As expected and required for a cGMP, FDA inspected and regulated laboratory, all of the current changes and improvements were documented as part of a formal Management of Change quality process. The overall program was a complete team effort that not only included key CS Analytical Team Members, but also relied on a host of outside vendors to include Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), a commercial electrical contractor and a commercial rigging company that specializes in installation and relocation of laboratory equipment.
About CS Analytical Laboratory The world’s only cGMP, FDA-registered contract laboratory exclusively designed and dedicated to container testing for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, the CS Analytical Team includes world-leading experts and thought-leaders on FDA and EU regulatory expectations and USP and EP primary package testing requirements inclusive of container closure integrity (CCI) testing (CCIT). Test services include CCI method development, validation, and analysis, USP/EP/JP physical and physicochemical testing, and Comprehensive and Complementary services for all common or unique primary packaging components and systems inclusive of glass, plastic, elastomeric, and more. CS Analytical is the single source to ensure a regulated industry product-package system meets strict, complex, and ever-changing regulatory requirements.
Positive Approach to Care, led by Teepa Snow, has been at the forefront of developing compassionate and effective strategies for dementia care. The segment will highlight how understanding communication and support techniques can lead to better outcomes for all involved by transforming caregiving into care partnering.
“Don’t contain me, restrain me, or just entertain me. Engage with me in life”, stated Teepa Snow.
The episode will cover several key topics, including:
Innovative Approaches to Cognitive Change and Dementia: Exploring the latest strategies and techniques in dementia care.
Effective Communication and Care Partnering: Highlighting the importance of understanding how to communicate and support everyone involved.
Teepa Snow’s Approach or Skill: Featuring an in-depth interview with Teepa Snow, who will share her insights and experiences in the field.
Positive Outcomes for People Living with Dementia and Those Who Offer Support: Discussing how compassionate, informed, and skilled care can lead to better outcomes for everyone involved.
Viewers are encouraged to stay tuned for updates on the broadcast details of this enlightening episode. Join Dennis Quaid and the Positive Approach to Care team as they delve into the innovative world of dementia care.
About Viewpoint: Viewpoint is an educational program dedicated to exploring significant topics and innovations across various sectors. Hosted by Dennis Quaid, the program provides viewers with in-depth insights into the advancements and trends shaping our world today.
About Positive Approach to Care: Positive Approach to Care, founded by Teepa Snow, is dedicated to providing compassionate, practical, and effective dementia care strategies. Through education, training, and advocacy, Positive Approach to Care aims to improve the quality of life for all individuals experiencing dementia.
Miami Single-Family Homes Post More Sales in First Half of 2024 vs. First Half of 2023 Miami-Dade County single-family homes posted a stronger first half of 2024 versus last year with transactions up 2.3%, from 5,457 in 1H 2023 to 5,582 in 1H 2024.
Miami-Dade single-family home sales rose 2.9% year-over-year in Q2 2024, from 3,044 in Q2 2023 to 3,133 in Q2 2024. Miami condo sales declined 7.5% year-over-year in Q2 2024, from 3,954 to 3,657.
As for June 2024, Miami-Dade total sales decreased 13.2% year-over-year, from 2,364 to 2,051. Miami single-family sales declined 3.8% year-over-year, from 1,004 to 959. Miami-Dade single-family sales have posted gains in six of the last eight months.
Miami existing condo sales decreased 20.2% year-over-year in June 2024, from 1,360 to 1,085. The decline is due to a lack of inventory at key price points and elevated mortgage rates. Also, there is the unknown regarding the upcoming presidential election and new state regulatory condominium building changes that go into effect in 2025. Senate Bill 4-D mandates comprehensive structural safety inspections and the establishment of structural integrity reserve studies for buildings three stories or taller.
Miami Condo Inventory is Down Vs. Pre-COVID and $600K and Up Condo Demand is Up Inventory is down 38% for Miami condos in comparison to pre-COVID, from 15,488 listings in June 2019 to 9,601 in June 2024.
Condos priced at $600K and above have rising demand versus pre-COVID (June 2019), an important marker as the ultra-low interest rates the market enjoyed from 2020-22 likely won’t return.
$600K and up existing Miami condo transactions surged 99.3% versus pre-COVID (June 2019), from 150 transactions in June 2019 to 299 in June 2024.
$1M and up existing Miami condo transactions jumped 85.5% versus pre-COVID (June 2019), from 76 sales in June 2019 to 141 in June 2024.
The sales numbers point to the wealth migration South Florida has received since the 2020 global pandemic.
Migration Bolstered South Florida’s Household Income by $10 Billion Migration bolstered Southeast Florida’s aggregate household income by at least $10 billion in 2022, according to a new Miami Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) analysis of the recently released Internal Revenue Service migration data.
In Miami-Dade County, the average adjusted gross income of households who moved to the county (total adjusted gross income of movers divided by number of tax returns) was $175,600, which is 78% higher than the average income of households who left the county ($98,800) and 79% higher than the income of households who lived in the same county ($98,100).
Miami ranks No. 1 in the U.S. in luxury residential market price growth, via Knight Frank’s 2024 Wealth Report. The same publication also ranked Miami among the Emerging Wealth Hubs. Miami is also ranked the No. 4 U.S. City for Millionaire Growth Rate over the Past Decade (75% increase), according to Henley & Partners and New World Wealth 2024 report.
MIAMI Chief Economist: Interest Rates Poised to be Below 6% by End of 2025 Mortgage rates are poised to decrease as many expect an upcoming Federal Reserve rate cut with signs that the U.S. economy could be slowing down.
“Higher interest rates took a toll on home sales in the first half of the year except in Miami-Dade County which has seen continued strong migration from high-income movers and job growth that has outpaced the nation,” MIAMI REALTORS® Chief Economist Gay Cororaton said. “I expect a broader recovery in the second half of the year. The housing market downturn has reached its end, with interest rates poised to continue to decline to below 7% for the remainder of the year and below 6% by end of 2025.”
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage 6.77% as of July 18. That’s down from 6.89% one week ago and 6.78% one year ago.
Miami-Dade Inventory is Still Down 33.4% From Historical Average Total inventory is down 33.4% from the historical average for Miami. The monthly historical average for Miami-Dade existing inventory is 20,302 and current inventory is at 13,517.
Total active listings at the end of June increased 49.7% year-over-year, from 9,027 to 13,517.
Inventory of single-family homes increased 35% year-over-year in June 2024 from 2,911 active listings last year to 3,929 last month. Condominium inventory increased 56.8% year-over-year from 6,116 to 9,588 listings during the same period in 2023.
Months’ supply of inventory for single-family homes is 4.4 months, which indicates a seller’s market. Inventory for existing condominiums is 8.9 months, which indicates a balanced market. A balanced market between buyers and sellers offers between six- and nine-months supply.
Nationally, total housing inventory registered at the end of June was 1.32 million units, up 3.1% from May and 23.4% from one year ago (1.07 million). Unsold inventory sits at a 4.1-month supply at the current sales pace, up from 3.7 months in May and 3.1 months in June 2023. The last time unsold inventory posted a four-month supply was May 2020 (4.5 months).
Miami Single-Family Home Prices Have Risen 245.8% Since June 2012 Miami-Dade County single-family home median prices increased 5.5% year-over-year in June 2024, increasing from $622,500 to $657,000. Miami single-family median prices have risen for 151 consecutive months (12.5 years), the longest running-streak on record.
Miami single-family prices have risen 245.8% from June 2012 to June 2024, from $190,000 to $657,000.
Existing condo median prices increased 0.5% year-over-year in June 2024, from $418,000 to $420,000. Condo median prices have stayed even or increased in 151 of the last 157 months.
Miani condo prices have risen 162.5% from June 2012 to June 2024, from $160,000 to $420,000.
Miami ended 2023 as the highest appreciating U.S. housing market via CoreLogic.
Florida’s Live Local Act, which was passed in 2023 and amended in May 2024, is encouraging developers to build more affordable housing. The Live Local Act gives developers the highest density allowed in a local area if they allocate 40% of its units for affordable housing. The state law defines an affordable unit as being at or below 120% of an area’s median income.
Despite the increase in prices, Miami remains a value in comparison to other global cities. In Miami, $1M nets you at least 60 square meters of prime property, according to the 2024 Knight Frank The Wealth Report. This is much higher than other global cities: Sydney, Australia ($1M only purchases 43 square meters), Shanghai (42), Paris (40), Los Angeles (38), New York (34), Geneva (34), London (33), Singapore (32), Hong Kong (22) and Monaco (16).
Miami Real Estate Posts $252 Million Local Economic Impact in June 2024 Every time a home is sold it impacts the economy: income generated from real estate industries (commissions, fees and moving expenses), expenditures related to home purchase (furniture and remodeling expenses), multiplier of housing related expenditures (income earned as a result of a home sale is re-circulated into the economy) and new construction (additional home sales induce added home production).
The total economic impact of a typical Florida home sale is $123,000, according to NAR. Miami-Dade sold 2,051 homes in June 2024 for a local economic impact of $252.2 million.
Miami total dollar volume totaled $2 billion in June 2024. Single-family home dollar volume increased 17.15% year-over-year to $1.2 billion. Condo dollar volume decreased 11.84% year-over-year to $830 million.
Miami Distressed Sales Remain Low, Reflecting Healthy Market Only 1.1% of all closed residential sales in Miami were distressed last month, including REO (bank-owned properties) and short sales, lower than 1.4% in June 2023. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami sales.
Short sales and REOs accounted for 0.2% and 0.8% year-over-year, respectively, of total Miami sales in June 2024.
Miami’s percentage of distressed sales are lower than the national figure. Nationally, distressed sales represented 2% of sales in June 2024, virtually unchanged from last month and the prior year.
Miami Sales, Appreciation Outperforming Nation, State In Florida, closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 23,183 in June 2024, down 11.1% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 8,339, down 20.5%. Closed sales may occur from 30- to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written.
Nationally, total existing-home sales completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – receded 5.4% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.89 million in June. Year-over-year, sales also dropped 5.4% (down from 4.11 million in June 2023).
The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes was $427,000, up 1.7% from the previous year, according to data from Florida Realtors Research Department in partnership with local Realtor boards/associations. Last month’s statewide median price for condo-townhouse units was $324,900, even with last year. The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less.
Nationally, the median existing-home price for all housing types in June was $426,900, an all-time high and an increase of 4.1% from one year ago ($410,100). All four U.S. regions registered price gains.
Miami Real Estate Attracting Near List Price The median percent of original list price received for single-family homes was 96.5% in June 2024. The median percent of original list price received for existing condominiums was 94.9%.
The median number of days between listing and contract dates for Miami single-family home sales was 28 days, up from 27 days last year. The median time to sale for single-family homes was 69 days, down from 71 days last year.
The median number of days between the listing date and contract date for condos was 50 days, up from 32 days. The median number of days to sale for condos was 90 days, up from 77 days.
Miami Cash Sales 35.4% More than National Figure Cash sales represented 37.9% of Miami closed sales in June 2024, compared to 43.5% in June 2023. About 28% of U.S. home sales are made in cash, according to the latest NAR statistics.
Cash buyers are not deterred by rising rates. The high percentage of cash buyers reflects Miami’s top position as the preeminent American real estate market for foreign buyers, who tend to purchase with all cash as well as some moving from more expensive U.S. markets who can buy more with their profits from real estate sales.
Cash sales accounted for 49.9% of all Miami existing condo sales and 24.6% of single-family transactions.
Note: Statistics in this news release may vary depending on reporting dates. MIAMI reports exact statistics directly from its MLS system.
About the MIAMI Association of Realtors® The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) was chartered by the National Association of Realtors in 1920 and is celebrating 104 years of service to Realtors, the buying and selling public, and the communities in South Florida. Comprised of six organizations: MIAMI RESIDENTIAL, MIAMI COMMERCIAL; BROWARD–MIAMI, a division of MIAMI Realtors; JTHS-MIAMI, a division of MIAMI Realtors in the Jupiter–Tequesta–Hobe Sound area; MIAMI YPN, our Young Professionals Network Council; and the award-winning MIAMI Global Council. MIAMI REALTORS represents 60,000 total real estate professionals in all aspects of real estate sales, marketing, and brokerage. It is the largest local Realtor association in the U.S. and has official partnerships with 260 international organizations worldwide. MIAMI’s official website is http://www.MiamiRealtors.com
American Legion members who are eligible for the activity benefit can use it to offset participation costs associated with their activities. American Legion members are then encouraged to remain active so they can receive ongoing benefits. This is a timely collaboration for American Legion, which has recently prioritized suicide prevention for its members through the Be The One campaign. Instead of focusing on the staggering number of veteran lives lost each day, veterans, caregivers and others are encouraged to “Be The One” to save the life of one veteran.
“The American Legion’s partnership with Grouper is instrumental in enhancing support for veterans and providing them with the resources and social connections they need to thrive,” said Dean Kessel, American Legion’s Chief Marketing Officer. “We want to make it OK for veterans to ask for help, and one way we can do that is by building a community of support.”
Legionnaires: Check Your Eligibility For Grouper!
American Legion members: to find out if you qualify for the activity benefit administered by Grouper and to join the social fitness movement, visithttp://www.hellogrouper.com/al,
About Grouper:
Grouper partners with health plans that offer their members activity benefits. We help you connect to social activities that match your passions. As you stay socially active and participate in qualifying in-person activities with your group, we work with your health plan to support the cost of your membership dues and make other benefits available to you related to your social activity. For more information about Grouper, please visit https://hellogrouper.com.
About American Legion:
As America’s largest veteran service organization, the American Legion strives to enhance the well-being of approximately 19 million veterans, their families, our military, and our communities by a devotion to mutual helpfulness.
From local community service to advocacy on Capitol Hill, American Legion’s success is a result of the selfless service of nearly two million members from 12,000 posts worldwide. For more information about the American Legion and how you can support veterans, please visit https://www.legion.org/.
Beyond providing insight on the wellbeing of caregivers and their families at scale, Cleo’s Family Health Index™ enables early, targeted interventions to help parents and caregivers at greater risk of burnout — thereby allowing employers and health plans to avoid excess spend and increase productivity and improve emotional wellness.
“Validation Institute verified and validated Cleo’s Family Health Index™, which is the first tool I’ve seen that can assess employees who are on the verge of burnout, with poor mental health and loss of productivity,” said Linda Riddell, Chief Data Scientist at Validation Institute. “This tool accurately measures participants’ health that correlates with productivity, and Cleo’s interventions after-the-fact raises participants’ Emotional Wellness (PHQ-4) scores and overall FHI score, which in turn correlates with lower medical costs for their employer.”
“At Cleo, we take a population health approach to supporting caregivers, which includes using advanced analytics to identify families who are at higher risk of burnout, so that we can deliver evidenced-based interventions to mitigate that risk while supporting the holistic needs of the family unit,” said Madhavi Vemireddy, Chief Executive Officer of Cleo. “Our data shows that Cleo’s interventions and employee support leads to happier, healthier, more productive workplaces, as observed by our customers. We’re thrilled that such an esteemed third party as Validation Institute has demonstrably measured the impact of our Family Health Index™, so that we can bring these results to even more companies and families.”
Validation Institute reviewed Cleo’s Family Health Index™ measurement tool and associated data, and found the following:
Cleo’s Family Health Index™ accurately measures key dimensions of participants’ health and assesses their need for support for parenting and caregiving.
The Family Health Index™ score also accurately reflects and correlates to the participant’s work productivity, giving Cleo the ability to identify people who are more likely to lose time from or be less productive at work due to parenting or caregiving.
Engagement with Cleo improves higher risk members’ overall Family Health Index™ scores and Emotional Wellness (PHQ-4) scores.
Cleo’s cost saving analysis offers an evidence-based estimate of Cleo’s emotional wellness support impact on medical costs.
Within the last year across Cleo’s book of business, Family Health Index™ (FHI) scores show — from an n-size of 8,000 — that 33% of Cleo’s parenting and caregiving members are at higher risk for burnout, primarily among school-aged parents, high school parents, and adult caregivers. The risk rises to 47% for sandwich generation members, underscoring the necessity for a unified platform to comprehensively identify and support all caregiving journeys. Moreover, a lower overall FHI score, indicating a higher risk for burnout, correlates with greater productivity losses (such as presenteeism & absenteeism).
As verified by the Validation Institute, when these members engage with Cleo’s experts and high-value digital interventions, 69% of members who initially were identified as higher-risk for burnout improve their overall FHI score. Additionally, Cleo’s evidence-based cost savings analysis reveals that improvements in PHQ-4 scores can yield an average cost savings of $5,079 for each maternity member and an average of $1,293 for each parent or caregiver member for employers.
Click here to download the Validation Institute report, which includes more information about Validation Institute’s review process or to learn more about how Cleo can help your organization meet its goals for a happier, healthier, more productive workplace.
Cleo and Validation Institute, along with Cleo customer Genentech, will be hosting a webinar on August 7 at 1:00pm Eastern entitled You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure: How to Understand — and Improve — Parent and Caregiver Health and Productivity. Learn more and register for this webinar here.
About Cleo
Cleo is the only global, end-to-end, comprehensive family care platform supporting individuals throughout every life stage.
Whether individuals are growing their family; raising babies, children, or teenagers; caring for an adult loved one; or taking care of their own health, Cleo provides virtual coaching, concierge support and navigation to resources and benefits so that they can be happier and healthier both at home and at work.
Cleo’s expert global Guide network combined with advanced analytics and a personalized digital platform supports members in more than 70 countries around the world through 17+ languages spoken by our Cleo Guides with an additional 250+ live translated languages. Cleo delivers evidence-based interventions to improve the health & wellbeing of the family unit, decrease caregiver burnout, increase productivity, and reduce healthcare spend.
Cleo is trusted by more than 200 employers and health plans. For more information, visit www.hicleo.com.
About Validation Institute
Validation Institute provides unbiased, data-driven insights on healthcare solutions and services by validating performance claims made by solution providers and educating purchasers to drive transparency in the marketplace and maximize cost-savings.
Beginning July 31, Momcozy will embark on a Feel Better, Feed Better Tour with Pumpspotting, a community-driven breastfeeding and infant feeding support platform, featuring a 36-foot bus as a breastfeeding support platform. This tour will visit multiple cities including Boston, New York City, Austin, Dallas, and Washington DC. At these locations, Momcozy will host special events fostering meaningful connections among moms and professionals in the breastfeeding community. They will also showcase innovative feeding products designed to enhance the breastfeeding experience.
“Momcozy’s mission this August is clear: to illuminate the unique and diverse journeys of breastfeeding mothers, acknowledging their challenges while celebrating each story’s beauty and significance with real support,” said Lalaina Rabary from Momcozy. “We also honor organizations that provide solutions and walk alongside parents with compassion and care in their breastfeeding journey. We look forward to meeting breastfeeding mothers from around the country and hearing their stories.”
In addition, Momcozy will sponsor and exhibit at the August 1-4, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting, the premier educational conference for pediatric hospitalists and other clinicians who care for hospitalized patients.
Partners for Momcozy’s breastfeeding awareness campaign include:
Nurture by NAPS: Momcozy will conduct a four-part breastfeeding webinar series for families in collaboration with parenting experts NAPS.
American College of Nurse-Midwives: will host a webinar to focus on assisting providers in better supporting individuals with mental health challenges in creating breastfeeding plans.
Mama Glow: a global maternity education organization offering services such as doula support, fertility assistance, and more, will host a webinar during Black Breastfeeding Week, August 25–31, with Momcozy to commemorate and amplify the voices and journeys of Black birthing families.
About Momcozy
Since 2018, Momcozy has been bringing the best in comfort to mothers around the world with innovative wearable breast pumps, nursing bras, and other mom-care essentials. Available in over 40 countries, Momcozy aims to make moms’ lives easier from pregnancy to early motherhood with continuous product innovation and a commitment to cozy, comfortable designs. Learn more at www.momcozy.com.
Companies from across the U.S. entered the rigorous two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Collections. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration, survey and analysis process and determined the final rankings.
About State
State improves the financial picture for healthcare providers by delivering increased financial results while ensuring a positive patient experience. Rooted in a tradition of ethics, integrity and innovation since 1949, State uses data analytics to drive performance and speech analytics with ongoing training to ensure patient satisfaction. A family-owned company now in its third generation of leadership, State assists healthcare organizations with services spanning the complete revenue cycle, including Pre-Service Financial Clearance, Early Out Self-Pay Resolution, Insurance Follow-Up and Bad Debt Collection. To learn more, visit: www.statecollectionservice.com.
At least a third of the list is generally comprised of new additions, and some years, more than half, revealing how startlingly fast power is shifting in dental healthcare worldwide. For example, only four individuals have appeared every year since the beginning:
Dr. Gordon Christensen, Co-Founder of the product testing colossus, Clinicians Report Foundation;
Dr. Howard Farran, Founder and Owner of Dentaltown magazine and Dentaltown.com;
Michael Graham, Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs for the American Dental Association;
Dr. John Kois, founder and director of the esteemed Kois Center continuing education program.
Only one of 2024’s top 3 is a dentist:
No.1 is Guillaume Daniellot, the powerful CEO of Switzerland’s Straumann Group;
No. 2 is Joseph Hogan, CEO of Align Technology, the company behind the wildly popular Invisalign clear aligner system;
No. 3, the only dentist, is Dr. Rena D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD, director at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and overseer of an annual budget exceeding $500 million.
Newcomers to the 2024 list include:
Cover star Brittany Glauz (No. 26), a hygienist and social media influencer using her platforms to educate, inspire and support her fellow hygienists;
Doug Brown (No.4), Managing Partner of venture firm Dental Innovation Alliance;
Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan (No. 6), CEO of the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health;
Sarah Chavarria (No. 10), CEO and President of Delta Dental of California;
Eiichi Nakanishi (No. 22), President, CEO and third-generation owner of large Japanese handpiece manufacturer NSK, which made waves by acquiring Oregon-based dental equipment manufacturer DCI in 2023.
Notable clinicians include:
Dr. Michael Apa (No. 28), boundary-pushing cosmetic dentist, educator, philanthropist and one-man megabrand;
Dr. Bill Dorfman (No.9), dentist to stars like Eva Longoria and Mark Wahlberg and a social star himself;
Dr. Bob Margeas (No. 17), gext-gen clinical guru, journal editor and room-packing speaker;
Dr. Chris Steven Villanueva (No.15), CEO of the dental partnership organization MB2;
Read the full list on IncisalEdgeMagazine.com or browse the complete digital edition.
“This year’s ranking, perhaps more than ever, reflects how much faster dentists are embracing change and how much less entrenched establishment figures in business and culture are becoming,” said Edward Kobesky, Head of Content for Benco Dental, the publisher of Incisal Edge. “The 32 Most Influential unquestionably have the power to drive big changes and create ripple effects too big to be ignored.”
As with all of Incisal Edge magazine’s lists, rankings and awards, people and companies pay no fee to nominate, participate or be selected.
Feature stories in the 32 Most Influential issue include:
Shotgun Wedding: Some experts say dentistry’s integration with general medicine is inevitable, but is that a good thing?
Students to Watch: 10 prominent student influencers documenting their educational journeys—and breaking out on social media as a result.
About Incisal Edge
Incisal Edge is focused on helping readers get an edge—and keep it—in the fast-changing worlds of healthcare and business. Known for its “40 Under 40 — America’s Best Young Dentists,” “32 Most Influential,” “Year In Innovation” and “Lucy Hobbs Awards” signature issues, Incisal Edge curates the industry’s most progressive thought leadership to concisely and compellingly spotlight the latest in dental innovations and the people behind them. Every edition delivers columns and features packed with sharp advice, expert success tips on everything from marketing to operations, and the latest clinical advances and essential tools for practicing and living smarter. Incisal Edge’s print edition reaches over 136,000 readers quarterly via a direct mail distribution package with Dentaltown magazine. IncisalEdgeMagazine.com leads with dynamic visuals and follows with exclusive web content, an improved mobile experience, and a centralized nomination hub for the magazine’s signature awards.
About Benco Dental
At Benco Dental, we believe that dental providers deserve a partner on their side. We’re proud to be a national dental distributor with a century-long history, strong distribution network, and a comprehensive range of products, solutions, and services. We offer the unwavering support that can only come from a privately-owned company with the flexibility to do what is in customers’ best interests, so they can focus on growing their practices and delivering the best patient outcomes. Our collaborations with the industry’s leading vendors, buoyed by the market’s best-trained sales and field service team plus our proven track record of agility, helps launch countless new innovations each year. Together, we are driving dentistry forward. Visit www.benco.com.
Specifically, DARPA seeks to establish the range of chemical and physical signals that microbial devices can detect, environmental conditions they can tolerate and types of output signals that can be generated. To this end, Tellus will focus on developing the methodology to enable the rapid design of agile, robust, reliable and durable microbial sensors for environmental monitoring, the agency said.
“Microbes have the potential to be developed as biological sensors that can collect vital information about the environments they naturally inhabit,” said Chris Vaiana in Draper’s Biotechnology business. “Our goal is to support DARPA in mapping the modular design of microbe-based sensors, develop a standardized design-build-test process analogous to the hardware development processes and determine the environmental conditions in which these sensors operate.”
Current approaches to environmental monitoring rely on distributed sensor networks on the ground, in the water, and on satellites and autonomous systems, such as drones. The goal of DARPA’s Tellus program is to develop a complementary monitoring system composed of microbial devices that can translate detected signals into a variety of physical or chemical output signals that can then be measured by conventional receiver systems, such as photonic, photoelectronic or imaging systems.
One way this solution might look, according to DARPA, is a dashboard or interface where a user will dial in features of their environment, along with the inputs they want to detect, and the output signals that are useful to them, and the system would design a safe, effective microbial device to meet those needs.
Applications vary depending on the configuration. A microbe-based sensing system could be used to detect pesticides, toxins and contaminants in the soil and water. It could also be used to detect harmful agents like heavy metals, organic pollutants, explosives, chemical warfare agents and poison gases.
Draper scientists will develop six unique microbial sense-and-respond devices that will function in a range of environments, according to Kevin Remillard, Draper’s Director for the DARPA Tellus program team. “Monitoring emerging conditions in the environment using microbe-based sensing requires a flexible, multidisciplinary engineering approach. Draper will draw on expertise in areas including synthetic biology and bioinformatics to do just that,” Remillard said.
Draper is fortunate to be partnering with a team of experts from Boston University, MIT, North Carolina State, University of Colorado at Boulder and RTX BBN. Draper’s work on the Tellus program is part of a growing portfolio of capabilities directly supporting national security needs. Some of these capabilities include biothreat detection technologies developed for IARPA’s Finding Engineering-Linked Indicators (FELIX) and DARPA’s Detect It with Gene Editing Technologies (D [IGET) programs.
This contract was a competitive acquisition under broad agency announcement Tellus, HR001123S0027.
Draper
As a nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper serves the nation’s interests and security needs; advances technologies at the intersection of government, academia and industry; cultivates the next generation of innovators; and solves the most complex challenges. Multidisciplinary teams drawn from a broad and deep talent pool of 1,300 engineers and scientists collaborate to develop first-of-a-kind solutions. Draper’s unbiased approach enables the company to focus on their customers’ needs and to deliver new capabilities to them. Learn more at draper.com.
“After spending 10 years in challenging positions that required high levels of focus, attention, and stress management, I recognized the need for a reliable and healthy brain support supplement,” says the CEO of The Abrupt. “The brain is the most critical asset for corporate professionals, akin to how muscles are for athletes. It is essential to take care of it, but very few do. With more people experiencing burnout and the complications of remote work, maintaining brain health has never been more crucial.”
According to recent studies, burnout affects up to 77% of professionals, leading to significant declines in productivity and well-being. The Abrupt’s supplements are designed to combat these effects by providing natural and effective support for mental clarity, emotional balance, and sustained energy levels.
Driven by personal experience and a desire to support loved ones, such as the CEO’s mother, who faced significant stomach issues due to coffee addiction, The Abrupt set out to create the purest and most efficient brain supplement. The result is a premium product that not only meets but exceeds the highest standards of quality and effectiveness.
