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Alation Appoints Yvonne Wassenaar to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alation, Inc. , the data intelligence company , today announced the appointment of Yvonne Wassenaar to its Board of Directors.

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alation, Inc. , the data intelligence company , today announced the appointment of Yvonne Wassenaar to its Board of Directors.
  • Wassenaar currently sits on the Board of Directors at Arista Networks, Forrester Research, JFrog, and Rubrik, and previously held key leadership positions at Accenture, Puppet, New Relic, and VMWare.
  • "My experience scaling B2B enterprise SaaS companies from $100 million to over $500 million in annual recurring revenue aligns perfectly with Alation’s growth trajectory,” said Yvonne Wassenaar .
  • Building trusted AI will only become more important over time, and I look forward to working with the board and executive team on Alation’s next phase of growth.”
    “We are thrilled to welcome Yvonne Wassenaar to our Board of Directors,” said Satyen Sangani , CEO and co-founder of Alation.

Acadia Appoints Elizabeth H. Z. Thompson, Ph.D. as Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) today announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth H. Z. Thompson as Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development.

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  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) today announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth H. Z. Thompson as Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development.
  • Dr. Thompson will lead research and development at Acadia and serve as a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, reporting to Steve Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Acadia.
  • “Liz is a preeminent drug research and development leader with extensive experience in the advancement and commercialization of first in class therapies,” said Steve Davis, Chief Executive Officer.
  • She joined Horizon in 2018 and served in roles of increasing responsibility that culminated at Executive Vice President, Research and Development.

Apollomics Appoints Matthew Plunkett, Ph.D. as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollomics Inc. (“Apollomics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing medicines to address difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced that Matthew Plunkett, Ph.D., has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Apollomics.

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  • FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollomics Inc. (“Apollomics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing medicines to address difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced that Matthew Plunkett, Ph.D., has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Apollomics.
  • We expect his financial strategy and business development expertise from working with development and commercial stage public companies to be a critical asset as we execute our clinical, regulatory and commercialization plans,” said Guo-Liang Yu, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Apollomics.
  • Prior to Aeovian, he was Chief Financial Officer at Imago Biosciences (acquired by Merck), where he led the efforts for the company’s $155 million Nasdaq initial public offering (IPO).
  • He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Nkarta Therapeutics, where he led the efforts for its $290 million Nasdaq IPO.

Chas Wurster Joins PrePass as Chief Technology Officer

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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PHOENIX, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PrePass, North America's leading commercial motor vehicle weigh station bypass and toll & violation management service, today announced the appointment of Chas Wurster as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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  • Most recently, Wurster served as Chief Technology Officer for Platform Science, a leading telematics and IoT service company.
  • Wurster will leverage his over two decades of entrepreneurship and technical leadership to shape the future of PrePass' product and technology strategy.
  • "We are excited to welcome Chas to the PrePass team," said Chris Murray, President of PrePass, LLC.
  • "I am excited to join the PrePass family and contribute to its legacy of innovation and excellence," added Chas Wurster, PrePass, LLC Chief Technology Officer.

LanzaTech CEO Dr. Jennifer Holmgren Recognized in TIME’s Inaugural TIME100 Climate List

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TIME named Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer of LanzaTech (NASDAQ: LNZA) to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action.

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  • CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TIME named Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer of LanzaTech (NASDAQ: LNZA) to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action.
  • To date, LanzaTech has prevented more than 330,000 tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere across six commercial plants.
  • “In creating their inaugural Climate 100 list, TIME is prioritizing a key issue of our generation.
  • I’m honored to be recognized among a diverse group of contributors, demonstrating that a basket of solutions is needed to effect gigaton-scale change for our climate,” said Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer of LanzaTech.

CONCENTRICLIFE PARTNERS WITH HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE TO BREAK BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConcentricLife, the promotional health and wellness platform now part of Accenture Song and nine-time Agency of the Year, has announced its project sponsorship for the Harvey Mudd College Clinic Program. The Clinic Program has a 60-year history of pioneering collaboration between education and industry to build leadership and impact society.

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  • The Clinic Program has a 60-year history of pioneering collaboration between education and industry to build leadership and impact society.
  • Together, ConcentricLife and Harvey Mudd College students will address the challenge of disrupted and limited access to desperately needed physical therapy due to a shortage of physical therapists in the healthcare workforce, a situation worsened by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
  • "We are thrilled to be working with ConcentricLife on this project, which has the potential to improve outcomes for children needing physical therapy," said Colleen Coxe, Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Research and Projects at Harvey Mudd College.
  • "The Health Fix is one of the initiatives that most embodies the real purpose of ConcentricLife,' says ConcentricLife co-founder and CEO, Ken Begasse.

IGM Biosciences Announces Retirement of Chairman Michael Loberg, Ph.D. from Board of Directors and Appointment of Elizabeth H.Z. Thompson, Ph.D. to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Dr. Loberg has served as a member of the IGM Biosciences Board of Directors since 2015 and as Chairman of the Board since 2018.

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  • Dr. Loberg has served as a member of the IGM Biosciences Board of Directors since 2015 and as Chairman of the Board since 2018.
  • IGM Biosciences is also pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth H.Z.
  • Loberg has played a pivotal role in the development of IGM Biosciences over the last eight years,” said Fred Schwarzer, Chief Executive Officer of IGM Biosciences.
  • “We are honored to welcome Dr. Thompson to our Board of Directors at this exciting point in IGM’s development,” said Mr. Schwarzer.

Payscale’s 2023 College Salary Report Reveals Top U.S. Colleges and Highest-Paying Majors

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc. , the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, revealed its 2023 College Salary Report .

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  • SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc. , the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, revealed its 2023 College Salary Report .
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University are tied for best four-year university, both offering a substantial mid-career median pay of $189,400.
  • The Helene Fuld College of Nursing is the top two-year college, offering a mid-career median pay of $106,200.
  • From a salary perspective, the best institutions per majors are the following:

MAX Power Cleared by U.S. Dept. of Energy for Development of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Technology With Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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The MAX Power-LBNL research agreement is targeting dynamic new approaches in DLE covering pre-treatment, concentration, extraction, purification and post-treatment.

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  • The MAX Power-LBNL research agreement is targeting dynamic new approaches in DLE covering pre-treatment, concentration, extraction, purification and post-treatment.
  • He is deeply committed to solving problems in energy and sustainability through the development of better materials and lower-carbon manufacturing processes.
  • Berkeley Lab established LIRRIC to power lithium innovation and guide research and development into lithium extraction technologies so that science breakthroughs lead to the greatest economic and environmental benefits.
  • Under the Agreement, MAX Power will be funding research and development for DLE technology, estimated at $915,111 (U.S.) over two years (both direct and in-kind contributions).

Webflow welcomes Allan Leinwand as Chief Technology Officer

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Webflow, the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code, today announced that Allan Leinwand is joining the company as CTO. Leinwand will oversee the company's worldwide engineering team as Webflow enters its next phase of growth and product innovation.

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  • Leinwand will oversee the company's worldwide engineering team as Webflow enters its next phase of growth and product innovation.
  • Leinwand comes to Webflow from Shopify, where he most recently served as CTO, leading engineering and data for the global commerce company.
  • Prior to that, Leinwand was SVP of Engineering at Slack where he helped grow engineering through their IPO.
  • I'm excited to partner with Allan to push Webflow far beyond its current capabilities."