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With Daniel Lippman and Steven Overly
IRANIAN SCHOLAR CHARGED WITH VIOLATING FARA: The Justice Department announced today it has arrested an Iranian political scientist and scholar for acting as an unregistered agent of the Islamic Republic. According to a complaint unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn,
January 19, 2021
A Danish woman jeopardizes both her career and her family when she seduces her teenage stepson. A single mother in Iceland befriends an African lesbian asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau. A Norwegian dancer is diagnosed with brain cancer and given three months to live.
If these story plots sound intriguing, you’ll love Nordic Women in Film 2021 an upcoming online event co-sponsored by the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden along with Women in Film and Television International.
The event, a five-week celebration of Scandinavian artistic ambition and cultural exchange, will allow audiences across the United States to watch five contemporary films, followed by intimate panel discussions with groundbreaking female Nordic and American filmmakers.
Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.
PureTech Founded Entity Follica Adds Two Leaders in Aesthetic Medicine and Dermatology to its Board of Directors
January 14, 2021 GMT
BOSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 14, 2021
PureTech Health plc (LSE: PRTC, NASDAQ: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”) is pleased to note that its Founded Entity, Follica, today announced the appointment of two veteran biotech executives to its Board of Directors.
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Follica announced the appointment of two veteran biotech executives to its Board of Directors. Tom Wiggans, former CEO of Dermira, joins as Executive Chairman, and Michael Davin, former CEO of Cynosure, joins as an independent member.
Bringing a depth of expertise in product registration, commercial & business developmentTom Wiggans, former CEO of Dermira, joins as Executive Chairman Michael Davin, former CEO of Cynosure, joins Board of DirectorsBOSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) PureTech Health plc (LSE: PRTC, NASDAQ: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”).