Tartu biotech Icosagen Cell Factory wins the title of Business of the Year

Tartu biotech Icosagen Cell Factory wins the title of Business of the Year

Icosagen Cell Factory has developed, among others: Bioblock, a nasal spray containing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Sigrid Harjo, member of the joint organization of Enterprise Estonia and KredEx, stated that Icosagen is one of the most knowledge-based companies in Estonia that creates very high added value in economic terms. In addition to the Business of the Year …

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China’s services business is growing despite weak sales and limited employment

China's services business is growing despite weak sales and limited employment

China’s services business grew at a slightly faster pace on Friday, a private sector survey showed, with sales growing at the slowest pace in 10 months and employment stagnating as business confidence declined. The vast services sector, which accounts for about 48 percent of China’s jobs, rebounded strongly earlier this year, but analysts say slow …

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The market at KEDCO Business Studio offers opportunities for small purchases

The market at KEDCO Business Studio offers opportunities for small purchases

Press Release WARSAW Last spring, the Kościuszko Economic Development Corporation moved its offices in downtown Warsaw to the former Giverny Fitness Studio at 207 S. Buffalo Street. With the mission of convening, building and showcasing the talent, ideas and capital of Kościuszko County, with particular emphasis on initiatives aimed at development entrepreneurship, housing development and …

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Rice University elects 11 Houston business leaders to new entrepreneurship council

Rice University elects 11 Houston business leaders to new entrepreneurship council

Rice University has named 11 successful business leaders with Houston ties to its inaugural entrepreneurship-focused council. According to the university, Frank Liu, a Rice graduate and founder of the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice University, recruited entrepreneurs to the board, and each of them agreed to donate time and money …

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CEO of Ozempic, Calibrate’s prescription startup, steps down as investors rapidly shrink the size of its consumer business

CEO of Ozempic, Calibrate's prescription startup, steps down as investors rapidly shrink the size of its consumer business

Calibrates founder and CEO Isabelle Kenyon is stepping down as CEO and will no longer oversee day-to-day operations. Carsten Snejbjerg Bloomberg/Getty Images; Calibrate Calibrate, the weight loss startup backed by Founders Fund and Tiger Global, is making changes to its management team as investors restructure the company, according to an investor letter, internal correspondence seen …

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Dowuona: Women business owners cope with unique difficulties | Log entry

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Listen to this article Amy Dowuona Despite inflation, commodity prices and interest rates, women small business owners, or SBOs, remain optimistic and resilient, according to Bank of America’s 2023 Women and Minority Business Owner Spotlight report. The report shows that 63% of women entrepreneurs expect revenue to increase in the coming year, and 73% feel …

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How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

Published: October 30, 2023 at 7:20 a.m. ET Managing family finances is one of the leading causes of divorce. If nuclear families can’t agree on money matters, is it really surprising that a blended family often faces even more challenges? Additional outside forces, such as ex-spouses, as well as prejudice and heightened emotions brought into …

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Covid-19 treatment is set to hit the market with a high price tag

Covid-19 treatment is set to hit the market with a high price tag

WASHINGTON (AP) — Covid-19 drugs that millions of Americans received for free from the federal government will hit the private market next week at a hefty price tag. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sets a price per five-day treatment with Paxlovid for $1,390, but Americans still have free access to the pills – for now. The less …

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CVS Health plans deeper job cuts in CT as dozens more people lose their jobs

CVS Health plans deeper job cuts in CT as dozens more people lose their jobs

HARTFORD CVS Health Corp. will make even greater job cuts at its Connecticut corporation, implementing dozens of additional layoffs on top of those that have already begun this month, with further effects on employment at its health insurance division in Hartford. Rhode Island-based CVS told the state Department of Labor on Friday that it will …

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A shaky stock market is making Americans feel uneasy | CNN Business

A shaky stock market is making Americans feel uneasy |  CNN Business

Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images If Americans don’t expect inflation to eventually decline, it could usher in an era of permanently higher prices. Washington CNN This month, American sentiment has deteriorated, mainly due to stock market fluctuations. The latest consumer survey from the University of Michigan showed sentiment is down 6% this month, according to the final …

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