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Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

GeekWire

-based startup Spectrum Effect sells artificial intelligence-based network interference mitigation software for mobile networks. Impel Pharmaceuticals CFO Michael Kalb is stepping down at the end of this year. It raised $1.9 million in August. Vancouver, Wash.-based

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Q&A: AstraZeneca CIO Cindy Hoots on Covid-19, collaboration — and change

Computerworld Vertical IT

Over the past two years, Swedish-English pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has been at the heart of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, developing a vaccine and supplying more than 2.5 billion doses to people in 170 countries. To read this article in full, please click here

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 7, 2024

GeekWire

in another big Seattle biotech deal Boston-based biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire Seattle-based Alpine Immune Sciences for $65 per share, totaling about $4.9 Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 7, 2024. … Read More Vertex will buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9B

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Healthcare company pivots quickly to support remote workers

Network World

based company that helps pharmaceutical manufacturers connect with patients, including providing patient support and clinical trial services. Customer service agents use a voice-over-IP phone and thin-client computer, both of which were designed to work in an on-premises office environment.

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Unleashing the power of integration to scale industrial equipment sales, manufacturing, and service global channels

CIO Business Intelligence

Get ready for an exhilarating adventure as we unravel the incredible story of GEA Group , a global leader in industrial engineering systems for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. With a worldwide network of partners and dealers, they strived to meet their customers’ unique requirements.

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Women IT leaders take center stage

CIO Business Intelligence

Cultivating visibility matters for a few reasons,” says Kathryn Guarini, a former IBM CIO and now a board member at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Kathryn Guarini, board member, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and former IBM CIO Guarini “You want to be the one considered for opportunities to have an impact,” she says.

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Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy for prescription medicine delivery

The Verge

The company has been steadily building up its position in the healthcare market for years now, with signs pointing to a launch into pharmaceutical services. In 2018 it bought pharmaceutical delivery startup PillPack for just under $1 billion. The launch of Amazon Pharmacy is a significant move from Amazon, but far from unexpected.

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