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GIFS laboratory at USask brings latest sequencing technology to Western Canada

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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GIFS’ Omics and Precision Agriculture Laboratory (OPAL) is the first lab in Western Canada to offer genomics analyses services using PacBio’s new Revio DNA sequencer, the highest-capacity instrument the manufacturer has produced.

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  • GIFS’ Omics and Precision Agriculture Laboratory (OPAL) is the first lab in Western Canada to offer genomics analyses services using PacBio’s new Revio DNA sequencer, the highest-capacity instrument the manufacturer has produced.
  • “At GIFS, we are committed to accelerating research, development, and commercialization within agri-food and providing impactful services that enhance the entire innovation ecosystem.
  • “OPAL’s capacity and complete suite of long- and short-read DNA sequencing technology is unique in Canada and comparable to large national laboratories in the United States.
  • OPAL was previously the first laboratory in Western Canada to offer long, highly accurate HiFi reads from PacBio’s Sequel IIe DNA sequencing system.

Enanta Pharmaceuticals to Host Virtual Key Opinion Leader Event to Discuss Advances in the Treatment Landscape for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and its Proprietary RSV Pipeline

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating novel, small molecule drugs for viral infections, today announced it will host a virtual key opinion leader event to discuss advances in the treatment landscape for RSV with global experts and highlight the company’s RSV pipeline.

Key Points: 
  • Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating novel, small molecule drugs for viral infections, today announced it will host a virtual key opinion leader event to discuss advances in the treatment landscape for RSV with global experts and highlight the company’s RSV pipeline.
  • The event will feature presentations and discussions with:
    Jamie Fergie, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FSHEA – Medical Director, Global Institute for Hispanic Health, Professor of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University and Director, Infectious Diseases, Driscoll Children’s Hospital
    Tom Wilkinson, MA (Cantab), MBBS, PhD, FRCP, FERS – Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Associate Dean, University of Southampton and Faculty of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital
    The event will be led by Jay R. Luly, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enanta, who will be joined by Scott T. Rottinghaus, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, and John DeVincenzo, MD, Vice President of Translational Virology.
  • Event details are as follows:
    A webcast of the event will be available on the investor relations page of the Enanta Pharmaceuticals website at https://ir.enanta.com/events-presentations .
  • A replay of the webcast will be archived on Enanta’s website for at least 30 days following the presentation.

Elevating Child Mental Health: Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge Introduces Neurotastic™ Brain Formulas and Multi-Mag Brain™ Formula, Powered by MD Logic Health™

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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Neurotastic™ Brain Formulas represent her commitment to provide science-backed, holistic solutions for improving children's and family's mental wellness.

Key Points: 
  • Neurotastic™ Brain Formulas represent her commitment to provide science-backed, holistic solutions for improving children's and family's mental wellness.
  • Central to the Neurotastic™ mission is the Multi-Mag Brain™ Formula, a meticulously crafted blend of the most bioavailable forms of magnesium, essential for optimal brain function.
  • Neurotastic™ Brain Formulas at a Glance:
    A brainchild of a seasoned mental health expert, ensuring targeted and effective mental wellness.
  • For further details on the Neurotastic™ Brain Formulas and the Multi-Mag Brain™ Formula, Powered by MD Logic Health™ and to delve into Dr. Roseann's comprehensive work in children's mental health, please visit: www.neurotasticbrainformulas.com and www.drroseann.com .

GIFS researchers at USask identify protein that helps tell plants ‘no’ when nitrogen is low

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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Dr. Mutsutomo Tokizawa (PhD), a post-doctoral research fellow at GIFS, is the lead author of a new study with Dr. Leon Kochian (PhD), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at USask and research group lead at GIFS.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Mutsutomo Tokizawa (PhD), a post-doctoral research fellow at GIFS, is the lead author of a new study with Dr. Leon Kochian (PhD), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at USask and research group lead at GIFS.
  • The findings support long-term initiatives to develop new crop varieties with root-related traits that help agricultural producers optimize fertilizer applications.
  • “Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for plant growth, and acquisition of nitrate from roots has a big effect on crop productivity and quality,” said Tokizawa.
  • The result is optimized fertilizer inputs and costs to farmers, as well as reduced environmental impact and costs of remediating nitrogen and phosphorus runoff.”

GIFS researcher supports international team effort to sequence earliest domesticated wheat genome

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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More than two dozen scientists have contributed to a project that that has sequenced and characterized genomes of wild and domesticated einkorn, the world’s first domesticated wheat species.

Key Points: 
  • More than two dozen scientists have contributed to a project that that has sequenced and characterized genomes of wild and domesticated einkorn, the world’s first domesticated wheat species.
  • “Though significant advances have been made in wheat species genomics, the species Triticum monococum (einkorn), representing the earliest domesticated wheat, was not defined yet,” said Datla.
  • “The insights gained from genome sequencing wild and domesticated accessions allow us to reconstruct the origin and evolution of einkorn,” said Datla.
  • In 2020, a team, led by USask’s Dr. Curtis Pozniak (PhD), sequenced the genomes for 15 different wheat varieties.

Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics.

Key Points: 
  • Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics.
  • His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past.
  • Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on the present – most recently, in the form of the robodebt royal commission report.
  • Leaving aside the independently wealthy Malcolm Turnbull, Morrison is the first prime minister originally elected to parliament under the post-2004 superannuation arrangements for politicians.
  • Of course, former prime ministers receive many other goodies, such as office facilities and free travel, but that does not earn them a living.
  • He has been shopping himself around and seems to imagine a future on the lecture circuit.
  • That is potentially a nice little earner for an ex-leader, as Tony Blair and Bill Clinton have shown.

Between nostalgia and amnesia: the legacy of Julia Gillard as PM, 10 years after her ousting

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Sunday, June 25, 2023
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It doesn’t explain everything; it doesn’t explain nothing.

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  • It doesn’t explain everything; it doesn’t explain nothing.
  • And it is for the nation to think in a sophisticated way about those shades of grey.
  • And it is for the nation to think in a sophisticated way about those shades of grey.
  • And if we have forgotten key aspects of the Gillard years, what does that partial amnesia say about us?

From ‘Juliar’ to feminist icon

    • Controversies surrounding Labor MP Craig Thompson and Speaker Peter Slipper (selected for the role by Gillard) further undermined her standing.
    • Her body was objectified in the public domain, and the shock jocks of commercial radio questioned the sexuality of her then partner.
    • Not until 2014 – in the witness box of a royal commission, no less – was Gillard finally able to clear her name.

The misogyny speech

    • But Gillard’s renowned misogyny speech was not an instant sensation in Australia.
    • The context – a censure motion on the disgraced speaker Peter Slipper – was unpropitious, and when Gillard made her speech, the conservative press called her a hypocrite who now played the “gender card” for political expediency.
    • A decade after its muted reception in Canberra, the speech is circulated on TikTok, featured in stage productions, and in 2020 it was even voted Australia’s most “unforgettable” television moment.

Star status

    • It is ironic, then, that her transformation from untrustworthy politician to venerable feminist advocate depended on the media and celebrity industries.
    • In her advocacy work as chair of the Global Partnership for Education she also rubbed shoulders with celebrities such as Rihanna.

The policy legacy

    • Some of the less-savoury aspects of Gillard policy legacy have been forgotten for more convenient reasons.
    • But policy legacies have also played a huge part in the revival of Gillard’s public standing.
    • The subsequent policy debate has not hinged on the design of the scheme, but rather how best to fund it.

Between nostalgia and amnesia

    • Above all else, Gillard’s status as Australia’s first woman prime minister and now a global women’s ambassador prevails.
    • As a rule, she does not parade her views on contemporary politics before the public, except at a conceptual level.
    • But when commentators refer to the decade of egos, ambitions and failed leaders, they are increasingly likely to elide her name entirely.
    • People have been quick to wipe their hands clean of yesterday’s sexism in order to make Gillard yesterday’s heroine.

Global $70 Billion Regenerative Medicine Market Analysis to 2028 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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The "Global Regenerative Medicine Market Size, Segments, Outlook, and Revenue Forecast 2022-2028 by Product Type, Material, Application, and Region" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Regenerative Medicine Market Size, Segments, Outlook, and Revenue Forecast 2022-2028 by Product Type, Material, Application, and Region" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Global Regenerative Medicine Market - which grew from approximately US$ 15 billion in 2017 to approximately US$ 30 billion in 2022 - is forecasted to grow further into approximately US$ 70 billion opportunities by 2028, owing to the growing severe diseases, infections, and cancers.
  • Regenerative medicine market is driven by surging trauma cases, genetic disorders, chronic diseases, and other infectious viruses.
  • The rising number of cancer patients worldwide is driving the growth of the regenerative medicine market.

HUAWEI XMAGE Trend Report 2023 Unveiled at Mobile World Congress

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Monday, February 27, 2023
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Photography, Audio, Video, Speech, Creativity, Committee, NEXT, Defensive strategy (marketing), Mobile World Congress, HUAWEI, Research, Architecture, Psychology, Culture, The Global Institute for Tomorrow, Smartphone, Multimedia, Language, Sociology, Emotion, Mobile phone, Huawei

Huawei has unveiled the HUAWEI XMAGE Trend Report 2023 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Key Points: 
  • Huawei has unveiled the HUAWEI XMAGE Trend Report 2023 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
  • This is the first trend report since the launch of HUAWEI XMAGE in 2022, a new mobile imagery brand which clearly defined the structure of Huawei's Mobile Imagery Strategy: technology innovation, consumer experience and culture exploration.
  • Li announced the launch of the report at the HUAWEI XMAGE Salon themed Insight in Mobile Imagery.
  • To download the HUAWEI XMAGE Trend Report 2023, please visit https://www.huawei.com/en/news/studies/huawei-xmage-trend-report-2023
    1 The data is from Committee of NEXT IMAGE Awards.

Global Institute for Food Security at USask partnership leads to inauguration of ag-tech centre in Bangladesh

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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Saskatoon, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is pleased to announce the inauguration of an agricultural technology centre at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in Gazipur, Bangladesh, as part of its ongoing partnership with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) of the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture.

Key Points: 
  • Saskatoon, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is pleased to announce the inauguration of an agricultural technology centre at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in Gazipur, Bangladesh, as part of its ongoing partnership with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) of the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture.
  • GIFS and BARC signed a memorandum of understanding in 2020 to advance knowledge and technologies for agricultural research and development in Bangladesh.
  • The partnership includes collaborations with a variety of partners in Canada and Bangladesh.
  • The inauguration of the Bangabandhu-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Agriculture Technology Centre was announced by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Gazipur on February 23rd.