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Kalion Inc. Teams with Agile BioFoundry To Win DOE Grant to Advance Bio-based Glucaric Acid

Kalion Inc., along with 8 other companies, was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive $5.7 million in funding with the Agile BioFoundry consortium (agilebiofoundry.org) to advance the fundamental understanding of industrial biotechnology. Kalion Inc. uses machine learning to accelerate the development of high-purity, low-cost glucaric acid. Read more >>
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Boulder JCC Nosh & Network Panel Discussion: Pivot Business To Possibility

On Wednesday, October 28 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm, we will host a panel discussion on the ways in which COVID-19 required businesses to revisit the way their work is done, including reassessing, reshaping, and refocusing. Four Boulder businesses will share their experience and how they expect their business will change going forward. Panel includes 1908 Brands. Read more >>
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Kalion Inc. Teams with Agile BioFoundry To Win DOE Grant to Advance Bio-based Glucaric Acid

Kalion Inc., along with 8 other companies, was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive $5.7 million in funding with the Agile BioFoundry consortium (agilebiofoundry.org) to advance the fundamental understanding of industrial biotechnology. Kalion Inc. uses machine learning to accelerate the development of high-purity, low-cost glucaric acid. Read more >>
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First Light Diagnostics Receives Additional Funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

First Light Diagnostics, Inc., a developer of breakthrough automated products for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening infections, today announced the authorization of a $4 million award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These funds will continue BARDA’s support of First Light Diagnostics’ proprietary MultiPath™ platform and a rapid ultrasensitive test to identify victims of...
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eSight Earns International Recognition For New Medical Device, Workplace Assistive Technology Program

Leading vision-enhancement company, eSight, has won two awards for its eSight Workplace program, which provides an all-in-one assistive device with a comprehensive support program, enabling companies to easily and cost-effectively empower employees with serious visual impairments. The awards recognized eSight for quickly developing the program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more >>
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Carbonite teams with CloudHappi to bring free server migration to the education market

Cloud backup firm Carbonite has partnered with CloudHappi, an organization that specializes in IT solutions for the education sector, to provide free server migration for schools in the UK. The migration service will be offered free-of-charge and should speed up the transition from on-premise IT to cloud-based services. Read more >>
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Corbus Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of Data from its Phase 2b Study in Cystic Fibrosis at NACFC 2020

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company pioneering transformative medicines that target the endocannabinoid system, today announced the presentation of the preliminary data from its 28 week Phase 2b study of lenabasum in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) held online, Oct 7-23, 2020. Read more >>
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Regroup Mass Notification Wins 2020 Mobile Star Awards from Mobile Village

Regroup Mass Notification, a trusted provider of emergency and day-to-day mass notification solutions, today announced that it has been named a winner of the 2020 Mobile Star Awards in the "Innovative Mobile Mass Notification & Response" category. The Mobile Star Awards is one of the largest, longest-running programs acknowledging mobile innovators, apps, and software. Read more >>
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ZetrOZ Receives Funding from the National Institute of Health to Find New Ways to Reduce Arthritic Pain for Over 60 Million Americans Using Non-Narcotic, Non-Surgical Technology

ZetrOZ Systems, developers of sustained acoustic medicine (SAM), an FDA-cleared home-use ultrasound device that helps reduce pain associated with tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries, has received funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to find a way to reduce arthritic pain utilizing non-surgical, non-narcotic technology. Read more >>
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UBS Workplace Wealth Solutions Expands to Provide Corporate Clients With Student Loan Debt, Retirement and Broader Financial Wellness Tools for Their Employees- Including Futurefuel.io

UBS Global Wealth Management has announced its enhanced UBS Workplace Wealth Solutions offering with updated, personalized digital capabilities to address its corporate clients’ employees financial wellness concerns to help expand their employees’ understanding of their personal finances... UBS is collaborating with FutureFuel.io, a platform that empowers the employees of its corporate clients, to manage student debt through its programmatic approach. Read more >>
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