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California Life Sciences Announces Fall 2026 FAST California Cohort

Sep 11, 2026

California Life Sciences (CLS) today announced that 11 companies have been accepted into the Fall 2026 cohort of FAST California, the association’s flagship innovation and entrepreneurship program.

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California Life Sciences (CLS) Elects New Board Chair, Vice Chair, and Four Members to Board of Directors

Sep 8, 2026

California Life Sciences (CLS) today announced new leadership and four new members for its Board of Directors.

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A treatment in search of a disease – Legislation unnecessarily threatens California’s leadership in life sciences

Jul 27, 2026

The success and productivity of California’s life sciences ecosystem rely on its unique, interconnected structure.

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At BIO 2026, industry wrestled with Washington politics, and making AI work better

Jun 25, 2026

Executives talked about strategies to adapt to Trump’s way of governance, and the rising cost of AI

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California Life Sciences’ Statement on HHS Clinical Trial Effort

Jun 23, 2026

Read CLS President & CEO Mike Guerra's statement on the Department of Health and Human Services' coordinated effort to restore U.S. leadership in clinical trials.

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California: Limitless Possibility Lives Here, For Now.

Jun 22, 2026

It started with a conversation. A biochemist and a venture capitalist, talking about what science could do, for medicine, for business, for people.

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