Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy

Synthetic Data Summit 2023 highlights progress, practical applications, and potential of synthetic health data

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Replica, United Kingdom, Synthetic data, SDG, SVP, Medicine, University of Ottawa, Summit, Aetion, Savoy Place, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Clinical trial, London, University, Privacy, Bias, GM, Medical device

The event will offer unique insights into the world of synthetic data generation (SDG) and its transformative potential for healthcare.

Key Points: 
  • The event will offer unique insights into the world of synthetic data generation (SDG) and its transformative potential for healthcare.
  • SDG involves using generative AI to create synthetic data from real data while ensuring data privacy, security, and utility.
  • Previously held virtually, the Synthetic Data Summit 2023 is an in-person gathering for chief data officers, privacy professionals, data scientists, and healthcare insights directors interested in how this technology is addressing critical issues in healthcare data, such as data privacy, diversity and data bias, enabling more equitable clinical research, and data augmentation.
  • A number of life sciences companies will share their experiences using synthetic data in practice on real world data and clinical trial data.

Synthetic Data Summit 2023 highlights progress, practical applications, and potential of synthetic health data

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Replica, United Kingdom, Synthetic data, SDG, SVP, Medicine, University of Ottawa, Summit, Aetion, Savoy Place, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Clinical trial, London, University, Privacy, Bias, GM, Medical device

The event will offer unique insights into the world of synthetic data generation (SDG) and its transformative potential for healthcare.

Key Points: 
  • The event will offer unique insights into the world of synthetic data generation (SDG) and its transformative potential for healthcare.
  • SDG involves using generative AI to create synthetic data from real data while ensuring data privacy, security, and utility.
  • Previously held virtually, the Synthetic Data Summit 2023 is an in-person gathering for chief data officers, privacy professionals, data scientists, and healthcare insights directors interested in how this technology is addressing critical issues in healthcare data, such as data privacy, diversity and data bias, enabling more equitable clinical research, and data augmentation.
  • A number of life sciences companies will share their experiences using synthetic data in practice on real world data and clinical trial data.

Visa Economic Empowerment Institute Announces Inaugural Advisory Council Focused on Driving Actionable Policy Solutions

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Public Policy, Government, Thought Leadership, Payments, Finance, Other Policy Issues, Professional Services, Technology, Fintech, German Advisory Council on Global Change, Deutsche Bundesbank, NYSE, Advisory Council, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Tsuruoka, United Kingdom, European Commissioner, Foreign Affairs, Financial services, Capital Markets Union, House, Boston Consulting Group, Ecosystem, Growth, Diplomacy, Policy, Public policy, UBS, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Corporate Affairs, Face, Research, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Drug, Creative industries, Visa

With the strategic guidance of the Advisory Council, the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute will be able to accelerate its agenda for driving access to digital payments and unlocking new opportunities for economic growth.

Key Points: 
  • With the strategic guidance of the Advisory Council, the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute will be able to accelerate its agenda for driving access to digital payments and unlocking new opportunities for economic growth.
  • The founding members of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute Advisory Council are:
    Dr. Axel Weber (Chair), former UBS Chairman and former president of the German Central Bank (Bundesbank).
  • “I am honored to serve as Chair of the inaugural Visa Economic empowerment Institute Advisory Council,” said Weber.
  • For more information on the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute and Visa’s commitment to economic empowerment, visit here .

Neural Therapeutics Announces Board of Directors Appointments and IP Development Agreement with Validity Labs

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Aurora, CGS, Medical Affairs Bureau, CFA, Diabetes, Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, BBA, Professor, Agreement, Science, Patent, University, Cardiovascular disease, Research, Certification, DEA, Geisel School of Medicine, Ernst, Ernst & Young, Drug Enforcement Administration, Metro, Grenadines, Clinical Laboratory, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Cancer, IP, CFO, Therapy, Pharmacy, Partnership, Drug development, Internet of things, General insurance, Canada Research Chair, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Wilfrid Laurier University, Baylor College of Medicine, Pharmaceutical industry, Medical device, Nervous system, Molecular medicine

The Company is also pleased to announce that it has entered into IP development agreement ("Agreement") with Validity Laboratory Services LLC ("Validity Labs").

Key Points: 
  • The Company is also pleased to announce that it has entered into IP development agreement ("Agreement") with Validity Laboratory Services LLC ("Validity Labs").
  • Following these appointments, the board of directors of Neural is comprised of Ian Campbell, John Durfy, Colin McLelland, Dr. Kelly Narine and Dr. Jason Dyck.
  • Ian Campbell, CEO of Neural commented: "The expansion of our partnership with CGS and Validity Labs allows us to foster collaborative relationships with Validity Labs and leverage their extensive capabilities and expertise.
  • In connection with the Agreement entered between Neural and Validity Labs, Neural issued 500,000 common shares in the capital of Neural ("Neural Shares"), which was included in debt settlement issuance as outlined in Neural press release dated October 2, 2023.

Is it possible to measure sustainable development?

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Is it possible to measure sustainable development?

Key Points: 
  • Is it possible to measure sustainable development?
  • Can we go beyond just embracing virtuous principles and actually apply the concept in a concrete manner?
  • We will try to shed some light on these issues in our work as researchers in the Chair in eco-advising (Chaire en éco-conseil).

SD: yesterday, today and tomorrow

    • Finding a balance between meeting human needs and respecting the limits of the environment has been a perennial challenge in the history of humanity.
    • Development that meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
    • This led to the adoption in 2015 of the 2030 Agenda, a global reference framework for SD.
    • It is a universal call to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives of all people everywhere.

Tools for implementing SD

    • Implementing SD cannot be done without applying a systemic approach.
    • The Systemic Sustainability Analysis (SSA) puts into perspective the multiple dimensions of SD, the synergies and antagonisms and the means used to achieve them.
    • The Sustainable Development Analysis Grid (SDAG) and the SDG Target Prioritization Grid (SDGT-PG) are the two main tools of the SSA.
    • Since 2017, SDAG is among the tools available at the United Nations for mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda’s SDGs.
    • It aims to guide SD policies, strategies, programs or projects (PSPPs) in order to improve their gaps and/or characterize their progress.

So…can SD be measured?


    …Yes, it is possible, but in a framework where SD is applied dynamically over time and using a pragmatic and systemic approach with measurable indicators, as do the SDAG and SDGT-PG. Patrick Faubert has received funding from Mitacs, MAPAQ, MFFP, etc.

ProAmpac and Polytechnique Montreal Collaborate to Publish Heat Sealing in Packaging

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Monday, June 12, 2023
Packaging, Entertainment, Manufacturing, Books, Research, Other Manufacturing, Science, Partnership, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Multimedia, Polytechnique Montréal, Chemical engineering, École polytechnique, Heat, Plumbing

ProAmpac , a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced today its collaboration with Polytechnique Montreal 3SPack Research Chair for the launch of Heat Sealing in Packaging , outlining the principles of heat sealing and the correlation of molecular properties and processing parameters in seal performance.

Key Points: 
  • ProAmpac , a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced today its collaboration with Polytechnique Montreal 3SPack Research Chair for the launch of Heat Sealing in Packaging , outlining the principles of heat sealing and the correlation of molecular properties and processing parameters in seal performance.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230612766924/en/
    Heat Sealing in Packaging covers both scientific and practical aspects of the basic principles of heat sealing packaging.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The book, co-authored by Prof. Abdellah Ajji (Polytechnique Montreal), Dr. Ebrahim Jalali Dil (PolyExpert, Inc.), Dr. Zahra Kanani Aghkand (Polytechnique Montreal) and Dr. Amir Saffar (ProAmpac), covers both scientific and practical aspects of the basic principles of heat sealing packaging.
  • “This book is a testament to the long-standing partnership ProAmpac has with Polytechnique Montréal to advance flexible packaging innovation.

Replica Analytics unveils Replica Synthesis 3.0

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Accountability Act, University, Ben Goertzel, Senior, Data science, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, General Data Protection Regulation, Disclosure, Privacy, PET, Research, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Pet, Science and technology in Asia, Data, Machine learning, Risk, Medical data breach, GDPR, Synthetic, HIPAA, Replica, Software, Medical device

VENICE, Italy, April 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Replica Analytics Ltd., an Aetion® company, today announced the release of Replica Synthesis 3.0, its privacy and utility preserving synthetic data generation software that has been updated with an enhanced user experience.

Key Points: 
  • VENICE, Italy, April 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Replica Analytics Ltd., an Aetion® company, today announced the release of Replica Synthesis 3.0, its privacy and utility preserving synthetic data generation software that has been updated with an enhanced user experience.
  • This makes it easier for analysts to train generative models and evaluate their utility and privacy.
  • "There is a serious data challenge impacting important research and innovation in healthcare, in part due to increasingly strict privacy requirements," says Dr. Khaled El Emam, Replica Analytics' Senior Vice-President and General Manager.
  • A growing body of research offers evidence that synthetic data can reduce privacy risk and maintain data utility.

Replica Analytics unveils Replica Synthesis 3.0

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Accountability Act, University, Ben Goertzel, Senior, Data science, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, General Data Protection Regulation, Disclosure, Privacy, PET, Research, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Pet, Science and technology in Asia, Data, Machine learning, Risk, Medical data breach, GDPR, Synthetic, HIPAA, Replica, Software, Medical device

VENICE, Italy, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Replica Analytics Ltd., an Aetion® company, today announced the release of Replica Synthesis 3.0, its privacy and utility preserving synthetic data generation software that has been updated with an enhanced user experience.

Key Points: 
  • VENICE, Italy, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Replica Analytics Ltd., an Aetion® company, today announced the release of Replica Synthesis 3.0, its privacy and utility preserving synthetic data generation software that has been updated with an enhanced user experience.
  • This makes it easier for analysts to train generative models and evaluate their utility and privacy.
  • "There is a serious data challenge impacting important research and innovation in healthcare, in part due to increasingly strict privacy requirements," says Dr. Khaled El Emam, Replica Analytics' Senior Vice-President and General Manager.
  • A growing body of research offers evidence that synthetic data can reduce privacy risk and maintain data utility.

Economic Volatility, Supply Chain Disruptions, and Emerging Technology is Changing Legal's Relationship with Procurement from 'Deal Prevention' to 'Business Driver'

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Monday, April 17, 2023
ISLAND, Exercise, Partnership, CLM, Center of excellence, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, General counsel, Risk management, Lawyer, EDT, Contract lifecycle management, Organization, Pandemic, Outline, SIG, Agiloft, Elevate, Bloomberg Industry Group, Construction, Retail, Sumathi

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Agiloft, the global standard in agile contract lifecycle management (CLM), today announced its Chief Strategy Officer and Research Chair, Prashant Dubey, will take the stage at today's Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Procurement Technology Summit to outline 5 strategies procurement can employ to productively incorporate the converging roles of procurement and legal into daily practice, and how procurement professionals can create a new, more collaborative, and productive relationship dynamic with their peers in the legal department. 

Key Points: 
  • "Traditionally, procurement is expected to drive business value, not just through better pricing from vendors, but through strategic 'category management.'
  • The talk will discuss these five strategies for procurement to improve its relationship with legal:
    Collaboratively create an intake protocol for procurement contract requests.
  • Dubey will present on this topic at the 2023 SIG Procurement Technology Summit on Tuesday, April 18 at 9:05 a.m. EDT in the Innovation Hall.
  • Click here to learn more about this session and about how Agiloft empowers procurement teams to drive strategic value at the world's largest organizations.

‘Nobel Prize for Environment’ Awarded to Ocean Whistleblowers Calling for High Seas Fishing Ban

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Human, Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, United Nations, University, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Fishery, Carbon, Climate change, Laureate, Principal, Sustainable development, Food, Food security, Natural Resources, Biodiversity, Research, Economics, 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Convention, Professor, Conference, UBC, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Tyler, Global North and Global South, Indigenous peoples, Health, EEZ, Aquaculture, Whaling, Fishing, Agriculture, COP15

“A high seas fishing ban is one of the most effective ways to reverse the damage inflicted on the ocean through decades of unsustainable overfishing, mostly at the hands of wealthy Western countries,” Pauly said.

Key Points: 
  • “A high seas fishing ban is one of the most effective ways to reverse the damage inflicted on the ocean through decades of unsustainable overfishing, mostly at the hands of wealthy Western countries,” Pauly said.
  • He and Pauly have also co-authored a Change.org petition , encouraging others to add their voice to the call for a ban on high seas fishing.
  • “Banning fishing on the high seas – it’s good for biodiversity, it’s good economically, it’s good for global food security.
  • “For the 50th anniversary of the Tyler Prize we honor two champions of ocean sustainability – Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Rashid Sumaila.