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Women Business Collaborative Receives First Place Award in Gula Tech Foundation Cybersecurity Grant Competition

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) has been awarded First Place in the Gula Tech Foundation's $1 million Incorporating Cyber Expertise in Corporate Governance competitive grant contest.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) has been awarded First Place in the Gula Tech Foundation's $1 million Incorporating Cyber Expertise in Corporate Governance competitive grant contest.
  • "We are honored to have our efforts recognized by the Gula Tech Foundation," said Edie Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of the WBC.
  • "This grant will allow us to empower a new generation of women leaders in cybersecurity to lead America's companies safely and smartly into the digital future."
  • Established by Ron and Cyndi Gula, the Gula Tech Foundation amplifies the impact of cybersecurity nonprofit organizations through a $1 million competitive grant process.

CIBC, SomerCor & World Business Chicago Join Mayor Lightfoot to Present a New Small Business Accelerator Program, "Black & Latino Excellence Investment Summit"

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

CHICAGO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIBC, SomerCor and World Business Chicago will join Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot today, June 16, at an event to recognize inaugural small business accelerator program, Black & Latino Excellence Investment Summit, assisting development opportunities requiring capital. 

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIBC, SomerCor and World Business Chicago will join Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot today, June 16, at an event to recognize inaugural small business accelerator program, Black & Latino Excellence Investment Summit, assisting development opportunities requiring capital.
  • "The City is committed to working with partners like World Business Chicago, CIBC, and SomerCor to scale up employment opportunities and small businesses in Black and Hispanic communities across our city.
  • SomerCor is a non-profit lender, certified by the Small Business Administration, that specializes in originating and servicing SBA 504 loans.
  • World Business Chicago (WBC) serves a critical role in driving inclusive and equitable recovery throughout the city's 77-neighborhoods.

Sysmex America Receives FDA Clearance for Residual White Blood Cell Counting

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc., a leading diagnostic solutions company offering hematology, urinalysis, information systems and flow cytometry testing technology for optimal clinical laboratory performance, has received FDA clearance for the addition of residual white blood cell counting to its XN-10 Automated Hematology Analyzer with Blood Bank mode. This is the first and only automated hematology analyzer to be FDA-cleared for residual WBC counting. The latest analyzer supports red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) component testing along with residual white blood cell counting in a single sample aspiration, providing blood processing centers with increased efficiency, consistency and accuracy. 

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  • LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc. , a leading diagnostic solutions company offering hematology, urinalysis, information systems and flow cytometry testing technology for optimal clinical laboratory performance, has received FDA clearance for the addition of residual white blood cell counting to its XN-10 Automated Hematology Analyzer with Blood Bank mode.
  • The latest analyzer supports red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) component testing along with residual white blood cell counting in a single sample aspiration, providing blood processing centers with increased efficiency, consistency and accuracy.
  • Sysmex America's XN-10 with Blood Bank mode is a holistic solution that offers accurate cell counts on products that are key to blood centers and blood banks.
  • "Sysmex America's XN-10 Automated Hematology Analyzer with Blood Bank mode is a holistic solution that covers donors, patients and blood components," said Andy Hay, chief executive officer of Sysmex America.

U.S. Small Business Administration Announces Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap Through Black Entrepreneurship

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

This collaboration will give NPHC members critical access to information that will promote small business growth and create jobs in all sectors of our economy.

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  • This collaboration will give NPHC members critical access to information that will promote small business growth and create jobs in all sectors of our economy.
  • The NPHC represents the following organizations:
    The SBA Has Deepened its Engagement and Support of African American, Black and Historically Disadvantaged Small Business Owners.
  • The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of business ownership.
  • The purpose is to foster cooperative actions of its members in dealing with matters of mutual concern.

NANOBIOTIX: New Data Featuring NBTXR3 Plus Chemoradiation and in the Preoperative Setting Support Broad Applicability for Head and Neck Cancer and Other Solid Tumor Indications

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Sunday, June 5, 2022

Most cisplatin-eligible patients with LA-HNSCC receive multimodal therapy including high dose concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) as the standard of care.

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  • Most cisplatin-eligible patients with LA-HNSCC receive multimodal therapy including high dose concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) as the standard of care.
  • While CCRT has shown to improve local control and extend survival, the toxicity of high dose cisplatin creates challenges.
  • These patients received a single intratumoral injection of NBTXR3, followed by a low-dose weekly regimen of CCRT.
  • Of these evaluable patients, 3, 6, and 3 patients received NBTXR3 at the 5%, 10%, and 15% dose levels, respectively.

WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO WELCOMES THE PLUG LINKEDIN LIVE STREAM AT CHICAGO VENTURE SUMMIT, FUTURE OF FOOD

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The Plug enjoys an engaged and core audience of black tech entrepreneurs and investors in tech, including food and agriculture.

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  • The Plug enjoys an engaged and core audience of black tech entrepreneurs and investors in tech, including food and agriculture.
  • We value our partnership with World Business Chicago and hope the Future of Food summit continues to amplify the voices of innovators in food everywhere."
  • World Business Chicago serves a critical role in driving inclusive and equitable recovery throughout the city's 77-neighborhoods.
  • For business related news, announcements, and original research-based content, follow World Business Chicago on Linkedin and Twitter.

SBA Administrator Announces Five New Women’s Business Centers

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Monday, May 23, 2022

Under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, our nation has seen a historic small business boom with 2021 new business applications 20% higher than any year on record, said Administrator Guzman.

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  • Under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, our nation has seen a historic small business boom with 2021 new business applications 20% higher than any year on record, said Administrator Guzman.
  • Under the leadership of Administrator Guzman, the Office of Womens Business Ownership looks forward to continuing to create initiatives to ensure that SBA resources reach every woman entrepreneur no matter their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or location, said Natalie Madeira Cofield, Assistant Administrator, SBA Office of Womens Business Ownership.
  • Since March 2021 alone, 25 new Womens Business Centers have opened.
  • Along with SBAs extensive resource partner network, Womens Business Centers are part of an Agency-wide effort to offer one-on-one counseling, training, networking, workshops, technical assistance, and mentoring to entrepreneurs on numerous business development topics, including business startup, financial management, marketing, and procurement.

CHICAGO LEADS THE NATION IN FOOD INNOVATION & MANUFACTURING

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

CHICAGO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the 19th century, Chicago has been a dominant U.S. hub for food and beverage manufacturing. Today this industry is accelerated by innovation and pandemic related shifts, from global supply chain and demand, to venture capital investment.

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  • Food industry report released today by the Research Center at World Business Chicago, details Chicago's dominance in food innovation and commoditization
    CHICAGO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the 19th century, Chicago has been a dominant U.S. hub for food and beverage manufacturing.
  • According to a report released today by World Business Chicago, Chicago Business Bulletin, Innovation in Chicago's Food Sector,the city's food innovation ecosystem is one of the fastest growing in Chicago.
  • Building on Chicago's legacy food manufacturing industry, its food innovation ecosystem is sizeable and growing:
    There are over 2,800 locally headquartered food innovation related companies.
  • In 2021, Chicago's food innovation companies raised $723 million in venture capital, an increase of 508 percent from 2019.

Women Business Collaborative Announces 2022 Recipients of the CEO Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity Award and the Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The WBC Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award recognizes individual leaders who have implemented innovative change within their own communities and beyond.

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  • The WBC Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award recognizes individual leaders who have implemented innovative change within their own communities and beyond.
  • "These amazing women further gender equity and diversity in all they do, from uplifting those around them to cultivating an environment of inclusion.
  • The award recipients will be honored at the WBC Action For Impact Annual Summit which will be held virtually September 21-22, 2022.
  • Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an alliance of over seventy women's business organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business.

Rozicki-Peralta WBC world title eliminator set for May 7

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

9 ranked cruiserweight by the WBC, stopped Montes at 2:59 of the second round to claim his 14th career victory and the bout was Rozickis first since Oct. 22 when he was defeated by unanimous decision by Oscar Rivas for the WBC World Bridgerweight title in Montreal.

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  • 9 ranked cruiserweight by the WBC, stopped Montes at 2:59 of the second round to claim his 14th career victory and the bout was Rozickis first since Oct. 22 when he was defeated by unanimous decision by Oscar Rivas for the WBC World Bridgerweight title in Montreal.
  • This latest victory kept his knockout ratio at 100%, having won all his professional fights by way of knockout (KO) or technical knockout (TKO).
  • This is for the WBC international cruiserweight title and with both boxers being ranked in the top 10, it becomes an automatic WBC world title eliminator.
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