Mindbody acquires app developer HealCode
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, TechnologyMindBody, a San Luis Obispo-based developer of merchant processing software for yoga and fitness studios, acquired Austin, Texas–based HealCode, which develops web and mobile apps for holistic health service companies. MindBody and HealCode worked closely together previously and about 7,500 of MindBody’s 55,000 subscribers already used HealCode widgets in MindBody software for things like client Read More →
FDA approves Amgen’s Blincyto
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen’s drug Blincyto for treating pediatric leukemia patients Sept. 1. In Dec. 2014, the FDA approved Blincyto to treat patients with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is a rare form of the disease. On Sept. 1, the agency extended Blincyto’s approval to include pediatric patients with another Read More →
Cal Poly SLO receives DOE grant
Latest newsCal Poly San Luis Obispo received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Education Sept. 1 to help economically disadvantaged students. The five-year grant will help support Cal Poly’s Educational Talent Search, which assists middle-school and high-school students who might not otherwise be able to afford college. About 500 students participate in Cal Poly’s Read More →
Amgen acquires German drug
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesStory updated at 11 a.m.: Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen acquired global development rights to a multiple myeloma drug from a German company Sept. 1. Amgen said in a news release it acquired commercial and development rights to BI 836909, which is currently being developed by German company Boehringer Ingelheim. It will work with Boehringer Read More →
Westlake Village Inn to host Rams radio show
Latest newsThe Westlake Village Inn announced Aug. 29 that ESPNLA 710AM will host a radio show with Los Angeles Rams head coach Jeff Fisher from the Bogies Bar and Lounge at the hotel in Westlake Village. The weekly show will air from 6 to 7 p.m. each week beginning Sept. 13 and running through the end Read More →
Jackson bill passes Senate
Latest news, Law & GovermentA bill authored by State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, that could expand paternity leave for small business employees passed the Senate and now heads to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 654 will expand the state’s Paid Family Leave Program to employees at small businesses with 20 to 49 employees. Current law Read More →
Semtech Q2 revenues soar
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesSemtech revenues increased along with profits and earnings per share during the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 the company announced Aug. 31. Semtech, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of semi-conductors for the smartphone industry, released quarterly earnings results Aug. 31. Revenues increased 8 percent from $125.7 million during the same quarter last year to $135.9 million Read More →
