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MD Anderson, Orionis launch Project Helios to advance new cancer medicines
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Therapeutics Discovery division and Orionis Biosciences today announced the launch of Project Helios, a research collaboration designed to unlock new drug development opportunities through genome-scale mapping of drug-target interactions.
Combining Orionis’ unique high-throughput drug discovery technologies with the Therapeutics Discovery division’s expertise in small-molecule therapies and translational biology, Project Helios aims to create an unparalleled collection of drug-target interaction data to enable rational drug discovery, optimization and repurposing. The project will focus initially on developing therapies for unmet needs in oncology, with the possibility of expanding to additional therapeutic areas in the future.
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Radio Talent Ray White Passes At 69
March 9, 2021 at 9:37 AM (PT)
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Radio veteran RAY WHITE has died. His career started at WLIR/NEW YORK and ended at COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO (CPR) in DENVER. In between he was on the air at WQCD (CD 101.9)/NEW YORK before moving to SAN FANCISCO where he was on the air at KKSF, KQED, KDFC and a short stint at KFOG. He lastly worked for the COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO’s Classical division. WHITE also did voice over and syndication work.
Published: Mar 08, 2021
Dr. Paul Walker will remain on the Board of Directors focusing on the seamless transition of management and on ensuring continuity of the Tigris Trial
(“Spectral” or the “Company”) (TSX: EDT), today announced the appointment of Chris Seto to Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective April 1, 2021. In his new role, Mr. Seto will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Dr. Paul Walker, current CEO, will remain committed to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors, where he will be responsible for a seamless transition of leadership, and focus his efforts on the Tigris Trial supporting Dr. John Kellum, Spectral’s recently announced Chief Medical Officer.
Banging on about it every single day helps nobody.
Someone else mocked the MEP for the EU s slow vaccination rollout programme.
They wrote: Oh give over Guy. We have left, what exactly are you achieving by this? We are not coming back either thanks.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Image: Getty) Oh, how s the vaccine rollout going over there?
Another mocked: You don’t need to be Turing Smart to know when your opinion no longer matters about something. You do however need to be a realist.
The Turing scheme will open for applications this month and will provide funding for more than 35,000 students to go on placements around the world from September.
Businesses and governments have been battling that narrative. After all, the economics speak for themselves: Increased female employment rates could increase OECD countries gross domestic product by $6 trillion.
Yet, gender equality is still not a top 10 priority for 70% of organizations, according to IBM s new Women, leadership and missed opportunities report. In fact, it found that the number of women in senior leadership positions has barely changed in the past two years, and there are today fewer women in the pipeline to fill executive roles than in 2019.
The pandemic has only exacerbated those shortcomings.
With women said to be more adversely affected by the pandemic, PwC s 2021 Women in Work Index found that progress for women could be back at 2017 levels by the end of the year. That s due in large part to the disproportionate burden of childcare that falls on women, with mothers now spending an average of 31 hours per week on caregiving duties almost equivalent to ano