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New Biomarker Data Add Further Evidence Supporting the Potential Benefit of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) in Infants and Toddlers with Unmet Clinical Needs after Gene Therapy

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

* The Phase 4 study evaluates clinical outcomes and safety following treatment with SPINRAZA over a 2-year period in infants and toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who have unmet clinical needs after treatment with Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec).

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  • * The Phase 4 study evaluates clinical outcomes and safety following treatment with SPINRAZA over a 2-year period in infants and toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who have unmet clinical needs after treatment with Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec).
  • The new data show that plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels, an objective biomarker of axonal injury and neurodegeneration, were reduced in nearly all study participants treated with SPINRAZA.
  • These data will be presented at the 2024 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference (March 3-6, 2024).
  • “Our evolving understanding of gene therapy indicates there may be an opportunity for better outcomes,” said Crystal Proud, M.D., Pediatric Neurologist at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.

Darktrace HEAL™ Brings Industry First AI-Enabled Capabilities to Transform Incident Response, Readiness and Recovery

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

HEAL completes Darktrace's Cyber AI Loop, delivering resilience throughout the cyber lifecycle from prevention, to detection, to response, and now to recovery.

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  • HEAL completes Darktrace's Cyber AI Loop, delivering resilience throughout the cyber lifecycle from prevention, to detection, to response, and now to recovery.
  • CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darktrace today announces the launch of Darktrace HEAL™, its AI-enabled product to help businesses more effectively prepare for, rapidly remediate, and recover from cyber-attacks.
  • That means teams aren't running their incident response for the first time in the face of a real, live attack.
  • To learn more about Darktrace HEAL and the Darktrace Cyber AI Loop, register for the launch event on August 3.

New Data at Cure SMA Highlight Potential Benefit of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) in Infants and Toddlers with Unmet Clinical Needs After Gene Therapy

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Friday, June 30, 2023

(Nasdaq: BIIB) announced new SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) data aimed at answering critical questions for the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) community.

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  • (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced new SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) data aimed at answering critical questions for the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) community.
  • No new emerging safety concerns have been identified in enrolled participants who received SPINRAZA after Zolgensma.
  • “The RESPOND study has begun to characterize remaining unmet need in some SMA patients treated with Zolgensma whose outcomes have not met clinical expectations.
  • This summer, Alcyone plans to begin initial enrollment of the PIERRE study ( clinicaltrials.gov ), which will evaluate the safety and performance of ThecaFlex for the delivery of SPINRAZA in SMA patients.

Darktrace Addresses Generative AI Concerns with Introduction of AI Models That Help Protect Data Privacy and Intellectual Property

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Monday, June 12, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, England, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing use of generative AI tools, Darktrace today announces the launch of new risk and compliance models to help its 8,400 customers around the world address the increasing risk of IP loss and data leakage. These new risk and compliance models for Darktrace DETECT™ and RESPOND™ make it easier for customers to put guardrails in place to monitor, and when necessary, respond to activity and connections to generative AI and large language model (LLM) tools.

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  • This comes as Darktrace's AI observed 74% of active customer deployments have employees using generative AI tools in the workplace[1].
  • In one instance, in May 2023 Darktrace detected and prevented an upload of over 1GB of data to a generative AI tool at one of its customers.
  • "Since generative AI tools like ChatGPT have gone mainstream, our company is increasingly aware of how companies are being impacted.
  • [1] Based on data obtained on June 2nd, 2023, from active customer deployments with Call Home enabled, where Darktrace detected generative AI activity at some point.

Cisco Unveils New Solution to Rapidly Detect Advanced Cyber Threats and Automate Response

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Monday, April 24, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE 2023 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise networking and security, unveiled the latest progress towards its vision of the Cisco Security Cloud, a unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform. Cisco's new XDR solution and the release of advanced features for Duo MFA will help organizations better protect the integrity of their entire IT ecosystem.

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  • Cisco's new XDR solution and the release of advanced features for Duo MFA will help organizations better protect the integrity of their entire IT ecosystem.
  • Cisco's XDR strategy converges its deep expertise and visibility across the network and endpoints into one turnkey, risk-based solution.
  • Now in Beta with General Availability coming in July 2023, Cisco XDR simplifies investigating incidents and enables security operations centers (SOCs) to immediately remediate threats.
  • "With the launch of Cisco XDR, we can finally provide our customers with XDR outcomes as a solution or managed offering.

Cisco Unveils New Solution to Rapidly Detect Advanced Cyber Threats and Automate Response

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Monday, April 24, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE 2023 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise networking and security, unveiled the latest progress towards its vision of the Cisco Security Cloud, a unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform. Cisco's new XDR solution and the release of advanced features for Duo MFA will help organizations better protect the integrity of their entire IT ecosystem.

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  • Cisco's new XDR solution and the release of advanced features for Duo MFA will help organizations better protect the integrity of their entire IT ecosystem.
  • Cisco's XDR strategy converges its deep expertise and visibility across the network and endpoints into one turnkey, risk-based solution.
  • Now in Beta with General Availability coming in July 2023, Cisco XDR simplifies investigating incidents and enables security operations centers (SOCs) to immediately remediate threats.
  • "With the launch of Cisco XDR, we can finally provide our customers with XDR outcomes as a solution or managed offering.

Zuse Institute Berlin and FICO Collaborate to Push the Boundaries of Mathematical Optimization

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Monday, April 17, 2023

At the 4th EURO Practitioners' Forum from 20 to 21 April in Berlin, organized by analytics software provider FICO in cooperation with the Zuse Institute Berlin, data scientists will get to the bottom of this question.

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  • At the 4th EURO Practitioners' Forum from 20 to 21 April in Berlin, organized by analytics software provider FICO in cooperation with the Zuse Institute Berlin, data scientists will get to the bottom of this question.
  • These companies will showcase practical projects and describe how they utilized mathematical methods and optimization models to overcome complex challenges quickly and reliably.
  • FICO, a prominent optimization software developer, is a strategic partner of Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB).
  • “The lively exchange between science and business is important so that the enormous potential of mathematical optimization can be used even better.

PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION-FUNDED GENETIC STUDY OF MEN OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY FINDS NEW RISK FACTORS FOR PROSTATE CANCER

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Friday, March 3, 2023

LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- One in six Black men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime versus one in eight white men. Black men are more likely to be diagnosed at a younger age, with more aggressive disease, and are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer. New findings from Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-funded investigators shed light on the genetic underpinnings of this racial disparity and point the way toward more effective screening strategies.

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  • Studies have identified close to 270 genetic variants linked to prostate cancer risk, but genetic researchers have yet to explain the disproportionate risk among men of African ancestry.
  • Nor have they been able to predict which Black men face a high risk for aggressive prostate cancer.
  • The researchers found nine previously undiscovered genetic variants that increased the risk for prostate cancer in men of African ancestry, seven of which are found either largely or exclusively in Black men.
  • One new variant in the 8q24 region, long known to influence prostate cancer risk, is found only in men of African ancestry.

ANNOUNCING VIVID - A NEW GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANCY

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

LONDON, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TEAM LEWIS, a marketing consultancy, is launching VIVID, a new global reputation and impact practice. It is designed to respond to the rapidly changing, fast-moving, digital-first world. VIVID will inject pace, emotion, creativity, and visual thinking into reputation management and purpose campaigns.

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  • ~ INTERNATIONAL TEAM TO IDENTIFY, MONITOR & RESPOND CREATIVELY TO RAPIDLY CHANGING DIGITAL NARRATIVES ~
    LONDON, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TEAM LEWIS , a marketing consultancy, is launching VIVID, a new global reputation and impact practice.
  • VIVID brings together brand consultancy with creative engineering and real-time reputation management.
  • The VIVID practice will be led by Helen Ellis, the agency's global sustainability lead and reputation expert.
  • Commenting on this new milestone, Yvonne van Bokhoven, EVP Europe and APAC said: "VIVID is designed to engineer new creative approaches to reputational content, engagement and brand experiences.

First Responders Children’s Foundation Announces Over One Million Dollars in 2023-’24 Scholarship Grants for Children of U.S. First Responders

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

FRCF scholarship funds can be used for trade school, college or graduate school expenses, and winners automatically qualify for services provided by FRCF’s Scholars Council, which offers access to jobs and internships, career advice, mentorship, skills development, and leadership opportunities.

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  • FRCF scholarship funds can be used for trade school, college or graduate school expenses, and winners automatically qualify for services provided by FRCF’s Scholars Council, which offers access to jobs and internships, career advice, mentorship, skills development, and leadership opportunities.
  • Applicants can apply for 2023/2024 academic year FRCF scholarships by visiting www.1strcf.org/Scholarship .
  • “First responders run into danger for their communities every day,” said FRCF President and CEO Jillian Crane.
  • Past FRCF scholars are already pursuing rewarding careers — many are studying to become first responders themselves — and we couldn’t be happier to help them realize their professional dreams.”