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HealthTech Leader Cera Strengthens Advisory Board With Addition of New Members

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Cera, the award-winning digital home healthcare provider, today announces the appointment to its Advisory Board of four new members: Lord Wood of Anfield, Hilary Evans, Benjamin Wegg-Prosser and Samantha Jones.

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  • Cera, the award-winning digital home healthcare provider, today announces the appointment to its Advisory Board of four new members: Lord Wood of Anfield, Hilary Evans, Benjamin Wegg-Prosser and Samantha Jones.
  • He was appointed to the House of Lords in 2011 and is a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
  • Lord Wood will advise Cera as it continues to work collaboratively with government and the NHS to build a healthcare system fit for the future.
  • Since leaving public office full-time, Ms Jones has been appointed as the lead NED at the Department of Health & Social Care.

Grain Management Welcomes Franklin Raines as Senior Advisor

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), investment firm and solutions provider to the global broadband industry, announced today that Franklin Raines has joined its board as a Senior Advisor.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), investment firm and solutions provider to the global broadband industry, announced today that Franklin Raines has joined its board as a Senior Advisor.
  • For the past fifteen years Raines has been a private investor in technology companies across various sectors including cyber security and artificial intelligence.
  • Grain's Senior Advisors collaborate with the Firm's leadership team and portfolio companies, providing perspectives gained from extensive experience in their fields.
  • Raines said, "Grain is a leading investor in the broadband ecosystem, and I look forward to working with David and the rest of the team as they create value across the Grain portfolio."

Fountain Life Appoints Rakesh M. Suri, M.D., D.Phil., as President and Chief Medical Officer

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

NAPLES, Fla., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company committed to transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive, today announced the appointment of Rakesh M. Suri, M.D., D.Phil., as the company's first President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Suri is an accomplished cardiac surgeon and prior executive leader at the Cleveland Clinic. In this new role, he will focus on the domestic and global expansion of Fountain Life's operations, including the establishment of partnerships with payers, community developers, corporate entities and wellness-oriented businesses. The mission of Fountain Life is to bring state-of-the-art diagnostics to detect disease early and to optimize and track the health of members in an experience-focused, technology-enabled and provider-led medical setting.

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  • The mission of Fountain Life is to bring state-of-the-art diagnostics to detect disease early and to optimize and track the health of members in an experience-focused, technology-enabled and provider-led medical setting.
  • "Fountain Life is a growing company that aims to transform healthcare through innovative data-driven technologies that help diagnose illnesses at their earliest stages," said William Kapp, M.D., Fountain Life's CEO and co-founder.
  • Before joining Fountain Life, Dr. Suri was President of International Operations and a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
  • Fountain Life brings together the world's most renowned scientists and physicians to boost longevity and performance putting health back in healthcare.

Ellison Institute Expands Planned Oxford Campus

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Monday, July 18, 2022

OXFORD, United Kingdom, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine is adding to its planned Oxford scientific campus, which will be a permanent home to research laboratories, a patient clinic, educational facilities, and collaborative spaces in support of the Ellison Institute's research and healthcare strategy.

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  • "We look forward to continuing the development of our Oxford presence and partnerships," said Dr. David Agus, founding director and CEO of the Ellison Institute.
  • Rory Maw, CEO of The Oxford Science Park, said, "We're delighted to welcome the Ellison Institute to the Park and look forward to working with the team to help deliver their vision for the new Oxford campus.
  • The Global Health Security Consortium (GHSC), a joint initiative of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the Ellison Institute, and the University of Oxford, will be one of the many Ellison Institute projects based out of the new campus.
  • The new campus will also enable the Ellison Institute to build collaborations with local companies such as Oxford Nanopore , also located within The Oxford Science Park.