Phillip Saunders, D.O.

CERRITOS, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Dr. Phillip Saunders graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine from Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX and his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology from Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadows, New York. He has an American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine Certification.

Patient Care Philosophy

Dr. Saunders is a dedicated physician who believes the most important aspect of cancer treatment is compassion and respect. He enjoys getting to know his patients and their families. He is also highly sensitive to the religious, cultural and personal values of his patients.

About The Oncology Institute

Founded in 2007, The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation is dedicated to excelling in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and education. As the largest private practice cancer center in California, The Oncology Institute continues to provide extensive services including state-of-the-art infusion centers, chemotherapy educational sessions, in-house support groups, dietary and nutritional counseling, in-house pharmacy, financial counseling, clinical trials, comprehensive lab testing, and end of life counseling. They also offer support programs to help patients and families cope with the challenges brought on by cancer. Today, the Oncology Institute has served over 100,000 patients throughout 28 locations in Southern California, 5 in Arizona and 2 in Nevada.

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Vanedge invests in companies with disruptive technology platforms in large markets that are undergoing rapid growth or change. We believe that RoosterBio could become one of the most important stem cell manufacturing companies in the world. – Micah Siegel, Partner, Vanedge Capital

FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

RoosterBio Inc, disrupting the market by radically simplifying human mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (hMSC) biomanufacturing, today announced it has raised further capital in the final tranche of its Series B raise, boosted by increased investor demand. The news comes after the company announced its first round close in of $15 million in August 2019, bringing the total fundraise to $21.5 million to help advance the company’s global expansion initiatives. Led by lead Series B investor Dynamk Capital, Founding Partner for Dynamk Capital Daniella Kranjac has also been appointed to RoosterBio’s Board of Directors.

The Series B round includes the addition of investors Vanedge Capital, Bioeconomy Capital and others. Partner at Vanedge Capital Micah Siegel said, “Technology for creating living cell therapies is at an inflection point, yet manufacturing engineered cells at scale is still an unsolved problem. We discovered RoosterBio through their customers, who were fanatical about the company’s high quality, high volume products and delightful customer service. Vanedge invests in companies with disruptive technology platforms in large markets that are undergoing rapid growth or change. We believe that RoosterBio could become one of the most important stem cell manufacturing companies in the world.”

Rob Carlson, Managing Director at Bioeconomy Capital shared similar statements about RoosterBio’s capabilities. “RoosterBio is a true pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine. With a novel business model of democratizing their hMSC biotechnology platform and making it more readily available by decreasing the cost and complexity required to incorporate the cells into regenerative medicine products, the future of cell therapy continues to show remarkable promise,” said Carlson. “We look forward to working with them to help fuel the commercialization of scalable regenerative cures.”

Chief Executive Officer for RoosterBio Margot Connor concluded, “We are excited to have accomplished the business milestones needed to close on this major capital formation step. As a result of this funding – along with new investors, dedicated employees and a dynamic Board of Directors – we are well-positioned to grow more aggressively internationally, expand into new product types and accelerate the promising field of regenerative medicine.”

RoosterBio was founded in 2013 with the mission to accelerate the cell-based bioeconomy by providing a standardized MSC product platform that helps enable rapid and clinical commercial translation. With 51 current employees, RoosterBio plans to add 20 additional employees by the end of 2019 and approximately double employment in 2020 to support the global growth of its team and presence in worldwide markets. To learn more about RoosterBio, visit http://www.roosterbio.com.

About RoosterBio, Inc

RoosterBio, Inc. is a privately held cell manufacturing platform technology company focused on accelerating the development of a sustainable regenerative medicine industry, one customer at a time. RoosterBio’s products are high-volume, affordable, and well-characterized adult human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) paired with highly engineered media systems. RoosterBio has simplified and standardized how stem cells are purchased, expanded, and used in development, leading to marked time and costs savings for customers. RoosterBio’s innovative products are ushering in a new era of productivity and standardization into the field, accelerating the road to discovery in Regenerative Medicine. For more information on RoosterBio, please visit http://www.roosterbio.com.

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Thomas J. Mortati, Esq.

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP Senior Litigation Attorney, Thomas J. Mortati, Esq., won what is reported to be a record verdict in St. Lawrence County Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal) case (Index No. 149365), winning a total verdict of $7.436 million after an eight day jury trial in Canton, NY before the Hon. Mary M. Farley. This is believed to be the largest plaintiff verdict in St. Lawrence County history and one of the largest verdicts nationwide, if not the largest, in a laparoscopic cholecystectomy case.

The surgery in question took place at Canton-Potsdam Hospital on November 23, 2015 by Dr. Christopher Touloukian and the now 38 year old plaintiff suffered severe and life altering injuries to his bile duct system due to what the jury found was negligence on the part of the surgeon in placing a surgical clip in an admittedly wrong location. This negligent clip placement resulted in severe damage to the common hepatic duct resulting in the need for a permanent drain protruding from the plaintiff’s chest and the need for daily dressing changes and saline flushes and multiple annual surgical procedures for the rest of his life, among other injuries and damages.

About Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP®

Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP® is a personal injury law firm whose practice is limited to protecting the rights of those wrongfully injured as a result of negligence. If someone has been injured, they can call the experienced team of auto accident attorneys toll-free at 1.800.LAW.1010 (1-800-529-1010). Based in Albany, NY, the law firm has a storied history of actively engaging their community, including The Legal Project, an organization in which Paul Harding has taken an active role. The Legal Project is a private, non-profit organization, which provides a variety of no/low-cost legal services to the working poor, victims of domestic violence and other under-served individuals in the Capital Region.

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Stan Gimont Joins Hagerty Consulting as Senior Advisor for Community Recovery

“Stan Gimont has a deep understanding of long-term disaster recovery, housing, and infrastructure issues, which make him an asset to our senior leadership team and valued clients,” said Steve Hagerty, Founder and President, Hagerty Consulting.

EVANSTON, Ill. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Hagerty Consulting today announced that Stan Gimont, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has joined the firm as Senior Advisor for Community Recovery. While with HUD, Gimont oversaw more than $90 billion in appropriations focused on long-term disaster recovery. In his new position with Hagerty Consulting, Gimont will play an instrumental role in advising clients and communities on long-term strategies to aid in disaster recovery.

“Stan Gimont is a luminary in the community development field who brings a breadth of experience that bolsters our ability to advise clients on pre-disaster recovery and mitigation strategies as well as comprehensive post-disaster long-term recovery management,” said Steve Hagerty, Founder and President, Hagerty Consulting. “His deep understanding of long-term disaster recovery, housing, and infrastructure issues make him an asset to our senior leadership team and valued clients.”

As a seasoned disaster recovery and community development manager, Gimont will be responsible for addressing long-term recovery needs in the aftermath of major natural disasters. He will also provide full-time guidance to state and local decision makers on best practices and successful recoveries.

Gimont joins Hagerty Consulting following a distinguished public service career, including 11 years as a member of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service, where he was the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award in 2015. He also earned recognition from the HUD Office of Community Planning and Development where he twice received the Assistant Secretary’s Award for efforts in support of Community Development Block Grant legislative reform proposals, and for contributions to HUD’s economic development mission.

Gimont has master’s degrees in public administration from The George Washington University, and in real estate from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a bachelor’s in public affairs from The George Washington University. He also completed the Senior Managers in Government executive education program at Harvard Kennedy School.

ABOUT HAGERTY CONSULTING

Hagerty Consulting is an emergency management consulting firm that helps clients prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Established in 2001, Hagerty’s work includes some of the nation’s largest preparedness projects and recovery events, including 9/11, hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Irma, Maria, and Michael, as well as the Tubbs, Carr, and Camp Fires. The firm is consistently recognized throughout the industry for its innovative thinking, client-centric service, and the superior results it delivers to every project. The firm’s corporate headquarters are in Evanston, Illinois, with offices in Austin, Texas; Hickory, North Carolina; New York City, New York; Sacramento, California; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Washington, D.C. Learn more about Hagerty at http://www.hagertyconsulting.com.

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Dr Joseph Kechichian

“Imagine kings addicted to poetry, imagine a middle east a lot more tolerant and inclusive 1,500 years ago, imagine a kingdom were women were appreciated and respected…”

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 04, 2019

“The Christian Kings of the Middle East”, tells the history of the mighty Ghassanid Kings since their departure from Yemen in biblical times.

“The Christian Kings of the Middle East” – the Middle East had a long reigning mighty Christian Arab dynasty that flourished until very recently. The Ghassanid Kings ruled several Middle Eastern regions, from 220 CE until the mid-18th century, a duration of over 1500 years. As the oldest active Christian Royal House in the world, they ruled over the largest territory for the longest period; more than any other Arab Dynasty. Sadly, there is very little information about those facts, especially in English, since ‘Christian” and ‘Arab” is a forbidden combination. Or, as Sir Winston Churchill wisely said: “History is written by the victors”.

The film has the special participation of one of the indisputable world leading scholars in Middle Eastern Royal Succession, Dr Joseph Albert Kéchichian. He has received his doctorate in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1985, where he also taught (1986-1988), and assumed the assistant deanship in international studies (1988-1989). In the 1989, he was a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University(under the U.S. State Department Title VIII Program). Between 1990 and 1996, he labored at the Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation as an Associate Political Scientist, and was a lecturer at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA).Between 1998 and 2001, Dr Kéchichian was a fellow at UCLA’s Gustav E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, where he held a Smith Richardson Foundation grant (1998-1999) to compose Succession in Saudi Arabia (New York: Palgrave [2001]) and Beirut and London: Dar Al Saqi, 2002, 2003 [2nd ed] (for the Arabic translation)]. He published Political Participation and Stability in the Sultanate of Oman, Dubai: Gulf Research Center, 2005, Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy (Santa Monica: RAND [1995]), and edited A Century in Thirty Years: Shaykh Zayed and the United Arab Emirates(Washington, D.C.: The Middle East Policy Council [2000]), as well as Iran, Iraq, and the Arab Gulf States (New York: Palgrave [2001]). In 2003, he co-authored, with R. Hrair Dekmejian at USC, The Just Prince: A Manual of Leadership (London: Saqi Books), which includes a full translation of the Sulwan al-Muta` by Muhammad Ibn Zafar al-Siqilli. In 2008, he published two studies, Power and Succession in Arab Monarchies(Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, and Beirut: Riyad al-Rayyes Books, 2012—in 2 volumes for the Arabic translation]), and Faysal: Saudi Arabia’s King for All Seasons Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida and Beirut: Dar al-‘Arabiyyah lil-Mawsu‘at, 2012]. Also wrote Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia, published by Routledge in December 2012, and a companion volume to Faysal on ‘Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen (London: Sussex Academic Press, 2015).

The documentary also has the participation of: His Most Reverend Paul Youssef Matar, the Maronite Archbishop of Beirut and the chancellor of Collège de la Sagesse and La Sagesse University in Beirut, Lebanon; His Excellency Michel Nahas, Lebanese Army General, Mr. Boutros Duaihy, descendant and expert on the life and works of the Maronite Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy (1670-1704 CE) great historian of the XVII Century and in process of becoming a saint; and the members of the Ghassanid Royal Family, HRH Prince Sheikh Selim Antonios El Chemor and HRH Prince Sheikh Antoine Magid El Chemor.

The feature length documentary was filmed in several locations in Lebanon including the El Chemor palace in Kfer-hata. It was produced, directed and hosted by HRH Prince Gharios El Chemor of Ghassan Al-Numan VIII, KHS. Known to be an internationally multi-awarded humanitarian, the prince is a veteran actor/director/producer/writer with hundreds of credits under his belt. “The Christian Kings of the Middle East” is his first documentary as a director. The film is part of the “One Voice for Christians” initiative by the Royal House of Ghassan, in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations, whose purpose is to raise awareness not only about the family’s history, but especially regarding the imminent extinction and exodus of Christianity in the Middle East.

The film is narrated by the former BBC’s presenter Peter Baker and was produced by the Royal House of Ghassan in association with Tyche-Fortuna Entertainment and co-sponsored by the IIRF – International Institute for Religious Freedom and the GH – Gebende Hände (Giving Hands International Charity of Germany).

The upcoming documentary “The Invisible People”, also produced and directed by Prince Gharios El Chemor, is currently in production and will seek to explore the past, present and future of Christianity in the Middle East.

“The Christian Kings of the Middle East“ can be watched in its entirety for free at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5NBNGa0q8

To support this project and our ongoing efforts to help raise awareness for the plight of Christianity make your tax deductible donation at https://onevoicechristians.org/donate

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Many of our clients have a long relationship with Stripe and desire to continue it, especially now that Stripe Terminal is available. Integrating it with 3dcart POS has opened doors for growing businesses and provided a robust POS compatible with Stripe Terminal technology. —Gonzalo Gil, 3dcart CEO

TAMARAC, Fla. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

3dcart, a leading eCommerce platform, announced today their recent upgrade of their software’s POS module to connect with Stripe Terminal, a product that allows online businesses and platforms to accept in-person payments with Stripe.

3dcart POS enables online merchants to sell face-to-face at brick-and-mortar stores, conventions, and other venues while keeping their inventory and customer list consistent across both online and offline channels. By building an integration with Stripe Terminal, sellers can now connect their 3dcart POS directly to Stripe’s BBPOS Chipper™ 2X BT card reader hardware and synchronize all their sales across their Stripe account.

“Stripe is a global technology company building the economic infrastructure for the internet, and many of our clients have a longstanding relationship with Stripe,” said Gonzalo Gil, 3dcart CEO. “As these merchants seek to expand from eCommerce into in-person sales, many desire to continue with Stripe, especially now that Stripe Terminal is available. By integrating Stripe Terminal with 3dcart POS, we’ve opened doors for growing businesses and provided a robust POS solution compatible with Stripe Terminal technology.”

Stripe Terminal enables businesses to build their own in-person checkout experience. Built with modern retailers and platforms in mind, Terminal helps companies unify their online and offline channels with flexible developer tools, pre-certified card readers, and cloud-based hardware management. Through the Stripe Dashboard, businesses can manage their entire fleet of Stripe card readers and gain greater visibility into all transactions.

For more information about 3dcart’s new Stripe Terminal integration, visit https://blog.3dcart.com/3dcart-pos-stripe-terminal.

About 3dcart

3dcart (https://www.3dcart.com), located in Tamarac, Florida, is the most SEO-friendly eCommerce platform for retailers and internet marketers to grow their online stores’ traffic and sales. 3dcart includes 24×7 Technical Support, 100+ Mobile-Ready Themes, order management software, built-in blog, email marketing tools and more. Since 1997, the company has been a leader in the eCommerce market, building online stores for businesses of all sizes. Today, 3dcart is Visa PCI Certified and a Google Partner.

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