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FTC and DOJ to Co-Host October 5 Workshop on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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|WHAT:||The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are co-hosting a workshop to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines.

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  • |WHAT:||The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are co-hosting a workshop to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines.
  • The event is also co-hosted with the MIT Economics Department and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School.|
    |WHEN:|
    Thursday, October 5, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
  • ET
    |WHERE:||The event will be held online and in person at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass.
  • A full list of participants can be found on the event page.|
    |TWITTER:|
    Join the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #DraftMergerGuides

FTC and DOJ to Co-Host October 5 Workshop on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Economics, Participation, Justice minister, Business, Harvard Kennedy School, Government, MIT Department of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, WHEN, Sales

|WHAT:||The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are co-hosting a workshop to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines.

Key Points: 
  • |WHAT:||The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are co-hosting a workshop to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines.
  • The event is also co-hosted with the MIT Economics Department and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School.|
    |WHEN:|
    Thursday, October 5, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
  • ET
    |WHERE:||The event will be held online and in person at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass.
  • A full list of participants can be found on the event page.|
    |TWITTER:|
    Join the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #DraftMergerGuides

FTC and DOJ Announce Additional Workshops on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department announced today that they plan to hold two additional workshops to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines that the agencies announced in July.

Key Points: 
  • The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department announced today that they plan to hold two additional workshops to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines that the agencies announced in July.
  • Each of the two remaining workshops will be held in-person at an academic institution.
  • The FTC and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division are reviewing comments from the public on the Draft Guidelines, submitted online during the comment period, at www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2023-0043.
  • For the latest news and resources, follow the FTC on social media, subscribe to press releases and read our blog.

FTC and DOJ Announce Additional Workshops on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Review, Harvard Kennedy School, University, Justice, Awareness, Justice minister, University of Chicago Law School, Business, Blog, Government, Federal Trade Commission, Economics, MIT Department of Economics, FTC, Comment, News, Social media

The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department announced today that they plan to hold two additional workshops to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines that the agencies announced in July.

Key Points: 
  • The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department announced today that they plan to hold two additional workshops to facilitate public dialogue on the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines that the agencies announced in July.
  • Each of the two remaining workshops will be held in-person at an academic institution.
  • The FTC and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division are reviewing comments from the public on the Draft Guidelines, submitted online during the comment period, at www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2023-0043.
  • For the latest news and resources, follow the FTC on social media, subscribe to press releases and read our blog.

AFFOA WELCOMES ELISABETH B. REYNOLDS, Ph.D. TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA) is proud to announce the addition of Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA) is proud to announce the addition of Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors.
  • Reynolds' expertise and background complement AFFOA's current board, creating a highly knowledgeable and accomplished committee.
  • AFFOA adds to institute board focusing on scaling up and semiconductor integration for America's textile industry.
  • "10+ years ago, most US companies would look overseas to scale smart textile manufacturing; AFFOA changed that in 2016.

BlackRock and QLS Advisors Partner Through BlackRock Systematic to Invest in Biomedical Innovation

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Monday, July 18, 2022
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BlackRock and QLS Advisors LLC, a life sciences technology and advisory firm, have announced a partnership through BlackRock Systematic to develop data-driven investment solutions to help accelerate biomedical innovation.

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  • BlackRock and QLS Advisors LLC, a life sciences technology and advisory firm, have announced a partnership through BlackRock Systematic to develop data-driven investment solutions to help accelerate biomedical innovation.
  • QLS brings an industry-leading approach to investing in life sciences that complements the work that BlackRock Systematic is doing in our actively managed portfolios.
  • QLS Advisors LLC is a life sciences technology and advisory company based in Cambridge, MA, dedicated to fostering biomedical innovation.
  • BlackRock is a trademark of BlackRock, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Major Philanthropies Launch Effort to Establish Multidisciplinary Centers at Leading Academic Institutions Focused on Reimagining Capitalism, Economy, and Society to Address 21st Century Challenges

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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The Ford Foundation is also committed to the effort and will make additional grants to institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to be announced later in 2022.

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  • The Ford Foundation is also committed to the effort and will make additional grants to institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to be announced later in 2022.
  • The Open Society Foundations are exploring how to best support heterodox economic thinking through Open Society University Network, a global partnership of educational institutions that integrates learning and the advancement of knowledge.
  • This announcement marks the beginning of a major philanthropic effort to fund higher-educational institutions to help rethink and replace neoliberalism and its assumptions about the relationship between the economy and society.
  • The academic centers will all pursue ideas and solutions contributing to the movement to rethink neoliberalism.

The Engine Appoints MIT Institute Professor Paula Hammond to Its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Today, The Engine , the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies solving the worlds most urgent problems, announced the appointment of Paula Hammond to its Board of Directors.

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  • Today, The Engine , the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies solving the worlds most urgent problems, announced the appointment of Paula Hammond to its Board of Directors.
  • Hammond has been a leader at MIT and professor of chemical engineering for over 25 years and is currently the head of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering and an MIT Institute Professor, the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member at MIT.
  • The Board is absolutely thrilled to welcome Paula to our board, said Katie Rae, CEO and Managing Partner at The Engine.
  • Hammond received her Ph.D. in 1993 from MIT in chemical engineering with her thesis research focused on synthesizing polymers with mechanochromic properties.