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Prodigy Education Unveils New Brand

–EdTech company launches new brand to further its mission of helping every student in the world love learning–

TORONTO, Aug 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Prodigy Education, an award-winning educational technology company, has unveiled their new brand to connect educators, parents and students with their mission to help every student in the world love learning.

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–EdTech company launches new brand to further its mission of helping every student in the world love learning–

Their new brand strategy reflects a strong commitment to driving positive educational outcomes and promoting equality, accessibility and student engagement.

«Now more than ever, we must continue to support educators, parents and students in their learning journeys given the uncertainty around the upcoming back-to-school season,» says Rohan Mahimker, founder and co-CEO of Prodigy Education. «The exciting changes we’re making will be a new guiding light on our path to transform learning and become a global leader in education.»

To guide the way, Prodigy Education prides itself on creating products that are aligned with their five brand pillars: personalized, engaging, accessible, sustainable and effective. These provide a cornerstone for continued innovation as many families and educators return to school in a very different learning environment.

They believe that every student should have access to a high-quality, personalized learning experience. Their new website provides educators and parents with resources that help them differentiate math content, track learning and empower every student to succeed — no matter where students are learning from.

Prodigy Education seeks to create an engaging learning experience for students. Their new tutoring platform, Prodigy Math Coaching, provides students with high-quality, one-on-one support from qualified teachers. Prodigy Math Game delivers adaptive questions and makes learning fun as students explore an ever-expanding fantasy world.

They believe education shouldn’t come with a hefty price tag, and have made Prodigy Math Game accessible and free for anyone to play. To ensure sustainable growth, parents have the option to purchase a Premium Membership that gives students exciting bonus features and motivates them to answer more math questions, and also provides parents with powerful tracking tools to empower student learning. This model helps them keep all their educational content free for teachers and students.

In addition to earning a Digital Promise certification that recognizes their commitment to creating research-based products, Prodigy Education has worked with independent researchers to validate and ensure that Prodigy Math Game effectively drives student outcomes. While students play, a research-backed algorithm delivers tailored content created by an in-house team of teachers. To reach more teachers, Prodigy Education also recently added support for Clever single sign-on integration.

A new 3D design style, bright and optimistic colors and two new fonts capture Prodigy Education’s desire to stand out from the crowd and find creative educational solutions. To promote accessibility, one of the new fonts, Prodigy Sans, will be available for free for everyone to use.

Finally, the importance of personalized education and the learning journey is highlighted in Prodigy Education’s new symbol, «The Path». Growing from small to large with a single line, it embodies the growth mindset they seek to inspire in students of all ages.

About Prodigy Education
In the last nine years, Prodigy Education has grown from 3,000 local users to more than 90 million worldwide users who are voluntarily practicing math every single day — and enjoying it! Currently one of the fastest-growing educational startups in North America — with a recent expansion into India — Prodigy Education connects students, parents, teachers and school districts with resources that promote a lifelong love of learning. Anyone with an internet connection is welcome to create a free account and try an effective and engaging math platform for grades 1 to 8. Prodigy Education’s guiding mission is to help every student in the world love learning. Visit prodigygame.com to learn more.

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MAGIC Foundation preparing for Children’s Growth Awareness Week Sept. 13-19

CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Children’s Growth Awareness Week to focus on growth disorders
The MAGIC Foundation boosts awareness, advocacy Sept. 13-19

Height is nature’s early warning signal — a potential visual alarm for parents and physicians. Growth can be an overall sign of the health and physical development of a child, but when children aren’t growing properly, it may be an indication of a treatable medical condition.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Children’s Growth Awareness Week to focus on growth disorders
The MAGIC Foundation boosts awareness, advocacy Sept. 13-19

During Growth Awareness Week, Sept. 13-19, The MAGIC Foundation (Major Aspects of Growth in Children) is working to draw attention to the issue of children’s growth through its website, magicfoundation.org, and on its social media sites.

Mary Andrews, Magic Foundation CEO and cofounder, started the organization in 1989 with other mothers who had all struggled to find answers to growth challenges their children faced.

«We were a small group of moms who knew we could make a difference for other families,» Andrews said. «We did not want others to face the unknown; we knew they needed information about growth and growth disorders to make their paths easier.»

Andrews underwent a three-year medical journey before her son, Deno, was finally diagnosed with growth failure.

«I kept asking why he was not growing like he should. I asked why his peers were so much taller than him. I asked why his baby sister of two years was now taller than he was. I asked why he was not outgrowing his clothes and shoes,» she added. «Yet, the answer was always, ‘He will grow in his own due time.’ Not true as I now know!»

Andrews’ full story can be found at https://www.magicfoundation.org/mary-andrews/.

Today, MAGIC is the leading worldwide organization for growth disorders in children and adult endocrine disorders.

Andrews urges parents to consider the following questions as signs their children may require medical assistance:
·    Is your child growing a minimum of 2 inches per year after the age of three until the beginning of puberty?
·    Is your child not outgrowing their clothes and shoes?
·    Is your child much shorter than his or her peers?
·    Is your child crossing the percentile curve on a growth chart, either in a downward or upward motion?
The dissemination of information is important as early detection and diagnoses are critical. Growth affects much more than height. Serious problems relating to heart strength, blood sugar control, lung capacity, bone density, immune system function, metabolism and much more can all be impacted by growth disorders.

The MAGIC Foundation is a national nonprofit organization committed to educating the public about children’s growth, providing support to families and helping those searching for answers about their undiagnosed child.

For additional information and to schedule an interview with parents of children impacted by growth disorders, please contact the MAGIC Foundation at 630-836-8200 or Contactus@magicfoundation.org.

Contact: Teresa Tucker, co-founder/patient advocate
The MAGIC Foundation
619-269-0489

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For Teachers (and Parents): Free Webinar On Remote Learning Tools for Educators

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — With the coronavirus pandemic forcing numerous school systems and universities to focus on distance learning, NextUp Solutions is inviting teachers across the country to learn how to take full advantage of remote learning tools during a free webinar next week.

The interactive, hands-on workshop, «Remote Learning Tools for Educators,» is designed to benefit K-12 teachers as well as university instructors. The webinar is set for <span…

The interactive, hands-on workshop, «Remote Learning Tools for Educators,» is designed to benefit K-12 teachers as well as university instructors. The webinar is set for Aug. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT. To register, visit http://www.nextupeducators.eventbrite.com.

The session will cover the ins and outs of communications tools such as Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom; ways to mimic interactive activities through platforms such as Mural; game-based learning platforms such as Kahoot; and more. Participants will be able to try out the remote tools for themselves and ask questions throughout the webinar.

Webinar host NextUp Solutions is the Washington area’s go-to company for Agile training. It transitioned all its in-person training courses to virtual classes after the pandemic first broke earlier this year.

«We want to share with other educators the same teaching tips and tools we’ve been using online since the public health crisis first started making classroom gatherings too risky,» said Richard Cheng, NextUp’s vice president of Agile training. «This webinar is for anyone coming face to face with the reality they’ll be teaching remotely for a while, at least. That includes parents who think they might benefit from the use of some of these tools.»

The webinar, he said, is meant primarily to help out the many teachers who’ve been left to fend for themselves in the transition to distance learning for the new academic year. «It can take months to create an effective online learning strategy, and time is running out. NextUp’s virtual training experts have been conducting live online classes since early last spring, and we feel it’s our duty as teachers and technophiles to share these practical tools as a free community service – a way to give back to our educators.»

The webinar will be led by NextUp’s Jill Stott, a senior Agile trainer and a former English teacher who is familiar with the needs of fellow educators. Stott has trained thousands of people with diverse job responsibilities, both in person and virtually. She’s known for making her classes not only informative and engaging, but also fun.

Cheng noted that if NextUp finds that there is continuing need, the company may add more free webinars for educators or even offer free private workshops for interested school systems.

For those unable to attend the August 14 session, NextUp will be offering a second workshop on August 27 at https://nextupeducators827.eventbrite.com. For more information about any of NextUp’s training classes, visit nextupsolutions.com/training.

About NextUp Solutions Inc.:

As the Washington area’s leading Agile training organization, hundreds of companies have turned to NextUp Solutions and its team of Agile experts for training across a variety of frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Large-Scale Scrum.

At NextUp, Agile is more than a methodology – it’s a mindset. When it comes to problems with technology, Agile enables project management and software development professionals, teams and organizations to solve the unsolvable and make people’s lives easier. Since pioneering one of the world’s most-successful campus-based technology development centers, NextUp has remained committed to expanding Agile practices through the application of progressive and disruptive tactics.

Real-world Agile expertise informs NextUp’s training programs. The company teaches Agile and Scrum concepts in a business context because it believes there should be a clear link between what you learn and how you use that knowledge every day. Participants emerge from NextUp’s classes transformed, with new skills that are meaningful to both themselves and their teams.

NextUp’s team of instructors has introduced Agile practices to myriad organizations through training, coaching and assessments. The company’s offices are located in Arlington, Virginia, and Blacksburg, Virginia.

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iEducation Group Launches Global Accredited, One-to-One Virtual School

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To meet the growing demand for a more personalized and interactive virtual learning experience, iEducation Group is introducing Fusion Global Academy, a private online school offering live, one-to-one teaching to students in grades 6-12.

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«There is a world of difference between virtual instruction and online learning, as parents around the world have seen firsthand over the past several months,» said Peter Ruppert, iEducation Group CEO. «Through Fusion Global Academy, students and teachers interact in real-time throughout every class to ensure children get the most out of their class sessions and interactions with their teachers.»

The national health crisis forced the hands of most academic institutions to transition from teaching students in traditional brick and mortar classrooms to moving classes online. As parents compare notes on their children’s academic experiences, the reviews have been mixed. Student experiences are vastly different, with varying levels of engagement. It is the level of student engagement that truly separates virtual instruction – where a live teacher provides instruction in real-time to allow for discussion, clarification and pivoting to meet the student’s needs – from online learning – which uses web-based tools to simply post resources and assignments online for students to navigate independently. Students at Fusion Global Academy learn one-to-one with each of their teachers throughout the day, whereas many online schools may handle up to 30 students per online class.

Fusion Global Academy, open to students nationwide and internationally who would like to graduate with a U.S. diploma, supports middle and high school student growth – academically, socially and emotionally. When Fusion students are in a class or tutoring session, a teacher is always present, working individually with the student for the entire class session. Fusion Global Academy will be led by Darby Carr, the president of virtual learning at Fusion Global Academy.

With more than 20 years of leadership and management experience in education and technology-based learning, Carr has built world-class programs to serve families and students needing high-quality learning options and greater flexibility in their school schedule. Carr has a rich history working in education, having served as the chief administration officer and principal for a leading charter school in Philadelphia before working with K12, an online public school, for 10 years. In her time with K12, Carr helped launch and operate online schools and led curriculum development. Most recently, Carr served as the president of Laurel Springs online private schools, where student enrollment grew significantly and retention rates improved by 125%.

«Our education model is focused on three things: love, motivate and teach,» said Carr. «We first establish strong relationships with our students, then personalize their entire educational experience according to their strengths, goals, interests and learning style. Their learning is uniquely designed just for them.»

Another unique feature at Fusion Global Academy is the school’s Virtual Homework Café, where students’ complete coursework during the school day with additional oversight and support, as needed, from teachers. This leaves ample time after school for hobbies, passions, such as sports or music, and family.

With open enrollment, students can start at Fusion Global Academy at any point in the year. The school’s revolutionary model includes:

One-to-one instruction, taught live with a teacher
More than 250+ accredited courses available
Options to learn full-time, part-time or to support home school teaching
Customized scheduling and start times for students needing schedule flexibility.
Social opportunities and a global Homework Café connecting students from across the world
Virtual clubs such as documentaries, foreign language and photography, to name a few
Virtual field trips covering topics like marine life studies, planetarium visits and nature hiking

«Through Fusion Academy, our network of one-to-one private schools located across the country, we have seen the tremendous impact that personalized instruction can have on teenagers,» Ruppert remarked. «As a veteran in the education industry, I know that students do not thrive under a one-size-fits-all approach. While many do thrive in an on-campus environment, others flourish learning from home – especially when given the opportunity to work so closely with each teacher.»

To learn more about Fusion Global Academy visit FusionGlobalAcademy.com.

About iEducation Group
The pioneer in one-to-one education, Michigan-based iEducation provides students and families a growing array of personalized learning options delivered through more than 75+ campuses in 16 states and Washington D.C., as well as a private online school offering live, individualized virtual instruction to students in grades 6-12. iEducation Group, the parent organization of Fusion Academy, Fusion Global Academy, Futures Academy and Barnstable Academy, is committed to education that is innovative, individualized, and inspired. The mission of iEducation Group is to help each student flourish – emotionally, socially and academically – through positive, mentoring relationships and a personalized education experience.

Contact: Megan Lasley
248-914-2520
mlasley@lambert.com

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Alithya Helps Adoption-Share Fast-Track Child Adoption and Foster Placement Using the Microsoft Power Platform

Digital Engagement Project Reduces Adoption
Barriers to Match Kids and Families Faster

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Alithya Group inc. (NASDAQ: ALYA) (TSX: ALYA) («Alithya») proudly partnered with Adoption-Share, a US-based non-profit organization that leverages technology to reduce the barriers to adoption and ultimately increase the number of child placements into qualified, safe, and loving homes.

Alithya donated time and resources…

Digital Engagement Project Reduces Adoption
Barriers to Match Kids and Families Faster

Alithya donated time and resources to develop a Microsoft Power App to address one of the agency’s most challenging issues: shortening the time to connect foster-care children with the right adoptive families.

Driving Innovation for a Worthy Cause
Adoption-Share’s cutting-edge Family-Match program was already used by state case workers responsible for matching children in foster-care with a goal of adoption to approved and licensed waiting families. While the application leveraged Azure-based predictive analytics to connect children with waiting families in more efficient and appropriate ways, Adoption-Share recognized the opportunity to speed up the matching process by moving further upstream and engaging families steps in a way they could demonstrate their motivation, willingness, capability, readiness, and compatibility with foster children in their own communities.

Alithya worked with Adoption-Share and built a Microsoft Power App called Faster Families which is part of the Family-Match 2.0 system. The new Power App, along with training content also developed by Alithya, helped Adoption-Share identify and alleviate bottlenecks faced by families during the agency on-boarding process, and as a result, streamlined and pinpointed the most exemplary families who were the most willing, able and interested in moving forward with adoption and foster parent licensing process.

Successful Exercise Showing That Digital Tools Can Change Lives
«The early results are exciting,» says Thea Ramirez, Founder & CEO of Adoption-Share. «During the initial rollout in the Orlando, Florida area, one family was able to complete a home study training and placement within 35 days of beginning the process — a process that previously could have taken years. We look forward to sharing many more stories like this one as the application is deployed in more areas in the US.»

«There is an incredible importance in connecting kids in crisis into loving homes faster,» commented Ryan Casey, Vice President, at Alithya. «Microsoft’s Power Platform enabled us to deploy a solution faster, consistent with that goal. We were honored to participate in this project with Adoption-Share, to extend their use of the Microsoft Power Platform, and to add another powerful app, Faster Families, to their technology arsenal.»

Alithya is proud of the project’s results, highlighted by an increase in the number of potential family matches, and a decrease in the time it takes to match those families with a child. Alithya is also pleased with the work conducted by its Training team, which developed short, bite-sized training videos that convey the user-friendliness of the Faster Families Power App to users. To learn more, read Alithya’s case study on the project, or visit Alithya’s training content and workshops as well as its Microsoft Power Apps web page.

About Alithya and Corporate Responsibility
Alithya Group inc. is a leader in strategy and digital transformation in North America. Founded in 1992, the Company can count on more than 2,100 professionals in the US, Canada, and Europe. Corporate responsibility is at the heart of Alithya’s management approach, and as such, the company is an advocate for good governance, workforce diversity and development, environment-friendly practices and social involvement in communities. To learn more, go to alithya.com/en/who-we-are/corporate-responsibility. Alithya’s integrated offering is based on four pillars of expertise: strategy services, application services, enterprise solutions and data and analytics. Alithya deploys solutions, services, and skillsets to craft tools tailored to its clients’ unique business needs in the Financial Services, Manufacturing, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation and Logistics, Professional Services, Healthcare, and Government sectors.

About Adoption-Share
Adoption-Share is a 501(c)(3) organization that exists to leverage technology to bring reform, efficiency, and innovation to the private and public US adoption arena. Adoption-Share offers three main programs: 1) advocacy and adoption awareness campaigns, 2) an online network for private domestic adoption, and 3) an online matching tool, the Family-Match program, for state case workers to use in matching foster care children with the best families. For more information, visit adoption-share.com.

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IDEXX Laboratories to Host Virtual Investor Day

WESTBROOK, Maine, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), a global leader in veterinary diagnostics, veterinary practice software and water microbiology testing, will host its 2020 virtual Investor Day on Thursday, August 13, 2020 from <span…

The virtual investor day will include executive presentations followed by a question and answer session. Participating in the event will be members of the IDEXX senior leadership team:

Jay Mazelsky, President and Chief Executive Officer
Brian McKeon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tina Hunt, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Worldwide Operations
Mike Lane, Executive Vice President and General Manager Reference Laboratories and Information Technology
Jim Polewaczyk, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

A live webcast and accompanying slide presentations will be available at www.idexx.com/investors. An archived webcast replay of the event will be available approximately one hour following the event at www.idexx.com/investors.

About IDEXX Laboratories
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a member of the S&P 500® Index and is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. IDEXX products enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency and build more economically successful practices. IDEXX is also a worldwide leader in providing diagnostic tests and information for livestock and poultry and tests for the quality and safety of water and milk and point-of-care and laboratory diagnostics for human medicine. Headquartered in Maine, IDEXX employs more than 9,000 people and offers products to customers in over 175 countries. For more information about IDEXX, visit: www.idexx.com.

Contact:
Investor Relations
John Ravis
1-207-556-8155
investorrelations@idexx.com

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Precigen ActoBio Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 1b Study of AG019 ActoBiotics™, A Novel Therapy Designed to Address the Underlying Cause of Type 1 Diabetes

GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Precigen ActoBio, an innovative clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on a new class of microbe-based therapeutic agents and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN), today announced it has met the primary endpoint assessing safety and tolerability in the Phase 1b monotherapy portion of the ongoing Phase 1b/2a clinical study investigating AG019…

T1D is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, resulting in a blood glucose imbalance. There is no approved disease-modifying treatment for T1D, which is currently managed through lifestyle modification and diet combined with exogenous insulin. Replacement insulin therapy is associated with a variety of near- and long-term adverse events, as is failure to properly control glucose levels within a narrow range.

AG019 is formulated as an oral capsule consisting of engineered Lactococcus lactis specifically modified to deliver autoantigen human proinsulin (hPINS) and the tolerance-enhancing cytokine human interleukin-10 (hIL-10) to the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tissues. Administration of AG019 is designed to induce specific regulatory T cells (Tregs) that could reduce or eliminate the destruction of insulin-producing cells, potentially stabilizing or improving insulin production.

The Phase 1b open-label portion of the study evaluates the safety and tolerability of AG019 administered as a single dose and repeated daily doses as a monotherapy in adult and adolescent patients. The primary endpoint for assessing safety and tolerability is treatment-emerging adverse events (TEAEs) reported up to six months after treatment initiation. Nineteen patients were treated in the Phase 1b monotherapy portion of the study and 17 patients were evaluated at six months. The Phase 2a portion of the study is currently ongoing and investigates the safety and tolerability of AG019 in combination with teplizumab (PRV-031), which is currently under investigation in the PROTECT Phase 3 study for the treatment of newly diagnosed T1D.

Key findings from the Phase 1b AG019 monotherapy portion study for patients six months after treatment initiation include:

– The study met its primary endpoint demonstrating safety and tolerability. No serious or severe TEAEs were reported in any of the patients treated with AG019 monotherapy, and no patient discontinued treatment.

– Eight-week treatment with AG019 monotherapy was safe and well-tolerated in daily dosages up to 6 x 10¹¹ CFU (colony-forming units) in adult and adolescent patients with T1D.

– There was no evidence for systemic exposure of bacteria and proteins (hPINS/hIL-10) in the circulation, confirming the safety profile of AG019. The analysis of fecal samples confirmed gastrointestinal exposure of AG019 in most treated patients.

– C-peptide levels, a common biomarker used to measure pancreatic beta cell function, demonstrate slower decline in C-peptide levels in 67% of adult patients (6 out of 9) receiving AG019 monotherapy with 44% of these adult patients (4 out of 9) showing stabilization of mean four hours C-peptide area under the curve (AUC) levels at six months (within 9.7% of the baseline level).¹ This was based on the comparison of the median percent decline in mean four hours C-peptide AUC from baseline between patients receiving AG019 monotherapy and patients who received placebo from previous studies.²

Furthermore, in a preliminary analysis performed by the Immune Tolerance Network, a leading independent research group, AG019 monotherapy shows an increase in the frequency of islet-specific Tregs expressing inhibitory receptors, a potential mechanistic indicator of therapeutic activity, for patients three months after treatment initiation.

«Though preliminary, C-peptide data for the Phase 1b AG019 monotherapy is encouraging in this limited data set,» said Kevan Herold, MD, Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine at Yale University and Principal Investigator for the AG019 Phase 1b/2a clinical study. «The positive topline data from the Phase 1b monotherapy portion of study provides compelling rationale for continued clinical development of this promising investigational therapeutic candidate.»

«These preliminary data for the Phase 1b monotherapy portion of the study are very promising,» said Pieter Rottiers, PhD, CEO of Precigen ActoBio. «In particular, the encouraging trend we are seeing in C-peptide levels indicates potential treatment-related disease modification over time. We look forward to providing expanded data in the coming months for both the AG019 Phase 1b monotherapy and the Phase 2a combination with teplizumab.»

About Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
T1D is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, resulting in a blood glucose imbalance. There is no approved disease-modifying treatment for T1D, which is currently managed through lifestyle modification and diet combined with exogenous insulin. As of 2019, more than 463 million adults (20-79 years, diagnosed and undiagnosed) globally are living with diabetes with T1D estimated to account for 23 million to 46 million (5 to 10%) of all diabetes cases. Over 1.1 million below 20 years of age have T1D with an estimated 128,900 under the age of 20 expected to develop T1D worldwide annually.³

About AG019 ActoBiotics^™AG019 ActoBiotics is an investigational therapy designed to induce oral immune tolerance to reverse T1D and currently under clinical evaluation for the treatment of early-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) (clinical trial identifier: NCT03751007, EudraCT 2017-002871-24). The Phase 1b/2a clinical trial is evaluating AG019 ActoBiotics as a monotherapy and in combination with teplizumab, a Phase 3 anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody in development for the interception and prevention of clinical T1D. Both the Phase 1b portion of the study, testing AG019 monotherapy in patients 12 to 17 years of age and adults, and the first cohort of the Phase 2a portion, testing the combination dosing of AG019 plus teplizumab (PRV-031) in adults, are fully enrolled.

About Precigen ActoBio^™Precigen ActoBio is a clinical stage biotechnology company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Precigen (Nasdaq: PGEN) pioneering a new class of therapeutic agents created on the ActoBiotics™ platform. The ActoBiotics™ platform provides a new class of therapeutic agent, a unique delivery platform precisely tailored for specific disease modification, with the potential for superior efficacy and safety via local delivery directly to the relevant tissue. ActoBiotics are targeted, microbe-based, specifically designed agents that express and locally deliver potential disease-modifying therapeutics at disease sites including the intestine, the mouth and the nasopharynx, to treat a range of disorders. Precigen ActoBio has a strong R&D pipeline and an extensive portfolio of candidates advancing toward clinical development across a number of potential indications. Learn more about Precigen ActoBio at www.precigen.com/actobio/.

Precigen: Advancing Medicine with Precision^™Precigen (Nasdaq: PGEN) is a dedicated discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the next generation of gene and cell therapies using precision technology to target urgent and intractable diseases in our core therapeutic areas of immuno-oncology, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. Our technologies enable us to find innovative solutions for affordable biotherapeutics in a controlled manner. Precigen operates as an innovation engine progressing a preclinical and clinical pipeline of well-differentiated unique therapies toward clinical proof-of-concept and commercialization. For more information about Precigen, visit www.precigen.com or follow us on Twitter @Precigen and LinkedIn.

Trademarks
Precigen, Precigen ActoBio, ActoBiotics, and Advancing Medicine with Precision are trademarks of Precigen and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events and generally relate to plans, objectives, and expectations for the development of the Company’s business, including the timing and progress of preclinical and clinical trials and discovery programs, the promise of the Company’s portfolio of therapies, the Company’s refocus to a healthcare-oriented business, and its continuing evaluation of options for the Company’s non-healthcare businesses. Although management believes that the plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the possibility that the timeline for the Company’s clinical trials might be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and actual future results may be materially different from the plans, objectives and expectations expressed in this press release. The Company has no obligation to provide any updates to these forward-looking statements even if its expectations change. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. For further information on potential risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, contact:

Investor Contact:

Steven Harasym

Vice President, Investor Relations

Tel: +1 (301) 556-9850

investors@precigen.com

Corporate Contact:

Marie Rossi, PhD

Vice President, Communications

Tel: +1 (301) 556-9850

press@precigen.com

References
¹Greenbaum et al., Diabetes 2012
²Herold et al., Diabetes 2013; Gitelman et al., Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2013; Rigby et al., Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2013
³International Diabetes Foundation, Diabetes Atlas Ninth Edition 2019. IDF website.

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Global Lyme Alliance Reaches GuideStar’s Highest Seal of Transparency

STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Global Lyme Alliance (GLA), the leading 501(c)(3) dedicated to conquering Lyme and other tick-borne diseases through research, education, awareness, and patient support services, today earned the 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, a service of Candid. By sharing metrics that highlight progress GLA is making toward its mission, the organization is helping donors…

«In accordance with our long-held belief in being transparent about our work,» said GLA CEO Scott Santarella, «we are excited to convey our organization’s results in a user-friendly and highly visual manner. By updating our GuideStar Nonprofit Profile to the Platinum level, we can now easily share a wealth of up-to-date organizational metrics with our supporters as well as GuideStar’s immense online audience, which includes donors, grantmakers, our peers, and the media.»

To reach the Platinum level, GLA added extensive information to its Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar: basic contact and organizational information; in-depth financial information; qualitative information about goals, strategies, and capabilities; and quantitative information about results and progress toward its mission. By taking the time to provide this information, GLA has demonstrated its commitment to transparency and to giving donors and funders meaningful data to evaluate nonprofit performance.

Lyme disease is a public health crisis. In the U.S. alone there are an estimated 427,000 new cases each year, with an estimated two million people suffering from post-treatment Lyme disease by the end of 2020. Despite these pandemic numbers, federal funding for Lyme disease is minuscule, making financial support of GLA’s work to help patients, caregivers, and the community crucial.

«I encourage you to visit our profile on GuideStar to see what we’re all about,» added Santarella. «We’re thrilled that our GuideStar Platinum Nonprofit Profile and its associated benefits help us better communicate our organization’s exciting initiatives at a global scale.»

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About GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE
Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) is the leading 501(c)(3) dedicated to conquering Lyme disease through research, education, awareness, and patient services. GLA has gained national prominence for funding the most urgent and promising research in the field, while expanding education and awareness programs for the general public and physicians. We support those around the globe in need of information about tick-borne diseases, finding a Lyme treating physician, and with the first Lyme-specific peer-to-peer mentor support program. Learn more at GLA.org

About GUIDESTAR NONPROFIT PROFILES
In February 2019, GuideStar joined forces with Foundation Center to form Candid, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Today, GuideStar is a service of Candid. The GuideStar database contains a profile for every tax-exempt nonprofit registered with the IRS. The profiles are populated with information directly from nonprofits, the IRS, and other partners in the nonprofit sector. Candid encourages every nonprofit to claim and update its profile at no cost to the organization. Updating allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with the more than 13 million people who visit guidestar.org to learn more about nonprofit organizations each year. Updating also allows nonprofits to share information with the more than 200 philanthropic websites and applications that are powered by GuideStar data, such as AmazonSmile, Facebook, and Network for Good. To reach a given participation level, organizations must complete all required fields for that level. The GuideStar participation levels, acknowledged as symbols of transparency in the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all updated participants’ profiles in the GuideStar database.

About CANDID
Every year, millions of nonprofits spend trillions of dollars around the world. Candid finds out where that money comes from, where it goes, and why it matters. Through research, collaboration, and training, Candid connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to do it. Candid’s data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants are the most comprehensive in the world. Find out more at candid.org and on Twitter @CandidDotOrg.

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Extracker selects Ripley PR as Public Relations Agency of Record

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Extracker, a cloud-based collaboration platform for the construction industry that helps general contractors and subcontractors create, track and share change orders and time and material tags, has selected global B2B agency <a target="_blank"…

San Francisco-based Extracker, available as both a desktop site and a mobile application, allows contractors to remotely share real-time data to help keep projects on track and on budget while following safety regulations and protocols.

«The cloud-based platform allows construction companies to keep on the same page when sending project costs instead of tracking things via email and excel,» said Cameron Page, founder and CEO of Extracker. «We vetted several agencies and chose to partner with Ripley PR because their knowledge of the construction industry and relationships with the construction trade media will help us reach a new audience that can benefit from our services.»

Page is a former general contractor who recognized the lack of visibility in the industry when it came tracking T&M Tags and CORs between subcontractors, general contractors and owners. To address the issue, he created a software platform that brings accountability and clarity to the job site. Standardizing inefficient written or emailed record-keeping has brought the organizational features of Extracker to the forefront.

«Time and accuracy in information are critical to general contractors’ success, and our agency immediately knew they could benefit from Extracker’s innovative platform,» said Heather Ripley, CEO of Ripley PR. «This remote application improves the reliability and efficiency of information exchanges, shaving off hours of additional work. We are eager to increase public awareness about Extracker and the positive impact their software will have for contractors in the industry.»

Ripley PR was founded in 2013 with a focus on construction, skilled trades and B2B technology public relations. It offers strategic communications services for its clients, including crisis management, media relations and social media strategies. The agency’s unique combination of strategic business accounting and creative public relations help clients build brand awareness, establish positive reputations and drive increased leads and sales.

For more information visit www.ripleypr.com or call (865) 977-1973.

About Extracker

Extracker is the easiest way for construction teams to track change orders. Most contractors and their customers struggle tracking change orders with tools like Excel and email. So, we created a cloud-based collaboration platform to organize the process, helping contractors speed up processing time, increase profits and maintain better customer relationships. The software is completely free to use as a tracking tool and we offer premium features to automate the workflow of creating and processing these documents. Founded by a former general contractor, Extracker is designed to automate the real-world process of creating and tracking time and material tags and change order requests using technology to streamline the workflows. For more information, visit www.extracker.com.

About Ripley PR

Ripley PR, Inc. is an elite, global B2B public relations agency specializing in construction, franchising, technology, home services and manufacturing. Offering a full range of strategic communication services, including crisis management, media relations and social media strategies, Ripley PR uses a blend of strategic business accounting and creative public relations branding to tell compelling stories and deliver measurable results. Ripley PR is a partner in IPREX, the $420 million network of communication agencies, with 1,600 staff and 110 offices worldwide. For more information, visit ripleypr.com or call (865) 977-1973.

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Exponent – Global Gender Equity Accelerator Launches

Global coalition including BBC, Bloomberg, Google, and Nasdaq
that amplifies gender equity initiatives and partners to spark new ones

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Today marks the launch of Exponent – a coalition whose mission is to amplify global gender equity efforts at the highest levels of power, influence and decision making.

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Global coalition including BBC, Bloomberg, Google, and Nasdaq
that amplifies gender equity initiatives and partners to spark new ones

«Meaningful progress lies in ensuring equitable representation where corporate, industry, and policy decisions are made,» said Rebekah E. Dopp, Founder & Chair of Exponent and an executive at Google. «We are energized by the impossible. The Exponent Alliance organizations are already tackling issues through a gender lens in all aspects of the global community. Through cooperation and maximizing each partner’s strengths, we accelerate, champion, and exponentially increase the impact of gender equity initiatives to improve the global human experience.»

«As the world faces the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a worldwide uprising against racial injustices, women, and especially women of color, are disproportionately disadvantaged. Women, and especially women of color, are going to disproportionately create solutions that heal our global community. It is more important than ever that our private sector partners including BBC, Bloomberg, Google, and Nasdaq have come together to advance gender equity as part of the solution. We are grateful to their leadership on the Exponent Council and look forward to welcoming new members in the months ahead,» said Dopp.

Exponent’s inaugural amplified initiative is BBC’s 50:50 The Equality Project which inspires organizations to create content that is representative of the global community. The partnership between Exponent and BBC to expand and scale the 50:50 The Equality Project will launch in September. Nina Goswami, the BBC Creative Diversity Lead for 50:50 said: «The BBC is delighted that Exponent’s first amplified initiative is 50:50 The Equality Project— together we will scale our already successful project and exponentially increase the impact.»

More information can be found on the organization’s website: exponent.org

About Exponent

Exponent is a coalition of private, public and social organizations committed to amplifying worldwide gender equity efforts. Through cooperation and maximizing each partner’s strengths, we increase global impact, exponentially. We accomplish this by activating the superpowers of the coalition. For more information visit exponent.org.

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