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2024 Identity & Payments Summit Recap: The Quantum Threat, AI’s Evolution, Securing Identities and Mobile Driver’s License Momentum

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

With that in mind, the Secure Technology Alliance hosted its inaugural Identity & Payments Summit .

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  • With that in mind, the Secure Technology Alliance hosted its inaugural Identity & Payments Summit .
  • Throughout the Identity & Payments Summit, speakers weighed the strengths and weaknesses of today’s identity ecosystem and stressed the importance of working together to find solutions.
  • Performing patient matching based on the x.509 certificates provide a non-refutable identity match every time thus solving patient identity and matching.
  • By joining the Alliance, members will have access to activities within its affiliated U.S. Payments Forum and Identity and Access Forum.

Goldhirsh Foundation Names Groundbreaking All-Female Investment Committee

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Goldhirsh Foundation announced its new all-female investment committee—believed to be the first such investment committee at an organization of its size and scope. The committee members are: Shana Barghouti, Natasha Case, Celestine Schnugg, and Ruth Wernig.

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  • This new, all-female, investment committee is believed to be the first such at an organization of this size and scope.
  • "All four women on our new investment committee have proven themselves as business and civic leaders, as well as visionaries, during the course of their careers," said Tara Roth, President of the Goldhirsh Foundation.
  • The new committee – with the experience, network, and expertise they bring – further solidifies a strategic shift for the Goldhirsh Foundation's endowment.
  • Meet the members of the Goldhirsh Foundation investment committee:
    Shana Barghouti, Co-Chief Investment Officer at ReMY Investors, a multi-family investment firm based in Los Angeles.

Draft revised consolidated 3-year work plan for the Methodology Working Party (MWP)

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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    • A reflection paper
      (RP) on the clinical pharmacology package for oligonucleotides is a prioritised activity in the MWP work

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      plan, and it is envisaged that something similar may be needed for other emerging treatment
      modalities (e.g., peptides).

    • Guideline work led by other working parties
      ?

      Revision of the guideline on the requirements for clinical documentation for orally inhaled
      products (CPMP/EWP/4151/00 Rev.

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      The planned concept papers (CPs) will formulate problem statements for potential workshops and
      subsequent guidance documents will be informed and enriched by the outcome of discussions of
      workshops to be held in 2024.

    • Guideline work led by other working parties and committees
      ?

      Revision of Guidance on the investigation of medicinal products in the term and preterm
      neonate (EMEA/536810/2008).

    • There is a need for
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      new guidance in these areas to ensure these novel approaches meet the required evidentiary
      standards and facilitate their evaluation.

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      ?

      Revision of Guideline on clinical evaluation of diagnostic agents (CPMP/EWP/1119/98/Rev.

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      Provide appropriate support to the EU network for generic and hybrid medicines including
      product-specific requirements.

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      2.3.

    • ?

      Cross disciplinary work with Quality Working Party and other stakeholders on physiologically
      based biopharmaceutics modelling (PBBM).

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      ?

      In order to support adequate evaluation of all methodology MWP will aim to facilitate an
      increase in presence and visibility in relevant committees of methodological expertise from
      across the EU network such as CHMP, PRAC, PDCO, CMD(h), ETF and CAT.

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      ?

      Product Specific Bioequivalence Guidelines (PSBGLs) (multiple) in liaison with CMD(h): for
      2024, azacitidine, budesonide (LALA GIT), trametinib, dabrafenib, paliperidone palmitate (3M
      depot) and melatonin have been prioritised as the next in series for drafting.

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      4.2.

    • ?

      Cross disciplinary work with Quality Working Party and other stakeholders on PBBM model
      assessment.

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      To deliver an improved access to raw data (e.g.

    • ?

      Propose regulatory research priorities for funders in across the activities of Methodology
      Working Party, including in the big data area.

    • ?

      Establish key communication points in national competent authorities and build a resource of
      key messages and communication materials on regulation and methodology.

    • The timing of workshops may need to be arranged according to the

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      specific needs of the guidance ? either before the guidance is finalised to gather views and
      expertise; or once it is finalised for training purposes.

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AI-Powered WorkMade Is Down to File in New Valentine's Day Campaign

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Friday, February 9, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Commitment isn't for the faint of heart. But the next cutie you see on the subway or waiting in traffic is ready to take the plunge and go joint on your finances. WorkMade, your partner in financial autonomy, announces its new Down to File campaign, helping transform the way 36% of the American workforce takes on tax filing.

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  • WorkMade, your partner in financial autonomy, announces its new Down to File campaign, helping transform the way 36% of the American workforce takes on tax filing.
  • WorkMade , your partner in financial autonomy, announces its new Down to File campaign, helping transform the way 36% of the American workforce takes on tax filing.
  • The Down to File campaign features real-life freelancers and couples, with photos shot by Dylan Nelson and video by Min Soo Park.
  • The campaign will feature wheatpastes in the East Village, SoHo, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Echo Park, Silverlake, and West Hollywood.

PINATA Appoints Rob Olson as Chief Operating Officer to Steer Expansion into AI as TaskFlow Platform Activity Surges

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

PINATA, the innovative TaskFlow orchestration platform for real-world work, announced today that Rob Olson had left the venture firm M13 — where he was a Partner, Head of Data Strategy, and board member to PINATA and others — to join the startup as Chief Operating Officer.

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  • PINATA, the innovative TaskFlow orchestration platform for real-world work, announced today that Rob Olson had left the venture firm M13 — where he was a Partner, Head of Data Strategy, and board member to PINATA and others — to join the startup as Chief Operating Officer.
  • “It’s not every day your lead investor climbs into the trenches with you,” said PINATA’s CEO, Ian Ferguson.
  • With expertise in scaling high-growth SaaS businesses honed as both operator and investor, he joins PINATA during a period of rapid organic adoption.
  • In the last year alone, PINATA has amassed over 5 million user-sourced data points and images across 20 thousand consumer products and 40 thousand storefronts.

Wallbridge Expands Mineralized Footprint at Martiniere

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Monday, September 25, 2023

TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX: WM, OTCQX: WLBMF) (“Wallbridge” or the “Company”) today announced that its 2023 exploration drill program has successfully extended the mineralized footprint of the gold system at its 100%-owned Martiniere Gold project (“Martiniere”) in multiple directions beyond the boundaries of the 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”).

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX: WM, OTCQX: WLBMF) (“Wallbridge” or the “Company”) today announced that its 2023 exploration drill program has successfully extended the mineralized footprint of the gold system at its 100%-owned Martiniere Gold project (“Martiniere”) in multiple directions beyond the boundaries of the 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”).
  • “The objectives of the 2023 Martiniere exploration drilling program were all achieved – the mineralized footprint was expanded to the southwest and to the east of the MRE, while gold mineralization was also identified in a number of grassroots exploration targets within a few kilometres of Martiniere.
  • Wallbridge has now completed its 2023 Martiniere exploration drilling program with 29 drill holes totalling approximately 17,460 meters.
  • Drilling at Target M4 aimed to evaluate the continuation of the Martiniere West zones to the southwest (see Figure 3).

AI startup Carenostics raises $5 million in Seed funding led by M13 to transform healthcare through earlier diagnosis and treatment of chronic disease patients

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Carenostics, a pioneering healthcare AI startup tackling undiagnosed and undertreated chronic disease, has successfully closed a $5 million seed funding round led by M13. Other participants in the round include Greatpoint Ventures, Gaingels, and Kurt Hillzinger, Chairman of Humana, who also joined Carenostics' advisory board.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Carenostics, a pioneering healthcare AI startup tackling undiagnosed and undertreated chronic disease, has successfully closed a $5 million seed funding round led by M13.
  • Carenostics, a pioneering healthcare AI startup tackling undiagnosed and undertreated chronic disease, has successfully closed a $5 million seed funding round led by M13.
  • Carenostics has developed a revolutionary AI platform that identifies undiagnosed and undertreated chronic disease patients and prompts clinicians within their current workflows to intervene earlier.
  • He holds a PhD in AI, and previously led Healthcare AI for Siemens and KPMG's US Healthcare & Life Sciences AI & Analytics practice.

Commercial real estate platform Source secures $8.5 million in Series A funding led by M13

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Source, a leading B2B marketplace for commercial construction products, today announced it closed on $8.5M Series A funding round.

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  • Source, a leading B2B marketplace for commercial construction products, today announced it closed on $8.5M Series A funding round.
  • PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1, 2023 Source, a leading B2B marketplace for commercial construction products, today announced it closed on $8.5M Series A funding round.
  • Founded in 2019, Source digitizes and streamlines commercial real estate projects through a single cloud-based platform to support the budgeting, product and material selection and purchasing of projects.
  • "We're incredibly excited to partner with the world class team at Source whose platform is reinventing commercial real estate construction with the speed and scale customers require today."

Carbon Removal Marketplace Nori Announces Appointment of Matt Trudeau as CEO and $6.25M Funding Round Led by M13, Toyota Ventures, Placeholder, and Cargill

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Nori , a leading carbon removal marketplace, announced today that Matt Trudeau, a digital markets and exchange veteran, is joining the company as CEO and joining the board of directors, effective immediately.

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  • Nori , a leading carbon removal marketplace, announced today that Matt Trudeau, a digital markets and exchange veteran, is joining the company as CEO and joining the board of directors, effective immediately.
  • Nori also announced that the company has raised an additional $6.25M led by current investors, M13, Toyota Ventures, Placeholder, and Cargill, bringing total funding to $17.25M.
  • A serial exchange founder, Trudeau joins Nori equipped with a wealth of market experience and a track record of successfully building disruptive tech startups.
  • “Nori is addressing a key challenge for the industry and society by offering a transparent marketplace for carbon removal.

Lifeforce Raises $12M Series A to Become the World’s Most Effective Health Optimization Platform

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Lifeforce , the first comprehensive, clinically integrated health optimization platform, today announced the close of its $12 million Series A funding round, co-led by M13 and Peterson Ventures .

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  • Lifeforce , the first comprehensive, clinically integrated health optimization platform, today announced the close of its $12 million Series A funding round, co-led by M13 and Peterson Ventures .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230523005385/en/
    Lifeforce x Series A (Photo: Business Wire)
    “No one should have to settle for feeling average as they age.
  • “Eighty-five percent of Lifeforce members report improved quality of life within the first three months of being on a Lifeforce program.
  • Through a convenient telehealth driven model, Lifeforce lowers cost, reduces friction, and makes personalized health optimization more accessible.