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Healthcare Technology and Revenue Cycle Management Thought Leader Michael Finke Joins Nym Health's Board of Directors

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nym Health , a leader in autonomous medical coding, today announced the appointment of Michael Finke to its Board of Directors.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nym Health , a leader in autonomous medical coding, today announced the appointment of Michael Finke to its Board of Directors.
  • Finke co-founded M*Modal in 2001, a provider of cloud-based, conversational AI-powered clinical documentation and clinical improvement solutions.
  • Under his leadership, more than 5,000 hospitals adopted M*Modal's clinical intelligence technology and services portfolio, supporting close to 400,000 physicians.
  • "We're honored to welcome Michael to Nym's Board of Directors as we prepare for this pivotal next stage of growth," said Amihai Neiderman, Nym's CEO and Co-Founder.

IBM Announces Advances and New Collaborations in AI-Powered Automation, 5G Connectivity and Security at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today IBM (NYSE: IBM ) announced new collaborations and expanded partner relationships to further the company's capabilities in hybrid cloud, AI, network automation and security at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA).

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  • ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today IBM (NYSE: IBM ) announced new collaborations and expanded partner relationships to further the company's capabilities in hybrid cloud, AI, network automation and security at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA).
  • Boston Dynamics and IBM will announce these new innovations during the joint keynote at Mobile World Congress LA.
  • IBM and Palo Alto Networks will demonstrate a 5G Network Slice with Validation, Security Orchestration & Response at Mobile World Congress LA.
  • For more information about IBM at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles, please visit: https://www.ibm.com/industries/telecom-media-entertainment/events/mwc
    To learn more about IBM Consulting, please visit: https://www.ibm.com/consulting
    For more information about IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation, please visit: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/cloud-pak-for-network-automation

IBM and Crédit Mutuel accelerate partnership with AmbitionS, a new center of technological excellence in Strasbourg

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

STRASBOURG, France, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and Crdit Mutuel are announcing a new step in their strategic partnership initiated more than 50 years ago, with the signing of the AmbitionS contract between Euro-Information, the technological subsidiary of Crdit Mutuel, and IBM.

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  • STRASBOURG, France, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and Crdit Mutuel are announcing a new step in their strategic partnership initiated more than 50 years ago, with the signing of the AmbitionS contract between Euro-Information, the technological subsidiary of Crdit Mutuel, and IBM.
  • Creating an IBM technology and skills center in Strasbourg, dedicated to Crdit Mutuel, around artificial intelligence, data, cloud and infrastructure modernization.
  • Accelerate the bank and insurance's transformation with the creation of a center of excellence dedicated to technological innovation, based in Strasbourg
    The strengthening of this strategic partnership with IBM is reflected in the creation of a skills and technology center in Strasbourg, hosted in a structure dedicated to Crdit Mutuel.
  • 1 Crdit Mutuel Alliance Fdrale (Center Est Europe (Strasbourg), South-East (Lyon), Ile-de-France (Paris), Savoie-Mont Blanc (Annecy), Midi-Atlantique (Toulouse), Loire-Atlantique and Center federations -West (Nantes), Center (Orlans), Normandy (Caen), Dauphin-Vivarais (Valence), Mediterranean (Marseille), Anjou (Angers), Massif Central (Clermont-Ferrand) and Antilles-Guyane (Fort-de-France ), Crdit Mutuel Nord Europe (Lille), Crdit Mutuel Maine-Anjou, Basse Normandie (Laval) and Crdit Mutuel Ocan (La Roche-sur-Yon).

Tech and Business Leaders from Silicon Valley to Bengaluru Come Together to Launch the Joy Thomas Foundation

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global tech and business leaders from Silicon Valley to Benguluru came together to launch the Joy Thomas Foundation (JTF).

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  • CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global tech and business leaders from Silicon Valley to Benguluru came together to launch the Joy Thomas Foundation (JTF).
  • JTF brings together a global network of over 1,000 STEM alumni and tech leaders from IITs, Stanford, IBM, Google, and other tech companies and institutions.
  • The Foundation Launch on October 17th, 2021 saw strong support from leading tech executives and business leaders including Arun Kumar, CEO of KPMG India and Pandu Nayak, VP of Search, Google.
  • The Joy Thomas Foundation brings together a global network of STEM mentors, who are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of STEM students, researchers and entrepreneurs.

IBM Unveils AI-Driven Software for Environmental Intelligence, Helping Businesses Address Sustainability Objectives and Climate Risk

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Businesses need actionable environmental insights to address these challenges, but current methods are often cumbersome and complex requiring intensive manual labor, climate and data science skills, and computing power.

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  • Businesses need actionable environmental insights to address these challenges, but current methods are often cumbersome and complex requiring intensive manual labor, climate and data science skills, and computing power.
  • The IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite announced today aims to help companies streamline and automate the management of environmental risks and operationalize underlying processes, including carbon accounting and reduction, to meet environmental goals.
  • Businesses can also tap into the cross-industry expertise of IBM Global Business Services to help design, implement and accelerate their environmental business transformation journeys.
  • To learn more about how innovations across IBM are helping clients seeking to create a more sustainable and resilient future, please visit: ibm.com/sustainability .

IBM Unveils AI-Driven Software for Environmental Intelligence, Helping Businesses Address Sustainability Objectives and Climate Risk

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Businesses need actionable environmental insights to address these challenges, but current methods are often cumbersome and complex requiring intensive manual labor, climate and data science skills, and computing power.

Key Points: 
  • Businesses need actionable environmental insights to address these challenges, but current methods are often cumbersome and complex requiring intensive manual labor, climate and data science skills, and computing power.
  • The IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite announced today aims to help companies streamline and automate the management of environmental risks and operationalize underlying processes, including carbon accounting and reduction, to meet environmental goals.
  • Businesses can also tap into the cross-industry expertise of IBM Global Business Services to help design, implement and accelerate their environmental business transformation journeys.
  • To learn more about how innovations across IBM are helping clients seeking to create a more sustainable and resilient future, please visit: ibm.com/sustainability .

SkyWater and NanoDx™ Partner to Develop and Produce Nanoscale Sensors for Rapid COVID-19 Testing and Other Vital Diagnostics

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

NanoDx is partnering with SkyWater to scale the product and plans to pursue an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. FDA for rapid, two-minute, point-of-care COVID-19 testing.

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  • NanoDx is partnering with SkyWater to scale the product and plans to pursue an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. FDA for rapid, two-minute, point-of-care COVID-19 testing.
  • NanoDx is planning to commercialize a real-time, point-of-care diagnostics platform capable of detecting and quantifying biomarkers (analytes) from a small fluid specimen.
  • The breakthrough science integrated into the NanoDx System was originally based upon the revolutionary work of Harvard University, a pioneer of nanoscale technology.
  • We are very pleased to work with NanoDx on this opportunity to potentially help early diagnosis of COVID-19 through rapid testing, said Thomas Sonderman, SkyWater president and CEO.

Inari Further Invests in Predictive Design Capabilities with Hiring of Chief Information and Data Officer

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

These systemic discoveries identify unique gene pathways that will lead to improved plant performance to support a more sustainable food system.

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  • These systemic discoveries identify unique gene pathways that will lead to improved plant performance to support a more sustainable food system.
  • Khalaf joins Inari from IBM Research, where she created and led the global research strategy on AI-infused automation.
  • Inari is embracing diversity to build a new, more sustainable food system using unsurpassed technology to unlock the full potential of seed.
  • Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016, Inari is based in Cambridge, Mass., with additional sites in West Lafayette, Ind., and Ghent, Belgium.

7 Chord Announces a Tech Industry Veteran Andrew Sundstrom as its Chief Science Officer and Expands Data Science Team with New Hires

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Monday, September 20, 2021

He has a BA in computer science from Cornell University, an MS in computer science, and a Ph.D. in computational biology from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU.

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  • He has a BA in computer science from Cornell University, an MS in computer science, and a Ph.D. in computational biology from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU.
  • I see tremendous potential for adaptable AI beyond finance and am excited to take BondDroid to a new level," said Sundstrom.
  • Joining Andrew is Tinatin Nikvashvili, a 2021 graduate of NYU's Center for Data Science MSc program, who was an intern at 7 Chord during the previous academic year.
  • We offer a managed cloud pricing solution that leverages 7 Chord's computing power and curated data sources.

IBM Research and Arctoris accelerate closed loop drug discovery with AI and Cloud

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Monday, September 13, 2021

OXFORD, England and ZURICH, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM Research and Arctoris announced they are investigating the application of AI and automation to accelerate closed loop molecule discovery.

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  • OXFORD, England and ZURICH, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM Research and Arctoris announced they are investigating the application of AI and automation to accelerate closed loop molecule discovery.
  • IBM Research has developed RXN for Chemistry, an online platform leveraging state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing (NLP) architectures to automate synthetic chemistry.
  • Arctoris has developed Ulysses, an end-to-end automated platform for drug discovery research.
  • We are excited about partnering with IBM Research on a world-first closed loop drug discovery project bringing together two leaders in the field of AI and robotics-powered drug discovery.