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UN Plastics Treaty Negotiations Move Forward with Strong Support for Banning Cigarette Filters

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
UN, The Nature Conservancy, WHO, FCTC, ZERO, World Health Organization, Microplastics, City, Tobacco, Environment, Smoking, ASH, STPA, Ocean Conservancy, Plastic, High commissioner, Carcinogen, All Hands, INC, Action, Filter

ASH and its Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (STPA) allies were pleased with the support of government delegations for a ban on cigarette filters, the largest source of global plastic pollution.

Key Points: 
  • ASH and its Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (STPA) allies were pleased with the support of government delegations for a ban on cigarette filters, the largest source of global plastic pollution.
  • Negotiators seek to regulate plastic products according to their utility and environmental harm, with nonessential, polluting plastics slated for complete bans.
  • At the INC-4 negotiations, several countries proposed banning cigarette filters, including Peru, Panama, and Switzerland.
  • Banning cigarette filters is a step in the right direction to protecting those and many other essential human rights."

Watch the Future Unfold: Cayman Islands Business Design Competition Pitch Day 2024

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Martedì, Aprile 16, 2024
Lunch, Compass Centre, Cayman Enterprise City, Cayman Islands, HubSpot, Entrepreneurship, Partnership, Building material, Storyteller, Private law, The Vault, Music, RSVP, Creativity, Mate, INC, Electronic waste, Growth, Pitch, Video game

An innovative Ideate Programme and pre-seed initiative where entrepreneurs have access to resources to identify a clear idea to commercialise.

Key Points: 
  • George Town, Cayman Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - April 16, 2024) - The Cayman Islands Business Design Competition is approaching its climax with the highly anticipated Pitch Day event, scheduled for Saturday, 20 April 2024, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at The Vault at Compass Centre.
  • Organized by Enterprise Cayman, this event is set to be a thrilling showcase of innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Each team has been carefully selected for their potential to impact the Cayman Islands and beyond with their innovative solutions and business models.
  • Enterprise Cayman is a partnership initiative by Cayman Enterprise City and the Cayman Islands Government, aimed at fostering the growth of business and entrepreneurship in the Cayman Islands.

Aduro Clean Technologies Joins Delegation at Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-4)

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Mercoledì, Aprile 24, 2024
ACT, Corporation, United Nations, Capacity building, HCT, Biodegradable waste, Environment, Corporate development, United, Chemistry, Waste management, Plastic, Oil, EPR, Extended producer responsibility, Private sector, Government, Recycling, INC

The public and their representative governments are demanding real action from plastic producers to improve how plastics are made, used, and managed.

Key Points: 
  • The public and their representative governments are demanding real action from plastic producers to improve how plastics are made, used, and managed.
  • This global attention, supported by the backing of the United Nations, the private sector, and financial institutions, bodes well for companies like Aduro.
  • Aduro is aligned with INC-4’s mission to forge a sustainable path for plastic waste management.
  • The Company advocates for an agreement that not only aims to end plastic pollution but also enables the continued beneficial use of plastics.

AviadoBio Announces First Patient Treated in ASPIRE-FTD Clinical Trial Evaluating AVB-101 for Frontotemporal Dementia with GRN Mutations

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Lunedì, Aprile 15, 2024
Health, FDA, Other Health, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, GRN, Brain, Personality, FTD, Fast Track, Traffic barrier, Mutation, Abnormal psychology, Hospital, Food, European Commission, Apathy, Death, Dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, Thalamus, Patient, Neurosurgery, Diagnosis, INC, Granulin, Pharmaceutical industry

AviadoBio , a pioneering gene therapy company dedicated to developing and delivering potentially transformative medicines for neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that the first patient has been treated in the Phase 1/2 ASPIRE-FTD trial evaluating AviadoBio’s investigational gene therapy, AVB-101, in people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with progranulin (GRN) gene mutations (FTD-GRN).

Key Points: 
  • AviadoBio , a pioneering gene therapy company dedicated to developing and delivering potentially transformative medicines for neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that the first patient has been treated in the Phase 1/2 ASPIRE-FTD trial evaluating AviadoBio’s investigational gene therapy, AVB-101, in people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with progranulin (GRN) gene mutations (FTD-GRN).
  • Clinical trial sites are currently open in Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands with additional sites expected to open in multiple countries, including the United States.
  • “AviadoBio is committed to bringing forward an innovative gene therapy treatment for FTD-GRN and this moment marks an important milestone for the FTD community and our company,” said Lisa Deschamps, CEO.
  • It has also received orphan drug designation by both the FDA and European Commission.

Minister Guilbeault issues statement on high-level meeting as INC-4 begins

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
News, Health, Partnership, South Korea, Environment, Science, Climate change, Private sector, Government, INC, WWF

Canada and WWF co-hosted a ministerial session to identify collective opportunities for ambition and to galvanize momentum toward a successful INC-4.

Key Points: 
  • Canada and WWF co-hosted a ministerial session to identify collective opportunities for ambition and to galvanize momentum toward a successful INC-4.
  • "A whole-of-society approach for the development and implementation of a global deal to end plastic pollution is crucial.
  • "Canada looks forward to collaborating with all countries to drive substantial progress in the agreement text by the end of INC-4.
  • Quoting my good friend Dr. Adil Najam, President of WWF International, 'The world needs some good news and I hope it comes from Ottawa.'"

Canada brings the world together in pursuit of an ambitious global deal to end plastic pollution

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Giovedì, Aprile 18, 2024
Negotiation, United Nations, Partnership, Nature, Risk, Republic, Government, Government of Canada, Human, QC, The Honourable, Environment, National Green Corps, Plastic, Climate change, Earth Day, Shaw Centre, Private sector, Guilbeault, INC, Indigenous peoples, National Arts Centre, Recycling

Without new and effective control measures, and increased international cooperation, the global plastic pollution crisis will intensify.

Key Points: 
  • Without new and effective control measures, and increased international cooperation, the global plastic pollution crisis will intensify.
  • INC-4 represents the penultimate moment to unite the world around a shared goal to end plastic pollution.
  • Canada is also an inaugural member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, a group of more than 60 countries representing every United Nations region, with the goal to end plastic pollution by 2040 and develop an ambitious and effective global agreement.
  • Canada looks forward to collaborating with all nations to drive substantial progress in our united goal to end plastic pollution.

Keegan Trudgen and Tim Lohse of PuroClean Honored with Distinguished 2024 MVP Award from Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine

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Lunedì, Aprile 15, 2024
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TAMARAC, Fla., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine has again honored franchisee excellence with its annual Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards.

Key Points: 
  • TAMARAC, Fla., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine has again honored franchisee excellence with its annual Most Valuable Performer (MVP) Awards.
  • Trudgen and Lohse serve as co-owners of PuroClean Disaster Services, with locations in ten cities throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, and Michigan.
  • Ranked at the top of the INC. 5000 List consecutively in the last two years, Trudgen and Lohse have expanded their PuroClean business to unprecedented heights.
  • "This MVP Award feels incredible, especially after being part of the PuroClean family since 1997," said Trudgen.

It's a 10® Haircare and CEO Carolyn Aronson Garner Multiple Prestigious Awards in Q1 of 2024

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Lunedì, Aprile 15, 2024
Female, Beauty, INC, Management

MIAMI, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a 10 Haircare , the leading professional haircare brand, is thrilled to celebrate its recent accomplishments and the achievements of its CEO and Founder, Carolyn Aronson in 2024 so far.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a 10 Haircare , the leading professional haircare brand, is thrilled to celebrate its recent accomplishments and the achievements of its CEO and Founder, Carolyn Aronson in 2024 so far.
  • Among the recent accolades received by It's a 10 Haircare is the recognition by NewBeauty for its Scalp Restore Miracle Scalp Serum.
  • In addition to product excellence, It's a 10 Haircare is proud to celebrate the achievements of its CEO and Founder, Carolyn Aronson .
  • "It's truly an honor to be recognized alongside such esteemed industry leaders," said Carolyn Aronson , CEO and Founder of It's a 10 Haircare .

Labor & Employment Firms Zakay Law Group APLC and JCL Law Firm APC File Class Action Lawsuit Against World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen Alleging Labor Code Claims

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Giovedì, Aprile 11, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against WORLD COURIER INC., CENCORA, INC., AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, AMERISOURCEBERGEN SERVICES CORPORATION, and AMERISOURCEBERGEN SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC (hereinafter, collectively, "World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen"). The class action complaint alleges World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen allegedly failed to accurately pay employees' wages for all their time worked. The World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen class action lawsuit, Case No. 24STCV05865, is currently pending in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.

Key Points: 
  • The lawsuit alleges World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked.
  • LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC , filed a class action complaint against WORLD COURIER INC., CENCORA, INC., AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, AMERISOURCEBERGEN SERVICES CORPORATION, and AMERISOURCEBERGEN SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC (hereinafter, collectively, "World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen").
  • The class action complaint alleges World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen allegedly failed to accurately pay employees' wages for all their time worked.
  • The World Courier, Cencora & Amerisourcebergen class action lawsuit, Case No.

Healthcare Analytical Testing Services Market Worth $12.6 billion | MarketsandMarkets™

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Mercoledì, Aprile 10, 2024
Merck Group, Pulse, Investment, Steris, ICON PLC, Parexel, Health care, Research, Sartorius AG, Wuxi, Intertek, Legal Entity Identifier, Labcorp, Region, Acquisition, Charles River Laboratories, SGS, Eurofins Scientific, INC, Market development

This collaboration aims to expedite clinical timelines, overcome analytical development barriers, and address regulatory hurdles associated with manufacturing and development processes.

Key Points: 
  • This collaboration aims to expedite clinical timelines, overcome analytical development barriers, and address regulatory hurdles associated with manufacturing and development processes.
  • This strategic acquisition strengthens SGS's presence in key market segments and enhances its ability to deliver comprehensive services to clients worldwide.
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