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BioHub Maryland, Platoon 22 Partner to Reskill Military Veterans for Life Sciences Careers

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BioHub Maryland, an initiative to accelerate the state's life sciences industry, is partnering with Platoon 22, a non-profit dedicated to ending veteran suicide through successful reintegration, to reskill and upskill military veterans for rewarding careers in the life sciences industry. BioHub Maryland is an initiative of the Maryland Tech Council, the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state.

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  • Maryland Tech Council's next mission: Upskill military vets into life science jobs
    FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BioHub Maryland, an initiative to accelerate the state's life sciences industry, is partnering with Platoon 22, a non-profit dedicated to ending veteran suicide through successful reintegration, to reskill and upskill military veterans for rewarding careers in the life sciences industry.
  • BioHub Maryland is an initiative of the Maryland Tech Council , the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state.
  • Finding and training talent to meet the workforce needs of Maryland's growing life sciences industry is critical.
  • BioHub Maryland and Platoon 22 will partner to offer military veterans access to training in the skills life sciences employers value most.

CIQ Stacks Advisory Board With Veteran Open-Source and Industry Leadership

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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RENO, Nev., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CIQ today unveiled an advisory board comprising veteran leaders with deep expertise in IT infrastructure, high performance computing (HPC), open-source software and business strategy. The advisory board will help guide CIQ as it builds the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution.

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  • RENO, Nev., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CIQ today unveiled an advisory board comprising veteran leaders with deep expertise in IT infrastructure, high performance computing (HPC), open-source software and business strategy.
  • The advisory board will help guide CIQ as it builds the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution.
  • "The assembly of this exceptional board of advisors establishes CIQ in a solid position for growth and innovation," said Greg Kurtzer, founder and CEO of CIQ.
  • The CIQ advisory board includes these members:
    Drawn to CIQ because of its innovative and boundary-pushing approach to HPC, Alvarez joins the advisory board after having worked with CIQ founder and CEO, Gregory Kurtzer at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab.

CHTF 2022 Showcases Future-proof Technologies in Shenzhen and Online

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2022), which opened in Shenzhen, China on November 15 and will last until November 19, has surprised visitors both offline and online during the first three days with numerous future-facing technologies and innovations on display in the fields of IT, high-end medical equipment, new energy, aviation and aerospace.

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  • The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2022), which opened in Shenzhen, China on November 15 and will last until November 19, has surprised visitors both offline and online during the first three days with numerous future-facing technologies and innovations on display in the fields of IT, high-end medical equipment, new energy, aviation and aerospace.
  • This years CHTF is expected to gather over 8,000 innovative items from over 5,000 exhibitors from nearly 40 countries and regions.
  • On the domestic side, the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology alone brought 250 items to this years CHTF, including rapid imaging technology, a flexible tactile sensor based on a six-dimensional force, and a wearable brain function enhancement system.
  • Technologies designed for smarter living have drawn particular interest in the exhibition hall, and include inspection robots for parking lots, translation headsets, and ultra-thin transparent holographic screens.

Maryland Tech Council Names Former State Commerce and Labor Secretary Kelly Schulz New CEO

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state, has named the Honorable Kelly M. Schulz, a former cybersecurity small business partner, state legislator, and two-time state cabinet secretary, as its new CEO.

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  • The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state, has named the Honorable Kelly M. Schulz, a former cybersecurity small business partner, state legislator, and two-time state cabinet secretary, as its new CEO.
  • As a technology business partner, lawmaker, and economic development leader, Kelly possesses a rare combination of skills that make her an outstanding choice to lead the Maryland Tech Council, said Todd Marks, Chair of the Maryland Tech Council.
  • I am honored that the Maryland Tech Council has put its trust in me at such an exciting time for tech and life science innovation, said Schulz.
  • The vision for the Maryland Tech Council is to propel Maryland to become the number one innovation economy for life sciences and technology in the country.

New Partnership between Gladstone Institutes and CZ Biohub

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladstone Institutes and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub signed an affiliation agreement to increase their research collaboration. The two San Francisco organizations, both located in the Mission Bay neighborhood known for being a hub for health and biotech, will partner to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of disease in order to find new prevention strategies, treatments, and cures.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladstone Institutes and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub signed an affiliation agreement to increase their research collaboration.
  • "For decades, Gladstone has distinguished itself as a top biomedical research institution, and Biohub scientists have regularly collaborated with Gladstone's talented researchers," says Joe DeRisi, PhD, CZ Biohub president.
  • The new affiliation agreement enables Gladstone investigators who are appointed as CZ Biohub Investigators to have access to resources to participate in research at both organizations.
  • "CZ Biohub is known for being exceptionally collaborative, which is a value we share at Gladstone," says Gladstone Chief Operating Officer, Robert Obana, MBA.

Maryland Tech Council Joins Governor Hogan, AstraZeneca’s Frederick Manufacturing Center For Life Sciences Workforce Development Discussion

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state, today joined Maryland Governor Larry Hogan at AstraZenecas Frederick Manufacturing Center, a Maryland-based biologics manufacturing center for a facility tour and discussion of BioHub Maryland, MTCs life science workforce development initiative.

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  • The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state, today joined Maryland Governor Larry Hogan at AstraZenecas Frederick Manufacturing Center, a Maryland-based biologics manufacturing center for a facility tour and discussion of BioHub Maryland, MTCs life science workforce development initiative.
  • BioHub Maryland will offer industry-aligned training to upskill and reskill individuals who do not hold advanced degrees so they are qualified for a rewarding life sciences career in Maryland.
  • I thank Governor Hogan for recognizing the critical role workforce development plays in maintaining Marylands global leadership in life science, said Marty Rosendale, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council.
  • The vision for the Maryland Tech Council is to propel Maryland to become the number one innovation economy for life sciences and technology in the country.

Dr. Jeanne Bolger to chair Board of Directors of Belgium-based vaccine technology company AstriVax

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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Dr Jeanne Bolger brings over 35 years of management experience in the pharmaceutical industry to the new Belgium-based vaccine technology company.

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  • Dr Jeanne Bolger brings over 35 years of management experience in the pharmaceutical industry to the new Belgium-based vaccine technology company.
  • With this seed capital and the support of Dr Bolger, AstriVax will continue to build its innovative plug-and-play vaccine platform and bring its first vaccines to the clinical development stage.
  • Leuven, Belgium, 26 September 2022 AstriVax has announced that Dr Jeanne Bolger will chair its Board of Directors as non-executive independent director.
  • As the new Chair of the AstriVax Board, doctor and biotech investor Jeanne Bolger brings extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with management roles across R&D, commercial and business development, and venture investments.

Science, Tech, and AI Leaders Convene to Launch Kempner Institute

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Friday, September 23, 2022
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BOSTON, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leadership from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and Harvard University celebrated the launch of the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University with a symposium on Harvard's campus. Speakers included CZI Head of Science Stephen Quake, President of Harvard University Lawrence Bacow, Provost of Harvard University Alan Garber, and Kempner Institute co-directors Bernardo Sabatini and Sham Kakade. The event also included remarks and panels from industry leaders in science, technology, and artificial intelligence, including Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Andy Jassy, Daniel Huttenlocher, Sam Altman, Joelle Pineau, Sangeeta Bhatia, and Yann LeCun, among many others.

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  • Speakers included CZI Head of Science Stephen Quake, President of Harvard University Lawrence Bacow, Provost of Harvard University Alan Garber, and Kempner Institute co-directors Bernardo Sabatini and Sham Kakade.
  • The Kempner Institute will seek to better understand the basis of intelligence in natural and artificial systems.
  • The Kempner Institute will study AI systems, including artificial neural networks, to develop both principled theories and a practical understanding of how these systems operate and learn.
  • It will also focus on research topics such as learning and memory, perception and sensation, brain function, and metaplasticity.

KU Leuven spin-off AstriVax raises € 30 million seed capital to build vaccine platform

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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Closing on 30 million, AstriVax has raised the largest amount of seed capital in the history of spin-offs linked to Belgium-based university KU Leuven.

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  • Closing on 30 million, AstriVax has raised the largest amount of seed capital in the history of spin-offs linked to Belgium-based university KU Leuven.
  • Leuven, Belgium, 25 August 2022 Closing on 30 million, AstriVax has raised the largest amount of seed capital in the history of KU Leuven spin-offs.
  • The company will also continue to build its highly innovative, first-in-class plug-and-play vaccine platform based on the ground-breaking work of co-founders Professor Johan Neyts and Kai Dallmeier, PhD, from the KU Leuven Rega Institute.
  • From 2005 to 2021, KU Leuven invested 21.7 million in its spin-off companies, and 1.46 billion of external capital was raised.

Scientists Map Networks of Disease-Associated Immune Genes

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Using new technologies to study thousands of genes simultaneously within immune cells, researchers at Gladstone Institutes, UC San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford School of Medicine have created the most detailed map yet of how complex networks of genes function together. The new insights into how these genes relate to each other shed light on both the basic drivers of immune cell function and on immune diseases.

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  • The new insights into how these genes relate to each other shed light on both the basic drivers of immune cell function and on immune diseases.
  • Scientists represent these connections among proteins and genes as networks that look somewhat like a subway map.
  • Mapping these networks is important because they can help explain why mutations in two different immune genes might lead to the same disease, or how a drug might have an impact on many immune proteins at once.
  • In the past, scientists have mapped out a part of these networks by removing the gene for each protein, one at a time, and studying the impact on other genes and proteins, as well as on immune cells' overall function.