Monell Chemical Senses Center

Digital Olfaction Startup Osmo Introduces Scent to the World of Artificial Intelligence in Breakthrough Science Paper

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Spun out of machine learning research done at Google Research, Osmo brings AI and olfactory science together to give computers a sense of smell.

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  • Spun out of machine learning research done at Google Research, Osmo brings AI and olfactory science together to give computers a sense of smell.
  • But with recent advances in AI, Osmo has been able to solve these long-standing challenges—marking a pivotal moment for engineering olfaction.
  • "AI has transformed so many processes in the chemical world, including drug discovery, but scent hasn't been tackled yet.
  • This reflects the underlying vision of Osmo—to catalyze the evolution of scent from ephemeral to enduring.

Gilead Partners with CHAI and Penta to Improve Treatment and Adherence Rates Among Children with HIV in Low and Middle Income Countries

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

For more than 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in the field of HIV, driving advances in treatment, prevention and cure research.

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  • For more than 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in the field of HIV, driving advances in treatment, prevention and cure research.
  • However, just over 50% of them are on antiretroviral treatment compared to 76% of adults living with HIV on treatment today.
  • Many LMICs have a high burden of mother-to-child transmission and the prevalence of HIV among children remains high.
  • “By developing medicine formulations that meet the needs of children, and by improving palatability, through these partnership, we have the ability to potentially increase adherence rates in children.

Leopardo Expands Florida Operations, Adds New Hires to Orlando Offices

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leopardo, one of the country's largest private construction companies, is expanding operations with additional team members in its newly opened Florida office. Armando Monell was brought on as Senior Superintendent and Dean Mannino was brought on as a Project Estimator. Both have longtime experience in the Central Florida market.

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  • Leopardo, one of the country's largest private construction companies, is expanding operations with additional team members in its newly opened Florida office.
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leopardo , one of the country's largest private construction companies, is expanding operations with additional team members in its newly opened Florida office.
  • "Orlando is an important and exciting market for us," said Steve Smith, Leopardo's Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Florida operations.
  • His work has included ATCO Oncology Center in Kissimmee, Florida, University High School and River Run in Orlando, and Bayfront Health Medical Group in St. Petersburg.

NIAAA: Dr. Paule Joseph Selected as the Inaugural American Academy of Nursing Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

M.S., FNP-BC, FAAN, is the inaugural 2022-2024 American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

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  • M.S., FNP-BC, FAAN, is the inaugural 2022-2024 American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
  • Dr. Joseph 's selection will be announced in person at the Annual Meeting of the NAM in Washington, D.C. on Monday, October 17.
  • "I congratulate Dr. Joseph on her selection for this first-of-its-kind fellowship," said George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
  • Dr. Joseph is a researcher at the NIAAA with a joint appointment at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).

MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER ANNOUNCES MAJOR GRANT FROM THE AMBROSE MONELL FOUNDATION

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Monday, January 24, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Monell Chemical Senses Center, a global leader in taste and smell research, announced today it has received a grant of up to $26 million from its founding benefactor, The Ambrose Monell Foundation.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Monell Chemical Senses Center, a global leader in taste and smell research, announced today it has received a grant of up to $26 million from its founding benefactor, The Ambrose Monell Foundation.
  • "In retrospect, one of our Foundation's boldest decisions was to award a grant back in 1967 to establish the Monell Chemical Senses Center," said Ambrose K. Monell, president and director of the Monell Foundation.
  • In 1967, the Foundation made an initial investment to create the Monell Chemical Senses Center.
  • The Monell Chemical Senses Center is an independent nonprofit basic research institute based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Foreign Policy Research Institute Announces New Members of its Board of Trustees

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Foreign Policy Research Institute is very pleased to announce the election in 2020 of six new members to its Board of Trustees.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Foreign Policy Research Institute is very pleased to announce the election in 2020 of six new members to its Board of Trustees.
  • Each new Trustee brings decades of expertise and leadership in the foreign policy, business, and philanthropic communities.
  • Currently, Berkman is Vice Chair of the Monell Chemical Senses Center and is also on the board of the Children's Literacy Initiative in Philadelphia.
  • Its mission is to bring the insights of scholarship to bear on the foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States.

SENTIRIX, a New DiscoveryBioMed Unit Working With Monell Center Licensed Technology, Will Implement Human Taste Bud Cell Platform Technologies as a Valuable Screening and Profiling Tool for the Food, Beverage, Flavor & BioPharmaceutical Marketplaces

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Our logo showcases the name and illustrates a taste bud with a tastant molecule binding to the pore of the taste bud.

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  • Our logo showcases the name and illustrates a taste bud with a tastant molecule binding to the pore of the taste bud.
  • Specifically, Sentirix uses human taste bud epithelial cell (hTBEC) platform technologies developed by DBM from the prior patented work of Drs.
  • DBM has licensed the technology from Monell, while continuing to collaborate scientifically on the development of these niche human cell platform technologies.
  • Bitter taste blockers discovered in DBM hTBEC screens also blocked the taste of bitter medicines in a subset of human subjects.

DiscoveryBioMed and Monell Chemical Senses Center Awarded $1.68 Million Small Business Grant to Profile Bitter Taste Blockers

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. (DBM) has been awarded nearly $1.7 million over the next two years by the National Institutes of Healths Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program to find bitter taste blockers to improve medication compliance.

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  • DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. (DBM) has been awarded nearly $1.7 million over the next two years by the National Institutes of Healths Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program to find bitter taste blockers to improve medication compliance.
  • Our laboratory is interested in taste genetics and the bitterome, the genome of the 25 or more bitter taste receptors in human taste buds.
  • Bitter taste antagonists discovered in initial hTBEC screens also blocked the taste of bitter medicines in a subset of human subjects.
  • The Monell Chemical Senses Center is an independent nonprofit basic research institute based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.