MIB Agents Accepting Proposals for $100,000 Outsmarting Osteosarcoma Research Grant
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BARNARD, Vt., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ MIB Agents, a leading pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit dedicated to Making It Better for its community of patients, caregivers, doctors and researchers, is accepting proposals for its annual $100,000 OutSmarting Osteosarcoma research grant. This grant was established in 2017 and is awarded to a project focused on moving research forward for osteosarcoma patients. Osteosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant primary bone cancer affecting between 800-900 people in the U.S. each year, and is the most common bone cancer affecting children and young adults.
Tej Kohli Robotics Project Marks One Year of Helping Younger People
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LONDON, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Tej Kohli #FutureBionics program of the not-for-profit Tej Kohli Foundation has marked its one-year anniversary by delivering a new 3D-printed robotic Hero Arm to a teenage performer who has a big ambition to normalise disability in musical theatre.
Actress Gracie McGonigal becomes ‘bionic’ in a new YouTube series by the Tej Kohli Foundation.
18-year-old Gracie McGonigal was born without her left hand. From a young age she showed a natural talent for performance, and in 2020 graduated from the BRIT School in London, whose famous alumni include Adele, Leona Lewis and Katie Melua. In October 2020 Gracie started studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
DiNAQOR Establishes New GMP Manufacturing Facility in Zurich
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PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ DiNAQOR, a gene therapy platform company, today announced that it will establish its own GMP manufacturing capabilities with a new facility in the Bio-Technopark Schlieren-Zürich. This state-of-the-art 1200 sqm (13,000 sq. ft) GMP facility will produce adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies and is co-located with DiNAQOR s Research & Development (R&D) facility. Establishing DiNAQOR s own gene therapy manufacturing capabilities positions us for the successful development of our in-house pipeline of novel genetic treatments for the failing heart, said Eduard Ayuso, D.V.M., Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer at DiNAQOR. By building our new GMP facility alongside our R&D facility, DiNAQOR will have R&D, Process and Analytical Development, Quality Control and GMP capabilities in the same location, en
Caring People Announces Multiple Acquisitions With Expansion Plans for 2021
Caring People Inc. announces the recent acquisition of both Always Here Home Care based in Boston, Massachusetts and Kosher Caregivers in Boca Raton, Florida.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Caring People, a family-owned and operated licensed home care agency serving over 25,000 clients over the last two decades, and one of the largest private pay focused homecare providers in the U.S., has announced the addition of Always Here Home Care ( Always Here ), based in Boston, and Kosher Caregivers, based out of Boca Raton, both owner-operated private home care companies. The acquisitions continue to expand Caring People s footprint in the northeastern United States, as well as their client base in Florida.