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SyTrue Has Been Selected as a Finalist Presenter at the 2nd Annual Statewide Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge on June 27

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Chico, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2013

SyTrue™ has been selected to compete among 50 finalist companies from throughout California vying for a GLOBIE award as the 2013 Most Innovative New Product in non-metro California. A GLOBE Award will be presented in each of five industry categories, including Food and Ag, Web and Information Technology, Cleantech, Manufacturing, and Healthcare. Presented by Innovate North State, the Innovation Challenge is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s prestigious “Big Room” auditorium in Chico CA.

The Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge is the only state-wide Most Innovative Product Competition focused principally on California businesses located outside of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and San Diego. Each finalist is charged with demonstrating in a 6-minute presentation format how their new product will change the world, an industry, people’s lives or the environment in a positive, meaningful way. Over 70 industry experts from throughout California will be on-site serving as judges including CEOs, media representatives, angel investors, venture capitalists, university and government officials and corporate executives.

According to Innovate North State Managing Director Jon Gregory, who serves as the Executive Producer of the event, “the Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge represents a once-a-year hotbed of the best innovation occurring in emerging markets of California.” He continued, “We were impressed with Sytrue’s game-changing innovation and are honored to have the company compete as one of the finalists. We strongly feel that SyTrue™ is an important solution that addresses the most pressing challenges in Healthcare.”

“SyTrue is a breakthrough in physician workflow by capturing complete and accurate clinical documentation while identifying and correlating other critical data points that provide insight into care. Achieving a world where information is presented rather than sought will have a profound impact on a healthcare organization’s quality of care, reputation, and profitability.” said Kyle Silvestro, Founder and CEO of SyTrue.

SyTrue’s Platform as a Service (PaaS) utilizes intelligent search technologies to identify specific patient types in unstructured or structured data, which require physician follow up or needed care. SyTrue’s business and clinical intelligence platform has created a pathway for physicians to be proactive in providing needed care while improving outcomes and patient satisfaction.

SyTrue’s solution seamlessly integrates and structures disparate information, producing a truly longitudinal and comprehensive view of the patient population from transcribed reports. The platform allows providers to gain unparalleled insights into patient populations while improving care. SyTrue represents a major leap forward in medical search and clinical analytics technology, while improving reimbursement for physicians.

SyTrue, Inc.

SyTrue™ uses intelligent natural language processing to create vastly more usable data (from unstructured and structured sources) in seconds. Currently focused on medical record data from transcribed physician reports using or not using an electronic medical record system, SyTrue™ allows health systems, physician groups, clinical researchers and pharmaceutical companies to mine their multi-sourced clinical data. Until now, only billing or EMR-keyed data was usable this way. SyTrue™ in short, creates a longitudinal record for patient populations (from multiple systems) and makes it usable in seconds. http://www.sytrue.com.

Innovate North State

Innovate North State (http://www.innovate-northstate.com) – a public/private partnership driven by CEOs of leading California North State businesses – was established in early 2012. Innovate North State’s goal is to assist the region’s most innovative companies who have the largest growth potential garner a larger share of their national and global markets resulting in a more vibrant regional economy. It focuses on 5 key industry sectors: Sustainable Agriculture and Food; Manufacturing and Consumer Products; Cleantech and Environmental; Web, Mobile, and IT; and Healthcare and Medical Technology. With the mantra of “connecting to compete” Innovate North State’s strategy involves helping innovative companies connect with each other and also to vital resources located outside the region, making the North State the most economically competitive non-metropolitan region in the U.S. by 2017.







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LifeCounts Selected as A Finalist Presenter at 2nd Annual Statewide Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge

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Chico, CA (PRWEB) June 27, 2013

LifeCounts has been selected to compete among 50 finalist companies from throughout California vying for a GLOBIE award as the 2013 Most Innovative New Product in non-metro California. A GLOBIE Award will be presented in each of five industry categories, including Food and Ag, Web and Information Technology, Cleantech, Manufacturing, and Healthcare. Presented by Innovate North State, the Innovation Challenge is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s prestigious “Big Room” auditorium in Chico CA.

The Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge is the only statewide Most Innovative Product Competition focused principally on California businesses located outside of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and San Diego. Each finalist is charged with demonstrating in a 6-minute presentation format on how their new product will change the world, an industry, people’s lives or the environment in a positive, meaningful way. Over 70 industry experts from throughout California will be on-site serving as judges including CEOs, media representatives, angel investors, venture capitalists, university and government officials and corporate executives.

According to Innovate North State Managing Director Jon Gregory, who serves as the Executive Producer of the event, “the Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge represents a once-a-year hotbed of the best innovation occurring in emerging markets of California.” He continued, “We were impressed with LifeCounts’ game-changing innovation and are honored to have the company compete as one of the finalists based on their solution to help consumers optimize their financial lives for better spending and savings management.”

“The Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge is an exciting opportunity to showcase the most innovative technologies and companies being cultivated in Northern California, and we are pleased to be selected alongside a talented field of entrepreneurs,” said Nicholas Howell, CEO and founder of HowellCorp, the organization which provides LifeCounts.

ABOUT LIFECOUNTS

LifeCounts, provided by HowellCorp, is a subscription-based online personal finance service enabling users to optimize their financial lives. Users can securely link their financial accounts from varying institutions to the LifeCounts platform and receive spending insights, customizable alerting and notifications and goal management tools. It leverages thoughtful information organization, predictive content generation and a strong analytical engine to provide users with meaningful insights about their financial lives. LifeCounts employs bank-level security and is dedicated to responsible data management. LifeCounts does not distribute any data to marketers or third parties and does not have any advertisements. For more information about LifeCounts, visit http://www.lifecounts.com.

ABOUT INNOVATE NORTH STATE

Innovate North State (http://www.innovate-northstate.com) – a public/private partnership driven by CEOs of leading California North State businesses – was established in early 2012. Innovate North State’s goal is to assist the region’s most innovative companies who have the largest growth potential garner a larger share of their national and global markets resulting in a more vibrant regional economy. It focuses on 5 key industry sectors: Sustainable Agriculture and Food; Manufacturing and Consumer Products; Cleantech and Environmental; Web, Mobile, and IT; and Healthcare and Medical Technology. With the mantra of “connecting to compete,” Innovate North State’s strategy involves helping innovative companies connect with each other and also to vital resources located outside the region, making the North State the most economically competitive non-metropolitan region in the U.S. by 2017.







How IKEA and Innovation Help Refugees in Iraq

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How IKEA and Innovation Help Refugees in Iraq
To produce innovative ideas, products, processes, or services requires testing what works and adjusting what doesn't until you find the right formula. In a free market, the actions of consumers provide a signal to individuals and firms that they are …
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How the Merlin, Dreamworks partnership will impact Orlando's tourism industry
But that frenzy should pay off big for the local tourism region, which constantly needs fresh ideas to market. Any new additions to Orlando's theme park world can draw more new and repeat visitors to the region, so expect the partnership to result in …
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Innovation director

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Innovation director
Prepare budget for the sector with appropriate plan and justification and managing operations of the sector in line with the approved budget. • Develop strategic objectives and … Direct and manage all selected innovation projects by means of …
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Lawrence Group responses to Pittsboro mayor's questions about Chatham Park
"All uses that are set out and in the approved PDD Master Plan shall be treated as "Use By Right" within the POD, including those identified in the ordinance as "permitted by right" and those "permitted by SUP (Special Use Permit) only." This provision …
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Mess up the desks… and other ways HR can champion innovation

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Mess up the desks… and other ways HR can champion innovation
Good ideas are the bedrock of any business. What can you do to make sure your staff are able to think freely … Supported by a company blog – called U&I – written by Nayar himself, it informs all 80,520 staff that they can raise any issue personally …
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'American Horror Story: Coven': Whopreme?
And then Undead Madison Montgomery and Zoe face off, which is just a terrible idea, obviously, what with their sexytimes history and all. Undead Madison Montgomery makes FrankenKyle drop the tray of wine glasses he's holding, forces Zoe to slap herself …
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Innovation Exchange 2010 Interview with Hendrick Brandis, Earlybird Venture Capital

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Innovation Exchange 2010 Interview with Hendrick Brandis, Earlybird Venture Capital

The Tech Tour is an independent not for profit organization committed to the development of emerging technology companies from Europe. Our contribution to th…
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Catharina van Delden — CEO innosabi.com about Open Innovation at BITKOM Trendkongress 2013

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Must admit I’m a fan of Catharina! She is so remarkable and experienced in doing open innovation and crowdsourcing. We had a chat during BITKOM Trendkongress…
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Maryland Association of CPAs Features Innovative Technologies and Social Media to Increase Engagement and Collaboration at Innovation Summit

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Towson, MD (PRWEB) May 15, 2013

The Summit theme of Innovation, Connection, and Collaboration is designed to showcase innovation in the CPA Profession and features almost 20 of the top thought leaders in the Profession, top technology vendors and leading innovations in Accounting Standards, XBRL, Healthcare and more. All in an event designed to spark serendipity and innovation.

A recent IBM Global CEO study identified collaboration as the number-one trait CEOs are seeking in their employees, with 75 percent of CEOs calling it critical. The CPA Horizons 2025 Report by the American Institute of CPAs also identified collaboration in the top five skills needed by CPAs in the future. MACPA Chair Anoop Mehta said, “We are very excited to be able to use these technologies to enhance and accelerate collaboration among summit attendees, sponsors and speakers. These relationships will be instrumental in keeping our members ahead of the rapid pace of change we find ourselves in.”

Here is how these exciting technologies will be used at the Innovation Summit.


ThinkTank by Group Systems (http://www.groupsystems.com) is a powerful crowdsourcing, crowd-computing, and group decision support platform that wows participants, significantly accelerating and enhancing outcomes, creating a profound collective experience for participants. It will be used in a special session (on May 16th) with Learning Leaders across the CPA Profession titled, “Turning Training and Learning into Business Results” by the Business Learning Institute’s Richard Flanagan, author of The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning and Bob Dean, CPA, CLO, Founder of Dean Learning & Talent Advisors

Flybits (http://flybits.com) is an exciting location-aware technology that connects people to places called “zones”. It is the way we are distributing conference materials to participants at the Innovation Summit. It’s an incredible technology that delivers specialized content to your mobile device based on where you are at any moment. Want some fun? See what pops up when you visit a vendor’s booth (aka “Flybits zone”). Zone’s will be created for the MACPA and our Platinum Sponsors, CPA2Biz (http://www.cpa.com), Sage (http://na.sage.com), CCH (http://www.cch.com), Ziptr (http://www.ziptr.com), and Simplified Innovations (http://simplifiedinnovations.com).

Conferences.io (http://www.conferences.io) is an innovative web-based audience participation application used to increase engagement and make learning more collaborative. Special polling and social Q&A features allow for constant participation during and after events and will be used in several sessions at the Summit.

MACPA Groups (http://cpa.tc/roups) is our newest tool to help MACPA members connect and collaborate and share the “wisdom of the crowd”. The Federal Tax group was recently used to crowd-source MACPA’s testimony for the House Ways & Means Committee about the “tax season from hell.”

Social Media will be used extensively at the Summit as a connection and learning tool. Special pre-summit webcasts were held with our members (Social Media Quick Start) and with sponsors (How to Tip the Adoption Curve) to teach them specifics around ”how to crush a conference”. A special Social Media Guide has been created to connect people to our sponsors and speakers. Follow the conference at hashtag #MDSUMMIT13.

Jennifer Warawa, Sage’s vice president of partner programs and channel sales, said in a recent press release, “This event is different from any other in the profession, so our approach to how we engage with the show and its participants is different. Sage is getting social with the help of MACPA and there are several initiatives planned to get everyone online and talking in the social channels.

MACPA CEO, Tom Hood, CPA,CITP, CGMA said, “we are now at a point where the collaboration curve can help us jump the experience curve. We are excited to see how these innovative technologies can help our members amplify their connections at our Summit and increase their ability to collaborate for years to come.”

About the Maryland Association of CPAs: The MACPA exists to help CPAs connect with each other in strategic ways, to be the organization to protect our members’ interests, and to help them achieve greater success. We provide the resources and services that CPAs need to excel in their profession. Since 1901, the MACPA has been a national leader as a premier professional organization in the CPA Profession. Tom Hood, our CEO, was recently named as one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Public Accounting by CPA Practice Advisor and a one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the CPA Profession by Accounting Today Magazine (eighth time in 2012). We’re honored that the Baltimore Business Journal and Washington Business Journal have named the MACPA as one of the top 5 largest networking organizations in Baltimore and D.C. for each of the past five years.







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Mount Sinai Makes Innovation a Team Effort At Its Second Annual Sinainnovations Conference, November 18-19, 2013 In NYC

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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 13, 2013

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is hosting its second annual SINAInnovations event, and bringing together leaders from medicine, engineering, professional baseball, the performing arts, and the military to discuss the power of teamwork.

“SINAInnovations: Leading a New Era of Discovery,” will highlight the spirit of collaboration and explore how “team science” is leading to innovation and breakthroughs in biomedicine.

The conference will take place at Icahn School of Medicine’s Stern Auditorium at 1468 Madison Ave, on Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19, 2013.

SINAInnovations is one of many ways in which Icahn School of Medicine is transforming academia and the fields of medical research, pharmacology, and technology. Mount Sinai has embarked upon an ambitious and unprecedented effort to redefine how collaborative innovation is taught, fostered, and facilitated within an academic institution. This year’s speakers cover a vast range of team-related topics and share strategies they have developed as leaders in areas such as academia, global media, and finance.

Keynote speakers include Nirav R. Shah, MD, Commissioner of Health, New York State, Joe Torre, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operation at Major League Baseball, Michael C. Crow, President of Arizona State University, Rear Admiral Scott P. Moore, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command of the United States Navy, Gary S. May, Dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Sara Diamond, President of Ontario College of Art and Design.

Alice Park, Staff Writer at Time Magazine, Stephen H. Friend, President of Sage Bionetworks; Matthew VanBiesen, Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic; and Bhaven N. Sampat, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University are among the prominent experts who will be featured during panel discussions and breakout sessions.

Distinguished Mount Sinai faculty members Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Mount Sinai Health System, will make presentations, along with leaders and researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Northwestern University, University of Washington, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Venture Funds and Cook Ross, Inc.

“As an institution that places an emphasis on advancing research and best practices simultaneously, we consider Mount Sinai the ideal environment for the leaders of scientific progress to meet, collaborate, and ultimately determine the direction of biomedical and technological advancement. This year’s goal is to emphasize the creative and innovative advantages of team-centric culture,” said Dr. Charney, who is also President for Academic Affairs at the Mount Sinai Health System. “We are proud to continue the institution’s longstanding commitment to maximizing the very best of technology and innovation. Bringing renowned experts from academia, industry, venture capital, journalism and consultancy under one roof is our way of enabling further discoveries that will improve treatments for all patients.”

Scott L. Friedman, MD, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery at the Mount Sinai Health System added, “The rapid pace of discovery in biomedical science necessitates teamwork to achieve success. This year’s SINAInnovations conference will provide a playbook on team science, generating enthusiasm among attendees about implementing team science and creating the synergies that accelerate innovation.”

SINAInnovations is a forum-like atmosphere for investors and innovators from science, medicine, and industry and includes a networking session for trainees, sponsored by Mount Sinai’s Women in Science and Postdoctoral Fellows Association. SINAInnovations is open to biomedical professionals, Mount Sinai Faculty, trainees, and staff, as well as individuals from other academic medical centers. To learn more, visit http://www.mssm.edu/sinainnovations or email Sinainnovations(at)mssm(dot)edu.

SINAInnovations Agenda

Monday, November 18, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm

7:30 – 8:15 am: Breakfast/Registration

8:15 – 8:30 am: Welcoming Comments by Dennis S. Charney, MD

8:30 – 8:45 am: Special Opening Comments: Introduction, Dennis S. Charney, MD; Speaker: Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, New York State

8:45 – 9:15 am: Keynote Address by Joe Torre, Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball

9:20 – 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: “The Psychology of Great Groups,” with Paul Holdengraber, Director of Public Programs at the New York Public Library; Michael Bierut, Partner, Pentagram; Gordon Edelstein, Artistic Director, Long Wharf Theatre; Jon Gertner, Author of ‘The Idea Factory’; Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Principal Consultant, Cook Ross, Inc.; Matthew VanBesien, Executive Director, New York Philharmonic.

10:30 – 11:00 am: Break

11:00 – 11:30 am: Keynote Address by Michael C. Crow, President Arizona State University

11:35 am – 12:30 pm: Panel Discussion “Team Science Success Stories,” with Alice Park, Staff Writer at Time Magazine, Stephen H. Friend, President, Co-founder and Director, Sage Bionetworks; Michael Goldblatt, President and CEO, Functional Genetics; W. David Lee, Executive in Residence, Kodiak Venture Partners; Michael Nielsen, Author of “Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science”; John Stamatoyannopoulos, Associate Professor, Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington

12:30 – 1:00 pm: Pick Up Lunch at Breakout Room

1:00 – 2:00 pm: Breakout Sessions With Lunch on “Scholarship in Team Science,” with Noshir Contractor, Professor and Director of SONIC Research Group, Northwestern University; Annetine Gelijns, Professor and Chair of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai Health System; Richard Nelson, Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Global Development, Columbia University; “Diversity in the Context of Team Science,” Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Principal Consultant at Cook Ross, Inc.; “Mount Sinai RPI Technology Development Team,” Gavin McIntyre, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Evocative Design; Student QED projects; 4D projects; “Divergent Environments for Team Science? Industry vs. Academia,” Steven H. Friend, President of Sage Bionetworks; and Michael Goldblatt, CEO of Functional Genetics

2:30-5:00 pm: Networking Reception for Trainees in the Davis Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Hess CSM, Sponsored by Women in Science and Postdoctoral Fellows Association

Tuesday, November 19, 7:30 am to 12:15 pm

7:30 – 8:15 am: Breakfast/ Registration

8:30 – 9:00 am: Keynote Address by Rear Admiral Scott P. Moore, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, United States Navy, “Teamwork – A Life and Death Necessity”

9:05 – 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: “Team Science in Academic Medical Centers and Pharma with Bhaven. N. Sampat, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Noshir Contractor, Professor and Director of SONIC Research Group, Northwestern University; Jonathan S. Dordick, Vice President for Research and Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anja König, Managing Director, Novartis Venture Fund; John. J. Lepore, Vice President of the Heart Failure Discovery Performance Unit, GlaxoSmithKline; Peter K. Smith, Division Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

10:30 – 11:55 am: Break

11:00 – 11:30 am: Keynote Address by Gary S. May, Dean of the College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Keynote Address by Sara Diamond, President of Ontario College of Art and Design

12:00 – 12:15 pm: Closing Remarks: “The Power of Team Science,” Kenneth L. Davis

About the Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven member hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.

The System includes approximately 6,600 primary and specialty care physicians, 12-minority-owned free-standing ambulatory surgery centers, over 45 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, as well as 31 affiliated community health centers. Physicians are affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report.

For more information, visit Mount Sinai on the web, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.







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Sales and Operations Planning Innovation in Las Vegas

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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

The IE Group is bringing together supply chain leaders in Las Vegas to discuss the issues and innovations within the field. The Sales and Operations Planning Summit (S&OP Innovation) 2012 in Las Vegas on January 26 & 27, will be an interactive summit allowing free flowing ideas and networking amongst peers. See the event website for more information:

http://operations.theiegroup.com/sop-lasvegas

The management of supply chains has never been more critical to companies both from a business to business & business to consumer perspective. With key supply chain issues commonly revolving around the sales and operations planning process this summit will look to address key questions.

S&OP Innovation sets itself apart from other events in the field, using the combined experience of its speakers to discuss the implementation of effective S&OP processes through case studies and real world examples. This will allow attendees to do more than simply learn from the successes and challenges of others. It will also allow those in attendance to discuss current industry issues with peers.

Speakers at the summit include:


Vice President, Demand & Supply Planning,