Yearly Archives - 2021

Akston Biosciences Doses First Subjects in Phase II Clinical Trial of Second-Generation Protein Subunit COVID-19 Vaccine

Akston Biosciences Corporation, a developer of new classes of biologic therapeutics, announced today that the first participants have been dosed in a Phase II open-label trial of AKS-452, its protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Fifty-two volunteers will receive either one- or two-dose regimens as part of the Phase II trial conducted at University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands. Read more >>
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Looking for Love? These Are the Best Dating Apps You Can Try

The dating app S'More has basically the same concept as the Netflix show Love Is Blind, and wow, is it brilliant! The app launched in January of 2020, coincidentally just one month before Love Is Blind took Netflix by storm, and it nixes the usual selfie-swiping notion in favor of blurred profile photos so users can learn more about a match before judging their appearance. Read more >>
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David Friend of Wasabi Technologies Recognized on CRN’s 2021 Top 100 Executives List fo

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Wasabi CEO David Friend to its 2021 Top 100 Executives list for the second consecutive year. This annual list honors the passionate and hard-working technology executives who are supporting, growing, and redefining the IT channel. Read more >>
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Myomo Receives Accreditation from HQAA

Myomo, Inc., a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced that the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) has certified Myomo meets the accreditation requirements under the Social Security Act and federal regulations. Read more >>
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For More Inclusivity In Wine, Our Language Needs to Change

...As the wine world evolves to reach new generations and a wider range of people, so does the language used to describe it. Many have begun to break away from shared verbiage. “I grew up in Chicago, where there is no ‘forest floor,’” says Alicia Towns Franken, vice president of Archer Roose and head of mentorship at Wine Unify. “If we want more people to drink wine, we have to include them in the words we use to discuss wine.”
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