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Hydro One announces promotion of key operations leaders and Executive Leadership Team structure changes to enable economic growth and a clean energy future

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목요일, 4월 13, 2023
Alison Paterson (company director), Treasury, Senior, EVP, Forestry service (Russia), Electricity, Megan, Customer experience, Hydro One, Graduate, Transmission, McMaster University, Risk, Queen's University, NYSE, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Maintenance, Corporate Affairs, University, TD, Policy, Customer service, Chartered accountant, TransAlta, TSX, Growth, Plan, Business, Electrical engineering, Record, Government, CFO, Environment, Human resources, Pension, Energy transition, Harvard Business School, Mergers and acquisitions, Bank, Edith Cowan University, TD Bank (United States), Toronto-Dominion Bank, Management, Renewable energy, Security (finance), Safety, Finance, Engineering, Health

These changes are aligned to the company's strategy of focusing on customers, delivering its investment plan and executing with excellence on capital projects connected to growing demand for electricity infrastructure to enable economic growth and a clean energy future.

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  • These changes are aligned to the company's strategy of focusing on customers, delivering its investment plan and executing with excellence on capital projects connected to growing demand for electricity infrastructure to enable economic growth and a clean energy future.
  • Teri French has been appointed EVP, Operations and Customer Experience and Andrew Spencer has been appointed EVP, Capital Portfolio Delivery.
  • Mr. Lopez joined Hydro One in 2016 as the Senior Vice President of Finance and was more recently Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Hydro One Limited's common shares are listed on the TSX and certain of Hydro One Inc.'s medium term notes are listed on the NYSE.

COVID -19 Recommendations Map offers accessible pandemic guidelines

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화요일, 4월 11, 2023
Public, COVID-19, Research, Health policy, Organization, Map, McMaster University, Guideline, Developing country, Diagnosis, WHO, Infection, Pharmaceutical industry, Vaccine, Medical device

It is a “living map”, in the sense that it is regularly being updated with new and emerging guidelines.

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  • It is a “living map”, in the sense that it is regularly being updated with new and emerging guidelines.
  • “The RecMap is an innovative and transparent approach to make healthcare recommendations easily accessible, as proven in a randomized trial to be superior to standard ways of presenting recommendations in guidelines,” according to Dr. Schünemann.
  • “During a global pandemic, it is critical that we make recommendations from high-quality guidelines accessible and readily available,” said Dr. Tamara Lotfi, who is co-leading the project with Dr. Schünemann at Cochrane Canada and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Research Methods and Recommendations.
  • It includes over 7600 COVID-19 recommendations that have been extracted from 557 guidelines.

Changes in Infant Emotion Regulation Following Maternal Treatment for Postpartum Depression - A Free Webinar from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

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수요일, 4월 5, 2023
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New York, April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Changes in Infant Emotion Regulation Following Maternal Treatment for Postpartum Depression” on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 2:00 pm EST.

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  • New York, April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Changes in Infant Emotion Regulation Following Maternal Treatment for Postpartum Depression” on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 2:00 pm EST.
  • Postpartum depression affects up to 1 in 5 mothers and is associated with elevated rates of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems in offspring.
  • It may have particularly negative effects on infant emotion regulation - the ability to modify emotions in the service of future goals.
  • The webinar is hosted by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, and host of the public television series Healthy Minds.

New study identifies priority areas for restoration to help Canada meet Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework goals

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화요일, 4월 4, 2023
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To reverse these trends, Canada must restore converted and degraded landscapes, allowing them to act as nature-based solutions to climate change and wildlife loss.

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  • To reverse these trends, Canada must restore converted and degraded landscapes, allowing them to act as nature-based solutions to climate change and wildlife loss.
  • Data on these converted lands and their potential climate and biodiversity benefits were fed into a machine-learning algorithm that identified optimal restoration areas using three different potential national restoration targets.
  • To meet national and international goals to curb biodiversity loss and climate change, Canada must take action to restore both fully converted, as well as partially degraded land.
  • This study identifies areas where the restoration of converted lands could provide maximum biodiversity and carbon storage benefits.

Lucy Therapeutics Appoints Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Development Expert Christopher J. Winrow, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer

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수요일, 3월 29, 2023
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Lucy Therapeutics, Inc. , a private biotech company developing proprietary mitochondrial-based small molecule therapies and biomarkers for neurological diseases, today announced the appointment of Christopher J. Winrow, Ph.D., a neuroscience and translational medicine expert, as Chief Scientific Officer.

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  • Lucy Therapeutics, Inc. , a private biotech company developing proprietary mitochondrial-based small molecule therapies and biomarkers for neurological diseases, today announced the appointment of Christopher J. Winrow, Ph.D., a neuroscience and translational medicine expert, as Chief Scientific Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230329005245/en/
    Lucy Therapeutics appoints Chief Scientific Officer Christopher J. Winrow, Ph.D. (Photo: Business Wire)
    At Lucy Therapeutics, Dr. Winrow will direct drug discovery and development strategy to advance the company’s promising pipeline, particularly its proprietary preclinical compounds in Parkinson’s disease, Rett syndrome, as well as other diseases of mitochondrial dysfunction.
  • He also will lead the development of scientific collaborations and partnerships to expand and optimize Lucy Therapeutics’ portfolio.
  • Before joining Lucy Therapeutics, Dr. Winrow was Vice President and Head of translational medicine at Cyclerion Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on drug development for serious CNS diseases.

SHARC Energy Celebrates MCAA Student Chapter Competition Showcasing National Western Center

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금요일, 3월 24, 2023
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(CSE: SHRC) (FSE: IWIA) (OTCQB: INTWF) ("SHARC Energy" or the "Company") would like to applaud the twenty-two Mechanical Contractors Association of America (“MCAA”) student chapters that submitted a mock proposal for the installation of the National Western Center Campus Energy project as part of MCAA Annual Student Chapter Competition .

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  • (CSE: SHRC) (FSE: IWIA) (OTCQB: INTWF) ("SHARC Energy" or the "Company") would like to applaud the twenty-two Mechanical Contractors Association of America (“MCAA”) student chapters that submitted a mock proposal for the installation of the National Western Center Campus Energy project as part of MCAA Annual Student Chapter Competition .
  • SHARC Energy would like to further celebrate the Final Four and Merit Award winner teams.
  • The National Western Center project is currently the largest operating WET system in North America, a significant milestone for both the industry and SHARC Energy.
  • SHARC Energy wishes the winner teams’ good luck in the Final Four!

DiagnaMed Announces Dr. Bassma Ghali as Vice President of Product

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수요일, 3월 22, 2023
CSE, University, Doctor of Philosophy, Ageing, Data collection, Innovation, Research, Biomedical engineering, Biomedicine, McMaster University, Patient, Machine learning, Toronto Metropolitan University, Mental health, Medical device

TORONTO, March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DiagnaMed Holdings Corp. (“DiagnaMed” or the “Company”) (CSE: DMED), a digital health AI company, is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Bassma Ghali, Ph.D., P.Eng., as its new Vice President of Product.

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  • TORONTO, March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DiagnaMed Holdings Corp. (“DiagnaMed” or the “Company”) (CSE: DMED), a digital health AI company, is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Bassma Ghali, Ph.D., P.Eng., as its new Vice President of Product.
  • Dr. Ghali will oversee the strategic direction, development and commercialization of DiagnaMed’s lead product, CERVAI™, a brain health AI platform leveraging generative AI.
  • “Bassma is an experienced product leader with a proven track record of building and commercializing digital health products,” said Fabio Chianelli, Chairman at DiagnaMed.
  • “I am excited to join DiagnaMed and lead the development and commercialization of CERVAI™,” said Dr. Ghali.

Bay Area Health Trust hosts regional Ministers to celebrate the opening of their newly expanded state-of-the-art facility

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월요일, 3월 20, 2023
MPP, Clinical trial, Hamilton Health Sciences, Organization, Local government, McMaster University, Bay, Culture, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, Interior design, Pharmaceutical industry, Warehouse, Tourism

Through its operating units, BAHT provides critical products and services ranging from clinical trial infrastructure to the commercialization of local innovations.

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  • Through its operating units, BAHT provides critical products and services ranging from clinical trial infrastructure to the commercialization of local innovations.
  • "Moving to this location allows Bay Area Health Trust to support more studies.
  • Some of the enhancements to the facility include:
    Almost doubling the square footage of entire space from 9,000 sq.
  • Bay Area Health Trust hosted an official facility opening event with local government and healthcare leaders including:
    Hon.

Act! Names Bruce Reading as Chief Executive Officer

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목요일, 3월 16, 2023
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, a leading customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation solution for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the appointment of Bruce Reading as its chief executive officer (CEO).

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  • , a leading customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation solution for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the appointment of Bruce Reading as its chief executive officer (CEO).
  • He brings many years of experience leading innovative technology companies and guiding executive teams to achieve their full potential professionally and personally.
  • Reading received his bachelor’s degree from McMaster University, an MBA from the University of Toronto and attended the Tuck Advanced Management Program from Dartmouth College.
  • In his free time, Reading enjoys hiking with his dogs throughout New England and volunteering his time philanthropically.

Government of Canada establishes a new research hub at the University of Toronto to accelerate Canada's vaccine and therapeutics production

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화요일, 3월 14, 2023
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The Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence & Innovation in Infectious Diseases is being led by the University of Toronto.

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  • The Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence & Innovation in Infectious Diseases is being led by the University of Toronto.
  • This multidisciplinary research hub will accelerate research and development of next-generation vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, while supporting training and development to expand the pipeline of skilled talent.
  • A research hub is a coalition of research and research-training actors, coordinated by an eligible post-secondary or health research institution that serves as an anchor for the hub.
  • Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund: $500 million to support the biosciences infrastructure needs of post-secondary institutions and affiliated research hospitals.