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Business: Insurance

Alera Group Acquires AMCORP, Inc.

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Led by Vince Zinsmeyer and Craig Zinsmeyer, the addition of the AMCORP team continues Alera Group’s expansion of its presence in Texas.


DEERFIELD, Ill. and SAN ANTONIO, Texas (PRWEB)

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, today announced that it has acquired AMCORP, effective December 31, 2019.

AMCORP, located in San Antonio, Texas, was founded in 1981. The firm provides benefits consulting and financial planning services to clients throughout the Southwest, using results-oriented strategic planning to help clients succeed. The hands-on, innovative approach of the AMCORP team has built lasting relationships on a foundation of service and professionalism.

“Led by Vince Zinsmeyer and Craig Zinsmeyer, the addition of the AMCORP team continues Alera Group’s expansion of its presence in Texas,” said Alan Levitz, CEO of Alera Group. “We look forward to the contributions that Vince and Craig will be able to make utilizing their employee benefits and financial planning expertise to enhance the services of Alera Group firms throughout the region and across the country.”

“As an Alera Group company, we’re equipped to better serve our clients with the tools and resources of a national firm, while maintaining the strong local relationships of our firm,” said Craig Zinsmeyer, Managing Partner of AMCORP. “We are excited to join the collaborative growth culture of Alera Group as we continue to serve clients throughout Texas.”

All AMCORP employees will continue operating out of the firm’s existing location under the name AMCORP, an Alera Group Company, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Alera Group was formed in early 2017 and is one of the nation’s foremost independent insurance agencies. For more information on partnering with Alera Group, visit Partner With Us at http://www.aleragroup.com.

About Alera Group

Based in Deerfield, IL, Alera Group’s over 1,800 employees serve thousands of clients nationally in employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management. Alera Group is the 15th largest privately held firm in the country. For more information, visit http://www.aleragroup.com or follow Alera Group on Twitter: @AleraGroupUS.

M&A Contact

Rob Lieblein, Chief Development Officer

Email: rob.lieblein@aleragroup.com

Phone: 717-329-2451

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Business: Executives

Renodis Announces Record Growth and Additional Leadership Appointments, Further Solving Telecom Chaos for IT

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With a record number of clients choosing Renodis to manage their telecom and mobility environments in 2019, we are excited to appoint these three outstanding individuals to key leadership positions within our organization.


SAINT PAUL, Minn. (PRWEB)

Renodis, a Telecom and Mobility Management Company focused on freeing clients from telecom frustrations, is pleased to announce record growth in 2019 as well as the additional leadership appointments of Mike Plekkenpol as Executive Director – Operations and Technology, Kim Kopas as Senior Manager Client Engagement, and Brian Lauer as Controller.

Craig Beason, Renodis CEO and Founder stated, “With a record number of clients choosing Renodis to manage their telecom and mobility environments in 2019, we are excited to appoint these three outstanding individuals to key leadership positions within our organization.”

“Mike was a clear choice to lead Renodis Operations and Technology as well as join our Executive Team. In his four years with Renodis, he has led the development of our proprietary Vision™ platform, a purpose-built, cloud-based technology platform used to manage the lifecycle of client communications environments including assets, locations, spend/GL, contracts, tickets, and SLA. His experience with Renodis as well as his deep background in client-focused technology consulting makes him a tremendous addition to the leadership team,” states Beason.

“In Kim’s new appointment as Senior Manager Client Engagement, she will lead a team with over 150 years of telecom experience capabilities and drive new processes and programs to further Renodis’ focus on client experience. Kim is a seasoned telecom veteran herself with over thirty years’ experience in numerous key leadership roles with Verizon in Account Management and Service Program Management,” says Beason.

“Brian has been a critical part of the Renodis finance and accounting team for over seven years” Beason noted. “His promotion to Controller recognizes Brian’s impressive ability to grow and adapt as our organization has become more complex. As we redouble our growth efforts, both organically and through acquisition, I am comforted to know Brian will be keeping an ever-watchful eye on the complexity that comes with such growth.”

For enterprises in numerous industries, Renodis’ end-to-end telecom and mobility services provide better outcomes, lower the direct and indirect costs of telecom and mobility, and enable organizations to focus on more strategic business initiatives.

“The explosion of cloud technologies, an ever-increasing mobile workforce, and a telecom industry that’s even more difficult than ever to navigate the nuances of technologies and vendors – has put IT leaders in a difficult position,” states Beason. “IT is being asked to innovate and help transform the enterprise through technology, however they’re still bogged down with the operations of managing enterprise communications to best-in-class standards. That’s why we exist. Our model is different and driven by our clients’ best interests. As one Renodis client stated, ‘Renodis is my insulation from telecom chaos.’”

Beason adds, “Another significant contributing factor to Renodis’ exponential growth over the past few years has been our use of the management methodology EOS®, the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Our entire organization knows where we’re going, how we plan to provide the most value possible to our clients, and execute that vision every day with accountability and focus on our healthy, cohesive culture.”

About Renodis

For more than 17 years, Renodis has paved the way in client-centric telecom and mobility solutions – and today is transforming the market by providing end-to-end outsourced management through the Turnkey Telecom Management Solution. With managed solutions focused on Mobility, SD-WAN, Wireline, and Project Management, Renodis promises to free IT leaders from telecom frustration while saving time, money, and increasing productivity.

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Health

The Arc Westchester Announces Appointment of New Medical Director of its Wellness Center

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She brings a passion for working with this population and sensitivity to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families that is integral for this role.


HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (PRWEB)

The Arc Westchester is pleased to announce that Alla Nirenberg, M.D., board certified psychiatrist, has been named medical director of the organization’s Wellness Center. In addition to overseeing the clinic, Dr. Nirenberg is also responsible for all psychiatric evaluations and medication management for individuals with developmental disabilities supported by the organization.

“We are thrilled with the addition of Dr. Nirenberg to our team,” said Tibi Guzmán, Executive Director and CEO of The Arc Westchester. “She brings a passion for working with this population and sensitivity to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families that is integral for this role.”

Dr. Nirenberg has worked with individuals with developmental disabilities throughout her career. She served as a medical director at Putnam ARC for more than 20 years, where she treated patients (including evaluations, assessments and medication management), as well as overseeing a team of mental health professionals and the supervision, evaluation and review of medical charts and policies. Dr. Nirenberg has been a staff member of the Westchester Institute of Human Development since 2001 and has been affiliated with Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College since her residency in 1992. She also has a private practice in the White Plains area.

“I look forward to working with the individuals supported by The Arc Westchester’s Wellness Center and am thrilled with this opportunity,” said Dr. Nirenberg.

About The Arc Westchester

The Arc Westchester, founded in 1949, is the largest agency in Westchester County supporting children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum, and their families. Over 800 employees provide more than 2,000 individuals throughout the county with a broad range of innovative and effective programs and services designed to foster independence, productivity and participation in community life.

The mission of The Arc Westchester is to empower children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum, to achieve their potential by strengthening families and encouraging personal choices, abilities and interests. For more information, please visit http://www.arcwestchester.org.

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Legal / Law: Criminal Law

Stroleny Law Applauds Florida Bill That Departs From Outdated Minimum Mandatory Sentences for Low-Level, Non-Violent Drug Offenses

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Julian Stroleny, Attorney at Law

We urge lawmakers to continue to push for critical legislation that will help ensure fair sentences that take into account extenuating circumstances when it comes to low-level, non-violent drug related offenses.


MIAMI (PRWEB)

Award-winning Miami criminal law firm, Stroleny Law, P.A., today applauded new state legislation that would depart from minimum mandatory sentences for a variety of low-level, non-violent drug offenses. The firm emphasized that these one-size-fits-all sentences disproportionately impact people of color and do not lead to a reduction in crime.

Minimum mandatory sentencing laws are controversial because they set minimum prison terms for certain crimes that cannot be lowered by judges regardless of the circumstances. Drug offenses make up the vast majority of these sentences intended for drug possession over a certain amount.

First adopted in the 1970s, these sentences were put in place to prevent crime, but a growing body of evidence shows they are ineffective. In addition, experts contend that low-level, non-violent drug related offenders are rarely ever arrested again after they have been released from prison.

Sponsored by Republican Senator Jeff Brandes in St. Petersburg, the legislation (SB 468) would allow judges to depart from minimum mandatory sentences in select non-violent drug trafficking cases only if the defendant did not: engage in an ongoing criminal enterprise; threaten violence or use a weapon; or engage in actions that resulted in serious bodily harm or death.

“The Florida State Legislature should be commended for their tireless work in helping end outdated minimum mandatory sentences that have, in particular, unfairly impacted minorities for decades,” said Julian Stroleny, Principal at Stroleny Law, P.A.

Stroleny added: “We urge lawmakers to continue to push for critical legislation that will help ensure fair sentences that take into account extenuating circumstances when it comes to low-level, non-violent drug related offenses.”

The bill recently received almost unanimous support from the Senate Judiciary Committee that voted 5-1 in favor of the measure. The legislation must now meet two additional committee requirements before it reaches the Florida Senate floor.

According to findings from Community Resources for Justice, Florida houses roughly 100,000 prisoners, the third-largest prison population in the nation, at an annual state cost of approximately $2.3 billion.

About Stroleny Law:

Stroleny Law, P.A. is an award-winning Miami criminal law firm that promises a former state prosecutor will handle every client case. Led by renowned criminal defense attorney and trusted advisor Julian Stroleny, the firm has overseen thousands of cases and works tirelessly to ensure the best possible results for clients. Stroleny Law understands potential clients may need a criminal defense attorney who is available after hours and offers free consultations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This personalized service does not end at the consultation – Stroleny Law takes pride in its well-earned reputation for providing clients with an experience-oriented approach to all of its legal services. To learn more, please visit http://www.strolenylaw.com.

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Science: Biology

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Develop Tool to Identify Molecular Receptors for Pheromones in Worms

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WPI researcher Jagan Srinivasan (left) and Douglas K. Reilly.

WPI researcher Jagan Srinivasan (left) and Douglas K. Reilly.

“Here we are saving months of work, we’re streamlining the process, and we’re getting a targeted approach.”- Jagan Srinivasan, Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology at WPI


WORCHESTER, Mass. (PRWEB)

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a tool to identify molecular receptors in worms that are involved in sensing pheromones related to mating, an advance that could speed up neuroscience research into pheromones by eliminating months of work.

Associate professor of biology and biotechnology Jagan Srinivasan, doctoral candidate in biology Douglas K. Reilly, and researchers at Cornell University published their findings in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, a journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom.

Pheromones are chemicals produced by animals that send signals to other animals and trigger social responses, such as mating. Srinivasan and Reilly study pheromones in microscopic worms known as Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans, to better understand how the sense of smell works. Their research could have implications for human research because C. elegans has a nervous system that mimics the basic mechanisms of smell in humans, and loss of the sense of smell is associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Srinivasan and Reilly developed a process that more quickly isolates pheromone receptors in C. elegans. Receptors are specialized proteins that act as docking stations for molecules. When worms are exposed to pheromones, the pheromones latch onto the molecular receptors in the worms.

Isolating a specific molecular receptor traditionally has been a long, laborious process because the worms possess more than 1,000 molecular receptors. Srinivasan described the traditional process—which takes three or four months—as hunting for a needle in a haystack. The new method he and Reilly developed takes about a month.

“Here we are saving months of work, we’re streamlining the process, and we’re getting a targeted approach,” Srinivasan said.

In their study, Srinivasan and Reilly attached a chemical known as an alkyne to an ascaroside, a pheromone produced by C. elegans to attract male worms for mating.

“We wanted to find a way that we could take a pheromone and link it to a probe, yet it would still be biologically active so a male would sense it and respond to it with the right receptor,” Reilly said. “Then we wouldn’t have to screen 1,200 receptors that are in the genome.”

For this study, the researchers focused on the process rather than the resulting receptor, which they said could be a subject of further research. Their probe methods could also be applied to other pheromones and to other research organisms, such as flies, to better understand how receptors function, they said.

“We’re looking at this mate attractant pheromone, but there are people looking at pheromones involved in foraging for food and other actions,” Reilly said. “For those, we can start to ask what receptors are sensing the pheromone we’re using.”

In addition, Srinivasan said, “Applications of this new technology could help identify receptors in parasitic nematodes that cause damage to agricultural crops.”

About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI, the global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI’s pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 50 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs across 14 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. http://www.wpi.edu

Contact:

Alison Duffy

Director of Strategic Communications

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

508-831-6656; 508-340-5040 (cell)

amduffy@wpi.edu

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Technology: Electronics

ES Components and VPT Components Announce Distribution Agreement and Cooperation

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STERLING, Mass. and BILLERICA, Mass. (PRWEB)

ES Components (Eastern States Components, LLC), a niche distributor and manufacturer of microelectronic components for Military/Aerospace/High-Reliability markets, and VPT Components, a MIL-PRF-19500 JANS and MIL-PRF-38535 class Q certified semiconductor manufacturer and assembly/test service provider, today announced distribution agreements and cooperation between the two companies.

VPT Components has designated ES Components as an authorized franchised distributor for bare die and wafer products, as well as its packaged products. ES Components has designated VPT Components as a distributor for “ESC Brand” of packaged products including the hermetic MOSFETs, JFETs and Analog Switches that it continues to manufacture with die/wafers acquired from Vishay Siliconix.

Previously ES Components had announced providing MIL-PRF-19500 JAN/TX/TXV JFETs and MOSFETs listed under Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s (DLA’s) Qualified Product List (QPL), which are manufactured and branded by VPT Components (“Basic Plant”), using Vishay Siliconix die/wafers that were acquired by ES Components (“Contracted Plant”). Additionally, ES Components had announced full certification to MIL-PRF-38535 Class Q specification and QML-38535 listing with intent to build it’s “ESC brand” of Analog Switches IC’s, using Vishay Siliconix die/wafers on VPT Component’s MIL-PRF-38535 Class Q certified manufacturing line. ES Components and VPT Components also plan to cooperate in providing custom packaging and obsolescence mitigation (DMSMS support) to Military/Aerospace/High-Reliability markets.

“Based on the recent changes in discrete device’s supply from US and the growing need for custom packaging and obsolescence alternatives, our combined efforts with VPT components is very timely and it will bring much needed solutions to this market”, said Ike Aubrey, Founder of ES Components.

“The new Rad Hard Mosfets and ASICs from VPT Components in bare die and packaged form, are world class products and very much welcomed by our customer base”, said Curt Olsen, Director of sales at ES Components.

“VPT Components is rapidly growing its offering of Discrete Components and ASICS for Space, Military and Commercia/Industrial markets. Our engagement with ES Components will help to bring these products to customers, effectively”, said Mark McNulla, Executive VP and COO of VPT Components.

About VPT Components

VPT Components was formed as a collaboration between VPT Inc., a global leader in power conversion solutions, and SST Components, Inc., a MIL-PRF-19500 JANS and MIL-PRF-38535 class Q certified semiconductor manufacturer. VPT Components is now one of the largest providers of JAN certified semiconductors along with a full-service facility for the independent, unbiased testing and custom assembly of electronic components. In addition to continued operations in Billerica, MA, VPT Components acquired the assets of MACOM’s Hi-Rel Components business (formerly Aeroflex Metelics) located in Lawrence, MA in September 2018. This acquisition provides VPT with an additional 40,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing, clean rooms, screening and test capability of high reliability discrete semiconductors.

The expanding product portfolio includes MIL-PRF-38535 assembly and test along with MIL-PRF-19500 qualified Rad Hard NPN and PNP small signal and power switching transistors, SCRs, and MOSFETs. It also includes an extensive offering of Zeners, rectifiers, switching diodes and Schottky products including JANHC and JANKC qualified die. Custom products and packaging services are also available.

For more information, please visit: http://www.vptcomponents.com

About ES Components

With over 35 years of experience and an impeccable quality reputation, ES Components is a franchised distributor and MIL-PRF-38535 certified manufacturer of microelectronic components, focused on providing solutions to Military/Aerospace and High Reliability customers.


  • Woman Owned Small Business – WBENC Certified

  • ITAR Registered

  • MIL-PRF-38535 – DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) Certified

  • Qualified Supplier List of Distributors (QSLD) – DLA Certified

  • ISO9001:2015 and AS9120:2016 – NQA Certified

  • AS6081:2012 (Counterfeit Avoidance) – NQA Certified

  • GIDEP Member

For more information, please visit: http://www.escomponents.com.

Contacts:

ES Components

Donald Larson

Product Manager

Direct: +1 978-206-6598

Main: +1 978-422-7641

dlarson@escomponents.com

John Bishop

VPT Components

John Bishop

VP of Sales

Main: +1 978-670-7300

jbishop@vptcomponents.com

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Industry: Healthcare

Spry Therapeutics Announces Soft-Surface Filter Technology to Combat Healthcare Acquired Infections and Superbugs

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We strongly believe that patients should have the expectation that their head rests on a pillow with a core that has not been contaminated by a previous patient.


WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (PRWEB)

Spry Therapeutics, a health and wellness technology company, today announced its plan to reduce the spread of healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) among patients and caregivers. Through its 2020 Pure campaign, Spry hopes to address the HAI epidemic, which claims 99,000 lives in the US annually – more than breast and prostate cancer combined – with its patented filtered technology, Pneumapure.

Hospitals currently do everything within their power to clean hard surfaces and prevent cross-contamination among patients and caregivers, by using autoclaves, sanitizing wipes, UV sterilization, and more. Unfortunately, current sterilization methods are only topical and do nothing to address the interior of soft surfaces, such as pillows and mattresses, on which patients spend most of their time.

Currently, all pillows on the market are susceptible to contamination by their very design; their stitched seams enable countless pathogens to enter and exit their interiors with each new patient. Similarly, ECRI Institute reports that supposedly “clean” mattresses can contain blood and other bodily fluids, which put patients at risk for cross-contamination. As a result, these soft surfaces have become reservoirs of deadly organisms like MRSA, C. diff, E. coli, Candida auris, and more – commonly known as “superbugs.”

Spry Therapeutics is committed to helping healthcare facilities eliminate soft surfaces as a vector for contamination by providing the world’s first and only soft-surface filter technology: Pneumapure. The company’s patented filter technology blocks even the smallest “superbugs” – down to .02 micron – from entering or exiting any soft surface to which it’s applied, helping to prevent the transmission of deadly diseases among patients and caregivers. Pneumapure also reduces costs associated with HAIs from environmental impact to disposal costs, annual purchase expenditures and more.

“We are excited about the prospect of finally being able to prevent infections that are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year by offering an effective and affordable technology,” said Bill Purdy, Co-Founder and CEO of Spry Therapeutics. “We strongly believe that patients should have the expectation that their head rests on a pillow with a core that has not been contaminated by a previous patient. We also believe that suppliers and manufacturers of these pillows have an obligation to meet that expectation, whenever possible.”

Spry Therapeutics plans to introduce its Pneumapure solution to leading healthcare facilities in the US – and major suppliers to these facilities – throughout the year 2020.

To learn more about Spry Therapeutics and its Pneumapure Filter Technology, visit sprytx.com.

About Spry Therapeutics

Spry Therapeutics is a health and wellness technology company that uses a proprietary soft-surface filter technology to block all pathogens from entering or exiting any soft surface to which it’s applied. The Company’s Pneumapure filter is designed to help prevent cross-contamination among patients and caregivers. Spry Therapeutics is headquartered in White Plains, NY. For more information, visit sprytx.com.

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Health: Mental Health

Altoida Chief Science Officer Ioannis Tarnanas to Keynote at Worldwebforum

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HOUSTON (PRWEB)

Altoida Inc. today announced that Chief Science Officer Ioannis Tarnanas has been selected to keynote at the upcoming Worldwebforum to share how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and Active Digital Biomarkers (aDM) can be applied to the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. Tarnanas joins an elite group of leading academics and business innovators carefully chosen to present on how they are driving radical change and finding answers to future challenges.

“Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing society today, and 30% of the population aged 65 or older will be living with Alzheimer’s by 2025,” said Tarnanas. “Yet, research shows 1 in 3 dementia cases are preventable if diagnosed early. Altoida was founded to solve this by harnessing advances in technology to detect brain changes early in the disease process, before permanent and irreversible brain damage occurs.”

Founded by Tarnanas and a team of esteemed neuroscientists, physicians and computer scientists, Altoida is reinventing digital biomarkers to drive better clinical outcomes for brain disease. The company’s innovative FDA-cleared and CE Mark-approved medical device, the Altoida Neuro Motor Index (NMI), collects functional and cognitive biomarkers to detect Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) up to ten years prior to onset – with up to 94% accuracy. Now healthcare professionals have a novel way to objectively assess cognitive and everyday functions before the onset of symptoms.

The Worldwebforum’s 8th annual meeting is focused on empowering radical change, and takes place Jan 16 -17 in Zurich, Switzerland at the StageOne Event and Conference Hall. Ioannis Tarnanas’ keynote takes place on January 17th from 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. in Room 5 under the Data Ethics in Healthcare session. This keynote marks the beginning of a year of expansion for Altoida, including landmark projects and strategic partnerships that will further the company’s vision of becoming the world’s most scalable and comprehensive digital brain health plattform.

Ioannis RanIoannis Tarnanas, Ph.D.

Ioannis is a Senior Atlantic Fellow with a group leader position for Brain Health and Digital Biomarkers at the Global Brain Health Initiative, a joint research center between UCSF Department of Neurology and Department of Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. He is recognized nationally and internationally for his research on degenerative disease of the central nervous system. In addition, Dr. Tarnanas is an external collaborator of the Center for Digital Health Interventions (c4dhi.org), a joint initiative between the ETH Zurich and Dartmouth College USA.

About Altoida

Altoida Inc. is a leading digital health innovator that leverages active digital biomarkers to drive better clinical outcomes for brain diseases. Led by a team of esteemed neuroscientists, physicians and computer scientists, the company offers a FDA-cleared and CE Mark-approved medical device and brain health data platform to support early detection of Alzheimer’s disease up to ten years prior to onset – with up to 94% accuracy. The company is privately held with offices in Houston, San Diego, and Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Business: Insurance

Compare-autoinsurance.org (https://compare-autoinsurance.org/) announces a new blog post, “Events Covered By Collision Insurance”

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“Collision coverage will help drivers recover their losses if their cars are damaged by other vehicles or objects in accidents they are at-fault”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Compare-autoinsurance.org has launched a new blog post that explains what types of events are covered by collision car insurance.

For more info and free quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/events-covered-by-collision-insurance/

Collision insurance is a type of coverage that will reimburse the policyholders for damage sustained to their vehicles, due to the fault of the policyholders. As the name suggests, this coverage will pay only when a collision happens.

The event covered by collision coverage are the following:


  •     The policyholder hits another vehicle. In this case, policyholders are obliged to stay at the place of the accident, or else it will be considered a hit-and-run incident. Drivers are recommended to take photos of the damaged vehicles and search for witnesses that can properly describe what really happened. As soon as possible, drivers should report their accidents to the insurers. The property damage liability component of the minimum required insurance will pay for the damages sustained by the vehicle that was hit by the policyholder’s vehicle, and the collision coverage will reimburse the costs to repair the at-fault policyholder’s vehicle. The premiums can increase with as much as 40% after an at-fault accident. After multiple at-fault accidents in a short period of time, the insurers will cancel the policies of at-fault drivers.

  •     The vehicle hits various roadsigns, fences or other obstacles. Policyholders can file a claim after they hit a tree, a fence, a lamppost, or even a pothole. These types of accidents are considered at-fault accidents and the policyholder’s insurance premiums will increase. Objects that lay on the road or near the road are seen as avoidable obstacles. If the damages sustained by the vehicles are too small, drivers should not file a claim.

  •     The policyholder rolls over his own car Rollovers are accidents where vehicles flip over onto their sides or roof. These types of incidents occur when a vehicle hits another vehicle, object or when a vehicle takes a curve with high speed. Although all passenger vehicles are susceptible to rollovers, SUV’s and pickup trucks rollover incidents are more likely to happen. Rollovers accidents are expensive and it’s not uncommon for the involved vehicles to be totaled. In these cases, insurers will reimburse the policyholders that have collision coverage with the actual cash value of their vehicles at the moment prior to the accident. However, if the rollover accident happened because the policyholder was driving recklessly, insurers can deny paying any losses.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Business: Executives

Top Mid-Atlantic Design Firm Expands Pittsburgh Headquarters and Launches New Washington, DC Office

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“These hires, new roles and promotions and geographic expansion mark a significant milestone in the continued evolution and growth of AE Works. I couldn’t be more thrilled for the future of our company. We are positioned to grow our impact,” states Michael Cherock, PE, President and CEO of AE Works


PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)

AE Works Ltd. (AE Works), a building design and consulting firm, is continuing to grow their team and expand their geographic reach with the opening of a new Washington, DC office, strategic new hires and new organizational roles.

The new Washington, D.C. office is simultaneously occurring as the top Mid-Atlantic design firm also expands its Pittsburgh headquarters with strategic hires and new organizational roles. These moves position the firm with an office footprint that support clients where and how they work. The growth in Washington, D.C is in response to AE Works securing several contracts with federal agencies.

Supporting this new larger office in Washington, DC and expansion in Pittsburgh, AE Works is excited to welcome seven (7) new team members who will be working across a range of AE Works’ projects and services. The firm is excited to welcome the following new hires:

Dawn Cindric, AIA – Manager, Architecture

Michael Carroll, PE, LEED AP, DCEP – Senior Project Manager

Thomas Wallof, AIA, LEED AP BD+C – Project Architect

Ashley Swann, NCIDQ – Interior Designer

Colby Campbell, NCIDQ – Interior Designer

Demetrios Giannoukos, EIT – Electrical Engineer – EIT

Chris Hutchins – Assistant Project Manager

In addition to this sustained growth and new staff, AE Works created three new organizational roles to strategically support client engagement and deliver the firm brand promise. As AE Works prioritizes career growth and development, all three roles were filled through internal staff. These new organizational roles and promotions include:

Richard Witt, Jr. AIA – Chief Client Officer. In this role, Witt will be responsible for client engagement across the organization.

Mary Margaret McCarty – Client Development Advisor. In this role, McCarty will be responsible for operational sales strategy development and execution.

Carly Khanna – Chief Brand Officer. Khanna will be responsible for AE Works’ brand image, experience and promise.

“These hires, new roles and promotions and geographic expansion mark a significant milestone in the continued evolution and growth of AE Works. These strategic initiatives reinforce our vision to develop a single-source solution for our clients that helps tame building complexities and enables their success through their physical spaces. I couldn’t be more thrilled for the future of our company. We are positioned to grow our impact,” states Michael Cherock, PE, President and CEO of AE Works.

Marking thirteen years in business this year, AE Works remains focused on sustained growth and expanding services, including Owner’s Representative services and security-focused training related to building design. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with regional offices in State College, PA and Washington, DC, the company currently has 40 employees with continued plans to hire.

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