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Curi Bio Awarded Over $4.4M in NIH Grants to Advance Translational Science

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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The second initiative will deliver a novel 3D neuromuscular junction used for disease modeling and potency assays for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

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  • The second initiative will deliver a novel 3D neuromuscular junction used for disease modeling and potency assays for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
  • These grants, the first of their kind received by Curi Bio from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), demonstrate the impact that the company's innovative 3D tissue platforms have made in developing new medicines.
  • These latest awards bring the total non-dilutive funding that Curi Bio has received from the NIH to over $12 million.
  • This content is solely the responsibility of Curi Bio and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

The Centre Pompidou and EnChroma Improve Arts Experience for Colour Blind Visitors

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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The Centre Pompidou today announced that colour blind visitors are now able to borrow EnChroma glasses for colour blindness during visits to the iconic museum.

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  • The Centre Pompidou today announced that colour blind visitors are now able to borrow EnChroma glasses for colour blindness during visits to the iconic museum.
  • With over three million annual visitors, an estimated 128,000 guests to the Centre Pompidou are colour blind.
  • While people with normal colour vision see over one million shades and hues of colour, colour blind people see only an estimated 10% of them.
  • The Centre Pompidou is the first museum in France to support the needs of colour blind guests via the EnChroma Colour Accessibility Program .

EnChroma Supports Colourblind Students at RWTH Aachen University

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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VORSCHUB at RWTH Aachen University today announced that colourblind students and staff will now be able to borrow EnChroma colourblind glasses on campus to help them overcome the obstacles to learning and everyday life that colour vision deficiency (CVD) poses.

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  • VORSCHUB at RWTH Aachen University today announced that colourblind students and staff will now be able to borrow EnChroma colourblind glasses on campus to help them overcome the obstacles to learning and everyday life that colour vision deficiency (CVD) poses.
  • With over 47,000 students, and nearly 10,000 faculty and staff, an estimated 2,400 people at RWTH Aachen University are color blind.
  • VORSCHUB at RWTH Aachen University joins the University of Hamburg as the first European universities to align with numerous prestigious universities in the US in supporting the needs of colour blind students via the EnChroma Colour Accessibility Programme .
  • This Program is already helping colour blind students at Boston University, North Carolina State University, Penn State University, Alfred University and others.

Travel Yukon and Enchroma Help People With Colourblindness See the Northern Lights

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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In order to demonstrate the power of this new accessibility, Travel Yukon took Russell on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to experience the northern lights in their truest colourful form.

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  • In order to demonstrate the power of this new accessibility, Travel Yukon took Russell on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to experience the northern lights in their truest colourful form.
  • "With dynamic lights and fantastic hues of greens, purples and reds, the northern lights are one of Yukon's most beautiful natural phenomena,'' said Robin Anderson, Global Marketing Manager at Travel Yukon.
  • By coming together, EnChroma and Travel Yukon were able to provide Russell with a week of colourful moments that will last a lifetime.
  • "We're so excited to partner with Travel Yukon to give Russell and future visitors the chance to see the northern lights in all their glory."

EnChroma Launches International Color Blindness Awareness Month

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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EnChroma continues to lead in advocating for color accessibility through its EnChroma Color Accessibility Program , in which over 150 organizations participate.

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  • EnChroma continues to lead in advocating for color accessibility through its EnChroma Color Accessibility Program , in which over 150 organizations participate.
  • Materials to educate teachers, parents, employers and others about color blindness, and how to support color blind students, children, employees and visitors, are also provided.
  • EnChroma encourages schools to easily and quickly test all students for color blindness using its free online color vision test .
  • Based in Berkeley, Calif., EnChroma produces leading-edge eyewear for color blindness and low vision, and other solutions for color vision, sold online and through Authorized Retailers worldwide.

The Art of the Brick and EnChroma Offer Color Blind Dads a Memorable, Colorful Father’s Day Experience

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Monday, May 23, 2022
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The companies also announced special incentives for families with color blind fathers and father figures on Fathers Day.

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  • The companies also announced special incentives for families with color blind fathers and father figures on Fathers Day.
  • One in 12 men (8%) and one in 200 women (.5%) are color blind 13 million in the US and 350 million worldwide.
  • While people with normal color vision see over one million colors, the color blind only see an estimated 10% of hues and shades.
  • * EnChroma staff will be onsite at the San Francisco exhibit on Fathers Day to offer guests the opportunity to try EnChroma and purchase glasses at a 15% discount as well.

Blue Canyon Technologies Expands Into GEO With Its First CubeSat

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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Blue Canyon provided the 12U CubeSat bus, avionics, flight software, Guidance Navigation and Control actuators and sensors, batteries, solar panels, solar array drives, two propulsion systems, and RF communication hardware.

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  • Blue Canyon provided the 12U CubeSat bus, avionics, flight software, Guidance Navigation and Control actuators and sensors, batteries, solar panels, solar array drives, two propulsion systems, and RF communication hardware.
  • At the companys manufacturing facility in Boulder, Colorado, Blue Canyon recently converted the available office space to house its full CubeSat product line.
  • Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, offers a diverse portfolio of innovative, reliable and affordable spacecraft that enable a broad range of missions and technological advancements.
  • For the latest news on Blue Canyon Technologies and for other company information, please visit www.bluecanyontech.com .

Blue Canyon Technologies Provides GNOMES-3 Spacecraft Aboard Transporter-4 Launch

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, today announced the successful launch of GNOMES-3, aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-4 mission on April 1.

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  • Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, today announced the successful launch of GNOMES-3, aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-4 mission on April 1.
  • GNOMES-3 is an ESPA-class microsat spacecraft bus, which Blue Canyon manufactured for PlanetiQ.
  • "GNOMES-3 is an outstanding spacecraft we have built for PlanetiQ, continuing our strong relationship and demonstrating BCTs ability to deliver spacecraft with exceptionally accurate pointing, said Stephen Steg, CEO of Blue Canyon Technologies.
  • BCTs mission operations team made initial contact with the spacecraft just after launch and confirmed the spacecraft is healthy and operating nominally.

Blue Canyon Technologies Selected by NASA to Provide Multiple Spacecraft Buses for HelioSwarm Mission

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC or "BCT" or "Blue Canyon", a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, was selected to build eight X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellite buses for NASAs HelioSwarm science mission.

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  • Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC or "BCT" or "Blue Canyon", a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, was selected to build eight X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellite buses for NASAs HelioSwarm science mission.
  • In addition to the spacecraft buses, Blue Canyon will integrate the science instrument payloads and perform spacecraft-level environmental testing.
  • "Blue Canyon's trusted on-orbit product performance allows our customers to focus on payload efforts, said Stephen Steg, CEO of Blue Canyon Technologies.
  • Blue Canyon has been a mission partner in HelioSwarm since 2020 and will deliver the microsatellites in 2026 and 2027.

Blue Canyon Technologies Provides Hardware on Nine Spacecraft Aboard Transporter 3 Launch

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, today announced that several of their components successfully launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-3 mission last month.

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  • Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, today announced that several of their components successfully launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-3 mission last month.
  • "Blue Canyon's vertically integrated structure and diverse product line have allowed us to meet each customer's unique mission requirements," said Stephen Steg, CEO of Blue Canyon Technologies.
  • "The number of our components aboard this successful launch demonstrates BCT's proven performance and commitment to innovation and expanding the frontiers of science and defense."
  • For the latest news on Blue Canyon Technologies and for other company information, please visit www.bluecanyontech.com .