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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen reported this morning that it has completed its tender offer for Onyx Pharmaceuticals , and now expects its acquisition to complete today. Amgen is paying $125 per share in cash for publicly held Onyx Pharmaceuticals, a developer of biopharmaceuticals for treating cancer.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said last week that it has acquired Photon Machines , a developer of laser-based, laboratory instrumentation. Its corporate headquarters and research labs are in Thousand Oaks. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Photon Machines was based in Bozeman, Montana.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based wireless hardware provider Xirrus has raised yet another $10M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the company Monday. Xirrus develops specialized, Wi-Fi hotspots specifically aimed at high density and high performance installations, such as campuses and public areas.

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JULY 18, 2011

Online real estate site Move said this morning it has acquired SocialBios , a developer of an online business referral and social search startup. Move is based in Campbell, California, with operations in Thousand Oaks. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Socialbios is based in Denver. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Thousand Oaks-based Servoy , a developer of software for developing software-as-a-service applications, said Monday that it has upgraded its namesake platform. Tags: development saas software servoy.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said Monday afternoon that it is acquiring Biovex , a Woburn, Massachusetts-based developer of treatments for melanoma and head and neck cancer. BioVex develops OncoVEX, a novel oncolytic vaccine in Phase 3 clinical development. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of wireless networking equipment, said today that it has named Steven Wastie as its Chief Marketing Officer. Wastie has previously served in similar roles at iPass, Juniper Networks, Inktomi, Netscaape, and At&T Online Services. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers have put their backing behind a new, Westlake Village based drug development firm, Atara Biotherapeutics , in an unusual spinout of technology from the biotech giant. Financial details of the funding were not announced.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based biopharmaceuticals startup Atara Biotherapeutics announced this morning that it has raised $38.5M in a Series B funding round, for its efforts to develop treatments for patients with end-stage renal disease.

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Thousand Oaks Venture Capital Capital Funding 180

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of high performance wireless access points, reported today that it has deployed its products in Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots. According to Xirrus, its wireless network will serve premium seating areas, as part of the Gillette Stadium Putnam Club.

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Thousand Oaks Conference Report Networking 167

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , a developer of energy crops for the biofuels energy, has landed $4,989,144 in a grant from the Department of Energy, as part of a $151M effort to fund energy breakthroughs. The effort is targeted at creating feed stocks for biofuels projects, to displace oil and coal.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a developer of Wi-Fi arrays, said today that it has deployed its products at the Illawara Grammar School located on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Financial impact of the sale was not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen has backed a developer of therapeutic antibodies, via its venture capital arm, Amgen Ventures. Theraclone is developing therapeutic antibodies for treating infectious disease and cancer.

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APRIL 10, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said this morning that it has agreed to buy KAI Pharmaceuticals , a developer of treatments for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on dialysis, for $315M in cash. KAI Pharmaceuticals is based in South San Francisco.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a developer of Wi-Fi arrays, announced today that it has deployed its products at a school in Atlanta, Georgia. Xirrus said it has deployed its products at the Paideia School, a 16-acre school serving 900 students from age three through 12th grade. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced early this morning that it has acquired English machine vision and image sensor technology developer e2v technologies plc. The deal is worth approximately $789M. Teledyne said that e2v had asles of 236 million pounds for the year ended March 31, 2016.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Xirrus , the wireless hardware provider based in Thousand Oaks, has just raised $10.1M Xirrus develops wireless hotspot equipment which is particularly useful for high density and high performance networks, including both corporate networks, large campuses, conference centers, schools, and other locations.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Amgen Ventures , the venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has re-upped on an investment in a biopharmaceuticals developing microRNA-based treatments for cardiovascular and muscle disease. and Broadview Ventures. miRagen is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies , the diversified electronics, instrumentation, aerospace and defense firm, reported Thursday that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, has won a $350M NASA Engineering contract. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced Sunday that it has acquired San Francisco biopharmaceuticals company Onyx Pharmaceuticals , in a deal worth $10.4 Onyx is a developer of biopharmaceuticals used to help patients with cancer. Amgen said it will pay $125 per share inc ash for Onyx Pharmaceuticals. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based ImmunGene , a startup biotech company developing antibody-based, protein therapeutics for treating cancer, said today that it has raised $9M in a Series A funding, to advance its early stage development products. According to the company, the funding came from Ally Bridge Group.

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Thousand Oaks UCLA Venture Capital Equity 164

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APRIL 1, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said this morning that it has acquired a minority stake in Optech , a developer of three dimensional, lidar-based imaging systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Teledyne said the investment was made through its subsidiary, Teledyne DALSA.

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JULY 28, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based agricultural biotech developer Ceres said this morning that its product development programs in Brazil are now being funded in part by that country. Ceres is developing seeds using biotechnology, aimed at energy production. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of Wi-Fi equipment, continues to rack up education wins, saying today that it has added the New College of Florida as a customer. Xirrus develops high capacity, switching Wi-Fi hotspots which are particularly well suited to the densities of colleges and universities.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Thousand Oaks-bsaed Teledyne Technologies said late Tuesady evening that it is acquiring Swindon, United Kingdom-based INtelek plc , a firm which designs and manufactures electronics systems for satellite and microwave communications. The deal is worth approximately $52.0M.

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Thousand Oaks Technology Acquisition Design 159

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced today that it is acquiring Micromet , a biopharmaceuticals firm based in Germany and Rockville, Maryland, in a deal worth $1.16

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of high speed, high performance wireless networking hardware, has raised another big chunk of financing, saying today that it has raised $23.5M in a Series E funding round. Xirrus said the funding will go towards sales growth and its product.

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JULY 2, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , a developer of biofuel crop technology, has raised another $20M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Friday. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. The filing indicates the round came from five investors.

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Thousand Oaks Equity Funding Capital 150

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AUGUST 23, 2011

The highest ranking firm on the list in the area was PaymentMax , an electronic payments processor in Thousand Oaks, with 10,058 percent growth over 3 years; among many, many other local companies were Prodege, the parent firm of Swagbucks , at number 43 (4461% growth); Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , at number 53 and 3,851% growth; and San Diego's (..)

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced this morning that it has entered into an agreement to acquire RESON A/S , a developer of high-resolution marine acoustic imaging and measurement products. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Thousand Oaks Technology Product Develop 147

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MAY 7, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies Incorporate said Tuesday that one of its subsidiaries, Teledyne Energy Systems , has scored a $17.6M That technology was developed for the Mars Curiosity rover and its MMRTG (Multi Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator). contract from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Amgen Ventures , the venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has backed the developer of a biopharmaceutical aimed at treating irritable bowel syndrome, kidney disease, and diabetes.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has acquired laboratory automation and instrument developer CETAC Technologies , the company annoucned this morning. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and Colorado-based Array BioPharma announced Monday evening that Amgen is licensing the exclusive worldwide rights to Array's compounds for treating Type 2 diabetes, in a deal worth $60M plus additional contingent payments. Tags: amgen diabetes array biopharma lifescience biotech drug development.

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JUNE 12, 2009

Thousand Oaks-based Servoy , a developer of software for creating web-based applications, said Friday that the firm has upgraded its products. Tags: servoy thousand oaks software saas. The firm said the latest update, version 4.1, includes over 350 enhancements and fixes. The firm said the latest update, version 4.1,

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based energy crop developer Ceres , which develops agriculutural biotechnology for the renewable fuels market, said Tuesday that Richard Flavell, PhD., Ceres develops seeds specifically geared towards optimizing biofuels production. Flavell remains on the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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Thousand Oaks Marketing Product Develop 138

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of switching, wireless network access points, reported Tuesday that it has been granted a certification from the U.S. Department of Defense. The firm said its XN8 Wi-Fi Array was certified both with interoperability with defense networks, as well as cryptographic module support.

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