Proposed megafacility to breed monkeys in U.S. dismays activists and neighbors but excites scientists
Bainbridge, a rural town in southwestern Georgia with a population of 14,000, could soon become home to 30,000 additional residents: cynomolgus macaques. A new company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) has announced plans to build an 80-hectare facility that would sell monkeys to universities, contract research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies that perform research on the animals.
The breeding facility would dwarf others in the United States and could ease a serious shortage of monkeys for research. But it faces pushback from the local community and concerns from animal welfare groups about the company’s...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 20, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
UK electric air taxi firm handed another £8m by government
Britain’s flying taxi pioneer, Vertical Aerospace, has been handed another £8m grant from the government, taking its total taxpayer backing to £37m as it tries to get its electric aircraft off the ground. The company said the funding to develop the propellers for its electric vertical take-off and…#verticalaerospace #evtol #vertical #stephenfitzpatrick #fitzpatrick #ovoenergy #evtols #nusratghani #americanairlines #virginatlantic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Charity worker in lifelong quest to end meningitis receives honorary degree
A charity worker who spent her life fighting to end meningitis has received an honorary degree from the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 20, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Grants and Awards, Announcements; Press Release Source Type: news
GoFundMe's ties to Donald Trump come under scrutiny
GoFundMe's alleged ties to Donald Trump have come under scrutiny after the crowdfunding platform defended a fundraiser for the former president, set up to pay his civil fraud fine. On Friday, Elena Cardone, the wife of real estate businessman Grant Cardone, made the GoFundMe page titled "Stand…#gofundme #donaldtrump #elenacardone #grantcardone #standwithtrumpfund #arthurengoron #trump #trumporganization #jalendrummond #linkedin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RBS: Notice of Funding Opportunity for Rural Energy for America Program Technical Assistance Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service is accepting applications for the Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program for fiscal year 2024. The purpose of the REAP TAG Program is to technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural Small businesses applying to REAP. Applications that will assist agricultural producers and tribal entities, assist projects located in a disadvantaged or distressed community, support projects using underutilized renewable energy technologies, and/or support grant applications of $20,000 or less will receive priority. Appl...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 20, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Grant Cardone Says Earning $400,000 A Year Would'Embarrass' Him As A Husband, Father And Human Being
Grant Cardone, a motivational speaker, social media influencer and real estate investor known for his bold statements, recently stirred controversy with his views on income levels. In a YouTube short, Cardone stated, "If I made $400 grand a year I would be embarrassed with myself as a husband, a…#grantcardone #cardone #tiktok #usnewsworldreport #grantcardones #arrivedhomes #austin #apy #jeffbezos #benzingaproclick (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Amtagvi (lifileucel) for the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cell therapies for... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - February 19, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
U.S. Awards $1.5 Billion to Chipmaker GlobalFoundries
The Biden administration on Monday announced a $1.5 billion award to the New York-based chipmaker GlobalFoundries, one of the first sizable grants from a government program aimed at revitalizing semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. As part of the plan to bolster GlobalFoundries, the…#globalfoundries #malta #ny #generalmotors (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Fly With Me' documentary profiles early flight attendants and the rights they fought for
In the 1950s and '60s, "stewardesses were glamorous. They were beautiful. They were poised," says former Delta Air Lines flight attendant Casey Grant at the beginning of a new documentary film about the history of flight attendants. But over time, thousands of stewardesses, as these workers were…#deltaairlines #caseygrant #flywithme #pbs #sarahcolt #helendobrowski #annhood #twa #flygirl #juliacooke (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US to Award $1.5 Billion to GlobalFoundries in Chips Act Grant
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
InformAI secures $2.2M NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded InformAI a $2.2 million grant to further the company's development of its CT-based TransplantAI software for organ donor-recipient pairing.
InformAI plans to use the small business innovation research (SBIR) grant for continued research and development work that will include building predictive models for heart and lung transplant outcomes and creating a clinical decision support informatics platform to assist organ transplant surgeons in matching donor organs with patient recipients, according to InformAI.
“There is an urgent need for improved and integrated predicti...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiovascular Radiology Chest Radiology Source Type: news
Crowdfunding For Donald Trump: Supporters Rally To Pay Trump's Legal Bills Through GoFundMe Campaign
Elena Cardone, the spouse of well-known investor Grant Cardone, initiated a GoFundMe campaign on Friday to cover the legal costs faced by former President Donald Trump. This move comes in response to a recent New York fraud case judgment, which resulted in a substantial financial penalty for…#elenacardone #grantcardone #gofundme #donaldtrump #trump #arthurengoron #callsout #cardone #ejeancarroll #carroll (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Newsom visits Oakland to announce $14 million homeless housing grant
Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Oakland on Friday to announce a $14.1 million state grant for a planned 41-door supportive housing facility in the city, one of six new homeless housing projects that won funding across California. The money comes from Homekey, a $3.75 billion program that helps local…#gavinnewsom #oakland #homekey #edesave #oaklandcoliseum #qualityinnmotel #newsom #eastbay #proposition1 #fresno (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Banner week for billionaire investor Carl Icahn
The corporate raider Carl Icahn might be on a new streak as of today, his 88th birthday. JetBlue Airways announced on Friday that it had struck a deal to grant seats on the company’s board of directors to two representatives from Icahn’s companies. The lightning-fast JetBlue settlement came just…#carlicahn #jetblueairways #icahn #jetblue #joannageraghty #aep #hindenburgresearch #geraghty #spiritairlines #icahnenterprises (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yuga Labs Acquires Moonbirds NFT In PROOF Takeover
Yuga Labs, developers of the prominent non-fungible token collection (NFT) collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), has announced the acquisition of rival NFT company PROOF. This transaction is understood to grant Yuga Labs full ownership of all PROOF’s assets and products, including the Moonbirds…#yugalabs #boredapeyachtclub #bayc #moonbirdsnft #proof #proofxyz #moonbirds #mythics #odditiesxyz #yuganews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
