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IRVING, Texas, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Caris Life Sciences®, a leading innovator in molecular science and artificial intelligence focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, announced today that the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber) has joined Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ (The Alliance/POA). The Alliance is a collaborative network of leading cancer centers that work together to advance comprehensive cancer profiling and establish standards for molecular testing in oncology through research focused on predictive and prognostic markers that improve the clinical outcomes of patients with cancer. At Dana-Farber, it will operate out of the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology.
Deerfield commits up to $130 million over 10 years to fund translational research at Dana-Farber
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment management firm focused on advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy, have formed a major translational research partnership to accelerate the development of therapeutics and diagnostics for cancer. Deerfield has committed up to $130 million over the next 10 years to advance research at Dana-Farber and translate scientific discoveries with potential applications for patients.
Riverway Discoveries represents the first time Deerfield has created a second such partnership with one of its academic collaborators. In the first agreement, announced in 2018, Deerfield committed $80 million to create the Center for Protein Degradation at Dana-Farber.
Obituary: Kevin B. Simmons
PORTLAND - Kevin Benjamin Simmons, 55, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough after a .
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Kevin B. Simmons
PORTLAND – Kevin Benjamin Simmons, 55, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough after a long illness, with his loving partner by his side.
Born in Portland on July 7, 1965, to Robert A. Simmons and Jean C. (Russo) Simmons, Kevin attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School in 1984. After attending college, pursuing an education in hotel management, he immediately began working in the hospitality field. In 1994, Kevin purchased his first hotel, The Caribou Inn and Convention Center, at only 28 years old. Just a few years later, he purchased his second property, The Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center, in 2000.