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Organic Gardening Brand Back to the Roots Launches Its Fan Favorite Soils in Select The Home Depot Stores Throughout Austin, Dallas, and Houston

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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DALLAS, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing today, organic gardening company Back to the Roots has launched its Texas-made Organic Potting Mix, Garden Soil, and Raised Bed Mix in select The Home Depot stores throughout the Austin, Dallas, and Houston markets. About an hour outside of Houston, Back to the Roots has been cultivating its 100% organic, peat free soil to package into its first of its kind, 100% post-consumer recycled bags.

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  • DALLAS, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing today, organic gardening company Back to the Roots has launched its Texas-made Organic Potting Mix, Garden Soil, and Raised Bed Mix in select The Home Depot stores throughout the Austin, Dallas, and Houston markets.
  • About an hour outside of Houston, Back to the Roots has been cultivating its 100% organic, peat free soil to package into its first of its kind, 100% post-consumer recycled bags .
  • Back to the Roots' soil is 100% peat-free, created instead by upcycling local, high quality green waste, like plant trimmings, into the base for its premium soils.
  • Back to the Roots products for indoor and outdoor gardening are available online as well as in over 10,000 retail locations nationwide.

HealthTrackRx Appoints Leading Healthcare Expert Dr. Steven Goldberg as Chief Medical Officer

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Diagnosis, PCR, Medicine, Infection, Coventry Health Care, Thomas Jefferson University, Partnership, Georgetown University, Greater Louisville Inc., Humana, Standard of care, MD, MBA, Quality, WellCare, Express Scripts, Approximation error, Region, Kaiser Permanente, CMO, Binghamton University, Quest Diagnostics

DENTON, Texas, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthTrackRx, the nation's premier molecular diagnostic testing laboratory, today announced the appointment of Steven Goldberg, MD, MBA, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

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  • DENTON, Texas, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthTrackRx, the nation's premier molecular diagnostic testing laboratory, today announced the appointment of Steven Goldberg, MD, MBA, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
  • In the newly created role, Dr. Goldberg will lead the Company's partnership with payors, clinicians, and industry to enhance access to faster, better diagnostics.
  • A distinguished physician and respected healthcare innovator, Dr. Goldberg previously served as Chief Health Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics and, preceding that, more than a decade in leading roles of several major health plans, including Chief Medical Officer at WellCare Health Plans, Senior Medical Director at Coventry Health Care, Chief of Medical Affairs at Express Scripts, Corporate Medical Director, Clinical Policy and Quality at Humana, Regional Chief Medical Officer at Excellus BCBS, Network Medical Director at Aetna Health Plans, and Medical Director at Kaiser Permanente NE.
  • "HealthTrackRx is transforming antibiotic stewardship protocols and helping payors and health plans manage spending by eliminating unnecessary tests, misdiagnosis, and ineffective antibiotic treatment.

Seegene and UK Health Security Agency convene a summit to collectively realize "a World Free from All Diseases"

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Seegene has facilitated the rapid and effective isolation of individuals infected with COVID-19 by delivering approximately 350 million diagnostic tests to over 100 countries.

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  • Seegene has facilitated the rapid and effective isolation of individuals infected with COVID-19 by delivering approximately 350 million diagnostic tests to over 100 countries.
  • "We greatly value the visit of UKHSA, a world-leading health security agency, to Seegene," said Dr. Chun.
  • "We will continue to explore ways for contributing to the cooperation between Korea and the UK, including through our SG OneSystemTM business" he added.
  • It involves sharing the company's syndromic quantitative PCR technology and Seegene's Digitalized Development System (SGDDS) with leading companies worldwide.

Seegene and UK Health Security Agency convene a summit to collectively realize "a World Free from All Diseases"

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Monday, April 8, 2024
Microsoft, PCR, Biotechnology, Information technology, COVID-19, UKHSA, Artificial intelligence, Human, Plant, Animal, Security agency, Vaccine

Seegene has facilitated the rapid and effective isolation of individuals infected with COVID-19 by delivering approximately 350 million diagnostic tests to over 100 countries.

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  • Seegene has facilitated the rapid and effective isolation of individuals infected with COVID-19 by delivering approximately 350 million diagnostic tests to over 100 countries.
  • "We greatly value the visit of UKHSA, a world-leading health security agency, to Seegene," said Dr. Chun.
  • "We will continue to explore ways for contributing to the cooperation between Korea and the UK, including through our SG OneSystemTM business" he added.
  • It involves sharing the company's syndromic quantitative PCR technology and Seegene's Digitalized Development System (SGDDS) with leading companies worldwide.

Eco-Wrap Revolution: Sustainable Food Packaging Market to Reach $5.28 Billion by 2034 | Future Market Insights, Inc.

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Monday, April 8, 2024
PCR, FMI, Growth, Sample, Food packaging, Research, University, Food, University of Cambridge, Mineral, Pollution, Plastic, Flinders University

NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights. The market size is estimated at US$ 3.50 billion in 2024. Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.

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  • NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights.
  • Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.
  • Market players are introducing new sustainable materials for high-density plastic wraps, promoting the demand for flexible food wraps for fast food packaging and delivery.
  • To offer new packaging technologies to the global plastic food wrap market, leading packaging firms are investing in research and development.

Eco-Wrap Revolution: Sustainable Food Packaging Market to Reach $5.28 Billion by 2034 | Future Market Insights, Inc.

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Monday, April 8, 2024
PCR, FMI, Growth, Sample, Food packaging, Research, University, Food, University of Cambridge, Mineral, Pollution, Plastic, Flinders University

NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights. The market size is estimated at US$ 3.50 billion in 2024. Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.

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  • NEWARK, Del., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The plastic food wrap market is anticipated to reach US$ 5.28 billion by 2034, exhibiting a reasonable CAGR of 4.20% from 2024 to 2034 according to Future Market Insights.
  • Consumer demand for lightweight, convenient packaging is compelling the growth of the plastic food wrap market.
  • Market players are introducing new sustainable materials for high-density plastic wraps, promoting the demand for flexible food wraps for fast food packaging and delivery.
  • To offer new packaging technologies to the global plastic food wrap market, leading packaging firms are investing in research and development.

FIRST POLY BAGS IN US WITH 30% POST-RECYCLED CONTENT

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Friday, April 5, 2024
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CHICAGO, April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ForeFront Supply Chain Solutions is proud to supply the first polyethylene bag in the US with 30% post-consumer recycled content produced from FDA-compliant resins. This is the highest level of PCR available in flexible food packaging, which exceeds multiple new extended producer responsibility (EPR) and retailer regulations. ForeFront aims to support food manufacturers seeking compliance before packaging producer responsibility officially begins July 2025.

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  • ForeFront aims to support food manufacturers seeking compliance before packaging producer responsibility officially begins July 2025.
  • By 2025, Walmart will require 100% recyclable, reusable, or industrially compostable private brand packaging, including packaging with 20% post-consumer recycled content.
  • Brands that do not comply with post-recycled content packaging requirements risk heavy fines or having their products pulled from store shelves.
  • PCR content film can be combined with 10% post-industrial recycled or bio-based content.

QIAGEN introduces QIAstat-Dx Analyzer 2.0 with remote test results access, enhancing collaboration across healthcare system

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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The upgraded diagnostic system, powered by the new QIAstat-Dx Operational Module PRO with a 64‑bit processor and 4GB of RAM, introduces the Remote Results Application, still unique in the syndromic testing space.

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  • The upgraded diagnostic system, powered by the new QIAstat-Dx Operational Module PRO with a 64‑bit processor and 4GB of RAM, introduces the Remote Results Application, still unique in the syndromic testing space.
  • The new feature, accessible through the QIAsphere cloud and exclusively available with QIAstat‑Dx Analyzer 2.0, allows users to view, comment and confirm diagnostic test results directly from their desktop and mobile devices in any location, facilitating seamless collaboration across the healthcare system.
  • This enables greater flexibility and collaboration between central and regional labs, especially in decentralized testing, reducing diagnostic processing time and ensuring patients receive accurate results more quickly.
  • Alternatively, the QIAstat-Dx Analyzer 2.0 enables in-house visibility of test results over a shared network.

Myriad Genetics Announces Patent Granted for SneakPeek® Snap Device

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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11,932,907, titled Fetal Sex Determination Using Capillary Blood From Upper Arm, provides protection for Myriad’s SneakPeek Snap® products in the U.S through 2040.

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  • 11,932,907, titled Fetal Sex Determination Using Capillary Blood From Upper Arm, provides protection for Myriad’s SneakPeek Snap® products in the U.S through 2040.
  • Consumers place the Snap device on their arm, press the button, and the sample is collected in one to four minutes.
  • “We view this patent grant as recognition of our innovative approach to fetal sex testing using PCR-based techniques with any push-button blood collection device,” stated Dale Muzzey, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Myriad Genetics.
  • “This patent grant promotes SneakPeek Snap exclusivity in the US market through at least 2040 and provides an opportunity for licensing agreements with leading push-button blood collection device suppliers, positioning us as a strategic partner.”

Americhem has earned the EcoVadis Silver Medal for Sustainability

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Friday, April 5, 2024
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Americhem, a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has been awarded the Silver EcoVadis Medal.

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  • Americhem, a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has been awarded the Silver EcoVadis Medal.
  • EcoVadis is a globally recognized assessment platform that rates businesses' sustainability in various categories.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240404483358/en/
    Americhem has earned the EcoVadis Silver Medal for Sustainability (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The EcoVadis rating also covers a broad range of non-financial management systems including Environmental, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement impacts.
  • Americhem would like to thank EcoVadis for their commitment to ensuring that companies remain conscious in their efforts toward a more sustainable future.