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AHF: The G20 Manifesto Calls on Leaders to Vaccinate Our World!

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Friday, July 30, 2021
Public policy, Government, Pharmaceutical, White House, Federal Government, AIDS, Public policy, Health, Healthcare reform, Infectious diseases, G20, Articles, World, Organizations

The Manifesto outlines seven actions G20 leaders must take before the meeting to Vaccinate Our World and put the world on a path to defeating the pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • The Manifesto outlines seven actions G20 leaders must take before the meeting to Vaccinate Our World and put the world on a path to defeating the pandemic.
  • Were issuing this Manifesto and starting a countdown to the G20 summit in Rome because there is currently no sense of urgency to vaccinate our world.
  • G20 leaders must be the catalyst for ensuring global vaccine equity, and their annual meeting is the ideal venue to make it happen.
  • The G20 Manifesto lists specific actions that can help get lifesaving vaccines to everyone who needs them.

UNESCO lauds the return of "historic" Saudi-initiated cultural meeting during Italian G20

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Saturday, July 31, 2021
Countries, World, International organizations, Saudi Arabia, G20

A Ministerial Declaration on culture will be adopted by the G20 members.

Key Points: 
  • A Ministerial Declaration on culture will be adopted by the G20 members.
  • It is expected that Ministers will agree to strengthenrulescombattingillicit trafficking of cultural propertyand give greater prominenceto the role ofcultureas a driver ofclimate action, particularly the preservation of cultural heritage.
  • They are also likely to promise greater investmentin culture-related education, training, employmentand provide greater access to culture online.
  • Saudi Arabia, which is undergoing a cultural transformation as part of Vison 2030, has made great strides towards preserving and developing its cultural sector.

Angelini Pharma and Lumira Ventures launch the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund (ALBF)

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Finance, Money, Corporate finance, Financial markets, Angelini, Venture capital

- ALBF will complement Lumiras US$220 million Fund IV, announced earlier this month

Key Points: 
  • - ALBF will complement Lumiras US$220 million Fund IV, announced earlier this month
    Rome, 28 July 2021 - Angelini Pharma, part of the privately-owned Angelini Holding, and Lumira Ventures today announced the launch of the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund (ALBF).
  • Angelini Pharma will commit $35 million to ALBF and will be the sole institutional investor in this bespoke fund.
  • Angelini Pharma will also invest $5 million as a limited partner in Lumira Ventures IV, a $220 million life sciences fund, announced last week.
  • Lumira Ventures is a North American healthcare venture capital firm with a two-decade track record investing in transformative biomedical companies.

Angelini Pharma and Lumira Ventures launch the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund (ALBF)

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Finance, Money, Corporate finance, Financial markets, Angelini, Venture capital

- ALBF will complement Lumiras US$220 million Fund IV, announced earlier this month

Key Points: 
  • - ALBF will complement Lumiras US$220 million Fund IV, announced earlier this month
    Rome, 28 July 2021 - Angelini Pharma, part of the privately-owned Angelini Holding, and Lumira Ventures today announced the launch of the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund (ALBF).
  • Angelini Pharma will commit $35 million to ALBF and will be the sole institutional investor in this bespoke fund.
  • Angelini Pharma will also invest $5 million as a limited partner in Lumira Ventures IV, a $220 million life sciences fund, announced last week.
  • Lumira Ventures is a North American healthcare venture capital firm with a two-decade track record investing in transformative biomedical companies.

Microdrones and GE Launch the GE Industrial Drone Line

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Companies, General Electric, RCA, Schenectady, New York, Thomas Edison, Economy of the United States, Industry economics)

The GE industrial drone line brings together two industrial companies which highly complement one another.

Key Points: 
  • The GE industrial drone line brings together two industrial companies which highly complement one another.
  • The GE industrial drone line is manufactured at the Microdrones facility in Siegen, Germany; systems will be sold and supported across six continents.
  • In addition, the GE industrial drone line adds an impressive new product to the existing Microdrones technology portfolio.
  • GE Licensing Senior Managing Director Thomas Buccellato concluded: The GE industrial drone line is a powerful extension and fit for the GE brand worldwide.

Go Beyond Boundary Surveys With Drone LiDAR in the Latest Surveying Documentary Reality Show

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Monday, June 7, 2021
Lidar, Robotic sensing, Articles, Surveying, Science and technology, Technology

Rome, NY, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traditionally, boundary surveys are not conducted using drone technology.

Key Points: 
  • Rome, NY, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traditionally, boundary surveys are not conducted using drone technology.
  • However, the team at Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc. (CBD), a civil engineering and surveying firm in the Austin Texas area is using drone LiDAR to create updated, accurate Boundary Surveys in the all-new webinar premiere of Down to Earth, Beyond Boundaries.
  • That is why CBD decides to use drone LiDAR to create an updated, accurate boundary survey in only a few days.
  • Aaron sends UAV Pilot and GIS Specialist Laura Brown, into the hill country of Bastrop, Texas to collect the data using drone Lidar.

Helbiz and Vox Launch a New Integrated Service to Discover the Wonders of Rome

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Data management, Consumer electronics, Destinations, Technology, Vacation, Travel, Other Transport, Transport, Other Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Other Travel, Articles, Helbiz, Virginia Raggi, Innovation, Tourism, Technological innovation, Raggi, Vox, Sustainability, Rome, Helbiz, Vox Group, HELBIZ, VOX GROUP

Helbiz, Vox and the City of Rome all share the vision of innovation, technology and the growing importance of urban intramobility.

Key Points: 
  • Helbiz, Vox and the City of Rome all share the vision of innovation, technology and the growing importance of urban intramobility.
  • A map will open within the Helbiz app, displaying tourist attractions in the city, which can be selected by audio guide.
  • Following its launch in the city last year, Helbiz remains committed to the City of Rome, offering citizens and tourists a new way to discover and experience the city.
  • "This new service offered by Helbiz and Vox represents an excellent combination of culture and electric sustainable mobility, in the name of technological innovation," said the Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi.

DRONE LIDAR DOCUMENTARY SHOW MAKES SOME WAVES IN THE LOUISIANA MARSH

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Marsh, Pedology, Wetlands

To help prevent further land erosion, extensive coastal protection and restoration plans are underway.

Key Points: 
  • To help prevent further land erosion, extensive coastal protection and restoration plans are underway.
  • Part of these efforts include marsh creation projects, to quickly restore wetlands, expand habitats and help prevent future land loss.\nMPH was tasked with surveying over 200 acres of a marsh restoration project to analyze pre and post conditions.
  • They\xe2\x80\x99ll need to determine if quantities of fill material meet the design specifications that were set forth for the restoration.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWhile we can maintain line of sight, it\xe2\x80\x99s better to have a visual observer in closer proximity to the drone and in constant communication with the pilot.

DOWN TO EARTH GOES BACK TO SCHOOL WITH THE DRONE SURVEYORS OF TOMORROW

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Monday, April 19, 2021
Articles, Emerging technologies, Science and technology, Technology, Avionics, Robotics, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Wireless, Drone, Surveying

b"Rome, NY, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Down to Earth, is heading into one of its most challenging environments yet- the classroom.

Key Points: 
  • b"Rome, NY, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Down to Earth, is heading into one of its most challenging environments yet- the classroom.
  • The drone surveyors of tomorrow are students today \xe2\x80\x93 and there\xe2\x80\x99s a lot to learn from the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Program at Mohawk Valley Community College featuring drone surveying equipment from Microdrones.
  • The next 3 new episodes are set to premiere Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
  • He takes his students from the classroom to a real-world drone mapping project.\n\xe2\x80\x9cFieldwork is extremely important,\xe2\x80\x9d Judycki said, \xe2\x80\x9cand using the drone surveying equipment from Microdrones is an exceptional resource for my students.

Drone LiDAR and Surveyor Reality Series, Down to Earth, Returns with New Construction Episodes

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Monday, March 22, 2021
Emerging technologies, Technology, Lidar, Robotic sensing, Science and technology, Articles, Photogrammetry, Unmanned aerial vehicle

Watch as the Cougar Companies fly ahead of their competition and use drone LiDAR technology to provide a more thorough picture of sites both pre and post-construction.

Key Points: 
  • Watch as the Cougar Companies fly ahead of their competition and use drone LiDAR technology to provide a more thorough picture of sites both pre and post-construction.
  • The first episode introduces Adam Murphree, Director of Technology for Cougar Companies, and explains how hes using drone Lidar Technology to the companies advantage.
  • A dataset that might take half a day to process with photogrammetry is done in 10 to 15 minutes with LiDAR.
  • 2.Cougar-Country-Point-Cloud-Press003.jpg:Data collected helps to visualize a LiDAR point cloud of the Construction site to help calculate fill quantities.