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Orgenesis Consortium Awarded €2.0M EUR Grant from Walloon Government in Belgium for MAIDAM AI Project for Monitoring Decentralized ATMP Manufacturing

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orgenesis Inc. (Nasdaq:ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or the “Company”), a global leader in decentralized cell and gene therapies (CGTs), today announced that the Company’s consortium was awarded a €2.0 million grant from the Walloon Government in Belgium, titled: “Monitoring with AI of Decentralized ATMP Manufacturing” (MAIDAM).

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  • GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orgenesis Inc. (Nasdaq:ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or the “Company”), a global leader in decentralized cell and gene therapies (CGTs), today announced that the Company’s consortium was awarded a €2.0 million grant from the Walloon Government in Belgium, titled: “Monitoring with AI of Decentralized ATMP Manufacturing” (MAIDAM).
  • The consortium members include: Orgenesis Services Belgium, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) / TRusted AI Labs (TRAIL) and DNAlytics.
  • The MAIDAM project is focused on developing AI-based approaches for the monitoring and improvement of decentralized manufacturing processes for ATMPs via federated machine and reinforcement learning utilizing cell therapy processing on small and standardized manufacturing units.
  • This project brings together a top-notch consortium with very complementary expertise in manufacturing of cell therapies, AI, and digitization of biomanufacturing processes.

FOX News Channel Names Chanley Painter Overnight Anchor

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed Court TV’s Chanley Painter as an overnight anchor.

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  • FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed Court TV’s Chanley Painter as an overnight anchor.
  • Since 2019, Painter has served as a legal correspondent and field anchor for Court TV.
  • In 2021 she was awarded the Scripps Give Light award for leadership, dedication, and hard work in legal journalism.
  • Painter hails from the state of Arkansas where she earned two professional degrees, graduating with honors before passing two state bar exams concurrently.

DEPARTMENTAL STATEMENT - Public Services and Procurement Canada announces the suspension of the security status for GC Strategies Inc.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

GATINEAU, QC, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has a framework in place to prevent, detect and respond to situations of potential wrongdoing and to safeguard the integrity, fairness, openness and transparency of the federal procurement system.

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  • GATINEAU, QC, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has a framework in place to prevent, detect and respond to situations of potential wrongdoing and to safeguard the integrity, fairness, openness and transparency of the federal procurement system.
  • PSPC has suspended the security status of GC Strategies Inc.
  • The suspension precludes GC Strategies Inc. from participating in all federal procurements with security requirements.
  • This action is in addition to the November 2023 decision by PSPC to suspend GC Strategies Inc. from participating in PSPC procurement processes and instruments, including standing offers and supply arrangements, as well as participating in new procurement opportunities undertaken by PSPC.

U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SONIA SOTOMAYOR AND AMY CONEY BARRETT, U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MIGUEL CARDONA AND ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES COLLEEN SHOGAN HEADLINE CIVIC LEARNING WEEK, MARCH 11-15, 2024

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Friday, March 1, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan will join thousands of people across the country in focusing on the importance of civic education during Civic Learning Week, March 11–15, 2024.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan will join thousands of people across the country in focusing on the importance of civic education during Civic Learning Week , March 11–15, 2024.
  • Justices Sotomayor and Barrett will engage in a conversation for the Civic Learning Week National Forum at The George Washington University on Tuesday, March 12, at 1 p.m.
  • Secretary Cardona and Archivist Shogan will engage in a fireside chat at the forum's closing reception at The National Archives, March 12, at 6:30 p.m.
  • This year's theme, "2024 and Beyond: Civic Learning as a Unifying Force," focuses on the need to make civics a national priority and a means to combat polarization.

Statement by the Prime Minister on the passing of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney

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Friday, March 1, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the passing of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 29, 2024 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the passing of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney:
    "I learned with great sadness today of the death of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada.
  • After a distinguished business and legal career, he became Prime Minister in 1984 and made significant progress on important issues here at home and around the world.
  • He negotiated the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement and, later, the expanded North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Mexico.
  • Mr. Mulroney never stopped working for Canadians, and he always sought to make this country an even better place to call home.

AGB Welcomes Two New Higher Education Leaders to Board of Directors

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) announced today that Marie Sullivan and Tom Sullivan (no relation) were elected to the AGB Board of Directors, joining 15 other distinguished leaders. AGB is the premier organization advocating strategic board governance in higher education.

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  • Marie Sullivan and Tom Sullivan, two seasoned higher education leaders, will join 15 other members of AGB's board.
  • AGB is the premier organization advocating strategic board governance in higher education.
  • Higher education is facing real challenges, and AGB recognizes our board members as integral to both AGB's and higher education's future success.
  • Higher education is facing real challenges, and AGB recognizes our board members as integral to both AGB's and higher education's future success.

Huawei Launched White Papers to Accelerate Public Services' Intelligent Transformation

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei launched the Public Services Intelligent Transformation White Paper, the National Cloud 2.0 Solution, and the Tax Administration Digitalization White Paper during the summit themed "Leading Infrastructure to Accelerate Public Services Intelligence".

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei launched the Public Services Intelligent Transformation White Paper, the National Cloud 2.0 Solution, and the Tax Administration Digitalization White Paper during the summit themed "Leading Infrastructure to Accelerate Public Services Intelligence".
  • Huawei also discussed the digital & intelligent transformation trends and development strategies with customers and industry partners, and shared several transformation success stories.
  • Hong-Eng Koh, Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist of Huawei, said, "The intelligent architecture of transformation consists of several layers, such as intelligent sensing, intelligent connectivity, intelligent foundation, intelligent platform, AI foundation model, AI large model, and intelligent application.
  • Huawei believes in the vision of "Accelerating Intelligent Transformation of Public Services to Drive Cognitive Society", and assists governments and public sectors worldwide in achieving digital & intelligent transformation, enabling everyone to benifit from the development dividends brought by the digital economy.

Government of Canada announces major milestone in the Canadian biomanufacturing sector

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Friday, February 23, 2024

LAVAL, QC, Feb. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - In June 2022, the Government of Canada established a long-term agreement with Moderna for the domestic production of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in Canada.

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  • LAVAL, QC, Feb. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - In June 2022, the Government of Canada established a long-term agreement with Moderna for the domestic production of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in Canada.
  • "Today's milestone for this new, cutting-edge Moderna facility represents a major step forward for Canada's biomanufacturing and life sciences sector.
  • Moderna's presence in Canada will strengthen our national biomanufacturing ecosystem, positioning the entire sector to continue to grow and to create even more good jobs."
  • Since March 2020, over $2.2 billion has been invested in the Canadian biomanufacturing and life sciences sector, supporting 38 new and expanded projects to boost our domestic biomanufacturing, vaccine and therapeutics ecosystem.

Government of Canada announces first steps in its Action Plan to support Black public servants

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

As a result, nearly $50 million is supporting the creation and development of the Action Plan for Black Public Servants (Action Plan) to establish career development programs and mental health supports for Black public servants.

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  • As a result, nearly $50 million is supporting the creation and development of the Action Plan for Black Public Servants (Action Plan) to establish career development programs and mental health supports for Black public servants.
  • Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board, announced the first initiatives of the Action Plan, which will continue to be refined through meaningful input from Black public servants.
  • The Public Service Commission (PSC) is receiving funding to provide individualized assessment, counselling and coaching services to Black public servants.
  • - The Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
    For more information about the Action Plan, public servants can contact the Task Force for Black Public Servants at [email protected] .

Statement - Government of Canada responds to the Report of the Auditor General of Canada on ArriveCAN

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Monday, February 12, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada issued a statement today following the release of the Auditor General's performance audit on ArriveCAN:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada issued a statement today following the release of the Auditor General's performance audit on ArriveCAN:
    "We thank the Auditor General of Canada, Karen Hogan, and her team for their work and welcome the recommendations laid out in today's report.
  • Some recommendations in the report have already been implemented and the CBSA will take further action to ensure management practices are aligned with policies and processes to maintain the confidence of Canadians.
  • In addition, PSPC will continue to strengthen all aspects of the federal procurement regime and will use the findings from this report to improve the way the Government of Canada does business with its suppliers.
  • The Auditor General recognized in her report that the Government improved the speed and quality of information collected at the border by using the app rather than the paper-based form.