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Agri-Neo and BCFoods announce partnership to advance food safety of dehydrated vegetables and spices in China

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The Neo-Pure pasteurization process enables BCFoods to achieve a 99.999% (5-log) reduction of pathogens such as Salmonella and E. coli without compromising food quality. It works by misting a patented blend of organic actives onto food in a continuous flow to inactivate pathogens and reduce total plate count. Since Neo-Pure does not rely on heat, steam, chemical fumigation, or irradiation, Neo-Pure Pasteurized (NPP) foods maintain food integrity, meaning the natural sensory quality, nutrition, and shelf life remain unchanged, just as nature intended.

“The partnership between Agri-Neo and BCFoods sets a new food safety standard in the Chinese dehydrated vegetable and spice market,” said Robert Wong, President of Agri-Neo. “Agri-Neo’s innovation in food safety combined with BCFoods’ global footprint and recognition will immediately impact the global ingredients market. Furthermore, this partnership strengthens our leadership in food safety for the dehydrated vegetable and spice industry. China is one of the largest origin countries for many ingredients such as dehydrated onion and garlic. We are thrilled to work with BCFoods to expand the Neo-Pure Pasteurized (NPP) product portfolio in China.”

BCFoods will be highlighting and sharing information about Neo-Pure Pasteurized (NPP) products at SupplySide West 2023 in Las Vegas in October.

About Agri-Neo
The Agri-Neo mission is to help safely feed the world by creating technology that sets new food safety standards. Neo-Pure™, developed by Agri-Neo, eliminates harmful pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria while maintaining the nutrition and quality that flourishes naturally in food. Agri-Neo has a dedicated team of food scientists, researchers, and engineers to launch more food safety solutions for many high-risk food groups in the future. For more information, visit www.agri-neo.com.

About BCFoods
BCFoods has been in the dehydrated vegetable and spice industry since 1978 and has manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and sales offices worldwide. BCFoods offers an extensive selection of premium food ingredients to the industrial ingredient markets that are consistent, affordable, and safe. BCFoods is firmly committed to sustainability and innovation, placing particular emphasis on vertical integration and delivering customized solutions to meet the needs of its customers.

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Matthew You, Agri-Neo Inc., 1 6474567905, [email protected], www.agri-neo.com

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Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Announces Annual Award Recipients

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The recipients are:

2024 Richard V. Smalley Memorial Award
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAIO, FAACR, FACP, FAAAS – Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

2023 Richard V. Smalley Memorial Award
Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, FAIO – Washington University School of Medicine

2023 SITC Lifetime Achievement Award
Kim A. Margolin, MD – Saint John’s Cancer Institute

2023 Tara Withington Public Service Award
Founders of Stand Up To Cancer: Katie Couric, Sherry Lansing, Kathleen Lobb, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, and Ellen Ziffren, in addition to the late Noreen Fraser and the late Laura Ziskin

2023 Pedro J. Romero Service to JITC Award
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, FAIO – Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health

To learn more about the Annual Awards and to view past recipients, visit SITC’s website. SITC will announce a call for nominations for the 2024 Annual Awards in the spring.

About SITC
Established in 1984, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) is a nonprofit organization of medical professionals dedicated to improving cancer patient outcomes by advancing the development, science and application of cancer immunotherapy and tumor immunology. SITC is comprised of influential basic and translational scientists, practitioners, health care professionals, government leaders and industry professionals around the globe. Through educational initiatives that foster scientific exchange and collaboration among leaders in the field, SITC aims to one day make the word “cure” a reality for cancer patients everywhere. Learn more about SITC, our educational offerings and other resources at sitcancer.org and follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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Thomas Martin, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, 414-271-2456, [email protected], sitcancer.org 

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Legal / Law: Criminal Law

G30 Report Examines the Economic Underperformance of Latin American Countries

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  1.  Endemic macroeconomic instability as seen in Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
  2. Macroeconomic stability but declining growth, as seen in Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay.
  3. Open economy, many reforms, new exports, low growth: the unique case of Mexico.
  4. Mediocre macroeconomics, micro-meddling, captured state: the unique case of Brazil.

Arminio Fraga, Co-Chair of the G30 Working Group on Latin America, Founding Partner of GAvea Investimentos, and Former Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil, stated: “This report aims to illuminate and analyze the factors that contribute to persistent poor economic outcomes in the Latin American region. While recent global pandemic and economic pressures are a factor, many of the causes have been longstanding.” He continued: “Using a cohort of similar-sized peer countries for comparison, the lag of Latin America is evident. Trend growth among the peer cohort has been double that of Latin American states. Peers also have higher investment levels and faster productivity growth. We need to better understand why this is happening if policymakers hope to craft viable solutions and ensure improved outcomes – economically, socially, and politically.”

Guillermo Ortiz, Co-Chair of the G30 Working Group on Latin America, Senior Advisor and Board Member at BTG Pactual, Former Governor of the Bank of Mexico, and Former Minister of Finance of Mexico, noted: “We found in particular that productivity growth rates are very low, with a gradual decline in the rate since the mid-1990’s. Separately, we also looked at the performance of goods and services exports. In these areas, Latin American countries underperform their peers. For exports, the Latin American economies come in at approximately 25 percent (GDP weighted average), compared to over 40 percent among the peer group.” He added: “Productivity growth decline can be explained generally by two types of misallocations – first, within and among firms, and second, across sectors.”

AndrIs Velasco, Project Director of the G30 Working Group on Latin America, Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Former Minister of Finance of Chile, stated: “Latin American countries also have challenges due to their problematic political economies. Their democracies do rank better than those in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, but we see a consistent backsliding of democracy and the quality of government institutions in Latin America. We have identified a low-trust, low-institutional capacity trap. Trust among citizens has fallen, as has trust in institutions. This lack of trust undermines state capacity and can feed populism. Today we need political as well as economic reforms.”

Arminio Fraga and Guillermo Ortiz co-chaired the G30 Working Group on Latin America, which included nine Group Members: Daron Acemoglu, Mauricio CArdenas, AgustCn Carstens, Domingo Cavallo, William R. Rhodes, Carmen Reinhart, Lawrence H. Summers, Alejandro Werner, and Ernesto Zedillo. We extend our appreciation to the Working Group members for their support, input, and dedication throughout the project.
The G30 thanks Project Director AndrIs Velasco for his extensive contribution to the report, and the research team at the London School of Economics who supported him.
To receive a copy of Why Does Latin America Underperform?, contact G30 Press Officer Melissa Golding at +1 571-236-2820 or [email protected]
On September 6, 2023, at 11:30am EDT, the G30 hosted a live webinar discussion of the report with Arminio Fraga, Guillermo Ortiz, Andres Velasco, and Lawrence H. Summers. A link to the event recording is available on the G30 website, www.group30.org
The Group of Thirty is an independent global body comprised of economic and financial leaders from the public and private sectors and academia. It aims to deepen understanding of global economic and financial issues, to explore the international repercussions of decisions taken in the public and private sectors, and to examine the choices available to policymakers and market practitioners. The Group was established in 1978. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Tharman Shanmugaratnam; Mark Carney is Chair of the Group. More information and membership bios are available at www.group30.org

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Stuart Mackintosh, Group of Thirty, 1 202-331-2472, [email protected], www.group30.org

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Science: Biology

Tetrate Brings Zero Trust Game Plan to Billington Cybersecurity Summit

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Open Source Istio Graduation, Formalization of NIST Standards and Breadth of Service Mesh Offerings Deliver the Zero Trust Blueprint

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — BILLINGTON CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT—With recent advancements in open source service mesh technology, applications like zero trust are coming into focus at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington DC this week. Tetrate, the company bringing Istio and Envoy to the enterprise, recently completed a collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to define a zero trust architecture blueprint based on open source service mesh technology.

Three recent advancements in zero trust for software developers working for federal agencies are coming into focus at the event, including:

  • 1. The development of zero trust architecture standards as detailed in the NIST special publication 207A.
  • 2. The graduation of open source Istio service mesh by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Istio is the core technology underpinning the NIST zero trust standard.
  • 3. The release of Tetrate Service Express, powered by Istio and available to federal contractors and agencies implementing zero trust according to the NIST standard. The launch compliments the availability of Tetrate Istio Subscription (TIS), a popular choice among organizations that want support designing and operating their own Istio deployments for Federal projects, including the US Air Force.

In June, the White House released its cybersecurity investment priorities for fiscal 2025. The priorities align with the Federal Zero Trust Strategy released in 2022, which seeks to ensure cybersecurity practices are in place and every access attempt is verified on federal systems and networks. The priorities encourage federal agencies to adopt provisions of the National Cybersecurity Strategy for their upcoming budget and planning cycles. The memo calls on the federal government to modernize its information technology systems by investing in “durable, long-term solutions that are secure by design.”

Additionally, in July, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an updated Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM). ZTMM 2.0 assists organizations in implementing zero trust policies into their operations.

Taken together, this collection of recent technical advancements and policy guidance provide a clear roadmap for implementation and operation of zero trust architecture for anyone tasked with security applications and infrastructure for the US Federal government.

TIS is the first and only 100% pure upstream Istio distribution to achieve FIPS verification and is hardened for use in enterprise and FedRAMP environments. Tetrate’s engineers bring a deep understanding and expertise of Istio, offering comprehensive support and guidance via the TIS offering.

The engineering leadership team at Tetrate has been deeply involved in the development of Istio from the beginning, as well as instrumental in Istio’s adoption in some of its largest, most mission-critical deployments at organizations like the US Department of Defense and Informatica. Over the last year, Tetrate engineers contributed more code to the Istio and Envoy proxy projects than any other company other than Google.

NIST defines zero trust architecture as a security model, a set of system design principles and a coordinated cybersecurity and system management strategy based on an acknowledgement that threats exist both inside and outside traditional network boundaries. The zero trust security model eliminates implicit trust in any one element, component, node or service and instead requires continuous verification of the operational picture via real-time information from multiple sources to determine access and other system responses.

Meet with the Tetrate team at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in booth #137 in the Carahsoft Partner pavilion and learn more about implementing zero trust architecture for Federal projects in compliance with White House cybersecurity investment priorities and the Federal Zero Trust Strategy, with the guidance of NIST standards and Tetrate support.

*About Tetrate*
Rooted in open source, Tetrate was founded to solve the application networking and security challenges created by modern computing so enterprises can innovate with speed and safety in hybrid and multicloud environments. As applications evolve into collections of decentralized microservices, monitoring and managing the network communications and security among those myriad services becomes challenging. This is why some of the largest financial institutions, governments and other enterprises rely on Tetrate to deliver modern application networking and security. Find out more at http://www.tetrate.io.

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Robert Cathey, Cathey Communications for Tetrate, +1 865-386-6118, [email protected], www.tetrate.io

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Health

Pendry Hotels & Resorts and Fitness Pioneer Tracy Anderson Partner for MYMODE Fitness Tour

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“Tracy Anderson is an internationally recognized fitness expert, renowned for her unique approach to exercise and her unparalleled fitness method, and renown for clientele including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, and Tracee Ellis Ross,” said Azadeh Hawkins, global creative director at Montage International. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Tracy to bring MYMODE to our guests across the country.”

The Tracy Anderson x Pendry Hotels & Resorts MYMODE fitness tour full schedule is as follows:

  • Pendry West Hollywood: September 22 – 25, 2023
  • Pendry Chicago: October 6 – 9, 2023
  • Pendry Park City: October 11 – 15, 2023
  • Pendry Manhattan West: October 19 – 22, 2023
  • Pendry San Diego: October 30 – November 2, 2023
  • Sagamore Pendry Baltimore: November 9 – 12, 2023
  • Pendry Washington DC – The Wharf: December 5 – 8, 2023
  • Pendry Newport Beach: January 19 – 29, 2024 (Tracy Anderson will lead select classes during these dates).

“I am drenched in excitement for MYMODE to come to a Pendry hotel near you,” said Tracy Anderson. “I can’t wait to share the MYMODE fitness experience across the country and inspire people new to the program to discover next-level body results. The true joy of my work is empowering clients to move their bodies, challenge themselves, and reach dreams they would’ve never thought possible. To experience those magical transformations in the luxury of a Pendry space…it’s a dream come true.”

For additional details on upcoming Tracy Anderson x Pendry Hotels & Resorts MYMODE fitness tour classes, please visit https://tracyanderson.com/mymode-tour-pendry or follow @pendryhotels and @tracyandersonmethod.

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Marrissa Mallory, J/PR for Pendry Hotels & Resorts , 1 (619) 255-7069, [email protected]

Kate Jacobsen, PR Consulting for Tracy Anderson – MYMODE , 1 (212) 228-8181, [email protected]

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Pulse Health to Sponsor Digital Pharma East, Set to Unveil Newest Version of the Pulse Engagement Cloud

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“Our life science clients require a life science platform that is cost-effective, powerful, transparent, that not only handles deployment of messaging but can provide actionable insights in real-time,” said Ryan Alovis, CEO of Pulse Health. I know that with this new release at Digital Pharma East, pharmaceutical brands will be able to significantly level up how their speaking to HCP’s, what they are saying, and how it’s impacting overall script lift.”

These new, innovative products being showcased at Digital Pharma East continue the momentum for Pulse Health, which in the past include “Most Innovative Product” and “Most Innovative Company” by PM360, as well as a slew of recent announcements like the launch of their Google Analytics 4 integration.

For more information on how Pulse Health is powering digital engagement for the life science industry, visit https://pulsehealth.tech/

About Pulse Health
Pulse Health is an industry leader in cloud-based non-personal promotional engagement software and services for the life science industry. Powering a brands journey from launch to life. Pulse Health’s suite of products range from Pulse Engagement Cloud, Pulse Sample Management, Pulse HCP & Patient Data Access, Pulse Insights, and Pulse MCM Tactics. Pulse Health’s client base range from emerging biotech bringing their brands to commercialization, to global pharmaceutical companies looking to amplify their existing brands.

About Fierce Pharma
Biopharma is a fast-growing world where big ideas come along daily. Our readers rely on Fierce Pharma for the latest news, analysis and data on drugs and the companies that make them. Fierce Pharma covers the pharma waterfront, from late-stage drug development through the entire lifecycle – tracking regulatory approvals, payer negotiations, manufacturing, marketing, patent fights, government investigations and regulation, M&A deals and beyond. Our aim is to analyze the day’s news, showing readers not only what they need to know, but why they need to know it. Beyond the daily, the Fierce Pharma team produces special reports that take stock of the industry’s products and finances, and shed new light on industry trends.

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Krissy Goelz, Pulse Health, 8888884115, [email protected], www.pulsehealth.tech

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Science: Biology

Knownwell Launches to Help Business Executives Leverage the AI Revolution

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  • Assessing their current state of AI competency via a proprietary maturity model and productized advisory solutions
  • Establishing a forward-looking AI roadmap that reimagines how AI can optimize business operations
  • Igniting new AI-driven value streams that unleash the potential of their entire organization, resulting in exponential growth

Each step in Knownwell’s process is geared toward helping organizations achieve exponential growth with AI-powered value streams.

“AI will prove to be the most transformational technology humankind has ever experienced,” DeWolf said at this week’s Voice & AI conference in Washington, DC, where he is a featured speaker. “It has already started a seismic shift away from a growth-at-all-costs economy, where the C-Suite’s overriding mandate is driving revenue. The new business landscape is a performance economy. Entire organizations must rise to the challenge of unlocking AI’s potential to reinvent their value chains, redefine roles and business processes, and leverage data to drive innovation. Knownwell exists to help companies meet that challenge.”

DeWolf is an experienced technology entrepreneur who has assembled teams to help countless organizations navigate similar shifts in the technology landscape. He founded 3Pillar Global in 2006 and served as its CEO for 16 years. 3Pillar has been named to the Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, 10 separate times. DeWolf twice oversaw the company’s sale to private equity companies while serving as CEO. He’s also an active and sought-after board member for high-growth tech companies and is currently a board member for 3Pillar, 2X, Capango, and his alma mater, the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

About Knownwell

Knownwell is a productized advisory solutions company specializing in helping executives leverage the AI revolution to drive record profitability without compromising their people or values. Knownwell’s proprietary maturity model and related advisory services provide executives of private-equity backed companies with the knowledge and know-how to leverage AI as a key differentiator. Please visit www.knownwell.com to learn more about the company.

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Courtney Baker, Knownwell, 1 6152663497, [email protected], https://knownwell.com 

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Society: Disabled Issues / Disabilities

There’s No Greater Expression of Love than the Redeemer Laying Down His Life For a Rebellious Race

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“I urge every reader to read this book prayerfully and receive the power to accept and embrace God’s love and grace which He has continually offered and still offering today for the salvation of our souls,” said Omere.

Emmanuel S. Omere is a divinely commissioned minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. A man of solid faith in God, Omere is a multi-gifted preacher of the Word of God, who is leveraging on his God-given talents and gifts in Gospel music, songwriting, book writing and publication, in order to spread the message of salvation by Jesus Christ to perishing souls across the world. He is a graduate of Roxbury Community College and University of Massachusetts in Boston, USA. Omere is a passionate soul winner and a committed evangelist. He is a Minister at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry in Boston. He is married to Sister Faith Omere with whom he has co-written and produced many gospel songs. Omere is also the author of Forgiveness: Key To Victorious Christian Life.

Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 20,000 titles published to date. God’s Passion For Perishing Souls is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com. 

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Emmanuel S. Omere, Salem Author Services, (875) 266 5702, [email protected]

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Hammes Healthcare celebrates opening of Moffitt McKinley Hospital

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Hammes Healthcare served as the program manager and provided operational readiness services for Moffitt McKinley Hospital. Hammes Healthcare’s operational readiness services supported the clinical and operational requirements of the new hospital spanning staffing and onboarding, contracts, licensures, accreditation, IT, training and more. Hammes helped facilitate a soft launch with numerous mock scenarios prior to go-live to ensure a smooth transition for Moffitt staff.

“Over the last four years, Hammes worked alongside many of our internal departmental work groups, serving as a true partner and extension of our team,” said Christine Alvero, Vice President of Hospital Operations for Moffitt McKinley Hospital. “This was a highly complex project that we could not have executed as seamlessly as we did without the expertise, foresight and partnership of the Hammes team.”

“It’s been an honor to partner with Moffitt Cancer Center and our exceptional project team members to bring this project to life,” said Wade Milligan, Regional Vice President of Hammes Healthcare. “This was a great example of our project management and operational readiness disciplines coming together to ensure a seamless and successful go-live for our client and, ultimately, the patients they serve.”

About Hammes Healthcare
Hammes Healthcare is a national consulting firm that provides real estate and market strategy, facility planning, project management and development services to the healthcare industry. As a reflection of its commitment to the healthcare industry, Hammes has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading healthcare developers by Modern Healthcare’s Construction & Design Survey for 25 consecutive years—including 20 years as No. 1—and by Revista’s Outpatient Healthcare Real Estate Development Report. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hammes provides services through a network of regional offices strategically located across the United States. https://www.hammes.com/

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Katherine Murray, Hammes, 414.509.2595, [email protected], https://www.hammes.com/ 

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Home and Family: Marriage / Relationships

New Book Reminds Readers That Man’s Ways Are Flawed And Jesus Is The Way

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“I write about the Catholic Church and I was Catholic for forty years of my life. I write from personal experiences of the sacraments,” said Clark.

Steven Clark sees his new birth in 2015 as the greatest event of his lifetime. He was raised in the Catholic church and attended Catholic school from kindergarten through high school. Since he suffers from schizoaffective disorder, it is often difficult for him to separate reality from deception, and he depends daily on the Word of God to be his anchor in truth.

Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 15,000 titles published to date. Repent From False Teachings, Beliefs, and Practices is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

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Steven Clark, Salem Author Services, (979) 966-7653, [email protected]

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