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Unlocking efficiency: optimal monetary policy when capital misallocation matters

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Friday, April 19, 2024
Commitment, Statistics, European Central Bank, Central bank, Face, Science, Grimm, ECB, Benigno, Journal, Policy, American Economic Journal, TFP, International Monetary Fund, American Economic Association, Business cycle, Fornaro, Interest, Princeton University Press, Directorate, American Economic Review, Literature, New Keynesian economics, Timeless, NBER

While “misallocation of capital” and its detrimental impact on productivity is traditionally beyond the scope of central banks, monetary policy can influence it through firms’ investment decisions.

Key Points: 
  • While “misallocation of capital” and its detrimental impact on productivity is traditionally beyond the scope of central banks, monetary policy can influence it through firms’ investment decisions.
  • Using a New Keynesian model and granular data on Spanish firms, our results show that expansionary monetary policy reduces capital misallocation.

PERGRAVIS, LLC AWARDED $250,000,000 MISSION CRITICAL FACILITY SYSTEMS CONTRACT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Growth, Partnership, Continuation, OEM, Air force, Directorate, UPS, Power, Maintenance (technical)

The PCCIE contract vehicle provides all federal agencies with a single source solution to procure maintenance services and emergency support for their UPS systems, batteries and related critical electrical infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • The PCCIE contract vehicle provides all federal agencies with a single source solution to procure maintenance services and emergency support for their UPS systems, batteries and related critical electrical infrastructure.
  • “We have demonstrated the value of our multi-brand, OEM service delivery model as the incumbent contract holder over the last five years.
  • "We are extremely pleased that we have been selected as the vendor of choice for the PCCIE contract.
  • There is simply no better service solution available to ensure the uptime of mission-critical electrical equipment and the missions it supports.”

Tilak Healthcare Strengthens Its Leadership Team

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Biotechnology, Human Resources, Optical, Finance, Health, Health Technology, Professional Services, Other Health, Retina, Social Security, Conditional sentence, HEC Paris, Euronext Growth, CFO, Partnership, Knowledge, Health care, Information, University, Prescription, Head, Visual impairment, Laboratory, ParisTech, Drug, Alcon, Social, Genomics, Pharmacy, Directorate, Multimedia, Ministry, Doctorate

Tilak Healthcare, a leading company in digital health for the monitoring of chronic eye diseases, announces the appointment of three experts to support the leadership team, currently composed of Edouard Gasser (CEO & co-founder), Philip Bouchet (Chief Operating and Product Officer), and Dr. Bénigne Mathieu (Chief Business Officer).

Key Points: 
  • Tilak Healthcare, a leading company in digital health for the monitoring of chronic eye diseases, announces the appointment of three experts to support the leadership team, currently composed of Edouard Gasser (CEO & co-founder), Philip Bouchet (Chief Operating and Product Officer), and Dr. Bénigne Mathieu (Chief Business Officer).
  • For Benoît Gueugnon, CFO: "I would like to thank the management team as well as the investors of Tilak Healthcare (iBionext, Elaia, Swen Capital, Matmut, Caphorn, and Laboratoires Théa).
  • For Dr. Patricia Zilliox: "I am impressed by Tilak Healthcare's journey, establishing itself as a leader in digital health in ophthalmology.
  • Undoubtedly, these achievements and the quality of the team are undeniable assets for approaching the American market."

Environment, Health, and Safety Market worth $11.5 billion by 2029 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Social Science Research Council, EHS, MEA, Research, Data analysis, Risk, Software, Risk assessment, Accident, Analytics, Safety, Injury, Organization, Risk management, SAP, Acquisition, AI, IBM, Research and development, Directorate, Science policy, 3E, Culture, Growth, NLP, SSRC, Diligent Corporation, Morale, Aggregation, Lung compliance, Government

The software segment contributed the largest market share in the Environment, Health, and Safety Market during the forecast period.

Key Points: 
  • The software segment contributed the largest market share in the Environment, Health, and Safety Market during the forecast period.
  • EHS software helps identify hazards, manage safety data, and monitor worker health, promoting a safer and healthier work environment.
  • Analyze each submarket concerning individual growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the overall Environment, Health, and Safety Market.
  • To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high-growth segments of the Environment, Health, and Safety Market.

Environment, Health, and Safety Market worth $11.5 billion by 2029 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Social Science Research Council, EHS, MEA, Research, Data analysis, Risk, Software, Risk assessment, Accident, Analytics, Safety, Injury, Organization, Risk management, SAP, Acquisition, AI, IBM, Research and development, Directorate, Science policy, 3E, Culture, Growth, NLP, SSRC, Diligent Corporation, Morale, Aggregation, Lung compliance, Government

The software segment contributed the largest market share in the Environment, Health, and Safety Market during the forecast period.

Key Points: 
  • The software segment contributed the largest market share in the Environment, Health, and Safety Market during the forecast period.
  • EHS software helps identify hazards, manage safety data, and monitor worker health, promoting a safer and healthier work environment.
  • Analyze each submarket concerning individual growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the overall Environment, Health, and Safety Market.
  • To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high-growth segments of the Environment, Health, and Safety Market.

Nord Anglia Education partners with the EdTech Podcast to sponsor 'AI in Education' miniseries

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Metacognition, EVR, Learning, Intelligence, Apple Podcasts, Nord Anglia Education, AI, Teacher education, Student, Ben Goertzel, OECD, Directorate, Parent, Teaching, Medical device

LONDON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education, The EdTech Podcast has launched a new miniseries called 'AI in Education'.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education, The EdTech Podcast has launched a new miniseries called 'AI in Education'.
  • Hosted by Professor Rose Luckin , founder of Educate Ventures Research (EVR) and a world-renowned expert in education and artificial intelligence, the 'AI in Education' miniseries looks at AI's transformative potential within teaching and learning.
  • "Our goal with this series is to foster meaningful conversations and inspire educators to embrace AI as a tool for positive change in education."
  • The 'AI in Education' miniseries releases new episodes twice a month.

Nord Anglia Education partners with the EdTech Podcast to sponsor 'AI in Education' miniseries

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Metacognition, EVR, Learning, Intelligence, Apple Podcasts, Nord Anglia Education, AI, Teacher education, Student, Ben Goertzel, OECD, Directorate, Parent, Teaching, Medical device

LONDON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education, The EdTech Podcast has launched a new miniseries called 'AI in Education'.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by leading international schools group Nord Anglia Education, The EdTech Podcast has launched a new miniseries called 'AI in Education'.
  • Hosted by Professor Rose Luckin , founder of Educate Ventures Research (EVR) and a world-renowned expert in education and artificial intelligence, the 'AI in Education' miniseries looks at AI's transformative potential within teaching and learning.
  • "Our goal with this series is to foster meaningful conversations and inspire educators to embrace AI as a tool for positive change in education."
  • The 'AI in Education' miniseries releases new episodes twice a month.

New PeerLINC Knowledge Hub will Leverage Local Expertise and Experience to Accelerate New, More Effective TB Cures Around the World

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Knowledge, Control, Moxifloxacin, Health, TDF, Government, Disease, Tuberculosis, Partnership, Trustee, Research, Linezolid, DOH, Senior, World Health Organization, Directorate, WHO, TB, Market access, Interim, NTRL, Molina Healthcare, TB Alliance, Miliary tuberculosis, Pharmaceutical industry

MANILA, Australia, March 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TB Alliance's new Peer-to-Peer Learning for Innovative Cures (PeerLINC) Knowledge Hub launched today in Manila, with funding from the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative. PeerLINC, operating in partnership between TB Alliance and the Tropical Disease Foundation, Inc. (TDF), and in close collaboration with the Department of Health, Philippines, will help countries implement best practices in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) to help speed the worldwide programmatic implementation of innovative, more effective treatments for the disease, starting with the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended six-month, all-oral BPaL/M regimens, composed of the antibiotics bedaquiline (B), pretomanid (Pa), and linezolid (L), with or without moxifloxacin (M).

Key Points: 
  • The Philippines has successfully and rapidly deployed new treatments through participation in TB Alliance's Leveraging Innovation for Faster TB Treatment ( LIFT-TB ) initiative.
  • "PeerLINC will make training and knowledge on new treatments available swiftly and efficiently to ensure their rapid adoption and roll out.
  • "Every country with drug-resistant TB can benefit from widespread implementation of the best available TB treatment.
  • The expert team from PeerLINC will continue to guide countries after trainings, as they work to implement the regimens.

New PeerLINC Knowledge Hub will Leverage Local Expertise and Experience to Accelerate New, More Effective TB Cures Around the World

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Knowledge, Control, Moxifloxacin, Health, TDF, Government, Disease, Tuberculosis, Partnership, Trustee, Research, Linezolid, DOH, Senior, World Health Organization, Directorate, WHO, TB, Market access, Interim, NTRL, Molina Healthcare, TB Alliance, Miliary tuberculosis, Pharmaceutical industry

MANILA, Australia, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TB Alliance's new Peer-to-Peer Learning for Innovative Cures (PeerLINC) Knowledge Hub launched today in Manila, with funding from the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative. PeerLINC, operating in partnership between TB Alliance and the Tropical Disease Foundation, Inc. (TDF), and in close collaboration with the Department of Health, Philippines, will help countries implement best practices in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) to help speed the worldwide programmatic implementation of innovative, more effective treatments for the disease, starting with the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended six-month, all-oral BPaL/M regimens, composed of the antibiotics bedaquiline (B), pretomanid (Pa), and linezolid (L), with or without moxifloxacin (M).

Key Points: 
  • The Philippines has successfully and rapidly deployed new treatments through participation in TB Alliance's Leveraging Innovation for Faster TB Treatment ( LIFT-TB ) initiative.
  • "PeerLINC will make training and knowledge on new treatments available swiftly and efficiently to ensure their rapid adoption and roll out.
  • "Every country with drug-resistant TB can benefit from widespread implementation of the best available TB treatment.
  • The expert team from PeerLINC will continue to guide countries after trainings, as they work to implement the regimens.

Amidst war: A new venture capital fund for dual-use technologies was established in Israel

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Sentinel, Partner, University, Partnership, Battery Ventures, Gadot, Conduit, Investment, Directorate, Defense, TEL, Port, Bank

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly established fund, named 2i (Dual Impact) Ventures, will focus mainly on investments in start-up companies engaged in the development of technologies for both civilian and defense applications. In addition, the fund will help make civilian technologies accessible to the defense market, which currently enjoys record high budgets. The fund began its activity after an initial closing of funds raised from Israeli, American and European investors, and in conjunction with its initial investment activity, mainly in areas that correlate with its strategic partners, the fund continues to raise capital.

Key Points: 
  • In addition, the fund will help make civilian technologies accessible to the defense market, which currently enjoys record high budgets.
  • The fund signed a strategic partnership agreement with Maf'at (Directorate of Defense Research & Development), the world-renowned R&D arm of the Israeli defense establishment.
  • Another partner who joined the fund is Dror Erez, a serial entrepreneur and formerly co-founder and VP of Technology at Conduit.
  • Market corrections in the field of venture capital, together with increased investments in national security, represent significant opportunity for the fund, which offers unique perspective and value to technology ventures, together with its partners and side by side with other venture capital funds."