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Affinia Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data for Genetic Cardiomyopathy and Sporadic ALS Programs with Novel Cardiotropic and BBB-Penetrant AAV Capsids at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy 2024 Annual Meeting

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Vendredi, mai 10, 2024

WALTHAM, Mass., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinia Therapeutics ("Affinia"), an innovative gene therapy company with a proprietary platform for rationally designed adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors and gene therapies for rare and prevalent devastating diseases, today announced the presentation of new preclinical data on its novel AAV capsids for genetic cardiomyopathies and diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as well as the Company's high-yield manufacturing process. This research will be presented in oral sessions today at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2024 Annual Meeting, being held May 7-11, 2024 in Baltimore, MD and virtually.

Key Points: 
  • This research will be presented in oral sessions today at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2024 Annual Meeting, being held May 7-11, 2024 in Baltimore, MD and virtually.
  • Preclinical efficacy and safety results with a cardiotropic vector encoding for the BAG3 protein provide proof-of-concept data to support the expansion to multiple cardiomyopathies.
  • "Compared with AAV9, our next-generation bespoke capsids demonstrate superior cardiac transduction while detargeting the liver and DRG in single-clone NHP studies.
  • Affinia has also been invited to present on the rational design of cardiotropic capsids that detarget the liver and DRG.

Factor Bioscience to Deliver Seven Presentations at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting

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Mardi, avril 23, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Factor Bioscience Inc., a Cambridge-based biotechnology company focused on developing mRNA and cell-engineering technologies, announced its participation in the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting to be held in Baltimore, MD from May 7-11, 2024. Factor will deliver seven presentations, representing the company's most expansive presentation of data to date.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Factor Bioscience Inc., a Cambridge-based biotechnology company focused on developing mRNA and cell-engineering technologies, announced its participation in the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting to be held in Baltimore, MD from May 7-11, 2024.
  • Factor will deliver seven presentations, representing the company's most expansive presentation of data to date.
  • "Factor will deliver seven presentations, representing the company's most expansive presentation of data to date."
  • For more information about the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting, visit annualmeeting.asgct.org .

Epic Bio Announces Robust Slate of Presentations at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting

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Mardi, avril 9, 2024

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Epic Bio , a leading epigenetic editing company that plans to have its FSHD program enter the clinic this year, today announced the acceptance of six abstracts, three oral presentations, and three poster presentations at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT), taking place May 7-11, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Key Points: 
  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Epic Bio , a leading epigenetic editing company that plans to have its FSHD program enter the clinic this year, today announced the acceptance of six abstracts, three oral presentations, and three poster presentations at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT), taking place May 7-11, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Location: Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center, Ballroom 1, Baltimore, Maryland
    Location: Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center, Ballroom III, Baltimore, Maryland
    Location: Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center, Ballroom III, Baltimore, Maryland
    Location: Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
    Location: Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Atlanta Jewish Life Festival Presents March Mitzvah Madness - March 3, 2024 featuring Hoops Basketball Contest, Atlanta Hawks' 'Harry the Hawk', Kosher Food, Kids Zone and MUCH MORE

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Jeudi, février 22, 2024

ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta Jewish Life Festival is returning for a fifth year to the world-famous Georgia Aquarium. Tickets are on sale now for the March 3 event scheduled from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. entering through the Ocean's Ballroom entrance at 246 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30313.

Key Points: 
  • Join the Atlanta Jewish community for a day of Jewish music, food, and more at the fifth annual Atlanta Jewish Life Festival - 5th Annual Atlanta Jewish Life Festival, Sunday, March 3, 2024, 11 am - 3 pm, Georgia Aquarium™.
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta Jewish Life Festival is returning for a fifth year to the world-famous Georgia Aquarium.
  • Gold sponsors are the Northside Hospital, Kroger, Arthur Blank Foundation, Atlanta Jewish Connector, Balloons Over Atlanta, and AMP'D Entertainment.
  • The mission of the Atlanta Jewish Times is to create a sense of community throughout the geographically dispersed Jewish people of greater Atlanta.

Through Cable Street Beat, music became a potent antifascist weapon against the far right

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Mardi, janvier 30, 2024

In 1987, Skrewdriver’s frontman founded Blood & Honour, a music network that soon gained followers and branches throughout the US and Europe.

Key Points: 
  • In 1987, Skrewdriver’s frontman founded Blood & Honour, a music network that soon gained followers and branches throughout the US and Europe.
  • Anti-Fascist Action (AFA), the dominant antifascist group of the time, struck back with their own musical network: Cable Street Beat (CSB).
  • This is the story of how music became a battleground in the 1980s and 1990s, as antifascists fought fascism with guitars and microphones.

Cable Street Beat


Cable Street Beat was named after the antifascists’ celebrated victory over Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts. Before the second world war, British MP Oswald Mosley had commanded a growing fascist movement that had been fiercely resisted by antifascists.

  • On October 4 1936, Mosley amassed his Blackshirts on Cable Street to march through the East End of London.
  • However, around 100,000 militant antifascists gathered to oppose them, ultimately preventing the fascists’ march.
  • Crucially, the audience also heard a powerful speech from Solly Kaye, an antifascist veteran of the actual Battle of Cable Street five decades earlier.

The power of punk


CSB drew energy from the UK’s frenetic punk scene. Bands such as the Angelic Upstarts, Snuff and Yr Anhrefn all enthusiastically took up CSB’s cause. They shared the stage with antifascist activists who gave rousing speeches.

  • Punk, and in particular the working-class focused, aggressive Oi!
  • subgenre and related skinhead subculture, was an area that the far right had long tried to colonise.
  • Indeed, few skinheads had any interest in white power.

Unity Carnivals

  • CSB’s most high-profile strategy was its Unity Carnivals.
  • The first, held in Hackney Downs Park in 1991, attracted 10,000 attendees.
  • It brought a really diverse crowd together in Hackney and really got the political messages across.” Two more carnivals followed: another in Hackney in 1992 and one in Newcastle in 1993, where The Shamen headlined with their chart-topping song Ebeneezer Goode.

Freedom of movement

  • By the early 1990s, electronic dance music had taken off in the UK.
  • Antifascists immediately saw the potential and in Manchester local DJs and AFA set up the Freedom of Movement campaign in 1993 to mobilise these ravers.
  • AFA’s magazine, Fighting Talk, declared Freedom of Movement’s aim was to “politicise the previously apathetic dance club scene, raising issues of racism and fascism”.
  • From 1993 to 1996, AFA put on a series of antifascist club nights in cities from Edinburgh to London.


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89bio Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Updates

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Mercredi, novembre 8, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  • “We are making excellent progress in developing pegozafermin as a potential leading treatment for liver and cardiometabolic diseases,” stated Rohan Palekar, CEO of 89bio.
  • Additionally, we are continuing to enroll patients in ENTRUST, the Phase 3 trial of pegozafermin in patients with SHTG.
  • As of September 30, 2023, 89bio had cash, cash equivalents and short-term available-for-sale securities totaling $448.3 million.

DTEN Shines as Hybrid Work Expert, Unveils Cutting-Edge Video Collaboration Solutions at Annual Zoom User Event

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Jeudi, septembre 28, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DTEN, a leading provider of video-first, touch-enabled conferencing solutions, is proud to announce its participation as a 2023 Global Premier Sponsor, exhibitor, and session presenter at Zoomtopia. The event, scheduled for October 3-4, 2023, will offer both in-person and virtual experiences, making it accessible to a global audience.

Key Points: 
  • Nia Celestin, Head of Marketing at DTEN, stated, "DTEN devices deliver remarkable Zoom experiences.
  • DTEN will demonstrate its latest collaboration innovations, including the use of Zoom Whiteboard and DTEN D7X to enhance ideation, DTEN Mate for meeting control, DTEN Vue Pro for meeting clarity and inclusivity and Inclusiview on DTEN ME Pro for equitable meetings.
  • At Zoomtopia 2023, DTEN will showcase its commitment to redefining collaboration and productivity in the hybrid workplace.
  • Innovative Collaboration Solutions: Hybrid Workplace Solutions: Discover how DTEN devices can be leveraged for workspace reservations, virtual reception, and hot desking, enabling organizations to adapt to the evolving needs of the hybrid workplace.

Guizhou Miao Embroidery: Using Needle and Thread to Present the World Ancient Techniques

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Samedi, septembre 23, 2023

Miao Embroidery, as the legend goes, was born during the migration of the Miao nationality.

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  • Miao Embroidery, as the legend goes, was born during the migration of the Miao nationality.
  • Over thousands of years, the Miao people embroider natural beings and its history on clothes for which the Miao Embroidery is also called the "history book one wears".
  • Long Luying, a female Miao embroiderer from Shibing County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, led a group of Miao embroiderers to lift themselves out of poverty using their skillful hands and also draw global attentions for Miao Embroidery.
  • "Miao Embroidery is the treasure of Miao nationality.

DemandScience and Google Teaming Up to Present Case Study on Lead Generation Strategy at Gartner® Marketing Symposium/Xpo™ 2023

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Vendredi, mai 19, 2023

DANVERS, MA, May 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DemandScience , a leading B2B demand generation company that makes marketing and sales easier by enabling organizations to find the right prospects faster and target in-market buyers, today announced that experts from DemandScience and Google are teaming up to present a case study on lead generation strategy at the Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo™ 2023 .

Key Points: 
  • DANVERS, MA, May 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DemandScience , a leading B2B demand generation company that makes marketing and sales easier by enabling organizations to find the right prospects faster and target in-market buyers, today announced that experts from DemandScience and Google are teaming up to present a case study on lead generation strategy at the Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo™ 2023 .
  • Stacy McMaster, Vice President of Global Customer Experience, DemandScience
    Maia Wells, Director of Content and Brand Messaging, DemandScience
    Abstract:   How do you build a lead gen strategy from scratch?
  • Just ask Steve Armenti, Global Demand Generation Manager at Google.
  • Steve’s approach to crafting an effective, full-funnel plan can drive business results for any company that is investing in demand generation.

Largest Cavern in Texas Opens Multi-Million Dollar Expansion

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Mercredi, mai 3, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of careful development and millions of dollars invested in design, engineering, technology, construction, and guest experience, Natural Bridge Caverns will open its latest and most ambitious tour: Hidden Wonders. Already the state's largest and most visited commercial cave, this new multi-million-dollar tour experience features state-of-the-art lighting, a sound and light show, and expansion into never before toured areas of the property's Hidden Cavern. Development of the new tour experience and careful development of new areas of the cavern has been underway since 2017 and will open to the public on May 12th.

Key Points: 
  • Already the state's largest and most visited commercial cave, this new multi-million-dollar tour experience features state-of-the-art lighting, a sound and light show, and expansion into never before toured areas of the property's Hidden Cavern.
  • The Hidden Cavern is a second cavern at Natural Bridge Caverns and part of the same geologic system.
  • "In developing this area of the cavern system, we have both pursued and established best case practices for working in this delicate environment.
  • This expansion required the construction of a 710-foot exit tunnel - double the length of anything done before – and to do so with minimal impact on the cavern.