MOU with India firm could help expand 101 biotech hub
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Summit addresses need for affordable farmworkers housing
The lack of affordable housing for Ventura County’s farmworkers was the focus of panel discussions at a May 8 program in Santa Paula. “We’re trying to bring awareness to local developers to keep their minds open to serving farmworkers in their projects,” Ken Trigueiro, who sits on the board of House Farm Workers, which put Read More →
FDA lifts clinical hold on Atara’s lead treatment
Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics received a bit of good news on May 5, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has lifted its hold on Atara’s active Investigational New Drug application for the Ebvallo program. Ebvallo, which is already approved in Europe and is used for transplant-related blood cancer, was placed on Read More →
Biotech execs forecast rapid growth for 101 corridor
The Highway 101 biotech hub will continue to grow rapidly in coming years, key industry stakeholders forecast at an April 24 life sciences forum in Westlake Village. “In the last 15 years, the 101 biotech corridor has positioned itself as a vibrant life science cluster as it has addressed issues such as lack of wet Read More →
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center announces greater prostate cancer treatments
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Ventura College invests in vet tech program for the community
By Uma Mazar Special to the Business Times A few years ago, the leadership at Ventura College sat down with local veterinarians — including Dr. Janis Shinkawa and Dr. Jill Muraoka Lim, who founded both the Ohana Pet Hospital and the Lokahi Foundation. What came out of that meeting wasn’t just an idea. It was a gap, Read More →
Tri-county unemployment rate sees slight decline in March
The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw slight declines in March, a sigh of relief for the Central Coast as a whole after a very turbulent February. According to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department on April 18, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast as a whole was 4.5% in Read More →
