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STEM Fair will bring free science kits and school supplies to 1500 Oakland kids

Sep 6, 2022

September 6, 2022 OAKLAND, Calif. – Recent Oakland Technical High School valedictorian, Ahmed Muhammad, and his nonprofit, Kits Cubed, is hosting their second annual STEM Fair on September 17, 2022...

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Six California startups selected for premier life sciences advisory program

Sep 2, 2022

September 2, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO, SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Life Sciences (CLS), the state’s most impactful life sciences membership organization, announced today the six California startups..

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CLS FAST International hosts a successful two-day program with University of Edinburgh and University of Strathclyde

Aug 26, 2022

August 26, 2022 As a collaboration between California Life Sciences (CLS) and the Healthcare Technology Accelerator Facility (HTAF) at University of Edinburgh, the CLS team had the pleasure of hosting..

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California Life Sciences releases statement after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

Aug 12, 2022

August 12, 2022 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO, WASHINGTON D.C. — California Life Sciences (CLS), the state’s most influential life sciences membership organization,  released the following statement after..

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Three new startups to participate in the Kansai Life Science Accelerator Program 2022

Aug 8, 2022

August 8, 2022 Kansai Life Science Accelerator Program (KLSAP), launched in 2020, is co-hosted by the City of Kobe, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI), Bayer Yakuhin,..

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Congressional Efforts on Prescription Drugs Imperil Patients and Life Sciences Innovation in California

Aug 5, 2022

Until recently, there was no treatment for lung cancer patients with the aggressive KRAS G12C mutation, one of the most prevalent drivers of lung cancer.  The mutation was considered “undruggable”..

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