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Howard Fischer Associates Helps Gigamon Recruit Mandeep Khera, Vice President of Demand Generation & Channel Marketing


“Working with Howard Fischer Associates has always been a productive and enjoyable experience,” said Shane Buckley, President, Gigamon.

Howard Fischer Associates (“HFA”), one of the leading executive and board search firms in the nation for more than 35 years, has helped client Gigamon recruit Mandeep Khera as Vice President of Demand Generation and Channel Marketing. This marks HFA’s 12th executive search for Gigamon.

Mandeep brings nearly three decades of experience in cybersecurity, IoT, big data, mobile app development, CRM, and eLearning. Over the course of his career, Mandeep has effectively led cross-functional teams at organizations ranging from startups to large public companies.

“Working with Howard Fischer Associates has always been a productive and enjoyable experience,” said Shane Buckley, President, Gigamon. “We are thrilled to have HFA’s latest placement, Mandeep Khera, join Gigamon. In the short time he has been at the company, he has already made a positive impact.”

Mandeep will be based in Gigamon’s Santa Clara, California office. To learn more about Gigamon, visit http://www.gigamon.com.

About Howard Fischer Associates

Howard Fischer Associates (HFA) is one of the leading executive and board search firms in the nation, committed to helping clients achieve their goals by identifying outstanding leaders who will effectively fit or help change their culture. The HFA process has been well-honed after 35 years of sustained excellence in the industry. HFA is headquartered in Philadelphia, with additional offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, and Chicago. For more information, visit http://www.hfischer.com.

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As Pharma Reaches for Precision Medicine, Instrument Makers Follow


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A new report from Strategic Directions International (SDi) says that instrument makers are adjusting to client demands for precision medicine products. The report, Lab Instrumentation Markets for Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, & CROs, says that with demand exceeding $19 billion in 2018, the pharma/bio sector is the largest source of demand for laboratory instrumentation.

With the rise of precision medicine, medical treatment is tailored to the individual characteristics of the patient and the disease, which has been made possible by the clinical commercialization of advanced analytical instrumentation, such as sequencing. As the market for precision treatments rapidly expands, companies in the pharma/bio space have adapted by investigating and developing highly targeted therapeutics. This has also led to a shift in the types of therapeutics being developed, as biotherapeutics, which are derived from molecules with a biological basis (i.e., recombinant DNA and antibodies), are able to target disease with much higher specificity than small molecule drugs.

The nature of biotherapeutics and their role in precision medicine is fundamentally changing the model of drug development and marketing. Because biotherapeutics are so highly targeted to specific disease and patient types, the patient pool for each drug is much smaller, compared to the old pharmaceutical model of developing “blockbuster drugs” that could treat large portions of the population. This has led to development pipelines involving a greater number of drugs, and an overall proliferation in the number of laboratories in the pharma/bio space. However, because resources are spread across the development of more therapeutics, the R&D infrastructures for individual labs are growing leaner.

Mettler Toledo, Qiagen, Millipore Sigma, PerkinElmer, Bio-Rad, Shimadzu, and Waters are among the companies in this market. These firms and others are covered in the report.

The sector represents 30% of the overall market for laboratory and life science instrumentation.

SDi’s newly published report, titled Lab Instrumentation Markets for Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, & CROs, is an in-depth analysis of how these trends and challenges are shaping the demand for analytical instrumentation and lab equipment in the pharma/bio space. Trends in pharma/bio development involving 64 technologies in 10 categories are examined through historic market growth and forecasts for demand over the next five years, while end-user perspectives gained through a survey completed by 120 pharma/bio researchers provide further insights into development pipelines, laboratory budget, and challenges being faced in therapeutics development.

The Lab Instrumentation Markets for Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, & CROs report can be found at https://strategic-directions.com/product/lab-instrumentation-markets-for-pharmaceuticals-biopharmaceuticals-cros/.

About Strategic Directions International

Strategic Directions International (SDi), part of Science and Medicine Group, is the leading business intelligence firm in the highly specialized field of analytical and life science instruments. Its client list includes virtually every major analytical instrumentation company in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Founded in 1981, the Los Angeles-based company has published hundreds of market reports and provided proprietary consulting services for a multitude of clients.

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Compensation Resources, Inc. and Christian Leadership Alliance Release the 2019 Compensation Survey Report for Christian Organizations


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2019 Compensation Survey Report for Christian Organizations

The data is reported in 8 Christian-based industrial classifications, and also by revenue, employee size, and region, to provide the user with various means by which to examine and evaluate results

Compensation Resources, Inc. (CRI) and Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) have released the 2019 Compensation Survey Report for Christian Organizations. This year’s survey continues to report on salary and bonus data, along with compensation and benefit information including insurance coverage, paid time off, retirement plans, turnover, work – life, etc. The data is reported in 8 Christian-based industrial classifications, and also by revenue, employee size, and region, to provide the user with various means by which to examine and evaluate results. Results are based on data provided by 101 participating organizations.

To learn more about the 2019 Compensation Survey Report for Christian Organizations, or to order the complete report, please contact Sean Gimpel at (877) 934-0505 x104. You can also visit CRI’s website at http://www.CompensationResources.com or by clicking here for more information and to download a free sample of this year’s survey.

About Compensation Resources, Inc. (CRI): CRI provides compensation and human resource consulting services to mid- and small-cap public companies, private, family-owned, and closely held firms, as well as not-for-profit organizations. CRI specializes in executive compensation, sales compensation, pay-for-performance and incentive compensation, performance management programs, and expert witness services.

About Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA): CLA unites, trains, and equips Christian leaders to think higher for greater kingdom gain. CLA moves beyond good Christian management to empower Christian leadership that is catalytic in its transformation of people, their organizations, and ultimately the world. CLA is an alliance of mission focused Christians who lead in today’s high-impact Christian nonprofit ministries, churches, educational institutes, and businesses. For more information about becoming a member, please contact CLA at (949) 487-0900 or visit us at http://www.ChristianLeadershipAlliance.org.

Contact: Sean Gimpel

Controller/Operations Manager

Compensation Resources, Inc.

877-934-0505 x104

http://www.CompensationResources.com

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Treximo Welcomes New Vice President of Clinical Operations and Vice President of Medical Writing and Transparency


Treximo is pleased to announce and welcome both Shannon Lewis-Mundt and Katherine Dale as the company’s new Vice President of Clinical Operations and Vice President of Medical Writing and Transparency, respectively.

Shannon Lewis-Mundt joins Treximo as a clinical operations executive with a successful track record of building and managing global operation teams at prominent CROs, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies. With a therapeutic focus in rare disease and oncology, Shannon has 20 years of experience working across GxP environments including laboratory services, manufacturing, quality assurance, monitoring, clinical operations and project management. In addition, she is experienced in clinical development planning, strategy and risk mitigation.

Prior to joining Treximo, Shannon worked with Bellicum Pharmaceuticals where she served as the Executive Director of Clinical Operations for programs focused on cellular immunotherapy, including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and CAR T cell therapy. In her new role as Vice President of Clinical Operations, Shannon will be responsible for global leadership, strategic planning, and executive oversight of all clinical operations staff and clinical business opportunities.

Katherine Dale joins Treximo with 15+ years of experience in medical writing, medical writing management, clinical project management, and contractor/outsourced management. She is an established leader in managing the regulatory writing process and moving clinical development teams through the production of high-quality, eCTD and ICH-compliant documents.

As the Vice President of Medical Writing and Transparency at Treximo, Katherine will be developing partnerships, managing relationships, and providing forecasting, projection, and oversight of projects for Medical Writing, Disclosures (Transparency), and Quality Control for new and existing clients. She will support business development in expanding existing accounts into the Medical Writing arena, and in identifying and developing new Medical Writing opportunities. Additionally, she will oversee and monitor deliverables, timelines, and quality to ensure client satisfaction for all documents and deliverables across Medical Writing, Disclosures, and Quality Control.

About Treximo:

Treximo provides best in class, results-based consulting and strategic quality project management services to the life sciences industry, with focus on Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology. Our methods help companies focus beyond the talent transaction and onto the strategies that will position them to win for years to come. We are experts in leading operational and quality program initiatives, providing immediate improvement to your organization with focus on speed, quality, cost, compliance, and innovation. For further information on Treximo, please visit: http://www.treximo.com

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Balluff Adds Durability to Ethernet, Simplifies Trouble-Shooting With New Cable Portfolio


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Offering a variety of industrial cable jacket types, the RJ45/RJ45 Ethernet portfolio from Balluff delivers increased durability for connectivity in manufacturing environments.

Balluff offers three main cable jackets:

  • PVC (polyvinyl chloride) – the most common jacket type with high moisture resistance
  • PUR (polyurethane) – good resistance against abrasion, oil and ozone
  • TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) – highly flexible and resistant to aging in sunlight, UV and ozone

Additionally, the portfolio offers Ethernet in five different colors — red, orange, green, royal blue, and teal — to help maintenance and IT teams troubleshoot and diagnose network issues. The colored cables allow companies to create a reference for quick recognition of the connection type. For example, runs between managed and local unmanaged switches could use orange cables; teal cables could be used to connect field-level devices like sensors and I/O, while red cables could be used to connect robots in the work cell and the local switch.

With multiple colors and jacket materials, Balluff helps companies implement an Ethernet network to meet their reliable, real-time communication needs, while surviving the harsh conditions of an industrial environment.

Key features include:

  • Colors available: red, orange, green, royal blue, teal
  • Versions available with 10 million flex cycles and drag chain compatibility
  • Cable jackets available: PVC, PUR, TPE
  • Chemical-resistant and CMX outdoor rated versions available
  • Gigabit and 10/100 speeds

Learn more at: http://www.balluff.com

About Balluff Inc.

Balluff Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Balluff GmbH, Neuhausen, Germany. Balluff is a leading supplier of networked IO-Link control system architectures that unlock the potential of the IIoT and Industry 4.0. Balluff offers a wide range of intelligent IO-Link and industrial Ethernet sensors in a variety of technologies including inductive, photoelectric, capacitive, and magnetic as well as magnetostrictive linear position sensors, magnetic tape linear encoders, industrial RFID systems, and industrial vision systems. Balluff provides cost-saving, process-enhancing solutions to machine builders and manufacturers to control, regulate, automate, assemble, position, and monitor manufacturing, assembly, and packaging sequences. Industries served include: automotive, packaging, food processing, beverages, tire, primary metals, conventional and alternative energy, semiconductor, plastics, and fluid power.

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Hospice of Westchester Hosts 17th Annual Golf Invitational


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HOW Golf Invitational Co-chairs, Sponsors and Executives

“The Golf Invitational always provides a wonderful opportunity to raise much needed funding for our important programs and services, and we were humbled to honor our good friend Ossie Dahl at this year’s event,” said Mary K. Spengler, MS, chief executive officer, HOW.

Hospice of Westchester (HOW) hosted its 17th Annual Golf Invitational at Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains on Tuesday, September 10. More than 140 local business leaders and community members participated in the event to support the nonprofit healthcare agency. This year was the organization’s largest Golf Invitational yet, with nearly 25 foursomes playing in the benefit. This year’s event was held in honor of Ossie T. Dahl and proceeds will support HOW’s commitment to providing compassionate end-of-life care.

“The Golf Invitational always provides a wonderful opportunity to raise much needed funding for our important programs and services, and we were humbled to honor our good friend Ossie Dahl at this year’s event,” said Mary K. Spengler, MS, chief executive officer, HOW. “This was our most successful golf invitational to date. We are grateful for the continued generosity of our sponsors and the local business community.”

The all-day event featured brunch/lunch, 18 holes of golf, a barbecue on the ninth hole, a cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony, as well as a silent auction and raffles.

The 2019 Golf Invitational co-chairmen include Michael K. Ciaramella, Larry Dix, William F. Flooks Jr., Jack Geoghegan, Joseph Kahl, Bill McLaughlin, Tim Murphy, James P. O’Toole, Kenneth Theobalds, Michael Vitale and John Zanzarella. Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation Inc. and Manhattan Beer Distributors were the grand sponsors of the event. Other sponsors included Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office; Beecher Flooks Funeral Home Inc.; Empress Ambulance; Entergy; Polchinski Memorials Inc.; Sterling National Bank; and Zanzarella Marketing. The hole-in-one contest was sponsored by Condor, Mt. Kisco Chevrolet-Cadillac, and the dinner sponsor was TOMRA of North America, Inc.

About Hospice of Westchester

Hospice of Westchester (HOW) is a private, not-for-profit healthcare agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones. Hospice of Westchester is located at 1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY. For additional information, visit http://www.hospiceofwestchester.com or call (914) 682-1484. For the latest news and updates, find HOW on Facebook.

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Susan and Brian Graveno Bring Caring Transitions to Lehigh Valley


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Susan and Brian Graveno

Brian and I have both been impacted by the kinds of situations our clients are facing and, because of this experience, we understand what it takes to get through those kinds of transitions. We know it is a stressful and difficult process, both for the senior and for the family. – Susan Graveno

Susan and Brian Graveno are pleased to announce the launch of their new senior- and family-focused business, Caring Transitions of Lehigh Valley.

Caring Transitions’ specially-trained professionals handle decluttering, organizing, packing, moving, resettling, in-home estate sales and online auctions, estate clearing and preparing homes for market. Caring Transitions of Lehigh Valley serves Allentown, Whitehall, Orefield, Macungie, Emmaus, Quakertown, Coopersburg, Center Valley and the surrounding areas.

“Brian and I have both been impacted by the kinds of situations our clients are facing and, because of this experience, we understand what it takes to get through those kinds of transitions. We know it is a stressful and difficult process, both for the senior and for the family. We are focused on providing high-quality services that help our clients get through those transitions as quickly and smoothly as possible. Our team will do whatever we can to help your family,” Susan said.

Brian is an only child and, when his mother passed away, he and Susan sorted through a lifetime of memories to clear her estate. Susan’s parents lived in an independent living community and, at the same time her father needed hospice and skilled care, her mother needed to be moved into assisted living. Those experiences led them to Caring Transitions and, after Susan’s father died, they made the decision to open their own local franchise.

“My father, Robert Zentz, was the President/CEO of Fellowship Community for more than 22 years. When he passed, I found myself thinking about the joy he got from working with seniors and the impact he made on so many people in our community. I wanted to make that kind of impact. That inspired us make the decision to bring Caring Transitions to this community,” Susan said. “We’re looking forward to providing a much-needed service in this area through a company that’s built on compassion and care.”

Caring Transitions’ services are perfect for managing the many aspects of a senior move or assisting with the process of downsizing to provide a safer living situation, as well as for busy families and people clearing out the home of a loved one who has moved into assisted care or passed. All of Caring Transitions’ services are customizable, so clients choose the solution that best fits their needs.

Susan and Brian are long-time Lehigh Valley residents who have been married for more than 30 years and have three adult children – Evan, Molly and Emily – who will also be involved in the family business. Susan has spent the last 30 years in healthcare sales and marketing. Brian has a background in technology sales and sales management. Throughout their professional careers, they always wanted to have a positive impact on others and their community.

Caring Transitions of Lehigh Valley is bonded, insured and their W2 employees have been background checked. For additional information call (610)904-8093, email SGraveno@CaringTransitions.com or visit http://www.CaringTransitionsofLehighValley.com.

About Caring Transitions

Caring Transitions, founded in 2006, is the most trusted and experienced national franchise specializing in senior relocation and transition services. With more than 200 locations throughout the United States all owned and operated by Certified Relocation and Transition Specialists, Caring Transitions provides clients with supportive moves, auctions, rightsizing and transitions. This includes expert advice plus a well-executed transition plan beginning with the initial sorting of personal belongings through packing, unpacking, resettling, selling of items to the final clearing and cleaning of the property. For more information, visit http://www.caringtransitions.com or visit us on Facebook.

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JC’s Recovery Center Releases A Guide to Understanding the Opioid Epidemic


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Over 11.5 million people have purposefully misused prescription opioids to get high, and many of these people end up with an addiction.

JC’s Recovery Center has announced the release of their most recent informative guide: A Guide to Understanding the Opioid Epidemic. The guide breaks down the history and threats of opioid addiction in the US.

According to JC’s Recovery Center, “Over 11.5 million people have purposefully misused prescription opioids to get high, and many of these people end up with an addiction. Current rates of opioid abuse and overdose continue to soar, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officially consider the opioid epidemic to be a public health emergency. Here’s what you need to know about the opioid crisis..”

The guide breaks down how to help someone with opioid addiction while avoiding accusations and confrontations.

To learn more about the importance of finding assistance to help with opioid addiction, view the guide here.

About JC’s Recovery Center

Our mission is to provide a safe, structured and nurturing environment, for individuals of all faiths. We will be a helping hand in your passage into a new, healthy and productive way of life centered in the love of God.

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Boost.ai to Showcase Conversational AI Solutions for Financial Institutions at FinovateFall 2019


Boost.ai, developers of the world’s most advanced conversational AI, will appear on stage at FinovateFall 2019 to showcase its AI-powered virtual agents, which are helping banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies automate and improve customer communications with unprecedented success.

Already one of Europe’s leading providers of AI-powered virtual agents, Boost.ai announced its expansion into the U.S. market earlier this year (2019). Boost.ai will be demoing its market-leading conversational AI technology at FinovateFall 2019, including presenting details of their successful ‘Aino’ virtual agent work with DNB, the largest bank in Norway, who have seen the following results:

  • Aino now automates 55% of all incoming chat traffic for DNB. This equates to 20% of all customer service requests across all channels, including phone and email.
  • 49% reduction in all B2C chat support
  • 53% reduction in all B2B chat support
  • 10,000+ automated conversations every day
  • Over 1 million conversations since launch in June 2018


“Boost AI is far more than a chatbot, with our virtual agents providing AI ‘first responders’ on the front-line, handling all text-based customer support tasks,” said Lars Selsås, co-founder and CEO at Boost.ai. “Boost.ai has achieved first-response success rates unheard of until now, consistently automating fully 50 percent of all front line queries and text-based customer support tasks. The remaining 50 percent of incoming queries handled by our AI-powered virtual agents are intelligently and effectively handed off to the appropriate channel for resolution.”

Boost.ai’s presentation will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 1:40 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, on the second day of Finovate’s two-day lineup of cutting-edge innovations in financial and banking technology. Each company appearing at the event is handpicked from among hundreds of nominations, both startups and established companies, that have developed technical solutions to resolve real-world pain points.

To learn more, interested parties are encouraged to attend the Boost.ai demo on September 24 at 1:40pm local time at FinovateFall, or they can contact media@boost.ai to arrange a demo of the Boost.ai solution. Members of the media and analyst community may contact boostai@sparkpr.com

About Boost.ai

Boost.ai is a privately held software company that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence (AI). Inventor of the world’s most complete software for building, implementing and operating virtual agents powered by conversational AI technology, Boost.ai helps banks, financial institutions, and other enterprise companies focus on their business objectives and customer relationships while creating new lines of revenue and new customer experiences. With unlimited scalability, enterprise-level security and best-in-class privacy features, Boost.ai’s technology is used by hundreds of global companies and organizations. Boost.ai is a Norwegian software company founded in 2016 with North American headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.

Boost, Boost.ai and ASU are trademarks or registered trademarks of Boost.ai in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective holders.

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All New 2019 DFARS NIST 800-171 Policies and Policy Templates Available for instant download today from FLANK


All the essential policies, procedures, forms, templates – and more – are included in the DFARS NIST 800-171 compliance documents, so visit flank.org to learn more today.

FLANK offers DFARS NIST 800-171 policies and procedures and policy templates for immediate download today. With growing federal compliance mandates forcing DoD contractors to comply with the newly announced DFARS regulations, primes and subs will ultimately have to develop comprehensive information security policies and procedures in accordance with NIST Special Publication 800-171.

Federal contractors simply do not have hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to spend on developing much-needed DFARS NIST 800-171 information security policies and procedures. So, turn to the federal compliance experts today at FLANK and instantly download comprehensive compliance documentation. The DFARS NIST 800-171 documents help ensure rapid and complete compliance without spending thousands of dollars on costly policy writing services.

All the essential policies, procedures, forms, templates – and more – are included in the DFARS NIST 800-171 compliance documents, so visit flank.org to learn more today. When federal contractors want compliance done right in terms of information security policies and procedures, the only name to know is FLANK.

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FLANK are global experts when it comes to security, governance, and compliance solutions, there’s no debating that. Security can be difficult, compliance can be challenging, and governance can be costly – FLANK more than understand these issues – and its why federal contractors should be talking to Flank, the organization that helps in “protecting your perimeter”.

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