31May
31May
The Right Shots In The Right Places
Row Covid-19 or Coronavirus vaccine flasks on white background Every safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine is helping to end the global pandemic. But that doesn't mean they're all the same. To succeed globally, though, we can't just focus on what works best on our own shores. A temperature-sensitive vaccine shipped to a facility without freezers will go to waste. Scheduling two doses isn't feasible for every population. In developing countries, these challenges can be acute. More remarkably, Akston Biosciences has begun...
29May
What career women can learn from actor-filmmaker Elizabeth Banks
“I felt underused. I just knew there was more for me to be doing,” the actress Elizabeth Banks once said about the Hollywood system. A lot of women feel this when sexism or office politics derails their careers. They can draw inspiration and specific pointers from Banks, who used her disenchantment as motivation to start her own production company in 2007 – Brownstone Productions... This month, Banks diversified her financial bets. She became an investor in a woman-led wine venture –...
28May
Myomo to Present at the Summer Solstice – Best Ideas From the Buy Side Conference
Myomo, Inc., a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced that CEO Paul R. Gudonis and CFO David Henry will present at the Summer Solstice – Best Ideas From the Buy Side Conference on June 1, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. The conference is sponsored by the Microcap Rodeo and will be held virtually June 1-4, 2021. Read more >>
28May
Elizabeth Banks joins canned wine company Archer Roose
Leading canned wine company Archer Roose announced that Elizabeth Banks will be joining their team as a co-owner and chief creative officer. Founded in 2014 by Marian Leitner-Waldman and David Waldman, Archer Roose was built on shared passions and values: lively conversations, craftsmanship and a belief that we must all do our part to build a better world. Read more >>
27May
Elizabeth Banks Partners with Archer Roose, Leading Canned Wine Company
Archer Roose, a leading artisanal canned wine company in the U.S., announced today Elizabeth Banks will be joining their team as a Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer. Read more >>
27May
Insider View: Wasabi CEO David Friend talks music, movies and minerals (Video)
Serial entrepreneur and Wasabi CEO David Friend spoke with BBJ Executive Editor about tech, music, movies and minerals, as well as the Steven Spielberg movie that featured his early product, where he rides his bike and swear words in Spanish. Watch now >>
26May
Is The “Tinder-fication” Of Online Dating Over? S’More Thinks So, And Has The Data To Back It Up
New data gathered by the dating app company S’More suggests that their unique approach to online dating — one that puts chemistry ahead of “hotness” and relationships over casual encounters — may become the new norm in online dating, and some of the biggest players in the industry are getting in on the trend. Surveying 1000 representative American dating app users, ages 18-50, in December of 2020, they found physical attraction was no longer rated as the most important factor...
26May
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Two Abstracts at EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company pioneering transformative medicines that target the endocannabinoid system, today announced the publication of two abstracts at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2021 Virtual Congress that will be taking place June 2-5, 2021. Read more >>
26May