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Nord Anglia Education partners with the EdTech Podcast to sponsor 'AI in Education' miniseries

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수요일, 3월 27, 2024
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LONDON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education, The EdTech Podcast has launched a new miniseries called 'AI in Education'.

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  • LONDON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education, The EdTech Podcast has launched a new miniseries called 'AI in Education'.
  • Hosted by Professor Rose Luckin , founder of Educate Ventures Research (EVR) and a world-renowned expert in education and artificial intelligence, the 'AI in Education' miniseries looks at AI's transformative potential within teaching and learning.
  • "Our goal with this series is to foster meaningful conversations and inspire educators to embrace AI as a tool for positive change in education."
  • The 'AI in Education' miniseries releases new episodes twice a month.

New PeerLINC Knowledge Hub will Leverage Local Expertise and Experience to Accelerate New, More Effective TB Cures Around the World

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월요일, 3월 25, 2024
Knowledge, Control, Moxifloxacin, Health, TDF, Government, Disease, Tuberculosis, Partnership, Trustee, Research, Linezolid, DOH, Senior, World Health Organization, Directorate, WHO, TB, Market access, Interim, NTRL, Molina Healthcare, TB Alliance, Miliary tuberculosis, Pharmaceutical industry

MANILA, Australia, March 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TB Alliance's new Peer-to-Peer Learning for Innovative Cures (PeerLINC) Knowledge Hub launched today in Manila, with funding from the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative. PeerLINC, operating in partnership between TB Alliance and the Tropical Disease Foundation, Inc. (TDF), and in close collaboration with the Department of Health, Philippines, will help countries implement best practices in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) to help speed the worldwide programmatic implementation of innovative, more effective treatments for the disease, starting with the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended six-month, all-oral BPaL/M regimens, composed of the antibiotics bedaquiline (B), pretomanid (Pa), and linezolid (L), with or without moxifloxacin (M).

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  • The Philippines has successfully and rapidly deployed new treatments through participation in TB Alliance's Leveraging Innovation for Faster TB Treatment ( LIFT-TB ) initiative.
  • "PeerLINC will make training and knowledge on new treatments available swiftly and efficiently to ensure their rapid adoption and roll out.
  • "Every country with drug-resistant TB can benefit from widespread implementation of the best available TB treatment.
  • The expert team from PeerLINC will continue to guide countries after trainings, as they work to implement the regimens.

New PeerLINC Knowledge Hub will Leverage Local Expertise and Experience to Accelerate New, More Effective TB Cures Around the World

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월요일, 3월 25, 2024
Knowledge, Control, Moxifloxacin, Health, TDF, Government, Disease, Tuberculosis, Partnership, Trustee, Research, Linezolid, DOH, Senior, World Health Organization, Directorate, WHO, TB, Market access, Interim, NTRL, Molina Healthcare, TB Alliance, Miliary tuberculosis, Pharmaceutical industry

MANILA, Australia, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TB Alliance's new Peer-to-Peer Learning for Innovative Cures (PeerLINC) Knowledge Hub launched today in Manila, with funding from the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative. PeerLINC, operating in partnership between TB Alliance and the Tropical Disease Foundation, Inc. (TDF), and in close collaboration with the Department of Health, Philippines, will help countries implement best practices in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) to help speed the worldwide programmatic implementation of innovative, more effective treatments for the disease, starting with the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended six-month, all-oral BPaL/M regimens, composed of the antibiotics bedaquiline (B), pretomanid (Pa), and linezolid (L), with or without moxifloxacin (M).

Key Points: 
  • The Philippines has successfully and rapidly deployed new treatments through participation in TB Alliance's Leveraging Innovation for Faster TB Treatment ( LIFT-TB ) initiative.
  • "PeerLINC will make training and knowledge on new treatments available swiftly and efficiently to ensure their rapid adoption and roll out.
  • "Every country with drug-resistant TB can benefit from widespread implementation of the best available TB treatment.
  • The expert team from PeerLINC will continue to guide countries after trainings, as they work to implement the regimens.

Amidst war: A new venture capital fund for dual-use technologies was established in Israel

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수요일, 3월 20, 2024
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TEL AVIV, Israel, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly established fund, named 2i (Dual Impact) Ventures, will focus mainly on investments in start-up companies engaged in the development of technologies for both civilian and defense applications. In addition, the fund will help make civilian technologies accessible to the defense market, which currently enjoys record high budgets. The fund began its activity after an initial closing of funds raised from Israeli, American and European investors, and in conjunction with its initial investment activity, mainly in areas that correlate with its strategic partners, the fund continues to raise capital.

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  • In addition, the fund will help make civilian technologies accessible to the defense market, which currently enjoys record high budgets.
  • The fund signed a strategic partnership agreement with Maf'at (Directorate of Defense Research & Development), the world-renowned R&D arm of the Israeli defense establishment.
  • Another partner who joined the fund is Dror Erez, a serial entrepreneur and formerly co-founder and VP of Technology at Conduit.
  • Market corrections in the field of venture capital, together with increased investments in national security, represent significant opportunity for the fund, which offers unique perspective and value to technology ventures, together with its partners and side by side with other venture capital funds."

KNOWESIS AWARDED KEY CONTINUATION OF WORK AT THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING (R&E) DIRECTORATE PERFORMING RESEARCH PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

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화요일, 3월 12, 2024
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FAIRFAX, Va., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowesis, Inc. (hereafter Knowesis) was awarded the Research Portfolio Management Support Services Task Order in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA).

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowesis, Inc. (hereafter Knowesis) was awarded the Research Portfolio Management Support Services Task Order in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA).
  • This task order was competitively awarded through the OMNIBUS IV vehicle within Market Segment 4.
  • This is a continuation of ongoing support to the DHA's Research and Engineering (R&E) Directorate, Science and Technology Enterprise Integration Division to continually improve portfolio management, programmatic support, and strategic planning for the Science and Technology Defense Health Program portfolio.
  • We currently support multiple entities within the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services.

Teako Minerals Establishes Project Hub in Norway Spanning over 3,818 Square Kilometres From North to South and Becomes Norway's Largest Mineral Exploration Company

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화요일, 3월 12, 2024
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 12, 2024) - TEAKO MINERALS CORP. (CSE: TMIN) (the "Company" or "Teako") is delighted to announce the establishment of a substantial Norwegian Project Hub (or "The Hub") divided into four (4) districts and spanning thirty-one (31) projects over an area of 3,818 square kilometers ("sq.km") (or 381,800 hectares) realized through staking of prospective copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, gold, molybdenum and rare-earth-elements (or "REE's") projects for further assessment (see Figure 1,2,3,4 and Table 1). This strategic move positions Teako as the country's largest exploration company in terms of total project size.

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  • This strategic move positions Teako as the country's largest exploration company in terms of total project size.
  • Teako Minerals Corp establishes itself as Norway's most significant mineral exploration company in terms of project size, with thirty-one (31) hub projects and three (3) main projects in four (4) districts.
  • Teako's total landholding in Norway, including the Vaddas and Lomunda-Venna projects, now measures 5,458 sq.km (or 545,800 hectares).
  • Furthermore, the Project Hub functions as a de-risking mechanism by providing flexibility in project development within the Company.

Westinghouse, Slovenia’s Chamber of Commerce & Industry Host Supplier Event for AP1000® Reactor and AP300™ Small Modular Reactor Deployment

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금요일, 3월 8, 2024
Engineering, Other Energy, Manufacturing, Energy, Other Manufacturing, Nuclear, Generation, Senior, Directorate, Multimedia, Entrepreneurship, SMR, AP1000, Commerce, Certification, Nuclear energy, NPP, The Electric Company, Internationalization, Westinghouse Electric Company, Watt, Partnership, Uranium mining

Westinghouse Electric Company and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia recently welcomed more than 40 vendors to a Supplier Symposium in Krško.

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  • Westinghouse Electric Company and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia recently welcomed more than 40 vendors to a Supplier Symposium in Krško.
  • The event builds upon the decades long partnership between Westinghouse and the Slovenian nuclear industry to discuss new opportunities for AP1000® reactor and AP300™ small modular reactor projects in country and globally.
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    Elias Gedeon, Senior Vice President of Westinghouse Energy Systems Commercial Operations, spoke this week at the Slovenia Supplier Symposium.
  • The AP300 small modular reactor is the only SMR based on an advanced, large Generation III+ reactor already in operation globally.

Terran Orbital Awarded Up To $45 Million IDIQ by NASA to Support Space Technology Advancement

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목요일, 3월 7, 2024
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Today, Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP ) (“Terran Orbital” or the “Company”), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced being awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $45 million ceiling value with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate.

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  • Today, Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP ) (“Terran Orbital” or the “Company”), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced being awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $45 million ceiling value with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240306051004/en/
    Terran Orbital's Triumph (Image Credit: Terran Orbital)
    The five-year agreement enables Terran Orbital to provide space vehicles and payload integration services for a variety of missions.
  • "We are honored to be selected by NASA for this exciting opportunity,” said Marc Bell, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Terran Orbital.
  • To learn more about the spacecraft platforms Terran Orbital is setting new industry standards with, click here: Terran Orbital Spacecraft Platforms .

MaaT Pharma indicates completion of Patient Recruitment for the Phase 2a Investigator-Sponsored Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating MaaT013 in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Metastatic Melanoma

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화요일, 3월 5, 2024
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A total of 70 patients have been enrolled in 5 different centers in France in the randomized controlled Phase 2a PICASSO trial, which started in April 2022.

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  • A total of 70 patients have been enrolled in 5 different centers in France in the randomized controlled Phase 2a PICASSO trial, which started in April 2022.
  • The Company provided MaaT013 drug candidate and placebo and will contribute to the microbiome profiling of patients using its proprietary gutPrint® research engine.
  • The unblinding will be done at Week 27 (W27) to assess the primary endpoint which is safety.
  • Having reached this key recruitment milestone, the first publication will be submitted at the end of 2024 or in the first quarter of 2025.

Blacklake Group Announces the Acquisition and Expansion of Sentinel, a Global Risk and Intelligence Advisory Firm

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월요일, 3월 4, 2024
Public Policy, Government, Defense, Other Defense, Military, Contracts, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, Homeland Security, Government Technology, Sentinel, State bureau of investigation, United States Secret Service, Major League Baseball, Fraud, Sport, Chairperson, Organization, NTAS, Weapon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special agent, Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency, Defence Intelligence Agency (India), USSS, Chase Center, Mass, Directorate, DHS, Golden, Helm Field, Secret Service, JOE, COS, CIA, FBI, CONCACAF, Acquisition, Title, Intelligence, Risk management, COVID-19, Station, WMD, National Terrorism Advisory System, Management

Blacklake Group is pleased to announce the acquisition and expansion of Sentinel, a global risk and intelligence advisory firm focused on solving complex security problems on behalf of multinational corporations, critical institutions, and high-profile clients.

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  • Blacklake Group is pleased to announce the acquisition and expansion of Sentinel, a global risk and intelligence advisory firm focused on solving complex security problems on behalf of multinational corporations, critical institutions, and high-profile clients.
  • Sentinel's unparalleled expertise and risk-based methodology is augmented by cutting edge proprietary intelligence technologies that allow individuals and organizations to better manage their risk profile.
  • Founded in 2017, Sentinel established itself in the boutique advisory space and has expanded its executive leadership team post-acquisition.
  • Hamilton’s private sector contributions are focused on risk management, analysis of global threats, intelligence, and physical and cyber security.