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UC Berkeley FHL Vive Center Teams Up with BeamNG

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality at the University of California, Berkeley, an engineering academic center devoted to research on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR), announces its newest industry partnership with BeamNG , a leading simulation engine software company based in Bremen, Germany.

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  • FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality at the University of California, Berkeley, an engineering academic center devoted to research on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR), announces its newest industry partnership with BeamNG , a leading simulation engine software company based in Bremen, Germany.
  • Among FHL Vive Center’s projects, the Robot Open Autonomous Racing ( ROAR ) program has the most synergies with BeamNG.
  • AI Racing Tech is a leading developer of simulation environments, already supporting integration with BeamNG products.
  • This new partnership will formalize a mutually beneficial relationship incorporating educational and research opportunities, software licensing, technical support, and the like.

Breakout Ventures Welcomes Five New Venture Partners

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Breakout Ventures , the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs, is pleased to welcome five new venture partners.

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  • Breakout Ventures , the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs, is pleased to welcome five new venture partners.
  • Walter advises numerous portfolio companies of VC and PE firms, including as a board member for Checkerspot, a Breakout Ventures investment.
  • Breakout supports our portfolio companies with more than just capital, and we are excited to welcome this group of insightful leaders.
  • To learn more about Breakout Ventures, visit: https://www.breakout.vc/ .

Lenovo ThinkSmart Portfolio Expands with New Solutions to Enable Entry-Level Smart Meeting Rooms

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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The Lenovo ThinkSmart™ Tiny Kit and the ThinkPad™ Universal USB-C Smart Dock – ThinkSmart Edition enables users to drive smart collaboration while providing IT managers the benefits of managed meeting spaces.

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  • The Lenovo ThinkSmart™ Tiny Kit and the ThinkPad™ Universal USB-C Smart Dock – ThinkSmart Edition enables users to drive smart collaboration while providing IT managers the benefits of managed meeting spaces.
  • “The ThinkSmart Tiny Kit and the ThinkSmart dock are entry-level solutions for transforming meeting spaces into better audio/video experiences while adding backend manageability for IT support.”
    The Lenovo ThinkSmart Tiny Kit includes the ThinkCentre M70q Gen 4 compute module and ThinkSmart Controller which together enable a Microsoft Teams meeting with single front-of-room display and external audio/video.
  • For customers that would like to upgrade and access more features in the Microsoft Teams Rooms experiences, ThinkSmart offers a number of certified Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, including the ThinkSmart Hub , ThinkSmart One , and ThinkSmart Core .
  • ThinkSmart compute products, including the Lenovo ThinkSmart Tiny Kit, offer protection by proactive security features at every layer.

NIMML Institute’s TITAN-X A.I.-Powered Precision Medicine Platform Validated through AbbVie’s Acquisition of Landos Biopharma and Lead Clinical Candidate NX-13

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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and computational modeling capabilities were instrumental for the characterization of NLRX1 as a therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases and the development of NX-13.

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  • and computational modeling capabilities were instrumental for the characterization of NLRX1 as a therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases and the development of NX-13.
  • “Importantly, AbbVie is one of the world’s largest biopharma companies with an incredibly successful I&I franchise that it has built over the last two decades.
  • In addition to Landos Biopharma, Dr. Bassaganya-Riera founded NImmune Biopharma (“NImmune”) with the purpose to advance the clinical development of the LANCL2 portfolio of immunoregulatory precision medicines.
  • Both omilancor and NIM-1324 are guided by precision biomarkers discovered and developed by NIMML’s TITAN-X A.I.-powered Precision Medicine platform.

Avaya Aligns Unified Communication Portfolio to ‘Innovation Without Disruption’ Strategy; Announces New Communication and Collaboration Suite

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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Avaya , a global leader in customer experience and communications solutions, today announced the Avaya Communication and Collaboration Suite .

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  • Avaya , a global leader in customer experience and communications solutions, today announced the Avaya Communication and Collaboration Suite .
  • “Our ‘Innovation Without Disruption’ strategy continues to resonate exceedingly well with our customers,” said Alan Masarek, CEO at Avaya.
  • With the introduction of the Avaya Communication and Collaboration Suite, Avaya customers receive additional value from their communications solutions through integrations with the leading collaboration platform of their choice.
  • Microsoft Teams Integration is available for all the solutions in the Avaya Communication and Collaboration Suite.

BenevolentAI Announces Positive Topline Safety and Pharmacokinetic Data from the Phase Ia Clinical Study of BEN-8744 in Healthy Volunteers

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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BenevolentAI (“BenevolentAI” or the “Company”) (Euronext Amsterdam: BAI), a leader in applying advanced AI to accelerate biopharma drug discovery, today announces positive safety data from its Phase Ia, first-in-human, clinical study of BEN-8744 in healthy volunteers.

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  • BenevolentAI (“BenevolentAI” or the “Company”) (Euronext Amsterdam: BAI), a leader in applying advanced AI to accelerate biopharma drug discovery, today announces positive safety data from its Phase Ia, first-in-human, clinical study of BEN-8744 in healthy volunteers.
  • As a result, BenevolentAI’s scientists designed BEN-8744 to be not only a potent PDE10 inhibitor, but also a peripherally-restricted molecule, i.e.
  • The Phase Ia study results support this profile, showing no evidence of CNS-associated adverse events at any dose level.
  • It is anticipated that the full results from this study will be presented in a peer-reviewed forum at a later date.

GBK Collective Strengthens Team with Strategic New Hires; Virginia Lennon Joins as SVP, Research and Insights

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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GBK Collective , a leading marketing strategy, consumer behavior, and analytics consultancy, today announced several key hires including Virginia Lennon who joins as Senior Vice President of Research and Insights.

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  • GBK Collective , a leading marketing strategy, consumer behavior, and analytics consultancy, today announced several key hires including Virginia Lennon who joins as Senior Vice President of Research and Insights.
  • “We continue to invest in hiring the industry’s best marketing strategy, insights and data science leaders,” said GBK Co-Founder and CEO Jon Greenwood.
  • Prior to joining GBK, Lennon held senior leadership positions at Ipsos Connect, Ipsos Media & Technology, OTX Research and Telemundo Network.
  • "I'm beyond excited to be part of the exceptional team of strategy and insights experts that make up the GBK Collective.

Ivy Fertility Hires Dr. Bryn Willson and Dr. Shelun Tsai

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Ivy Fertility, a collaborative network of globally-renowned fertility clinics, is thrilled to welcome Bryn Willson, MD and Shelun Tsai, MD to its collaborative team of physicians.

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  • Ivy Fertility, a collaborative network of globally-renowned fertility clinics, is thrilled to welcome Bryn Willson, MD and Shelun Tsai, MD to its collaborative team of physicians.
  • Dr. Willson and Dr. Tsai are both board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and will complete their fellowships in reproductive endocrinology this spring.
  • “The entire Ivy Fertility network is committed to staying at the forefront of fertility science,” said Sandy Chuan, MD, Medical Director at San Diego Fertility Center.
  • “We are privileged that Dr. Willson and Dr. Tsai will be contributing their innovation and compassion to our network.”

CENIC Honors San Diego State University and the San Diego Supercomputer Center for their Roles in Developing the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) Project

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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CENIC is pleased to present the 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Equitable Access to Cyberinfrastructure to the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) Project.

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  • CENIC is pleased to present the 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Equitable Access to Cyberinfrastructure to the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) Project.
  • This new CSU TIDE cyberinfrastructure, which is interconnected and accessed via the CENIC network, is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #2346701).
  • The project was spearheaded by Jerry Sheehan, now Chief Information Officer at the Salk Institute, during his time as CIO at San Diego State University.
  • (TIDE) exemplifies this springboard approach to innovation by leveraging the CENIC network's robust foundation and our partners' computational expertise at the San Diego Supercomputer Center,” Sheehan stated.

Intel Desktop Processors from Newegg Power Spring Upgrade Campaign featuring UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball Point Guard Ajay Mitchell

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Ajay Mitchell, a point guard for the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) men’s basketball team, powers his game through hard work to achieve a top performance.

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  • Ajay Mitchell, a point guard for the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) men’s basketball team, powers his game through hard work to achieve a top performance.
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    Ajay Mitchell, point guard for the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team, shows off an Intel® Core™ 14th Gen processor box from Newegg.
  • (Photo: Newegg)
    The 6-foot-5 junior from Ans, Liege, Belgium, is featured in Intel’s spring upgrade campaign with Newegg .
  • Mitchell is featured in the spring upgrade campaign for Intel and Newegg to showcase the benefits of using an Intel CPU.