Institutionalisation

Institutional On-Chain Finance Startup Fractal Announces $6M Seed Raise

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Monday, April 17, 2023
Well, Blockchain, FTX, Connective tissue, Decentralized finance, CMT, GoldenTree Asset Management, Citigroup, Avalanche, Foreign exchange market, Risk, Machine learning, Engineering, Institutionalisation, OTC, Digital, Public sector banks in India, Environment, Cryptocurrency, Fractal, Knowhere, Ministry of National Education (France)

GENEVA, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fractal, an infrastructure provider enabling institutions to clear, settle, and margin digital asset trades on-chain, announced today it has secured $6M in financing led by Hack VC. They are joined by a suite of strategic investors including 6th Man Ventures (6MV), Archetype Ventures, Avalanche Ecosystem Fund Blizzard, Circle Ventures, CMT Digital, CoinShares, GoldenTree Asset Management, QCP Capital, Spartan Group, as well as angel investors Akshai Rajendran, Anand Gomes, Josh Frank, Shiliang Tang and Sid Powell. The funding will be used to continue launching institutional-grade products that facilitate capital efficiency, transparency, as well as a simplified user journey.

Key Points: 
  • In the wake of ongoing developments in the CeFi space, institutional interest has intensified in finding fit-for-purpose solutions to facilitate on-chain finance.
  • "We gave Fractal a term sheet the week after the FTX collapse and their team was able to close the round in the 3 weeks following, emphasizing institutional investor confidence.
  • Fractal is well positioned to build the connective tissue and capital efficient solutions between assets on- and off-chain," said Alex Pack, Managing Partner at Hack VC.
  • With over 20 years of experience in financial markets, Itay supports the Fractal team as a strategic advisor.

Institutional On-Chain Finance Startup Fractal Announces $6M Seed Raise

Retrieved on: 
Monday, April 17, 2023
Well, Blockchain, FTX, Connective tissue, Decentralized finance, CMT, GoldenTree Asset Management, Citigroup, Avalanche, Foreign exchange market, Risk, Machine learning, Engineering, Institutionalisation, OTC, Digital, Public sector banks in India, Environment, Cryptocurrency, Fractal, Knowhere, Ministry of National Education (France)

GENEVA, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fractal, an infrastructure provider enabling institutions to clear, settle, and margin digital asset trades on-chain, announced today it has secured $6M in financing led by Hack VC. They are joined by a suite of strategic investors including 6th Man Ventures (6MV), Archetype Ventures, Avalanche Ecosystem Fund Blizzard, Circle Ventures, CMT Digital, CoinShares, GoldenTree Asset Management, QCP Capital, Spartan Group, as well as angel investors Akshai Rajendran, Anand Gomes, Josh Frank, Shiliang Tang and Sid Powell. The funding will be used to continue launching institutional-grade products that facilitate capital efficiency, transparency, as well as a simplified user journey.

Key Points: 
  • In the wake of ongoing developments in the CeFi space, institutional interest has intensified in finding fit-for-purpose solutions to facilitate on-chain finance.
  • "We gave Fractal a term sheet the week after the FTX collapse and their team was able to close the round in the 3 weeks following, emphasizing institutional investor confidence.
  • Fractal is well positioned to build the connective tissue and capital efficient solutions between assets on- and off-chain," said Alex Pack, Managing Partner at Hack VC.
  • With over 20 years of experience in financial markets, Itay supports the Fractal team as a strategic advisor.

Fujitsu and Tokai National Higher Education and Research System sign partnership to create wellbeing society and develop space technologies, contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and Society 5.0

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Friday, February 24, 2023
Institutionalisation, Development, Radiation, Society, Forecasting, Cabinet, Weather, Creation, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Research, Life, Partnership, Social Problems, Sustainable Development Goals, Nagoya University, Data analysis, Patient, Fujitsu, Frailty, Health informatics, Education, AI, Healthy Living, Attention, ISEE, Moon, Community, Tourism, Medical device, Communications satellite, Mars

As part of their partnership, Fujitsu and THERS will work toward the realization of a wellbeing society through the creation of a virtuous cycle model of community-based health and medical care in the Japanese Tokai region (2).

Key Points: 
  • As part of their partnership, Fujitsu and THERS will work toward the realization of a wellbeing society through the creation of a virtuous cycle model of community-based health and medical care in the Japanese Tokai region (2).
  • The two parties will further collaborate on the development of space technologies including systems for space weather forecasting to solve challenges related to human exploration of outer space.
  • (Source: Japanese Cabinet Office, www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/society5_0/index.html）
    Subregion of the Japanese Chubu and Kansai region, including Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures.
  • Name will be changed from Center for Healthcare Information Technology to Center for Research, Education, and Development for Healthcare Life Design due to organizational reform in April 2023.

MEV Capital Partners with Marex Solutions to Offer On-chain Structured Products in DeFi

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Institutionalisation, Growth, Partnership, OTC, Cayman Islands, Marex, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized finance

Harry Benchimol, Co-Head of Derivatives Engine at Marex Solutions, said, "We are thrilled to partner with MEV Capital and leverage their unique insight and market-neutral strategies in the DeFi space to provide a valuable offering to our clients.

Key Points: 
  • Harry Benchimol, Co-Head of Derivatives Engine at Marex Solutions, said, "We are thrilled to partner with MEV Capital and leverage their unique insight and market-neutral strategies in the DeFi space to provide a valuable offering to our clients.
  • Manufacturing innovative derivatives with MEV Capital's expertise will allow both parties to create new products combining the best centralized and decentralized finance."
  • MEV Capital has been a prominent player in the DeFi space, specializing in on-chain yield strategies such as liquidity provision, statistical arbitrage, and carry trading.
  • Laurent Bourquin, Managing Partner of MEV Capital, said, "Our collaboration with Marex is a real leap forward for the institutionalization of DeFi.

CPE Publishes the Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response White Paper

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Center for Policing Equity, State, Arrest, Police, Black and Brown!, Community engagement, Psychology, Violence, Mental health, Safety, Institutionalisation, CPE, The Council, Senior, Second Report on Public Credit, Risk, Imprisonment, Justice Center, Council of State Governments, Death, CSG, Research, Public, Learning, Publication, Policy, Social work, Nursing, Drug

New Haven, CT, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response .

Key Points: 
  • New Haven, CT, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response .
  • The second white paper in our ongoing Redesigning Public Safety Resource Series focuses on the imperative need to rethink our approach to mental health emergencies nationwide.
  • “Across the country, we’ve seen support for mental health systems, educational resources, and community-based response programs effectively improve public health and public safety when communities embrace the opportunity for systemic change.
  • CPE’s Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response white paper recommendations to directly address those disparities include:
    Creating community-based mental health first-response programs.

Greenberg Traurig Is Recognized as "Leading Light 2022" for its Outstanding Pro Bono Work

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Friday, February 3, 2023
Culture, Woman, Greenberg Traurig, Institutionalisation, MEXICO, LLP, Cyrus, Refugee, Drug

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Mexico City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was recognized as a Pro Bono Leading Light 2022 firm by the English publication Latin Lawyer and The Cyrus R. Vance Center for its outstanding work and pro bono efforts during 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The Mexico City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was recognized as a Pro Bono Leading Light 2022 firm by the English publication Latin Lawyer and The Cyrus R. Vance Center for its outstanding work and pro bono efforts during 2022.
  • MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Mexico City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was recognized as a Pro Bono Leading Light 2022 firm by the English publication Latin Lawyer and The Cyrus R. Vance Center for its outstanding work and pro bono efforts during 2022.
  • "We are very pleased to be recognized for our continued pro bono work in Mexico.
  • Greenberg Traurig has established a formal practice area, with processes, a vision and a mission, which has resulted in achieving 5,000 pro bono hours per year.

Lancelot Labs Emerges From Stealth And Unveils First Institutional SAFT Tracker Built For Defi

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Friday, January 20, 2023
Data Management, Technology, Professional Services, Blockchain, Web3, Venture Capital, Software, Cryptocurrency, Internet, Fintech, Finance, SAFT, Dapp, Decentralized finance, Friction, Lancelot, Institutionalisation

Lancelot Labs , an investment infrastructure startup, emerges from stealth, announcing the first and only institutional SAFT tracker to help crypto funds automatically track, claim and put to work through compatible dApps and DeFi, all their vested tokens in a single unified experience.

Key Points: 
  • Lancelot Labs , an investment infrastructure startup, emerges from stealth, announcing the first and only institutional SAFT tracker to help crypto funds automatically track, claim and put to work through compatible dApps and DeFi, all their vested tokens in a single unified experience.
  • The platform was quietly built in close collaboration with some of the most active crypto funds to solve the complexity of vested token tracking and claiming.
  • But early-stage tokens are often illiquid at first, with ever-changing dApp and DeFi utility that are often all over the place.
  • Industry veteran Stephanie Tramicheck founded Lancelot Labs to address this challenge and help crypto funds maximize the impact of their early-stage token portfolio.

NIH awards Radial Analytics a Small Business Innovation Research grant to help advance the goals of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
Dementia, Caregiver, University, Professor, HIV disease progression rates, SBIR, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning (Nigeria), Machine learning, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Long-term care, Suggestion, Hospital, Nursing, Health, Radial, NIA, Public health, Health equity, AI, National Institute on Aging, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, NIH, Prevalence, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Social isolation, Small business, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Hospital medicine, Quality of life, Patient, Disease, Harvard Medical School, Small Business Innovation Research, Research, Institutionalisation, Alzheimer's Association, Pharmaceutical industry, Residential care, Medicine, Alzheimer's disease, Ageing

CONCORD, Mass., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Radial Analytics has been awarded a NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to help advance the goals of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. This highly competitive grant award will support rapid innovation by leveraging Radial's clinically proven AI/ML platform, which is used by healthcare professionals to optimize patient care transitions. The grant award will support a new research initiative to use big data and machine learning to accurately predict the clinical progression of people living with Alzheimer's and related dementias. Radial Analytics is partnering on this important work with Dr. Peter Rabins at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Professor Joseph Gaugler at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

Key Points: 
  • CONCORD, Mass., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Radial Analytics has been awarded a NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to help advance the goals of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease .
  • The creation of Radial Analytics' AI/ML platform was inspired by the idea of using "nudge theory" to empower healthcare professionals to make better decisions.
  • This NIH SBIR grant will support novel research to more accurately identify later stages of Alzheimer's Disease.
  • The research discussed above is supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health grant R43AG076191 .

Lubricant Industry Players Evaluates ESG Performance to Boost Resilience: Astra ESG Solutions

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Well, USD, Ethics, TotalEnergies, Health, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Shell, Russell, Government Accountability Institute, Recycling, Financial audit, Sustainability reporting, G&A, Castrol, Climate change, ESG, BP, Environmental, social, and corporate governance, Sinopec, Shell plc, Institutionalisation, Lubricant, Water quality, Female, Disclosure, GHG, Biodiversity, Chevron Corporation, Lukoil, Phillips, SAN, Workplace, BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Climate, Valvoline, ISO, Growth, Phillips 66, Organization, Woman, Black, PetroChina, Carbon, Renewable energy, Management, Tourism, EU

Forward-looking players are expected to foster their footprint on ESG standards that have become invaluable in gauging a company's capability to make an informed decision.

Key Points: 
  • Forward-looking players are expected to foster their footprint on ESG standards that have become invaluable in gauging a company's capability to make an informed decision.
  • The need for ESG disclosure has shaped how companies allocate funds in the global landscape, and the demand for accountability has underscored ESG disclosure to track sustainability performance.
  • Discover more regarding the practices and strategies being implemented by industry participants in the Lubricant Industry ESG Thematic Report, 2023, published by Astra ESG Solutions
    Environmental, social and governance aspects are at the forefront as prominent players gear to overcome social, economic and environmental challenges.
  • Leading players are poised to improve, respond and recover their resilience to the shifting ESG landscape.

Lubricant Industry Players Evaluates ESG Performance to Boost Resilience: Astra ESG Solutions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Well, USD, Ethics, TotalEnergies, Health, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Shell, Russell, Government Accountability Institute, Recycling, Financial audit, Sustainability reporting, G&A, Castrol, Climate change, ESG, BP, Environmental, social, and corporate governance, Sinopec, Shell plc, Institutionalisation, Lubricant, Water quality, Female, Disclosure, GHG, Biodiversity, Chevron Corporation, Lukoil, Phillips, SAN, Workplace, BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Climate, Valvoline, ISO, Growth, Phillips 66, Organization, Woman, Black, PetroChina, Carbon, Renewable energy, Management, Tourism, EU

Forward-looking players are expected to foster their footprint on ESG standards that have become invaluable in gauging a company's capability to make an informed decision.

Key Points: 
  • Forward-looking players are expected to foster their footprint on ESG standards that have become invaluable in gauging a company's capability to make an informed decision.
  • The need for ESG disclosure has shaped how companies allocate funds in the global landscape, and the demand for accountability has underscored ESG disclosure to track sustainability performance.
  • Discover more regarding the practices and strategies being implemented by industry participants in the Lubricant Industry ESG Thematic Report, 2023, published by Astra ESG Solutions
    Environmental, social and governance aspects are at the forefront as prominent players gear to overcome social, economic and environmental challenges.
  • Leading players are poised to improve, respond and recover their resilience to the shifting ESG landscape.