Science and technology studies

Robots & Pencils Appoints Tech Industry Leader Tracey Zimmerman as New CEO

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

CLEVELAND, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Robots & Pencils, a digital innovation firm focused on transforming business with mobile, web and frontier technologies, recently appointed Tracey Zimmerman as President & CEO.

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  • CLEVELAND, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Robots & Pencils, a digital innovation firm focused on transforming business with mobile, web and frontier technologies, recently appointed Tracey Zimmerman as President & CEO.
  • "She's a strong, innovative leader; we look forward to Tracey continuing our success as a leading company that helps future-proof organizations by unlocking their full technological potential."
  • Robots & Pencils was founded on the notion of combining the humanities with the sciencesuser-centered design services and world-class engineeringto unlock human potential through systematic innovation.
  • In 2009, we created Robots & Pencils with the then-contrarian view that mobile would be more transformative than the Internet.

Task Force on American Innovation Hosts Webinar Briefing on Need for Increased Science and Technology Funding

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Friday, March 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Task Force on American Innovation, a nonpartisan alliance of leading American companies, business associations, research universities, and scientific associations, hosted a webinar titled, "Innovation in Crisis: Emerging from a Pandemic to Restore American Competitiveness."

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  • WASHINGTON, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Task Force on American Innovation, a nonpartisan alliance of leading American companies, business associations, research universities, and scientific associations, hosted a webinar titled, "Innovation in Crisis: Emerging from a Pandemic to Restore American Competitiveness."
  • The briefing featuredprominent leaders from industry and academia who called on Congress to prioritize research funding by dramatically increasing investments in science and technology, so the United States is well positioned to drive future economic growth through innovation.
  • "To continue to be an innovation leader, we need to increase our science and technology funding significantly in the next five years."
  • For more information about the webinar or about the Task Force on American Innovation, please visit: www.innovationtaskforce.org

The Future of Connected Living: Top Growth Opportunities to Watch Out For in the Next Decade

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

With more than 20 connected devices per human by 2030, we are rapidly moving to an environment that is permanently online and always connected.

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  • With more than 20 connected devices per human by 2030, we are rapidly moving to an environment that is permanently online and always connected.
  • This connected consumer experience is no easy task for any organization to fulfill; it will require a culture of creativity, engagement, and disciplined innovation.
  • This study outlines the evolution of connected living across 3 major connectivity environments - connected cities, connected homes, and connected workplaces.
  • What are the top growth opportunities to watch out for in the next decade?

Swarovski Foundation Announces Global Grants and Mentorship Program With an Open Call to Young Creatives in Sustainable Development

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Successful applicants will have a keen interest in, demonstration of, or exemplary potential to use the creative process to accelerate awareness, technologies or solutions for sustainable development.

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  • Successful applicants will have a keen interest in, demonstration of, or exemplary potential to use the creative process to accelerate awareness, technologies or solutions for sustainable development.
  • The Swarovski Foundation aims to draw in a diverse pool of applicants from across the globe and bring new voices and perspectives to the creative process.
  • The funding is paired with an educational program in collaboration with top international institutions, tailored mentorship and industry networking connections with guidance from the Swarovski Foundation.
  • Successful grantees will be announced on April 21st to coincide with UN World Creativity and Innovation Day.

Swarovski Foundation Announces Global Grants and Mentorship Program With an Open Call to Young Creatives in Sustainable Development

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Successful applicants will have a keen interest in, demonstration of, or exemplary potential to use the creative process to accelerate awareness, technologies or solutions for sustainable development.

Key Points: 
  • Successful applicants will have a keen interest in, demonstration of, or exemplary potential to use the creative process to accelerate awareness, technologies or solutions for sustainable development.
  • The Swarovski Foundation aims to draw in a diverse pool of applicants from across the globe and bring new voices and perspectives to the creative process.
  • The funding is paired with an educational program in collaboration with top international institutions, tailored mentorship and industry networking connections with guidance from the Swarovski Foundation.
  • Successful grantees will be announced on April 21st to coincide with UN World Creativity and Innovation Day.

ProFinda Hires Yustina Saleh as Chief Product Officer and Head of Analytics

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Saleh will serve as ProFinda's Chief Product Office and Head of Analytics.

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  • Saleh will serve as ProFinda's Chief Product Office and Head of Analytics.
  • Yustina will lead the product, data science and R&D teams where she will help drive and accelerate unique Skills IP generation.
  • Expressing the teams' excitement CEO Roger Gorman said, "At ProFinda we are dedicated to advancing the science of skills and workforce optimization.
  • So, we are thrilled to have Yustina join our leadership and help drive best of class thinking and innovation.

ProFinda Hires Yustina Saleh as Chief Product Officer and Head of Analytics

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Saleh will serve as ProFinda's Chief Product Office and Head of Analytics.

Key Points: 
  • Saleh will serve as ProFinda's Chief Product Office and Head of Analytics.
  • Yustina will lead the product, data science and R&D teams where she will help drive and accelerate unique Skills IP generation.
  • Expressing the teams' excitement CEO Roger Gorman said, "At ProFinda we are dedicated to advancing the science of skills and workforce optimization.
  • So, we are thrilled to have Yustina join our leadership and help drive best of class thinking and innovation.

Keysight Announces the Innovation Challenge 2021

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, today announced the Keysight Innovation Challenge 2021 .

Key Points: 
  • Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, today announced the Keysight Innovation Challenge 2021 .
  • Entries for Keysights Innovation Challenge will be accepted starting April 5, 2021.
  • Keysight also announced a world class panel of judges for the Innovation Challenge, which includes:
    Jamaal Abdul-Alim - a longtime education journalist who serves as education editor at The Conversation.
  • Keysight delivers advanced design and validation solutions that help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world.

Fierce Medtech Names Avail Medsystems as One of its “Fierce 15” Companies of 2020

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Monday, March 8, 2021

Avail Medsystems facilitates medical expertise sharing and collaboration during live procedures through its end-to-end hardware and software platform.

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  • Avail Medsystems facilitates medical expertise sharing and collaboration during live procedures through its end-to-end hardware and software platform.
  • Its an honor to be recognized by Fierce Medtech as one of its Fierce 15 Companies of 2020, said Avail CEO Daniel Hawkins.
  • The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being fierce championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition.
  • Fierce Medtech keeps biopharma executives, device developers, engineers, and researchers updated on the must-know news, trends and developments in medical technology.

Sierra College Tapped for New Statewide Initiative to Catalyze Innovation and Invention to Solve Social Challenges

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The goal of the Invention and Inclusive Innovation (I) initiative is to catalyze innovation and invention to solve social problems that existed before COVID-19 and those that have been created or amplified by the pandemic.

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  • The goal of the Invention and Inclusive Innovation (I) initiative is to catalyze innovation and invention to solve social problems that existed before COVID-19 and those that have been created or amplified by the pandemic.
  • "The Invention and Inclusion Innovation (I) initiative will empower students from diverse backgrounds who might not see themselves in an entrepreneurial role and prepare them for an evolving and innovative future," said Sierra College Superintendent/President Willy Duncan.
  • "We are excited about providing our students with this opportunity and for the opportunity to include our community partners in this initiative."
  • Faculty at Sierra College will be one of four colleges statewide tapped to develop a program prototype that will guide learners on a path to discovery and facilitating the invention of new products that solve community problems for larger social good.