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DeepLook Medical Raises $1.7M for AI-Driven Cancer Detection in Dense Breast Tissue

US-based healthtech company DeepLook Medical has raised $1.7M to enhance cancer detection in dense breast tissue through advanced visual enhancement technology. The company has introduced a pioneering AI technology platform tailored for identifying suspicious masses in women with dense breasts. This innovation is significant as approximately 45% of women have dense breasts, which increases their risk of breast cancer. Traditional mammograms can miss nearly half of cancers in dense breasts, which poses a significant challenge in early cancer detection.
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Zylö’s ‘Powered by Z-pods®’ technology incorporated into BosleyMD’s new product line

Zylö’s Z-pod® topical delivery platform is being used by BosleyMD—the Thinning Hair Authority™—as a key feature in their newly launched product line, Revive+ Densifying Foam. BosleyMD is currently offering a male version and a female version through CVS and online (see link below); distribution through Walmart and Ulta Beauty is expected soon. Cable TV and online advertising will be used to promote the products. Read more >>
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Looking at the Life Sciences Industry in South Carolina

In recent years, South Carolina has become a hub of sorts for the life sciences and biotech industries. The Palmetto State has more than 1,000 companies – large and small, established and startup – that are making an impact on the local community and the world at large. Integrated Media Publishing hosted a roundtable discussion with four of the leaders in the biotech world on Jan. 4, 2024. Q. The life sciences industry has been growing. The annual economic impact...
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Corbus Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of Public Offering

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a precision oncology company with a diversified portfolio, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,325,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $19.00 per share, for a total public offering size of approximately $82.2 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. In addition, Corbus has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 648,750 shares of its common stock on the same...
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What Gentex’s Acquisition Of eSight Means For The Low-Vision Eyewear Market

Earlier this month, ahead of the start of the annual world-famous Consumer Electronics show held in Las Vegas, Gentex corporation announced its acquisition of Toronto-based eSight. Back in 2006, the latter was one of the first tech startups to make a serious bid to address the complex sight enhancement eyewear market which involves the use of medical devices in the form of electronic glasses designed to boost the sight of people living with vision impairments by deploying camera and display...
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Employers have short window to help workers ‘crush student debt’ through retirement plan match

Through 2025, employer-sponsored retirement plans are able to help workers “crush student debt” by offering a retirement plan match based on a qualified student loan payment, Candidly Founder and CEO Laurel Taylor said Tuesday at a conference. The retirement symposium was sponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Milken Institute. The potential benefit comes from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law in 2020 as part of pandemic relief efforts. Read more >>
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Interview with Ziad Moukheiber of Boston Harbor Angels

Interview with Ziad Moukheiber of Boston Harbor Angels by ChatGPT       Interview with Ziad Moukheiber, President of Boston Harbor Angels, on Angel Investing in 2024 **Interviewer:** Welcome, Ziad. It's a pleasure to have you here to discuss the evolving landscape of angel investing in 2024. **Ziad Moukheiber:** Thank you for having me. It's an exciting time in the angel investing world. **Interviewer:** To start, could you explain what angel investing looks like in 2024, particularly any major changes or trends? **Moukheiber:** Absolutely. In 2024, angel investing has...
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Wasabi Acquires Curio AI from GrayMeta

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, announces the acquisition of Curio AI from GrayMeta, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes both the intellectual property and the visionary team behind Curio, including GrayMeta CEO Aaron Edell, who will join Wasabi as Senior Vice President of AI and Machine Learning. Wasabi will incorporate the Curio AI technology into a new class of AI-powered intelligent storage for the Media and Entertainment industry which it plans to release...
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