Goleta’s Resonant buys GVR Trade SA for $1.1 million
Latest news, TechnologyResonant, a late stage Goleta development company designing small smartphone technology, announced it bought Switzerland-based GVR Trade SA on July 8 for $1.1 million in stock and cash. Resonant designs a smartphone component called a duplexer. The duplexer acts as a phone’s eyes. A set of filters inside the duplexer selects which radio frequencies to Read More →
Westlake Village’s LTC Properties buys 70-unit complex in Georgia
Latest news, Real EstateWestlake Village-based real estate investment trust LTC Properties announced July 8 that it bought a 70-unit assisted living and memory care complex near Athens, Ga., for $14.3 million. The newly built community has 90 licensed beds and consists of 50 assisted living units and 20 dedicated memory care units. The deal expands LTC’s relationship with Read More →
FDA finds Amgen biosimilar replicates effects of Humira
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe Food and Drug Administration said a new Amgen biosimilar replicates the effects of a competitor’s blockbuster drug July 8. ABP 501 replicates the effects of Humira, which is approved to treat nine conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, skin disorders and colon inflammation. The drug, made by Chicago-based competitor AbbVie, typically costs $20,000 per year for Read More →
Thousand Oaks City Manager Scott Mitnick fired
East Ventura County, Latest newsThousand Oaks City Manager Scott Mitnick was fired July 7 after a six-hour, closed door City Council meeting which ended shortly before midnight. The City Council voted unanimously to terminate Mitnick, effective immediately. “We are heading in a different direction and remain focused on preparing our city for the future and continuing the great things Read More →
Stellar Biotechnologies offerings raise $6.75 million
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesStellar Biotechnologies, a Port Hueneme-based company which makes medicines from the blood of animals found only off the coast of California, closed two private offerings July 6. Stellar closed one offering of 1.7 million common shares sold to institutional investors for $4 per share. In a separate concurrent offering, the company also sold 1.3 million Read More →
Ceres faces lawsuit over sale to Land ‘O Lakes
Agribusiness, Energy, Latest newsThousand Oaks-based ag-biotech company Ceres Inc. is facing a lawsuit from shareholders angry about the company’s June 17 sale to Minneapolis-based Land ‘O Lakes. In the lawsuit, which was filed in state court in Los Angeles on July 5, three shareholders allege the company unfairly sold the company to Land ‘O Lakes for $17.6 million. Read More →
Europeans OK Amgen’s Kyprolis for multiple myeloma treatment
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsEuropean regulators approved Amgen’s potential blockbuster drug Kyprolis on July 4 as a treatment for multiple myeloma. The European Commission approved a treatment of Kyprolis and dexamethasone in patients who’ve received at least one previous multiple myeloma treatment. In November, the commission approved a Kyprolis treatment using lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients who’ve received at Read More →
