Author - Antonette Ho

Gentex Announces eSight Acquisition Set to Showcase Advanced Vision Tech at CES 2024

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) announced today the asset acquisition of eSight, a leading provider of vision enhancement technologies, to develop and manufacture the next generation of mobile electronic eyewear designed to help people living with visual impairments. Gentex will prominently feature eSight’s next-gen technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. Gentex is a technology company and a long-time supplier of electro-optical products for the global automotive, aerospace, and fire protection industries. Read more >>
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EcoSoul: Making a Difference

Noida-based D2C-first company EcoSoul sells eco-friendly home essentials. And it doesn’t use paper to make them…In just three years since its inception, sustainable home essentials brand EcoSoul Home has sold 967,000 products in over five countries to almost a lakh customers. In the process, the company has contributed to reducing 1,327,528 pounds of plastic, and 1,327,528 carbon emissions. It’s all thanks to the unique business idea of co-workers turned co-founders Rahul Singh and Arvind Ganesan who found a way to...
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Immusoft To Present on ISP-001 Clinical Trial at WORLDSymposium™ 2024 Conference

Immusoft Corporation, a cell therapy company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with rare diseases, today announced that it will present at the upcoming WORLDSymposium 2024 Conference, held in San Diego, February 4-9, 2024. WORLDSymposium is the largest international gathering of lysosomal disease researchers. Immusoft is developing a new modality of gene encoded medicine that holds the promise of being durable and redosable. The Company’s lead investigational drug candidate ISP-001, is a first-in-class investigational treatment for mucopolysaccharidosis type I...
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Companies to Watch in 2024

For the past ten years, Life Science Nation (LSN) has built a global partnering platform that matches scientist-entrepreneurs and fundraising CEOs with capital, licensing, and product collaboration partners. In that time, LSN has learned so much about what makes a compelling fit for our buy-side partners. I have had discussions with hundreds of investors. I always want to understand how their investment theme of seeking early-stage technology assets is balanced with the risk of going early. Unsurprisingly, it’s complicated, but it typically...
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EcoSoul Home rolls out campaign ‘Bharat Ki Parties Ka Naya Partner’

EcoSoul has launched its brand campaign with the tagline ‘Bharat Ki Parties Ka Naya Partner’. As per the company, the aim behind the campaign is to redefine the way people celebrate festivities, emphasising a sustainable and eco-friendly approach. The campaign showcases EcoSoul’s disposable party pack which is designed to make celebrations hassle-free and eco-conscious. It further shows how party organisations now do not need to worry about the aftermath. Read more >>
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Your employer may soon give you a 401(k) match for your student loan payments

In the new year, some employers will begin making matching 401(k) contributions into a retirement account for their employees’ student loan payments, a change that could be “transformational” for borrowers who may have trouble saving for retirement while paying down their debt. Different provisions in the legislation have different implementation dates: 401(k) matches for student loan payments will begin after Jan. 1. That comes just a few months after federal student loan payments resumed after a three and a half...
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This Startup Can Improve Cancer Screenings, Starting With Mammograms

As of March 2023, the Food and Drug Administration required that mammogram facilities start notifying patients about their breast density so that they know their risks and can act accordingly, such as pursuing another imaging option. As Marissa Fayer MBA, CEO of Deeplook Medical, adds, a post-mammogram note about breast density puts the onus around patients to decide their next steps and balance risks and costs. Deeplook Medical, in contrast, can give information beyond just breast density to help empower...
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Eco Soul Home to double its presence in international markets

Eco-friendly products brand Eco Soul Home is planning to expand its presence to nine more countries by 2024 end. At present, the brand is present in 11 countries by 2024 end. At present, the brand is present in 11 countries across the world, Rahul Singh, co-founder, Eco Soul Home told ETRetail. Along with offering its products at all major e-commerce platforms, the products of the brand are also available at 18,000 retail stores worldwide. ""We started our journey in 2020...
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In a World First, a Patient’s Antibody Cells Were Just Genetically Engineered

Our B cells help prevent us from getting sick. Their job is to make antibodies, immune system proteins that fight off viruses and other foreign invaders. And they make a lot of antibodies—thousands of them every second. What if these antibody factories could be harnessed to make other things the body needs? That’s the idea behind a trial launched by Seattle-based biotech company Immusoft. The company announced today that its scientists have genetically programmed a patient’s B cells and put...
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