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Kroger Foundation and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Collaborate for Second Annual Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Innovation Challenge

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Sunday, January 15, 2023
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CINCINNATI, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Foundation ("Foundation") today announced the scholarship award recipients and entrepreneurial pitch competition results from its second annual Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Innovation Challenge in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). The Innovation Challenge is made possible by the Build it Together grant awarded to TMCF from the Foundation's Racial Equity Fund. The $1 million grant supports TMCF's effort to adapt its successful innovation and entrepreneurship model to focus on food insecurity and food waste.

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  • CINCINNATI, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Foundation ("Foundation") today announced the scholarship award recipients and entrepreneurial pitch competition results from its second annual Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Innovation Challenge in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF).
  • Teams work together to design solutions for three challenges aligning with Kroger's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste mission.
  • "These bright students are the future of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste promise, and we are so proud to collaborate with them and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to offer scholarships that drive our commitment to creating more equitable communities that are free of hunger and waste."
  • Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation's largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community.

Xinhua Silk Road: Shanghai Y50 Forum creates fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Themed on "Fresh Opportunities for City, Novel Future for Youth", the third Shanghai Y50 Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was held on August 27 in east China's Shanghai.

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  • BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Themed on "Fresh Opportunities for City, Novel Future for Youth", the third Shanghai Y50 Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was held on August 27 in east China's Shanghai.
  • This year's event, focusing on the development of the "new track" represented by Metaverse and green and low-carbon construction, strove to take all-round approaches to nurture a fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship in Shanghai.
  • Shanghai will, as always, provide solid guarantees for innovation and entrepreneurship, and help young talents realize their value on the new track, said Zhang Wei, vice mayor of Shanghai.
  • Shanghai Y50 forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which was held for three consecutive years, has become a platform to exchange cutting-edge ideas, display excellent cases and release favorable policies for young entrepreneurs.

Xinhua Silk Road: Shanghai Y50 Forum creates fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Themed on "Fresh Opportunities for City, Novel Future for Youth", the third Shanghai Y50 Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was held on August 27 in east China's Shanghai.

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  • BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Themed on "Fresh Opportunities for City, Novel Future for Youth", the third Shanghai Y50 Forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was held on August 27 in east China's Shanghai.
  • This year's event, focusing on the development of the "new track" represented by Metaverse and green and low-carbon construction, strove to take all-round approaches to nurture a fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship in Shanghai.
  • Shanghai will, as always, provide solid guarantees for innovation and entrepreneurship, and help young talents realize their value on the new track, said Zhang Wei, vice mayor of Shanghai.
  • Shanghai Y50 forum for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which was held for three consecutive years, has become a platform to exchange cutting-edge ideas, display excellent cases and release favorable policies for young entrepreneurs.

Business Oregon and Elevate Capital's Commercialization Gap Fund 2: Doubling Down on Science, Deep Tech, and Innovation in Oregon

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevate Capital, Oregon's first inclusive venture capital fund that supports inclusion and diversity, has been selected by Business Oregon as the Fund Manager for their second Commercialization Gap Fund.  

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  • The Gap Fund also intends to recycle investment back to Oregon InC to support additional companies as an evergreen program.
  • Business Oregon, via Oregon InC, previously awarded Elevate Capital $2.5 million to manage the state's first Commercialization Gap Fund in 2020.
  • For Gap Fund 1, Elevate Capital invested in 15 companies over a 12-month period, with check sizes ranging from $50,000 to $250,000.
  • Like the first Fund, Gap Fund 2 will invest in early-stage innovation across Oregon Innovation Council's target industries, such as life science, cleantech, sustainable resources, advanced manufacturing, and active lifestyle.

LexaGene Announces Webinar by UC Davis Professor on Use of MiQLab® System for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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This webinar will provide background information on the difficulties of accurately diagnosing urinary tract infections with conventional technologies.

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  • This webinar will provide background information on the difficulties of accurately diagnosing urinary tract infections with conventional technologies.
  • Dr. Sykes is a Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and the Executive Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) at UC Davis.
  • The MiQLab system delivers excellent sensitivity, specificity, and breadth of detection and can return results in approximately two hours.
  • Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

TDC Group Promotes Medical Professional Liability Leaders

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Friday, June 17, 2022
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NAPA, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --TDC Group has promoted Robert E. White Jr. from his role as Chief Operating Officer of the company's medical professional liability (MPL) subsidiary to President of TDC Group.

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  • NAPA, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --TDC Group has promoted Robert E. White Jr. from his role as Chief Operating Officer of the company's medical professional liability (MPL) subsidiary to President of TDC Group.
  • In his new role, Mr. White will oversee all four subsidiaries that make up TDC Group: The Doctors Company, Healthcare Risk Advisors, TDC Specialty Underwriters, and Medical Advantage.
  • He has helped us navigate the pandemic and maximize the potential of our subsidiary business units, both individually and for TDC Group," said Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company and TDC Group.
  • The TDC Group of companies (TDC Group) is the nation's largest physician-owned provider of insurance, risk management, and healthcare practice improvement solutions.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund to host MetaScholars at The Pitch 2022

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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Washington, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), with support from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation , announced today the newly-formed MetaScholars Program .

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  • Washington, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), with support from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation , announced today the newly-formed MetaScholars Program .
  • TheMetaScholars will compete in The Pitch 2022 , a challenging entrepreneurial competition to be held May 22-26, 2022, in conjunction with TMCF's Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) division.
  • The MetaScholars will then transition to prepare for the rigor of competing in real-world problems at The Pitch 2022.
  • Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nations largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community.

The University of Pittsburgh and Orange Grove Bio Establish Partnership to Develop and Commercialize Novel Therapeutics

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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Under terms of the partnership, Orange Grove Bio will provide commercialization guidance and support to the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, an internship program for the universitys Ph.D. students, and educational seminars for primary investigators and researchers at the university.

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  • Under terms of the partnership, Orange Grove Bio will provide commercialization guidance and support to the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, an internship program for the universitys Ph.D. students, and educational seminars for primary investigators and researchers at the university.
  • Additionally, as part of these activities, Orange Grove Bios head of chemistry, William H. Miller, Ph.D., has joined the University of Pittsburghs external advisory board for novel technologies.
  • Orange Grove Bios mission is to develop new therapeutic options for patients by harnessing the significant research potential found in universities across the United States.
  • Orange Grove Bio fosters strong relationships with technology transfer offices outside of the traditional medical technology hubs of Boston and San Francisco.

Proactive news headlines including BioHarvest Sciences, Kontrol Technologies, Willow Biosciences, GameSquare Esports and Pure Gold Mining

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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New York, Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proactive, provider of real-time news and video interviews on growth companies listed in the US and Canada, has covered the following companies:

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  • New York, Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proactive, provider of real-time news and video interviews on growth companies listed in the US and Canada, has covered the following companies:
    LexaGene says Dr Jane Sykes, executive director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis has joined its board click here
    ESE Entertainment completes previously announced acquisition of European esports media and technology company, Frenzy click here
    Harbor Custom Development sees its 3Q sales surge to $18M on land sale, fee build revenue click here
    Levitee Labs announces appointment of Noha ElSayed as its executive director, Levitee Clinics and Levitee Pharmacies, Alberta Region click here
    FPX Nickel drills one of the highest-grading, near surface intervals in the history of the Decar nickel district at the Van target click here
    Heritage Cannabis signs commercial agreement with Canopy Growth for the supply of bulk concentrates, including live resin click here
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Leading Veterinary Academic, Dr. Jane Sykes, Joins LexaGene Board of Directors

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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Dr. Sykes received her veterinary degree and PhD at the University of Melbourne and her MBA from the University of Georgia.

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  • Dr. Sykes received her veterinary degree and PhD at the University of Melbourne and her MBA from the University of Georgia.
  • Dr. Jane Sykes commented, Im excited to join LexaGenes Board of Directors.
  • Im thrilled to serve on LexaGenes board of directors and work alongside the other board members as we improve shareholder value.
  • In addition, the Company announced that the board of directors granted Dr. Sykes 100,000 restricted share units (RSUs).