Resilience

NIA Partners with 4 Sectors to Host "SITE 2023", Re-uniting New Economic Warriors and Propelling Thailand Towards an Innovation-Centric Future June 22-24

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

This fully-fledged gathering of new economic warriors will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from June 22nd-24th, 2023, free of charge.

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  • This fully-fledged gathering of new economic warriors will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from June 22nd-24th, 2023, free of charge.
  • Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana, Executive Director of the National Innovation Agency, Thailand (Public Organization) or NIA, said that since 2020, the NIA has combined 2 significant national events, STARTUP THAILAND and INNOVATION THAILAND EXPO.
  • Even though the COVID-19 situation began to ease in 2022, full confidence in recovery was not yet present.
  • SITE started to build connections, linking innovators from Thailand and around the world, fostering interactions once again to prepare for post-COVID reopening.

Wheeler Bio Appoints Dr. Stewart McNaull as Chief Business Officer

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

BOSTON and OKLAHOMA CITY, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheeler Bio, Inc., an agile, boutique, clinical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced the appointment of Dr. Stewart McNaull as Chief Business Officer (CBO). Stewart will be leading the commercialization of Wheeler's proven tech platform – Portable CMC™ – to rapidly advance biologics programs from discovery to clinical leads.

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  • Dr. Stewart McNaull will help drive Wheeler Bio's mission to rapidly advance biologics programs through its innovative Portable CMC™ technology.
  • BOSTON and OKLAHOMA CITY, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheeler Bio, Inc., an agile, boutique, clinical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced the appointment of Dr. Stewart McNaull as Chief Business Officer (CBO).
  • "I couldn't be more excited to help Wheeler launch their foundational tech stack that will speed our partners' journey from discovery to human proof-of-concept," said Dr. Stewart McNaull, SVP and CBO at Wheeler Bio.
  • "I am thrilled to be welcoming Stewart to the team this week at BIO," said Jesse McCool, Co-Founder and CEO at Wheeler Bio.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation and RMC Working to Help USMC Fulfill its Energy Resilience Program

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Johnstown, PA, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Mitigation Consulting (RMC) has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) a $4.5 million subcontract to support the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Energy Resilience Program as part of a $9.3 million Task Order.

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  • Johnstown, PA, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk Mitigation Consulting (RMC) has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) a $4.5 million subcontract to support the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Energy Resilience Program as part of a $9.3 million Task Order.
  • This subcontract is part of the PP&O – MCICOM Energy Resilience Program to provide energy resilience planning and project development support for United States Marine Corps (USMC) installations.
  • This work will advance the USMC ability to achieve its energy resilience and federal sustainability goals.
  • Together we are developing a mission-driven set of priorities for energy resilience at USMC bases.”
    CTC and RMC have collaborated for several years as strategic partners in energy resilience efforts.

CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH WITH THE OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

OAKLAND, Calif., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir (OIGC) is proud to announce a powerful and inspiring series of concerts to celebrate Juneteenth, featuring performances in Berkeley, Livermore, and San Francisco.

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  • A Three-City Concert Series Featuring the Resiliency, Joy, and Strength of Black Gospel Music
    OAKLAND, Calif., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir (OIGC) is proud to announce a powerful and inspiring series of concerts to celebrate Juneteenth, featuring performances in Berkeley, Livermore, and San Francisco.
  • The Choir, under the direction of OIGC's Founding Artistic Director, Terrance Kelly, will lead audiences on a journey through Black gospel music, highlighting its pivotal role in African American history and culture.
  • "With gospel music, we can honor our past, celebrate our present, and inspire hope for the future," said Kelly.
  • "We invite everyone to join us and participate because we know the resiliency, joy, and strength that gospel music brings."

Ecore’s Heritage Motivate Performance Vinyl Tile (PVT) Honored with Multiple Industry Awards

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Ecore’s Heritage Motivate performance vinyl tile (PVT) claimed top honors in the Resilient Flooring category of this year’s IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards and was selected as a Sustainable Product category winner of the esteemed 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards.

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  • Ecore’s Heritage Motivate performance vinyl tile (PVT) claimed top honors in the Resilient Flooring category of this year’s IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards and was selected as a Sustainable Product category winner of the esteemed 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards.
  • “Our Heritage PVT introduces a new class of flooring that redefines performance to include health and well-being.
  • Heritage is comprised of 53% postconsumer recycled content and was engineered with a force reduction of 10.6% and an energy restitution of 66.7%.
  • “Granularity was the theme of the 2023 Sustainability Awards,” noted Matt Harney, Chairperson and Founder of SEAL Awards.

Resilience Claims Report: As Ransomware Attacks Double In Frequency, New Approach Helps Enterprises Thwart Extortions

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

With only 65% of organizations stating that they plan to increase security spending this year, a new approach to improve cyber resiliency is needed.

Key Points: 
  • With only 65% of organizations stating that they plan to increase security spending this year, a new approach to improve cyber resiliency is needed.
  • “We founded Resilience because we believed that the current approach to defending the digital ecosystem was inadequate,” said Vishaal “V8” Hariprasad, co-founder and CEO of Resilience.
  • “By bringing together risk, finance, and security roles which previously operated in silos, we can deliver a completely new approach: Cyber Resilience.
  • The results are impressive, and we’re just getting started.”
    The findings of Resilience’s 2022 Claims Report support the Resilience model of a holistic approach to managing risk.

CTMC Awarded $9.1M Through CPRIT Grant for the Advancement of Cell Therapy

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

CTMC , a joint venture between Resilience + MD Anderson Cancer Center, announces that it has been awarded $9.1M in the newly created Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Texas New Technologies Company grant.

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  • CTMC , a joint venture between Resilience + MD Anderson Cancer Center, announces that it has been awarded $9.1M in the newly created Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Texas New Technologies Company grant.
  • The grant will focus on retroviral vector (RVV) manufacturing, an enhanced tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) platform, and a differentiated process development approach to CAR-T manufacturing.
  • CPRIT created a new grant category called Texas New Technologies Company to fund development projects of promising technologies.
  • CTMC works in collaboration with both academic faculty at MD Anderson and with biopharmaceutical companies to drive life-saving cell therapies from the pre-clinical stage through regulatory filing to clinical trials.

Alcami Appoints Laurent Boer as General Manager of Biostorage and Pharmaceutical Support Services.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

WILMINGTON, N.C. , May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcami Corporation ("Alcami"), a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today the appointment of Laurent Boer to the newly created position of General Manager, Biostorage and Pharma Services.

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  • WILMINGTON, N.C. , May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcami Corporation ("Alcami"), a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today the appointment of Laurent Boer to the newly created position of General Manager, Biostorage and Pharma Services.
  • Before joining Alcami, Laurent was Vice President & General Manager at Resilience's biomanufacturing site in Allston, Massachusetts.
  • "I am thrilled and honored to join Alcami," commented Laurent Boer, General Manager of Biostorage and Pharma Services at Alcami.
  • This important appointment came on the heel of Alcami's recent biostorage expansion that added more secure and reliable cGMP biostorage in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Benchling Creates Open Source Library of Lab Instrument Data Converters

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Benchling, the R&D Cloud powering the biotechnology industry, launched an initiative to standardize instrument data conversion in the scientific community today at the Bio-IT World Conference. The company's efforts are twofold: Benchling is contributing to industry standards as an active member of the Allotrope Foundation Partner Network (APN) and is also creating a library of open source converters that format instrument-generated data to the Allotrope Simple Model (ASM) standard to help organizations to put these standards into practice. By making these converters available in the open source, companies of all sizes will be able to easily standardize and connect instrument data within and across their labs, ultimately driving greater industry adoption of findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) data. 

Key Points: 
  • Industry leaders are showing support for Benchling's open source instrument data converters initiative.
  • The data converters we're putting into the open source library add another critical component.
  • Benchling is sharing its vision for data standardization and lab automation, along with more details on its open source instrument data converters at the Bio-IT World Conference on May 18.
  • For instrument vendors interested in connecting with Benchling to participate in open source converters, please contact: [email protected] .

AST India Recognized as Certified Great Place to Work®

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Friday, May 12, 2023

AST today announces that its Pune, India location has been recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work® for Best Small and Mid-Sized Organizations in India.

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  • AST today announces that its Pune, India location has been recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work® for Best Small and Mid-Sized Organizations in India.
  • This award comes on the heels of AST being recognized as India's Best Workplaces for Women 2022 by Great Place to Work®.
  • AST India has received four Great Place to Work® Certifications over the past three years.
  • The Great Place to Work® Certification recognizes AST India as an employee-first organization that empowers people to discover and grow to their full potential.