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United Nations Goodwill Ambassador to Launch Newday Impact's Advocacy and Corporate Engagement and Stewardship Program

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Effective immediately, he will launch the Newday's Advocacy and Corporate Engagement and Stewardship program, help drive sustainability within its portfolio companies, and support the company's corporate outreach and engagement to assist corporations with advancing sustainable practices.

Key Points: 
  • Effective immediately, he will launch the Newday's Advocacy and Corporate Engagement and Stewardship program, help drive sustainability within its portfolio companies, and support the company's corporate outreach and engagement to assist corporations with advancing sustainable practices.
  • He has served as Goodwill Ambassador at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where he brought direct experience to advocacy and awareness efforts, as well as authored "Walk Towards the Rising Sun," a best-selling autobiography about his experiences.
  • "As a refugee who overcame unfathomable challenges and a powerful advocate, Ger is a perfect fit for Newday and our new Advocacy and Corporate Engagement and Stewardship program," said Doug Heske, CEO of Newday Impact.
  • "I'm excited to join Newday and play a role in its advocacy and corporate engagement," said Duany.

Connecticut Department of Agriculture Offers Five Ways for Residents and Visitors to Pick CT Grown for the Holidays

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HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holiday season approaches, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture is encouraging residents and visitors to support their local farmers and producers, and is offering five ways to make CT Grown part of their celebrations.

Key Points: 
  • "And, when you have finished your holiday shopping, find time to relax with a glass of CT Grown farm wine or beer."
  • People can support Connecticut farmers and producers by:
    Outdoor farmers' markets wind down in the autumn, and some won't return until the summer.
  • The CT Grown calendar lists 32upcoming winter farmers' markets, including 21 recurring events and 11 one-time markets.
  • This year, make sure to include CT Grown as part of your holidays."

Emmaus Life Sciences Receives Endari® Marketing Authorization from the Qatar Ministry of Public Health

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TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: EMMA), a leader in sickle cell disease treatment, announced today that it has been issued a Registration Certificate from the Registration Committee for Pharmaceutical Companies & their Products of the Qatar Ministry of Public Health granting marketing authorization for the commercial distribution and sale of Endari® in the country.  The company also announced that it received its first major purchase order from its distributor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where Endari® is available on an early access basis only.

Key Points: 
  • Endari is available on an early access basis in Bahrain, Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pending official notice of action on Emmaus's marketing authorization applications in those countries.
  • George Sekulich, Senior Vice President of Global Commercialization of Emmaus, added "The approval from the Ministry of Public Health is another validation of the safety and efficacy of Endari.
  • Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, marketing and sale of innovative treatments and therapies, including those in the rare and orphan disease categories.
  • 2Source: Committee on Addressing Sickle Cell Disease A Strategic Plan and Blueprint for Action -- National Academy of Sciences Press, 2020.

The National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT) and TEL Manufacturing Engineering of America, Inc. Announce New Registered Apprenticeship Program

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CHASKA, Minn. and HANOVER, Md., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TEL Manufacturing and Engineering of America, a leader in the development, manufacturing, and sales of surface preparation systems and gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) technologies for diverse semiconductor applications, and NIIT, the nation's leader in the semiconductor talent pipeline development, announced the establishment of a new Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), developed to help TEL Manufacturing and Engineering of America's Chaska, MN facility attract, train, and retain a highly talented, skilled, and diverse technician workforce.

Key Points: 
  • This program is part of NIIT's "Growing Apprenticeships in Nanotechnology and Semiconductors" (GAINS) program, a RAP designed to meet the semiconductor industry's future workforce needs.
  • The new GAINS program leverages a collaborative approach in which other regional partners are engaged to help deploy the program.
  • "Hennepin Technical College is excited to partner with TEL Manufacturing and Engineering of America and NIIT on the GAINS Registered Apprenticeship Program.
  • By developing an Apprenticeship pathway, TEL Manufacturing and Engineering of America is showing innovation in gaining these employees and taking steps to secure their future workforce.

Joe & Bella Adaptive Apparel Brand Receives Chicago Innovation Award

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CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chicago Innovation has unveiled the winners of the 21st Annual Chicago Innovation Awards, which includes Joe & Bella as the "Up-and-Comer" of the year. The adaptive apparel brand has been recognized for creating fashion-forward clothes that bring dignity, joy, and ease to the lives of older adults and those who care for them.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chicago Innovation has unveiled the winners of the 21st Annual Chicago Innovation Awards, which includes Joe & Bella as the "Up-and-Comer" of the year.
  • Chicago Innovation selected 20 winners from 365 nominations and announced the award recipients on November 16, 2022, at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago.
  • "We are honored to be recognized with the Chicago Innovation Award, which coincides with the launch of our newest clothing item, the Everyday Freedom Pant, a first-of-its kind adaptive pant for women and men," said Jimmy Zollo, co-founder and CEO of Joe & Bella.
  • In addition to the Chicago Innovation Award, Joe & Bella has been honored in 2022 with the following: Best Product from Caregiver.com; Fashion Frontier Challenge winner from Tommy Hilfiger; Best New Apparel Brand from Venture Boomer Summit; and Most Innovative Adult Clothing Brand from Global Health & Pharma Magazine.

Houstonia Magazine Names McGovern Allergy & Asthma Clinic Doctors Top Allergists in Houston

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HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 17, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Houstonia Magazine recently announced its Top Doctors of 2022 list. Among those awarded were McGovern Allergy & Asthma Clinic's allergists, Dr. Aries Gavino and Dr. Serge De Golovine. The two physicians were named top doctors in their specialty of allergy and immunology.

Key Points: 
  • McGovern Allergy & Asthma Clinic's Dr. Aries Gavino and Dr. Serge De Golovine were rated by their peers as top doctors in allergy and immunology.
  • HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Houstonia Magazine recently announced its Top Doctors of 2022 list.
  • Among those awarded were McGovern Allergy & Asthma Clinic's allergists, Dr. Aries Gavino and Dr. Serge De Golovine.
  • To curate their list of the top doctors in the community, Houstonia Magazine put out a call for nominations to over 15,000 board-certified doctors in the greater Houston area.

Abbott Receives Three CES 2023 Innovation Awards for Advancements in Health Technology

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Ahead of the CES 2023 event, three of Abbott's industry-leading tech advancements won CES 2023 Innovation Awards , all within the Digital Health award category:

Key Points: 
  • Ahead of the CES 2023 event, three of Abbott's industry-leading tech advancements won CES 2023 Innovation Awards , all within the Digital Health award category:
    Aveir VR Leadless Pacemaker Theworld's only leadless pacemaker with a unique mapping capability to assess correct positioning prior to placement and designed to be completely retrievable.
  • The CES Innovation Awards program is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products.
  • Last year, Abbott became the first-ever healthcare company to keynote CES, and the company has received nine CES Innovation Awards in the past two years.
  • In addition to the CES 2023 awards, Abbott also was recently recognized with other top honors for its healthcare technology including its revolutionary FreeStyle Libre technology being named the best medical technology in the last 50 years by the Galien Foundation.

BOWLS FOR GOALS: CHIPOTLE TO DROP FREE ENTRÉES FOR EVERY GOAL SCORED BY THE U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM, UP TO $1 MILLION IN FREE CHIPOTLE

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), an official partner of U.S. Soccer, announced today it will roll out a series of programs supporting the U.S. Men's National Team while they compete on soccer's biggest stage.

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  • As part of its support of U.S. Soccer, Chipotle will drop 5,000 free entre codes every time the U.S. Men's National Team scores a goal during its upcoming international tournament.
  • * The brand will give away up to $1 million of free Chipotle through the program.
  • After every USMNT goal, a unique code for a free entre will be revealed via a collaborative tweet between Chipotle ( @ChipotleTweets ) and U.S. Men's National Team ( @USMNT ).
  • As U.S. Soccer looks towards the future, its mission is to make soccer the preeminent sport in the United States.

Aadi Bioscience Presents PRECISION 1 Trial in Progress Poster and AMPECT Trial Final Analysis at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) 2022 Annual Meeting

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: AADI), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing precision therapies for genetically-defined cancers with alterations in mTOR pathway genes, today presented three posters on completed and ongoing clinical trials for nab-sirolimus at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) 2022 Annual Meeting, taking place November 16-19, 2022 in Vancouver, Canada. nab-sirolimus (FYARRO®) is a novel mTOR inhibitor that leverages albumin-bound nanoparticle technology and is approved for the treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa).

Key Points: 
  • "The trial-in-progress poster presents the design of our PRECISION 1 trial, while our two additional posters provide long-term analysis from our AMPECT trial that demonstrates nab-sirolimus' durability of response and long-term safety.
  • Overall Response Rate (ORR), Disease Control Rate (DCR), and Progression Free Survival (PFS) were consistent with prior analysis of nab-sirolimus in AMPECT.
  • Aadi and its collaborators present data on the adverse event (AE) management in the AMPECT trial over three years after the primary analysis was presented.
  • nab-Sirolimus was generally well-tolerated, and the majority of the AEs due to nab-sirolimus treatment in the AMPECT trial were manageable.

Report from Taiwan Pavilion, and Notes from Frankfurt Book Fair

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In June 2022, Taipei book fair returned for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • In June 2022, Taipei book fair returned for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Four months later, a small group of us from Taiwan met again at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
  • Books from Taiwan, a government initiative promoting literature from Taiwan (with each featured title accompanied by a sample English translation), also exhibited at the fair.
  • With that in mind, Taiwan Pavilion will exhibit at the Guadalajara Book Fair at the end of this month; we can't wait to see you there!