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ECS President John Heneghan Named Wash100 Award Winner

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

ECS , a leader in advanced technology, science, and engineering solutions and an ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) brand, announced today that President John Heneghan has been recognized as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner by Executive Mosaic, an international leadership organization and media company.

Key Points: 
  • ECS , a leader in advanced technology, science, and engineering solutions and an ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) brand, announced today that President John Heneghan has been recognized as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner by Executive Mosaic, an international leadership organization and media company.
  • This marks the third consecutive year that Heneghan has been recognized on the list.
  • Heneghan assumed the role of ECS president in 2022.
  • “I’m proud to be named to the Wash100 list once again, because it reflects the value of the work we do and the impact our teams make on government missions,” said Heneghan.

AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Consolidated National Insurance Company Under Review With Developing Implications

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Consolidated National Insurance Company (CNIC) (Littleton, CO).

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  • AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Consolidated National Insurance Company (CNIC) (Littleton, CO).
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .
  • AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry.

The World Health Organization Includes the Cardiovascular Polypill Developed by the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research and Ferrer in its List of Essential Medicines

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

The cardiovascular polypill developed by the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer has been included by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its List of Essential Medicines 1.

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  • The cardiovascular polypill developed by the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer has been included by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its List of Essential Medicines 1.
  • This cardiovascular polypill includes three active ingredients (acetylsalicylic acid, ramipril and atorvastatin) and has been proven to be effective in preventing cardiovascular events after a heart attack, reducing mortality from cardiovascular causes by 33%.
  • This was evidenced by the SECURE 2 study, with results published in August 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine 3 (NEJM).
  • As stated in the WHO report , “essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population.

ECS Wins $154M IT Ops US Navy Contract

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

ECS, a leader in advanced technology, science, and engineering solutions, has won a contract valued at $154M with the U.S. Navy’s Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) .

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  • ECS, a leader in advanced technology, science, and engineering solutions, has won a contract valued at $154M with the U.S. Navy’s Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) .
  • With one base year and four option years, the contract will continue ECS’ support of the CNIC IT services branch N61, responsible for infrastructure engineering and delivery.
  • ECS and N61 continue to modernize what has historically been known as Public Safety Network (PSNet), which enables Navy CNIC mission-operations systems worldwide.
  • These include systems for first-responder emergency management and communication for the Navy and Marine Corps, and enterprise building and utility control for Navy installations.

First-Ever Carbon Neutral Commodity Futures Index ETF (NYSE: AMPD) Launches from CNIC Funds and Tidal Financial Services

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Friday, May 19, 2023

CNIC Funds, LLC , (CNIC) an investment company that develops commodity-based investment products in partnership with Tidal Financial Services, LLC (Tidal), proudly announces the launch of the exchange-traded fund, CNIC ICE U.S.

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  • CNIC Funds, LLC , (CNIC) an investment company that develops commodity-based investment products in partnership with Tidal Financial Services, LLC (Tidal), proudly announces the launch of the exchange-traded fund, CNIC ICE U.S.
  • Carbon Neutral Power Futures Index ETF (NYSE: AMPD).
  • Carbon Neutral Power Index (ticker: ICECNPIT) that was launched on January 18, 2023, by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE).
  • Carbon Neutral Power Index (“Index”) for use by CNIC, LLC in connection with CNIC ICE U.S.

ACIC Pharmaceutical Machinery Inc. joins the CNIC to help Canadian companies bring radiopharmaceutical products “from Molecule to Market”

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Together, the CNIC and ACIC Machinery will work to encourage future partnerships by bringing industry-leading technology to the Canadian radiopharmaceutical market.

Key Points: 
  • Together, the CNIC and ACIC Machinery will work to encourage future partnerships by bringing industry-leading technology to the Canadian radiopharmaceutical market.
  • As a North American company branching into the Canadian isotope market, ACIC Machinery is looking to provide radiopharmaceutical companies across Canada with manufacturing and technology solutions.
  • With a global network of clients and partners, ACIC Machinery has been a key supplier to the North American pharmaceutical industry.
  • We look forward to facilitating collaboration between ACIC Machinery and other CNIC members in this powerful industry.”
    To learn more about ACIC Pharmaceutical Machinery, visit https://acicmachinery.com/ and follow on LinkedIn.

ICE Launches Carbon-Neutral U.S. Electricity Futures Index

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Monday, January 23, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of the first carbon-neutral U.S. electricity futures index.

Key Points: 
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of the first carbon-neutral U.S. electricity futures index.
  • Carbon Neutral Power Index provides investors with a benchmark that contains exposure to the critical North American power markets.
  • Carbon Neutral Power Index consists of the prompt twelve months of ICE-listed electricity futures contracts from six major U.S. power pools as well as carbon allowance futures contracts designed to offset the emissions of the generation associated with these electricity futures contracts.
  • “This index will assist us in developing financial instruments that provide investors exposure to exchange-traded electricity futures and carbon offsets, while having the ability to use the ICE U.S.

More Than 350 Latin American Doctors Take Part in the Region's Second Ferrer Summit

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Monday, October 24, 2022

With the participation of more than 350 specialist doctors from Latin American countries such as Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Argentina, the second LatAm Ferrer Summit was held in Panama.

Key Points: 
  • With the participation of more than 350 specialist doctors from Latin American countries such as Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Argentina, the second LatAm Ferrer Summit was held in Panama.
  • Over two days, the specialists had the opportunity to attend presentations on the latest scientific advances in these four therapeutic areas.
  • Under this Treedom project that Ferrer is partnering, so far more than 3 million trees have been planted in Africa, South America and Asia.
  • We empower and support these professionals in their learning and wellbeing so that they feel proud to work in our company.

DGAP-News: APONTIS PHARMA: SECURE study and START study add-on analysis confirm superior efficacy of Single Pill

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

The SECURE study and its results were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine concurrent with its presentation at the Congress.

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  • The SECURE study and its results were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine concurrent with its presentation at the Congress.
  • Prof. Dr. Burkhard Weisser (Kiel, Germany) presented the results of the add-on analysis to the START study conducted in Germany.
  • SECURE and START are the proof of principle of the Single Pill concept in a prospective study.
  • Since 2013, APONTIS PHARMA successfully launched several Single Pill products alone for cardiovascular indications such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and secondary prevention.

The Polypill Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality by 33% in Patients Treated After Myocardial Infarction

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Friday, August 26, 2022

The polypill reduces mortality from cardiovascular causes in this population by 33%.

Key Points: 
  • The polypill reduces mortality from cardiovascular causes in this population by 33%.
  • SECURE included 2499 patients from 7 European countries (Spain, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Poland, and Hungary) recovering after a myocardial infarction.
  • The SECURE trial analyzed the incidence of four major cardiovascular events: death from cardiovascular causes, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, and emergency coronary revascularization (the restoration of blood flow through a blocked coronary artery).
  • The study followed patients for an average of 3 years and produced conclusive results: patients taking the polypill had a 24% lower risk of these four events than patients taking the three drugs separately.