Alliance Member News
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54gene Signs MOU with Senegal’s National Academy of Sciences and Technology
May 26, 2022
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has partnered on a new Senegal research study SEN-GENOME, which will establish a full genomic database of the Senegalese population. Alliance member Delali Attipoe is the COO of 54gene.
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Oculi Wins Audience Choice Award at the Vision Tank Startup Competition
May 18, 2022
Congratulations to Oculi and Alliance member Charbel Rizk on winning the Audience Choice Award from the Edge AI and Vision Alliance at their 2022 Vision Tank competition.
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StockX Hires Damien Hooper-Campbell as Its First Chief Impact Officer
May 10, 2022
StockX has expanded its executive leadership team, tapping a tech industry veteran, Alliance member Damien Hooper-Campbell, as its first-ever chief impact officer.
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Brightseed’s First AI-Detected ‘Phytonutrient’ Comes to Market Alongside a $68M B Round
May 09, 2022
Brightseed. led by Alliance member Jim Flatt, using an AI-based analysis method will be bringing its first products to market soon with the help of a $68 million B round.
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5 Alliance Member Companies on the List of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area
May 06, 2022
Five companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the 2022 list of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area!"
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Pliant Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
May 03, 2022
Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PLRX) announced that PLN-74809, its oral, dual-selective αvß6/αvß1 integrin inhibitor, has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the potential treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Alliance member Bernard Coulie is the President & CEO of Pliant Therpeutics.
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Universal Technical Institute to Acquire Concorde Career Colleges
May 03, 2022
Universal Technical Institute (UTI). a leading provider of transportation and technical training programs, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. from Liberty Partners LLC. UTI is led by Allliance member Jerome Grant.
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Ashvattha Therapeutics Announces $69 Million in Series B Financing
April 27, 2022
Ashvattha Therapeutics, a clinical stage company developing novel hydroxyl dendrimer therapeutics, announced it has secured $69 million in a Series B financing and in a separate agreement entered an exclusive licensing deal with Huadong Medicine. Alliance member Jeff Cleland is the Chairman & CEO of Ashvattha Therapeutics.
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Synopsys to Acquire WhiteHat Security from NTT
April 27, 2022
Synopsys announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WhiteHat Security, a leading provider of application security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). White Hat is led by Alliance member Craig Hinkley.
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VHT Renamed To Mindful
April 20, 2022
VHT, providers of premier customer experience solutions for over two decades, has announced that it is renamed to Mindful, taking on its namesake solution for enterprise experiences. Alliance member Matt DiMaria is the CEO & President of Mindful.
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Wisk Aero Featured on “60 Minutes”
April 17, 2022
Several eVTOL manufacturers, including Wisk Aero and Allliance member Gary Gysin, were featured on "60 Minutes" to discuss the future of mobility with Anderson Cooper.
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Natural Fiber Welding Closes $85 Million Series B
April 12, 2022
Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) announced that they have closed an $85 million funding round to scale production of high-performance, all-natural, circular materials products coming to market with a wide array of global brand partners. Alliance member Luke Haverhals is the CEO of NFW.
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Global Pharma Organizations Back Turn Biotechnologies
April 11, 2022
Turn Biotechnologies, a cell rejuvenation company developing novel mRNA medicines to cure untreatable, age-related conditions, announced that it closed an oversubscribed fundraising round to support the next stage of its development. Trun Biotechnologies is led by Alliance member Anja Krammer.
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Bitwise Industries Announces Five-State National Expansion
March 30, 2022
Bitwise Industries announced a massive nationwide expansion, adding locations in five new states: New York, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. This rapid growth further validates Bitwise Industries' proven model of providing pathways into the technology industry for people coming from stories of poverty and/or exclusion. Alliance member LaMar Bunts is the CRO for Bitwise.
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Presidio Tunnel Tops Park Has an Opening Date
March 30, 2022
Presidio Tunnel Tops, the long-awaited public park connecting the Main Post at the Presidio of San Francisco to Crissy Field and the Bayfront, will open on July 17, 2022. Alliance member Rich Rusnack is the Chief Business Officer for the Presidio Trust.
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Waymo to Test Fully Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service
March 30, 2022
Waymo plans to test a ride-hailing service in San Francisco and Phoenix that will use autonomous vehicles capable of operating without a safety driver behind the wheel. Waymo is led by Alliance member Tekedra Mawakana.
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Natera Listed as One of World’s Most Innovative Health Companies
March 28, 2022
Natera, a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, has been named to Fast Company's annual list of the "World's Most Innovative Companies" for 2022. Alliance member Bernie Tobin is General Manager for Natera.
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GenNext Technologies Announces $2.5M Grant Award
March 24, 2022
GenNext Technologies, a growth-stage company providing biopharmaceutical drug discovery systems and services, announced the receipt of a two year, Phase II SBIR grant for a project titled "In-Cell Automated Flash Oxidation (IC-AutoFox™) Protein Footprinting System." The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Systems (NIGMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. GenNext is led by Alliance member Scot Weinberger.
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Bailard Becomes CDP Investor Signatory
March 15, 2022
Bailard, an independent, values-driven wealth and asset management firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, announced that it has furthered its commitment to mitigating climate change risk in its portfolio and driving corporate climate disclosure by becoming an investor signatory to CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project), the non-profit that runs the global environmental disclosure system. Alliance member Peter Hill is the Executive Chairman of Bailard.
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Deep Isolation Joins Oklo and National Laboratories in Winning $4 Million Grant
March 11, 2022
Deep Isolation, Oklo, and the Argonne and Idaho National Laboratories have been awarded $4 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop the first U.S. nuclear fuel recycling and disposal facility. Alliance member Liz Mueller is the CEO of Deep Isolation.
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