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Tim Haynes Appointed as RealManage's Chief Executive Officer

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Plano, Texas, March 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RealManage, one of the nation’s leading community association management companies, is excited to announce the appointment of Tim Haynes as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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  • Plano, Texas, March 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RealManage, one of the nation’s leading community association management companies, is excited to announce the appointment of Tim Haynes as its new Chief Executive Officer.
  • Mr. Haynes brings a wealth of experience in operations, client service, and technology to his new role as CEO.
  • He joined RealManage last February as the Chief Operating Officer and has since focused his attention on leading RealManage’s operations nationwide and delivering industry-leading service for over 3,000 community association clients.
  • Tim has proven himself to be an exceptional leader, and we all believe that this is the right time to make this transition."

Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund Board of Trustees Appoints New Executive Director

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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The Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF) today announced the appointment of Don Clair to the position of Executive Director.

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  • The Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF) today announced the appointment of Don Clair to the position of Executive Director.
  • Clair has over 20 years of health care experience, including various leadership roles within health insurance companies.
  • The PEBTF, established in 1988, administers health care benefits to approximately 68,000 eligible Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employees and 65,000 retirees and their dependents.
  • The PEBTF is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised both of Commonwealth and Union representatives.

DataChat Launches Next Generation of Instant Analytics Platform; Offers No-code, Reproducible Data Science to All, Regardless of Technical Expertise

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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DataChat , the no-code, generative AI platform for instant analytics, today releases DataChat 2.0.

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  • DataChat , the no-code, generative AI platform for instant analytics, today releases DataChat 2.0.
  • “From the beginning, our founders recognized the need for conversational analytics that could enable everyone - not just data scientists - to analyze complex datasets,” said Viken Eldemir, CEO, DataChat.
  • “While many companies have scrambled to build a generative AI strategy in the wake of ChatGPT, DataChat made generative AI central to its product strategy back in 2017.
  • DataChat scales to large datasets - billions of rows of data is standard - and behind the scenes selects the best machine learning model for the question.

Protein ice cream company wins 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ice cream company Protein Pints took home the grand prize at the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) April 6 as the best student ventures from top universities across the world competed for prizes in front of nearly 350 angel, venture capital and corporate investors and members of the business community.

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  • HOUSTON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ice cream company Protein Pints took home the grand prize at the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) April 6 as the best student ventures from top universities across the world competed for prizes in front of nearly 350 angel, venture capital and corporate investors and members of the business community.
  • The best student ventures from top universities across the world competed in the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition.
  • Hosted annually by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business , the RBPC is the world's largest and richest student startup competition.
  • Protein Pints is a high-protein, low-sugar, ice cream product designed for people who would benefit from having access to a functional ice cream and/or better tasting and more enjoyable protein options.

AMG Names Thomas M. Wojcik as Chief Operating Officer and Dava E. Ritchea as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMG, a leading partner to independent investment management firms globally, today announced the appointments of Thomas M. Wojcik as Chief Operating Officer and Dava E. Ritchea as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2024.

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  • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMG, a leading partner to independent investment management firms globally, today announced the appointments of Thomas M. Wojcik as Chief Operating Officer and Dava E. Ritchea as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2024.
  • Mr. Wojcik will oversee the Company’s capital formation capabilities, and Ms. Ritchea will oversee AMG’s finance, accounting, and capital management functions.
  • Both will report to Jay C. Horgen, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMG.
  • “We are very pleased to appoint an executive of Dava’s caliber and skillset as AMG’s Chief Financial Officer,” said Mr. Horgen.

EVgo Welcomes Scott Griffith to Board of Directors

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced Scott Griffith has joined the EVgo Board of Directors (the “Board”), serving on the Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

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  • EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced Scott Griffith has joined the EVgo Board of Directors (the “Board”), serving on the Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
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    Mr. Griffith joins EVgo’s Board with extensive experience in the mobility and automotive industry.
  • Mr. Griffith also has prior experience as an Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners, a venture and growth capital firm.
  • Mr. Griffith holds a BS in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Carnegie Mellon University Master of Software Engineering Program Partners with Retail Technology Platform Surefront

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Surefront , the retail industry’s only platform that unifies PLM, PIM and CRM solutions, today announced a multi-year and multi-program partnership with Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Master of Software Engineering (MSE) and Masters in Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) programs.

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  • Surefront , the retail industry’s only platform that unifies PLM, PIM and CRM solutions, today announced a multi-year and multi-program partnership with Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Master of Software Engineering (MSE) and Masters in Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) programs.
  • Surefront has worked closely with CMU’s Master of Software Engineering and School of Computer Science programs nearly every year since 2016.
  • CMU’s Master of Software Engineering program celebrated the partnership with Surefront by dedicating a classroom on their campus to the company.
  • “The success of Surefront in this partnership brings further visibility to Carnegie Mellon University’s rich history of innovation and software development.”
    To learn more about Surefront, please visit Surefront.com .

Abridge to Deliver Generative AI Microservices to Millions of Clinicians and Their Patients With NVIDIA

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319803919/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319803919/en/
    Every day in the U.S., over a million physicians, five million nurses, and many other medical professionals have conversations with their patients.
  • Abridge is working with NVIDIA to advance these technologies and to serve them efficiently in production to clinicians across the U.S. and, eventually, internationally.
  • In particular, Abridge’s production deep learning stack is powered by the new NVIDIA NIM inference microservices, part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform and built on the robust foundation of NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM .
  • NIM is engineered to facilitate seamless AI inferencing at scale, helping ensure that AI models can be deployed with confidence.

Opentrons Announces New Robotics Education Initiative Demonstrating Commitment to Laboratory Automation for Students

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Opentrons Labworks, Inc ., a leader in lab automation and makers of accessible lab robotics, today announced the launch of Opentrons® for Education, an exclusive offering for educators to bring lab automation to the classroom.

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  • Opentrons Labworks, Inc ., a leader in lab automation and makers of accessible lab robotics, today announced the launch of Opentrons® for Education, an exclusive offering for educators to bring lab automation to the classroom.
  • Opentrons is building a first-of-its-kind ecosystem for teaching with automation, which includes education pricing and support, along with access to a community of educators already teaching with Opentrons.
  • Opentrons for Education is the key to unlocking a new era of hands-on, innovative learning in the realm of laboratory sciences.
  • in Automated Science Program, Computational Biology Department at Carnegie Mellon University, said, “This initiative underscores Opentrons' commitment to shaping the future of laboratory automation education for aspiring scientists.

University of Western Australia Latest to Join the BrainChip University AI Accelerator Program

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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By joining the BrainChip University AI Accelerator Program, UWA students studying data and computer science gain access to the neuromorphic technology needed to tackle technological challenges and devise innovative solutions to transform the way we live.

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  • By joining the BrainChip University AI Accelerator Program, UWA students studying data and computer science gain access to the neuromorphic technology needed to tackle technological challenges and devise innovative solutions to transform the way we live.
  • BrainChip’s University AI Accelerator Program provides platforms, and guidance to students at higher education institutions with AI engineering programs.
  • “As the latest addition to our University AI Accelerator Program, UWA students have access to neuromorphic IP that they can utilize to understand how best to advance AI at the device level.
  • Other institutions of higher education interested in how they can become members of BrainChip’s University AI Accelerator Program can find more details at https://brainchip.com/brainchip-university-ai-accelerator/