]]> New Book Shows There is Freedom from Homophobia and HIV Phobia

This Shadow Follows Me by author, human rights activist Joseph McGinnis is a heartfelt memoir and fictional story inspired on true events.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 27, 2011

If a person cannot change the tortures in life, they must change the life around them. Composed from true life events and 10 years of perfecting this novel, This Shadow Follows Me, http://www.shadowfollowsme.com is a riveting fiction novel of Alec Andrews and the friends and family that faltered around him.

The fictional story begins with Alec Andrews at the death bed of his ex-boyfriend Troy who died from AIDS complications. Alec tries to tell his life story in hopes that he can make up for all that he could not tell Troy when he was alive. Alec’s life story lurks with the self destruction of a family that drove him to crucify himself, in hopes they would be correct with their religious beliefs. From a homophobic family to a homophobic upbringing, Alec fights to find himself free from the illusions that capture him. The life of Alec Andrews is a survival story that will help the audience build strength in their own life challenges.

Alec is ultimately haunted by a dream where he took his own life. In the dream he killed himself, only to be told he would have to live his life over again without making the same mistakes, but not able to remember the previous mistakes to stop them from coming true. Will Alec and the ones around him find their way to claw out of the pain of the lives they create? Find out in this fictional and painfully honest memory of This Shadow Follows Me.

About the Author
Joseph McGinnis lives near San Francisco where he focuses on a career in internet advertising and fiction writing. Some of his first projects include short stories, monologues, novel writing, website writing, and news articles. This Shadow Follows Me is his first novel to hit the shelves in 2011. Joseph McGinnis has a historical background in social issues and works to bring people to understand equality for all minorities, especially gay and lesbian human rights issues. With an extensive background in HIV & AIDS support, Care Giving, LGBT support, gay activism, and as a supporter of HRC and ACLU, he fights everyday to bring equality through his novels and news articles.

For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at novel(at)shadowfollowsme(dot)com. This Shadow Follows Me is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Kindle, Apple IPad Books, Google Books, http://www.shadowfollowsme.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

]]> Launch of New Supreme Chemicals’ Product Heavy Duty Cleaner & Disinfectant Makes for an Effortless Cleaning Process

Supreme Chemicals will enter into a new market this season with an addition to the world famous range of Krud Kutter® cleaners.

Cumming, GA (PRWEB) September 15, 2011

Supreme Chemicals will enter into a new market this season with an addition to the world famous range of Krud Kutter® cleaners. The new Heavy Duty Cleaner & Disinfectant is available in a convenient 32 ounce spray bottle, as well as in larger sizes. The product cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes hard, non-porous surfaces with little effort. It kills 99 percent of bacteria, viruses, and germs such as H1N1 Influenza A.

“As the new flu season dawns it’s increasingly important that we all do our best to avoid the spread of viruses and germs,” states Jason Roussel, director of marketing. “Disinfecting frequently touched surfaces such as table tops, bathroom sinks, toilets exteriors and kitchen countertops can go a long way to reducing the risk of infection.”

The product is a proven, one-step disinfectant, cleaner, sanitizer, fungicide, mildewstat, and virucide. It not only cleans without bleaching, but also eliminates odors leaving surfaces smelling clean and fresh. Krud Kutter® Heavy Duty Cleaner & Disinfectant is ideal for use in food processing facilities, schools, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, prisons, and numerous other areas where industrial cleaning and disinfecting are essential. For more information call 800-466-7126 or go to http://www.krudkutter.com

About Supreme Chemicals of GA

Supreme Chemicals of GA has been serving the needs of businesses and people for the past 30 years. Krud Kutter® is committed to being the most trusted brand of household cleaners and industrial solutions. Based on our dedication to environmental responsibility, all Krud Kutter® products are water-based, biodegradable, non-toxic, and VOC compliant. Krud Kutter® products are used by major industrial applicators (Ford, General Motors, Boeing), schools, hospitals, hotels, theme parks (Disney, Six Flags), cruise lines (Royal Caribbean, Carnival), and numerous contractors. Our products are sold throughout 25,000 retail outlets, including leading home centers, hardware stores, paint stores, drug stores, food stores, mass merchandisers, and warehouse clubs.

Supreme Chemicals of Georgia
1535 Oak Industrial Lane ? Suite B ? Cumming, GA 30041
http://www.krudkutter.com
1-800-466-7126

]]> Deb Group Raps About the Importance of Hand Hygiene in New “The WHO 5” Music Video

Paul Alper of Deb Group wants you to know there is only one version of Deb Group’s new rap music video – the clean one. This is appropriate for a company that provides innovative hand hygiene products and dispensing systems worldwide.

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) June 27, 2011

Paul Alper of Deb Group wants you to know there is only one version of Deb Group’s new rap music video – the clean one. This is appropriate for a company that provides innovative hand hygiene products and dispensing systems worldwide.

Alper is the Vice President of Strategy and Development at Deb Worldwide Healthcare (a Deb Group company) and also takes the songwriter credit for “The WHO 5,” a fun and instructive music video outlining the importance of hospitals following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene.

Designed to be used as an innovative, contemporary and dynamic training tool to educate hospital staff and other healthcare workers about the WHO five essential hand hygiene “moments” or opportunities, the rap highlights Deb Group’s commitment to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through better and more consistent hand hygiene.

“As someone who works in a hospital and is concerned about hand hygiene on a daily basis, I’m excited about integrating this video into our staff trainings. The rap has been very popular so far – in fact, you could say it’s topping the Greenville Hospital charts,” said Tom Diller, M.D., Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety at Greenville Hospital System (GHS).

HAIs are preventable, and occur in the United States an estimated 2.0 million times per year causing nearly 100,000 fatalities, making it one of the leading causes of death behind cardiovascular disease and cancer. Healthcare providers have understood the importance of hand hygiene since 1847 when Ignaz Semmelweis proved the connection between hand washing and the reduction of deaths from childbed (puerperal) fever. Its importance is without question; yet 164 years later hand hygiene compliance, and resulting HAIs, remain a huge problem.

The Five Moments (when hands should be washed or sanitized) for Hand Hygiene, rapped about in Deb Group’s “The WHO 5” music video are:
    Before patient contact;     Before an aseptic task;     After body fluid exposure risk;     After patient contact; and     After contact with patient surroundings.

The dancers in the video demonstrate proper technique for each of the five moments and were trained during rehearsals on how to perform them by real life infection preventionist Sue Boeker from the Greenville Hospital System of Greenville, SC.
Further demonstrating a commitment to front line infection preventionists and quality professionals, Deb Group also launched the DebMed®GMS™ (Group Monitoring System) in March 2011 – the world’s first group monitoring system to report hand hygiene compliance rates in real-time based on the World Health Organization Guidelines. The stand-alone system can be installed in any hospital, provides 24/7 access to compliance rates; comes with a multi-modal improvement tool kit and requires no capital investment. An annual subscription fee covers all costs including installation as well as maintenance and repairs.

“One of Deb Group’s top priorities is to provide unique solutions that help reduce HAI’s,” said Alper. “Our new rap, in combination with the DebMed®GMS, can be used as part of a hospital’s tool kit to promote and improve and hand hygiene among staff. We like to think of it as using music, dance and science to help fight HAIs.”

To view “The WHO 5” music video, please visit Deb Group’s YouTube video at http://youtu.be/GGfWUf97VHg.

Hospitals within the United States can learn how to obtain the DebMed®GMS™, by calling 866-783-0422, or emailing info(at)debmed(dot)com. More information on the entire DebMed program can be found at http://www.debmed.com.

Related Links:
Deb Group
DebMed
World Health Organization
5 Moments for Hand Hygiene

For More Information
Banks Willis
202-577-5847
b(dot)willis(at)togorun(dot)net

About Deb Group
Deb Group is a leading global away from home skin care company, providing innovative hand hygiene products, dispensing systems and tools to support hand hygiene compliance. Possessing international scale and strong local market presence, Deb Group provides innovative skin care programs for all types of workplace and public environments, spanning industrial, commercial, healthcare and food sectors. Headquartered in the United Kingdom with its US operations based in Stanley, NC, Deb Group comprises 21 companies operating in 16 countries. For more information from Deb Group, visit http://www.debgroup.com.

]]> UN Foundation Board Points to Innovation and Partnership as Keys to Solving Global Problems

Board Meeting in Norway Focuses on New Ways to Help the UN Improve Livelihoods in Africa, Bolster Women’s and Children’s Health, and Combat Climate Change

Washington, DC and Oslo, Norway (PRWEB) June 21, 2011

Twelve of the world’s leading voices for global progress and change are gathering this week for the United Nations Foundation Board of Directors meeting in Norway. The semi-annual meeting, presided over by UN Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner, is taking place June 19-25 in Oslo and the northernmost regions of the country. The Board is meeting with government, corporate and nonprofit leaders to build support for UN efforts to improve global health, catalyze innovations in international development and call for global action on climate change. The Board’s discussions focus on ways to help new partners connect with the lifesaving work of the United Nations.

“Norway is a leader in tackling some of the biggest problems facing our world, and we’re proud to be cooperating so closely with the Norwegian government and the UN to improve health and education and combat climate change,” said Turner, who is also a UN Advocate for the Millennium Development Goals. “I applaud the Nordic countries for their leadership as funders of global development and supporters of the UN. They are matching rhetoric with real support, and it’s making a difference.”

The meetings are being hosted in Norway by Board member Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General Emeritus, World Health Organization and Former Prime Minister of Norway. While in Oslo, UN Foundation Board members will meet with HM King Harald V, HM Queen Sonja, HRH Crown Prince Haakon and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The Board’s schedule includes a special session with Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to map out ways to leverage Norway’s ongoing support of UN causes and innovations that improve women’s and children’s health, including significant commitments to vaccinating children in developing countries. The Board will discuss UN Foundation and UN priorities and programs as part of meetings with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Erik Solheim, Minister for the Environment and International Development.

“The UN Foundation’s Board is a united voice for change. Having the Board in Norway sends a powerful message that we have a lot to learn from one another and can have a greater impact on the Millennium Development Goals when we work together,” said Brundtland.

The UN Foundation is participating in “New African Connections” – a high-level conference taking place in Oslo June 21-22 exploring creative solutions and partnerships in the areas of healthcare, finance and new technologies to advance development in Africa. Board members Kofi Annan, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Ted Turner are featured speakers on a keynote panel focusing on public-private partnerships and innovation in health. (For more information about the conference and the upcoming release of the Thematic Report on Innovation in the Global Campaign for the Health MDGs series, visit http://www.norad.no/globalcampaign.)

“We’ve got to match 21st century innovation with smart partnerships if we are going to successfully address poverty, climate change and global health,” said Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation. “This week’s meetings in Norway confirm not only how far we’ve come but how much we can do to harness the power of innovation. The Secretary-General of the UN has made innovation a priority of his Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, and the next generation depends on what we do to drive it forward.”

During the conference, the UN Foundation will preview the 2.0 version of the mHealth Alliance’s Health Unbound (HUB) website (http://www.healthunbound.org). This interactive web portal, of which the Norwegian government is a sponsor, allows people to share information and best practices about ways that mobile technology is improving delivery of healthcare to millions of people in developing countries. The conference also includes a discussion of the UN Foundation’s ongoing work to support the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (http://www.cleancookstoves.org) as an innovative way to improve health, economic development and environmental impact around the world. The government of Norway is one of the founding partners of the Alliance, which has already made significant progress on developing standards, increasing awareness and helping build the basis of a thriving market for clean cooking technologies around the world. The UN Foundation’s announcements during the conference include several commitments toward the UN Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health (for more information, visit http://www.everywomaneverychild.org).

The UN Foundation Board trip to Norway culminates in a visit to the Svalbard archipelago in the northernmost part of the country, where Board members will meet with international scientists to discuss the effects of climate change in the Arctic. Board members will offer a live briefing following their visit to Svalbard on June 23 at 10:00am ET (for details and to RSVP, contact press(at)unfoundation(dot)org).

On June 24, the Board will join Cary Fowler, Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, for a visit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The UN Foundation helped establish the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an effort supported by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), to establish a universal repository of the world’s crop seeds. The Vault, which officially opened in February 2008, is designed to store duplicates of seeds from seed collections around the globe. It was created to ensure access to crops should species be lost to climate change or new plant diseases, help meet the needs of an expanding population, and provide a back-up library of seeds should any of the world’s seed collections be depleted. For more information about the Global Seed Vault, including a recent CBS News “60 Minutes” report on the initiative, see http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/20/60minutes/main3954557.shtml.

UN Foundation Board members joining Turner, Annan, Brundtland and Wirth in Norway are Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah (Jordan), Chairperson of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and the Jordan River Foundation; Igor Ivanov (Russia), Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Hisashi Owada (Japan), President of the International Court of Justice; Emma Rothschild (U.K.), Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History at Harvard University; Nafis Sadik (Pakistan), Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General; Yuan Ming (China), Director, Institute of International Relations at Peking University; Andrew Young (U.S.A.), Chairman of Good Works International and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; and Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh), Founder of the Grameen Bank.

About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public/private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Through campaigns and partnerships, the organization connects people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. The campaigns reduce child mortality, empower women and girls, create a new energy future, secure peace and human rights, and promote technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit http://www.unfoundation.org.

]]> The HOPE Foundation Celebrates 23 Years of Helping People in the DC HIV Community

Providing support to the HIV+ men's community since 1988, HOPE celebrates 23 years of service with a celebration in Arlington, Virginia on September 24th, 2011.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 20, 2011

On September 24, 2011, the Health Options and Positive Energy Foundation, Inc. (HOPE DC) will celebrate 23 years of bringing together the HIV+ community in Washington, DC. The celebration will be marked by a social much like the very first gathering that initiated the HOPE DC community.

In keeping with a tradition now more than two decades in the making, the HOPE DC anniversary celebration will be hosted this Saturday evening by a generous foundation member in a private home located in the in DC, MD, VA area. Details are available upon request.

The HOPE Foundation originated in 1988, during the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic, when a small group of HIV+ men met at Georgetown Hospital during clinical trials of life-saving treatments. They decided to bind together for mutual moral support away from the hospital and began hosting private social events throughout the district. The clinical trial is long since history, but the fellowship that they started is still going strong.

In 1996, the informal group became a non-profit 501C3 organization called The HOPE Foundation. Over the years, the group has grown to over 900 individuals. The gatherings are now regular events called “The Monthly Social” where HIV+, and poz-friendly, gay/bi/trans/questioning men can meet and provide support for each other in the greater Washington/Baltimore area.

The group remains active today, as the need for moral and peer support for HIV+ attendees has not changed. Over the years, services and support offered by the HOPE DC foundation have proven to be essential for the health and well-being of each social attendee. The focus of the group is primarily directed to single gay men with HIV in the Washington, DC area, but all are welcome.

“We celebrate the dramatic medical breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable condition, but we are deeply aware of the social challenges of living well and responsibly with HIV,” explained Jim Garza, Vice-President of the HOPE Foundation. “That is why, after more than 23 years, we are still here and will continue to be here as long there is a need.”

About HOPE DC

HOPE DC is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that serves the HIV+ Community in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Services provided include the Monthly Social which offers a stress-free gathering that fosters mutual support, as well as and website to share articles, information, links and resources about living with HIV, and also occasional public seminars or lectures. The HOPE DC philosophy is that by providing such services, they help HIV+ gay men foster a greater self-esteem and sense of community and that this in turn fosters the responsibility and behavior that helps diminish the spread of HIV.

To learn more about HOPE DC visit http://www.hopedc.org or Like them on Face Book.

For more information about the event please visit http://www.hopedc.org/events.

Contact Information:
The HOPE Foundation, Inc
C/O The DC Center
1318 U. St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 466-5783

]]> Dove Medical Press Publishes First Video Abstract

The first research paper with a video abstract has just been published by Dove Medical Press

Auckland, New Zealand (PRWEB) July 29, 2011

Dove Medical Press is delighted to announce the launch of video abstracts in their 100+ open access peer reviewed medical and scientific journals.

The first of thesewas published last week by authors Jean B Nachega, Michael J Mugavero, Michele Zeier, et al for their paper “Treatment simplification in HIV-infected adults as a strategy to prevent toxicity, improve adherence, quality of life and decrease healthcare costs” in the journal Patient Preference and Adherence.

The video abstracts are presented by the author, are of 1-4 minutes duration and give an overview of their paper, so readers can get an idea of the content and motivation behind the paper.

As papers are accepted for publication the author is contacted to give them the option of preparing a video abstract, which will be published along with their paper.

Tim Hill, Publisher at Dove Medical Press, says, “We have had an incredibly positive response from our authors about the introduction of video abstracts. I think these will really help to put a human face on the important research our authors devote their lives to, and should also help to increase the reader’s understanding and appreciation of the research.”

More information and guidelines for these video abstracts are available on the Dove Medical Press website.

Dove Medical Press is a privately held publisher of 100+ open access peer-reviewed journals across the broad spectrum of science, technology and especially medicine. Dove was founded in 2003 and has offices in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, with an active presence in the USA and a network of agents in Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia.

]]> Sustainable Energy for All a Priority for UN Secretary-General's Second Term

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today laid out priorities that will guide his second 5-year term, naming among them extending energy’s reach in order to combat endemic poverty. Universal access to energy, improved efficiency and enhanced deployment of renewable sources are ambitious goals, and the Secretary-General is designing a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to make them achievable.

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 21, 2011

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today laid out priorities that will guide his second 5-year term, naming among them extending energy’s reach in order to combat endemic poverty. Universal access to energy, improved efficiency and enhanced deployment of renewable sources are ambitious goals, and the Secretary-General is designing a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to make them achievable.

“As I see it, we have five imperatives — five generational opportunities to shape the world of tomorrow by the decisions we make today. The first and greatest of these is sustainable development — the imperative of the 21st century. Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth — these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all,” said the Secretary-General before the assembled world leaders in New York.”

“Energy is key — to our planet, to our way of life. That is why we have launched a pioneering new initiative, Sustainable Energy for All,” he stressed.

The Secretary-General had already announced on Tuesday the formation of a prestigious high-level group that will advise and guide the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. These leaders from global corporations, financial institutions, and foundations will join with UN agencies and member states to produce a comprehensive and concrete sustainable energy action agenda leading up to the Rio+20 conference next year.

The challenge before the high-level group is substantial. Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it jobs, security, climate change, food production or poverty, sustainable energy for all is essential for strengthening economies, protecting ecosystems and achieving equity.

In fact, more than 1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity, and 1 billion more only have intermittent access. Some 2.7 billion people – almost half of humanity – rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating.

Sustainable Energy for All will call for private sector and national commitments and attract global attention to the importance of energy for development and poverty alleviation. The goal is to meet three objectives by 2030:
    ensuring universal access to modern energy services;     doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency;     doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.

The work toward these goals will be supplemented by a Technical Group and Practitioner Network with the expertise to provide strategic and informed solutions. The Practitioner Network is led by the UN Foundation, which is collaborating with UN-Energy to advance the Sustainable Energy for All initiative.

The members of the High-level Group will be guided by co-chairs who together bring decades worth of international development and private sector experience. The High-level Group’s co-chairs are Kandeh Yumkella, Chair of UN-Energy and Director General of UNIDO and Chad Holliday, Chairman of the Board, Bank of America and former President of Dupont. Additional leadership will be provided by Timothy E. Wirth, President of the UN Foundation, who serves on the High-level Group.

Within months, the high-level group will release a multi-year action plan for how to achieve the initiative’s three goals of improving access, efficiency and use of renewable energy. In addition, the General Assembly has declared 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, during which various public-private collaborations will work to forge political commitments and raise crucial public awareness and financial resources needed to combat energy poverty.

The United Nations Foundation will support the work of UN-Energy, a coordinating group of 20 UN agencies. UN-Energy will play a central and supporting role in this effort, raising awareness of the scope of the challenge and the importance of re-thinking current global energy strategies.

“Every global challenge ultimately comes back to energy access. Without access to energy, educating children, empowering women, and improving health are all impossible. Energy is the driver of economic growth which is necessary for alleviating poverty. This initiative marks the first time in its history that the United Nations has tackled energy issues, and the UN Foundation is committed to seeing the goals realized,” explained Reid Detchon, Vice President of Energy and Climate at the UN Foundation.

About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public/private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Through campaigns and partnerships, the organization connects people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. The campaigns reduce child mortality, empower women and girls, create a new energy future, secure peace and human rights, and promote technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit http://www.unfoundation.org.

Contact:
Michael Kearns
(202) 650-5353 – Office
(202) 294-8071 – Mobile
mkearns(at)unfoundation(dot)org

]]> Silicon Kinetics Introduces Fluidic Interface for Mass Spectrometry Analysis

"SKi Bridge" Provides In-Line Coupling for Affinity Capture-Mass Spectroscopy

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 29, 2011

Silicon Kinetics Inc., the innovative life sciences tool company which developed the world’s first 3D biosensor surface for label-free interaction analysisintroduced a seamless fluidic/pressure interface between the Company’s SKi Pro™ instruments and mass spectrometers, for the AC-MS (affinity capture – mass spec) application. Earlier this year, the Company had announced the adoption of AC-MS by major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

In AC-MS, only the molecules with the desired binding/release profiles are eluted directly into a mass spectrometer, through a fluidic interface called SKi Bridge. “SKi Bridge brings unparalleled ease to the combining of label-free binding with MS detection,” said John Ervin, PhD, President. “Most current AC-MS customers use it to perform high throughput screens of small molecule binding, which would be impossible with other label-free instrumentation. AC-MS combines the sensitivity of label-free interaction analysis with the information richness of mass spectroscopy, in a fully in-line setup, useable up to 15,000 psi.”

The technology making affinity-capture and label-free detection possible on 3D silicon surface is NPOI, or nano-pore optical interferometry, by Silicon Kinetics.

About Silicon Kinetics

Silicon Kinetics Inc. is a privately-held life sciences tools company headquartered in San Diego, California. The Company specializes in instruments for optical interferometry on nano-porous silicon biochips. The SKi Pro™ instrument platform and the 3D SKi Sensor™ biochips are used to detect protein-protein, protein-drug, or protein-DNA interactions in real-time and quantify binding kinetics, dissociation rates, or biomolecular affinity rankings, required for the study of disease pathways and the development and manufacturing of therapeutics. More information can be found at http://www.siliconkinetics.com

Technical contact:
Martin Latterich, PhD
Silicon Kinetics Inc.
(858) 646-5475
mlatterich(at)siliconkinetics(dot)com

]]> Roger Burkhardt Joins Quantum Leap Innovations' Board of Directors

Quantum Leap Innovations is extremely pleased to announce the addition of Roger Burkhardt to our Board of Directors.

Newark, DE (PRWEB) July 14, 2011

Quantum Leap Innovations is extremely pleased to announce the addition of Roger Burkhardt to our Board of Directors. “I’m delighted to join the board at Quantum Leap Innovations to help them bring their breakthrough Pattern Based Analytics technology to market,” said Burkhardt, “ This is the first technology I’ve seen that allows business people (not just quants) to analyze complex real world data to gain insights into all the variables that drive their business – and then predict how they can change their business. “

Mr. Burkhardt was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingres Corporation, a provider of business open source software and solutions. Burkhardt joined Ingres Corporation as President and Chief Operating Officer in July 2006 where he assumed immediate responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing as well as the global development and engineering organization, and also served on the company’s board of directors. He currently serves on the board of Market Axess, the NASDAQ listed leader in the electronic trading of fixed income securities.

Before joining Ingres, Burkhardt was Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President at NYSE for 6 years where he managed a global team of 2000 personnel. Less than a year after joining the NYSE in 2000, Burkhardt’s team built and deployed the Exchange’s first automatic execution service. Subsequently, he helped design and successfully launch the hybrid market model which integrates elements of both the traditional auction market and automated trading.

Prior to NYSE Burkhardt was president of listed equities for OptiMark Technologies, a developer of electronic trading technology. He had earlier served 14 years with IBM, joining as a UK-based systems engineer and rising to director of capital markets, IBM banking, finance and securities. Mr. Burkhardt holds bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Oxford University and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University.

Quantum Leap Innovations, Inc. is the developer of the LeapWorks® Pattern Based Analytics family of products which includes Pattern Based Discovery, Pattern Based Prediction, and Pattern Based Reasoning. The company also has technology and engagements in the areas of Adaptive Optimization® and Agent-Based Simulation.

Quantum Leap is located in the Delaware Technology Park which is affiliated with the University of Delaware and is located in Newark, Delaware. For more information or to set up an interview with one of the company’s officers, please contact Jennifer Samero at 302-894-8010 or jms(at)quantumleapinnovations(dot)com.