Monthly Archives - April 2025

Elizabeth Banks And Archer Roose’s Next Act: A New Pinot Noir And Doubling Growth

Archer Roose Wines, co-owned by actress Elizabeth Banks, says the canned wine brand is coming off a record year in 2024. What’s next is a new canned pinot noir, the company’s first new red varietal in five years. Co-founder and CEO Marian Leitner-Waldman tells me during a virtual interview that sales volume for Archer Roose Wines exceeded 100,000 nine-liter cases in 2024, a record for the brand, and is currently hitting a 125,000 annualized case volume on a trailing 12-month average....
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CytoAgents Announces Completion of Cohort 1 Dose-escalation Stage of Clinical Phase 1B to Advance Research on Cytokine Release Syndrome

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CytoAgents Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing CTO1681 for the prevention and treatment for Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), announced the successful completion of the first dose, core cohort dose-limiting toxicity observation period in its ongoing Phase 1b/2a clinical trial. Following a review of safety and efficacy data, the Safety Review Committee (SRC) has approved dose-escalation to the next, higher planned dose in Cohort 2. “This milestone marks an important step forward in our mission to deliver a safe, effective therapy...
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Candidly, Fiducius Partner to Offer Student Debt Repayment Benefits

Candidly has partnered with Fiducius, a provider of financial wellness benefits, to add tools for college savings and private student lending to the Fiducius platform. The new relationship will allow Candidly to grow its solutions for planning and paying for college and, in turn, enable Fiducius to reach new employee populations. With the addition of Candidly’s student loan refinancing marketplace, both firms believe the collaboration will drive more value for Fiducius users adjusting their student debt repayment strategy amid ongoing changes...
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New Episode of Never a Dull Moment – Z-Pods

A new Never a Dull Moment episode has dropped! 🎙️ Our host Ziad Henry Moukheiber sits down with Scott Pancoast CEO and founder of Zylö Therapeutics to discuss Z-Pods and more! Press play to hear about Scott's incredible journey from venture capital to starting a business in biotech and cosmetics. Listen to the full episode here.
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