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Here are the winners of the INVEST Pitch Perfect contest

The MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect contest saw some compelling presentations by four groups of entrepreneurs seeking to make a difference in healthcare. They addressed myriad pain points in care coordination, care delivery, the patient experience and improving the collection and analysis of data for clinical decision support. Startups competed across four tracks. Teams of three judges evaluated startups on criteria that included completeness of overall plan, business idea, market opportunity, business model and the founder(s)’ experience. Here’s a look at...
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Myomo Reports Progress with China Joint Venture, Receives Partial Payment of Technology License Fee

Myomo, Inc., a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, provides an update on the status of its joint venture (“JV”) in China and the associated impact on first quarter 2022 revenue. As of March 31, 2022, a portion of the technology license fee from the JV Company, Jiangxi Myomo Medical Assistive Appliance Co. Ltd., has been paid. The Company received $1.0 million of the total $2.7 million license fee...
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Aparavi and Wasabi Technologies Partner to Help Organizations Extract True ROI from High Performance Data Management

APARAVI®, the trusted disruptor in unstructured data management, and Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today announced a partnership agreement and validated interoperability of the Aparavi Platform with Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage to deliver improved storage consolidation and management. Users will benefit from reduced risks and costs by giving them the ability to move large datasets rapidly in and out of the cloud, with the luxury of a single platform for data discovery, indexing, classification, search and lifecycle management....
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Akston Biosciences Receives Regulatory Approval for Phase II Clinical Trial for Shelf-Stable COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

Akston Biosciences Corporation, a developer of new classes of biologic therapeutics, announced today it received regulatory approval in the Netherlands to conduct an open-label study of AKS-452, its protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine, as a booster. The study is designed to investigate the response of the immune system to an AKS-452 booster shot in 600 volunteers who have previously been vaccinated with EMA-registered vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) and AstraZeneca. The trial is managed by TRACER Europe B.V.,...
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Lynn Browne: Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of RFPs

To yield better RFP responses, start with your RFP ask. BrandVerge co-founder Lynn Browne shares the key components that brand-side marketers need to identify in order to shape the most relevant proposals. “You know your brand better than anyone, so lay down the tips and tricks that sellers should keep in mind. Don’t hold things back; give everyone the opportunity to show up for you where you need them most.” Putting out a request for proposals (RFP) may be one...
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Wasabi Technologies Brings Best-in-Class Hot Cloud Storage to Toronto

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, has announced the opening of its new storage region in Toronto to provide key proximity to customers and partners further in North America. The Toronto location is Wasabi's 11th overall, following recent expansions into Frankfurt, Paris, and London as the demand for Wasabi hot cloud storage surges globally. Wasabi has revolutionized the cloud storage industry with a simple solution that is 1/5th the cost of Amazon S3, with no fees for egress or...
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FutureFuel.io’s Laurel Taylor on the Student Debt Scourge and How Advisors Help

Student loan debt is a big problem that’s getting bigger, affecting multiple aspects of an employee’s financial life, retirement saving being just one. Laurel Taylor is doing something about it. The MIT grad and CEO of innovative fintech firm FutureFuel.io is out to CRUSH student debt in the workplace and beyond. Taylor joins us to discuss the scope of the problem, if it’s getting better or worse and how advisors can help. We also somehow drag the American Retirement Association’s...
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Wasabi Technologies Named Outperformer in 2022 GigaOm Radar Report for Alternatives to Amazon AWS S3

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, has been named an ""Outperformer"" in the 2022 ""GigaOm Radar Report for Alternatives to Amazon AWS S3."" GigaOm evaluated 11 cloud storage vendors based on key criteria and evaluation factors including security, partner ecosystem, cost predictability, performance, multi-cloud environment, and lock-in avoidance. Vendors were then categorized by strategy and execution, roadmap, and ability to innovate. Read more >>"
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OmniLife Partners With Redox to Add Patient Referral Management Tool to Its End-to-End Communication Platform for Transplant Hospitals

OmniLife, a health technology communication and collaboration platform, has partnered with Redox, the industry-leading electronic health record (EHR) integration and healthcare interoperability platform, to create a new integrated patient management tool as part of its overarching platform that provides end-to-end communication solutions for transplant hospitals. Read more >>
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New Report Shows EdTech Is Helping Students Connect to Peers

The College Innovation Network (CIN), an initiative spearheaded by WGU Labs, today published the results of a study that highlights the importance of student connections in higher ed, and reveals that identifying shared interests through EdTech can be a powerful tool toward that end. The new CIN report, Making Peer Connections with Nearpeer at California University of Pennsylvania & Loyola University, New Orleans, shares how two diverse universities addressed this challenge. Both California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U) and Loyola...
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