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Jorge Nocedal is the 2024 SIAM John von Neumann Prize Lecturer

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Philadelphia, PA, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jorge Nocedal, Northwestern University, has been awarded the 2024 John von Neumann Prize – the highest honor and flagship lecture of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) – in recognition of his fundamental work in nonlinear optimization, both in the deterministic and stochastic settings.

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  • Philadelphia, PA, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jorge Nocedal, Northwestern University, has been awarded the 2024 John von Neumann Prize – the highest honor and flagship lecture of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) – in recognition of his fundamental work in nonlinear optimization, both in the deterministic and stochastic settings.
  • SIAM awards the John von Neumann Prize annually to an individual for outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field of applied mathematics and for the effective communication of these ideas to the community.
  • Learn more about SIAM’s John von Neumann Prize .
  • Nocedal will be awarded the John von Neumann Prize and deliver the associated lecture at the 2024 SIAM Annual Meeting , which will be held July 8-12, 2024, in Spokane, Washington.

FORE Enterprise Announces Breakthrough AI Solution to Control Costly Turnover for Businesses

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FORE Enterprise, an AI-driven data analytics company, today announced the launch of its enterprise data services that enable businesses and investors to model and mitigate workforce attrition with unprecedented precision, preserving resources and institutional knowledge.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FORE Enterprise, an AI-driven data analytics company, today announced the launch of its enterprise data services that enable businesses and investors to model and mitigate workforce attrition with unprecedented precision, preserving resources and institutional knowledge.
  • Each year, workforce attrition costs median-sized S&P 500 companies as much as $355 million in lost productivity, according to McKinsey & Co.
  • Yet many companies fail to analyze and control their turnover trajectory or rely on costly consultancies.
  • Users of FORE's Operations Analytics platform have benefited from up to a 17% decrease in voluntary turnover six months after intervention.

Sunairio Wins NSF Grant for New Climate Simulation Technology

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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BALTIMORE, Md., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sunairio, the first software platform to leverage hyperlocal climate simulation for energy prediction, today announced it has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant. The NSF SBIR program, which selects less than 14% of applying startups, funds high-impact technological research and development (R&D) across a wide range of disciplines.

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  • BALTIMORE, Md., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sunairio , the first software platform to leverage hyperlocal climate simulation for energy prediction, today announced it has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant.
  • The NSF SBIR program , which selects less than 14% of applying startups, funds high-impact technological research and development (R&D) across a wide range of disciplines.
  • —Rob Cirincione, CEO of Sunairio
    For Sunairio, the award will fund research into a new, highly scalable climate simulation engine that promises to generate climate insights for the energy sector at 1,000 times the resolution of traditional, physics-based global climate models, such as the ones which support the body of research conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
  • To stay up-to-date on milestones related to this research and other initiatives at Sunairio, or to explore collaboration opportunities, please send an email to [email protected] .

Sitryx Therapeutics makes key appointments to strengthen business operations and progress immunometabolism-targeting pipeline into clinical development

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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At Sitryx, Ben joins the Company’s senior leadership team and will oversee the Company’s day-to-day operations and finance.

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  • At Sitryx, Ben joins the Company’s senior leadership team and will oversee the Company’s day-to-day operations and finance.
  • Before becoming Head of Clinical Operations at Sitryx, Gordon was Vice President of Development Operations at biotech company Mission Therapeutics, where he oversaw the design and execution of the company’s clinical development assets.
  • Leading Sitryx’s clinical operations, Gordon will work with the development team as it progresses its assets beyond pre-clinical research and into clinical-stage drug development.
  • Dr Ravi Rao, Chief Medical Officer of Sitryx, commented: “Sitryx has made excellent progress with its pipeline of potential first- and best-in-class, disease-modifying therapeutics.

HKSTP Reached out to World-class Universities in the US on Talent Nurturing and Sparked Huge Interest in Hong Kong’s I&T Ecosystem

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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The huge participant interest saw eager conversations regarding cooperating with HKSTP and potential expansion to Hong Kong, Asia and beyond.

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  • The huge participant interest saw eager conversations regarding cooperating with HKSTP and potential expansion to Hong Kong, Asia and beyond.
  • Hong Kong's status is on the rise as it has ascended to 9th in the UN's Global Frontiers Technology Readiness Index in 2023.
  • The research team showed immense interest in the funding and support to R&D in Hong Kong.
  • Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 with a mission to position Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology (I&T) hub.

HKSTP Reached out to World-class Universities in the US on Talent Nurturing and Sparked Huge Interest in Hong Kong's I&T Ecosystem

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Meetings with NVIDIA, Google, LinkedIn to explore collaboration opportunities through HKSTP Innovation Mixer to the US West Coast

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    The huge participant interest saw eager conversations regarding cooperating with HKSTP and potential expansion to Hong Kong, Asia and beyond.
  • Hong Kong's status is on the rise as it has ascended to 9th in the UN's Global Frontiers Technology Readiness Index in 2023.
  • The research team showed immense interest in the funding and support to R&D in Hong Kong.
  • Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 with a mission to position Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology (I&T) hub.

Sony Ventures Corporation Executive Changes

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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TOKYO, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ventures Corporation today announced an executive leadership transition, appointing Kazuhito Hadano as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, effective January 1, 2024. Gen Tsuchikawa, previous Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, and current Corporate Vice President of Sony Group Corporation, will assume the new role of Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation, where he will continue to support Mr. Hadano and the Sony Ventures team and strengthen external relationships in the Venture industry.

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  • Kazuhito Hadano appointed as CEO of Sony Ventures Corporation; Gen Tsuchikawa to transition to Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation
    TOKYO, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ventures Corporation today announced an executive leadership transition, appointing Kazuhito Hadano as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, effective January 1, 2024.
  • Gen Tsuchikawa, previous Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, and current Corporate Vice President of Sony Group Corporation, will assume the new role of Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation, where he will continue to support Mr. Hadano and the Sony Ventures team and strengthen external relationships in the Venture industry.
  • "Sony Innovation Fund," "Sony Innovation Fund: Environment," and "Sony Innovation Fund: Africa" are wholly funded by Sony.
  • I am honored to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation.

Wells Fargo Names Darlene Goins Head of Philanthropy and Community Impact, President of Wells Fargo Foundation

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Friday, December 8, 2023
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced that Darlene Goins is named head of Philanthropy and Community Impact and president of the Wells Fargo Foundation.

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  • Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced that Darlene Goins is named head of Philanthropy and Community Impact and president of the Wells Fargo Foundation.
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    Wells Fargo names Darlene Goins new head of Philanthropy and Community Impact and president of the Wells Fargo Foundation.
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    Previously, Goins served as head of Diverse Customer Segments within Wells Fargo’s Consumer, Small & Business Banking, leveraging customer feedback, analytics, and insights to meet the needs of diverse customers.
  • In an earlier role, Goins served as head of Financial Health Philanthropy for the Wells Fargo Foundation, responsible for helping underserved communities by reducing debt, driving savings and advancing wealth-building.

Transgene Strengthens its Leadership Team to Accelerate its Growth Strategy

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Arnaud Dubarry will be based in Strasbourg and will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s financial strategy, management and operations to accelerate the development of its innovative immunotherapy pipeline.

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  • Arnaud Dubarry will be based in Strasbourg and will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s financial strategy, management and operations to accelerate the development of its innovative immunotherapy pipeline.
  • Prior to joining Transgene, he served as Executive Finance Director at Gilead, where he led a major strategic transformation of the global finance function.
  • Alongside this new appointment, Transgene has promoted Lucie Larguier to Vice President Corporate Communications and Investor Relations with immediate effect.
  • I am looking forward to contributing to shaping the company's future and collaborating with the entire team to build on its success.”

Jackson Study Finds Vast Majority of Investors Inaccurately Predict Life Expectancy, Increasing Risk in Their Retirement Income Plans

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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The study is part one of Jackson’s Security in Retirement Series conducted in partnership with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

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  • The study is part one of Jackson’s Security in Retirement Series conducted in partnership with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
  • This multi-phase research effort explores the potential threats to financial security in retirement and how financial professionals and retirement investors can more effectively manage these threats.
  • Jackson’s work with the Center for Retirement Research aims to help retirement investors and financial professionals better navigate financial challenges in this unprecedented era.
  • The study entails comprehensive, academic research focused on the dynamics of the annuity puzzle,5 a phenomenon where retirees, despite sound reasons, do not create guaranteed retirement income streams.