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Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud Shimokaji IP (http://www.shimokaji.com) Bettering Life Through Creative Ideas ------------------------------ *Headlines * - SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Prepped For Launch, Zuma Now Set For Friday Launch <#m_6492500058615936797_0073225> - Expansion Therapeutics Finds $55.3M <#m_6492500058615936797_0073221> - Maravai LifeSciences Buys Glen Research <#m_6492500058615936797_0073223> - CalAmp Wins Trimble <#m_6492500058615936797_0073224> - TeleSign Enhances Fraud Risk Scoring Tools <#m_6492500058615936797_0073222> - CoreLogic Names General Counsel <#m_6492500058615936797_0073220> - Evite Backs Effort To Cut Down On Screen Use At Dinner <#m_6492500058615936797_0073216> *Marketplace* - Neohire South <#m_6492500058615936797_ad720> - Square 1 Bank <#m_6492500058615936797_ad695> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_6492500058615936797_ad694> - Oracle <#m_6492500058615936797_ad683> - Support Our News Coverage - Become A Member Today! <#m_6492500058615936797_ad680> - Stradling <#m_6492500058615936797_ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_6492500058615936797_ad596> *Wednesday, January 3, 2018* *SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Prepped For Launch, Zuma Now Set For Friday Launch* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073225.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX has shown off new photos and videos of its new, heavy lift rocket, the Falcon Heavy, sitting on a launch pad in Florida. SpaceX has not yet said when it plans to launch the Falcon Heavy, only indicating that the launch is likely to happen sometime this month. The next launch for SpaceX is the mysterious "Zuma" rocket, for an un-named U.S. government customer, which is now set for Friday at 8:00 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073225.html>) *Expansion Therapeutics Finds $55.3M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073221.html> San Diego-based Expansion Therapeutics, a new biotech startup focused on the discovery and development of ribonucleic acid (RNA) targeted small molecule medicines, said today that it has raised $55.3M in a Series A funding round. The funding was co-led by 5AM Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Novartis Venture Fund, and Sanofi Ventures, and also included RA Capital Management and Alexandria Venture Investments. Expansion Therapeutics said that Kevin M. Forrest, Ph.D., has been named President and CEO. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=89355> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073221.html>) *Maravai LifeSciences Buys Glen Research* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073223.html> San Diego-based Maravai LifeSciences announced this morning that it is acquiring Glen Research Corporation, a Sterling, Virginia-based provider of reagents used in the synthesis of DNA and RNA. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Maravai LifeSciences is a provider of specialty reagents to the research, biotherapeutics, and OEM market, and is owned by private equity firm GTCR. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073223.html>) *CalAmp Wins Trimble* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073224.html> Irvine-based *CalAmp <http://www.calamp.com>*, which develops telematics tracking devices--including the popular LoJack consumer brand--has been selected by Trimble for a line of vehicle and asset monitoring products, Trimble said today. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Trimble said CalAmp is supplying customized telematics tracking devices and systems management technology for Trimble's Field Service Management (FSM) products.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073224.html>) *TeleSign Enhances Fraud Risk Scoring Tools* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073222.html> Los Angeles-based TeleSign, which provides both two-factor authentication and fraud risk scoring tools, said on Tuesday that it has enhanced its Telesign Score fraud intelligence product. According to TeleSign, it added the integration of the BICS' Telecom Fraud Data Consortium platform into its data, which will help it better predict, detect, and block fraud. TeleSign's product provides a "fraud reputation score" based on any phone number, email, or IP address. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073222.html>) *CoreLogic Names General Counsel* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073220.html> Irvine-based property information provider *CoreLogic <http://www.corelogic.com>* has named Arnold A. Pinkston as its new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, the company said this morning. Pinkston previously served as General Counsel at Allergan and Beckman Coulter, and also served at Eli Lilly and Company. Pinkston serves on the board of Bio-Rad Laboratories. CoreLogic maintains a database of property, mortgages, consumer credit, and other information.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073220.html>) *Evite Backs Effort To Cut Down On Screen Use At Dinner* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073216.html> Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite is backing an effort to convince families to get everyone to put down their smartphones and tablets at dinner time, through an effort called the #DeviceFreeDinner pledge. According to Evite, it is working with nonprofit Common Sense Media on the effort, which is an attempt to get families to put down their devices at dinner, which Common Sense Media helps kids with better vocabularies, fewer behavior problems, and less substance abuse. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073216.html>) *Neohire South <http://www.neohiresouth.com>* Your source for the most sought-after startup jobs. At Neohire South, we take our relationships seriously. We apply years of industry experience to assess and curate our talent pool - connecting only top-notch tech candidates with the most exciting startups in the industry. Whether you’re building your team or searching for a job you love, we want to understand your unique needs and goals to create an incredible fit for your future. http://www.neohiresouth.com *Square 1 Bank <http://www.square1bank.com>* Square 1 Bank is a division of Pacific Western Bank, a Los Angeles-based commercial bank with over $21 billion in assets. A full service financial services partner to entrepreneurs and their investors, Square 1 provides clients flexible resources and attentive service to help their companies grow. Square 1 offers a broad range of venture debt, treasury and cash management solutions through offices in top innovation centers: Atlanta, Austin, the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Durham, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC. 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