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Alterome Therapeutics Raises $132 Million in Series B Financing Led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of next generation, small molecule targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced the closing of a $132 million Series B financing.

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  • Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of next generation, small molecule targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced the closing of a $132 million Series B financing.
  • The financing was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation by Canaan Partners, Invus, Driehaus Capital Management, Digitalis Ventures, Blue Owl Capital, and existing investors Orbimed, Nextech Invest, Vida Ventures, Boxer Capital, and Colt Ventures.
  • Concurrent with the financing, Josh Richardson, M.D., a Managing Director within Life Sciences Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Uwe Schoenbeck, a Partner at Canaan Partners, were named to the Board of Directors.
  • “Alterome is advancing an exciting portfolio of therapies targeting validated oncogenic drivers, with clear paths to early clinical signals,” said Dr. Josh Richardson, Managing Director within Life Sciences Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

ICE Expands Equity Derivatives Complex With the Launch of MSCI® Index Total Return Futures

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, and home to the most liquid markets for trading MSCI® futures, today announced the launch of MSCI® Index Total Return Futures (TRFs).

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  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, and home to the most liquid markets for trading MSCI® futures, today announced the launch of MSCI® Index Total Return Futures (TRFs).
  • ICE’s MSCI® TRFs offer investors a way to gain exposure to MSCI’s flagship indices: MSCI EAFE Index, MSCI Emerging Markets Index, MSCI USA Index and MSCI World Index.
  • “ICE’s markets account for over 70% of global MSCI futures trading by volume, making ICE the natural home for customers to trade MSCI Total Return Futures alongside our deeply liquid suite of MSCI Futures,” said Caterina Caramaschi, Vice President, Financial Derivatives at ICE.
  • “Goldman Sachs is excited about the launch of ICE MSCI Index TRFs.

At COP28, Huawei Executive Says Carbon Neutrality Will Trigger Revolutionary Change

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A senior Huawei executive says the integration of the digital and energy worlds will improve energy efficiency and resource allocation worldwide.

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  • Addressing a session of the Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), hosted by the UAE, Charles Yang, Senior Vice President at Huawei, said opportunities brought about by carbon neutrality will trigger revolutionary technological and socioeconomic change.
  • "We're working to not just enhance the ICT sector via technological innovations, but also build innovative systems to help achieve the common goal of carbon neutrality," he said.
  • Yang cited several Huawei innovations that lowered ICT's carbon footprint.
  • "If they could leverage the 10 million mobile base stations globally and become energy producers, that will significantly reduce carbon emissions."

At COP28, Huawei Executive Says Carbon Neutrality Will Trigger Revolutionary Change

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A senior Huawei executive says the integration of the digital and energy worlds will improve energy efficiency and resource allocation worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Addressing a session of the Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), hosted by the UAE, Charles Yang, Senior Vice President at Huawei, said opportunities brought about by carbon neutrality will trigger revolutionary technological and socioeconomic change.
  • "We're working to not just enhance the ICT sector via technological innovations, but also build innovative systems to help achieve the common goal of carbon neutrality," he said.
  • Yang cited several Huawei innovations that lowered ICT's carbon footprint.
  • "If they could leverage the 10 million mobile base stations globally and become energy producers, that will significantly reduce carbon emissions."

Huawei Sustainability Forum: Jeffrey Sachs Advocates Tech Solutions to Address SDG Challenges

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Themed "Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing Sustainable Development," the event involved five regional sessions in China, Italy, Ghana, Pakistan, and Brazil, where best sustainability practices from Huawei and its partners were demonstrated.

Key Points: 
  • Themed "Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing Sustainable Development," the event involved five regional sessions in China, Italy, Ghana, Pakistan, and Brazil, where best sustainability practices from Huawei and its partners were demonstrated.
  • "We live in a period in which the challenges are getting greater and the need for breakthrough technologies, such as those Huawei brings us, is ever more urgent."
  • Attendees emphasized that digital technology would help improve the resilience of both nature and humanity in the face of risks and challenges and drive sustainability.
  • In Gokina, Pakistan, Huawei and its partners have brought connectivity to the local community, enabling telemedicine and distance education.

Huawei Sustainability Forum: Jeffrey Sachs Advocates Tech Solutions to Address SDG Challenges

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Themed "Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing Sustainable Development," the event involved five regional sessions in China, Italy, Ghana, Pakistan, and Brazil, where best sustainability practices from Huawei and its partners were demonstrated.

Key Points: 
  • Themed "Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing Sustainable Development," the event involved five regional sessions in China, Italy, Ghana, Pakistan, and Brazil, where best sustainability practices from Huawei and its partners were demonstrated.
  • "We live in a period in which the challenges are getting greater and the need for breakthrough technologies, such as those Huawei brings us, is ever more urgent."
  • Attendees emphasized that digital technology would help improve the resilience of both nature and humanity in the face of risks and challenges and drive sustainability.
  • In Gokina, Pakistan, Huawei and its partners have brought connectivity to the local community, enabling telemedicine and distance education.

Honor’s Co-Founder and CEO Recognized by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recently recognized Honor’s CEO and co-founder, Seth Sternberg, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California.

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  • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recently recognized Honor’s CEO and co-founder, Seth Sternberg, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California.
  • Goldman Sachs selected Sternberg from leaders across multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event.
  • “I am honored to be recognized by Goldman Sachs for entrepreneurship alongside other visionary leaders,” said Seth Sternberg.
  • “We’re delighted to recognize Seth Sternberg as one of the most exceptional entrepreneurs of 2023,” said David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs.

6sense CEO, Jason Zintak, Honored by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship

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Friday, October 20, 2023
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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recognized CEO of 6sense, Jason Zintak, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California.

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  • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recognized CEO of 6sense, Jason Zintak, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California.
  • Goldman Sachs selected Zintak from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event.
  • Since Zintak joined 6sense in 2017, the company has grown astronomically by every measure: employee, customer, net revenue retention, and revenue growth.
  • “To be recognized for entrepreneurship by Goldman Sachs is an incredible honor,” said Jason Zintak, 6sense CEO.

Terex Announces Leadership Succession Plan

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Garrison will be succeeded by Simon Meester, current President Terex Aerial Work Platforms, as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.

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  • Garrison will be succeeded by Simon Meester, current President Terex Aerial Work Platforms, as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Sachs said, "On behalf of the entire Board, I want to thank John for his significant contributions, leadership and dedicated years of service to Terex.
  • Under his leadership, Terex has experienced remarkable success and remains well positioned for continued growth.
  • The naming of Simon as the next CEO is the culmination of a thorough and orderly succession planning process undertaken by the Terex Board, that included the evaluation of internal and external candidates, to ensure continuity of leadership.

Tome Adds Key Machine Learning and Engineering Leaders To Shape AI-Powered Communication

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tome — The AI-powered medium for shaping and sharing ideas, announced today the hire of two key machine learning leaders, Sachs, former head of natural language processing and generative AI at Robinhood, and Archana Sankaranarayanan, former engineering leader at Google and Netflix.

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  • Outlier Partners: Sarah Sachs, former generative AI leader at Robinhood, and Archana Sankaranarayanan, former engineering leader at Google Assistant and Netflix, have joined Tome to lead its world-class machine learning and engineering team.
  • The leaders join a world-class artificial intelligence team, which includes some of Silicon Valley's top machine learning engineers, including Ves Stoyanov.
  • Freelancers, creatives, government leaders, students, and educators have also embraced Tome as a new way to share ideas.
  • The company's latest hires will further drive the innovative machine learning and engineering that is making Tome's platform increasingly refined and personalized.