Computer Sciences

Vaxart Names Phillip Lee as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, December 19, 2022

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT) announced today that it has appointed Phillip Lee as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.

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  • Mr. Lee brings almost 15 years of experience in strategy, M&A and partnering on more than $20 billion in transactions
    SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT) announced today that it has appointed Phillip Lee as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.
  • “We are excited to have a CFO with Phillip’s experience in corporate finance and strategy join our team,” said Andrei Floroiu, Vaxart’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • Most recently, he was CFO and Chief Operating Officer at Clover Biopharmaceuticals and prior to that held finance leadership positions at several biotechnology companies.
  • Mr. Lee earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Kai Yung Tu, RFC® Named to Financial Association's Board of Trustees

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, Jan. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kai Tu began his career path by completing his university degree and military conscription in Taiwan. In 1982, he continued his higher education in the United States by earning an MBA and a Master's degree in Computer Sciences. His stateside career started with American General Group Life Insurance Company as a software engineer in Dallas, Texas. Several years later, Kai Tu reinvented himself and left IT to join the Life Insurance Industry.

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  • The International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC®) Board of Trustees has completed their election process with the approval of Kai Yung Tu, RFC® as their newest Board member.
  • Kai Tu joins the current Board of Trustees and will begin his term officially January, 2023.
  • "I am pleased to be joining the IARFC Board of Trustees and look forward to our first meeting in December," acknowledged Kai Tu.
  • "We are honored to welcome Kai Tu as a member of our Board of Trustees.

New York Institute of Technology Expands Partnership with Everspring to Launch Two New Master's Programs

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Friday, December 16, 2022

CHICAGO and NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Everspring, a leading provider of education technology and services to universities seeking to build, expand or augment their online capabilities, announces an expansion of its partnership with New York Institute of Technology. The expanded partnership will include two new online graduate degree programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences: an M.S. in Data Science and an M.S. in Computer Science. 

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  • CHICAGO and NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Everspring, a leading provider of education technology and services to universities seeking to build, expand or augment their online capabilities, announces an expansion of its partnership with New York Institute of Technology.
  • The expanded partnership will include two new online graduate degree programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences: an M.S.
  • The expansion builds on the successful partnership launched in 2020 when Everspring supported the rapid development of high-quality fundamental courses for New York Tech's incoming undergraduate students.
  • "We are thrilled to expand our partnership with New York Tech to include these two new online graduate programs," said Beth Hollenberg, chief executive officer and co-founder of Everspring.

Healthcare Technology Leader Laure Tessier-Delivuk Joins Inspirata as Vice President of Operations for Oncology Informatics

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Effective November 17, 2022, Laure Tessier-Delivuk, PMP, has joined as Vice President of Operations Oncology Informatics.

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  • Effective November 17, 2022, Laure Tessier-Delivuk, PMP, has joined as Vice President of Operations Oncology Informatics.
  • Laure brings 25+ years of experience as a Healthcare Technology executive leader and a proven track record in managing multimillion-dollar business units to achieve revenue, profit, and growth objectives.
  • Laure will tap into more than two decades of progressive achievement with GE Healthcare (GEHC), a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator.
  • Most recently, Laure worked on accelerating healthcare innovation with artificial intelligence and previously served as Senior Director of Business Operations for GE Healthcare Digital.

5th World Laureates Forum opens with the inaugural WLA Prize award ceremony

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

SHANGHAI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The fifth World Laureates Forum, or WLA Forum, successfully held in Shanghai,featuring 60 top scientists worldwide, including 27 Nobel Prize laureates.

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  • SHANGHAI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The fifth World Laureates Forum, or WLA Forum, successfully held in Shanghai,featuring 60 top scientists worldwide, including 27 Nobel Prize laureates.
  • Beforeits official opening, various meetings and events, including WLA Zero CarbonForum, WLA SHE Forum, the WLA Sci-T Conference, and the newly-launched WLALaboratories Forum, have been held since 29 October.
  • (Follow WLA Forum atTwitter & Facebook @wlaforum)
    Notably, the inaugural World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) wasawarded to two scientists at the opening ceremony on 6 November.
  • Dirk Gorlich, 2022 WLA Prize Laureate in Life Science or Medicine - "I feltsurprised and very happy.

5th World Laureates Forum opens with the inaugural WLA Prize award ceremony

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth World Laureates Forum, or WLA Forum, successfully held in Shanghai, featuring 60 top scientists worldwide, including 27 Nobel Prize laureates.

Key Points: 
  • SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth World Laureates Forum, or WLA Forum, successfully held in Shanghai, featuring 60 top scientists worldwide, including 27 Nobel Prize laureates.
  • Before its official opening, various meetings and events, including WLA Zero Carbon Forum, WLA SHE Forum, the WLA Sci-T Conference, and the newly-launched WLA Laboratories Forum, have been held since 29 October.
  • (Follow us at Twitter&Facebook @wlaforum)
    Notably, the inaugural World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) was awarded to two scientists at the opening ceremony on 6 November.
  • Dirk Gorlich, 2022 WLA Prize Laureate in Life Science or Medicine-"I felt surprised and very happy.

5th World Laureates Forum opens with the inaugural WLA Prize award ceremony

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth World Laureates Forum, or WLA Forum, successfully held in Shanghai, featuring 60 top scientists worldwide, including 27 Nobel Prize laureates.

Key Points: 
  • SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth World Laureates Forum, or WLA Forum, successfully held in Shanghai, featuring 60 top scientists worldwide, including 27 Nobel Prize laureates.
  • Before its official opening, various meetings and events, including WLA Zero Carbon Forum, WLA SHE Forum, the WLA Sci-T Conference, and the newly-launched WLA Laboratories Forum, have been held since 29 October.
  • (Follow us at Twitter&Facebook @wlaforum)
    Notably, the inaugural World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) was awarded to two scientists at the opening ceremony on 6 November.
  • Dirk Gorlich, 2022 WLA Prize Laureate in Life Science or Medicine-"I felt surprised and very happy.

FitStack, a new solution for code and container risk management, launches with support from Varsity Venture Studio

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Varsity Venture Studio – a collaborative venture studio between the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and venture builder High Alpha Innovation – announced the public launch of FitStack (www.fitstack.dev), a proactive risk management solution for application development teams to address the ongoing challenges in managing software supply chain security.

Key Points: 
  • "Roger and Mohannad's solution to such a pressing problem is the perfect fit for building a startup via Varsity Venture Studio."
  • Varsity Venture Studio, a University of Wisconsin-Madison-wide venture studio, turns ideas into funded software businesses.
  • Varsity Venture Studio is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and venture builder High Alpha Innovation, and is the first university venture studio of its kind.
  • Learn more about Varsity Venture Studio at varsityventurestudio.com , High Alpha Innovation at highalphainno.com , and about WARF at warf.org .

CyberArk Announces Peretz Regev as Chief Product Officer

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Monday, September 19, 2022

CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR ), the global leader in Identity Security , today announced the appointment of Peretz Regev as chief product officer.

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  • CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR ), the global leader in Identity Security , today announced the appointment of Peretz Regev as chief product officer.
  • Regev brings more than 20 years of senior leadership and product engineering experience to CyberArk.
  • CyberArks previous chief product officer Chen Bitan will remain the general manager of CyberArk Israel and will continue to play a key role in defining the company direction.
  • To learn more about CyberArk, visit https://www.cyberark.com , read the CyberArk blogs or follow on Twitter via @CyberArk , LinkedIn or Facebook .

Virginia (Ginni) M. Rometty elected to Cargill's Board of Directors

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia (Ginni) M. Rometty, former Chairman, President and CEO of IBM, has been elected to the Cargill Board of Directors.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia (Ginni) M. Rometty, former Chairman, President and CEO of IBM, has been elected to the Cargill Board of Directors.
  • We are thrilled to bring her expertise and vision for purpose-driven corporations to Cargill," said Dave MacLennan, Cargill's Board Chair and CEO.
  • In 2020, Rometty was named to the board of directors for JP Morgan Chase.
  • Rometty is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Singapore Economic Development Board International Advisory Council, the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Advisory Board and the BDT Capital Advisory Board.