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Focus group on veterinary pharmacovigilance reporting in poultry, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 11 October 2023

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Focus, Focus group, Veterinarian, Pharmacovigilance, Location, European Medicines Agency, Public, Knowledge, Science, Animal, Agency, Environment, Poultry, Veterinary medicine

Date

Key Points: 
  • Date
    - Wednesday, 11 October 2023
    Location
    - European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    Event summary
    The European Medicines Agency has a coordinating role in the EU pharmacovigilance system and operates services and processes to support veterinary pharmacovigilance activities.
  • This entails surveillance of adverse events, including lack of expected efficacy reported after veterinary medicinal products are used in practice, to safeguard animal and public health and the environment.
  • The Agency is hosting a Focus Group meeting with specialists in poultry veterinary science (veterinarians or other healthcare professionals) to facilitate reporting of adverse events.
  • This meeting is a follow-up to the 2016 focus group meeting held with EU veterinarians specialised in food-producing animals, on the promotion of pharmacovigilance reporting.

Best Practices in Building Tech Capacity in Law Enforcement Agencies

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
UX, Algorithm, University, Level, Knowledge, Digitization, Research, Artificial intelligence, Foster, Policy, Expert, Software, Agency, Economy, Data collection, Behavior, Machine learning, Virtual reality, Cryptocurrency

Agencies can approach cases, research, and other policy tools from an interdisciplinary perspective, as appropriate to the scope of our agency missions.

Key Points: 
  • Agencies can approach cases, research, and other policy tools from an interdisciplinary perspective, as appropriate to the scope of our agency missions.
  • - Apply expertise to law enforcement – Closely integrating technical expertise, tools, and methods will strengthen law enforcement that aims to protect consumers and competition.
  • With the right technical expertise, competition agencies can make the most of technology for detection purposes and to develop more effective tools for enforcement.
  • Strengthen horizon scanning – The pace and volume of tech developments means that agencies need to be alert and responsive to anticipate problems and take swift action.

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. Names Sergey Losyev and Desmond Macauley as Co-Chief Investment Officers

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Monday, March 18, 2024
NatWest Markets, CIO, Risk management, ARR, University, Cornell University, Merrill (company), DWS Group, MBA, MBS, CFA, Agency, Strategy

VERO BEACH, Florida, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR PRC) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the promotions of Sergey Losyev and Desmond Macauley to Co-Chief Investment Officers (CIO), effective March 18, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • VERO BEACH, Florida, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR PRC) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the promotions of Sergey Losyev and Desmond Macauley to Co-Chief Investment Officers (CIO), effective March 18, 2024.
  • Mr. Losyev and Mr. Macauley succeed Mark Gruber, who stepped down.
  • Mr. Losyev joined ARMOUR in 2016 and has served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer since January 2020.
  • Mr. Macauley has served as the Director of Investment Strategies at ARMOUR since May 2013.

Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. and Main Street Financial Services Corp. Receive Regulatory Approval for Merger

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Organization, OTCQX, Agency, Financial institution

WOOSTER, Ohio and WHEELING, W.Va., March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: WAYN) ("Wayne"), the holding company of Wayne Savings Community Bank and Main Street Financial Services Corp. (OTCPK: MSWV) ("Main Street"), the holding company of Main Street Bank Corp., jointly announced today that approval has been received from the Federal Reserve Bank, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions, and the West Virginia Board of Banking and Financial Institutions (collectively, the “Regulatory Authorities”) for the merger of Wayne with and into Main Street followed by the merger of Main Street Bank Corp. with and into Wayne Savings Community Bank.

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  • WOOSTER, Ohio and WHEELING, W.Va., March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: WAYN) ("Wayne"), the holding company of Wayne Savings Community Bank and Main Street Financial Services Corp. (OTCPK: MSWV) ("Main Street"), the holding company of Main Street Bank Corp., jointly announced today that approval has been received from the Federal Reserve Bank, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions, and the West Virginia Board of Banking and Financial Institutions (collectively, the “Regulatory Authorities”) for the merger of Wayne with and into Main Street followed by the merger of Main Street Bank Corp. with and into Wayne Savings Community Bank.
  • “We are pleased to have received all required approvals from the Regulatory Authorities.
  • We are progressing as planned, and we anticipate closing the transaction in the second quarter,” stated Mark Witmer, Executive Chairman of Wayne.
  • “We are excited to bring together two organizations as a premier community bank with enhanced products and services while honoring our commitment to superior customer service, personalized financial solutions and unwavering community support.”
    The transaction was announced on February 23, 2023 and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024 pending the satisfaction of all closing considerations, including shareholder approval of both companies.

Cost control rationale for pharmacare does not stand up to scrutiny: Canadian Health Policy Institute

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Annual report, Physician, Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, Patient, Pharmacy, Hospital, Public Health Agency, Policy, Overalls, PMPRB, Agency, Parity, CIHI, Pharmacare, NDP, Government

TORONTO, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The latest edition of an annual study from the Canadian Health Policy Institute concludes that the cost control rationale for national pharmacare is not supported by the facts.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The latest edition of an annual study from the Canadian Health Policy Institute concludes that the cost control rationale for national pharmacare is not supported by the facts.
  • It is a symbolic step toward a national pharmacare program that will replace existing public and private drug plans.
  • Pharmacare advocates are betting a single payer can demand deeper discounts without jeopardizing the availability of new medicines in Canada.
  • Excessive cost controls for patented medicines are counterproductive.”
    “It appears unlikely that the current government will rethink its pharmacare policy.

Clean Harbors Launches “Total PFAS Solution” Addressing Customers’ Forever Chemicals Needs

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Chemicals, Plastics, Environment, Manufacturing, Environmental Issues, Green Technology, Environmental Health, AFFF, Health, CLH, Certification, Growth, PFAS, PFOS, Transport, PFOA, Groundwater, Birth, Human, Clean Harbors, EPA, Agency, Water, Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, Airport, Soil, Family, Animal, Drinking water, Total, Cosmetics

Clean Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE: CLH), the leading provider of environmental and industrial services throughout North America, today introduced its “Total PFAS Solution” to address all the needs of customers related to PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances), which are commonly referred to as forever chemicals.

Key Points: 
  • Clean Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE: CLH), the leading provider of environmental and industrial services throughout North America, today introduced its “Total PFAS Solution” to address all the needs of customers related to PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances), which are commonly referred to as forever chemicals.
  • Clean Harbors’ Total PFAS Solution is the industry’s first and only one-stop-shop consisting of eight core elements and providing customers with a range of services from analysis to remediation to disposal.
  • Our Total PFAS Solution provides us an additional avenue to leverage our world-class remediation, transportation and disposal capabilities while contributing to a safer and cleaner environment for all.
  • “Not only can we help them safely eliminate the most dangerous members of the PFAS family, but with today’s launch of our Total PFAS Solution, we can address all of their PFAS needs.”

Barclays Appoints David Garner as Global Head of Securitized Products Bond Trading

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Banking, Professional Services, Finance, SP, Atlas, Credit, Credit Suisse, Agency, Acquisition

Barclays today announces the appointment of David Garner as Managing Director and Global Head of Securitized Products Bond Trading.

Key Points: 
  • Barclays today announces the appointment of David Garner as Managing Director and Global Head of Securitized Products Bond Trading.
  • Mr. Garner will join the bank in June and will be based in New York, reporting to Scott Eichel, Global Head of Securitized Products (“SP”).
  • David moved to Atlas SP Partners following Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s market leading SP franchise in 2023.
  • During his 14- year tenure at Credit Suisse, David held a number of key leadership positions across its SP business, including most recently serving as Co-Head of Securitized Products Trading.

Wurl Launches BrandDiscovery to Precisely Match Connected TV Ads With the Emotion and Context of Programming in Real Time

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TV and Radio, Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Advertising, Data Management, Communications, Technology, Entertainment, Kantar, Attention, Philosophy, SSPS, Partnership, Research, Business development, Agency, DSPS, Freewheel, System, Ecosystem, Monk, FAST, CTV, Emotion, Television, Sales

By matching an ad’s emotion with the emotion of the content directly preceding it, brands can generate positive attention.

Key Points: 
  • By matching an ad’s emotion with the emotion of the content directly preceding it, brands can generate positive attention.
  • Scene-level analysis: BrandDiscovery offers contextual targeting at the scene level, an improvement over the industry’s standard program or channel-level solutions.
  • Advertisers can present ads within programming that contextually aligns with their creatives based on emotion, brand safety, and genre.
  • Contextual targeting at scale: BrandDiscovery ads will be shown across 300+ premium CTV publishers, including FAST channels and leading streamers.

AKQA Future Lions Launches Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Digital Marketing, Social Media, Consulting, Content Marketing, Communications, Professional Services, Technology, Electronic Commerce, IAB, Standford, Education, School, Human, Entrepreneurship, Lion, Mentorship, Life, Student, Jonathan Blum, Creativity, Agency, Tom, AKQA, San Francisco Bowl, Advertising, Interactivity, Film industry

AKQA Future Lions has launched the Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award in honour of Tom Bedecarré, AKQA’s Chairman Emeritus.

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  • AKQA Future Lions has launched the Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award in honour of Tom Bedecarré, AKQA’s Chairman Emeritus.
  • Tom has made a unique and lasting contribution to AKQA, for which I will always be immensely grateful.
  • Working at the intersection of technology and creativity, Tom Bedecarré was instrumental in designing the AKQA Future Lions initiative.
  • The introduction of the Tom Bedecarré School of the Year Award coincides with AKQA’s 30th anniversary celebration, during which the agency has been honoured with the Agency of the Year wins an impressive 81 times.

Pet Insurance Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report 2024 - Global Forecasts to 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Health Insurance, Health, Pets, Consumer, Accident, NAIC, Horse, APPA, Reptile, Bird, Insurance, Dog, Agency, Nationwide, Disease, National Association, Pet, American Pet Products Association, USD, Animal, Legislation, Pet industry

The "Pet Insurance Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Coverage Type (Accident-only, Accident & Illness), By Animal Type (Dogs, Cats), By Sales Channel (Agency, Broker, Direct), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2024 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Pet Insurance Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Coverage Type (Accident-only, Accident & Illness), By Animal Type (Dogs, Cats), By Sales Channel (Agency, Broker, Direct), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2024 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Furthermore, pet insurance providers are offering a wider range of coverage options, including customizable plans that cater to different needs and budgets, making insurance more accessible and attractive to pet owners.
  • The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has developed a Pet Insurance Model Act to create regulatory guidance for states regarding pet health insurance.
  • In addition, there is a growing awareness and concern among pet owners about their pets' health, leading to an increased demand for pet insurance