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KeifeRx Announces the Appointments of Dan Feehan and Alison Finger to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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KeifeRx, an emerging clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of new treatment options for neurodegenerative and immune diseases, announces the appointments of Dan Feehan and Alison Finger to its Board of Directors.

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  • KeifeRx, an emerging clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of new treatment options for neurodegenerative and immune diseases, announces the appointments of Dan Feehan and Alison Finger to its Board of Directors.
  • KeifeRx is currently conducting optimizing and IND-enabling studies involving four separate formulations – KFRX03, KFRX04, KFRX05, and KFRX06 – with patent life through 2037.
  • Ms. Finger, the Principal at Auburn House Consulting, LLC, serves on the Board of ADMA Biologics, Inc. and is an Advisor at Quantile Health.
  • She previously held Board positions at Decibel Therapeutics, Vascular Biogenics and served as Chief Commercial Officer at Bluebird Bio.

Enterprise Community Development Announces Janine Lind as President

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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SILVER SPRING, Md., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Community Development, Inc. (ECD), a leading non-profit owner and developer of affordable homes in the Mid-Atlantic and an affiliate of Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), today announced the appointment Janine Lind as its new president starting April 29.

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  • SILVER SPRING, Md., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Community Development, Inc. (ECD), a leading non-profit owner and developer of affordable homes in the Mid-Atlantic and an affiliate of Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), today announced the appointment Janine Lind as its new president starting April 29.
  • Lind will lead Enterprise Community Development's $1.4B portfolio of 115 communities serving 24,000 residents.
  • office, Lind will lead the Community Development division's high-impact residential development, preservation, asset and property management, and resident services work and its $1.4 billion portfolio of 115 communities serving 24,000 residents.
  • "Janine's experience and dedication to mission-focused housing organizations make her a clear choice to lead our Community Development division and to help make home and community places of pride and belonging," said Shaun Donovan, president and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners.

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures Proudly Announces Its 2024 Cohort of 12 Innovative Startups

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures is excited to unveil its 2024 cohort, comprising 12 pathbreaking startups founded by Harvard alumni.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures is excited to unveil its 2024 cohort, comprising 12 pathbreaking startups founded by Harvard alumni.
  • 12 pathbreaking startups founded by Harvard alumni.
  • Sugarwork: Alumni Vanessa Liu, Harvard Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School, and Judith Williams, Harvard Radcliffe College, co-founded this knowledge-sharing platform using generative AI.
  • For more details on the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator and the 2024 cohort, go to: https://www.harvardae.org/2024-cohort

Pluri Inc. Announces Appointment of Jim Roosevelt, Jr. to its Advisory Board

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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HAIFA, Israel, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pluri Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUR) (TASE: PLUR) (“Pluri” or the “Company”), a leading biotech company that transforms cells into solutions that promote global wellbeing and sustainability, today announced the appointment of attorney James Roosevelt, Jr. to the Company’s Advisory Board.

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  • HAIFA, Israel, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pluri Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUR) (TASE: PLUR) (“Pluri” or the “Company”), a leading biotech company that transforms cells into solutions that promote global wellbeing and sustainability, today announced the appointment of attorney James Roosevelt, Jr. to the Company’s Advisory Board.
  • The intersection of public policy and health is a passion for him.
  • As CEO of Tufts Health Plan, his leadership achieved consistent profitability while attaining the #1 ranking from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
  • Mr. Roosevelt is also a trustee of the Cambridge Public Library, the Cambridge Community Foundation, and the Atrius Health Equity Foundation.

nT-Tao Compact Fusion Energy Welcomes Dr. Eyal Hulata, Former Israeli National Security Advisor, to its Strategic Advisory Board

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- nT-Tao, the compact fusion energy company setting a new standard for the future of clean energy, today announced that Dr. Eyal Hulata has joined its Strategic Advisory Board. As the former head of the Israeli National Security Council, Eyal brings decades of national security experience and a strategic global outlook to nT-Tao as the company continues its mission of developing and commercializing a compact fusion energy solution.

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  • As the former head of the Israeli National Security Council, Eyal brings decades of national security experience and a strategic global outlook to nT-Tao as the company continues its mission of developing and commercializing a compact fusion energy solution.
  • Dr. Eyal Hulata is a distinguished figure in Israeli national security and intelligence, with a deep background that spans over two decades.
  • He recently served as Israel's National Security Advisor and Head of the National Security Council under Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.
  • "I am honored to be joining the advisory board of nT-Tao, Israel's first and only nuclear fusion energy company," said Dr. Eyal Hulata.

Bruce Schneier Joins Gutsy as Strategic Advisor

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gutsy, the first security governance platform to apply process mining to cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Bruce Schneier as a strategic advisor. Few have been as instrumental in shaping cybersecurity technology and policy as Schneier. In his role, he will be helping Gutsy redefine how people, process, and technology intersect in security governance and how Gutsy can help security leaders deliver better security outcomes for their organizations.

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  • BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gutsy , the first security governance platform to apply process mining to cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Bruce Schneier as a strategic advisor.
  • In his role, he will be helping Gutsy redefine how people, process, and technology intersect in security governance and how Gutsy can help security leaders deliver better security outcomes for their organizations.
  • "Nearly 25 years ago, Bruce wrote an essay, 'The Process of Security,' that discussed the essential role of process to good security," said John Morello, CTO and co-founder, Gutsy.
  • We're proud to be working with Bruce to learn from his decades of experience critically thinking about, writing about, and influencing cybersecurity."

Steel Jupiter's Indoor Air Innovation Receives EPA Device Determination

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Jupiter has achieved a major development milestone with the recent issuance of a device determination from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the company's unique and innovative "Zinnia Technology-Coated MERV 8 Air Filter." The EPA's determination confirms that the Zinnia-coated filter operates through dual-action aerosol trapping mechanisms under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

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  • BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Jupiter has achieved a major development milestone with the recent issuance of a device determination from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the company's unique and innovative "Zinnia Technology-Coated MERV 8 Air Filter."
  • The EPA's determination confirms that the Zinnia-coated filter operates through dual-action aerosol trapping mechanisms under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
  • With the regulatory path now established, Steel Jupiter can proceed with its go-to-market plan, which includes performance testing multiple filter types across various real-world operational and environmental factors in simulated and actual settings, working with leading indoor air experts.
  • Steel Jupiter anticipates completing this final validation testing over the next several months.

Real-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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But until now, there’s been little research on whether this stigma influences the willingness to use government assistance.

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  • But until now, there’s been little research on whether this stigma influences the willingness to use government assistance.
  • We studied the effect of stigma in the context of Emergency Rental Assistance.
  • The purpose of rental assistance programs is to help low-income people avoid eviction by helping them pay overdue rent.
  • We hope our research sheds light on the way in which stigma may affect people’s willingness to use government benefits.

Amanda Cassel Kraft Joins Commonwealth Care Alliance as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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Commonwealth Care Alliance® (CCA), a mission-driven healthcare services organization that offers health plans and care delivery programs designed for individuals with the most significant needs, welcomes longstanding Massachusetts health policy leader Amanda Cassel Kraft as its Chief Operating Officer.

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  • Commonwealth Care Alliance® (CCA), a mission-driven healthcare services organization that offers health plans and care delivery programs designed for individuals with the most significant needs, welcomes longstanding Massachusetts health policy leader Amanda Cassel Kraft as its Chief Operating Officer.
  • A senior leader at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) for more than a decade, Cassel Kraft was an architect of the groundbreaking MassHealth 1115 waiver and shepherded major reforms to advance health equity and care delivery for millions of people across the state.
  • In her new role at CCA, Cassel Kraft will lead the organization’s core business and IT operations, including claims administration, member services and the enterprise project management office, to meet the medical, social, and behavioral health needs of its members in Massachusetts and across the country.
  • She lives with her husband and two kids in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Inspira Health Announces Promotion of Robin A. Walton to Chief Philanthropy Officer and Senior Vice President of External Affairs

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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Inspira Health today announced the promotion of Robin A. Walton to the role of Chief Philanthropy Officer and Senior Vice President, External Affairs, effective February 1, 2024.

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  • Inspira Health today announced the promotion of Robin A. Walton to the role of Chief Philanthropy Officer and Senior Vice President, External Affairs, effective February 1, 2024.
  • Walton will take on the responsibilities of the retiring Peter Kaprielyan, who served as senior vice president of the Inspira Foundation for the last decade.
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    Robin A. Walton was appointed to Chief Philanthropy Officer and Senior Vice President of External Affairs.
  • Prior to her promotion, Walton served as senior vice president of government and external affairs at Inspira Health since August 30, 2021, where she established a record of forging strong, collaborative relationships with political representatives and government officials at the local, regional, and state levels.