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An ‘Ecosystem’ Has Propelled NYC Life Sciences Over The Past 5 Years – Bisnow

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

New York Citys budding life sciences sector isenjoying a holistic life sciences ecosystem, key players in the public and private sector say.

The private and public focus on creating a space conducive to innovation and new discovery over the past decade has propelled the sector and helped retain business, technology and scientific research talent, New York City Economic Development Corporation Senior Vice President for Life Sciences and Healthcare Doug Thiede said on a Bisnow webinar Tuesday.

We were a net exporter of ideas a few years ago, he said. Now [companies] have the ability to stay at all stages of growth, which is really exciting.

Through a combination of policy, grants, government programs and strategic investment, the city, state and private sector created a stickiness that has helpedmatch New York Citys biotech talent with adequate space for medical research and development, Thiede said.

Theres been a ton of momentum, the stickiness factor is important, he said. Were really excited about the intersection of that stickiness, and the programming and the talent are really going to be important in trying to drive this economy forward.

Thiede was joined by Deerfield Management Chief Partnerships and Communications Officer Karen Heidelberger, Empire State Development Senior Director Loretta Beine and Hubbard & Reed partner and co-Chair of the Life Sciences Group Patrice Jean on the webinar.

We have absolutely fabulous scientists in New York, but what we didnt have for a really long time was talent development. We had big pharma companies, but you didnt have the startup mentality, Heidelberger said.

It is a different mindset and it is a different risk tolerance level, and if youre not able to make that switch, you have to be able to grow your own, and there are tremendous efforts going on here now that actually take that into account, she said.

There has also been an infusion of private venture capital investment in the sectorand increased federal funding,the speakers said.

In 2015, the National Institutes of Healthfunneled$1.5B into the sector in New York City, last year it allocated $2B, Thiede said. Venture capital funding in the citys life sciences sector has skyrocketed. In 2015, the sector was receiving $150M, last year it received around $1B, he said.

Clockwise from top left: Hubbard & Reed partner and co-Chair of the Life Sciences Group Patrice Jean Hughes, Deerfield Management Chief Partnerships & Communications Officer Karen Heidelberger, Empire State Development Senior Director Loretta Beine, New York City Economic Development Corp. Senior Vice President for Life Sciences and Healthcare Doug Thiede

You are seeing more and more people who want to stay in the New York area, so when you have the space you have the mindset and you have the dollars to be able to sink into the different opportunities in here, Heidelberger said.

There has been more collaboration across some of New Yorks key sectors that make its life sciences ecosystem unique, Thiede said.

Being able to get folks in finance, get folks in technology that are already able to cross over where they couldnt four, five, 10 years ago, I think that is why you are starting to see people in New York City and the greater metro area, he said.

NYC'slife sciences sector has been dubbeda bright spot amid the pandemic as construction, leasing activity and funding has remained steady throughout the crisis.

At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, the city collaborated with the sector to produce and distribute personal protective equipment. The two sectors continue to work together to prepare for a possible resurgence, Thiede said in a follow-up interview with Bisnow Thursday.

The pandemic has reaffirmed the importance of the sector to New York City, he said.

I would say what COVID has certainly validated is that this is an industry that is massively important to New York City in pandemic times and non-pandemic times, he said on Thursday.

An 'Ecosystem' Has Propelled NYC Life Sciences Over The Past 5 Years - Bisnow

‘Drilling Would Have Devastating Impacts on This Fragile Ecosystem’ – FAIR

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

Janine Jackson interviewed the Wilderness Societys Karlin Itchoak about drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the August 21, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.

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Janine Jackson: With Arctic Refuge Drilling Approved, Focus Shifts to Legal Battles and Market Forces, ran one headline, and its true: The Trump administrations push to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drillingreflected in a so-called record of decision this week from the Interior Department, approving oil leasing in the refuges Coastal Plainis meeting with legal resistance. A number of environmental groups are ready to go to court to prevent incursions into the refuge, federally protected since Eisenhower.

True, also, analysts question how popular leases will be, given the fact that the Covid-era oil market aint what it used to be, and major financial institutions, like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, have said they wont finance any development in the area.

But whats lost if legal and market frameworks are the only ones we use to see whats at stake here, or to tell the story? Karlin Itchoak is Alaska State Director at the Wilderness Society; he joins us now by phone from Anchorage. Welcome to CounterSpin, Karlin Itchoak.

Karlin Itchoak: Hello! Thanks for having me today.

JJ: To be clear, I have read a number of valuable and interesting political and legal accounts about the fight over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But I wondered if you could orient us a bit differently, and talk a little about the meaning or significance of this piece of land, and the life it supports.

KI: Yes, absolutely. And what brought us to this conversation is that the BLM has recently issued a bad record of decision, resulting from a fundamentally flawed final environmental impact statement. And whats significant about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Coastal Plain, Janine, is that the Gwichin and the Inupiaq Indigenous people, who depend on the [caribou] herd for their survival, and, frankly, all of us, all of us Americans who have a stake in the public land in the refuge, deserve better.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (cc photo: Dusty Vaughn)

JJ: You say BLM, thats the Bureau of Land Management. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, essentially the boss of that, hes now going around saying, Well, Congress mandated this leasing process in 2017, were just meeting our obligations. But it isnt as though Congress, responding to the call of the people, upended this decades-old policy of protection; how did this happen, legislatively?

KI: Congress was not listening to the call of the people. In fact, in a 2016 survey conducted by Hart Research for the Center for American Progress, two-thirds of the respondents said that they oppose efforts to open the Arctic Refuge to drilling, a majority of Americans oppose opening the Arctic Refuge to drilling.

And it was unconscionable that the Republicans hijacked the federal budget process and used the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to force Arctic Refuge drilling over the objection of the majority of Americans.

JJ: So they snuck it into the tax bill, and if asked about it, theyd say, Yeah, all the resources that we get from it are going to offset these tax cuts.

KI: Yeah, they snuck it in in the dark of night, without following the public process.

JJ: Lets come back to that process just for a second. You sort of wonder why you have to do environmental impact statements for fossil fuel production at all, at this point; I mean, we know what the impact is of fossil fuel production, and its unacceptable. But in this particular case, I take it your sense is that the review process, such as it was, that the Bureau of Land Management did was not thorough, or was not substantive?

KI: Right, it was not thorough and it was not substantive, and the timing was horrible, as you mentioned at the top of the interview, that all of this is happening during the pandemic. And when the federal government was conducting the public process for the final environmental impact statement, they were trying to conduct it online and virtually. And many of the Indigenous people who live in the Arctic, or in rural areas in and near the Arctic Refuge, dont have that great of connectivity, are unable to maybe participate fully. And also, the timing is horrible, because folks were focused on keeping themselves and their families and loved ones safe from this pandemic, which is adversely impacting minorities, as we know, and Indigenous people. So the timing was bad, and the process was completely flawed.

JJ: And as much as they had a statement, it didnt deny that there would be harmful impacts, it seems to me, as far as I could tell, but they sort of said, Well, well limit the use of heavy equipment during the caribous calving season. It just doesnt seem like its at all taking seriously the idea that these would be harmful impacts.

KI: Thats correct, and the Coastal Plain of the refuge is the birthing grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd, which helps sustain the Indigenous Gwichin and Inupiaq people, who occupied this region for thousands of years.

And, as we know, oil and gas drilling would have devastating impacts on this pristine and fragile ecosystem, caused by the massive infrastructure needed, as you just mentioned, to extract and transport the oil.

And this is a remote area of the Arctic, and drilling in the Arctic is very, very risky. Chronic spills of oil and other toxic substances onto the fragile tundra and ice would forever scar this now-pristine land, and disrupt its wildlife.

And, as we all know, were facing a climate crisis, and burning more fossil fuels, the process of flaring, and even introducing more fossil fuels into the economy and into the atmosphere, would be counterintuitiveespecially in the Arctic, where it has seen most of the impacts of climate change.

It would be like trying to put out a house fire by lighting the other side of the house on fire. It makes no sense.

JJ: As just a large wild space, the refuge plays a role in mitigating climate change beyond itself, doesnt it, if you will? Just because of the fact that it is a large wild space.

Karlin Itchoak: We need to be protecting large swaths of land like the Arctic Refuge, and using them for the future preservation and mitigation of climate change.

KI: Yes, in the time of the climate crisis, we need to be protecting large swaths of land like the Arctic Refuge, and using them for the future preservation and mitigation of climate change, and recognizing them, not only for their beauty and important ecological value, but also the important sequestration value that they play in mitigating climate change.

JJ: I wanted to say, it isnt that in reporting, Indigenous communities are entirely unmentioned. Sometimes it feels a bit as though theyre kind of tossed into lists, you know: caribou, arctic fox, Indigenous people, a list of potential obstacles to development. When those Indigenous voices are included, they dont all say the same thing. I wonder what you make of an argument that I have seen, that says that opposing extractive industry is actually the anti-Indigenous position, that its for outsiders who dont understand that people in the region need jobs that the industry provides. How do you respond when you hear that?

KI: Yeah, I think that its not lost on me that not all of the Indigenous people are on the same page when it comes to developing the refuge, and thats true for any issue.

But you have to look at what are the interests of those people that are taking a particular position. After the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, where Congress created 13 regional village corporations in Alaska, in the last 60 years now, weve had a new type of development and ownership of these corporations, many of which are multi-million-dollar and billion-dollar corporations, and some of them have a vested interest in the development of the refuge. And thats created differing opinions and ideas on whether or not the refuge should be protected. And so its important to look at who is making what argument.

And also, many of the Indigenous people that do want to protect the refugesuch as the Gwichin steering committee, led by Bernadette Demientieff, who is the executive directorhave been leading the fight to protect the coastal plain, which is the sacred calving ground of the Porcupine caribou herd, and is so sacred that the Gwichin dont even step foot on the calving ground.

Polar bear in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Wilderness Society photo: Florian Schulz)

But then you have folks like Inupiaq elder Robert Thompson, who lives in Kaktovik, in the refuge, and has been fighting for much of the last 40 years to protect the caribou herd, and also the polar bears, who are losing their denning, with the snow and the ice melting.

So there are numerous other Inupiat folks and Indigenous people who have been fighting to protect the refuge, and I think its important to see what folks motivation are. And most of the Indigenous people agree that we are in a climate crisis, and that we need to do everything we can to mitigate the climate crisis.

JJ: And I think, as folks in other communities, just reject the tradeoff of jobs for nature, you know? We shouldnt be having to make that choice to begin withits too difficult a corner to put someone in.

I just wanted to ask you, finallyI did want to note legislatively that I understand that the House has since voted to block drilling in the refuge again, but the Senate wont take up that bill, so thats whats happening there. But just, finally, you read that Oh, well, its gonna be tied up in court for years, and if drilling happens, it wont be for years and years, but that doesnt mean that we can be passive about it, it doesnt mean that exploring wouldnt be disruptive.

So what are you at the Wilderness Society and other organizations doing to resist this just so backward-looking plan, and what can folks do themselves to get involved?

KI: Thats a great question. Pressure on the banks; as you mentioned, five of the largest banks have decided not to fund drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Were working on putting the pressure on Bank of America to join that group.

Listeners can help convince Bank of America and their board of directors to not lend any money for drilling in the refuge; that would be wonderful.

Also I would encourage folks to learn as much as they can about the issue and get involved locally. Community-led conservation goes a long wayeven though you may feel far away from the Arctic Refuge.

Long-tailed ducks at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Audubon Society photo: Peter Mather)

When I was just up in the refuge a few weeks ago, I was there with the executive director of Audubon, and theyre pointing out that over 250 species of birds migrate to the refuge; they come from all 50 states.

And so we are all impacted by what happens in the refugenot just through the birds, but also through the climate impact. And so I encourage people to learn as much as they can about the issue.

Contact your congressmen and -women; we need to join together. And the Wilderness Society and our conservation partners are going to use every legal tool that we can to stop the oil and gas leases from happening.

JJ: Weve been speaking with Karlin Itchoak, Alaska state director for the Wilderness Society; theyre online at Wilderness.org.

Thank you so much, Karlin Itchoak, for joining us this week on CounterSpin.

KI: Thank you, Janine. Much appreciated.

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BorgWarner expands collaboration with startup ecosystem Plug and Play – Automotive World

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

BorgWarner announced its next venture with Plug and Play, a global innovation platform and accelerator ecosystem for startup companies, by becoming a partner of its newly planned incubator location in Detroit. Developed through a collaboration between Plug and Play and the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC), Plug and Play Detroit will supply many startup companies with resources, guidance and financing through its global innovation platform in an effort to achieve technical advancements faster than ever before. Joining forces with Plug and Play in Detroit in addition to its existing cooperation with Plug and Play in Silicon Valley directly connects BorgWarner to a host of smart, innovative future collaborators.

The Plug and Play model provides extraordinary access to bright innovators and a wide range of new, inventive ideas in the automotive and tech sector, said Frdric Lissalde, BorgWarner President and CEO. We keep a constant pulse on the industry to strategically pursue whats next, and establishing and investing in partnerships is one way we fuel the technology pipeline of tomorrow.

Plug and Play matches exceptional startup companies with relevant companies and investors for three-month programs. Thousands of companies compete to earn a spot in Plug and Plays accelerator programs each year and approximately 20 startups are accepted per location. The Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) initiative, AmplifyD, will run similarly, but with an emphasis on women and minority entrepreneurs. This focus aligns with BorgWarners drive to cultivate a culture of diversity, excellence, collaboration and integrity.

Strong industry partners like BorgWarner have been instrumental in helping Plug and Play to achieve its position as the worlds largest innovation platform. Their continued support and commitment to open innovation serves as an example for many, and we are proud to have them as a founding partner in Detroit, said Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play. We look forward to investing in the best nascent mobility technologies together.

BorgWarner first joined Plug and Play in Silicon Valley in fall 2018.

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Jellypipe launches its online AM ecosystem in the UK and Ireland – Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

Jellypipe AG, headquartered in Fislisbach, Switzerland, has launched its online B2B Additive Manufacturing platform in the UK and Ireland. The platform brings together manufacturers requiring additively manufactured parts and components with AM solutions providers that own and curate online shops via Jellypipe, which provide users with access to advice and consultation.

We are delighted to bring the Jellypipe 3D printing platform to the United Kingdom and Ireland, stated Georges Benz, president and co-founder of Jellypipe. Since 2018, Jellypipe has been working in continental Europe, and this is an important step for us as we work towards our platform being used globally.

Benz continued, The principle behind Jellypipe is very simple, but is made possible by some extremely complex and intricate software which is the engine that makes using our platform so intuitive and rewarding commercially for all parts of the 3D printing ecosystem we host.

Users of Jellypipe can easily access a huge resource of knowledge, advice, and consultation to ensure that the correct materials, 3D printing technology, and finishing is selected, and then receive quotes from the most extensive network of 3D printing service providers based on speed of delivery or lowest cost, he continued. It really couldnt be more powerful or more simple to engage.

According to Jellypipe, there is a concerted effort across all industry sectors to assess the viability of using Additive Manufacturing technologies as alternatives to traditional manufacturing processes such as injection moulding and CNC machining. With high-quality, reliable, and repeatable metal and plastic AM solutions being readily available, the possibilities now exist for a move by many sectors of industry into AM for production applications.

Users of the Jellypipe platform can upload their 3D files directly for viewing by their chosen solutions provider.The solutions provider will liaise with the customer if necessary to optimise designs or advise on materials, and the job will then be put out to the service provider network for quotes. Quotes will come back for the quickest delivery and for the least expensive cost of production, and the customer can choose which is best, select, and have the parts shipped directly to their premises.

Scott Colman, Jellypipe representative for the UK and Ireland, commented, It is the extent and the coherence of the Jellypipe platform that is so impressive. It overcomes many of the obstacles that stand between manufacturers and their use of 3D printing, key among which are a lack of understanding as to just what opportunities are available, and also an unwillingness to invest in what is often expensive and difficult to use technology.

He continued, Jellypipe removes these hurdles and draws together virtual shop owning 3D printing solutions providers with an extensive network of 3D printing service providers. The Jellypipe ecosystem means that manufacturers can tap into all the knowledge and expertise necessary to exploit 3D printing effectively for their requirements, and because of the number of service suppliers in the ecosystem can access the perfect technology and the perfect material and finishing options for their applications.

Benz noted, Simplicity is the absolute key behind Jellypipes success. The number of 3D printing service suppliers in our ecosystem means that customers have access to thirteen different Additive Manufacturing processes, and fifty different printable plastic or metal materials. Time and costs are optimised as they will always receive the fastest delivery or best price offer, and ordering really couldnt be more simple.

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A Burgeoning Robotic Ecosystem Is Reshaping the Business Landscape – IoT World Today

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

Advances in sensors and computer vision are driving robotic ecosystem advances.

Key takeaways from this article include the following:

Its been exactly 100 years since the word robot was coined. But only recently, advances in sensors, speech recognition and computer vision, combined with shrinking hardware costs, have made robots widely accessible.

5G has added further interest, with the cellular standard promising to enable companies across industries to extend their robotics capabilities beyond warehouses and production facilities and into the open world. In fact, 73% of executives surveyed for the Accenture Technology Vision 2020 report said they believe that robotics will enable the next generation of services in the physical world.

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Perhaps the central catalyst in driving advances in the robotic ecosystem has been COVID-19. The circumstances of this global pandemic ( i.e., the need for people to distance from one another to be safe have tuned robots from a nice-to-have to a necessity. This is true in the controlled settings of factories and warehouses, where robotics already has a foothold, and in non-enclosed and public spaces.

Robots on the Front Line

One of the areas in which robotics has made the most progress has been at the front lines of coronavirus response assisting health workers and scientists. Appreciating the need to move fast, companies have created robots that address a range of pandemic-related challenges.

One such is XAG, a Chinese agriculture technology company. It quickly repurposed its XPlanet drones and R80 robots to spray disinfectant in areas affected by the virus. Meanwhile, in Thailand, students at Chulalongkorn University repurposed robots that were originally designed to monitor stroke patients so they could also measure patients fevers and help doctors communicate with them remotely. And then theres YouIbot, a startup based in Shenzhen, which built an antivirus robot in just two weeks. The robot can sanitize surfaces and scan people for fevers.

Applications such as these highlight the usefulness and adaptability of robots. The public has seen how applications can be used for societal good, while governments, regulators and workers now appreciate the breadth and value of potential use cases for robotics.

For businesses, the pandemic has underscored the importance of automation for business resilience. No company wants to experience the full force of a prolonged shutdown again, and automation can help ensure the effects of future lockdowns are less severe. They will also help as reopen. With social distancing guidelines in place, managers will need to account for a reduced workforce and help ensure people can remain at a safe distance from one another while at work. Robots can help in this task by taking on jobs that would otherwise have been carried out by human workers.

Building a Robot Ecosystem

The pandemic has therefore strengthened the case for robotics and automation, something that will have long-term implications for the entire robotics ecosystem. Just as 4G networks grew in tandem with the smartphone explosion, so too will robotics, Internet of Things devices and 5G, driving mutual growth and development. After all, as robot use cases evolve and become more complex, they will demand increased data transfer rates and decreased latency.

Businesses need to think carefully about who best to partner with to achieve their goals. Many robotics companies today have done a great job of stepping up quickly to address pandemic-related challenges. Others are thinking even further ahead about whats needed for a truly automated world. They are using this time to form partnerships, enable new capabilities and work with governments to demonstrate new opportunities.

As they do so, they must be careful not to burn through the societal capital accrued during the pandemic. Robotics will have a long-term future only as it is embraced and accepted fully.

With more and more robots in various enterprise environments, there will be a growing number of automated interactions between man and machine. To tap the advancing robotic ecosystem without alienating consumers and workers, its critical that businesses get these experiences right. Organizations need to consider the influence of robotics, and what core products and services will look like in a world where robots proliferate alongside human workers.

Delivering on the Promise of Robotics

In fact, very soon, nearly every company will need to think of itself at least in part as a robotics company. Doing so will require new talent within the organization and new partners to help acquire the skills, tools and machines needed to realize goals. Successfully managing robots out in the field requires robotics technicians, data scientists and fleet management expertise at a level that can be met only through a strategic combination of hiring, as well as sustained upskilling efforts.

The great robotic migration is underway, and the companies that prepare for it will benefit. The key will be ensuring that robots are integrated into society, accounting for all stakeholders: employees who need to understand optimal human-machine collaboration, customers who need to be comfortable with robotic-powered services, and the people who will almost inevitably come across these robots out in the wild. If organizations get this right, the potential global impact of robotics will be vast and exponential.

A Burgeoning Robotic Ecosystem Is Reshaping the Business Landscape - IoT World Today

New approach needed to protect health of Californias rivers – CALmatters

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

In summary

In the face of climate change, biodiversity loss and conflict over water, California urgently needs to rethink how it manages water for the environment.

Ted Grantham is an adjunct fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center and an adjunct professor in the department of environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley, tgrantham@berkeley.edu.

Dams, diversions, and land conversion have substantially altered Californias rivers and disrupted the processes that sustain ecosystem health. The result is a crisis for native fish and wildlife and the loss of many benefits we derive from river ecosystems.

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Of the states more than 125 native fishes, seven species are already extinct and 100 are in decline, including half of Californias salmon and steelhead species. In the face of the changing climate, biodiversity loss and continuing conflict over water, California urgently needs to rethink how it manages water for the environment.

In some of the states rivers, the law requires the protection of environmental flows water left in rivers to protect salmon and other sensitive species. Commonly, these requirements prescribe minimum flows, usually water released from dams or limits on water diversions for other uses. Unfortunately, this minimum flow approach fails to preserve the natural variation needed to maintain ecosystem functions, such as the movement of sediment, maintenance of water quality, and environmental cues for species migration and reproduction.

In our new report, we recommend moving away from minimum flow standards to the use of functional flows the seasonal components of river flow that sustain the biological, chemical and physical processes upon which native freshwater species depend. This approach doesnt mandate restoring natural flows or historical ecosystem conditions. Instead, it focuses on preserving key functions that maintain ecosystem health and are broadly supportive of native fish and wildlife.

A functional flows approach also requires physical habitat improvements such as barrier removal, channel restoration, and floodplain reconnection projects to restore critical interactions between flowing water and land.

Too often, physical habitat restoration is not coordinated with changes in environmental water management. Aligning functional flows with physical habitat restoration rather than a flows-only or habitat-only approach brings a greater environmental return on investment. It also creates opportunities for multi-benefit projects that meet the needs of people and the environment.

Functional flows can be implemented in a variety of ways, including by modifying dam operations, altering the timing and location of diversions, and managing discharges of wastewater and stormwater to rivers and streams. But creative changes in governance are also needed to put functional flows into practice.

We recommend the allocation of an ecosystem water budget a fixed volume of water for the environment, overseen by an independent trustee to be flexibly managed for functional flows. This flexibility would support cooperative solutions among water users and, critically, would allow for adapting to new information and changing conditions.

In some cases, functional flows will require more water for the environment, with corresponding declines in water supply for other purposes. Yet, by maximizing the benefits of environmental water, this approach provides greater assurances that water is being used effectively. A fixed water budget also brings greater certainty over supply reliability for other water users.

Improvements in ecosystem health would also deliver significant public benefits, including better water quality and recreational opportunities. It would also reduce the likelihood of disruptions from new Endangered Species Act listings. Actions taken now to improve ecosystem health for all native species not just those currently protected can pay off in the future by avoiding additional regulatory burdens.

Sustainable management of water resources is one of Californias and indeed the worlds grand challenges. California will continue to face intense competition over water resources, forcing difficult decisions over how to allocate water to protect freshwater ecosystems for all uses, not just water supply. A functional flows approach enables a more efficient and effective use of environmental water, and can be an important tool in managing the states rivers for an uncertain, but certainly changing, future.

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Global mHealth Ecosystem Market Size, Comprehensive Analysis, Development Strategy, Future Plans and Industry Growth with High CAGR by Forecast 2025 |…

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

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Ricoh unveils new AI-powered digital transformation ecosystem to drive Workflow and Process Automation – PRNewswire

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

EXTON, Pa., Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Ricoh USA, Inc.today unveiled a new workflow and process automation ecosystem that enables digital transformation and imparts business insights through one, simple and intuitive platform with a modern consumer-like experience. The RICOH Intelligent Business Platform uses modern self-learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and flexible Low-Code applications to allow companies to rapidly displace inefficient analog workflows with highly flexible digital workflows that aid productivity and information management.

"For all the uncertainty about what the future will look like, it's already clear that the future is digital," said Amit Daga, Vice President, Portfolio Strategy and Engineering, Ricoh USA, Inc. "Improving workflow efficiency, reducing transaction costs and enabling work-from-anywhere is no longer just a desire, it is now a business-survival and growth mandate particularly in today's new world of work. Our Intelligent Business Platform embraces that challenge and delivers a fundamental shift in business process automation."

To make the most of the technological opportunities proliferating in the digital age, Ricoh's Intelligent Business Platform seamlessly integrates human capabilities with AI, improved process visibility and advanced technologies to help organizations deliver best-in-class customer experiences and business outcomes. Combined with Ricoh's vast Managed Services footprint, it offers customers a powerful blend of human ingenuity and technological sophistication.

Built on a scalable, cloud-hosted ecosystem that comprises a growing library of subscription-based services, Ricoh's Intelligent Business Platform digitizes analog workflows, enables regulatory compliance and leverages machine learning (ML) to continually improve transaction efficiency. By reducing manual touchpoints, it empowers workers to accomplish more remotely, a crucial capability as businesses navigate social distancing and other safety measures.

In addition, businesses can gain a clearer picture of how disparate processes interact with each other via the platform's data visualizations that are updated in near-real time. These insights can help drive informed decisions to further improve cost savings, time to market, customer response time and more.

Designed to help all industries, especially those that are paper-intensive such as healthcare, banking and insurance, Intelligent Business Platform applications provide a wide variety of processes that serve a range of work environments and operational needs. Examples of those being planned include Human Resources Predictive Performance Management, Intelligent Delivery, Medical Claims Processing, Mortgage Touchless Automation, Patient Outcome Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Workers Compensation Management and Workforce Management.

For more information on Intelligent Business Platform, please visitthis pageor follow the company's social media channels onTwitter,FacebookandLinkedIn.

|AboutRicoh|

Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, communications services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2020, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,008 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD).

For further information, please visit http://www.ricoh.com.

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IoT Ecosystem Creates an Optimized Smart Warehouse – The Union Journal

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

IoT has potential in nearly every conceivable sector. As new technology spurs IoT growth across both commercial and industrial markets, the possibilities of this interconnectivity become increasingly evident. The organizations that see the most development in the coming years will be those that leverage this advancement. Here is the right IoT ecosystem that creates an optimized smart warehouse.

While many companies already use the IoT, not all take full advantage of it. A lot of companies have been slow to adopt the IoT in their warehouse operations. However, careful and thoughtful integration can create an optimized smart warehouse of the future.

As the demand for faster, more reliable shipping grows, warehouses must adapt to meet higher standards. Traditional tools and techniques can only get logistics companies so far. If businesses are to stay competitive, theyll have to move towards smart warehouses.

The most obvious benefit of a connected warehouse is increased efficiency. Devices like sensors and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags allow workers to locate products almost instantly. Insights from data gathered from IoT devices can help companies see where and how they could streamline processes.

Smart warehouses also offer safety benefits. The IoT enables increased automation, which reduces the risk of human error leading to injury. Sensors on heavy machinery can track integrity to warn workers if the equipment is in danger of

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TRON and Band Protocol Form Strategic Partnership; Scalable Oracle Technology and Ecosystem Integrations Underway – Business Wire

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Danzig

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TRON, one of the largest blockchain-based operating systems in the world, has formed a strategic partnership and completed integrations with Band Protocol to bring secure and verified decentralized oracles to power its rapidly growing DeFi and decentralized application space. The announcement comes as TRON Founder and CEO of BitTorrent Justin Sun prepares to conduct an AMA at with Band Protocol CEO and Co-Founder Soravis Srinawakoon on Wednesday, September 2nd, 9:00 PM Pacific Time (PT).

Band and TRON are solving the blockchain scalability issue and have joined forces to bring high-throughput, customizable, and decentralized oracles for all TRON developers and various industry-leading DApps in the TRON ecosystem. Additionally, a TRC20 BAND token is being explored to be utilized in TRON DeFi DApps as a collateral asset, store of value, medium of exchange, and more.

As part of the strategic partnership, the TRON Foundation is already working closely with Band Protocol to integrate and secure all TRON DApps covering DeFi, games, RNG, enterprise applications, and other applications processing millions of dollars in value and hundreds of thousands of users. The first Band Protocol DApp integration is with JUST, the leading stablecoin protocol on TRON, to secure over $30M in collateral.

The bridge implementation of the BandChain decentralized oracle network has been completed with the assistance of TRON core developers who have also officially added Band Protocol into the TRON developer documentation. The documentation provided developers a comprehensive guide on how to leverage the tools to query the data already available on the BandChain bridge contract or create a custom decentralized oracle with fine-tuned parameters. With this integration, TRON developers are empowered to build highly secure decentralized applications that are truly scalable without the limitations of excessive data costs or congestion issues common in native blockchain-based oracles.

We are ecstatic to enhance TRON with the most valuable oracle product on the market, said Justin Sun, CEO of BitTorrent and Founder of TRON. This integration marks a new era of high-quality partners, protocols, and services migrating to TRONs blockchain. The future of blockchain technology is bright as we kick off a series of TRON DeFi partnerships to come. TRON's ecosystem is growing faster than ever and having Band Protocol secure our top applications helps us speed up the adoption of DeFi and DApps worldwide.

TRON is considered to be one of the most secure and operationally efficient public chain systems in the blockchain industry and trusted by an extensive ecosystem of major partners such as Samsung, Opera, enterprise, and government departments. The decentralized network is operated by over 925+ unique and active nodes in which the creation and storage of data does not rely on a particular individual or organization.

Band Protocol is thrilled to be the first oracle solution integrated into the TRON public blockchain, a platform for scalable blockchain technology and operating system for almost 1000 decentralized applications, said Soravis Srinawakoon, CEO & Co-Founder of Band Protocol. Working closely with the TRON team to support and bring secure, customizable, and decentralized oracle technology will power the next generation of scalable applications that fuel the next wave of blockchain adoption.

This strategic partnership with TRON is an on-going process and deep collaboration that will be extended into the long-term. Both teams will be playing a pivotal role in creating a secure standard for the operation of oracles and data in decentralized applications to ensure the highest level of security and ease-of-use to prepare the blockchain industry for mass adoption.

About TRON

TRON is dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications. Founded in September 2017 by Justin Sun, the company has delivered a series of achievements, including MainNet launch in May 2018, network independence in June 2018, and TRON Virtual Machine release in August 2018. July 2018 also marked the acquisition of BitTorrent, a pioneer in decentralized services boasting approximately 100M monthly active users.

About Band Protocol

Band Protocol is a cross-chain data oracle platform that aggregates and connects real-world data and APIs to smart contracts. Blockchains are great at immutable storage and deterministic, verifiable computations however, they cannot securely access data available outside the blockchain networks. Band Protocol enables smart contract applications such as DeFi, prediction markets, and games to be built on-chain without relying on the single point of failure of a centralized oracle. Band Protocol is backed by a strong network of stakeholders including Sequoia Capital, one of the top venture capital firms in the world, and the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.

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Eight Startups That Could Transform The Aviation Ecosystem – Aviation Week

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Company:Pzartech

Specifications:Israeli startup Pzartech provides digital tools for part recognition and tracking. The companys Snapr application uses shape and industrial optical character recognition to extract part and serial numbers, so technicians can capture a picture of a part, quickly confirm it is the correct one and take appropriate action.

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Company:Circulor

Specifications: Originally getting its start by helping the automotive supply chain track cobalt used for batteries, Circulor is now working with Boeing and GKN Aerospace through the ATI Boeing Accelerator to track carbon emissions during the production of aircraft, as well as the authenticity and traceability of aircraft parts and powder used for 3D printing.

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Company:Assaia

Specifications: Assaias Apron AI system uses cameras installed at airports paired with an artificial intelligence system to analyze turnaround operations and offer predictive analysis to airlines. Through the Hangar 51 accelerator, Assaia worked with British Airways to monitor and detect multiple aircraft turnaround events simultaneously through a video stream and live dashboard, which it says enabled more effective use of staff time and faster action and reduced the number and magnitude of delays.

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Company:Uwinloc

Specifications: French startup Uwinloc provides an indoor Internet of Things location monitoring system that enables continuous tracking of goods. The system combines beacons, a server, visualization software and battery-less tags that collect energy from the surrounding radio field to track assets on a 2D or 3D map.

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Company:SynapseMX

Specifications: SynapseMXs cloud-based maintenance management and execution platform uses real-time data tools and machine learning to help deal with maintenance challenges as they occur. The platform enables monitoring and management of operations such as coordinating teams, assigning jobs, performing and signing off on work and notifying downline stations when issues are headed their way.Credit:SynapseMX

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Company:Reckon Point

Specifications: Based at the Port San Antonio innovation center, Reckon Point uses 360-deg. imaging technology mounted to robots to develop GPS for indoor spaces. The technology can be used to map maintenance operations and track materials through the line, or even track assets and staff when paired with sensors, wearables or mobile devices.

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Company:Kraken IM

Specifications: UK startup Kraken IM provides software to help customers procure what they need from their supply chain by ensuring materials have conformity, traceability and meet all requirements. The company creates transparent digital requirements and captures information deliverables, quality requirements and paper documents, then uses blockchain to create a digital birth certificate for all parts coming from the supply chain.

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Company:Anomalous

Specifications: Scottish startup Anomalous provides AI-based software to improve the speed and accuracy of aircraft part inspections. The company says humans performing visual inspections miss 20-30% of visible defects on average, but its software can improve the process.

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A look at tech startups providing innovative new technologies for aviation from the supply chain all the way to the aftermarket.

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