000 in revenues for the year, compared to none in 2015, but total operating expenses grew 60 percent year-over-year to $15.59 million. Net losses per Read More →
FDA fast tracks Amgen’s Blincyto leukemia drug
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, TechnologyThousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced March 29 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the company’s leukemia drug Blincyto for priority review. The drug increases the length of survival among high-risk patients, according to a study released by the New England Journal of Medicine. It almost doubled median overall survival versus chemotherapy among adult patients Read More →
MindBody acquires dynamic pricing technology company
Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesBusiness management software company MindBody, based in San Luis Obispo, announced March 29 that it had acquired early-stage Southern California yield management company Lymber Wellness. Lymber uses MindBody’s application program interface platform to support adjustable pricing strategies for wellness-based businesses. The technology changes the prices for classes and appointments based on availability, similar to dynamic Read More →
Pacific Premier shareholders approve acquisition of Heritage Oaks
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest newsPacific Premier Bancorp shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Pacific Premier said March 28. The all-stock deal, announced Dec. 13, is valued at $405.6 million or $11.68 per share. It combines the region’s largest bank, with $2 billion in assets, and Pacific Premier, which has $3.8 billion in assets, Read More →
PathPoint CEO Cynthia Burton retiring
Latest news, NonprofitsAfter 23 years as president and CEO, Cynthia Burton announced March 27 that she will retire from PathPoint in the summer of 2017. Burton spent seven years with organization, which provides training and support services to people with disadvantages or disabilities, before assuming the role of CEO in 1994. Since then, PathPoint has expanded to Read More →
Law firm probing Sientra board of directors
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Law & GovermentThe law firm of Brodsky & Smith has announced an investigation into the board of directors at Sientra, a breast implant manufacturing firm based in Goleta. According to a news release from the law firm, the investigation comes after previous litigation. The complaint alleges that the defendants made false and misleading statements, including failing to Read More →
Amgen gets European approval for biosimilar of Humira
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsThousand Oaks-based Amgen has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Amgevita, a drug that treats inflammatory diseases, including moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. The Amgen biosimilar will compete with AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira. “The approval of our first biosimilar by the European Commission is a major milestone not just for Amgen as a company, but for the millions Read More →
