Sentences with phrase «health technology fund»

«I am pleased that we convinced the Welsh Labour Government to increase funding for the Health Technology Fund.

We'd also extend the existing Health Technology Fund, a Welsh Liberal Democrat idea, to include medicines too

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The GDP can help determine whether someone might invest in a mutual fund or stock because the health care industry is growing, versus a fund or stock that focuses on technology, which the GDP might say is slowing down.

Perth technology entrepreneur Nathan Buzza has added to his investment in health informatics company Alcidion Corporation, which has raised $ 1.5 million to fund the expansion of its Miya platform.

• Happify Health, a New York - based platform that combines emotional health interventions with engagement and gaming technology, raised $ 9 million in fuHealth, a New York - based platform that combines emotional health interventions with engagement and gaming technology, raised $ 9 million in fuhealth interventions with engagement and gaming technology, raised $ 9 million in funding.

Two fund options for playing those sectors: the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (xlv), which focuses mostly on health care dividend payers in the S&P 500, and the First Trust Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index Fund (tdfund options for playing those sectors: the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (xlv), which focuses mostly on health care dividend payers in the S&P 500, and the First Trust Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index Fund (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (xlv), which focuses mostly on health care dividend payers in the S&P 500, and the First Trust Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index Fund (tdFund (xlv), which focuses mostly on health care dividend payers in the S&P 500, and the First Trust Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index Fund (health care dividend payers in the S&P 500, and the First Trust Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index Fund (tdFund (tdiv).

The new fund is expected to invest about half of its money domestically in areas like health care, education and clean energy technologies.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Those who work in SAC's technology and health - care groups may be deemed especially risky: of nine former or current employees linked to insider - trading allegations while at the hedge - fund firm, seven focused on those industries.

Sara is Founding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, an early - stage venture capital fund investing in women - led businesses in consumer health and sustainable products and technologies.

Kerry Rupp is a General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, an early - stage venture capital fund investing in women - led businesses in consumer health and sustainable products and technologies.

Jeff Brennan, vice president, technology development and commercialization, Wake Forest Innovations stated, «These licensing and funding agreements reflect our mission to improve health through collaborative innovation.

Shankar Chandran is Managing Director and Head of Samsung Catalyst, Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologies.

Shankar Chandran is Managing Director and Head of the Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologFund (SCF), Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologfund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologies.

71 % of funding falls within 2 sectors: Life Sciences (health related companies) and ICT (information and communications technology)

63 % of funding fell within 2 sectors: Life Sciences (health related companies) and ICT (information and communications technology)

Canada's largest health startup showcase takes over MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on May 7 Last year's winners scaling their companies internationally, raising more than $ 36 million in combined funding On May 7, MaRS HealthKick 2015 gives 39 health startups the chance to pitch cutting - edge health technologies and products to an audience of more than 350... Read More

the creation of a $ 20 million pre-market fund to put Ontario's health system to work in the evaluation of emerging «made in Ontario» health technologies;

«It's a blind spot in the economy and an opportunity for investors,» said Sara Brand, founding general partner at True Wealth Ventures, an early - stage venture capital fund investing in women - led businesses in the fields of consumer health and environmentally sustainable products and technologies.

The securities mentioned above comprise the following percentages of the Oakmark Equity and Income Fund's total net assets as of 12/31/17: Bank of America Corp. 5.3 %, TE Connectivity, Ltd. 3.9 %, UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2.6 %, Ally Financial, Inc. 1.8 %, Dover Corp. 2.6 %, CVS Health Corp. 2.2 %, Baker Hughes a GE Co. 1.2 %, General Electric Co. 0 %, Philip Morris International, Inc. 2.0 %, Oracle Corp. 2.3 %, MasterCard, Inc., Class A 2.6 %, General Motors Co. 5.1 %, Foot Locker, Inc. 1.2 %, Flowserve 0 %, Johnson Controls International PLC 0.6 %, PDC Energy Inc. 0.4 %, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 0 %, Herman Miller, Inc. 0 %, Oshkosh Corp. 0 %, VWR Corp. 0 %, Blockchain 0 %, Long Blockchain 0 %, LongFin Corp 0 %, Riot Blockchain 0 %, Intercontinental Technology 0 %, Nodechain 0 %, The Crypto Company 0 % and New York Times Co. 0 %.

Kerry Rupp is a General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, a new early - stage venture capital fund investing in women - led businesses that develop consumer health and sustainable products & technologies.

With a record quarter on the books and no signs of funding slowing down, join the Director of StartUp Health Academy as she shares the latest market trends and advances in digital health technology and what's in store over the next quarter, next year, and 10 + years froHealth Academy as she shares the latest market trends and advances in digital health technology and what's in store over the next quarter, next year, and 10 + years frohealth technology and what's in store over the next quarter, next year, and 10 + years from now.

MaRS Innovation is delighted to announce that two of its commercialization projects — notably an umbilical cord stem cell technology from Mount Sinai Hospital and nicotine addiction therapy from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)-- have received Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Proof of Principle (PoP) funding.

This act has now become the law of the land and requires that patients on admission to a hospital or other institutions in receipt of federal health care funds be questioned about Advance Directives» which are a Living Will, Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made health care funds be questioned about Advance Directives» which are a Living Will, Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made known.

Campbell's recently funded a startup company called Habit, led by Plum Organics cofounder Neil Grimmer, that positions itself at the intersection of health, technology and food.

Rock Health exists to fund and support entrepreneurs working at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

The Pork Checkoff funds national and state programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, technology, swine health, pork safety and environmental management.

She spent a decade in academia — during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen's University and joint - appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts Institutes of Technology.

The Partnership Fund The Partnership Fund for New York City is continuing its successful efforts to promote the growth of local industry clusters around fintech, health IT and life sciences and launch new efforts around smart cities technology and advanced manufacturing.

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Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

A 10 - year joint funding settlement for health and social care (or five years, with a forecast of the next five years including modelling of demand) would enable commissioners to invest in integrated services, prevention and the technology needed to underpin this, knowing that they will be able to sustain the funding long enough to release savings.

In his proposed state budget, Cuomo also has proposed $ 11 million in funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologies.

«Calls to arm our teachers are merely a distraction from urgently needed, common sense gun safety measures, increased funding for mental health services, and funding for hardening technology for our schools,» Kaminsky said.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Funding for this research came, in part, from the National Institutes of Health (1R01NS091010 - 01, 1R01DC014690 - 01), Japan Science and Technology Agency (PRESTO), Pew Charitable Trusts, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Human Frontier Science Program, McKnight Foundation and New York Stem Cell Foundation.

- The U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funds food technology and diet and health research

The majority of the funding for the activities of the Project on Science, Technology and Disability came from the National Science Foundation, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, IBM, Xerox and other corporate and private grants.

With funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health, AAAS and 17 other organizations sponsored a Summer 1991 workshop on values and ethical issues in science and technology for minority scholars.

The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Packard Award in Science and Engineering, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, Foxconn Technology Group, and the Hertz Foundation.

«Steep funding cuts for the federal health agencies are counterproductive at a time when innovative research is moving us closer to identifying solutions for rare diseases, new prevention strategies to protect Americans from deadly and costly conditions, advances in gene therapy, new technologies for understanding the brain, and treatments that harness the ability of our immune system to fight cancer.»

She recently received $ 297,000 from the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund to conduct this work.

The research was supported by the Burroughs Welcome Fund, The Skaggs Institute of Chemical Biology at TSRI, the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (numbers R43 AI1088843, 2T32AI007244 and U54 AI057153), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

The future studies on animals and humans are being supported by the Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships, a unit of the South African Medical Research Council, with funding from the Department of Science and Technology.

Those regulatory barriers include a ban on using National Institutes of Health funding for experiments that use genome - editing technologies in human embryos.

«The government is incredibly influential in advancing technology — they're the ones who take the risks — with National Institutes of Health funding, Small Business Innovation Research grants and so on — that allow crazy, new ideas to be tested to eventually get funded by the private sector,» Kang said.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / LeventKonuk Four years ago the Obama administration offered up $ 19 billion in stimulus funds to help get health care IT (including electronic health records, or EHRs) in the pink — or at least in the black.Better information technology throughout the health care system would save money, improve care and bring the health care industry into the 21st century, proponents argued.But, as is obvious by the continuance of paper records, isolated institutional networks and clunky interfaces, health care IT is still in critical condition.A new report, assembled by the RAND Corporation, a non-profit, non-partisan research group, suggests that health care IT is not a hopeless case, however.

To recognize the achievements of the younger cohort of policy researchers, in 2000 the PRI teamed up with the federal funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, and SSRHC) to establish the Graduate Student Prize, which covers the areas of health and natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and technology.

The Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education sponsors an Industrial Ph.D. program that, in its current form, has funded more than a thousand projects since 2002, most in health, natural sciences, and technology.

Professor Hywel Williams, Director of the NIHR's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, says: «We are delighted to have funded this study in an area of research that is important to the public and medical professionals.