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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Quidel Says It Has COVID-19 Test <#0079645> - Inseego Pushes Wireless Devices For Working From Home <#0079644> - SpaceX Launches More Starlink Satellites <#0079642> - Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Takes Virus Measures <#0079643> - Lime Suspends Service In California <#0079641> - Phase Four Wins SBIR Contract <#0079639> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> *Wednesday, March 18, 2020* *Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/>* Accelerating Growth for Early Stage Innovation The Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, mentorship and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ *Quidel Says It Has COVID-19 Test* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079645.html> San Diego-based Quidel, which develops rapid diagnostic testing products, says it has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its real-time RT-PCR test intnded to detect COVID-19, the virus that casuees SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab specimens. The company said the testing authorization is limited to laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079645.html>) *Inseego Pushes Wireless Devices For Working From Home* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079644.html> San Diego-based Inseego, which develops 5G and Internet-of-Things technology used for asset tracking, connectivity, and similar applications, is again embracing its roots in the mobile hotspot market. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079644.html>) *SpaceX Launches More Starlink Satellites* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079642.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX sent another set of its Starlink satellites into space this morning, successfully launching its sixth Starlink mission into space at 8:16 a.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Starlink said the Falcon 9 first stage used in the launch was previously used four times--in the Iridium-7 NEXT mission in July of 2018, the SAOCOM 1A mission in October 2018, the Nusantara Satu mission in February 2019, and the second launch of Starlink in November 2019. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079642.html>) *Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Takes Virus Measures* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079643.html> Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday afternoon that it is taking a number of precautionary measures to help protect the health and safety of its employees, partners, and the healthcare workers and patients involved in ongoing clinical studies. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079643.html>) *Lime Suspends Service In California* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079641.html> On-demand electric scooter and bicycle transportation company Lime said on Tuesday that it is suspending all of its services in California, along with Washington State, Italy, France, and Spain. Calling the COVID-19 virus an "unprecedented challenge", the firm said it's "pausing" its services to help people stay put and stay safe. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079641.html>) *Phase Four Wins SBIR Contract* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079639.html> El Segundo-based Phase Four, a developer of radio frequency (RF) plasma engines for in-space propulsion, announced this morning that it has received a SBIR Phase I contract by Air Force tech accelerator AFWERX, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the National Security Innovation Network. Size of the contract was not annoucned. According to Phase Four, the contract will be used to adapt its in-space propulsion system to meet the needs of defense users. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079639.html>) *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $26 billion in assets and 76 branches primarily located in California, with one in Denver, Colorado and another in Durham, North Carolina. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. For more information about the Venture Banking Group, visit www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to Brian Weber at [email protected] *From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice < [email protected]>* KPMG provides Bookkeeping, Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to assist you at any stage of your life cycle. Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057>* The UK is one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs with more than 60,000 tech companies, 30 industry clusters, and over $14 billion in investment over the last five years. 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