Cure reports net loss, rising revenue in Q1

Oxnard-based Cure Pharmaceutical saw another spike in revenue in the first quarter of 2021, but net losses also continued to grow. Cure had $1.5 million in revenue in the quarter ended March 31, up 400% from the first quarter of 2020, according to the company’s earnings report, released May 17. The bulk of that growth Read More →
Teledyne closes $8.2B Flir acquisition

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies completed its purchase of Flir Systems on May 13 when the stockholders of each company approved the $8.2 billion deal, Teledyne announced May 14. Flir, a thermal imaging company based in Oregon with a large presence in Goleta, is now part of Teledyne’s Digital Imaging Segment and operates under the name Read More →
Revenue up at MannKind, but losses mount

Westlake Village-based biotech company MannKind saw a slight bump in revenue in the first quarter thanks to its product Afrezza, but net losses continued to climb. MannKind released its earnings after the markets closed on May 12. It ended the day down 8.6% and regained 0.25% on May 13, to close at $4.03. MannKind, which Read More →
AeroVironment chairman to retire

AeroVironment, a Simi Valley-based drone and robotics company, announced May 11 that its chairman of the board, Tim Conver, plans to retire later this year. He will be replaced as chairman by Wahid Nawabi, AeroVironment’s president and CEO. Conver has been a member of the board since 1988 and chairman since 2007. He was CEO Read More →
Sales and losses both rise at Sientra

Sientra missed estimates and almost doubled its net loss over the course of a year, but saw increases in net sales and gross profit as well as decreases in operating expenses, according to its first-quarter earnings report, released May 11. The Goleta-based medical aesthetics company saw a net loss of $54.7 million, or $1.01 per Read More →