COVID19

500 investors from across the globe to attend GoforIsrael Conference

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Investment Conference GoforIsrael will celebrate its 30th edition and will host hundreds of investors from Europe, USA, Mexico and Asia. Organized by Cukierman & Co. Investment House and Catalyst Funds, GoforIsrael is considered as one of the most influential and prestigious business conferences in Israel, thanks to its international recognition of its impact on the future of foreign investments in Israel and on Israeli and global investments worldwide.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Investment Conference GoforIsrael will celebrate its 30th edition and will host hundreds of investors from Europe, USA, Mexico and Asia.
  • GoforIsrael will welcome 1000 participants including 500 investors from abroad and will facilitate more than 800 one-on-one meetings.
  • "The GoforIsrael conference accelerates investors' relationship with the Israeli ecosystem by creating focused and direct meetings between Israeli entrepreneurs in a variety of areas and senior investors from Europe, the U.S., Turkey, China and Latin America.
  • The event will give the opportunity to dozens of startups, at various stage, to pitch their innovative technologies to over 500 foreign investors.

500 investors from across the globe to attend GoforIsrael Conference

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Investment Conference GoforIsrael will celebrate its 30th edition and will host hundreds of investors from Europe, USA, Mexico and Asia. Organized by Cukierman & Co. Investment House and Catalyst Funds, GoforIsrael is considered as one of the most influential and prestigious business conferences in Israel, thanks to its international recognition of its impact on the future of foreign investments in Israel and on Israeli and global investments worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • TEL AVIV, Israel, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Investment Conference GoforIsrael will celebrate its 30th edition and will host hundreds of investors from Europe, USA, Mexico and Asia.
  • GoforIsrael will welcome 1000 participants including 500 investors from abroad and will facilitate more than 800 one-on-one meetings.
  • "The GoforIsrael conference accelerates investors' relationship with the Israeli ecosystem by creating focused and direct meetings between Israeli entrepreneurs in a variety of areas and senior investors from Europe, the U.S., Turkey, China and Latin America.
  • The event will give the opportunity to dozens of startups, at various stage, to pitch their innovative technologies to over 500 foreign investors.

Official Lubricant Partner Motul Elevates Fan Experiences At Sepang 12 Hours

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Singapore, Mar 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Motul has announced that it would unveil a wide range of events, targeted at its customers and race fans, during the Sepang 12 Hours endurance race.

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  • Singapore, Mar 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Motul has announced that it would unveil a wide range of events, targeted at its customers and race fans, during the Sepang 12 Hours endurance race.
  • The announcement is part of Motul's wider involvement in the resurgent race as the official lubricant supplier for teams across all race categories.
  • To commemorate the return of the Sepang 12 Hour, Motul will be hosting a raft of experiential activities that will promote greater awareness and enthusiasm for Asia's motorsport scene.
  • Ravi Shankar | Country Manager, Motul Malaysia Sdn Bhd
    "Motul Malaysia is extremely happy and proud to be associated with the long awaited Sepang 12 Hours.

Omdia: 2022, a record year for semiconductors that feels anything but

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

4Q22 revenue of $132.4B is just 82% of the record quarterly revenue of $161.1 in 4Q21.

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  • 4Q22 revenue of $132.4B is just 82% of the record quarterly revenue of $161.1 in 4Q21.
  • The record revenue in 2022 was mixed with the highpoint being the automotive semiconductor market up 21% year over year (YoY).
  • The memory market has suffered the most in the current downturn with it reaching a record $46.5B in 3Q21.
  • AMD rose the most spots, up three from 2021 mainly due to their acquisition of Xilinx, which added nearly $5B in revenue.

Saint Lucia: a lucrative CBI investment option in 2023

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

As one of the youngest CBI products in the market , St Lucia has made tremendous progress in offering an alternative investment option in one of the Caribbean’s most developed and diverse economies.

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  • As one of the youngest CBI products in the market , St Lucia has made tremendous progress in offering an alternative investment option in one of the Caribbean’s most developed and diverse economies.
  • The country’s CBI Unit has introduced a new investment option for its CBI offerings following approvals from the CBI Board and Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information, Ernest Hilaire.
  • Previously, the Government Bond investment option provided a minimum investment amount of US$500,000.
  • Under the Special COVID-19 Relief Bond option, the minimum investment amount was US$250,000.

Amerimmune LLC Maintains Intellectual Property on the COVID-19 Related Use of Caspase Inhibitors as a Result of Histogen Inc. Led Arbitration

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Amerimmune LLC had a discovery early in 2020, showing elevated caspase molecules in peripheral blood immune cells of COVID19 patients.

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  • Amerimmune LLC had a discovery early in 2020, showing elevated caspase molecules in peripheral blood immune cells of COVID19 patients.
  • Caspase molecules help build immunity to pathogens, but can also have detrimental effects on the immune system.
  • The scientists at Amerimmune had the idea that a stronger and prolonged caspase activity can cause the poor outcomes seen in some patients with COVID-19.
  • Histogen Inc. filed for arbitration to terminate the Collaborative Development and Commercialization Agreement (CDCA) between Amerimmune and Histogen Inc.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary investments in long-term rural development and food sovereignty says UN leader ahead of Davos

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Friday, January 13, 2023

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures," said Lario.

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  • Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures," said Lario.
  • At Davos, Lario will be calling for a massive scale-up of investments in agriculture, and long-term rural development from governments, investors and companies with the view to ensure food sovereignty, an issue that has become critical for developing countries.
  • At least an additional US$30 billion per year in investments are needed according to pre-COVID19 estimates, now the costs are even higher.
  • IFAD is an international financial institution and a United Nations specialized agency based in Rome – the United Nations food and agriculture hub.

Eighty-Two Percent of Public Schools Indicated Having a Written Plan to Handle a Pandemic Disease in the 2022-23 School Year

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty-two percent of public schools indicated they had a written plan in place to handle a pandemic disease scenario, according to data released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which is a higher percentage than the 46 percent of public schools that indicated they had such plans during the 2017-18 school year on the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), another NCES sample survey. Additionally, public schools commonly reported having a written plan in place for active shooter situations (96 percent), natural disasters (94 percent), and suicide threats or incidents (92 percent). 

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  • Additionally, public schools commonly reported having a written plan in place for active shooter situations (96 percent), natural disasters (94 percent), and suicide threats or incidents (92 percent).
  • Also notable was that 93 percent of schools reported feeling 'somewhat' or 'very prepared' to handle pandemic disease situations."
  • Public schools were also surveyed about the use of disciplinary actions at their school.
  • Ninety-three percent of public schools reported feeling "somewhat" or "very prepared" to handle pandemic disease.

Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley and US military personnel recognized for their leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Military families have also suffered throughout this pandemic.

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  • Military families have also suffered throughout this pandemic.
  • Today at the Pentagon, US Military personnel and the 20th Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley were recognized by two non-profit organizations, Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF) and Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) .
  • SBMT and BMF created a task force and tackled COVID-19 pandemic through science, technology, innovation, and policy, and endorsed California Proposition 14 .
  • Babak Kateb and Vicky Yamamoto to General Milley on December 19th, 2022, at the Pentagon.

Pediatric Mental Health Training Award Winner Announced

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

New York, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The REACH Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the most effective, scientifically proven mental health care reaches all children and families, announces the recipient of their first-ever Pediatric Mental Health Training Award.

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  • New York, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The REACH Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the most effective, scientifically proven mental health care reaches all children and families, announces the recipient of their first-ever Pediatric Mental Health Training Award.
  • The award provides a non-profit organization and/or Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves low-income communities with free pediatric mental health training for its healthcare providers, local schools, and/or family peer advocates.
  • Since 2006, REACH has been training pediatric PCPs, therapists, and health care institutions nationwide, on the most advanced evidence-based children’s mental health therapies.
  • Their evidenced-based training programs equip primary care providers, mental health clinicians, health care institutions, educators, and caregivers on the most advanced therapies to better diagnose, treat and manage child and adult mental health issues.