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Irvine Barclay Theatre announced that Orange County executives Carla Furuno, Shaun Skeris, Bob Romney, and Christopher Ramsey were elected to its Board of Directors. “We are excited to welcome these respected and accomplished business leaders to the Barclay as we continue to grow our presence in the community," said Irvine Barclay Theatre President Jerry Mandel. “As we approach our 30th season, we are strengthening our community ties and corporate partnerships, expanding our programming and solidifying the Barclay as one of the area’s top arts venues.” Furuno is regional president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s Newport Beach office and has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has previously served on the Irvine Barclay Theatre Board of Directors. Furuno holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and Certified Planning Wealth Advisor (CPWA) designations, as well as a certificate in Advanced Portfolio Management from the Investment Management Consultants Association. She is also an advisory board member of the University of California - Irvine’s (UCI) Center for Investment & Wealth Management and serves as co-chair for the UCI Women and Wealth retreat. Skeris is a Senior Client Strategist with BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Newport Beach. He hold...
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Octane and the LaunchPad SBDC Accelerator's LaunchPad Alumni through their technologies are impacting the community as it deals with the Coronavirus pandemic. The Alumni companies that are aiding the public through technology, medical advances or donations include: Aescula Tech CEO: Niki Bayat We are currently gearing up in response to the hand sanitizer shortage and will be putting our chemistry skills to work to manufacture and distribute to the LA community. We have already gone through the necessary regulatory and prep work and are excited to help de-throne coronavirus. We will be distributing to high-density and at risk communities so that we can help flatten the curve. Learn More Aequor, Inc. CEO: Marilyn J. Bruno, Ph.D., J.D Our health approach to this and other crises: we are working with a major international airport and others on the use of our superior surface cleaners to prevent the spread. These contain ingredients that are EPA-approved and use commercially available chemicals that unlike what is on the market and only lasts until the next contact, lasts over 48 hours. Learn More CBio CBio is building a point of care, rapid, and portable testing platform for detecting viral load at the single cell level. Our testing platform, cellPhoresis®, will enable affordable multi-time point testing of viral loa...
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Octane has released its 2019 Impact Report. Orange County has become nationally recognized or creating high-quality ideas, entrepreneurs, and a lifestyle to build sustainable growing businesses. Octane portfolio companies raised a record $337M in 2019, up 57% from 2018. Today, Octane stands at a positive inflection point and is a powerful catalyst to position Southern California for sustained growth of companies, to create high-paying jobs, and to deliver successful financial returns for investors. Additionally, InSoCal, an organization that includes Octane, Connect/SDVG, LAVA, and Alliance for SoCal Innovation, has held multiple events and programs that have pushed innovation further for Southern California, drawing more than 6,000 people from across the region. In addition, InSoCal also raised almost $600M of capital and had liquidity events valued at $607M, in 2019. Be a part of the innovation happening in Orange County and across Southern California by applying to Octane’s pro bono LaunchPad Accelerator.
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Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, announced on March 30 it is publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett™ 560 (PB 560) to enable participants across industries to evaluate options for rapid ventilator manufacturing to help doctors and patients dealing with COVID-19. This decision is consistent with the recent FDA Guidance and in accordance with the public health and medical response of governmental agencies globally. Introduced in 2010, the PB 560 is sold in 35 countries around the world. The ventilator’s ability to be used in a range of care settings, as well as its technology and design, make it a solid ventilation solution for manufacturers, inventors, start-ups, and academic institutions seeking to quickly ramp up ventilator design and production. PB 560 product and service manuals, design requirement documents, manufacturing documents, and schematics are now available at Medtronic.com/openventilator. The PB 560 design specifications are available today, software code and other information will follow shortly. The PB 560 ventilator is a compact, lightweight, and portable ventilator that provides airway support for both adults and children. It can be used in clinical settings and at home and provides mobile respiratory support. “Medtronic recognizes the acute need for ventilators as life-saving devices in the management of COVID-19 infections. W...
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