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ERS Genomics team expands with new hire, Dr. Ralph Vogelsang

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
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DUBLIN, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ERS Genomics Limited ('ERS') is pleased to welcome latest hire, Dr. Ralph Vogelsang.

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  • DUBLIN, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ERS Genomics Limited ('ERS') is pleased to welcome latest hire, Dr. Ralph Vogelsang.
  • ERS, co-founded by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, 2020 Nobel Prize winner for gene-editing, provides access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property.
  • Prior to ERS, Ralph held several positions in sales, scientific-support, and business development at Pacific Biosciences.
  • Dr. Ralph Vogelsang, ERS made the following statement:'The team at ERS is making huge progress increasing global access to the Nobel Prize winning CRISPR/Cas9 system.

TrailRunner International Names Jim Hughes as Chief Executive Officer

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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The strategic communications advisory firm TrailRunner International today announced the appointment of Managing Director and Executive Committee Chairman Jim Hughes to the position of Chief Executive Officer.

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  • The strategic communications advisory firm TrailRunner International today announced the appointment of Managing Director and Executive Committee Chairman Jim Hughes to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220202005373/en/
    TrailRunner International Names Jim Hughes as Chief Executive Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
    TrailRunner International Founder, Chairman and CEO Jim Wilkinson will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the firm.
  • In 2020 Wilkinson appointed Jim Hughes to chair the firms Executive Committee, and the firm saw significant growth in 2021.
  • Jim Hughes was there with me from the very beginning when I founded TrailRunner International, and he has helped to build our firm into the exciting growth company it is today, said Jim Wilkinson.

Fraser Institute News Release: New essay celebrates key ideas and contributions of economist and Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Published by the Fraser Institute, the Essential Women of Liberty is accompanied by a website and animated videos spotlighting Ostrom and other remarkable women.

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  • Published by the Fraser Institute, the Essential Women of Liberty is accompanied by a website and animated videos spotlighting Ostrom and other remarkable women.
  • Born in Los Angeles in 1933, Ostrom completed her PhD in political science at UCLA in 1965, despite opposition from contemporaries who disapproved of women in postgraduate studies.
  • This area of analysis, where she made enormous contributions, would shape her entire academic career.
  • The Fraser Institute will release the complete Essential Women of Liberty essay series on International Womens Day (March 8, 2022).

The Galien Foundation Announces Nominations are Now Open for the 2022 Prix Galien USA Awards

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, today announced nominations for the 2022 Prix Galien USA Awards are now open.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, today announced nominations for the 2022 Prix Galien USA Awards are now open.
  • Winners will be announced at the 2022 Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony on October 27 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
  • The Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony launched in 2007, first honoring unique medical products, later devices, and finally, individuals who have impacted patient care through innovation.
  • The companies eligible for resubmission, and automatically in the running for the 2022 Prix Galien USA Awards include:

HUMU AND TCV PARTNER ON $60 MILLION IN SERIES C FUNDING ROUND, FUELING GROWTH OF SCIENCE-BASED, AI-POWERED TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS AND MANAGERS

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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TCV venture partner Jessica Neal, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, will join Humu's Board of Directors as part of the partnership.

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  • TCV venture partner Jessica Neal, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, will join Humu's Board of Directors as part of the partnership.
  • By nudging teams with short, science-backed recommendations, Humu provides personalized guidance that is unique to each employee and also aligned with company goals.
  • "Humu, through technology and science, can help shift behavior in an organization," said TCV Venture Partner Jessica Neal and board member at Humu.
  • Humu nudges managers and their teams to build the specific habits that will lead to their organization's success.

Engage3's Price Image Management Suite Recognized as a Leader in Price Optimization by Both IDC and Retail Today

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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The premier global provider of market intelligence, IDC, announced Engage3's position as a "Leader" in its recently published IDC Marketscape: Worldwide Retail Price Optimization Solutions 2021-2022 Vendor Assessment.

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  • The premier global provider of market intelligence, IDC, announced Engage3's position as a "Leader" in its recently published IDC Marketscape: Worldwide Retail Price Optimization Solutions 2021-2022 Vendor Assessment.
  • "The ability to understand, manage, and optimize Price Image is a new muscle for the retail industry, which has historically been constrained in its ability to derive actionable measures of Price Image," wrote Jon Duke in the IDC Market Spotlight, Price Image Management for Retail.
  • Engage3 has also been recognized by Retail Today magazine as a "Winner" in the Price Optimization & Management category in Retail CIO Radar 2022, a first-of-its kind annual list of the most innovative & transformative retail technology solutions providers.
  • "We are incredibly honored and humbled to be recognized as a Leader by both IDC and Retail Today for the strength and differentiation of our Price Image Management Suite," said Edris Bemanian, CEO of Engage3.

Inaugural VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony - Celebrating 4 Scientific Innovations for Humanity

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Monday, December 20, 2021
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Prize winners will be announced at the inaugural VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony to be held on January 20, 2022 at the Hanoi Opera House and the VinFuture Sci-tech Week during January 18-21, 2022 in Hanoi.

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  • Prize winners will be announced at the inaugural VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony to be held on January 20, 2022 at the Hanoi Opera House and the VinFuture Sci-tech Week during January 18-21, 2022 in Hanoi.
  • The award ceremony will be held on the evening of January 20, 2022 to honor the winners of the inaugural VinFuture Prize, including the VinFuture Grand Prize and 03 Special Prizes for female innovators, innovators from the developing countries, and innovators with outstanding achievements in emerging fields.
  • As part of the Award Ceremony event series, VinFuture will organize a sci-tech week for the scientific community, and business and start-up leaders in industry and technology.
  • A total of four prizes are awarded by the VinFuture Prize Foundation every year, consisting of the VinFuture Grand Prize valued at US$3 million - one of the largest ever annual prizes globally.

Reese’s Book Club Selects Fellows for Its Inaugural LitUp Program — Elevating Unpublished, Unrepresented Women

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Today Reeses Book Club announced its inaugural class of LitUp fellows their writers program for unpublished, unrepresented women.

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  • Today Reeses Book Club announced its inaugural class of LitUp fellows their writers program for unpublished, unrepresented women.
  • The first Reeses Book Club LitUp fellows are:
    Sophia Chang graduated from Harvard at twenty, became a film + TV actor, and the worlds first iPod silhouette model.
  • Creating real change for underrepresented women and shining a light on new storytellers is exactly why I started Hello Sunshine and Reeses Book Club.
  • Reeses Book Club sparks conversationonline and in real life- with many of its bestselling picks developed and produced for the screen by Hello Sunshine.

AM Best to Join Global Insurance Forum’s Expert Series to Discuss Regulation, Innovation

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Friday, December 10, 2021
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AM Bests Matthew C. Mosher will join the Global Insurance Forums Expert Series for an on-demand discussion beginning Dec. 13, 2021, about how the pandemic, economic issues and the appearance of new risks are changing the insurance regulatory environment.

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  • AM Bests Matthew C. Mosher will join the Global Insurance Forums Expert Series for an on-demand discussion beginning Dec. 13, 2021, about how the pandemic, economic issues and the appearance of new risks are changing the insurance regulatory environment.
  • How reputation risk, and in particular, talent risk, have emerged as major insurance industry concerns.
  • For more information, please visit the Global Insurance Forums Experts Series event page .
  • AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry.

Avela Founder Joshua Angrist Wins Nobel Prize

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today at the National Academy of Sciences, Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter presented the Nobel Prize medal to Avela Co-Founder Dr. Joshua D. Angrist, a winner of the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today at the National Academy of Sciences, Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter presented the Nobel Prize medal to Avela Co-Founder Dr. Joshua D. Angrist, a winner of the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
  • Angrist is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Avela, an education software company that helps schools, districts, and nonprofits manage admission and enrollment decisions.
  • Angrist founded Avela with his MIT colleague, Dr. Parag Pathak, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Greg Bybee.
  • Avela Match implements many of the assignment algorithms designed by Angrist and Pathak, but makes them easy to use with a drag-and-drop interface.