Cal State LA will partner with Los Angeles County and the Governor’s Office to open a new COVID-19 testing site at the Rongxiang Xu Bioscience Innovation Center to serve the local community and help stop the spread of the virus according to Jillian Beck, Cal State LA News Service.

John Cumbers, Forbes Senior Contributor, building off of and providing commentary on Marc Andreessen’s recent essay “It’s Time To Build” suggests that “…biology is the building platform for California and the rest of the world in the 21st century.”

A community centerpiece of the LA Bioscience Corridor, LA Bioscience Hub has announced that Carlos Gutierrez, Chief Strategy Officer of Larta Institute, and Anna Galstyan, Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, have joined its Board of Directors. As board members, Carlos and Anna will be essential partners in advancing LA Bioscience Hub's key initiatives and ensuring the success of its programs and presence in the Bioscience Corridor.

Double Bruin Tanya Petrossian (UCLA BS Biochemistry, PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) was recently featured in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Director’s Corner, by NICHD Director Diana W. Bianchi, MD:

According to Thomas Lipkin, Director of Startups and New Ventures at UCLA, “UCLA would rank second for the number of tech transfer startups launched from 2008-2018, if carved out from the UC total.” This finding is based on the results of recent research by Dr. Dipanjan “DJ” Nag & Antara Gupta & Alex Turo published in IPWatchDog.

According to reporting by Rachel Uranga of dot.LA, “the Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 testing startup Curative Inc.'s saliva test for emergency use — opening up the door to larger-scale distribution.” Curative, a biotech startup, has reportedly processed 57,700 tests so far.

Pasadena-based venture capital firm Wavemaker 360 Health announced a $100 million fund aimed at digital health and health tech startups — double what it had been planning prior to the global pandemic.

A recent expert panel brought together by Rachel Uranga, Business, Health and Tech reporter at dot.LA discusses the recent innovations in telemedicine and other innovations brought about by COVID-19.

Dave Whelan, Chief Executive Officer of BioscienceLA, believes diversity is LA’s secret weapon when it comes to its potential to become the global epicenter for AI innovation. He notes LA’s widely diverse diaspora, which makes it a perfect place to train AI. 

Startup, Curative, is setting up a CLIA lab in San Dimas to scale up their COVID-19 diagnostic test kit. Now they need to staff up to meet the production challenges ahead. Curative is actively hiring and looking for motivated individuals able to start immediately.