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SAN DIEGO, Calif. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command has elected to exercise a follow-on option that will aim toprovide a prototype weather satellite that can produce operational data as part of the Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program.
According to the company,GA-EMS will deliver the EWS spacecraft with an integrated electro-optical (EO)/infrared (IR) payload along with on-orbit mission control and data collection services to support the mission.
EWS is intended tosupport the transition from the Defense Meteorological Support Program (DMSP) on-orbit systems to a new generation of affordable, high performance, small weather satellites. Satellite launch is anticipated in 2024.
As the prime contractor, GA-EMS claims the company has assembled an experienced team to deliver the EWS satellites. The team includes EO Vista, LLC to provide the EO/IR weather sensor payload, Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) Inc. for weather product expertise, and Parsons Corporation to provide Enterprise Ground Station command and control and operations support.
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Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL)
stock has been a key reopeningand return to workbenefactor. The provider of professional development and coaching services is a post-pandemic winner as workers not only return to work but seek higher-paying opportunities with development and certification services. Skillsoft benefits from the tightening labor workforce which bolsters demand for its educational content. Corporations are also finding it more cost-effective to invest in its workforceand mold talent, rather than seek outside talent at a premium. This falls right into Skillsofts wheelhouse. The total addressable market (TAM) for global professional learning is estimated around $300 billion and growing at 10% annually. Self-paced professional eLearning from
really became mainstream in terms of adoption during the pandemic but the reopeningtrend has accelerated the investment by corporations to bolster and nurture its workforce. Skillsoft is ranked number one in leadership and business skills category, number two in the technology and developer segment and number two in the compliance segment based on revenue. Prudent investors seeking exposure in the
and strong labor market can watch for opportunistic pullbacks in shares of Skillsoft.
Q2 Fiscal 2022 Earnings Release
On Sept. 14, 2021, Skillsoft reported its fiscal Q2 2022 results for the quarter ending July 2021. The Company reported adjusted revenues of $176 million, up 5% year-over-year (YoY) and adjusted EBITDA of $43 million, up 2% YoY. Bookings exceed expectations by 18%. Percipio bookings rose 47%, highlighting new product momentum and platform migration. The Company acquired Pluma for $22 million, which adds digital coaching and more professional development solutions. The Company achieved strong bookings growth across three segments: Content Learning up 9%, Global Knowledge up 30% and SumTotal up 15%.
CEO Comments
Skillsoft CEO Jeffrey Tarr commented, We are pleased with Skillsofts strong performance during our initial quarter as a public company. We delivered double-digit bookings growth, won multiple new blue-chip customers, and acquired fast-growing digital coaching platform Pluma, enabling us to offer an on-demand, executive-quality leadership development solution to our customers, which include approximately 70% of the Fortune 1000. We see substantial opportunity to extend our leadership in the rapidly expanding and highly fragmented corporate learning industry as we innovate and invest in growth. Our new leadership team is executing well against our strategic priorities, and we are well-positioned to create significant value for our customers, shareholders and other stakeholders.
Updated Guidance
Skillsoft raised its guidance metrics for full fiscal year 2022. The Company expects bookings to grow to $690 million to $710 million from previous outlook for $660 million to $690 million. Adjusted revenue estimates were raised to $670 million to $690 million, up from $645 million to $6675 million. Adjusted EBIDTA remains unchanged at $155 million to $175 million.
SKIL Opportunistic Pullback Levels
Using the rifle chartson the weekly and daily time frames provide a precision view of the landscape for SKIL stock. The weekly rifle chart breakout has a rising 5-period moving average (MA) support near the $10.38 Fibonacci (fib) level The weekly stochastic formed a mini pup with weekly upper Bollinger Bands (BBs) at $11.09. The weekly 15-period MA support is rising at $9.66. The daily rifle chart triggered the market structure low (MSL)buy signal a breakout above $9.01 level. The daily 5-period MA support is rising at $10.31 followed by the 15-period MA support at $10.01. The daily upper BBs sit at the $11.05 fib. The $9.82 acts as a daily market structure high (MSH) sell trigger. Rather than chasing, prudent investors can watch for opportunistic pullback levels at the $10.24 fib, $9.70 fib, $9.40 fib, $9.04 fib, $8.76 fib, and the $8.56 fib level. Upside trajectories range from the $12.00 fib to the $14.36 fib level.
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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Kaskela Law LLC Announces Investigation of Skillsoft Corp. (SKIL) and Encourages SKIL Stockholders to Contact the Firm
February 28, 2022 06:00 ET
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaskela Law LLC announces that is investigating Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL) on behalf of the Companys stockholders.
On December 22, 2021, Skillsoft announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Codecademy in a cash and stock transaction valued at $525 million. In connection with the proposed transaction, Skillsoft has disclosed that it expects to issue approximately $320 million of the companys common stock to Codeacademy investors. Since the announcement of the proposed transaction, shares of Skillsofts common stock have declined approximately $3.50 per share, or 35% in value, to recently close at $6.46 per share.
The investigation seeks to determine whether Skillsoft and/or the companys officers and directors violated the securities laws or breached their fiduciary duties to Skillsoft shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction, and whether Skillsoft stockholders have received all material information about the proposed transaction.
Skillsoft shareholders are encouraged to contact Kaskela Law LLC (Adrienne Bell, Esq.) at (484) 229 0750, or by email ( | [
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9:00 AM EDT June 16, 2020
Updated:
9:03 AM EDT June 16, 2020
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. June is Pride Month, but it could be hard to tell without any of the usual celebrations that mark it. The coronavirus pandemic has caused several groups to cancel their usual plans, the University of Tennessee included.
Instead, UT is going virtual for its pride month celebrations. The university is challenging students to walk, jog or run a mile to complete a challenge through the JustMove app. Officials also said they encourage people to dress in pride gear while they complete their mile.
The app is a free virtual racing and fitness app that allows people to create racing challenges and invite people to participate in them. It's available for Android and iPhone.
The Virtual Pride March can take place anytime between June 15 - 19. Instructions on how to participate in the challenge can be found on UT's website
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Some folks reppin' our gear and cause for our Virtual Pride March th... is week! -- While in-person Pride month celebrations have been postponed, the Pride Center is continuing our annual celebration through a Virtual Pride March via the JustMove mobile app, taking place ANY TIME during the week of June 15 to June 19! | [
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R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM)
went down by -1.59% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $31.28. The companys stock price has collected 3.91% of gains in the last five trading sessions. The Wall Street Journalreported on 01/10/22 that Zynga, Lululemon, Virgin Orbit, Tilray: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
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RCM currently public float of 135.10M and currently shorts hold a 4.21% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of RCM was 1.03M shares.
RCMs Market Performance
RCM stocks went up by 3.91% for the week, with a monthly jump of 25.89% and a quarterly performance of 0.97%, while its annual performance rate touched -14.70%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 4.20% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 4.48% for R1 RCM Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 11.56% for RCM stocks with a simple moving average of 15.13% for the last 200 days.
Analysts Opinion of RCM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RCM stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for RCM by listing it as a Buy. The predicted price for RCM in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $30 based on the research report published on February 09th of the current year 2022.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RCM reach a price target of $28. The rating they have provided for RCM stocks is Buy according to the report published on December 02nd, 2021.
JP Morgan gave a rating of Overweight to RCM, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on October 14th of the previous year.
RCM Trading at 10.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RCM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.20%, as shares surge +25.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.24% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RCM rose by +3.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $23.62. In addition, R1 RCM Inc. saw 2.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RCM starting from MANDL ALEX, who sale 140,829 shares at the price of $25.40 back on Nov 18. After this action, MANDL ALEX now owns 93,871 shares of R1 RCM Inc., valued at $3,577,197 using the latest closing price.
MANDL ALEX, the Director of R1 RCM Inc., sale 34,171 shares at $25.60 during a trade that took place back on Nov 17, which means that MANDL ALEX is holding 234,700 shares at $874,641 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RCM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
+11.15 for the present operating margin
+19.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for R1 RCM Inc. stands at +9.21. The total capital return value is set at 16.84, while invested capital returns managed to touch 14.65. Equity return is now at value -192.50, with -39.70 for asset returns.
Based on R1 RCM Inc. (RCM), the companys capital structure generated 187.71 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 65.24. Total debt to assets is 53.58, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 672.01. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 60.49.
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When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.58, with the companys debt to enterprise value settled at 0.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.08 and the total asset turnover is 1.20. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
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When you think of Pilates, most people imagine sleek studios filled with women gracefully maneuvering on a reformer. While Pilates is a form of exercise that is typically categorized as one for women, it was actually created by a manJoseph Pilatesand, since its inception, has evolved greatly.
Today, Pilates is one of the leading forms of exercise for professional athletes not just for injury recovery, but when it comes to maintaining specific muscle groups. One up-and-coming company is challenging the way we consider doing Pilates with a reformer that was designed for home use. Meet the Frame Reformer from Frame Fitness.
As the fitness industry has gravitated toward digital at-home fitness over the last two years, and even before, with the integration of companies like Peloton, Mirror, Tonal, Hydrow, and others, Pilates for many years has remained the same. Long-time Pilates instructor and enthusiast CEO of Frame Fitness Melissa Bentivoglio set out to design her own version of an industrial Pilates reformer in 2018. But soon after, even before the onset of the pandemic, Bentivoglio saw a market for Pilates at-home and began developing what is now known as the Frame Reformer.
Made with women and men in mind, the Frame Reformer challenges everything we know about traditional Pilates classes with a reformer that was designed to deliver the same efficacy of an in-studio Pilates classa low-impact, full-body workout that targets every muscle with precision. So while men are generally known for prioritizing mirror muscles and high-intensity workouts, a workout on the Frame Reformer targets smaller stabilizing muscles and your entire coreeven when your abs arent the targeted muscle group.
With fitness trends gravitating toward the latest and greatest in chic new at-home exercise machines, the Frame Reformer redefines the idea of fitness at home with something thats never been done before. Sure, over the years, there have always been forms of bikes, treadmills, rowers, etc. that have been adapted for home use, but never a Pilates reformer for at-home use thats sleek, minimal, and innovative. As one of the first of its kind to facilitate an inclusive community for Pilates, Frame Fitness is poised as one of the next big disruptors in fitness with their new take on traditional Pilates for home use.
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July 15, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Clinical Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI), a leading provider of perinatal software, is looking forward to a successful launch of the new OBIX BeCA fetal monitor which recently obtained FDA 510(k) clearance. Through the cooperative agreement with manufacturer Huntleigh Healthcare Limited, CCSI will be the sole distributor of this fetal monitor in the United States.
Andy Head
, Global Business Development Manager at Huntleigh, comments "This relationship is very exciting for both organizations. Pairing CCSI's innovative perinatal software with our technology and experience, this new fetal monitor will help clinicians deliver the best obstetric care."
Darren Meilak
, Huntleigh's Global Head of Marketing adds "We are looking forward to working with CCSI and assisting hospitals in the care of their moms. It's a testament to the strength of Huntleigh's brand that CCSI chose to work with us. Our wealth of experience, credibility, quality, and strategic thinking complements their approach to help support and improve perinatal healthcare."
The OBIX BeCA fetal monitor contains Huntleigh's unique, patented "Locate and Track" technology that easily detects and maintains contact with the fetal heartbeat. This, combined with high sensitivity ultrasound transducers, supports fetal monitoring in antenatal and labor settings even for moms with difficult assessments, such as early gestation or elevated BMI.
In addition to the OBIX BeCA, comes the launch of a wireless transducer solution, a natural accompaniment called OBIX Freedom. This wireless option allows mom the freedom to ambulate untethered from cables, to settle into a more comfortable position while resting in bed, and to safely submerge for waterbirth monitoring.
"We are very excited to be joining forces with Huntleigh Healthcare to provide the maternity-care market with a new and easy-to-use maternal-fetal monitoring choice for their day-to-day patient care needs. Just like CCSI's approach to innovation and creative solutions, the OBIX BeCA fetal monitor will be a strategic part of our continued support for perinatal healthcare in the U.S., and our commitment to deliver the best in class products and services to those we serve," says CCSI Vice President, Business Development Rick Daniells.
About Clinical Computer Systems, Inc.
CCSI is an employee-owned, high technology company located in
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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About Huntleigh Healthcare Limited
A proud member of the Arjo family, Huntleigh has been committed to supporting healthcare professionals in improving outcomes and enhancing patient wellbeing since 1979. They do this through their proven solutions for Vascular Assessment & Treatment and Fetal & Patient Monitoring. With innovation and customer satisfaction as guiding principles, they strive for clinical excellence and improved performance, for life.
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Representatives for Welltower, AEW and Balfour did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
The Balfour campus in Louisville was sold in a series of individual and multi-property transactions:
Balfour Cherrywood Village, an Alzheimers and memory care facility at 282 McCaslin Blvd., sold for $17.5 million
Balfour at Lavender Farms, a retirement and assisted living community at 1800 Plaza Drive, sold for $28 million.
The Lodge and The Residences, Balfours independent living operations at 1331 and 1305 Hecla Drive, sold for $48.5 million.
Another independent living building at 1310 Hecla Drive sold for $35.5 million
The Wellshire at Balfour, a skilled nursing facility at 1855 Plaza Drive, sold for $60.5 million.
The properties include a combined total of more than 300 units.
AWE bought the Hecla Drive properties from Balfour
for $103.8 million in 2014. The McCaslin Boulevard property was bought by the same company in 2012 for $11 million.
Balfour founded in 1996 by Michael Schonbrun, a former president of National Jewish Health in Denver continued to operate the facilities after those transactions. The company has additional operations in Denver, Littleton and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
AWE sold the Balfour at Riverfront Park senior living community at 1550 Little Raven St. in Denver to Welltower in May, according to a
. The value of that deal was $118 million.
LOUISVILLE A pair of investor groups recently traded the Balfour Senior Living campus in Louisville for a total of $190 million.
The buyer, according to Boulder County public records, was Well Balfour Landlord LLC, an entity affiliated with Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL). Welltower is an Ohio-based real estate investment trust that specializes in senior living communities. The seller was an affiliate of Boston investment firm AEW Capital Management LP. | [
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Feb. 22, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Wugen Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel, universal allogeneic cellular therapies, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with
Washington University
in
St. Louis
, one of the world's leading research institutions, for the development of Wugen's Memory Natural Killer (NK) Cell program.
While currently approved autologous cellular therapies have been shown to effectively treat B cell cancers, there remains significant unmet need for treating other cancers, including solid tumors. Memory NK cells have been demonstrated in the clinic to be safe and effective, with several significant advantages over existing therapies. By dovetailing its extensive experience in developing "off-the-shelf" CAR-T with Memory NK cells, Wugen will be able to rapidly deliver its off-the-shelf Memory NK platform to patients.
Todd Fehniger
, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Oncology Division, at
Washington University
and a cellular therapy and transplantation specialist, will be leading these efforts. "Wugen's Memory Natural Killer (NK) Cell-based therapy program will open up new avenues to explore treatment options for incurable and intractable diseases such as Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma, for which current treatment options have limited or no benefit," said Dr. Fehniger. "I look forward to partnering with Wugen to advance these NK cell programs and deliver these much-needed solutions to patients worldwide, and to also expand the impact of memory NK cells to solid tumor immunotherapy."
"This agreement expands our ongoing collaboration with one of the leading research institutions to develop cutting edge cell therapies to treat solid and hematological cancers," said
John McKearn
, Ph.D., CEO of Wugen. "Our innovative approach is aimed to treat patients who currently lack therapeutic options."
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Wugen is developing universal "off-the-shelf" cell therapy for the treatment of cancer. Wugen was founded based on technology licensed from Washington University in St. Louis. For more information, please visit | [
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4:15 PM PST December 17, 2021
Updated:
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PORTLAND, Ore. Amid a critical nurse shortagenationwide, many staff nurses at Portland area hospitals are frustrated that travel nurses working alongside them are making far more money for doing the same duties.
Travel nurses, who fill gaps in staffing in hospitals and clinics for weeks at a time, can make four times the hourly wage of a permanent staff nurse. Ads online show weekly stipends of $5-10k, depending on the type of nursing job.
It is such a large problem on many levels, said Matt Calzia with the Oregon Nurses Association, the union that represents nurses throughout the state. We are becoming way too dependent upon travelers and it's not a functional system for how you staff a hospital."
Calzia said staff nurses are very frustrated that their traveling counterparts are making far more money for the same job.
Our members are not feeling valued by their employers, said Calzia.
A complicated problem
The pandemic exacerbated an already critical nurse shortage, with nurse burnoutreaching record levels.
A recent poll from OHSU showed 60% of nurses considering leaving the profession.
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Because of the nurse shortage, hospitals are left in a tough spot for staffing. Thats where travel nurses come into play.
Hospitals often hire directly through staffing agencies, and the state of Oregon also has several contracts with staffing companies, which bill the state based on an hourly rate.
According to the Oregon Health Authority, as of early November, the state had almost 1,000 contract healthcare workers in hospitals and clinics.
In late November, Oregon extended the expiring contract for Jogan Health, a medical staffing company, through January of 2022.
The rates in Jogan Healths contract, for example, include travel, lodging and per diem. On the high end, an ICU nurse can cost the state of Oregon up to $237 an hour. A registered nurse can cost $204 an hour.
For comparison, according to the Oregon Nurses Association, the average salary for a registered nurse in Oregon is around $80,000 a year. Thats an hourly rate of just over $40 an hour.
The travel nurse phenomenon is a band aid at the end of the day, said Iman Abuzeid, the CEO of Incredible Health a career marketplace for healthcare workers.
Incredible Health helps match and place staff nurses in hospitals around the country, and in the Northwest.
According to the company, 80% of hospitals have reported an increase in permanent nurse turnover during the pandemic.
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An ICU nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Nurses and medical staff say that one of the hardest parts of this whole experience for them, is caring for people suffering and dying of a syndrome that is preventable with a vaccine. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Pool Photo via AP)
But nurse burnout isnt the only factor contributing to the staffing crisis. Abuzeid cites early retirements, relocations, career advancement opportunities and fallout from vaccine mandates
What we are seeing is 20% of nurses around the country have chosen not to get the vaccine. What that has created, is even more turmoil in the market when it comes to making nurse hiring and nurse retention happen, she added.
There's no information available on how many nurses in Oregon were fired over the states mandate, as there isn't a statewide agency that kept track. Not even the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems or the Oregon Nurses Association.
Abuzeid said the cost associated with travel workers isnt sustainable. She said most hospitals can only afford about 5% of their workforce to be temporary. Many are topping 20% right now.
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It's a cost issue. Hospitals run on low margins, and when you are spending three to four times on your temporary labor, that is going to eat into what are already low margins, said Abuzeid.
The Oregon Nurses Association is now calling on hospitals and the state to stop relying so heavily on travel nurses, out of fear that more staff nurses will quit their jobs to take these higher paying positions.
When we look at the impact to the healthcare system, it's just profound, said Calzia.
The ONA wants hospitals to focus on creating better nurse retention programs and offer more mental health support for workers. It would also like to see more continuing education opportunities for nurses.
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Global Medical Response (GMR) has placed a firm order for 21 Airbus helicopters with options for 23 additional aircraft. The order, which is part of an ongoing fleet expansion for GMR, includes aircraft from Airbus H125, H130 and H135 families. GMR has taken delivery of 15 Airbus helicopters from previous orders over the past 18 months.
We fly a variety of Airbus products, but the main thing they have in commonand the most important thing we look for in our critical care transport solutionsis reliability, said GMR Alliances Group President Rob Hamilton. With the addition of these new aircraft, our fleet grows stronger and more capable to save lives when it matters most.
In addition to medical transportation, GMR provides industrial, residential and wildland fire services. The company currently employs more than 38,000 people and operates a fleet of around 350 rotorcraft and 113 fixed-wing aircraft. One of the largest medical transport companies in the world, GMR brands include American Medical Response (AMR), Rural Metro Fire, Air Evac Lifeteam, REACH Air Medical Services, Med-Trans Corporation, AirMed International and Guardian Flight.
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Have a handover back to the agreed timescales
When the task is done, arrange a meeting to hand it back over. Review progress, document success, and acknowledge (as formally or informally as needs be) the completion of the task some praise might be called for, as well. Always ensure to deliver positive feedback where you can; people who think they have done a task well in the past will make an effort to do it well in the future!
In a business context, this will lead to people feeling reassured about their task delivery, and on a management level ensure all parties are on the same page. A formal record to reflect the task completion will enable any further actions or downstream activities to progress.
As part of my series about the How To Delegate Effectively and Be Completely Satisfied With the Results, I had the pleasure of interviewing Francesca Leithold, Chief Operating Officer at Epro. Originally from Germany, Francesca has lived across Europe, came to the UK in 2014 and joined
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, a clinically-led digital solution for healthcare professionals and organisations. Francesca looks after the operations team at Epro and manages the client delivery of the product suite from start to finish, to deliver safer patient care and a paperless NHS across the country.
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive in, our readers would love to get to know you a bit better. Can you tell us a bit about your backstory and how you got started?
I dont think most people plan their careers, and I certainly fall into the kept doing what I enjoyed and ended up here camp!
My masters degree is in Information Management, and my interest in usability, software ergonomics, and the performance of distributed teams led me to complete a PhD at Munich School of Management. But I wasnt a career academic, and after receiving my doctorate, I took some time out to travel the world and consider what I wanted the next stage of my life to look like.
By complete chance, while travelling I met some Brits who invited me to Epro, where I met the founder, and the rest, as they say, is history! The companys purpose, to use digital transformation to support clinicians and protect patients, really aligned with me. The small but growing size of the company also appealed, and over the last six years, I have worked my way up from usability expert to COO.
Can you tell us a story about the hard times that you faced when you first started your journey? Did you ever consider giving up? Where did you get the drive to continue even though things were so hard?
While my upbringing wasnt exactly working class (Mum worked as a secretary at the airport, Dad was an engineer at a sand and gravel plant), there wasnt a tremendous amount of money when I grew up, and so the idea that you have to work continuously and sometimes hard for what you want in life settled in quite early with me. Giving up has for this reason never really been on the menu, although the path hasnt always been clearly laid out.
Me ending up in the UK and working for Epro was the accidental result of a series of choices and coincidences at the time (take a gap between PhD and career, travelling internationally, bumping into British people on the journey, coming to the UK, finding Epro, getting a job, deciding to stay) which in their entirety still boggle my mind. It never fails to amaze me how much of our life is driven by coincidence!
Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lessons or takeaways you learned from that?
Visiting a client on site in a hospital can lead to very long days, and that level of tiredness alone can lead to some very funny situations!
I think looking back, my favourite one was when Epros founder and I were driving back after a long day. Instead of attempting to drive all the way in one go, Adam and I decided to stop at a motorway service station to eat, use the facilities, and then get back on the road.
It was one of those huge motorway services that has shops and restaurants on both sides of the road, connected by a large bridge. We ate, I visited the bathroom, and agreed with Adam that wed meet in the carpark.
As I walked back, I thought back on our meetings at the hospital. It had gone well, but there were plenty of actions for us, and I considered them as I waited for Adam in the car park.
He never arrived.
I gave him twenty minutes, and then thought I had perhaps misunderstood and Adam was waiting by the car. I decided to go over to it, to see if he was there.
The car wasnt there.
I have never had a moment like it, when you are honestly questioning whether you have walked into a parallel universe. It simply didnt make sense: here I was, in the same car park, with the same signs, at the place we had agreed.
Opening up my phone, I called him, and to my relief, he picked up sharing that he was waiting for me by the entrance. I looked up. I was by the entrance, and he most certainly wasnt there.
Only after heading back inside and a slight panic did I remember the footbridge. It turned out that we were both standing outside different entrances before identical restaurants. I have never known relief like that moment!
It was only because I had continued to replay that meeting over and over again that I hadnt noticed. Next time, Ive made sure to only focus on one thing at a time!
What do you think makes your company stand out? Can you share a story?
There are plenty of tech companies who describe themselves as fast moving, innovative, creative, but all of us here at Epro actually live that day to day, which makes a huge difference to our ability to serve our customers. Each person here is truly talented in their area, and theres lots of crossover as there always is when you have a group of clever people.
A company like that has quirks, and one of ours is that we have a frightening devotion to accuracy and attention to detail. Whatever youre imagining, double it. For example, a simple redecoration of our office meant working over long periods of time with the company to show them what we wanted, multiple meetings to review plans, and requesting updates if the final work wasnt quite final.
The results look great, but even better, it demonstrated to me one of the reasons why our clients love us so much. We pay attention to everything, and if something isnt right, were already working closely with them to understand precisely what they want.
Which tips would you recommend to your colleagues in your industry to help them to thrive and not burn out?
One of the most essential things I would recommend, although it might be an obvious one, is to keep a healthy work life balance. The importance of rest for the body is an essential key to success, and without rest, the body starts to draw on essential resources quite quickly, leading to decreased performance and a steep drop in mental well-being.
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State Funding from Advanced Industries Business Accelerator Grant to Support Program
About Innosphere Ventures
Innosphere accelerates the success of science and technology-based startups through its unique accelerator and commercialization programs, specialized laboratory facilities, and venture capital fund. Innosphere has supported founders and CEOs building high-tech companies for 24 years and is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a strong mission to grow the regions entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Denver, CO, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Innosphere Ventures, Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), and Colorado BioScience Institute (The Institute) today announced their plan to launch a comprehensive incubator program for life sciences startups with support from the State of Colorado. Colorados Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) released the names of winning recipients of their 2022 Advanced Industries Business Accelerator Grant earlier today, which included the life sciences incubator program proposed by Innosphere, CBSA, and The Institute.
The state-funded life sciences incubator program will offer startups developing will offer startups who are developing or commercializing technologies, products, devices, and life-saving breakthroughs the combined expertise and insights of the three organizations. Participants will access Innospheres leading incubation program for entrepreneurs, CBSAs resources and programming, which are designed to build a collaborative environment and supportive business climate for life sciences innovation, and the Institutes expertise in life sciences-specific educational programs.
This is an exciting partnership with CBSA and The Institute to support early-stage life sciences founders through this first-of-its-kind life sciences incubation program, said Mike Freeman, Innosphere CEO. There hasnt been a better time for health innovation, so this is a great opportunity for technical founders, university researchers and physician entrepreneurs who are ready to accelerate the progress of their startup.
Innosphere, CBSA, and The Institute will launch the first cohort in 2022, with the goal of selecting ten life sciences startups developing promising innovations that could save and change lives. A second incubator program will be run in 2023. Due to the state grant funding, the one-year incubator program will be offered at a minimal cost to companies selected for the cohort.
Colorado BioScience Association is thrilled to supercharge the growth of our communitys most promising early-stage companies and support startups in our ecosystem with this new incubator, said Elyse Blazevich, Colorado BioScience Association and Colorado BioScience Institute President & CEO. We thank our partners at OEDIT for recognizing the future impact of a comprehensive incubator program for life sciences startups and the Colorado state legislature for continued funding of the business-critical Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant and Tax Credit programs.
The Advanced Industries Business Accelerator Grant provides funding to programs in Colorado that have developed or are developing programming for early-stage companies in the states advanced industries. The state funding will allow founders of ten selected life sciences companies to take part in the year-long Innosphere-led incubator, membership in Colorado BioScience Association, with access to more than 30 education and networking opportunities each year, and fully funded participation in The Institutes Foundations of Leadership or Executive Leadership programs.
Life sciences leaders from Colorados best-known companies, institutions, and organizations have advanced their careers and expanded their networks through our executive leadership programs, said Meg John, Colorado BioScience Institute Vice President. We are pleased to build on the strong track record of these highly-regarded programs and welcome participants in the new Innosphere, CBSA, and CBSI incubator.
Innosphere and Colorado BioScience Association also seek to continue the comprehensive incubator past the two-year period funded by the state. A Colorado Coalition, led by Innosphere Ventures, is seeking $100 million in a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build Back Better grant to grow the Colorado Front Range regions R&D-intensive growth cluster. The Build Back Better proposal would rapidly scale the local life sciences and cleantech industries. The Colorado Coalitions grant proposes five construction projects along with a variety of non-construction projects, including: growing cluster employment, particularly focused on growing the regions Black and LatinX workforce; and incubating startup ventures, especially increasing those owned by people of color. Continued funding of this incubation program is included in the proposal.
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About Colorado BioScience Association
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) creates co-opportunity for the Colorado life sciences community. CBSA champions a collaborative life sciences ecosystem and advocates for a supportive business climate. From concept to commercialization, member companies and organizations drive global health innovations, products and services that improve and save lives. The association leads Capital and Growth, Education and Networking, Policy and Advocacy, and Workforce Cultivation to make its members stronger, together. Learn more: cobioscience.com
About the Colorado BioScience Institute
Colorado BioScience Institute is a non-profit that provides workforce development and STEM education programs to cultivate and diversify the life sciences talent pipeline in Colorado. The Institute provides educational programs for students and teachers, individuals and companies contributing to the overall workforce cultivation efforts in our state. The Institutes programs reach students and teachers beginning in middle school and professionals at all stages of their careers. All Institute programs either prepare students for careers in life sciences or promote growth to those already in the industry, providing the life sciences community with a highly skilled workforce.
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Law firm Gilson Gray acquires East Lothian-based Practical Legal Solutions
Magnus Swanson is chairman of employment law, HR, and health and safety specialist LAW and former chief executive of Maclay Murray & Spens, now Dentons.
He hailed the deals, adding: Since becoming part of Marlowe, our ambition has been to acquire further businesses that complement our own, in order to strengthen the services we provide to our clients. These acquisitions reinforce our current offering with more high-quality legal expertise, market-leading software and greater capability in our HR consultancy offering.
Im very excited about our future, the opportunities that this will bring for our brilliant team, and the enhanced level of support this will offer our [small and medium-sized enterprise] and mid-market clients.
Youmanage is seen as reinforcing LAW and Ellis Whittams software offering, and was bought for 1.25m, comprising a 750,000 upfront consideration and the remainder a deferred element.
The firm helps employers improve the quality and effectiveness of their HR management processes through a new breed of subscription-based HR technology, and it supports about 200 clients, having developed a platform it says addresses the needs of both smaller and larger organisations.
Youmanage chief executive Nick Pye said: Technology is set to play an increasingly important role in the delivery of HR and advisory services to business owners, HR professionals and people managers alike.
Turning to ESPHR, the Woking-based employment law compliance specialist was bought for 3.2m. It is billed as a new model employment law firm and ER technology business comprised of a 14-strong team, including top employment lawyers. Established in 2003, it now supports some 170 retained clients including Greene King, Randstad and Entain.
ESPHR is expected to build on the existing strength of Ellis Whittam and LAW in the legal space, combining technology and employment law knowledge to compete with traditional law firms.
HRSP was bought for 700,000 and the Horsham-based firm specialises in delivering bespoke HR support to charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Its team of 21 HR consultants provides project-based and retained support to around 200 clients each year, offering help with administrative, operational and strategic HR requirements. It says it has experienced strong growth in the last year, with an annual turnover of 1m, and will enhance LAW and Ellis Whittams presence in the third sector.
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Four high-profile celebrities became the new endorsers of Sanity Group, a Berlin-based CBD and medical cannabis company, by investing in the firms latest funding round of $4.8 million.
The company, which owns German CBD brand VAAY, received investments from Black Eyed Peas founding member, musician Will.i.am, actress Alyssa Milano, German soccer player Mario Goetze and model Stefanie Giesinger.
Earlier this year, Benzinga reportedthe closing of Sanity Groups Series A funding of $22 million, the largest cannabis funding round in Europe to date.
The effort was led by Calyx, a European Cannabis-focused investment fund and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, one of Germany's largest Venture Funds. Other participants in the round includedKaran Wadhera (managing partner at Casa Verde), Scooter Braun's investment fund TQ Ventures and Berlin-based Cherry Ventures.
The investment was consideredthe largest cannabis financing round in Europe at the time.
The company now is at $29 million in funding.
This latest, celebrity-backed round coincides with VAAYs launch in the UK and the German launch of This Place, a CBD cosmetics line.
The group also owns Vayamed, a medical cannabis company developing new therapies and pharmaceuticals.
I am a big fan of innovative health companies, especially after seeing the growing research that is done around the hemp plant. The Sanity Group team has found the right approach and have created high-quality products to help people, said Will.i.am, whose participation in Sanity Group marks his first cannabis investment.
Finn Age Hnsel, co-CEO Sanity Group said that this additional investment in the business will help drive forward the expansion of the companys Wellbeing division and its brands across Europe.
Lead image by Ilona Szentivanyi. Copyright: Benzinga.
2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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SEC argues it can subpoena Musk
Bid to toss 18 agreement on tweets is invalid, agency says
byTOM KRISHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS|Today at 2:14 a.m.
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington. U.S. securities regulators say, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets. The Securities and Exchange Commission also says in court documents that Musk?s move to throw out a 2018 agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
DETROIT -- U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk about his tweets, adding that Musk's move to throw out a 2018 court agreement that his tweets be approved is not valid.
The Securities and Exchange Commission also disclosed publicly that it is investigating Musk's Nov. 6 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake. The commission confirmed that it issued administrative subpoenas while investigating whether Musk and Tesla are complying with disclosure controls in the 2018 agreement.
The commission also is investigating whether Tesla described accurately in public filings with the agency whether it complied with disclosure controls.
Details of the investigation were revealed Tuesday in the SEC's response to a motion from a Musk attorney asking a Manhattan, N.Y., federal judge to nullify a subpoena and throw out the 2018 agreement, including a requirement that Musk's tweets be approved by a company attorney.
Musk attorney Alex Spiro also contended that the SEC has used the court agreement "to trample on Mr. Musk's First Amendment rights and to impose prior restraints on his speech."
The commission maintains that the subpoenas were lawful, and that Musk isn't following proper legal procedure to challenge them. SEC attorney Melissa Armstrong called Musk's challenge "frivolous" and pointed out that Musk and Tesla agreed to have his tweets preapproved by other company officials.
"Courts have long recognized that 'congress has vested the SEC with broad authority to conduct investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws and to demand production of evidence relevant to such investigations,'" Armstrong wrote.
The subpoenas, issued under seal, come from a formal order by the commission authorizing the investigation. They seek all written communications concerning the Nov. 6 tweets and whether they were shown to Tesla lawyers for approval.
Tesla did not object to its subpoena and is producing documents, Armstrong wrote. But Musk's lawyer told the SEC that he would not produce any documents about approval of his tweets, her response said.
Shortly after the November tweets about the stock sale Musk began selling off shares, and he wrote on Twitter that the sale would go to pay tax obligations on stock options. Analysts estimate his tax obligation at $10 billion to $15 billion.
So far he has sold more than 15 million shares worth roughly $16.4 billion. With some sales in late December, Musk is close to selling 10%.
In a motion filed in February with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Spiro contends that the subpoena of Musk has no basis in law. He also says the SEC can't take action about Musk's tweets without court authorization.
The whole dispute stems from an October 2018 agreement in which Musk and Tesla each agreed to pay $20 million in civil fines over Musk's tweets about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
The funding was far from secured and the electric vehicle company remains public, but Tesla's stock price jumped. The settlement specified governance changes, including Musk's ouster as board chairman, as well as approval of his tweets.
Spiro's motion asks Nathan to scrap the agreement, alleging the SEC is using it and "near limitless resources" to chill Musk's speech. It says that Musk signed the agreement when Tesla was a less mature company and SEC action jeopardized the company's financing.
A message was left Tuesday seeking comment from Spiro.
The SEC is asking Judge Alison Nathan to deny Musk's motion to throw out part of the agency's subpoena and get rid of the 2018 agreement. Spiro has asked for verbal arguments in the case.
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What prompted Amazon acquisition of MGM?
On 17 March, 2022, Amazon completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Founded in 1924, MGM is a film studio that produced and has retained the rights to such popular franchises as James Bond and Rocky. Amazons acquisition secures Amazon Prime Video an additional 4,000 films and 17,000 episodes of TV.
This acquisition was prompted by the major forces currently defining the internet TV market. Specifically, the importance of content as a competitive advantage and the disruptive impact of Covid-19.
Amazon acquisition was driven by the importance of content
Amazon acquired MGM to expand the content offered on Amazon Prime Video. A large content catalog is one of the greatest competitive advantages an internet TV player can have. In its 2020 report on internet TV, GlobalData argued that a strong user interface and an extensive content catalog are the two key factors that determine a companys success in the internet TV market.
The importance of content in the internet TV market is made particularly clear by Disney, which arguably has a greater content catalog than any other internet TV player. Disney has achieved this content dominance with several key acquisitions.
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Century Fox, one of the largest ever acquisitions within the internet TV industry, worth $71 billion. This acquisition secured Disney the rights to such popular film franchises as Die Hard, Avatar, Planet of the Apes, and Alien.
Earlier acquisitions also gave Disney the rights to two of the most successful franchises of the 2010s. In 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Studios, and in 2012 it acquired Lucasfilm. Once acquired, these two studios collectively produced five of the ten highest-grossing films of all time. Ever since the launch of Disney Plus, various spin-off series set in the Star Wars and Marvel universes have been (and continue to be) released on Disneys streaming platform with commercial success.
The impact of this extensive content catalog can be seen in Disney Plus rapid subscription rate. Launched in late 2019, Disney Plus has since amassed over 130 million subscribers according to Disneys Q1 2022 fiscal report. This is a very high subscription rate compared to other internet TV players. For example, Amazon Prime Video was launched as a subscription-based streaming platform in 2014. In April 2021, Jeff Bezos claimed in an earnings release that over 175 million Amazon Prime users streamed shows and movies in the past year on Prime Video. This may be a higher number, but it took Amazon seven years to achieve this. This underlines how advantageous content dominance can be for an internet TV player.
Accordingly, Amazons acquisition of MGM is part of its campaign to accumulate more content and remain a competitive internet TV player.
MGMs sale was driven by the impact of Covid-19
MGM put itself up for sale because of changes in the film and television industry brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
On the one hand, Covid-19 has precipitated the demise of the cinema as a commercially attractive distribution channel for the film industry. Social distancing has resulted in fewer cinemagoers and this threatens content creators that rely on the cinema as their primary distribution channel. Even before the pandemic, this demise had begun. The Motion Picture Association of America claims that theater admissions in Canada and the US fell to a joint ten-year low in 2019, down 5% from 2018.
Furthermore, the uncertainty brought to the film and TV industry by the pandemic has forced studios to delay new releases to coincide with fewer regulations and fuller movie theatres. MGM was forced to delay the release of No Time to Die from April 2020 to September 2021. Market conditions have only stabilized so much, with Covid restrictions still in place in many countries. Content creators like MGM need to change their business model to retain profitability.
On the other hand, Covid-19 has prompted an overall surge in subscriptions to streaming platforms. For instance, in 2020, Netflixs share price increased by 30%, although it is now under serious pressure from competitors such as Disney and Amazon. This increasingly profitable and super-competitive internet TV market means the price of content and IP is also increasing. This is the reason behind Amazons acquisition of MGM. Amazon knows it needs content to remain competitive, and MGM knows streaming platforms will pay through the nose for the competitive advantage its content can provide. Moreover, MGM knows that not selling would mean continued reliance on an increasingly unreliable primary distribution channel.
What might happen next?
Amazons ambitions to become an internet TV market leader are clear. Between 2020 and 2021 Amazon posted more internet TV-related jobs than any other company, according to GlobalDatas jobs analytics database.
Amazons upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series is touted to be the most expensive TV season ever made. Spending roughly $1 billion on its continuation of such a massively popular franchise is Amazons attempt to attract a significant influx of subscriptions. As such, MGM will probably not be Amazons last internet TV-related acquisition.
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The government decision to provide a Rs 30,600 crore guarantee to National Asset Reconstruction Company for acquiring stressed loan assets will help in the development of a secondary market for security receipts, State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Khara said on Friday.
Earlier this month, the government decided to provide a sovereign guarantee for security receipts (SRs) issued by National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL).
The SRs (issued by NARCL) are going to be guaranteed by the government, which actually will lend a lot of credibility to these SRs and perhaps it will lead to the development of the secondary market for SRs, Khara said at a virtual event organised by Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The bad bank or NARCL will pay up to 15 per cent of the agreed value for the loans in cash and the remaining 85 per cent would be government-guaranteed security receipts. The government guarantee would be invoked if there is a loss against the threshold value.
He said the bad bank will not merely act as an aggregator of bad loans but will ensure that aggregation of all such assets with the banking system happens.
This, Khara said, will minimise the time taken for aggregating the bad loans and help in avoiding the inter-lender litigations.
He said in the case of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), it is not possible to sell the asset to the potential investor, but in the case of bad bank that possibility exists.
On the current low rates offered by banks and mortgage lenders to borrowers, Khara said the price war will not continue indefinitely and the lower rates are being offered to entice the customers.
So, competition on the price point can go only up to a certain extent. Beyond that, it is going to be the delivery of the company, which will matter and also the reach which will be very significant for anybody to make a decision, he said.
With the onset of the festive season, many banks and home financiers, including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Ltd and LIC Housing Finance have lowered their home loan rates.
Khara said banks sanction loans on the basis of the EMI/NMI ratio and borrowers credit score, which captures the history or pool of money of applicants.
EMI/NMI ratio projects equated monthly instalments as a percentage of the applicant''s post-tax net monthly income.
Khara also said he does not see any issue in recovery from borrowers, who are availing loans at the current low rates.
According to him, mispricing of risk is still a reality in the system.
One has to strike a balance and see how much of the asset growth they can undertake, but should not take away eyes from the risk inherent in the asset, which is being underwritten, he said.
There are early signs of the fresh investments coming in from sectors such as commodity, iron and steel, aluminium, among others, he added.
We are seeing some traction. Earlier, we were seeing traction coming from public sector entities in terms of fresh investment spent, but now some of the private sector entities have also started exploring and also approaching us for new additions, or alternatively, looking for the brownfield capacity, which is available in the debt resolution system, Khara said.
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AUGUSTA Four days after large employers across central Maine and the nation had begun complying with the federal vaccinate-or-test requirement, they are now reconsidering their policies.
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court halted enforcement of a rule designed to help slow the spread of COVID-19 by requiring businesses employing more than 100 people to document staff members vaccinations or conduct weekly testing.
The court is allowing enforcement to continue for most heath care workers in the United States. That leaves businesses in Maine and elsewhere considering their next steps.
MaineGeneral in Augusta, which is among the regions largest employers, has also been subject to the states vaccination mandate that was also reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Todays decision to uphold the federal vaccination mandate for health care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds followed their previous ruling allowing Maines vaccination mandate to go forward, MaineGeneral spokeswoman Joy McKenna said Thursday. MaineGeneral is in full compliance with the mandate.
In November, MaineGeneral officials said the organization had lost 191 of its 4,500 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, over the states COVID-19 vaccine mandate that required health care workers in Maine be fully vaccinated by the end of October.
Since September, employers have been put on notice by the Biden administration that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would enforce an emergency temporary standard requiring organizations employing more than 100 people to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly. OSHA also had the ability to assess penalties on those failing to comply.
That has prompted organizations to ask employees to provide proof of vaccination and find ways to implement weekly testing for those who have not been or choose not to be vaccinated.
At the time of the announcement, the infection rates across Maine were relatively low, with only a couple of dozen cases per day being reported.
Since then, daily case counts reported by the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention have routinely exceeded 1,000. Public health experts have said those numbers are not wholly reliable because more people have begun testing for COVID-19 infection at home and do not report the results to the state, and daily counts include cases that can be more than a week old.
Central Maine Power Co. implemented its vaccine-or-test policy this week. The company, which serves southern and central Maine, employs about 1,000 people from Skowhegan to Kittery. CMP is one of nine companies under the Avangrid corporate umbrella in the northeastern United States, and all are subject to the companys policy.
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Should that change, based on a Supreme Court decision, we will follow any updated laws that wed be required to do, spokeswoman Catharine Hartnett said Tuesday.
All employees had been advised they were to update their vaccination status with the company. By next month, they should either be fully vaccinated, as detailed by the state CDC, or the company will undertake weekly testing requirements for them.
Because the companys employees are located across Maine, the logistics of the testing mandate were still being worked out Tuesday, according to Hartnett.
We have an employee health and wellness area that is watching state mandates we need to pay attention to, as well as federal, she said. We have an area dedicated to keeping track of that, and making sure if things do need an official change to policy, that it happens and employees are educated about that.
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge in Maine and elsewhere, CMP has urged employees to work from home if they are able. For those who are not, they are asked to wear masks and maintain physical distance from co-workers.
Our office looks very much like it did in March 2020, Hartnett said.
In Maine, government workers are also covered by OSHAs emergency temporary standard.
Kennebec County, with about 150 people on its payroll, offered employees an incentive of $2,000 to get vaccinated to be able to meet the vaccination requirement.
Scott Ferguson, Kennebec County administrator, said county officials will have to assess the ruling in light of the countys policy. The commissioners meet next week.
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Like weve been saying to everyone, the policy is a living document, Ferguson said. Well discuss it with the commissioners and see what they want to do.
Ferguson said county officials considered the retention of employees, particularly at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, when it authorized incentive payments.
Its a tough job and it doesnt pay much, Ferguson said. We actually increased our acceptance rate (of the vaccine) by about 20%, and were up to about 87% vaccinated, which is I think pretty good.
When testing began in early January, a flaw in the countys plan was revealed. Because deputies with the Kennebec County Sheriffs Office work overnight shifts that end at 4 a.m., they were not available to be tested at 8 a.m. Ferguson said a second round of testing has since been scheduled to accommodate them.
The main objective here, he said, is the safety and security of all the employees.
At Hannaford, the Scarborough-based grocery chain with 183 stores across the Northeast, company officials have encouraged employees to get vaccinated, even as company officials continued to monitor developments. The company provided no information on the percentage of its employees who have been vaccinated.
On Thursday, Erika Dodge, Hannafords external communications manager, said via email she could not comment what the decision would mean for the company.
That decision literally just broke, Dodge said. I cant answer the question until the news is socialized and analyzed.
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Check Out This This Rookie ETF, Its Is On Fire
Disruptive Technology Channel
Check Out This This Rookie ETF, Its Is On Fire
By
on
August 28, 2020
Some new ETFs get off to solid starts. Others rapidly become the stuff of legend and the
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC)
is definitely in the latter category.
Still, less than a month old, EDOC is closing in on $300 million in assets under management, confirming that bringing a telemedicine ETF to market at a time when that industry is experiencing a rapid growth spurt was a fine idea.
The Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC) seeks to invest in companies positioned to benefit from further advances in the field of telemedicine and digital health. This includes companies involved in Telemedicine, Health Care Analytics, Connected Health Care Devices, and Administrative Digitization.
Telemedicines intersection with the pandemic is relevant because it shows investors a fund like EDOC is relevant today, but also reminds market participants the growth proposition here was in place prior to 2020 and will be strong after the virus is defeated, according to Nasdaq Said another way, as is the case with other high-growth industries, such as e-commerce and fintech, the pandemic is speeding along previously growth in telemedicine.
EDOC Right for Right Now and Beyond
The fund provides exposure to companies that are well-positioned to benefit from further advances in the field of Telemedicine and Digital Health, including those involved in telemedicine, connected health care devices, health care analytics, and administrative digitization. That results in data from these devices, health applications, and other sources that can offer preventative health benefits when paired with genomic information and data from the broader health community.
Data confirm that EDOC is meeting demands sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Use of telemedicine by US physicians has increased significantly as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak,
. In a survey conducted by data and analytics company GlobalData, 79% of specialists indicated that their use of telemedicine technology had increased as a result of the pandemic, while 20% indicated that their use had stayed the same.
Importantly, EDOC will be useful and potentially rewarding to investors after the virus is vanquished.
COVID-19 may be the tipping point for telemedicine as the full potential of the technology is increasingly realized by patients, healthcare systems, and payers. As a result of the pandemic, regulations, and policies governing reimbursement and use of telemedicine have changed significantly, leading to expanded access and an unprecedented demand for these services, said Kathryn Whitney, director of thematic analysis at GlobalData.
For more on disruptive technologies, visit our
Disruptive Technology Channel
.
The opinions and forecasts expressed herein are solely those of Tom Lydon, and may not actually come to pass. Information on this site should not be used or construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any product.
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Arizona Blood and Cancer Specialists, OneOncology, and TMC HealthCare announce 2 free-standing imaging centers.
Tucson, AZ., March 8, 2021 Arizona Blood and Cancer Specialists, OneOncology, and TMC HealthCare announced that through their joint venture, they have opened 2 new, free-standing centers focused on radiation oncology and advanced diagnostic imaging.
The newest facility, which opened on March 1, is located at 3700 E. Fort Lowell Road, Suite 130, Tucson, Arizona. Services there will include sophisticated, integrated technologies for planning and delivering high-precision image-guided radiosurgery using Varians Edge radiosurgery system. Adding radiation oncology services will open the door for treatment options for patients who may not have had other options and will give their team of oncologists new tools for treating more types of cancer including those that are typically hard to treat.
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The second location in Green Valley that opened in the fall of 2020, is located at 121 W. Esperanza Blvd., Suite 181. In addition to medical oncology, hematology and palliative care that ABCS provides, the joint venture also expanded treatment options along the continuum of care for patients by adding radiation oncology services. | [
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ProntoTV has signed an agreement with McKesson Europe for the delivery of digital signage to their managed pharmacies within Europe
2018-03-29 09:30
As ZetaDisplay announced on February 22, 2018, ProntoTV has entered into an agreement with a leading pharmacy chain in Europe. The company can now reveal that the customer is the pharmacy group McKesson Europe.
ProntoTV, part of the ZetaDisplay group, has signed an agreement with McKesson Europe for the delivery of digital signage to their managed pharmacies in Europe.
With strong brands and about 39,000 employees, McKesson Europe is active in 13 European countries and manages a total of about 2,400 pharmacies under the trademarks LloydsPharmacy in the UK and Ireland, LloydsPharma in Belgium, LloydsFarmacia in Italy, LloydsApotek in Sweden and Vitusapotek in Norway.
The solution has already been piloted in Norway and Sweden and is now ready to be implemented as part of the new window concept and in-store communication across Europe from Spring 2018 onwards.
This is another great milestone in our continuous expansion across Europe. So far we have installed our digital signage solutions in more than 50 countries. Operating our Digital Signage solution in the cloud (SaaS) has played a key role in this achievement. I see this as a major competitive advantage and along with our service level as one of the main reasons why McKesson Europe has chosen us as a supplier. said Leif Liljebrunn, CEO ZetaDisplay AB (publ).
ProntoTV is part of the Swedish ZetaDisplay Group, an international player in the Digital Signage industry. ProntoTV is Norways largest and leading supplier of Digital Signage with over 15 years of experience in the industry and some 20 employees. The company enjoys a strong position in retail trade and a leading position in digital communications in public spaces where the company has made extensive installations for Flytoget in Norway, among others.
ZetaDisplay is a leading provider of Digital Signage to major retail and service chains. The company has approximately 130 employees and sales offices in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands.
For more information please contact:
ZetaDisplay AB (publ)
Leif Liljebrunn, President and CEO
Phone+46 708-45 80 52
Email
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About ZetaDisplay
ZetaDisplay is a leading supplier of Digital Signage to major chains in the retailing and service sectors of the European market. The head office is in Sweden and there are sales offices located in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands. The companys shares have been traded on Nasdaq Stockholm since December 4 2017, using the ZETA abbreviation.
About Digital Signage and multi-channel communication
ZetaDisplay defines Digital Signage as a system for advertising, profiling and retail store communication, which forwards audio, images and film related to retail stores and information in the public environment. A Swedish name for Digital Signage translates as digital retailing communications. Solutions based on digital displays form a large part of the market, but development is proceeding towards the utilisation of more digital channels to communicate customer offers and other information. This is a matter of solutions that are integrated into social media and web sites, and apps for smart mobile phones and tablets which create interaction with customers. Development is also progressing towards integrating solutions with retailers cash desks for automatic price updating and the automatic switching of offers on the digital displays.
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Neil Mitchell
A desperate call for help from a Sassafras CFA volunteer has been met by an outpouring of support from Victorians.
In an emotional call, CFA volunteer Barb asked Neil Mitchells listeners to help with power banks and generators for Kalorama residents who are
Kalorama is in a very, very, very sad and horrendous situation, she told Neil Mitchell.
We have no idea how long things are going to last.
There are people staying in houses which have nothing. They have nothing no communication, no power, weve just received notice that
Its just so sad.
Press PLAY below to hear Barbs call for help
Listener Daniel offered up the generator from his caravan for loan.
Meanwhile, Autobarns Victorian regional manager, Robert, donated five generators.
The CFA always helps us out, were happy to help them out. Weve got a GM at the moment who is involved, who lives up that way, he told Neil Mitchell.
Press PLAY below to hear the generous calls offering generators
Paul from Cygnett, an Australian electronics manufacturer, donated 100 power banks.
I think its an important cause, he told Neil Mitchell.
We would really like to give back!
To top it all off Scotty from transfer company, Yarra Valley Rides, has offered to pick the power banks up from South Melbourne and deliver them to the Dandenongs!
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Apr 21, 2021
Colorados life science companies raised a combined $704 million during the first quarter of 2021.
The capital came from public, private and federal sources, according to Colorado BioScience Association.
The record quarter was driven by the $202 million IPO from Edgewise Therapeutics(Nasdaq: EWTX) and the $150 million Series E round closed by Inscripta both of which are Boulder-based biotech companies.
Edgewise started a little less than four years ago developing a treatment for muscular dystrophy. Its IPO will help the company continue to study its drug candidate and expand its pipeline.
Having that kind of aura helps with everything we want to do running clinical trials," CEO Kevin Kochsaid in an interview following the IPO. "It creates a different kind of company and attracts a different kind of employee.
Inscripta, a digital genome engineering company, had the first commercial shipment of its platform around the same time of its Series E round. The company said 2021 will be spent shipping more of its platform to first users and building out the organization.
This is a huge milestone for the company, said CEO Sri Kosarajuat the time. It signals a lot about what we think about the future. Inscripta is getting more visible, which helps us with our customers, helps us find talent and grow the organization. Its an exciting moment to be at Inscripta.
There was also a $100 million acquisition of Neos Therapeutics by Aytu BioPharma, formerly known as Aytu BioScience.
More than $80 million was raised in private capital. There were also more than 200 National Institutes of Health grants.
Combined, the breakdown for private financing for the quarter was:
Pre-seed: $500,000
Series A: $5 million
Series B: $75 million
These remarkable numbers for the first quarter of 2021 demonstrate the health and strength of Colorados life sciences ecosystem, Emily Roberts vice president of CBSA, said in a prepared statement. The federal government sees the promise of research underway in our state. Private investors understand the potential of breakthroughs here. Public markets see the global impact of health innovations from Colorado. Additionally, support from the state of Colorado through the Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program advances our most promising companies. We anticipate an outstanding 2021.
The pace of financing in Colorado has been steadily increasing. In 2017 and 2018 there were $1.2 billion and $1 billion in total financing respectively. Just in the first quarter of 2021 alone, there has already been $704 million raised.
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BROOMFIELD, COLO. Danone North America is taking a taste first approach to dairy-free innovation to bring more consumers into the plant-based fold.
The company this summer recorded its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth across its plant-based portfolio, but opportunities remain to attract the 60% of consumers that are not in the category, said Kristina Cole, chief customer officer at Danone North America.
Launching in January 2020, new Silk Nextmilk and So Delicious Wondermilk were designed to close that gap between traditional dairy drinkers and plant-based beverage consumers.
One of the things that we are really focused on is the future of plant-based food and beverages, Ms. Cole said. We know that there is a significant opportunity to increase household penetration and awareness around plant-based beverages, and also be able to provide the nutritional benefits.
Silk Nextmilk and So Delicious Wondermilk will launch in whole-fat and reduced-fat varieties at grocery stores and natural channels nationwide for a suggested retail price of $4.99 per carton. The dairy-free beverages dont taste like any specific plant-based ingredient, such as oats or almonds, according to the company.
Danone North America also plans to introduce a line of So Delicious Wondermilk frozen desserts in vanilla, strawberry, cookies and crme, buttery pecan and chocolate cocoa chip varieties.
This new platform provides a unique mix of plant-based ingredients to deliver the ultimate dairy-free experience, Ms. Cole said. Smell and taste have always been a barrier, so how do we work to innovate to meet the needs of taste and nutrition? We believe that this launch is going to do that. Were working to address the fence sitters, the people that haven't engaged in plant-based yet but want to.
Taste and nutrition also are driving innovation across Danone North Americas yogurt business. The company earlier this year launched Oikos Blended Greek Nonfat Yogurt,which features 50% more fruit than previous varieties. Another new item is Oikos Pro a protein-packed yogurt that is free from added sugars and artificial flavors.
Oikos Blended Greek Nonfat Yogurt has an over-the-top creamy texture and taste, Ms. Cole said. Each cup of Oikos Pro yogurt contains 20 grams of high-quality protein, which equates to 40% of the daily recommended value.
Along with preventative health, food safety is an important consideration for consumers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the flu season approaches. Building strategies that consider different commercial environments is key to tackling those concerns, Ms. Cole said.
We are looking at the role of innovation in meeting the needs of consumers in the away from home space, she said. One specific example is that we have essentially gone to touchless creamer options. We have bulk creamer machines that youll find in convenience stores. | [
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Disney Star deploys new technologies to enhance IPL 2022 broadcast
The tech innovations have been developed by Star Lab - the R&D arm of Disney Star.
29 Mar, 2022 - 06:12 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
Mumbai: Disney Star has announced a slew of technological innovations to enhance IPL 2022 broadcast on the network.
These technologies, adopted across Star Sports network and streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar, have been spearheaded by Disney Stars R&D arm Star Lab which develops innovation in emerging technologies.
The broadcaster has brought the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos to fans, unique online voting, and polling platform, enhanced analytics in the commentary box, mixed reality analysis, a behind-the-scenes (BTS) technology venture and the robot assistant Cricko. However, only Star Sports1 HD and Star Sports1 Hindi HD will be integrated with the Dolby Atmos experience. Viewers will experience multidimensional sound with incredible clarity that allows them to hear details never heard before during the live sporting action, according to the statement.
Disney Star has been committed to elevating the experience of Tata IPL, bringing millions of viewers closer to the game, the heroes, and the action, said Disney Star head sports Sanjog Gupta. With fans being allowed in the stadium, we wanted viewers to get as close to the real feel of the atmosphere at the venues and this is why we decided to produce the Tata IPL 2022 in Dolby Atmos for the first time. The Star Lab has also enhanced the presentation of the tournament by deploying AR and VR across match coverage and programming initiatives. We will also experiment with the worlds first interactive cricket show in the metaverse, in our ambition of making this the most interactive and immersive season of Tata IPL.
Online voting and polling platform through megaphone:
Star Sports is introducing a new online voting and polling platform. It will deliver a live and interactive experience that will allow viewers to shape the editorial discourse during shows and build a connection between the opinions of Star Sports experts and audiences.
Mixed reality analysis:
Presenters will be able to visualise and interact with data-driven Hawkeye graphics using an MR headset, proprietary technology developed in-house by Star Lab.
Enhanced analytics:
With enhanced analytics in the commentary box, commentators will be teleported from the ground to the studios.
BTS tech venture:
A new BTS tech venture will be the implementation of cloud production. Cloud workflows and distributed production models have been accelerated by the global chip shortage. Eliminating hardware and geographical location dependencies means more resources can be deployed into creating quality content and storytelling and collaboration is accelerated which will result in benefits to the environment by reducing carbon emissions.
Other enhancements include ball-by-ball fielding analysis linked to live on-ground player tracking, enabled within digital twins of stadiums as well as 3D player avatars, virtual multi-screen telestration, and a bespoke virtual studio environment that leverages a stereoscopic talent positional tracking system to create the magical illusion that the graphics are real, 3D physical objects.
The robot assistant Cricko is armed with a huge database of IPL facts and figures to ensure analysts are equipped with the most up-to-date and in-depth statistics to share with audiences.
The media company will continue to leverage the power of the unreal gaming engine to create virtual studios and augmented reality graphics. AR graphics will be enabled on drone cameras flying high above the stadium, said the statement.
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Update: 9 killed, including 6 college students, in Texas collision
Progressive Advanced Insurance Co. and sister Progressive Preferred, third- and fourth-largest insurers by market share, respectively, posted Arizona auto-policy rate increases ranging from 2.5% to 6.9% since mid-2021, while Farmers of Arizona filed for increases totaling more than 8%.
Allstate Fire & Casualty, the states sixth-largest personal auto liability insurer, filed a 7% increase effective this month.
Arizona does not require auto insurers to get state approval before changing rates, so long as the overall market is considered competitive.
Insurers say they need higher premiums to offset higher claims losses since the height of the pandemic, citing factors including increased driving and higher repair costs driven by supply-chain issues and labor shortages.
Insurance companies moved to provide premium discounts and other relief to policyholders starting in March 2020, when it quickly became apparent that insurance claims were plummeting as COVID-19 shutdowns kept many people off the roads.
No question that at the beginning of the pandemic, miles driven and claims fell off a cliff and during that unique period of time insurers did a lot of things to try to provide some relief to their policyholders, said Robert Passmore, vice president of auto and claims policy at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
Its taken a while, but were now back to the point where people are driving as much or more than they were pre-pandemic, said Passmore, citing data from the National Highway Transportation Administration showing miles traveled reached near-pandemic levels and fatalities increased in 2021.
At the same time, Passmore noted, the severity of accidents including fatalities have risen and repair costs have increased.
State Farm, which as a mutual insurance company is owned by its policyholders, has tried to respond to changing auto claims and costs while minimizing the impact on customers, company spokesman Sevag Sarkissian said.
State Farm provided over $4 billion in dividends and rate cuts to its auto-insurance customers at the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020. The company pared back a special premium discount in February 2021 with a 3% rate increase in Arizona.
Our approach is to make incremental adjustments based on driving behaviors to help minimize the impact to customers, Sarkissian said. Auto claim costs are increasing in part due to a rise in the cost of labor, materials and supply chain-related issues. Although miles driven, claim volume and severity have increased, State Farm auto rates remain below pre-COVID-19 levels.
A report issued by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association in February said higher claims costs are being driven by increased driving and worse driving behavior, higher medical costs, increased injury-claim settlements, increased injury severity in auto crashes and skyrocketing auto repair and replacement costs.
As a result, Arizona motorists are seeing increases now after getting a break during the height of the pandemic.
While Arizona has no power to preapprove auto insurance rates, the state insurance department reviews rate filings to make sure they are not unfairly discriminatory and meet other legal requirements, said Erin Klug, assistant director of product filing and compliance division at the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions.
The department cant find a rate excessive as long as there is ample competition, Klug said. The department scrutinizes every rate filing it receives to make sure it is justified and meets the requirements of the law.
While California was the only state to require insurers to give auto policyholders a break on their premiums as claims plummeted amid COVID-19 shutdowns, Arizona was among many states that encouraged insurers to offer premium relief, Klug said.
Some offered temporary premium discounts or credits, while others changed their base rates, and most set up special programs to delay policy cancellations for non-payment for customers hit hard by COVID-19, she noted.
Industrywide, insurers refunded or discounted about $14 billion in response to falling claims, according to the insurance association.
But some consumer advocates say the industry should have given policyholders a much bigger break and ended up pocketing much of that savings from the steep decline in auto losses in 2020.
Insurers should have returned about $30 billion more to policyholders, based on lower losses including $648 million in Arizona, says a report last August by the Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Economic Justice.
Since the pandemic, driving has mostly rebounded, but we strongly believe that Arizona consumers and consumers in every state were overcharged by insurers, said Michael DeLong, research and advocacy associate for the Consumer Federation. Insurance companies did very, very well and a bunch of them responded to this not by trying to give back premiums but by giving big bonuses to their executives and dividends to their stockholders, and its not fair at all.
The APCIs Passmore disputed the consumer advocates report and said premium relief is no longer warranted amid rapidly rising claims costs.
Theyre still talking about a period of time that existed basically two years ago, he said. Were in a very different time now.
Passmore said regulators and insurers must ensure that rates are not unfairly discriminatory and that theres sufficient rates to ensure the solvency of the carriers.
In the face of rising auto insurance costs, consumers can save money by shopping around for lower premiums, Klug and DeLong said.
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Aegon NV is a holding company, which engages in the provision of insurance, pensions, and asset management services. It operates through the following segments: Americas, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, International, Asset Management, and Holding and Other Activities. The Americas segment covers business units in the United States and Brazil, including any of the units? activities located outside these countries. The Netherlands segment includes Aegon the Netherlands. The United Kingdom segment involves existing business and digital solutions. The International segment encompasses Hong Kong, Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Romania, Spain, and Portugal. The Asset Management segment consists of AAM Global Platforms and strategic partnerships. The Holding and Other activities refers to financing, employee, and other administrative expenses of holding companies. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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) -- aims to match patient populations with a targetable genomic alteration to a specific investigational agent. OneR will participate in this multi-center, non-randomized phase II basket trial across its national network, along with other community oncology centers throughout
the United States
.
"We are very excited about the collaboration between Genentech and OneR which will enhance cancer research and cancer care for patients across the country," said
Axel Grothey
, MD, Medical Director, OneR, and Director, GI Cancer Research, West Cancer Center. "One of OneOncology's key strengths is the ability to offer comprehensive molecular profiling to patients with advanced stage cancers. MyTACTIC realizes the promise of personalized cancer therapy by providing access to targeted treatment approaches to patients in a community oncology setting, where the vast majority of cancer patients in
the United States
are receiving care, while also advancing scientific discovery."
OneOncology and Genentech will also establish a joint committee that will design studies to evaluate the impact of personalized healthcare on outcomes for patients, the healthcare system and society. This group will design interventional and non-interventional studies to investigate the integration of CGP into routine practice and generate real-world evidence regarding utilization. The partnership will explore new methods for enabling just-in-time clinical research site start-up and patient identification across OneR.
"We are excited to collaborate with OneOncology to bring state-of-the-art cancer care to community oncology practices, where the diverse patient population creates a greater opportunity to advance inclusive research" said
Jamie Freedman
, MD, PhD, Head of U.S. Medical Affairs, Genentech. "The pandemic dramatically highlights the need to rethink how healthcare is delivered, and our goal is to enable a deeper understanding of each individual patient's journey and to deliver the highest quality of research and evidence-based care."
About OneOncology:
OneOncology is a national partnership of independent, community oncology practices working together to improve the lives of everyone living with cancer through a physician-led, data-driven, technology-powered and patient-centric model. OneOncology is comprised of leading community oncology practices representing over 475 providers practicing at nearly 175 sites of care across
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Subscribers to Digital Solutions Company, Globacom, are to enjoy up to 60GB and 180GB respectively in the newly unveiled Glo Mifi and Router offer by the company. According to a statement from Glo, the offer will run all through the year, 2022. Any customer who purchases a Glo MiFi or Router from any of the 91 Gloworld shops across the country wil be rewarded with bonus data of up to 60GB for the Mifi and 180GB on the Router, said Globacom in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. The company added that the new offer was introduced to give its esteemed customers unprecedented value for money and a delightful browsing experience on its reliable and super-fast Glo 4G LTE network.
It explained that the Mifi and Router, which have the capacity to connect up to 10 Wi-fi-enabled devices including Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones, Computers, Smart TV and Game Consoles at once, will be useful for businesses and homes as well as for individual use. Globacom said all that its customers need to do is to buy a new Glo MiFi device from any Gloworld retail outlet and insert the registered Glo SIM that comes with it and they will receive the free 30GB once the device is switched on and the balance of 5GB per month for 6 months.
The same process applies to those who purchase the Router. They will get 120GB free data immediately the device is switched on and the balance of 10GB per month for 6 months. Globacom urged Nigerians to enjoy the unlimited value to stream, work and play by making utmost use of the opportunity provided by the Glo Mifi and Router offer.
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Dundee Utd Community Trust's Festive Friends project has helped many in previous years.
A charity is hoping to ensure this Christmas will still be one to remember for vulnerable people, in spite of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Dundee United Community Trust traditionally holds a Festive Friends lunch for those who would otherwise be on their own.
However, due to the current restrictions, the organisation has been forced to throw on a substitute to ensure people dont go without.
The charity has partnered with Balhousie Care Group who have agreed to prepare a lunch for 120 individuals on Christmas Day.
The trusts volunteers will then distribute the hot lunches to peoples homes, alongside some gifts, and a phonecall on the day.
David Dorward, the trust chairman, said: We like to think we make a difference throughout the year but being able to deliver a festive meal on Christmas Day is extra special and we couldnt do it without a wonderful band of committed volunteers.
We also need the help of the community to identify and encourage people who might be on their own on Christmas Day to get in touch so that we can give them a happier Christmas Day.
If you know of someone who would benefit from our Christmas Day meal, please dont hesitate to get in touch with us.
We are starting to get in touch with organisations and groups that would know of individuals or families that may like to receive our support on the day.
The trust has said that much of their work has been made possible thanks to the fantastic efforts of their members who took part in the Kiltwalk.
The group raised more than 4,800 specifically for the Christmas meal for local people who may be on their own, and families who need extra support.
A spokeswoman for Balhousie Care Group said: Were thrilled to be helping with such an excellent community initiative.
Combating loneliness is especially important around Christmas and particularly this year, so bravo to DUCT for coming up with an innovative solution to its Festive Friends initiative.
Anyone who knows someone who may benefit from some company and support on the day can get in touch at [email protected].
Donations of presents can also be made by getting in touch via the same email address.
And there is still time to chip in extra money to the fundraiser by searching for DUCT Festive Friends at JustGiving
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SevenHills Cleveland Benefit Partners recently acquired KTB Resources Ltd., a company specializing in HR processes and solutions.
Nicole Dodge Klitzke, of Chaska, will join the company as director of Human Resource Services to implement and lead the new division, according to a press release.
Klitzke, with more than 15 years of experience in human resources, has also taught strategic management at Saint Marys University of Minnesota.
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Klersun
Klersun today announced that it's expanding its processing facility to 15,000 square feet.
Portland, Oregon, Nov. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Klersun today announced that it's expanding its processing facility to 15,000 square feet. The expansion will have a processing capability of 12,000 kg of distillate per month and it will be using proprietary in-house remediation techniques and specialize in distillation and post processing of a wide variety of Hemp Extracts, including Water Soluble Solutions. In addition, the expansion will be cGMP, Kosher and Organic Certified.
There is a tremendous difference in product quality and product claims on the hemp extract market today, and that is inherently problematic for our customers says Frederick Schilling, CEO at Klersun. Klersun is part of the solution, not the problem. From the very beginning, Klersun has taken initiatives to lead the way in terms of product quality and safety, for the betterment of the entire industry. says Frederick.
Addressing future FDA regulatory compliance is always a key concern of ingredient suppliers and manufacturers of both foods and dietary supplements. In general, there are two key regulatory pathways for these types of products: Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) or New Dietary Ingredient (NDI). In order to address the potential future regulatory path forward, Klersun proactively completed its safety assessment and self-affirmation that its Broad Spectrum Hemp Extract are Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), and expects to complete the toxicological work required for a New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) in Q2 of 2021.
The new processing facility is estimated for completion in January of 2021, and it will be cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) certified. The company received its Organic Certification under the USDA National Organic Program on April 1st, 2020. The Organic certification covers it covers the Full Spectrum and Broad Spectrum Hemp Extracts in the Klersun product line.
About Klersun:
Klersun is a producer of federally compliant, high quality hemp extracts, in Portland, Oregon. Klersuns hemp extracts can be found in many leading retails brands products on the market today including skincare, body care, food and beverages. Klersun exports to multiple countries, including China and Switzerland.
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The news:
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) company Life365 partnered with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare to help providers and payers scale their hospital-at-home efforts to larger populations at lower costs.
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will facilitate interoperability and better health data management for Life365s platform.
How Life365 works:
Its virtual care platform integrates data from RPM devices into a health monitoring portal for clinicians, who can then review health data to make prompt clinical decisions and connect with patients virtually if needed.
Life365 also deploys bundled RPM kits that are personalized to patients needs. It supports over 300 medical devices and the kits come pre-configured so theyre ready to use by the time theyre in patients hands.
Zooming out on the telehealth and RPM markets:
The pandemic-induced digital health boom drove a higher need for hospital-at-home solutionsnow, theyre primed to have a permanent seat in the future of healthcare.
In 2021, 36.1% of the US population (94.2 million people) used telehealth, and we expect that number to rise to 43.3% of the US population (116.6 million people) by 2025,
per
our Telehealth Users forecast.
To add, 15.1% of the US population (39.3 million people) used RPM in 2021, which we forecast will increase to 26.2% (70.6 million),
our RPM Users forecast.
Whats next?
Hospital-at-home market competition is becoming fierce as larger digital health players eye the budding market opportunity.
Ever since the CMS established its
Acute hospital-at- initiative (which enabled reimbursement for RPM-enabled virtual care at home programs), the floodgates for hospital-at-home solutions bursted.
As of this March, the CMS has approved 92 health systems and 204 hospitals across 34 states for this program.
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Learn about occupational therapy
Manchester Community College will offer a free information session on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 4 to 5 p.m., in the Learning Resource Center, room B125 on the colleges Occupational Therapy Assistant program. The program combines coursework with a four-month supervised clinical experience. Preregistration is recommended. For the link and details on the program, visit
https://tinyurl.com/v48jxk8c
New home care program
Home Helpers Home Care of Enfield has launched Cared-4, which aims to reduce preventable hospitalization and readmissions. Cared-4 addresses the major factors that affect the independence of seniors who want to continue living in their own homes. For details call Home Helpers of Enfield at 860-300-2386 or visit homehelpershomecare.com/enfield
Discount for seniors
Ocean State Job Lot will offer its annual seniors promotion for customers ages 62 years and older at all Ocean State Job Lot stores Sept. 23-29. OSJL will offer seniors a gift card equal to 40% of their total purchase when they spend $20 or more (with certain restrictions). To qualify, customers must present proper picture identification (drivers license, military/veteran ID, Medicare ID, or government-Issued ID) indicating they are 62 years old or older and ask the cashier to apply the promotion.
Habitat opens ReStore in Vernon
Habitat for Humanity will open ReStore, a resale store, at 367-369 Talcottville Road, Vernon. The space had been occupied by Shepard Supply Co., which moved out at the beginning of 2020. Opening is planned for early January 2022. This is Habitat for Humanitys first location in Tolland County to accept donations and sell new and gently used furniture, appliances, home goods, building materials, etc. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. The new Vernon store joins ReStore locations in Bloomfield, Cromwell, and Wallingford. People looking to volunteer for the organization may inquire at this location or any ReStore location or go online to
www.habitat.org
Aquiline Drones acquires company
Connecticut-based Aquiline Drones Corp. has acquired ElluminAI Labs to support further development of its AI framework called Spartacus. This is ADs second strategic acquisition in the companys pre-IPO plan. Last month AD completed the purchase of 50% of Netherlands-based AerialTronics, a drone manufacturer, for $9 million from Paris-based Drone Volt. | [
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Kemba Marshall
, MPH, DVM, DABVP, SHRM-CP
Director of veterinary services for the Land O' Lakes Purina Animal Nutrition Center and board-certified veterinarian specializing in avian medicine.
"The PPWC is a tremendous resource and one of Petco's greatest assets," said
Ron Coughlin
, Chairman and CEO of Petco.
"The Petco Pet Wellness Council is a tremendous resource and one of Petco's greatest assets," said
Ron Coughlin
Chairman and CEO of Petco. "The impartial, science-based viewpoints brought forth by each member have been instrumental in guiding our successful transformation from a traditional retailer to a complete health and wellness company that helps pet parents care for the pets they love. With their thoughtful expert input and deep commitment to pet wellness, we continue raising the bar for the entire pet industry in the name of doing what's best for pets."
Drs. Anthony, Latney and Marshall expand the PPWC's collective expertise in specialized veterinary care, bring additional gender and ethnic diversity to the council, and increase the number of members to 11. All three doctors will formally meet their PPWC peers as well as Petco's leadership team today, during a virtual council meeting where Petco's near- and long-term health and wellness initiatives will be reviewed.
To ensure Petco continues serving the best interest of pets well into the future, the PPWC helps shape Petco's approach to pet health and wellness, weighs in on the industry's most critical topics, and guides the development and aggregation of credible pet care science. Since Petco launched the PPWC in
July 2019
, the company has made the following industry-leading moves:
Stop the Shock
Ended the sale of certain electronic "shock" collars, strengthening its commitment to positive reinforcement training methods for pets.
Whole Health
Launched Petco's Whole Health philosophy and framework, which grounds the company's health and wellness approach on five interconnected dimensions of pet health (physical, mental, social, home and accessible health) that reinforce one another when addressed as a whole.
Highly Digestible Rawhide
Following Petco's groundbreaking removal of dog and cat food and treats with artificial ingredientsfrom its assortment in 2019*, the company also removed traditional rawhide options in 2021 to promote safe, long-lasting and highly digestible alternatives.
Mental Health
Launched a free virtual training seminar and a separation anxiety training course to help pet parents recognize signs of stress in their pets and learn how to help them adjust with relaxation techniques and enrichment solutions, as families spend more time outside of home following a year and a half of staying in.
"The Petco Pet Wellness Council is comprised of the veterinary and pet industries' best and brightest," said Petco Chief Veterinarian, Dr.
Whitney Miller
DVM, MBA, DACVPM. "We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Anthony, Latney and Marshall. We are confident their deep expertise, as well as their diversity of backgrounds and perspectives will help the PPWC, Petco and our broader industry continue improving to ensure pet health and wellness initiatives are grounded in science, and that we always meet the needs of the pets in the communities we serve, as well as the needs of the pet parents who trust us with caring for the wellness of their furry, scaley and feathery family members."
The PPWC is comprised of the following industry experts:
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charity has launched a scheme for businesses to help support its work with people with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers.
Under Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, Cumbrias Childrens Hospices
Business
Ambassadors scheme allows businesses to support the charity from as little as 365 just 1 a day.
In return, the companies will receive a range of benefits, including priority access to hospice events and sponsorship opportunities, corporate volunteering opportunities and much more.
The first company to join the hospices Business Ambassadors scheme is Stobart Rail & Civils. Managing director Kirk Taylor said: I have been to the hospice a few times now, met the team and have seen first-hand the amazing work carried out there.
We are very proud to be Business Ambassadors and consider each one of our staff members a representative.
This is a cause we are delighted to support.
Natalie Bingham, corporate relationship co-ordinator at Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, said: We are delighted to have Stobart Rail & Civils as our first hospice Business Ambassadors.
Here at Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw we rely on the support of generous businesses who help us to continue providing care to our patients and families when they need it the most.
Its important for us that our partnerships are mutually beneficially.
Our Businesses Ambassador scheme is open to local, regional and national organisations and all of them get to enjoy a range of benefits.
For more information, visit www.edenvalleyhospice.org, www.jigsawhospice.org or contact the fundraising team on 01228 810801. | [
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, S.C.
The Pee Dees two community health centers, HopeHealth and CareSouth Carolina, are making adjustments to their procedures because of the coronavirus.
Both have adjusted intake procedures and limited the number, and type, of people who can accompany patients to appointments.
If youre sick, suffering with an injury or even have a condition that isnt under control like high blood pressure that is being closely monitored CareSouth Carolina will continue to see you normally in the office, according to a media advisory from the agency.
At the front doors of our offices, we are having a screening team in place, CareSouth Carolina CEO Ann Lewis said. Going through this process could confusing to folks. We need to make our premises as safe as possible, not only for those who are seeking us for their needs, but also for our staff.
Part of that screening involves taking a persons temperature and, if necessary, issuing them a mask, according to the advisory. Visitors are limited to the patient and one other person who is there in some assistance capacity. CareSouth Carolina is asking that people not bring their children with them if at all possible, according to the advisory.
CareSouth Carolina is advising patients to call before they come to the office. For patients who are not sick (those who have wellness or routine follow-up visits), we are offering to reschedule or to have a telehealth/telecommunication visit with a provider as a way to protect them from being potentially exposed.
HopeHealth has implemented changes recommended by its response team, which meets daily to discuss the pandemic.
This includes limiting visitors accompanying patients to their appointments to one healthy individual, ensuring sanitizer is available, intensifying our cleaning routines and schedule, and limiting size and frequency of meetings in order to practice social distancing, said Deena Hilton, chief administrative officer at HopeHealth.
HopeHealth, as of Tuesday evening, was not treating any COVID-19 cases, spokeswoman on Donna Tracy said, though clinicians have identified a group of people who need to be aware of the risk posed to them and the risk they may pose to others.
Individuals who have traveled or been part of large groups have more reason for suspicion, so we highly recommend social distancing per the CDC guidelines, which includes no visitors to your home, limited grocery shopping, minimized contact for essential workers, Tracy said.
This is the pattern we are currently looking to test, but we still have no positive cases or treatment or have a need for treatment. If you are concerned that you have been exposes, treatment for mild cases involve self isolation and symptomatic care such as hydration, rest, etc, Tracy said.
While there havent been any COVID-19 cases to appear at HopeHealth yet, several staff members are self-isolating.
In an abundance of caution, we have chosen to send a few staff members home until we can rule out potential exposure to COVID-19 due to possible outside and community exposures, Tracy said.
Both health care centers are looking toward telemedicine as a way to serve healthy clients without exposing them to unhealthy patients.
In an alternative for patients who were coming in for wellness visits or routine follow-up, we have implemented telehealth visits, Lewis said. We have a whole team who is dedicated to checking in with patients, seeing if there is a need and a way to do a video conference or talk on the phone. We have a good system in place.
Everyone has been incredibly flexible and open to nontraditional ways of care while we work to enroll more patients into the patient portal and prepare them for the possibility of telemedicine visits, Hilton said.
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Cypherium to provide interface for EVM blockchains and CBDCs says founder
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December 30, 2021, 7:00 AM
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Cypherium recently announced it has enabled support both for an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) as well as the Ethereum Networks primary coding language, Solidity.
This enterprise-focused blockchain platform, which facilitates interoperability between blockchains and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), said it wants to enable regular users to access EVM-based projects following lower gas fees and faster block production.
Coin Rivet spoke to Cypheriums founder, Sky Guo, who explained the Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, as a decentralised computer that manages the deployment and execution of smart contracts and decentralised apps (dApps) on the Ethereum network.
Developers utilise this decentralised computation engine to make applications accessible from literally any internet-powered device on the planet, he said.
Since the heavy lifting is done in the EVM, no matter how powerful an individuals computer or mobile phone is, the user experience stays essentially the same.
Guo also elaborated EVM is one of the most reliable and widely-used platforms for building and running smart contracts
By integrating the EVM, Cypherium opens its doors to the wider smart contract and blockchain developer communities.
Moreover, he added, many public blockchains will also adopt the EVM.
With full EVM compatibility, Cypherium is able to provide interoperability for all EVM blockchains, including Ethereum, Avalanche, and Binance Smart Chain, he noted.
Talking about the main difference between traditional cryptocurrencies and CBDCs, Guo reiterated traditional cryptocurrencies are generally built on permissionless blockchains.
Many, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, dont have a central entity that operates them and instead, the network is maintained by a globally distributed network of public nodes who vote on protocol upgrades proposed by a collective of developers.
CBDCs are, on the other hand, based on similar blockchain technology but are allowed, closed source, and run in a centralised manner.
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All parts of the system are wholly controlled by a central entity typically the central banks.
Growing its ecosystem with Solidity
Guo also stressed the importance of the Solidity integration.
Solidity is the de facto standard smart contract programming language, and it has the biggest developer community, rich documentation and tools, and an ecosystem of apps.
By supporting Solidity and EVM, Cypherium will invite more smart contract developers and foster its ecosystems growth, Guo asserted.
He explained that this is important for two reasons.
First, it allows for the smooth transition of existing smart contracts onto Cypherium.
As mentioned, this will enable protocols on Ethereum or other EVM-compatible chains to develop on Cypheriums faster and more efficient blockchain infrastructure.
And second, we wanted developers who were already familiar with Solidity to feel at home on Cypherium.
They dont have to learn anything new; they can simply get to creating and enjoy the benefits of enhanced throughput.
Guo also commented the company is currently working with several government bodies, including central banks and law enforcement agencies, to create a new framework for regulated blockchains.
By bringing order into the space, we will end the Wild West of crypto and make it a better, safer place for fintech innovation, as well as increase user confidence, he concluded.
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The fountain in front of Clubhouse 1 in Laguna Woods Village.(Courtesy of VMS Inc.)
By Brooke Becher| [email protected]|
March 27, 2022 at 7:55 p.m.
| UPDATED:
March 27, 2022 at 7:56 p.m.
Third Mutual President Robert Mutchnick recently reminded members that the condo board is due to renew its property insurance premium June 1.
As you know, our property insurance premiums have jumped each of the past few years because of the reevaluation of property, our separation from United [Mutual] and the large insurance increases demanded by the insurance industry, Mutchnick said during a meeting of the board March 15.
The company AJ Gallagher will be brokering the insurance deal, he said.
Luckily, Mutchnick said, things may be looking up: As for the good news, Third believes we have enough in the operating budget to cover the cost of insurance and therefore believe that insurance will not have any additional impact on the [assessment] fee for 2023.
At the start of this year, Third residents experienced a 20% increase of $93 the maximum legally allotted amount an HOA is permitted to increase assessments in one year in monthly assessments. The average Third member now pays $777.12 per manor per month.
Occupancy fee
Third board members agreed to a new rule that will charge a $50 occupancy fee, per manor per month, for each additional occupant beyond two people.
Officials said the operating budget is based on two-person households, so additional people need to be accounted for.
Both the Golden Rain Foundation and United Mutual already have additional occupancy fees in place, charging $100 and $50 respectively.
The additional fee will be used to mitigate expenses related to the additional occupants, such as increased utility rates particularly water and wear-and-tear of common areas, according to a Village Management Services staff report.
An estimated 73 condos in Third Mutual house more than two non-lessee occupants. As proposed, the occupancy fee is projected to generate about $43,800 per year.
Of the 67 live-in care providers in Third Mutual, 26 are third or fourth persons of residence. If applied to those 26, the fee would generate an additional income of $15,600.
The total of these two sums estimate an additional annual income of $59,400 for Third.
Director Annie McCary said there has been overwhelming feedback from residents, in-person and via email, in favor of the resolution.
The board unanimously approved the resolution. It takes immediate effect.
Alteration fee schedule
On second reading, the Third board members tabled a resolution that would have implemented a revised manor alteration fee schedule and raise several fees.
Alterations are optional modifications to a unit that require Thirds consent, as defined in a staff report.
As proposed, the charge a member pays upon variance request was scheduled to increase by $20 jumping from $50 to $70.
Furthermore, the Basic Variance fee would have been set at $380, the Complex Variance fee at $662, the Unauthorized Alteration fee at $350, and the Resale Inspection fee would have increased from $115 to $220.
Director Jim Cook said many of the fees are antiquated. He said the schedule may have once served a purpose to regulate alterations within the Village before Laguna Woods became a city but in the 23 years since incorporation, inspectors are no longer sparse.
We are duplicating services that are done by the city, he said. Most of [the alteration fees] should be eliminated.
He added that many of the variances listed should be recategorized as mutual consents. Im going to vote no on this until we revise what we require variances for.
Third member Judith McCourt, who said she once served as a deputy director for a large Orange County organization and still works full-time as president of a corporation, coined Thirds schedule a double-fee system that up charges four to five times city rates.
For example, a standard variance fee to install a new central HVAC in Third costs $662. This would be paid in addition to the city cost of $141.
Staff had projected $83,000 in additional revenue from the proposed alterations fee schedule.
Resident Lisa Mills, a former city council member and former CEO of Orange County Transportation Authority, pointed to the lengthy process of variance approval.
This system is very broken, Mills said, listing the various stops, double fees and number of months a resident must wait.
On the outside, Mills paid one fee and made one stop at city hall, she said. Residents here who are older, maybe more frail are asked to go through a very tough process.
Board members sent the fee schedule back to the committee level for discussion.
COVID-19 update
The adjusted daily case rate in Orange County has continued to fall, on Tuesday reported at 3.7 new cases per 100,000 residents, according to the OC Health Care Agency.
The testing positivity rate the number of swabs and spit tests that return positive the coronavirus stands at 1.9%.
The health equity rate the test positivity of disproportionately impacted neighborhoods follows at 2.3%.
In the city of Laguna Woods, public health officials reported 1,057 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday. Laguna Woods has now had 75 coronavirus-related fatalities reported.
Resale report
The average resale price for a unit in Third Mutual in February was $507,520, up from $396,818 in February 2021, according to a VMS staff report. Resales year to date numbered 76, up from 71 the year prior. Sales volume in February was $12.7 million compared with $12 million in February 2021. | [
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Strive Health,the national leader in value-basedkidney care, and Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Northern Indiana (NANI) the nations largest independent nephrology group, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly pursue and manage global risk payment models.
This partnership will benefit people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) through a whole patient approach that enhances lives and communities across Illinois, Indiana and potentially other states.
As part of this relationship, NANI has made an equity investment in Strive, joining New Enterprise Associates, Alphabets CapitalG and other leading venture capital investors, building on Strives $140 million Series B funding round announced in March 2021. | [
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Chicago, Illinois and Nashville, Tennessee(Newsfile Corp. October 18, 2021) Versant Diagnostics, a physician services company focused on anatomic pathology, announced its formation today as part of a partnership between Alliance Pathology Consultants, healthcare entrepreneurs Jim Billington and Brian Carr, and healthcare private equity firm Iron Path Capital. The partnership also announced its addition of Addison Central Pathology, a leading anatomic pathology provider serving the hospital and physicians office markets in the Chicago metro area. The combined entity, Versant Diagnostics, is now one of the largest independent physician-led pathology groups in the Midwest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Jan. 31, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Cataldo Ambulance introduces the newest level of innovative, life-saving technology as standard equipment for its Advanced Life Support ambulances.
Thirteen years ago, Cataldo Ambulance was the first to deploy a mechanical CPR technology throughout all communities served by the company. In 2022, Cataldo invests significantly in the latest technology by upgrading to the latest mechanical CPR device offered by Stryker, the LUCAS 3, v3.1 chest compression system.
Cataldo Supervisor Rob Connolly, heads to a scene with the LUCAS device on his back.
The addition of the LUCAS mechanical chest compression technology allows EMS response teams increased flexibility in supporting local care protocols, and supports providers in concentrating on the many critical, real-time decisions that must be made when responding to a cardiac event.
For over 15 years, the LUCAS chest compression system has been helping lifesaving teams around the world deliver high-quality, chest compressions for adults experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. Stryker, the manufacturer of the LUCAS device describes the technology this way, "The LUCAS device is an external mechanical device that delivers uninterrupted automatic chest compressions at a rate and depth that are consistent with current American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)."
"When minutes, even seconds, count during a cardiac emergency, these new devices will allow our paramedics and EMTs the ability to provide a sustained CPR option, providing the patient with a robust intervention and increasing the potential for a positive outcome," says
Ron Quaranto
, Executive Vice President of Operations. "The weight and size of this new technology is a part of what makes this so innovative. The LUCAS device is compact enough to be carried as a back pack, and can be standard equipment for crews when arriving on scene."
Cataldo's ongoing investment in advanced technology as part of its EMS provider toolkit is an integral part of its success as an innovative EMS resource in
Eastern Massachusetts
. Cataldo has invested in power stretchers, power stair chairs, and advanced cardiac monitors. Says Quaranto, "All of these tools are designed to improve patient outcomes, improve crew safety, and support innovative solutions to complex medical scenarios."
Cataldo Ambulance Service continually distinguishes itself as a leader in EMS, providing routine and emergency medical transportation services, offering clinical education, and introducing the first mobile integrated health service line in
Massachusetts
. As the needs of the community and patients change, Cataldo continues to develop innovative programs designed to ensure the highest level of care is available throughout its service areas. Cataldo is a key partner with the state in providing COVID testing and vaccination resources.
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CURLF
) revealed plans on Tuesdayto open four new dispensaries in Florida by the end of this year.
The move willgrow the company's retail footprint to 42 dispensaries statewide and 117 across the country.
Curaleaf Stuart, located at 1910 Federal Highway, will start selling cannabis firstto befollowed by openings in Lady Lake at 919 North Highway 441, Wesley Chapel at 19416 Bruce B Downs Boulevardand Miami at 12125 SW 152nd Street, over the next few weeks.
"We have been very thoughtful in how we have chosen to expand access to our products and retail experience across the state, and as a result, we have doubled our Florida market share to fifteen percent this year," Matt Darin, regional president at Curaleafsaid. "We are proud of the confidence and trust Curaleaf's patients put in our products and team, and next year we will continue to lead innovation in the industry and launch new products in the Florida market."
Grand opening ceremonies for each location will be held on Jan. 8.
The Wakefield, Massachusetts-based company has expanded its retail and cultivation footprint and introduced more innovative products, including Select Squeeze, Select Bites and Select Nano Bites. Also, Curaleaf recently launched its breakthrough vape hardware, Cliq by Select, in Florida.
C3 Industries' High Profile Grand Rapids Opens Doors To Customers
Vertically integrated cannabis company C3 Industries recently opened its eleventh dispensary nationally and the sixth in Michigan.
Located at 1148 Leonard Street NW in Grand Rapids, the new shop will serve adult-use and medical cannabis consumers.
Customers can shop for a wide range of premium cannabis flower and other products in-store, including an assortment of products from C3's in-house brand, Cloud Cover Cannabis.
In addition to the Grand Rapids store, High Profile currently operates ten other locations across Michigan and Missouri.
The company revealed that it has plans to open several other locations nationally, including expanding into the Massachusetts market in early 2022.
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When former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and three football teams alleging racial discrimination that included an apparent sham interview, Jorge Caballero could empathize.
As a Mexican-American doctor and engineer, Caballero said he has had his share of sham interviews.
You get a very motivated or rushed recruiter thats trying to get you in the door, he said. When he asks how many others have been interviewed for a position, he added, the number indicates youre at the tail end of the process. That possibly allows a company or organization to say they checked the box and considered a diverse slate of candidates, he said.
In his lawsuit filed last month Flores said some teams were using the NFLs Rooney Rule, which requires them to interview candidates of color for coaching positions and senior football-operations jobs, as a smokescreen.
Flores said teams would interview Black coaches like him, but would already have a preferred white candidate. He presented as evidence a text message in which New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick mistakenly congratulated Flores on getting a head-coaching job before Flores was even interviewed, then realized he had the wrong Brian.
The lawsuitaccuses the league of racial discrimination, which it says the statistics reflect: While 70% of NFL players are Black, there are zero Black team owners. Only one head coach, Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, is Black, and the numbers of Black assistant coaches are low. (Since Flores filed the lawsuit, the Steelers have hired him as an assistant coach.)
The NFL said in its response to the lawsuit that diversity is core to everything it does and has vowed to defend itself against the claims, which it said are without merit.
Lauren Tucker, the founder of an inclusion consultancy in the Chicago area, said NFL owners, executives and white sportscasters need to get past their old way of thinking that Black players cant be smart quarterbacks or coaches, because they have been proven wrong.
Floress claim of experiencing sham interviews is as unsurprising as it is central to the Black experience in America, Tucker said. For years, white corporate leaders hid behind the old chestnut, We only hire the best talent. How would they know?
Research throughout the years shows
that companies and organizations may think they are making hiring decisions based purely on merit, but biases and sometimes stereotypes play a role.
The streets of corporate America are littered with the failures of companies that did not, in the end, have the best talent,' Tucker said.
After all, the NFL isnt the only industry failing to turn its diversity pledges into meaningful change. Other industries, like tech, have been accused of making promises they havent kept. Even when companies and organizations make progress that includes hiring people from underrepresented groups, they sometimes struggle to retain them for various reasons.
The same goes for Hollywood though the entertainment industry has seen some notable gains in diversity in the past couple of years, at least by some measures.
Old boys clubs everywhere
The NFL is an old boys club, said Bhaskar Chakravorti, the dean of global business at Tufts Universitys Fletcher School. Sadly, that is true in a lot of other industries as well: Its a club. I see that in academia.
So does Caballero, who was on the residency-selection committee at Stanford Medicine. He resigned last year after he said his outspokenness on diversity issues led his colleagues and superiors to withdraw their support for him at the departmental and institutional levels. That made it tough for him to secure research grants and advance beyond an entry-level faculty appointment, he wrote in an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle.
A spokeswoman said Stanford Medicine does not comment on personnel matters, and that Stanford Health Care and the School of Medicine are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In both medicine and academia, Cabellero told MarketWatch, there are public overtures and lip service to diversity and inclusion with a lack of substantive commitment at the institutional level.
Pamela Newkirk discusses that type of lip service in her 2019 book, Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business. Newkirk, a New York University journalism professor, says corporations have created a bloated apparatus that seems more concerned with optics of diversity than the realization of diversity.
She cited a 2019 studyby an executive-search consultancy that found most chief diversity officers dont have access to their companies demographic data.
If you cant even see under the hood, you cant fix the problem that has metastasized in the organization, Newkirk said.
And even when there is diversity data, like in the tech industry, it doesnt automatically mean progress will follow, or that it will be meaningful or sustained.
Almost a decade ago, tech became the first industry to begin to regularly disclose its workforce demographics. But the industry continues to have mostly low-single-digit percentages of Black and Latino employees and leadership. The lack of Black employees is up and down the system, with almost no Black CEOs, said Chakravorti.
Black STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates are teaching or working in academia and starting small businesses at higher rates than STEM graduates from other racial groups, researchby Tufts Fletcher School shows and not working in the more lucrative tech sector at the same rates as white and Asian STEM graduates.
Tech giant Google, whose diversity initiatives inspired backlash in the form of a manifestofrom a since-fired white male engineer, has had its share of controversial departures of Black female employees. And late last week, former recruiter April Curley filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status, alleging the company fired her in 2020 after she began to question white-dominant policies at Google, especially at the recruitment level , she said during a news conference Monday.
The lawsuit contends there is a high attrition rate among Black Google employees because of the racially discriminatory and hostile environment at Google, as well as the underpayment and denial of advancement. (Google did not return a request for comment on the lawsuit.)
Were talking about tech geniuses who cant come up with a way to fix the problem, Newkirk said.
Read more:
Theres a diversity grift right now: Employees at center of racial controversies at tech companies speak out
Sometimes, the focus on diversity feels forced and can be a red flag for job candidates. Arianna, a woman from Washington state who requested that her last name not be used, is biracial Black and white. She turned down a project management job at a tech company after feeling like the managers talked too much about wanting to diversify their workforce dur | [
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Updated:
6:38 AM EST December 6, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Neighbors helping neighbors takes on a whole new meaning as a new service launches in Charlotte.
NaborForce
looks to help senior citizens in a way we havent seen before and some big corporations think this could be the way to keep caregivers forced to choose between work and family on the job.
NaborForce pairs older people in the community with neighbors willing to help and its gaining a lot of traction thanks to the pandemic that forced us all to take a hard look at caregiving.
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Jamie Morrow is trying to be a good neighbor, literally. A nurse who stopped working during COVID-19 to be home with her two teens just signed up with NaborForce.
"I'm kind of bored not doing anything but I want to do something meaningful," she said about her reasons for signing up to be a neighbor.
"My mother passed away a little over a year ago and my father died several years ago and she lived in Arkansas and if there was something like this when she was still alive I would have been great to have help around the house," she added.
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NaborForce pairs seniors with adults who live nearby and can help with everyday tasks. It's like having a son or daughter on demand.
"You're more like a substitute child for an older adult who needs help changing lightbulbs go to the grocery store or an appointment, really just running errands," Morrow said.
Paige Wilson founded NaborForce after she found herself sandwiched between trying to care for her own kids and her mom who lived in another state. She didnt need medical care, but she still needed some help.
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"I was trying to help my mom several years ago and there was nothing there and I hated seeing her lose access to all the things she loved," Wilson said.
Wilson said the pandemic showed everyone, especially employers, that caregiving is a very real issue that can impact the workforce.
"We're growing like crazy. We call it the 'neighbor force for labor force.' We've gotten a lot of interest from employers," Wilson said.
It costs $28 an hour and the neighbors are paid a small amount but most, like Jamie, arent in it for the money. Naborforce does complete background checks and in-person interviews and its clear theres a demand. They added four cities just this year - and there are plans for many more. | [
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Dr Jeff Patton on Notable Sessions, What to Expect at Community Oncology Conference 2021
March 26, 2021
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Jeff Patton, MD, CEO, OneOncology, chairman of the board, Tennessee Oncology, discusses what audience members should expect from the Community Oncology Conference 2021 and sessions he is looking forward to.
Jeff Patton, MD, CEO of OneOncology and chairman of the board for Tennessee Oncology, discusses the Community Oncology Conference during its second year in a virtual format.
Transcript
:
Heading into the second year of a virtual format for the Community Oncology Conference how will this years layout compare to last years and what should audience members expect?
I think it'll be very similar. We got very good feedback on the format last year of going from live, to virtual. And so we're trying to recreate what it's like to be in person, which is hard, but I think we did a good job. The key aspect will be the same that well continue to have 4 tracks, there'll be a clinical track, a business track, a pharmacy track, and an advocacy track.
The advantage of this format, quite frankly, is it's easier to switch from track to track and kind of see what you want to see. So, I highly encourage, as I always do, for non-clinical people to look at the clinical track and non-business folks to see what's going on in business down the line. The disadvantage, obviously, is missing the incredible networking opportunity, in which this is the best networking community oncology conference in the country. So, we will miss that.
What should the audience expect this year? This remains the penultimate community oncology conference, I said that before. I encourage every year anyone from Tennessee Oncology, and now everyone from OneOncology, if you can log on or participate in only one conference a year, this is the one.
As co-chair of this years conference, what discussions or sessions are you looking forward to most?
This is a little my biasI'm introducing a Ronny Gal, a senior analyst from Bernstein, who will talk about the hospital transparency requirement that the government required starting in January. We've known for years that the hospitals have been overcharging for drugs and now that we have transparency, this is the biggest opportunity community oncology has had in 20 years to show that we are the high-quality, low-cost provider because they mark up drugs 250% and we certainly can't do that.
On the clinical side, all of them. I mean, it's fantastic. I guess the one that's near and dear to me is the immuno-oncology update, not just because my colleague David Spigel, MD, is doing it. He'll be introduced by my friend [Stephen "Fred" Divers, MD], and Tony Abraham[, DO MPA] will be on that as well.
On the pharmacy side, the PBM and payer update will be fascinating. We get a superstar cast there with John Levitt from Frier Levitt, our own Ted Okon, Rich Ingram[, MD], and Stuart Genschaw[, MHA, MBA]. So, all the games and tricks that the PBMs and insurers playI would encourage attendance at that one.
And then I always enjoy the legislative update. Once again, an all-star cast: Ted Okon will moderate; Christian Downs[, JD, MHA] from [Association of Community Cancer Centers] will be there; Ben Jones from the US Oncology Network who I know is fantastic; Deborah Kamin[, RN, PhD,] who's from [American Society of Clinical Oncology], is great; Rebecca McGrath; and Brent Tallamy. So, this is always good and that's an all-star cast there. | [
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Mednax Announces Intent to Sell its Radiology Solutions
Company intends to return to original name, Pediatrix Medical Group, and to refocus as dedicated pediatrics and obstetrics organization
June 5, 2020 Mednax, a leading health solutions partner specializing in prenatal, neonatal, pediatric and radiology services, announced a number of steps it is taking as part of its aggressive transformational activity to position the company for long-term, sustainable growth.
The company confirmed that it has been reviewing strategic alternatives for its radiology medical group, Mednax Radiology Solutions Prior to the onset of the COVID-19pandemic, Mednax had been in advanced discussions to divest this organization and plans to move forward with a divestiture, when market conditions are appropriate. Mednax intends to apply the proceeds from a sale of Mednax Radiology Solutions toward debt reduction.
As part of the Companys 2020 financial expectations that Mednaxprovided prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mednax Radiology Solutions was expected to contribute approximately $550 million and $90 million in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, respectively, to the companys operating results for the year. In accordance with GAAP accounting, operating results for Mednax Radiology Solutions will continue to be reported as part of Mednaxs continuing operations at this time.
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ALung Technologies
raised $2.6 million in a new round of debt and options financing, according to an SEC filing posted this week.
The Pittsburgh, Penn.-based company is developing the Hemolung device, an extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal system that works by removing carbon dioxide and delivering oxygen directly to a patients blood via a small catheter inserted into the jugular or femoral vein.
ALung Technologies has not yet stated how it plans to spend money raised in the round.
Money in the round came from 37 unnamed sources, with the company seeking another $1.4 million before closing the round. The 1st sale in the round was reported on Dec. 27, | [
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WOOF
), a complete partner in pet health and wellness, today launched Petco Whole Health an industry-leading, first framework that consists of five interconnected dimensions of pet health physical health, mental health, social health, home health and accessible health created with the focus to improve pet well-being and strengthen one another when addressed as a whole. As a part of the launch, Petco will also kick off a three-week Petco Whole Health challenge on
April 5
to support and reward pet parents for taking action to improve their pets' overall wellness.
(PRNewsfoto/Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.)
"The Whole Health philosophy is at the core of our journey from pet specialty retailer to a 360-degree health and wellness partner," said
Tariq Hassan
, Petco Chief Marketing Officer. "We know pet parents want to do the best for their pets; they just need support to know how. This provides a clear framework for pet parents to act in the best interest of their pets, further defines our mission to improve lives for pets and pet parents, and sets a baseline for what's to come from Petco in the health and wellness space. The simultaneous launch of our new creative campaign and strategy
it's what we'd want if we were pets
brings it all to life by confirming our commitment to delivering the same, if not better, care for the well-being of pets that we expect for ourselves as humans."
The Petco Whole Health approach addresses the 80% of pet parents who say they feel as close to their pets as they are to their children or partner, the majority of whom also admit they have no idea how to properly care for the pets they love. It also follows the company's moves to
stop selling dog and cat food and treats with artificial ingredients
* in 2019 and the removal of shock collars in 2020 furthering its ongoing commitment to setting industry-leading standards for pet care and welfare.
Pet parents can learn more about the philosophy petco.com/wholehealth where they will also find helpful products and services recommendations corresponding to each of the Whole Health pillars so they can begin to take action:
Physical Health
Providing the nutrition, activity and preventive care that keeps pets fit inside and out.
Mental Health
Ensuring pets can lead joyful, enriching lives free from boredom and anxiety.
Social Health
Nurturing pets to feel confident and comfortable around other animals and humans.
Home Health
Creating safe, stimulating environments where pets feel like they belong.
Accessible Health
Getting affordable, convenient access to everything pets need to live their best lives.
The Whole Health challenge a three-week educational commitment asks pet parents to join Petco's revolution for Whole Health and go beyond the basics to deliver complete care that improves pet well-being and helps pets lead full, rewarding lives. Petco will release five tips each week intended to spark pet parent action mapping to the five pillars of the philosophy.
In the company's latest step to ensure they are providing better solutions for pets, Petco also confirmed it has removed traditional rawhide optionsfrom store shelves as of
March 23
, to instead promote safe, long-lasting and highly digestible alternatives.
With pet parents spending significantly more time at home with their pets through the COVID-19 pandemic, busy bones and long-lasting chews that keep pets busy and provide needed mental stimulation have become more in demand, with related product sales rising more than 10% last year compared to 2019. According to research from Petco's customer survey (2019), 71% of consumers have concerns with traditional rawhide, including choking, digestibility and origin of ingredients. As a result, the company has removed all 32 traditional rawhide products from store shelves in favor of highly digestible rawhide and rawhide-free meat- and plant-based alternatives, made with perforations to make them easier to digest.
"In line with veterinary recommendations, Petco is choosing to focus on safer alternatives to rawhide and steer pet parents away from the digestibility health concerns associated with the traditional products," said Dr.
Whitney Miller
, Head of Veterinary Medicine for Petco. "While many dogs enjoy traditional rawhide, the fact that they pose even a minimal risk to pet health led to the conclusion that we should exclusively focus on products that better align with our mission and Whole Health philosophy."
Pet parents in search of long-lasting chew options can consider Petco's new Good Lovin' HD Rawhide, launching in May of this year, or Better Belly's highly digestible rawhide assortment and options from Good Lovin', Nylabone, Smartbones and Nothin' to Hide, available nationwide now at Petco stores and petco.com.
Petco offers a variety of safe, convenient ways to shop, including in-store, curbside pick-up, same-day delivery and repeat delivery, and remains committed to providing pet parents with access to everything they need for their pet's whole health, including its latest membership program,
Vital Care
For more information about Petco's Whole Health philosophy, Whole Health challenge and decision to remove traditional rawhide from its assortment, visit petco.com/wholehealth
*See how Petco defines artificial ingredients at petco.com/nutritionstandards
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and our own Petco partners. Since our founding in 1965, we've been trailblazing new standards in pet care, delivering comprehensive wellness solutions through our products and services, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a growing network of more than 100 in-store veterinary hospitals, and offer a complete online resource for pet health and wellness at | [
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Through diverse global LPs, Inovo is able to offer portfolio companies greater range of global capital to help them scale.
New York --News Direct-- Inovo
Inovo
, the venture capital fund investing in technology startups across Poland and Central & Eastern European region (CEE), has today announced the final close of its second fund, Inovo II, at 54m. A range of global funds, entrepreneurs and family offices joined the European Investment Fund (EIF) as the cornerstone investor.
Inovo wants to light up Poland. Photo credit: MICHA SADOWSKI
Inovo specialises in identifying disruptive tech startups and supporting their development and growth through participation in early-stage, post-traction seed and Series A funding. Having a diverse range of LPs in the fund will enable portfolio companies to secure global funding as they scale and expand abroad. The new fund has already committed funding to several investment opportunities with leading international investors, including European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Andreessen Horowitz, Hoxton Ventures and Point Nine Capital. Notable investments include: Spacelift, Infermedica, Jutro Medical, AI Clearing, Zowie, Preply, Packhelp, Intiaro, Tidio, Allset and Eyerim.
This fundraise follows the success of Inovo I which generated 3.2x return on investments from a portfolio of 15 high-growth tech startups, most of which have since been sold profitably, two have IPOd, and three top-performing remain in the portfolio. One of the remaining investments is Booksy, the marketplace for beauty services where Inovo invested at the Seed stage. Now the company is one of the worlds top 100 marketplaces with 10 million app downloads and raised $70m in a Series C round (led by CatRock). Booksy is widely considered to become one of the first unicorn startups (those that have a valuation of $1b) from Poland.
Tomasz Swieboda, Managing Partner at Inovo
commented: The tech ecosystem in the CEE region is growing at an exceptional pace. In Poland the growth rate is 70% year-on-year. In 2020, almost 500m in venture capital was deployed to 300 companies, which will almost certainly grow this year. It is our expectation that this decade will produce 10 unicorns and a few decacorns from Poland.
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With the launch of its second fund, Inovo is aiming to cement its reputation as one of the leading early stage investors in Poland and the CEE region, while helping enterprising startups realize their potential, paving the way for later-stage funding from international VCs.
With 38 million people, Poland is a large market itself. Last year we've seen IPOs of two tech companies valued at over $1bn and focused on the domestic market - Allegro and InPost. Market size is both an advantage and an obstacle, resulting in Polish ecosystem being not very well connected to the West. At Inovo we strive to change that. We are perfectly placed to act as a catalyst to accommodate the new wave of ambitious local founders who want to follow in the footsteps of Booksy, Brainly and Docplanner and target global markets. Through our collaborative approach and international network we can help bridge them to larger investors added
Tomasz Swieboda
.
Stefan Batory, Cofounder & CEO at Booksy
commented: The growth of the Polish startup ecosystem will accelerate after seeing success stories, proving that its possible to build global businesses out of the CEE region. I am certain that Booksy will serve as one such example, and then many will follow in our footsteps. However, for this to happen, startups need access to VCs like Inovo, which will provide not only capital, but also guidance and international connections for businesses to scale rapidly.
About Inovo
Inovo is a venture capital fund investing in rapidly growing tech companies at Seed / Series A across Poland and the Central and Eastern Europe region (CEE). We back early-stage, post-traction startups with up to 3M of initial investment, and help them build global brands, while driving growth of the local startup ecosystem.
We take great pride in being close to top founders who think big. Were investors in: Booksy, Restaumatic, Sotrender, Infermedica, Spacelift, Tidio, AI Clearing, Zowie, Jutro Medical, Intiaro, Packhelp, Preply, Eyerim, Allset.
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Huntsville, AL, based spinal implant manufacturer Curiteva, Inc announced record revenue for Q3 2020 with the successful launch of their Prodigy Open and MIS posterior fixation systems.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (PRWEB) November 10, 2020
Huntsville, AL, based spinal implant manufacturer Curiteva, Inc announced record revenue for Q3 2020 with the successful launch of their Prodigy Open and MIS posterior fixation systems. The company recorded 6 consecutive quarters of revenue growth since the launch of their first product in January of 2019 and currently has over 200 surgical kits in circulation around the United States.
Curiteva is a privately held technology and manufacturing company founded by Chad Falciani and Eric Linder in 2017. Mr. Falciani is the founder of multiple precision manufacturing, medical device, and biologic companies he led to successful exits over the last 20 years and serves as Chairman of the Board. I saw a need for a platform company in the spinal implant space that combined world-class manufacturing with accelerated R&D, experienced leadership, and strong business principles, said Falciani. Mr. Linder serves as Chief Technology Officer and has developed more than 25 FDA cleared systems in spine and orthopedics during his career.
The commitment to a diversified platform business supporting contract customers and introduction of Curiteva branded implant systems enabled the company to expand operations and infrastructure through the COVID-19 shut-down of elective procedures. Our experience and expertise in designing and building precision implants and instruments allowed us to dedicate resources and equipment to support our contract customers and ensure we remained fully operational through this challenging time, stated Bill Voss, Chief Operating Officer and 20+ year industry leader in medical device manufacturing.
The release of the Prodigy posterior fixation systems complements a portfolio that includes PLIF, TLIF, ALIF, and ACDF interbody and fixation systems developed in-house since 2017. Our shared vision is to build a strong portfolio of innovative products in support of existing customer requirements as we invest tirelessly in the development or acquisition of novel technologies to advance patient outcomes and increase our value proposition, commented CEO Mike English.
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So maybe you've resolved to lose 10 pounds or run a 5K in the new year?
Psssh. That's nothing.
You may want to aim a little higher after you see what the Des Moines Symphony has in store for its annual New Year's Pops concert. A group of super-human acrobats, contortionists and strongmen will perform in skimpy costumes and spray paint while the orchestra plays a few dramatic hits.
The company, called Cirque de la Symphonie, is returning for its third stint with the musicians. Its two earlier visits sold out.
"It's the only cirque company in the world that works exclusively with symphony orchestras," said the group's executive director, Bill Allen. "It's a true fusion of the two art forms."
The orchestra isn't just a classy backup band, he said. Allen worked with the symphony's music director, Joseph Giunta, to put together the program, which includes the Bohemian Dance from "Carmen" (with ring juggling), the Jester's Dance from "The Snow Maiden" (hula hoops) and a tarantella from "The Magic Toyshop" (electric juggling).
One of the performers is a 13-year-old contortionist prodigy. Another is a gymnast who dangles from straps from the ceiling to the tune of John Williams' "Flight to Neverland" from the movie "Hook." (Other times it's Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries.")
For the finale, a pair of strongmen will do their thing to Ravel's "Bolero" and Strauss' "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," best known as the boom-boom theme to "2001: A Space Odyssey." (So if you need a new playlist for the gym ... )
"What makes it work is the concentration of the choreography. Every movement carefully matches the music," Allen said.
He started experimenting with shows like this in the 1990s before he and Russian aerialist Alexander "Sasha" Streltsov co-founded Cirque in 2006. Since then, they've recruited talent from all over the world, including several Olympians.
"We get YouTube links from (applicants) from all over the world," Allen said. "It's really the pinnacle of a cirque artist's success."
New Year's Eve Pops
WHERE: Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St.
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The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has celebrated its 30th anniversary year, by teaming up with local creative organisation, The Word Association, to create a celebratory and thought-provoking anthology of poems and creative writing.
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The project was funded via a National Lottery project grant from Arts Council England, and printing of the book was kindly sponsored by solicitors firm, Irwin Mitchell. Past patients, aircrew, volunteers and charity staff have all reflected on their own experiences with the charity and contributed to creating On a Mission: 30 Years of Rapid Response.
The anthology is now available and on-sale for just 10 from the website, midlandsairambulance.com/shop or from one of the charity's shops.
The idea to create the memoir was first brought about by Giovanni Spoz Esposito, director of The Word Association, which is a community interest company based in Worcestershire.
Giovanni Spoz Esposito, the award-winning poet who initially had the idea for the poetry anthology, said: Poetry and writing of any kind, is a lovely way of expressing one's self and can be a healthy release of emotion too. Reading the poems, stories and letters from people affected and/or involved with MAAC, has been a humbling, yet uplifting experience for me. I hope the book resonates with many others too.
Emma Gray, chief operating officer at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, added: The anthology provides an incredible reflection of peoples experiences of the charity over the last 30 years. Our team of staff, patients, volunteers and supporters found it extremely rewarding to work with The Word Association. We are proud of the three-decade story that this book tells.
As our daily missions are entirely funded by the generosity of the public and local businesses, we hope people across the communities we serve purchase On a Mission to find out more about the impact of our service, but also to support us during our milestone anniversary year.
On behalf of Irwin Mitchell, Hilary Wetherell, added: It was wonderful to be able to support Midlands Air Ambulance Charity with the publication of this amazing collection of creative writing and then to attend the launch event and hear some of the incredibly moving poetry brought to life by the talented authors. So many of our clients and their families have been supported by the incredible service Midlands Air Ambulance Charity provides and to be able to meet up with them again and hear their stories is a real privilege.
Peter Knott, Area Director for Arts Council England, said: Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has provided thousands of people with lifesaving medical care, were so proud to have supported the anniversary celebrations with the creation of a series of poems, prose and creative writing through National Lottery Project Grants.
Its fantastic to see that the anthology includes the reflections and experiences of so many people, being able to share stories through creativity allowing people from all communities to connect. | [
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Amazon.com Inc says it has closed its $US8.5 billion ($A11.5 billion) deal to buy MGM, combining the fabled movie maker behind Rocky and James Bond with the online retailing giant as it looks to draw consumers through more streaming video.
In a statement, Amazon said it would welcome all MGM employees to the company and work with the studio's leadership, indicating there would not be lay-offs.
Its decision to close comes after a deadline passed for the US Federal Trade Commission to challenge the deal.
The Seattle-based retailer announced the transaction in May 2021, saying MGM offered a trove of content to draw consumers to its fast-shipping and streaming club Prime, which costs $US14.99 per month in the United States.
Nearly a year later, Amazon is clear of regulatory hurdles.
The European Commission approved the deal on Tuesday, with no conditions.
Likewise, Amazon earlier informed the FTC that it had "substantially complied" with requests for information about the deal.
The FTC declined to comment.
According to Amazon, MGM's staff will join the organisation of Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios.
MGM bolsters Amazon Prime Video's offering with more than 4000 film titles, as well as this year's Oscar-nominated Licorice Pizza and a long list of television shows that may help Amazon compete with streaming rivals Netflix and Disney+.
Hopkins praised MGM's "broad slate of original films and television shows".
"We welcome MGM employees, creators and talent to Prime Video and Amazon Studios, and we look forward to working together to create even more opportunities to deliver quality storytelling," he said in a statement.
The FTC has a broader probe open into Amazon as part of government antitrust investigations begun under the administration of former US President Donald Trump into the four big tech platforms, including Facebook and Google.
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Is Technology Any Match for a Dogs Nose? This Project is Trying.
Sam Prickett
April 14, 2019
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Eric Housh, who co-founded the medical technology company AerBetic, keeps these boxing gloves in his office as a reminder of the fight that comes with starting a small business. (Source: Solomon Crenshaw Jr.)
In some ways, Birmingham-based medical technology company AerBetic is attempting to imitate one of the most sensitive detection devices in nature: a dogs nose.
The idea came from diabetic alert dogs, said AerBetic co-founder Eric Housh, referring to canines trained to alert diabetic owners when their blood sugar is too low, something they can smell on their owners breath. While those dogs are effective, Housh said, they can be prohibitively expensive. Plus, theres a long wait time to get one, and you cant really take the dog everywhere, right? he added.
His proposed solution is a non-invasive diabetes alert device that uses your exhaled breath to infer your diabetic status. Its a product thats been in development in Birmingham for two years, with assistance from the citys medical and technical research community. A limited-run beta model is slated to be completed this year, and the company expects to have a consumer-ready version of the device next year.
When we came up with this idea, we knew we wanted to found the company here, to grow the company here, said Housh, who co-founded the company with current CEO Arnar Thors. Its always been our mission to bring this sort of advanced product to market and do it from right here in Birmingham.
AerBetic works through tiny gas sensors that can detect down to the parts-per-billion level. Those sensors, once programmed to detect the same exhaled volatile organic compounds that the dog looks for, will be attached to wearable devices, which in turn are connected to a mobile app.
AerBetics technology uses tiny sensors, which will be attached to wearable devices, to alert diabetics when their blood sugar is too low. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr.)
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British life insurer Pru Life UK has entered into a partnership with pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and two local healthcare providers to offer a group insurance package for companies and their employees.
In a statement, Pru Life UK announced on Wednesday, July 7, that it partnered with British global biopharmaceutical developer AstraZeneca, and health maintenance organization (HMO) providers Intellicare and Avega for a group insurance option.
Under the partnership, Pru Life UK will provide the group insurance package, while Intellicare and Avega will equip their corporate clients and their employees with benefits that include critical illness coverage.
On the other hand, AstraZeneca will be driving health and disease awareness contents in Pru Life UKs all-in-one health and wellness app called Pulse.
Allan Tumbaga, Pru Life UK chief customer marketing officer said their company is proud to partner with two of the countrys leading healthcare providers Intellicare and Avega to bring best-in-class products and services to clients.
Meanwhile, Norman Amora, Intellicare senior vice president said their partnership provides clients holistic protection and prevention through the awareness content developed by AstraZeneca, insurance protection Pru Life UK and treatment services by Intellicare and Avega.
This partnership creates a holistic ecosphere where we can provide the best health and wellness programs for the Filipino workforce, Amora said.
The group insurance package is designed to help Filipinos prevent, protect, and postpone the onset of diseases, especially amid the pandemic. It provides HMO benefits, Life Benefit, the Accidental Death Disablement Long Scale Benefit, and Terminal Illness Benefit.
It also offers the Crisis Cover Benefit which covers 15 pre-identified critical illnesses such as heart attack, stroke, and cancer.
Full-time and active employees of corporate clients of Intellicare and Avega are entitled to access the package.
Policyholders can also enjoy Pulse Fit benefits, such as access to the meal planner feature, health and wellness communities, exercise buddies feature, and online challenges. | [
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The Global Climate Strike will take place on 19 March2021. How can and should employers respond if employees wish totake part? Ius Laboris experts in seven jurisdictions giveguidance.
The climate strikes, also known as the Global Week for Future,are a series of international strikes and protests to demand actionbe taken to address climate change. The 'global climatestrike' is not a union strike, but an event organised by or onbehalf of the Fridays for Future international climate movement. Wewanted to know what employers can do if employees decide to jointhis strike during work hours without permission, what the view ofthe unions might be etc. The answers for seven jurisdictions areset out below.
Belgium
In Belgium, an employer confronted with employees absent for thereasons described above, does not need to pay salary (but can ofcourse).
It is debatable whether the employee has a right to be absent toattend the global climate strike. There are some good arguments todefend the position that this would be a legitimate absence: anemployee may argue that it is part of his or her freedom ofexpression (article 10 European Convention on Human Rights) so theemployer should allow him or her to participate, unless theemployer has justified motives to refuse. Participation could alsobe justified by the right of freedom of assembly and association(Art 11 European Convention on Human Rights).
On this basis, employees can ask the employer to accept an offday on the date of the demonstration, even if the demonstration hasan ecological (rather than a professional or economic) purpose.
The question is also of interest to the unions: if it's arecognised strike, they pay the unionised workers a small indemnity(non-striking workers receive nothing); if it's a'demonstration', in principle, the unions don'tintervene. In this case, the unions will not recognise this type ofclimate strike action as a strike so they would probably notintervene financially.
Denmark
From a general employment law perspective, interrupting work toparticipate in this type of strike without the employer'spermission would be characterised as an unlawful absence. Thiswould mean the employee will not be entitled to pay during theabsence, and the absence may (depending on the circumstances) leadto sanctions such as termination of employment.
Trade unions must dissociate themselves from strikes with apolitical purpose (which they practically always have). Otherwise,they will participate in 'unofficial strike action' andthis may lead to a penalty (in Danish: 'bod').
Employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreementsand participate in strikes may also, in some situations, be fined.However, if a strike only lasts one day, case law shows that it isnot possible to fine the employees who participate.
France
In France, a strike is defined as the collective and concertedcessation of work by employees in support of professionaldemands.
Since the global climate strike is about climate, and not aboutprofessional demands, subject to unions also adding professionaldemands to justify a call for strike on that day, we believe it islikely that an employee refusing to work on that day could be seenas committing a fault. In practice, employers may be reluctant todiscipline employees who want to protest on this topic, and wewould therefore recommend asking employees who wish to participateto take paid leave for that day.
Germany
In principle, employees are allowed to strike under certainconditions. These include, among others, that a union calls for astrike and that the strike is related to work, that is, there is atarget that can be regulated by collective bargaining. The climatemovement, on the other hand, pursues political goals. It calls ongovernments to introduce more climate protection and take concretemeasures against climate change. In terms of labour law, theclimate strike is therefore not a legal strike, but a politicaldemonstration.
Workers cannot simply stay away from work to take part in apolitical demonstration. Anyone who strikes for two or three hourswithout permission loses the entitlement to pay for this time andcan be officially warned.
In principle, employees must stand up for their political issuesoutside of working hours (i.e. in their free tim)e. This alsoapplies to participation in Fridays for Future demonstrations. Inreturn, employers must also accept that employees stand up fortheir political convictions. This is only limited if the employerhas doubts about the employee's compliance with the rule of lawor the reputation of the company could be damaged by theemployee's actions.
Anyone who wants to be part of the global climate strike as anemployee can take vacation in advance, apply for a leave ofabsence, reduce overtime or work to make up the time. In principle,this must be done in consultation with the consent of the employer.The employer is not obliged to grant vacation days.
Italy
A strike related to the protection of the environment (exceptwhere the employment relationship is within the environment sectorso that a strike relating to this issue would be connected with thework activity and therefore protected by Italian Constitution) isnot considered to be connected to the employment contract.
Doctrine and case law affirm that participating in this type ofstrike could not entail a criminal offence but it is debated if itcan entail a civil breach of the employees' obligations.Indeed, some commentators think that a strike for the protection ofthe environment without having asked for a leave of absence fromwork from the employer could be considered as a breach of contractso the employees could be subjected to disciplinary proceedings bythe employer. However, case law has decided differently in similarcases so there is no specific principle in this regard; it is avery delicate issue.
Poland
This event does not seem to be popular in Poland. However,participating in a global climate strike during employee'sworking hours, without employer's permission, would be aviolation of the employee's basic duties with all thedisciplinary consequences this entails, including summarydismissal. It would be a discretionary decision for the employerwhether to justify this absence and/or pay salary in relation toit. The best option to deal with this situation would be to agreeon using annual leave or to grant on-request leave in advance.
United Kingdom
As the Certification Officer (the statutory regulator of tradeunions) recently noted in her Annual Report, trade union membershiphas continued consistently to fall over the last ten years.Employees across all sectors are nevertheless increasingly seekingto withhold their labour in support of their chosen causes. Unlikeemployees in many other countries, UK employees do not have a'right to strike'. An employee who withdraws their labourwhen they are contractually required to work is acting unlawfully.It is for this reason that an emp | [
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BioSkryb Launches Researcher Early Access Program for Genomic Amplification Technology
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Aug. 3, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- BioSkryb, Inc. ("BioSkryb"), a developer of genomic amplification technologies that deliver higher coverage and fidelity for gene sequencing, today announced that it has launched an Early Access Program (EAP) for researchers to test its proprietary genomic amplification technology (Primary Template-directed Amplification or PTA). Enrollment in the program secures dedicated workflow support to ensure their participants receive the highest quality results possible to enable their next discovery.
"Historically, the challenge has been that the quality of data produced from existing genome amplification methods is insufficient and limits genomic discoveries. Our revolutionary technology will enable EAP participants to make complex, transformative discoveries that will advance their research," said
Jay West
, Ph.D., CEO, and Co-founder of BioSkryb.
EAP participants will utilize BioSkryb's ResolveDNA Whole Genome Amplification Kits as a discovery-enabling method to whole-genome amplification (WGA) that addresses the inherent challenges of single-cell genomics by producing high quality gene sequencing data. The technology provides the required breadth, specificity, and sensitivity to define cellular heterogeneity at the level of the most basic building blocks of life - the single cell.
"PTA is our method of choice if you want reproducible, efficient and evenly amplified genomes from single cells for single nucleotide variant detection," said
Christopher A. Walsh
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Harvard Medical School
, Chief Division of Genetics at Boston Children's Hospital, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
The new, proprietary amplification technology employs controlled reaction parameters to reproducibly recover >95% of the genomes of single cells and low-input samples with unprecedented fidelity and uniformity. This industry-leading performance is highly scalable and supports robust, reliable, and routine single-cell genomic applications.
For more information about BioSkryb, its products, and the Early Access Program, please visit: https://bioskryb.com
About BioSkryb
BioSkryb is a venture-backed developer of genomic amplification technologies based in
Durham, North Carolina
. Their proprietary Primary Template-directed Amplification (PTA) system delivers reproducible, high coverage breadth and uniformity for various low or ultra-low input sequencing applications. Its products support sequencing library generation produced from limiting samples that have undergone whole genome amplification, resulting in the highest quality genetic analyses available today. For more information, please visit: https://www.bioskryb.com/
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Check Out This This Rookie ETF, Its Is On Fire
Disruptive Technology Channel
Check Out This This Rookie ETF, Its Is On Fire
By
on
August 28, 2020
Some new ETFs get off to solid starts. Others rapidly become the stuff of legend and the
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC)
is definitely in the latter category.
Still, less than a month old, EDOC is closing in on $300 million in assets under management, confirming that bringing a telemedicine ETF to market at a time when that industry is experiencing a rapid growth spurt was a fine idea.
The Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC) seeks to invest in companies positioned to benefit from further advances in the field of telemedicine and digital health. This includes companies involved in Telemedicine, Health Care Analytics, Connected Health Care Devices, and Administrative Digitization.
Telemedicines intersection with the pandemic is relevant because it shows investors a fund like EDOC is relevant today, but also reminds market participants the growth proposition here was in place prior to 2020 and will be strong after the virus is defeated, according to Nasdaq Said another way, as is the case with other high-growth industries, such as e-commerce and fintech, the pandemic is speeding along previously growth in telemedicine.
EDOC Right for Right Now and Beyond
The fund provides exposure to companies that are well-positioned to benefit from further advances in the field of Telemedicine and Digital Health, including those involved in telemedicine, connected health care devices, health care analytics, and administrative digitization. That results in data from these devices, health applications, and other sources that can offer preventative health benefits when paired with genomic information and data from the broader health community.
Data confirm that EDOC is meeting demands sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Use of telemedicine by US physicians has increased significantly as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak,
. In a survey conducted by data and analytics company GlobalData, 79% of specialists indicated that their use of telemedicine technology had increased as a result of the pandemic, while 20% indicated that their use had stayed the same.
Importantly, EDOC will be useful and potentially rewarding to investors after the virus is vanquished.
COVID-19 may be the tipping point for telemedicine as the full potential of the technology is increasingly realized by patients, healthcare systems, and payers. As a result of the pandemic, regulations, and policies governing reimbursement and use of telemedicine have changed significantly, leading to expanded access and an unprecedented demand for these services, said Kathryn Whitney, director of thematic analysis at GlobalData.
For more on disruptive technologies, visit our
Disruptive Technology Channel
.
The opinions and forecasts expressed herein are solely those of Tom Lydon, and may not actually come to pass. Information on this site should not be used or construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any product.
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Avalanche Studios teased its next game during the Xbox E3 showcase, an open-world co-op game called Contraband. Like many of the other games announced during the showcase, it will be available on day one through Xbox Game Pass. The teaser was short and details were scant. It was mostly a mood-setter with Steely Dan playing over a scene inside a storage facility, with various boxes and goods scattered about. Presumably those are, well, contraband. In a follow-up tweet, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg said that it's set in the 1970s in the fictional country of Bayan. Excited to announce big new AAA Xbox Games Studios exclusive game we are making in partnership w/ the talented team at Avalanche Studios (team behind games like Just Cause). Contraband, a co-op smugglers paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan. https://t.co/G0sA9jctpN Aaron Greenberg U (@aarongreenberg) June 13, 2021Avalanche is the studio behind the Just Cause series, so we may expect similar bombastic action here. | [
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We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for diseases involving mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria, found in nearly every cell in the body, are the body's main source of energy production and are critical for normal organ function. Dysfunctional mitochondria characterize a number of rare genetic diseases and are involved in many common age-related diseases, typically involving organ systems with high energy demands such as the eye, the neuromuscular system, the heart and the brain. We believe our lead product candidate, elamipretide, has the potential to treat ophthalmic diseases entailing mitochondrial dysfunction, such as dry AMD, rare neuromuscular disorders, such as primary mitochondrial myopathy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and rare cardiomyopathies, such as Barth syndrome. We are evaluating our second-generation clinical-stage candidate, SBT-272, for rare neurological disease indications, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia, following promising preclinical data. We have optimized our discovery platform to identify novel mitochondria-targeted compounds which may be nominated as therapeutic product candidates or utilized as mitochondria-targeted vectors to deliver other compounds to mitochondria.
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Unique amphibious camper-trike goes on sale
A unique amphibious camper-trike has gone on sale called the Z-Triton 2.
It combines a boat, a tricycle, and a camper and offers the freedomto travel both over landand water
Latvian company Zeltini previously unveiled the vehicle in 2020 in prototype form, but now the quirky transportis ready for pre-order.
A ready-made Z-Triton is 14,500 EUR (12,144), while a simplified DIY kit version is being developed and will be 4,500 EUR (3,768). Both prices are based on specifications and do not include shipping and taxes.
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A former soldier who lost a leg fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan has spoken of how his injury ended his army career but found a new passion leading hundreds of staff at an Amazon depot in Kent
Tony Harris suffered his injury while on a tour in 2009 and has since competed in the Invictus Games and the Paris-Dakar Rally.
Afghanistan veteran Tony Harris reveals how losing a leg ended his career in the Army and has been helped secure a new career with Amazon at its Dartford warehouse through the company's armed services employment scheme. Picture: Tony Harris
The 40-year-old, who is an operations manager at Amazon's new warehouse in Dartford, said: "Id been in a firefight in the desert and in the aftermath, my vehicle drove over a mine. The blast shattered both my feet and snapped my left arm.
Multiple operations couldnt save one of my legs, so I made the decision to proceed with an amputation and in 2013, I was medically discharged.
"I threw myself into coaching, mentoring and even took part in the Dakar Rally and Invictus Games.
"But it came to the point where I wanted to lead a team again - and what bigger and better company to do this with than Amazon."
The former captain says after leaving the armed forces in 2013, he wanted to find a career where he could use the leadership skills he'd developed in the army.
Tony says he wanted to use the skills he'd developed in the army and was helped by the armed forces employment support schemes offered by Amazon to find a new career and passion. Picture: Amazon
It was then he found out about the Amazon Military Programme, which works with and offers veterans to join a new career after leaving the military.
The firm says it has hundreds of former military servicemen and servicewomen working in positions throughout the country.
Tony added: "Today, Im an operations manager, leading up to 350 people. We have graduates and many people joining us direct from an MBA course through the Amazon Pathways programme, and lots of ex-military.
Amazon launched the programme in 2011 and has joined the Armed Forces Covenant which focuses on developing links within the armed forces community to access support from the government and services the public enjoy.
Tony is now encouraging his fellow former veterans interested in a career-change and to utilise their skills to consider the online retail giant and the roles the company could offer them.
Emma Morgan, programme manager for the Amazon Global Military Programme, added: Amazon is committed to supporting the men and women who have served their country in the Armed Forces and were exceptionally proud to have Tony on our team at Amazon in Dartford.
Former army captain Tony Harris was injured when his vehicle triggered an explosive device in 2009. Picture: Tony Harris
"Were passionate about offering an exciting range of roles for people looking for a career after leaving the military.
"Id encourage anyone who has recently left the Armed Forces to attend some of our Amazon Military Programme events to see the breadth of opportunities available to them with us.
The company has won awards for its ex-military service personnel employment programmes and says it plans to create another 10,000 jobs in 2021 and offers courses and support to employees.
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Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms C-CIDA (Covid-19 Innovation Deployment Accelerator) has identified three Indian start-up companies CoSara Diagnostics, Huwel Life Sciences and DNAXperts, to scale-up production of low-cost diagnostic kits.
The testing cost for all three companies has been pegged at around Rs. 1,000 per test, which is less than a quarter of the current cost of imported test kits.
Locally-made and locally-sourced testing kits like CoSara, Huwel and DNAXperts will strengthen Indias testing capacity and help in controlling the scale of transmission. The faster we turn to locally manufactured low-cost, rapid and reliable diagnostic kits the better it will be to boost the number of tests to ICMRs target of one lakh a day, said Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO & Director, C-CAMP.
Ahmedabad-based CoSara Diagnostics is the first Indian company to get a test licence from CDSCO in late March. The kit that was in a fast-track validation study at NIV, Pune, has now received manufacturing licence and is ready to hit the market. Their single-step reaction kit (RT-PCR) is based on a trademarked CoPrimer technology of US-based partner company Co-Diagnostics. The kit gives results in two and a half hours. The company can produce 20,000 kits a day. Hyderabad-based Huwel Lifesciences kit has received ICMR approval and NARI validation in late March. Their product is a real-time qualitative PCR kit for quick diagnostics that reduces the testing time to less than two hours.
Recently, the company deployed a consignment of 10,000 kits in Telengana, with two more orders on the way.
DNAXperts is a Noida-based company which has developed a fast, real-time PCR kit for Cov-2 RNA detection. It uses special probes for enhanced sensitivity and specificity, and takes less than an hour to test. A second kit that they have proposed does away with RNA extraction by directly putting the swab sample in a buffer and reduces diagnosis time further. Both kits in ICMR approval process. It can produce 8,000-10,000 kits a day with a capacity to scale up to one lakh kits.
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On-demand home services provider Urban Companyon Thursday said its partners' net earnings grew 11 per cent in the December quarter compared to the preceding three-month period, with partners earning an average of Rs 297 per hour net of commissions and fees. In its UC Earnings Index for the third quarter of FY22 Urban Companysaid its partners earned an average of Rs 297 per hour, up from Rs 287 per hour in the September quarter, net of commissions, fees, product costs and travel costs.
Partners' net earnings per month grew 11 per cent to Rs 21,980 in the December quarter as against Rs 19,801 in the September quarter. ''As partners do more orders on the platform, and spend about 100 hours per month working for the platform, they see very healthy earnings of Rs 30,455 per month. The top 20 per cent of service partners earned Rs 38,263 per month net of all commissions, fee and associated costs,'' the report said. The top 20 per cent of the company's partners earned an average of Rs 38,263 per month, while partners completing over 30 orders in a month earned Rs 30,455 per month. ''At our request, Praxis Globalhas also undertaken a benchmarking study, highlighting that on average, UC partners earn about 50 per cent higher monthly earnings than their offline counterparts, and almost 4x higher hourly earnings,'' Urban Companyfounder and CEO Abhiraj Bhaltweeted. In the beauty vertical in India(salon and spa services), Urban Company'swomen partners earned an average of Rs 312 per hour, net of commissions, fee and all associated product and travel costs, the report said. Partners who did over 30 jobs per month earned an average of Rs 30,681 per month, while the top 20 per cent of service partners earned Rs 37,357 per month net of all commissions, fee and associated costs. In the third quarter of FY22 monthly earnings on the platform for women partners were up by 7 per cent quarter-on-quarter over the second qaurter, the report said. Urban Companyfurther said it had launched a 12-point program in October with focus on improving partner earnings. ''This 12-point program has been fully implemented, and has played a key part in increasing partner earnings by 11 per cent in Q3 FY22 compared to Q2 FY22,'' it said. In October last year, over 100 of its women partners had protested against alleged unfair work practices, following which Urban Companypromised to bring in new programmes to enhance earnings of its partners. Some of the key action items included average commissions being charged in the range of 20-22 per cent, reduction in monthly penalties to a maximum Rs 1,500, and reduced product prices of select high demand products by almost 10 per cent.
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Dec 17, 2020, 8:52pm EST
An acquisition will take WellNow Urgent Care into two new states, while nearly doubling its holdings and making it one of the nation's largest urgent care providers.
The acquisition of Hometown Urgent Care & Occupational Health gives WellNow 34 sites in Ohio and Michigan, adding to its sites across the upstate New York region and Illinois. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 10-year-old company announced in early November it would hire another 300 people, including 75 in Western New York, growing its workforce by 25% across 45-50 existing locations. Plans called for opening another 20 sites in each of the next two years.
That's in addition to the new sites coming as part of the acquisition of Hometown, one of the Midwest's largest urgent care and occupational health companies. Patient volume at the two companies totals nearly 1.5 million patients in the past year.
Dr. John Radford founder and president of WellNow, said the companies share a commitment to delivering "best-in-class patient experiences" with a people-centric culture.
Together, our goal is to have an even greater impact on the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve," he said.
Acquisition has been a major component of the company's growth: The company acquired the MASH Networkof urgent cares in the Buffalo market in late 2018; and expanded with six more sites in Albany last year by partnering with St. PetersHealth Partners, a $1.3 billion system that runs four hospitals.
Like WellNow, Hometown provides treatment for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses as well as on-site X-rays, lab testing and physicals. Both companies have offered occupational medicine and telehealth services as well.
Hometowns president and CEO, Manoj Kumar joins WellNows leadership team as senior vice president for ancillary services and innovation, where he will oversee and develop future service lines. Radford told Buffalo Business First last month those new areas could include population healthand other retail options.
WellNow, which was approved for a $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan, plans to bring rapid Covid-19 testing to all of Hometown's locations in the coming weeks, as well the ability for patients to check in and book an appointment online, features already in place at WellNow.
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The Feds Are Coming For Delta-8 THC
Here, I talk with Ankur Rungta, founder & CEO of C3 Industries and Brian Chavez, CEO of High Profile x Budega about the social equity landscape in Massachusetts right now, the significance of this opening and more.
Jackie Bryant: What is the significance of this being the first equity recipients to open concurrent stores at the same time? Why is that notable?
Ankur Rungta: I think there are three points to make here. Firstly, while the stores arent technically opening concurrently, with Dorchester opening in March of 2022 and Roslindale and Roxbury to follow in the summer of 2022, they were approved concurrently. We see the significance in a few different ways.
First off, Boston has been a very challenging place to get local approvals generally for cannabis. Locals are protective over their space and want to make sure theyre comfortable with whos coming in. It speaks to the community process that Brian and Jaison Chavez, our partners at High Profile x Budega, ran and the trust the community has in them.
Another interesting point is Boston was the first major city on the East Coast to legalize recreational cannabis. Even with New Jersey and New York coming online soon, Boston will always remain one of the most sizable, influential markets on this side of the country, so these three licenses are an extremely valuable opportunity to build a brand in a major metropolitan area.
Lastly, I would also say that we're not aware of any other social equity licensees that have gotten a series of licenses for three storefronts (the maximum permitted in Massachusetts) versus only one. Im proud of the work these guys have done to achieve that.
JB: For people who don't live in legal states or who aren't in MA, can you speak to the difficulties of becoming licensed in the state? How is it harder for equity applicants?
AR: In Massachusetts, specifically, it's a very long and difficult process. First, you have to get local approval for a site as well as a significant amount of community support. There is a zoning process with the city which can take one to two years or sometimes longer. During this time youre spending a lot of time and money with a lot of uncertainty because you're holding real estate. The significant financial component can become incredibly challenging and is a huge barrier to entry, especially for social equity applicants who do not have access to capital.
Brian Chavez: Part of my and Jaisons story is that two of the properties were our uncle's properties, which allowed us to avoid some of the heavy real estate holding costs that are typically involved. We also ran the community process ourselves which resulted in a cost standpoint and accessibility, and was much easier than hiring consultants or lawyers.
AR: Part of the rationale for partnering with us is that our team could bring some other resources to the table, in terms of both finances and expertise. You have to actually come back and build the store out, a complex process which requires designs and permitting, while at the same time holding real estate where youre initially spending money without making it. Its a long, kind of torturous process. Our partnership with the Chavez brothers has allowed us to be successful in that both parties bring assets to the table that the other might not have been able to.
JB: Could you walk me through the current landscape of social equity, who got licenses and how, in Massachusetts?
AR: I think generally, there's a very low level of minority and social equity ownership in the Massachusetts cannabis industry. And that's not unique to Boston, but I think Boston is actually at the forefront of changing these patterns by implementing a system that does result in more social equity ownership.
In Boston right now its one to one, meaning for every one social equity license, the city must issue one non-social equity license. So now you have a number of stores in Boston that are approved and on their way to opening that are social equity-owned, and we applaud the city for not only promoting social equity, but making strides in execution and bringing it to fruition.
JB: What is something exciting or notable about the Massachusetts market that people outside of it might not know? How does C3 fit into that?
AR: In general, there seems to be less emphasis on premium flower, and premium, top-shelf products as a whole, in Massachusetts, and the gap in that market excites us. We see a huge opportunity for our focus on high-end flower, a chance to offer the consumer something more curated and differentiated from a product quality standpoint. Of course there are retailers in Boston who carry some amazing brands and products, but were excited to work with Brian and Jaison who share the same obsession with quality and want to target that corner of the market.
Were aiming to go the boutique route, offering our customers a curated selection of the highest- quality products on the market.
JB: Personally, I hope bodega/corner store culture is the future of weed. What are your thoughts on that and why?
AR: Totally. We view these three stores as very much the neighborhood stores where we're serving the community in the spirit of the local bodega, making cannabis conveniently accessible. If you live in Dorchester currently, you have to go to another part of Boston or even outside of the city to get cannabis. So this is all very much about the neighborhood and community and Brian and Jaison are very much deep in these communities.
BC: This is not a random part of Boston - were actually from Dorchester. Dorchester is the location that we worked out with C3, but the other two are my uncle's bodegas - he has long been ingrained in these communities. These are long standing local stores where neighbors would go to buy groceries, milk, cigarettes, anything you need. Wed like to look at it as were just continuing what these stores and locations have already done for these communities, but in a new way, and providing convenient and safe access to high-quality cannabis.
JB: Do you have anything else to add? Free space! What did I miss?
BC: I want to not only build success for my family and for myself but also to pay it forward. I feel very blessed and fortunate to have accomplished all that I have and Im excited for the next phase of actually opening these three stores. Im already thinking about how I can pay it forward and how I can encourage other social equity entrepreneurs to be successful in this space.
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The line has become a celebrity favorite since Markle was snapped wearing the casual footwearduring a royal visit to Australia with husband, Prince Harry, in 2018. The former Suits star wore a white pairwith black pants and a black Invictus Games jacket as the two hopped on a boat and hit Sydney harbor to watch an Invictus Games sailing event. As always, the 38-year-old royallooked effortlessly stylish despite being dressed down for the event.
The sneakers are available in white with a splash of mint greenfor just $100on Amazon, while the extra white versionis down to $90 in certain sizes.
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Vejabecame extremely popular in recent years thanks to theireco-friendly mission and decidedly retro vibe. Veja is a French brand, which uses organically-farmed materials, ethical production processes and leather which is tanned using vegetables. Veja'sstylish sneakers are crafted in Brazil and feature organic cotton, recycled polyester and soles made with Amazonian rubber. The company also says it creates sustainable packaging and ensures fair working practices for their employees. Markle has long supported sustainable fashion brands. Other celebrities who have been snapped wearing Veja sneakers include Emily Ratajkowski, Katie Holmes and shoe-lover Reese Witherspoon
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Editor's note: This is the first story in a series to highlight the delectable baked goods on offer at bakeries around Vermont.
When Tobin Porter and his wife were busy selling fresh produce in Hardwick, they were often forced to work on their laptops in the front seat of their car. Cramped and uncomfortable, they talked about how great it would be if there was a cozy place in town where they could get coffee and a pastry and sit in comfort for a while. So when a space went up for rent at the intersection of routes 15 and 14 in Hardwick they turned their dream into a reality.
Now, two years later, Front Seat Bakery is a welcome oasis of fine baked goods and expertly-crafted coffee drinks on the crossroads to points east and north.
The bakery feels like a warm and cozy loft with old wooden floors, wooden tables made by local carpenters, colorful prints on the walls and a snug seating area of upholstered chairs. Large windows fill the space with daylight. The glass-fronted bakery display is the main attraction, pulling visitors from the front door like a tractor beam of buttery goodness.
Everything the bakery makes is fantastic. We really liked the handmade croissants and the kouign-amann. The croissants are flakey, perfectly brown and rich with the taste of Vermont butter. Kouign-amann is originally from Brittany. Its name is a portmanteau of the French words for butter and cake and pronounced koon-a-mann. Like an extra-buttery croissant with a delicate sugar crust, its mouth feel is nearly as good as its taste. Once you crunch through its sweet outer shell, you reach its soft and cool doughy interior.
Amazingly, Porter taught himself how to bake with the help of a baker he hired to get him started. You do something enough times, he says, laughing, you figure it out.
He admits to plenty of failures, but once they hit on what they were good at they kept going and perfected it.
The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. Or, in this case, behind the glass on the counter. Pick any item and youre in for a treat.
Accompany your sweet with an espresso drink or specialty tea. The coffee is brewed from locally-roasted Carrier beans in Northfield and the Front Seat baristas know their way around a frother. We recommend one of the comfy window seats from which you can watch the world pass by for a few sweet moments.
Neil Dunlop, of Marshfield, has visited bakeries in countries all over the world, a fact of which hes proud and a little embarrassed.
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Hours: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Prices: Drip coffee is $2.50 with $1 refills; espresso drinks start at $2.50. Croissants are $3.75; cinnamon buns $4.00; kouign-amann, $4.50; donut holes $1.75; and cookies $2.75.
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BiomeSense and Simple Mills top Chicago's recent funding news
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Chicago-based biotechnology and life science company BiomeSensehas secured $2 million in seed funding, according to company database Crunchbase topping the citys recent funding headlines. The cash infusion was announced September 24 and led by BioX Clan.
According to its Crunchbase profile, "BiomeSense is revolutionizing human microbiome research by developing novel technologies to enable investigators to collect, store, and analyze the daily microbiome profiles of clinical trial participants in a low-cost, scalable way. By enabling daily profiling, the platform allows investigators the unprecedented ability to tie microbiome changes directly to clinical outcomes in real time, dramatically increasing the research discovery potential."
The two-year-old startup also raised a seed round earlier this year.
The round brings total funding raised by Chicago companies in biotechnology over the past month to $91 million, an increase of $78 million from the month before. The local biotechnology industry has produced 13 funding rounds over the past year, yielding a total of $384 million in venture funding.
In other local funding news, manufacturing and food processing company Simple Millsannounced a private equity funding round on October 7, financed by Vestar Capital Partners.
According to Crunchbase, "Simple MIlls is a portfolio brand transforming the center store with delicious baking mixes, frostings, cookies, and crackers. Our products are made with only simple, nutritious ingredients that work harder for your body and nothing artificial, ever. And best of all, they taste great so there's no compromise!"
Founded in 2013, the company has raised four previous rounds, including a $2.9 million round earlier this year.
This story was created automatically using local investment data, then reviewed by an editor. Click herefor more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go hereto share your feedback.
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Nurse practitioner Capri Reese takes a minute to herself in an elevator after an 80-year-old man suffering from COVID-19 died at Roseland Community Hospital in April of 2020.
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More COVID-19 patients are in Illinois hospital beds than at any other point in the pandemic, prompting fears of employee burnout amid staffing shortages.
As of Sunday, night, 6,294 people were hospitalized across the state with COVID-19, topping the previous record of 6,175 set Nov. 20, 2020.
The spiraling numbers are prompting concerns across the states health care system and fears that it will only get worse.
Advocate Aurora Health alone reported 1,426 COVID-19 patients in its network of hospitals on Sunday, double the number 30 days ago and quadruple the figures from 60 days ago, said Mary Beth Kingston, chief nursing officer. Todays numbers, she said, rose to 1,491.
These are very concerning numbers, not just numbers but people, who are so ill that they require hospitalization, Kingston said. This points to the critically important need to be vaccinated and to receive the booster if eligible.
The surge in hospitalizations comes as the Illinois Department of Public Health released figures showing a new statewide record of daily coronavirus cases set on Friday, New Years Eve, when 31,461 new infections were reported, topping the 30,386 from the day before.
Mondays statewide caseload was 20,866.
Kingston said internal data shows that 92% of inpatients are either unvaccinated, have only received one dose or are due for a booster. Most patients who are fully vaccinated were hospitalized because they were immunocompromised.
The situation is growing more challenging by the day, Kingston said. Beds are very tight and wait times are long and, really significantly, our team members are under, I think, a lot of stress right now.
Advocate Aurora Health was already experiencing staffing shortages before this latest surge of COVID-19 patients and that has accelerated due to fatigue, stress, and also as team members become ill or exposed to COVID.
Kingston said they are working on some short-term solutions to help worker fatigue amid the national health crisis. This includes additional compensation and programs to help address the employees mental wellbeing.
Dr. Jeff Bahr, Advocate Aurora Healths chief medical group officer, said it is clear who is driving the rise of COVID-19 cases regardless of how polarized the discussion around vaccines has become.
This is largely a problem of the unvaccinated, said Bahr. The overwhelming majority of our COVID positive inpatients and the more severely affected inpatients are unvaccinated and so what we are seeing are people infected with Omicron who had they been vaccinated and boosted may not have had as severe an outcome.
Bahr said the health system has had to pause, reschedule, or dial back nonessential elective procedures and surgeries.
As a large integrated health system, we are able to flex and redeploy staff and resources to geographic areas of greatest need, Bahr said. In some cases, weve moved patients to different Advocate Aurora sites and facilities to more effectively manage bed capacity.
Also Monday, the Cook County medical examiners office reported 4,497 COVID-19 deaths for 2021, more than a third of the offices entire 12,618 caseload.
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Women in Tech
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The Newark-based nonprofit digitalundivided which offers a pre-accelerator for Black and Latinx female startup founders, and is known for its ProjectDianereports, held a virtual summit called undivided We Rise earlier this month.
The event featured speakers and panels on issues familiar to minority women founders. The video, with more than three hours of content, can be found here
NJTechWeekly.com took in one of the sessions, called Journey to $1MM: Her Story. Her Way, in which three women startup founders who had raised more than $1 million in investments from VCs shared their experiences with the audience, and explained how they became successful despite the many obstacles facing them.
The panel was moderated by Jazmin Goodwin, an associate writer at CNN Business who asked the panelists what their journey to $1 million looked like.
Moving Goal Posts
Partake
(Jersey City), which offers a line of nationally distributed allergy-friendly snacks inspired by her daughters experiences with food allergies, said that she was continually challenged to show really positive business metrics, so she could attract investors, while also having to spend all day, every day, fundraising. She was always justifying her business, answering questions about why the category was too big, too crowded or not big enough. She had to explain why she didnt have a team, which she couldnt afford.
The people who know their business, and know their numbers and are building something thats sustainable are the ones that succeed.
Denise Woodard, Partake
I think the goal posts continued to move, with investors telling her to come back when the company had $1 million in revenue, or $2 million, or when the products were in a certain number of stores, and the number of stores kept changing, she said.
Ashlee Ammons, cofounder and president of Mixtroz(Birmingham, Ala.), creators of event management software, noted that she had formed the company with her mom. Its a technology company, yet neither of them had any formal technology training. She described the difficult process she went through trying to find developers to do what they needed to get done, and advised other women founders to realize that it takes a long time to create a business. She and her mom came up with the idea for Mixtroz in 2014, but did not raise a significant round of funding until 2018.
Finding the Right Ecosystem
Ammons said that things shifted for her when she left Nashville for Birmingham. Nashville just wasnt the right tech ecosystem for the company. People in Nashville would say., Youre black, youre female, youre nontechnical. You want to start a tech company which isnt in music or healthcare, which is the ecosystem here. Your moms not a millennial. So, she and her mom took it upon themselves to find a place that thought differently, and that place for us was Birmingham. Ammons advised other founders to find a place that gets you.
Selene Cruz is a serial entrepreneur who founded the direct-to-consumer handbag brand Archer Brighton (San Francisco); then founded the Retail-as-a-Service flagship Re:store(San Francisco), which was acquired by b8ta(San Francisco); and now is working on Knocknock.TV a San Francisco-based COVID-19 initiative that helps retailers livestream whats in their stores during the pandemic. She noted that when she first came to San Francisco, she realized that the company itself almost didnt matter. Networking did.
Building a Network
To me, my biggest finding was how important it was to build a network, and also how long that takes. Its like cultivating a new friends group. She added that now that shes working on her new company, and though she has some successes already under her belt, she still has to go out and meet people. Essentially, you are selling to everyone. She noted that she doesnt have those networks ready made. Cruz was originally from Miami, not the Bay Area and didnt go to school at Stanford, she said, implying that this put her at a disadvantage.
She added that one of the things she had learned in San Francisco was that the Miami culture wouldnt cut it there. When she hit a stumbling block, she learned to work even harder to overcome it. She also had to allow herself to fail a lot, but failing was something she took personally, so it was a mental challenge to give herself permission to fail.
Some additional advice:
Cruz: Find your community and the space that supports what you are working on. Cruz, who has lived in multiple cities, said that people thought she was pursuing entrepreneurship because she couldnt get a real job. If you are in a place that doesnt understand what you are doing, it will be hard to be successful in that space. Also, she added, you must find the people who will support your unique journey, as well. For example, she made a lot of contacts through groups for Latino business people.
Ammons: If you are an entrepreneur, something on this journey is going to be uncomfortable, so its much better if you understand it is coming and embrace it. For example, your household budget is going to change, and you will start to think differently about your finances. You are going to think differently about your time and where you are spending it. Understand that you are going to have to say no to things. You are going to have to cut some things out because you are really trying to make this thing grow, and it needs all of your focus.
Ammons: A lot of the most important work that will push your business forward is going to be tedious and behind the scenes. She gave this example: At the time of the panel, Ammons was closing a new funding round, but needed a few more investors. She recalled that she had attended an event and was given a list of 700 investors who had attended the event with her. However, there was no information on how to contact them. She had to investigate each one, make sure they were suitable for her business, and find contact information for them. Then, if the fund was in her space, she reached out and contacted them, explaining who she was. It yielded great results, but that work was so boring. And it took up two weeks of her time.
Woodard: Its essential to stay positive on the journey, said Woodard, who used to dismiss notions like this. There are so many hurdles every single day that come your way, so shifting your mindset to one of abundance is important.
Woodard: Dont be afraid to start small. I used to be so embarrassed because my [pitch] deck wasnt so professional. I couldnt afford to pay a designer. I built it in PowerPoint. Or shed arrive at an exhibition hall to find that she was next to a beautiful booth, while all she had was a table with a tablecloth. But I knew my business, and eventually thats what mattered. The people who know their business, and know their numbers and are building something thats sustainable are the ones that succeed.
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Why you should add less salt while cooking
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28 Dec 2021
As per the study conducted under the leadership of the University Hospital Bonn, and published in the journal Science Translational Medicine The research has been found that high-salt diet | [
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The 5-Continent-Congress (5CC) held its 11th congress in dermatology and aesthetic medicine from August 29, 2019 to September 1, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
Among the exhibitors in attendance, Asterasys, a leader in non-invasive medical aesthetics, displayed the Liftera aesthetic device for potential buyers and the medical community to observe its cutting-edge capabilities for effective face and body contouring.
Demonstrating tomorrows aesthetic and beauty care standards to visitors in Barcelona and the world, Asterasys looks to expand its partnership with industry leaders including buyers and clinical experts to advance its technologies for the wellbeing of its customers.
For information on our product line, visit our official website or you can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and more.
5CC Barcelona 2019
Exhibition Location: International Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain
Hosting Period: August 29, 2019 September 1st
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Issue #84
A vision brought to life
Having recently completed their first build on the stunning Isles of Scilly, we catch up with Carpenter Oak Cornwall.
A
fter nearly five years of operating a dedicated workshop in St Ives to serve the Cornish market, Carpenter Oak have just completed their first oak frame building on the Isles of Scilly. An adventure in its own right, the project has proved to be a success for everyone involved. Building an oak frame barn on the islands was never going to be simple but, according to designer Tom Jubb:
When the clients throw in beer, great hospitality and bounds of positive energy, its got to be worth a go!
Emily and Dominic Crees of the Seven Stones Inn on St Martins were keen to work with the team at Carpenter Oak to bring their vision to life of an oak frame barn as an additional function space to their island pub. Dom tells us: We had known of Carpenter Oak for many years as a company and have always been drawn to and admired their work. When we discovered that the company now has a workshop in Cornwall, it really felt like a perfect fit.
Dominic and Emily worked very closely with Tom for several months. Much consideration had to be given to evolving the design, gaining planning permission and forming a team to pull the project off, Emily explains. We had to carefully consider the reality of the logistics of building here throughout the design phase, adds Tom, anyone who has visited the Seven Stones will be aware of how off the beaten track it is. Think paths rather than roads, boats rather than trucks, and a legend of a local digger driver in place of a crane, and youll start to get the idea! After they concluded that it could be done, Managing Director, Tim Simpson and the team worked alongside James Morton of St Martins to bring the building to life over several months. Tim explains: Getting a seven-metre-long oak beam weighing half a tonne from the harbour to site, and then into position, with the islands only digger was interesting.
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A Nigerian, Korede Azeez, has emerged one of the winners in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Netflix groundbreaking short film competition tagged African Folktales, Reimagined.
A Nigerian, Korede Azeez, has emerged one of the winners in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Netflix groundbreaking short film competition tagged African Folktales, Reimagined.
Winners, which cut across Sub-Saharan Africa, are to receive training and mentorship from industry professionals.
They will also get $75,000 production grant to create short films to premiered on Netflix this year as an Anthology of African folktales.
Besides Azeez, five other winners announced yesterday, in a statement by Ayomide Olumide of Hill+Knowlton Strategies on behalf of the organisers, include Gcobisa Yako from South Africa; Loukman Ali (Uganda); Mohamed Echkouna (Mauritania); Voline Ogutu (Kenya) and Walter Mzengi of Tanzania.
Each victor gets $25,000 in addition to a production budget of $75,000 to create short films through a local production company and under the guidance of Netflix-appointed supervising producer and industry mentors from across the continent.
The contest, launched by Netflix and UNESCO in October 2021, is aimed at promoting diverse local stories and bringing them to the world, via African Folktales.
In his congratulatory message, Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay said: The fact that their films will be shown to a global audience is part of our commitment to promoting cultural diversity around the world.
Netflix Director of Content in Africa, Ben Amadasun noted: Its been a truly inspiring journey for us to experience the level of creativity from our candidates.
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July 27, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Byondis B.V., an independent, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company creating precision medicines, and Glycotope, a biotechnology company developing antibodies against proteins carrying tumor-specific carbohydrate structures, have entered into a platform access agreement to discover and develop antibodies that target specific tumor-associated protein/carbohydrate combined glyco-epitopes (GlycoTargets).
Under the terms of the platform access agreement, Byondis has gained exclusive rights to evaluate and develop antibodies against selected novel GlycoTargets, with the option to in-license these antibodies for development as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Specific financial terms have not been disclosed.
"Selective tumor targeting is key to maximize the potential of our linker-drug platforms to generate effective ADCs with low systemic toxicity. The antibodies generated by Glycotope are designed to deliver very high tumor selectivity. We are excited to join forces and align our highly complementary technologies to provide effective and safe ADCs for the benefit of cancer patients," said Byondis Chief Scientific Officer
Wim Dokter
, Ph.D.
"This agreement with Byondis highlights the potential of our GlycoTarget discovery and technology platform," said
Henner Kollenberg
, Managing Director of Glycotope. "GlycoTargets are a unique class of highly tumor-specific antigens that offer reduced on-target / off-tumor toxicities. We believe that combining antibodies against these GlycoTargets with Byondis' linker-drug platform has great potential to produce novel treatments for people suffering from diseases for which no adequate medical treatment option has been found so far."
Glycosylation is strongly altered in cancer cells, reflecting the drastic changes in tumor metabolism, which results in new, highly tumor-specific epitopes (GlycoTargets). Specific antibodies against these GlycoTargets might be highly cancer specific and have the potential to target a broad range of oncology indications.
To improve the cell-killing capability of antibodies, cytotoxic drugs can be attached to the antibodies using a linker molecule, forming ADCs. While earlier generation ADCs improved targeting and cell killing, they were unstable in the bloodstream, leading to premature release of the cytotoxic payload, impacting healthy tissue and narrowing the therapeutic window. Byondis' next generation ADCs are highly stable in circulation and carry an intricate, inactivated and potent cytotoxic drug that rapidly self-destructs if it is prematurely released, limiting damage to healthy tissue and improving the therapeutic window.
About Byondis
Driven to improve patients' lives, Byondis is an independent, privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company creating innovative precision medicines targeting intractable cancers and autoimmune diseases. The company is developing new biological entities (NBEs) and new chemical entities (NCEs) using proprietary molecular concepts, such as ByonZine, its duocarmazine linker-drug (LD) technology, and ByonShieLD, its site-specific conjugation technology, to generate next generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
Byondis' broad development portfolio comprises preclinical as well as early- and late-stage clinical programs, including the anti-HER2 ADC [vic-]trastuzumab duocarmazine (SYD985), whose pivotal Phase III TULIP study recently released positive topline results. The company has a dedicated team of about 400 employees, including highly educated scientists and skilled technicians working in state-of-the-art R&D and Good Manufacturing Practice manufacturing facilities on its Nijmegen campus in
the Netherlands
. Byondis regularly collaborates with leading, global biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as many academic research institutions.
For more information visit
.
About Glycotope
Glycotope is a biotechnology company utilizing a proprietary technology platform to develop uniquely tumor-specific monoclonal antibodies.
Based on altered glycosylation patterns on cancer cells compared to healthy cells, Glycotope has developed a target-discovery approach that enables the identification of proteins that carry an aberrant glycosylation if expressed in cancerous tissues in several indications.
Antibodies targeting these specific tumor-associated carbohydrate structures or protein/carbohydrate combined glyco-epitopes (GlycoTargets) are suitable for development in an array of different modes of action including naked antibodies, bispecifics, antibody-drug-conjugates, cellular therapies or fusion-proteins. Glycotope has to date discovered in excess of 130 GlycoTargets with antibodies against several of these targets currently under development.
For more information visit www.glycotope.com
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South Harz Potash well-positioned to become a leading European supplier of choice
Published
26 May 2021
South Harz Potash Ltd (ASX:SHP) is well-positioned to become a leading European supplier of choice as it progresses its large potash resource in the South Harz region of Germany.
The company is building Western Europe's largest potash inventory and aims to become a world-class potash producer through the development of all or some of its projects.
SHP managing director Dr Chris Gilchrist said: "The company is on track to complete a short drilling program in advance of issuing an updated mineral resource estimate and technical and economic study by the end of 2021."
The company's portfolio of licences represents Western Europe's most significant potash resource, comprised of high-grade Muriate of Potash (MOP) inferred mineral resources (JORC 2012) and valuable potassium and magnesium sulphate minerals at relatively shallow depths.
SHP holds three perpetual mining licences - Ohmgebirge, Ebelebenand Mhlhausen-Nohra - and two exploration licences - Kllstedt and Grfentonna - covering a total of around 659 square kilometres in the South Harz Potash District in north-western Thringia, central Germany.
The three perpetual mining licences have no attaching rent or royalty conditions and these are in a region with an ingrained potash mining history and established infrastructure.
It has identified at least four potential project areas across its licences, with Ohmgebirge its flagship project due to its relative shallowness, high level of capital efficiency and potential to use existing proximate vertical shafts during construction. | [
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RCM
)'s
merger with Cloudmed. Upon closing of the merger, R1 shareholders are expected to own approximately 70% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis while Cloudmed equity holders are expected to own approximately 30%.
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Bank First Corporation (NASDAQ: | [
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setting its sights
on a Texas expansion in the near future.
Executives say they have signed a letter of intent with a developer to build indoor ski and snowboard resorts in Texas. According to the
Austin Business Journal
, the company plans to build the resorts in Austin and Dallas and hopes to open a Texas location by early 2025.
Alpine-X said it will partner with the developer to form a joint venture to select sites, raise money and oversee design for at least two Texas resorts.
The company
said
while it is still working on specific designs for the resorts, they will include an "enormous" indoor snow area with designated areas for skiing and snowboarding, lessons and areas to play in the snow. The resorts will include hotels, restaurants and other facilities, according to Alpine-X.
The company also said there is potential for more resorts after the two initial Texas locations.
"This is part of our growth strategy that targets major North American metropolitan areas. We are aiming to establish a footprint of Alpine-X branded resorts and the dynamic Texas market is a perfect spot for our properties," Alpine-XCEO John Emery said. "Were excited to join forces with this group in Texas, who are passionate and experienced in the development, delivery and operation of indoor entertainment venues.
Alpine-X plans to finalize its proposed Texas sites and announce them in the next few months.
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Medisafe
After graduating from the University of Haifa and getting a graduate degree at the College of Management Academic Studies (the Collman) in Rishon LeZion, Israel, Omri Shor had a big idea. He was going to build a company that dealt in boat rentals. It would be called Marina123.com, and the idea was to try and make renting a yacht as easy as 123, says Shor, now 39. We called it the Airbnb of yachting.
It was an ambitious plan, but there were hurdles and language barriers. Today, there are companies that are very successful in this space, he says. We were very early.
But he was determined to put his degree to good use. Seven years ago, he had his chance.
It was a Friday night and Shor was at his parents home in Haifa for Shabbat dinner. His father, who is
and has high blood pressure, asked his son if he had seen him inject his insulin.
Shor said no.
My father heard it as No, he hadnt injected it, so he did it again, Shor recalls. It was the second one in a row and his glucose levels dropped to 38 mg/dL nearing diabetic shock. He was two hours from dying.
Challenges of Managing Medications
His father survived, but the experience was terrifying. It hit Shor that managing medication was a huge problem for so many people, especially in later life. There was so much to keep track of:
How many pills did I take?
Did I take my prescribed dosage, too much, or too little?
Have I already taken my medicine today?
Medication management is a big thing, he says.
He decided to make it his mission to solve this problem. He and his brother, Rotem, cofounded Medisafe a medication management company and app.
Imagine my father is taking medication three times a day over 25 years, says Shor, who lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children. How do you remember if its yesterday or today? When patients dont take their meds, they dont take them for many reasons. One reason would be that they forgot to take them or that they forgot to fill their prescription or that they dont trust their doctor.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) about half of the population who take medications globally dont take them as prescribed. About 700,000 people a year suffer emergencies similar to the one Shor's father experienced, and about 125,000people die annually because of mistakes made with medications, either by taking too much or too little. An estimated $290 billionis lost each year from medication mismanagment.
Helping Patients Take Prescription Drugs Properly
Medisafe can help prevent this, Shor says, because it basically manages everything a patient needs to know about their medication and how to use it. It also alerts them when theyve taken a pill, or failed to do so. We accompany that person on their journey from the moment they get prescribed so theyre exposed to the right content and benefits, and they are aware of what they need to be aware of, he says.
Even better: Rather than patients paying to use the service, pharmaceutical companies do. Medisafe's partners include Merckand Boehringer Ingelheim among others.
Its a win-win for pharma: Manufacturers are very interested in managing the patient experience and making sure they take their meds correctly, Shor says. So, they pick up the bill and pay us to help them manage their patients using our solution.
Improved Adherence Rates
The results have been positive. Medisafe has about five million registered users worldwide. Nearly 22 percentof them have become more adherent after using the app. A study published in October 2017 in BMJ Openfound that Medisafe had a positive impact on patients adherence rates.
Since not everyone is technologically savvy, especially older patients, Medisafe connects family members to the app, too. If, for example, your father forgets to take his medication, you would get notified, possibly preventing a medical disaster.
That's why family members need to install the app as well, says Shor.
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IBI Group Inc. (TSE:IBG) Research analysts at Raymond James decreased their Q3 2021 EPS estimates for IBI Group in a research note issued on Monday, May 17th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.22. Raymond James currently has a Outperform rating and a $14.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James also issued estimates for IBI Groups Q1 2022 earnings at $0.18 EPS.
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IBI Group (TSE:IBG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 11th. The company reported C$0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts consensus estimates of C$0.12 by C($0.11). The company had revenue of C$98.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of C$95.16 million.
Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Pi Financial raised their price target on shares of IBI Group from C$12.50 to C$14.50 and gave the stock a na rating in a report on Monday. Laurentian upped their price target on shares of IBI Group from C$12.50 to C$13.50 in a research note on Monday. TD Securities lifted their price objective on IBI Group from C$12.00 to C$13.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Monday. National Bankshares raised their price target on IBI Group from C$12.00 to C$12.50 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Monday, March 15th. Finally, Laurentian Bank of Canada boosted their price target on IBI Group to C$13.50 and gave the company a na rating in a research note on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, The company has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of C$12.86.
Shares of IBI Group stockopened at C$10.62 on Tuesday. IBI Group has a 1 year low of C$3.90 and a 1 year high of C$10.93. The company has a market cap of C$332.03 million and a P/E ratio of 24.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 200.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$10.40 and a 200 day moving average price of C$8.98.
IBI Group Company Profile
IBI Group Inc provides various professional services in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its professional services include urban design and planning, architecture, civil engineering, transportation engineering, traffic engineering, systems engineering, urban geography, real estate analysis, landscape architecture, communications engineering, software development, and other consulting services.
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Aptihealth closes $50M series B to scale higher acuity behavioral health services
by Heather Landi|
Nov 17, 2021 12:42pm
Aptihealth partners with medical providers that can refer patients to psychotherapists through the startups online platform. (master1305/GettyImages)
Investors continue to pour money into tech-driven behavioral health startups. Aptihealth closed in on a $50 million series B funding round to ramp up investment in clinical science, technology and services.
The financing was backed by Takeda Digital Ventures, Pivotal Life Sciences, Vista Credit Partners, Olive Tree Ventures, Claritas Capital and What If Ventures.
It's the company's largest funding round to date and brings the total amount raised to $65 million. In four years, Aptihealthhas grown significantly, employing more than 120 and signing 27 health plans, health systems and physician practice customers.
Launched in 2018, AptiHealth provides health plan and health system customers with integrated workflow and care management capabilities to help streamline patient referral and engagement. The startup partners with medical providers who can refer patients to psychotherapists through the startups online platform, which allows the providersprimary care, therapist, prescriber and care managerto more easily integrate physical and mental health care.
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"With the patient at the center, we are redesigning care by empowering comprehensive care teams with unprecedented data, insights and digital tools to improve efficacy and efficiency. This drives Aptihealth's ability to attract the most talented providers, who in turn are achieving the highest levels of patient satisfaction, clinical quality and outcomes. The result is increased access, better care and lower costs. We are thrilled to partner with our customers and this exceptional group of investors to transform behavioral healthcare," Pickett said.
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Why Staying Hydrated Is So Important
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019
The phrase 'water is life' might sound cliche but it's nothing but the truth. You might not have a clear picture of why staying hydrated is so important but the fact is, your body needs water for each cell, tissue, and organ to function effectively.
Staying hydrated improves your health because your body relies on water to flush toxins out of the body, transport nutrients, lubricate joints, regulate body temperature and improve its overall wellness.
Why Staying Hydrated Is So Important
Your body is constantly losing water through urinating, sweating, breathing or other functions. The water needs to be replaced and if not, you will end up
dehydrated
.
There is a standard recommended amount of water to be taken in a day but the truth is, the amount of water each person needs in a day differs depending on different factors. The recommended 6-8 glasses of water might not be enough for someone who is mostly physically active, especially athletes. This is because an athlete loses more water through sweating hence he/she will need to take more water to stay hydrated.
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December 17, 2021
Allot Ltd. (ALLT) is priced at $11.25 after the most recent trading session. At the very opening of the session, the stock price was $12.12 and reached a high price of $12.24, prior to closing the session it reached the value of $12.19. The stock touched a low price of $11.00.Recently in News on November 29, 2021, Play Launches Allot Security-as-a-Service Solution to Protect Customers Against Cyber Threats. Polands leading mobile operator offers network-based cybersecurity services to protect consumer customers from malware, viruses, phishing and ransomware attacks. You can read further details
here
Allot Ltd. had a pretty favorable run when it comes to the market performance. The 1-year high price for the companys stock is recorded $21.04 on 06/14/21, with the lowest value was $10.26 for the same time period, recorded on 01/04/21.
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Allot Ltd. (ALLT) full year performance was 5.63%
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stocks existing status and the future performance. Presently, Allot Ltd. shares are logging -46.53% during the 52-week period from high price, and 9.65% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stocks price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $10.26 and $21.04.
The companys shares, operating in the sector of Technology managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 513521 for the day, which was evidently higher, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the Allot Ltd. (ALLT) recorded performance in the market was 6.94%, having the revenues showcasing -25.50% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 410.29M, as it employees total of 735 workers.
The Analysts eye on Allot Ltd. (ALLT)
During the last month, 2 analysts gave the Allot Ltd. a BUY rating, 0 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 1 analysts were recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 of the polled analysts provided SELL rating.
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 14.71, with a change in the price was noted -6.10. In a similar fashion, Allot Ltd. posted a movement of -35.16% for the period of last 100 days, recording 163,456 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the companys financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for ALLT is recording 0.00 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 0.00.
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Technical rundown of Allot Ltd. (ALLT)
Raw Stochastic average of Allot Ltd. in the period of last 50 days is set at 15.08%. The result represents downgrade in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 31.06%. In the last 20 days, the companys Stochastic %K was 46.89% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 49.95%.
Considering, the past performance of Allot Ltd., multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the companys stock appears to be pessimistic, given the fact the metric is recording 6.94%. Additionally, trading for the stock in the period of the last six months notably deteriorated by -44.36%, alongside a boost of 5.63% for the period of the last 12 months. The shares increased approximately by -3.68% in the 7-day charts and went up by -6.25% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were lifted by -25.50% during last recorded quarter. | [
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Latest News
Oh, what a year! 2019 has seen a few changes within the company with the addition of Richard Roberts, Sales Manager, and Julie Smith, Sales Administrator, to help with the continued growth of Abraxas Catering to the next level. This year we have secured a number of major projects around the UK, along with many new local customers. Our
catering pod
is growing in popularity with 5 pods installed since July and more enquiries all the time. We were also shortlisted in the Catering Insight Awards Distributor of the Year for Corporate Social Responsibility, for raising funds through our scrap metal recycling scheme for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
Some projects that we completed during 2019.
January A New Kitchen Installation for a University in the South of England
February A New Kitchen Installation for a Major Venue in the South of England
March A New kitchen Installation for a Wedding Venue in Worcestershire
April A New Kitchen Installation for a Nursing Home in Worcestershire
May A New Kitchen Installation for a Pub Refurb in Shropshire
June A New Kitchen Installation for a Wedding Venue in Worcestershire
July A Large Servery Counter Installation for a Government Organisation
August A Catering Pod Installation for a High School in Kent
September A New Kitchen Installation for a Nursing Home in Shrewsbury
October A New Caf Servery Counter Installation for a High School in Worcestershire
November A Catering Pod Installation for a College in Worcestershire
December A New Kitchen Installation for a Pub Refurb in Buckinghamshire
Midland Air Ambulance Charity Events
For the 2nd year running our chosen charity to raise funds for is the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
#MAAC
. With each mission costing around 2,500, the charity needs to raise a staggering 9 million each year to keep its three air ambulances operational. Along with the National Hot Chocolate Day in January, we raised funds doing the Tough Mudder Challenge in July and Rob Woodward, Managing Director, enjoyed the MAAC Corporate Golf Day with some friendly faces! We will be continuing to support the charity during 2020 with some great events already lined up for the year watch this space!
Accreditations, Exhibitions and Supplier News 2019
In January we were delighted to announce that Abraxas Catering is now a fully verified
Constructionline Gold member
. All Gold members are assessed and awarded, an Acclaim or Deemed to Satisfy SSIP certificate, demonstrating to buyers that we comply with Health & Safety legislation, raising the professional standard of our organization, which is something that all construction buyers look for in the supplier selection. We were also proud to find out that in April, Abraxas became a
Select Partner with Lincat
, having been a longstanding distributor for almost 20 years.
There were lots of changes and challenges throughout 2019 and already 2020 looks to be even better with a wide range of fantastic projects all ready and waiting for the New Year to start!
We would like to take this opportunity to say a BIG thank you to all of our suppliers and customers that we work with and we look forward to another fruitful year ahead.
We will, of course, keep you all updated on our Social Media platforms, to include Twitter, Facebook and now Instagram (it had to be done eventually!), and look forward to seeing what the next decade has in store for Abraxas Catering.
From Everyone at Abraxas Catering, Happy New Year!
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March 15, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Candid is expanding its clinical partnerships through an exciting alliance with Sevredent Sourcing Solutions, a dental Group Purchasing Organization (GPO). Sevredent serves over 1,600 dental and orthodontic practices nationwide, with a focus on bringing competitive pricing and innovative supply chain solutions to the fastest-growing segment of the industry: DSOs/DPOs. This key partnership will drastically expand Candid's footprint and offer Sevredent members a convenient clear aligner producthelping them bring high-demand orthodontic treatment to more patients while using less clinical time.
This partnership comes just after Candid's recent announcement that the company will focus exclusively on bringing its CandidPro service to dental and orthodontic practices and away from its direct-to-consumer business. Founded in 2017, Candid champions an approach to clear aligner treatment that requires less chairside time than competitors while producing clinically sound results.
"Partnering with Sevredent is a huge win for both of our organizations," says Candid's CEO and cofounder,
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About Candid
Candid is a clear aligner orthodontic system that makes treatment accessible and affordable for doctors and patients. Since 2020, Candid has brought high-quality clear aligners and patient support to dental practices and dental service organizations across
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, and
Utah
, supported by some of the most accomplished and respected principal investigators and clinical research opinion leaders in the world.
Peter Ventre
, MD, founder and principal investigator of RCA, is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Ventre also owns Ventre Medical Associates (VMA), one of
Broward County's
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Howard Schwartz
, MD, RCA's Chief Medical Officer, serves as a principal investigator on vaccine and Phase I trials and as a sub-investigator on a broad range of studies in other indications. Dr. Schwartz has practiced medicine for over 30 years and is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Focused on making RCA the premier research site in
South Florida
, he has lectured and published extensively on many of the clinical trials in which he has participated. Additionally, he has served as an industry consultant and on numerous Data Safety Management Boards.
"We are thrilled to add Research Centers of America to the stellar network of CenExel sites," said
Tom Wardle
, CenExel CEO. "This acquisition continues the aggressive momentum of CenExel as a leading full-service clinical research site network. RCA'S expertise in CNS disorders and vaccine research extends our ability to offer the finest quality clinical research, investigators, and staff to study sponsors to deliver their clinical research objectives. We are particularly enthusiastic about the stability and leadership that Dr. Ventre and Dr. Schwartz bring to RCA and their commitment to continued growth of RCA and CenExel over the next several years."
Kevin Quinn
, VP of CenExel Business Development and Integration, said, "We are especially proud of the wholly-owned and operated inpatient facilities and the Phase I research expertise in mental health disorders at RCA, as well as the substantial ongoing expansion of their facilities."
"Joining the CenExel Centers of Excellence network is a significant and timely step for us," said Dr.
Peter Ventre
. "We see this as an avenue to increasing single- and multi-site studies for RCA, while allowing us to focus on our strengthchanging patients' lives through new pharmaceutical therapies."
"The integration of Research Centers of America creates a strategic growth advantage for CenExel," said
David Blume
, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Edgemont Partners. "RCA enhances CenExel's vaccine development and inpatient psychiatric research capabilities, while the CenExel network will provide extensive resources, including standardized training and data quality, and clinical trial opinion leaders to expand RCA's therapeutic breadth, range of services, and overall study volume." Edgemont Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to RCA in the transaction.
CenExel Clinical Research, Inc. was formed in 2018, and since its formation, CenExel has aggressively pursued organic growth as well as the acquisition of other state-of-the-art research centers around the U.S.
The mission of CenExel is to work with trial sponsors and contract research organizations to reduce costs and development times for innovative therapies which may advance patient care.
Media Contact:
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About CenExel Clinical Research
CenExel Clinical Research provides unparalleled medical and scientific support in the design and execution of clinical trials. The attention to detail assures quality, reliable results and has helped CenExel to consistently achieve and exceed patient recruitment goals. CenExel Centers of Excellence have conducted thousands of studies, the variety and complexity of which have resulted in depth of experience, insight and tenure of the principal investigators and research staff in each facility. The CenExel Centers of Excellence deliver the expertise, engagement, and results to ensure that their clients achieve their clinical research goals. For additional information about CenExel Clinical Research, please visit www.CenexelResearch.com
About Edgemont Partners
Edgemont Partners is a premier investment bank that provides merger and acquisition advisory and growth capital raising services exclusively to healthcare companies. They focus solely on providing expert strategic advice and transaction execution, bringing a steadfast commitment to their clients, driven always by what's in the client's best interest. This dedication enables them to deliver independent conflict-free advice, to serve as trusted advisors to healthcare entrepreneurs, management teams and investors, and to execute with exceptional results.
For more information on Edgemont, contact
Ben Hughes
at (646) 632-3967 or visit their website at www.edgemont.com
Investment banking services are provided by Edgemont Capital Partners, LP, a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC.
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Nevada Exploration and Astro Resources Sign Letter of Intent for Strategic Alliance
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Astro and Nevada Exploration agree to terms for Strategic Alliance to generate and advance epithermal gold projects in Northern Nevada;
Nevada Exploration has developed new undercover exploration technology to assist in the discovery of mineralization in the more than 50% of Nevada where the prospective bedrock is hidden beneath its valley basins;
Nevada Exploration to provide Astro access to its extensive exploration database covering a million-acre area of interest, together with its strong local management; and
Astro to enjoy first right to use Nevada Explorations database to acquire exploration projects within the area of interest for two years based on a standard earn-in agreement, and commits to spending US$1.4M on resulting projects.
RENO, Nev., March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Nevada Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: NGE; OTCQB:NVDEF, NGE) and Astro Resources NL (ASX: ARO, Astro) are pleased to announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to leverage NGEs extensive exploration database to generate and advance epithermal gold projects in a million-acre area of interest in northern Nevada (the AOI).
Under the LOI, NGE will contribute its exploration data within the AOI and grant Astro a first right to use this data to acquire current and future exploration targets for two years, based upon a standard earn-in agreement. In exchange Astro will commit to spending US$1.4M on the resulting projects (the Strategic Alliance).
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Astro Chairman, Jacob Khouri, commented, Being based in Australia, where our industry has had no choice but to advance new undercover exploration tools to explore in the 80% of the country where the bedrock is covered, our team recognises the incredible opportunities globally for first movers applying new technology to open up covered search spaces. Were very pleased to partner with Nevada Exploration, a recognised leader in undercover exploration, to employ the same strategies being used in Australia to participate in exploring for what we believe to be one the biggest prizes in our industry, the second, undercover, half of Nevadas gold endowment. With a 15-year head start, NGE has used the latest exploration technology to build a database of new exploration targets under cover, which we can now use to develop a meaningful portfolio of new projects. We have begun our review of NGEs database and expect to make further announcements soon.
Strategic Alliance
While Nevada is often touted as a global leader in terms of gold production per area, the reality is that the 4.6 million ounces Nevada produced in 2020 is only half of what the state produced in 1998.
Like in other mature districts, continued exploration of Nevadas now well-explored exposed settings is generating fewer discoveries despite record exploration expenditures. The future of mining globally is tied to the transition to undercover exploration, which in Nevada, means exploring in the more than 50% of the state where the prospective bedrock is hidden beneath its valley basins.
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Nevadas exposed terrains have historically produced more than 200 million ounces of gold, and experts agree, there is likely another 200 million ounces waiting to be discovered beneath Nevadas valleys. To unlock this globally significant residual gold endowment, NGE is the first company to bring the latest undercover exploration technologies to Nevada. Most significantly, NGE has spent more than 15 years integrating new hydrogeochemistry (groundwater chemistry) and low-cost drilling technology to build an industry-leading, geochemistry-focused toolkit to explore for new undercover gold deposits.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b7f90dca-7c23-44df-a0a3-020023ed4ac9
NGE has used its technology to complete the worlds largest groundwater sampling program for gold exploration, which also represents the largest regional-scale geochemistry-based generative exploration program in Nevada since the successful stream-sediment sampling programs in the 1980s.
NGEs generative program involved aggregating more than 50,000 historic water sampling records, then collecting more than 6,000 new groundwater samples, predominantly from purpose-drilled boreholes, each of which was analysed directly for gold and related pathfinders using the latest laboratory technology.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) _ J.W. Mays Inc. (MAYS) on Thursday reported a loss of $196,000 in its fiscal second quarter. The Brooklyn, New York-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents per share. The commercial real estate leasing company posted revenue of $5.3 million in the period. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MAYS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MAYS | [
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Radis Community Care have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker to join our team based in Oakmere Extra Care in Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire.
About Radis
Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.
We care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user's individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care and can either be short or long-term.
About the role
As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme you will be predominately supporting the elderly who are finding it difficult to cope due to physical frailty, enabling them to maintain independence. The role involves aiding residents with restricted mobility to move to dining areas at meal times, communal areas for social activities and to the privacy of their bedrooms at their request.
The role will require you to assist residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by taking part in recreational and social activities with residents, both individually and as a group.
The role is to promote resident's independence, choice, dignity and respect by delivering the best standards of care.
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Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
Full or Part time hours available
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