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FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — For two years; organizers, advocates, and supporters have been tirelessly working towards opening a high school for young people who need an alternative learning environment that supports their recovery from substance use disorder. On that foundation and mission, the Phoenix Recovery Academy (operating as a program under Phoenix Foundation of Maryland) is now officially opening enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year.

«This school will be a light in the dark,» says Sara Varga, Head of School for Phoenix Recovery Academy. «Seeing the culmination of the hard work and dedication of the community volunteers, including our board members, means lives will change, and hope will be afforded to so many families worried right now,» concludes Varga.

Phoenix Recovery Academy will be accepting rolling admissions with an inaugural first day scheduled for August 31. This non-public high school will service adolescents grades 9 through 12, is tuition-based with scholarships available, and is open to students who are as serious about their education as they are about their recovery from substance use disorder.
Applications can be filled out online at http://www.phoenixrecoveryacademy.org or e-mail svarga@phoenixrecoveryacademy.org .

More on Phoenix Recovery Academy:
Founded in 2020, Phoenix Recovery Academy serves central Maryland and beyond. Located at 117 E. Church St. in Frederick, Maryland, the Phoenix Recovery Academy is the first recovery high school to serve Maryland in 20 years. The Phoenix Recovery Academy models itself as a place of education while being a critical support structure for adolescents to
succeed in their recovery from substance use disorder. Phoenix Recovery Academy and similar schools allow students an alternative to a traditional high school setting; a setting where they work towards their personal goals in recovery, while continuing their education.
Find more information online at http://www.phoenixrecoveryacademy.org.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Christopher House, a family of schools closing opportunity gaps for thousands of low-income majority Latino children and families in Chicago through an innovative continuum of personalized education with immersive family supports, is thrilled to announce that Ashley Vuu is joining the organization as Chief Talent and Equity Officer.

In this newly created role, Vuu will lead high-impact, people-focused strategic initiatives that not only develop Christopher House’s internal culture, but also help drive alignment with the organization’s values and vision, including a commitment to social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.

«We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Ashley to our team,» said Christopher House Interim Co-CEO Libby Shortenhaus. «Her years of global HR leadership and expertise will be invaluable to us at Christopher House as we work to recruit and retain best in class staff, while creating a supportive, rewarding culture that places a high value on the rich diversity of our workforce and the communities we serve.»

Vuu has served as a leader for multinational workforces and large scale HR restructuring efforts. She brings more than ten years of experience in the technology industry where she’s conquered many of the issues the workforce faces today including strategic engagement and retention initiatives as well as global, federal, & state compliance.

Vuu will lead in all aspects of human capital and recruiting functions, including on-boarding and off-boarding talent, training and development, leadership and succession planning, performance management, employee compensation, benefits, employment law, compliance, employee relations and culture.

«I’m thrilled to be joining the Christopher House team and can’t wait to start doing this impactful work,» Vuu said. «I admire the crucial role Christopher House plays in closing opportunity gaps for at-risk children and families and I’m ready to help support a staff and culture that reflects the organization’s mission.»

Christopher House operates three schools – a flagship school in Belmont-Cragin, offering Christopher House’s full birth through eighth grade continuum along with parent education and support services. They also operate schools in Uptown and Logan Square offering early childhood education, after school services, and full immersive family supports. Their most recent expansion is the JoAnne L. Cicchelli Middle School – to serve 6th – 8th graders at the Belmont-Cragin campus.

About Christopher House
Christopher House is a family of schools working to close the opportunity gap for low-income children and their families from birth through high school to pursue success in school, the workplace, and life. Christopher House’s renowned continuum of education engages the entire family and works to break the cycle of poverty.

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DALLAS, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Everest Group now predicts the 2020 growth rate of IT infrastructure services market will be as low as -4% to -6%, which represents lost revenues ranging from US$33 billion to nearly $50 billion. In the pre-COVID-19 world, the IT infrastructure services market was slated to grow at a modest rate of 2-3%; however, the pandemic has led to uncertainties across the globe. Recovery of the market will depend on the COVID-19 recovery curve across different countries, which remains uncertain.

The severe demand slump being experienced in the IT services industry is reflective of the strains the COVID-19 pandemic has placed upon enterprises, including:

• Demand reduction
• Supply chain disruption
• Business and service continuity challenges
• Cybersecurity risks

Going forward, organizations that can rapidly prioritize or quickly re-energize their infrastructure transformation efforts stand the best chance of surviving the crisis and emerging stronger than before. Everest Group urges enterprises to identify relevant infrastructure transformation opportunities across workplace, cloud, network and security.

«A well-planned transformation will not only rescue enterprises in the short-term, but also revitalize them for future growth,» said Ashwin Venkatesan, vice president at Everest Group. «While infrastructure will play a key role in rescuing enterprises from this crisis, they will have to take a holistic view and focus on evolving the services delivery model, seek efficiency and optimization measures, push toward modernization and digitalization, pivot to new business models, and invest in talent of the future.

«As we emerge from this pandemic, we will enter a world of the ‘next normal’ rather than ‘return to the normal,'» continued Venkatesan. «We believe that COVID-19 will act as an inflection point, giving way to structural changes in the global services industry such as ushering in new models of delivery, enabling enterprises to pivot to ‘newer’ business models, and increasing the appetite for modernization and digital transformation.»

Everest Group provides an in-depth analysis of these new, COVID-19 inspired enterprise priorities in its recently published State of the Market Report on cloud and infrastructure services, «Combatting COVID-19 Through Infrastructure-led Transformation.» The report also provides an analysis of the IT services market; IS buyer adoption trends across geographies, industry verticals and revenue sizes; and key trends shaping the cloud and IS market. In addition, the report offers Everest Group’s outlook for the market for 2020-2021.

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IT Infrastructure Services Market Highlights

• The United States takes the lion’s share (90%) of the deal volume emanating from North America. The United Kingdom dominates the European deals landscape with typically 30-35% of the volume, followed by Germany at 10-15%. Australia and New Zealand captured 30-35% of the deals in the Asia Pacific region.
• Banking, Financial Services and Insurance continues to be the early adopter of technology innovation, but this market segment has witnessed growth in recent times primarily due to regulatory pressures.
• COVID-19 has accelerated the modernization journey of enterprises to cloud.
• Work from home has become the next normal and will be an integral part of the workplace of the future.
• Networks are finally getting due recognition, and software-defined networking is driving growth.

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About Everest Group
Everest Group is a consulting and research firm focused on strategic IT, business services, engineering services, and sourcing. Our clients include leading global enterprises, service providers, and investors. Through our research-informed insights and deep experience, we guide clients in their journeys to achieve heightened operational and financial performance, accelerated value delivery, and high-impact business outcomes. Details and in-depth content are available at http://www.everestgrp.com/.

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Covid-19 will reduce gas use in 2020, but recovery will be underpinned by favourable economics, widening access and a longer-term drive towards emissions reductions, including a role for hydrogen and other green gas technologies

LONDON, BARCELONA, Spain, and MILAN, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. This trend was already underway before the pandemic, thanks to cost-competitive gas in key sectors including power, industry and transport, and major regions including Europe, North America and Asia.

The Global Gas Report 2020, published today by the International Gas Union (IGU), research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) and Snam, the Italian-headquartered international gas infrastructure company reviews key global gas industry developments over the last year, provides a high-level outlook for future gas market developments, and examines the potential of hydrogen as a clean fuel to help meet climate goals.

The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. A particular growth opportunity exists in liquefied natural gas. LNG imports reached 482 billion cubic meters in 2019, up 13% from 2018, and while this figure is expected to fall by around 4.2% in 2020, it could rebound quickly to previous levels as soon as 2021, depending on the persistence and longevity of the pandemic.

Ample natural gas resources exist to support demand growth, but greater gas infrastructure development is needed to support growth in the medium term. India is planning to almost double the length of its gas transmission grid, while China will grow its gas network about 60% by 2025.

Ashish Sethia, global head of commodities at BNEF, commented: «The pandemic has created disruption in the global energy sector, but low gas prices will ultimately stimulate demand growth as the economy recovers. We have already seen unprecedented coal-to-gas switching in Europe, and clean air policies in major growth markets such as India and China will drive more gas adoption in the next few years.»

Joe Kang, President of IGU, said: «This pandemic crisis comes at great cost to the industry, the economy and society at large. It also reminded the world about the value of clean air and healthy environment for wellbeing, providing a unique opportunity to rebuild better. Gas is an abundant, clean, accessible and flexible substitute to more polluting energy sources, and supporting greater fuel switching from coal and oil to gas in the immediate term, while ensuring infrastructure is ready to accommodate progressively greater scale of clean gas technologies in the coming decade, is the way to secure a sustainable and prosperous future.»

Low-carbon gas

In the longer term, there are major opportunities to scale up the use of low-carbon gas technologies, but these depend on substantial policy action and infrastructure investment in the coming years. Clean hydrogen could abate up to 37% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to BNEF estimates. However, this would require a range of meaningful steps, including emissions pricing linked to clear, Paris-aligned long-term climate targets; harmonized standards governing hydrogen use; coordinated strategies regarding regional and global infrastructure roll-out, and the deployment of hydrogen-ready equipment, such as pipelines, gas turbines and end-use appliances.

Jon Moore, CEO of BNEF, said: «It is increasingly clear that the goals of the Paris Agreement cannot be met without a substantial scale-up of clean gas technologies – such as hydrogen. While the economics are challenging today, a joined-up policy approach could unleash the investment needed to bring costs down, develop scalable business models and drive adoption across the hard-to-abate sectors.»

The development of an international hydrogen market could also accelerate adoption. The report finds that Germany, which is pursuing rapid development in hydrogen, could procure cost-competitive hydrogen (at about $1/kg) in 2050 from a variety of sources, including via electrolysis from its own domestic renewable power, or via pipeline imports from North Africa or Southern Europe.

Snam CEO Marco Alverà said: «The hydrogen market is on the verge of a revolution. The goal is to bring down the cost of green hydrogen until it becomes competitive with fossil fuels in many applications in the next five years. A smart way to scale up hydrogen production is blending it with natural gas in existing gas pipelines, something Snam has been testing for two years. We envision a future where clean hydrogen produced in Southern Italy or North Africa can be transported through our pipelines to serve Central and Northern European needs. While matching supply and demand in the most efficient way, the infrastructure is expected to play a central role in supporting the penetration of hydrogen in the energy mix.»

Natural gas in the long term

The report also reviews the long-term outlook for natural gas under different existing scenarios, including those from the International Energy Agency, BNEF and IGU analysis. The IEA’s Stated Policies Scenario, from its 2019 World Energy Outlook, envisions gas use growing 1.4% per year to 2040, while BNEF’s economics-led New Energy Outlook 2019 foresaw 22% growth in power sector gas demand to 2050.

In contrast, the IEA’s Sustainable Development Scenario sees natural gas use declining from the end of the 2020s onward as the global energy demand flattens and the world embraces stronger climate action. And both IGU and BNEF analysis indicate that around one-third of energy-related emissions could be abated by adoption of clean gas technologies. This divergence in outlooks highlights both the risks and the opportunities for the global gas sector in the energy transition – and the importance of actions taken by both industry and government to capture the new opportunities and mitigate the risks for the sector in the coming decades.

About BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF (BNEF) is a leading provider of primary research on clean energy, advanced transport, digital industry, innovative materials, and commodities. With a team of experts spread across six continents, BNEF leverages the world’s most sophisticated data sets to create clear perspectives and in-depth forecasts that frame the financial, economic and policy implications of industry-transforming trends and technologies. Available online, on mobile and on the Terminal, BNEF is powered by Bloomberg’s global network of 19,000 employees in 176 locations, reporting 5,000 news stories a day. Visit https://about.bnef.com/ or request more information.

About IGU
The International Gas Union is the global voice of gas, representing over 95% of the gas industry worldwide, in 85 countries, across all 5 continents. Its mission is to advocate for the social, technical, and economic progress of the global gas industry. The IGU works to improve the competitiveness of gas in the world energy markets by promoting transparency, public endorsement, and the removal of barriers to progress, innovation, access, and development. To achieve this, the IGU also often collaborates with other industry partners, public agencies, and multilateral organisations.

The IGU is committed to a sustainable future, which will require a wide spectrum of clean energy technologies including gas, a critical tool for the world to meet climate goals and deliver on the Sustainable Development agenda.

About Snam
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure operators and one of the largest Italian listed companies in terms of market capitalization. Through its international subsidiaries, it operates in Albania, Austria, China, France, Greece, the UAE and UK. The company has the largest natural gas transmission network and storage capacity among European peers and is also one of the main operators in regasification. As part of a €6.5 billion plan to 2023, Snam invests €1.4 bn in the SnamTec project, focused on innovation and new energy transition businesses, from sustainable mobility to biomethane and energy efficiency. Snam also aims to enable and promote the development of hydrogen to foster decarbonisation in the energy sector and industries. For more information, visit snam.it.

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SÃO PAULO, 6 de agosto de 2020 /PRNewswire/ — QINTESS, una de las diez mayores empresas de tecnología de Brasil, anuncia una inversión de 10 millones de reales en os próximos cinco años, para apoyar y fomentar el emprendimiento, la diversidad y la innovación social en Brasil. La primera organización a recibir apoyo será la «Vale do Dendê», centro de innovación para las periferias de la ciudad de Salvador. Están previstos recursos para entrenamientos y capital semilla destinados a jóvenes afrodescendientes y negocios que trabajan con el tema de la diversidad.

La iniciativa nacional de la empresa Qintess busca aumentar el número de afrodescendientes, LGBTI+, personas con discapacidad, entre otros representantes de la diversidad, en el área de tecnología (donde hay falta de profesionales cualificados en el país), además de apoyar pequeños negocios que necesitan de soporte para su transformación digital, de modo a ser competitivos en la retomada de las actividades comerciales durante y tras la pandemia de Coronavirus. Negocios colaborativos, empresas de games y startups digitales serán apoyados a través de capacitación, mentorías nacionales y globales, además del acceso al capital semilla.

La elección de la «Vale do Dendê» como partner estratégica de Qintess em el ámbito social se dio por cuenta de la gran experiencia de la organización en apoyar emprendedores de las periferias y por ser una referencia de fomento a negocios de impacto social. La «Vale do Dendê» tiene foco en el Noreste de Brasil, una de las regiones que más necesitan de inversiones en ese momento. Además de eso, la alianza irá resultar en el fomento de nuevos hubs de innovación similares a «Vale do Dendê» en cada una de las capitales donde Qintess está presente: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Curitiba y Fortaleza.

Como parte estratégica, Qintess será la empresa mantenedora de la «Vale do Dendê», garantizando que la visión y la cultura organizacional creada por sus fundadores puedan continuar y expandirse. «Esta iniciativa es coherente con mi filosofía de que es fundamental para las empresas, desarrollar e implementar acciones concretas, al envés de solo hablar sobre diversidad e inclusión» dice Nana Baffour, CEO, Chairman y Chief Culture Officer de Qintess.

La meta de Qintess es que en 5 años, 2.000 jóvenes de periferias sean entrenados (as) de manera virtual en tecnologías como Java, .Net, Phyton (entre otras); 500 empresas sean aceleradas con mentorías de profesionales con gran experiencia de mercado, conectándose con inversionistas y, 50 empresas tengan acceso a un fondo de la empresa Qintess de 2,5 millones de reales como capital semilla para tornar sus negocios más escalables, pudiendo pasar este momento de dificultades que están pasando.

Según Lauro Chacon, Vicepresidente de Capital Humano de Qintess, esta iniciativa va con las estrategias de la compañía, donde se considera las practicas ESG para el crecimiento sustentable de la empresa. «Somos una organización orientada a las personas y usamos las buenas prácticas ambientales, sociales y de gobierno corporativo para direccionar nuestro negocio. Firmar una alianza como esta, refuerza nuestro comprometimiento en promover la diversidad, acelerar la innovación y contribuir con todo nuestro ecosistema de clientes, colaboradores, stakeholders y la sociedad como un todo», dice.

El equipo de ejecutivos y los colaboradores de Qintess trarán nuevas tecnologias digitales y técnicas de gestión para aumentar la capacidad de escala de la «Vale do Dendê», que mantiene un programa de aceleración desde 2018, que ya ha beneficiado 90 empresas, y un hub físico en una de las mayores estaciones de carreteras y de metro de Brasil en la ciudad de Salvador, donde pasan aproximadamente 500 mil personas por día.

«Es un momento de mucha celebración y orgullo! No tengo duda que todo legado construido por la «Vale do Dendê» para el ecosistema de Salvador y de Brasil será muy beneficiado y fortalecido con esa alianza», dice Itala Herta, relaciones públicas y director de Operaciones de la «Vale do Dendê».

«La alianza con Qintess confirma nuestra apuesta y nuestro diagnóstico sobre la importancia de las periferias de Salvador, en particular, y de la región Noreste, en general, en el desarrollo de la Economía Creativa y de la Innovación, en Brasil. Creo que el país no cumplirá su destino de tornarse una gran nación se no fuera capaz de integrar en la ruta del desarrollo sustentable los jóvenes «afrobrasileños», destaca Rosenildo Ferreira, cofundador y director de innovación y marketing de la «Vale do Dendê». 

«Estamos muy felices en cerrar ese acuerdo con Qintess. Creemos que, por ser una gran empresa de tecnología y con gran capacidad de inversión, Qintess pueda garantizar que nuestro sueño siga por muchos años, ampliando aún más el trabajo que hicimos hasta aquí.», cuenta Paulo Rogério Nunes, cofundador y director ejecutivo de la «Vale do Dendê».

Los equipos de ejecutivos y colaboradores de Qintess y «Vale do Dendê» ya comienzan las actividades conjuntas en el mes de julio, con la planificación una vez más de la aceleración y el diseño de cursos de entrenamiento en tecnología para jóvenes, que entrará en operación hasta el final del año.

Para Roberto Silva, Director de la Regional de Qintess para la región Noreste y Minas Gerais, esta alianza coloca a «Vale do Dendê» como protagonista de transformación digital para la región. «Estamos muy orgullosos con esta alianza, pues vamos unir emprendimiento social y tecnología de punta para promover prácticas responsables».

FUENTE Qintess

NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —

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Acetic Acid Market Growth & Trends

The global acetic acid market size is projected to reach USD 13.41 billion by 2027. The market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 5.2% in terms of revenue, from 2020 to 2027. High demand for Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) from various end-use industries such as textiles, adhesives, and coatings and paint industries worldwide is a major factor driving the industry growth.

VAM is the largest application market of acetic acid.Growing construction activities globally has resulted in a high requirement for VAM.

Vinyl acetate monomer is largely used in manufacturing paints and coatings, wherein the majority of the same goes into construction activities. Considering the recent virus outbreak, multiple healthcare facilities have been built across Asian countries such as China and India, the U.S., and Canada in North America, and across Europe. This exponentially increased construction activities and eventually led to a high requirement for VAM, thereby reflecting the high demand for acetic acid globally.

Another key point of application of the chemical is in formulating Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) which is broadly utilized to produce polyester coating resins.These are widely used in an array of end-use industries such as coil coatings, automotive, appliances, and more.

Further, the demand for polyester fiber produced from PTA is increasing due to the increasing requirement of the product to produce fabrics for home furnishings and apparel.

However, the substance is closely monitored by multiple regulatory authorities such as the U.S. EPA, OCHA, REACH, and more. Acetic acid is a hazardous chemical that is harmful to aquatic organisms if disposed of untreated, it’s a flammable vapor and liquid, and it also causes eye damage and severe skin burn if stayed in exposed to higher than permissible limits. Regulatory bodies have mandated the use of personal protective equipment while handling the chemical to prevent any hazard caused due to the corrosive nature of the substance.

China was the key producer of the chemical, followed by the U.S. and Western Europe. However, the production and consumption scenarios are likely to change due to the recent global outbreak of the coronavirus. Middle East is projected to have multiple capacity additions by 2022 on accounts of the growing demand of the product from the construction industry as well as the food and beverage processing sector across UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Acetic Acid Market Report Highlights
• Vinyl acetate monomer application is expected to witness a CAGR of 4.1%, in terms of volume, from 2020 to 2027 due to increasing demand for the product from paints, coatings, and adhesives sector
• Ethanol application is expected to witness a CAGR of 7.8%, in terms of volume, from 2020 to 2027 due to the product’s increasing consumption as a solvent from healthcare industries globally for disinfectant product formulations
• Asia Pacific is expected to register the fastest CAGR of 5.0%, in terms of volume, from 2020 to 2027 owing to increasing penetration of polymer and resin producers in China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia to cater paints, textiles, coatings, and films industries
• Celanese Corporation and British Petroleum are the largest manufacturers of acetic acid worldwide and are also recorded as key innovators from a product development standpoint
• The industry is concentrated with multiple international brands with presence across all major economies, thereby restricting new entrants into the ecosystem

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), a therapeutic medical device and technology company focused on unmet needs in oncology and viral diseases announced today that the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), a unit of the National Institutes for Health (NIH), has awarded a grant for studies in head and neck cancer that will be a collaborative project between Aethlon and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

The grant, entitled «Depleting exosomes to improve responses to immune therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma« will profile the biomarkers of exosomes in patients with recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer and will explore the impact of clinical depletion of exosomes using Aethlon’s proprietary Hemopurifier device. Exosomes are nanosized particles that are released in large quantities from cancer cells and carry the complement of a tumor’s genetic and protein cargo, which endows them with the capacity to fuel cancer growth and immune suppression. The Hemopurifier is being advanced as a potential therapeutic device for oncology by virtue of its capacity to capture and remove exosomes from plasma.

The total value of the award is $3.5 million over five years for multi-institution studies that will be led by Drs. Theresa Whiteside at UPMC and Annette Marleau at Aethlon as Principal Investigators. The funds will be primarily allocated to UPMC and two other participating academic institutions that will apply their expertise in immuno-oncology to programs that could accelerate the clinical advancement of the Hemopurifier.

«We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Whiteside, a leading researcher in the area of tumor-derived exosomes, and the multidisciplinary team that has been assembled to evaluate the effects of exosomes in head and neck cancer,» stated Timothy C. Rodell, M.D., CEO of Aethlon Medical. «Head and neck cancer continues to have a poor prognosis due to disease recurrence and the development of metastatic disease.  We believe that the real value of this grant for Aethlon is that this work will provide insights into the potential clinical benefits of depleting circulating exosomes using the Hemopurifier for improving the responses of patients to the standard immunotherapy treatments.»

 «We are appreciative of the funding from NIDCR for this investigation of the roles of exosomes in head and neck cancer,» stated Theresa Whiteside, Ph.D., Principal Investigator and Professor of Pathology, Immunology and Otolaryngology at UPMC. «Exosomes have emerged as major contributors to tumor-associated immune suppression and as significant barriers to cancer therapies. The overarching objective of this work will be to advance therapeutic capabilities and novel exosome-based predictive tools for head and neck cancer.»

About Aethlon Medical, Inc. and the Hemopurifier®

Aethlon Medical, Inc. is focused on addressing unmet needs in global health. The Aethlon Hemopurifier is a clinical-stage device designed to combat cancer and life-threatening viral infections.

In preclinical studies in cancer, the Hemopurifier depletes the presence of circulating tumor-derived exosomes that are believed to promote immune suppression. These tumor derived exosomes also appear to seed the spread of metastases and therefore may inhibit the benefit of leading cancer therapies. The Hemopurifier® is an FDA designated «Breakthrough Device» related to the treatment of individuals with advanced or metastatic cancer who are either unresponsive to or intolerant of standard of care therapy, and with cancer types in which exosomes have been shown to participate in the development or severity of the disease cancer.  The FDA has approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to initiate an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) of the Hemopurifier® in patients with head and neck cancer in combination with standard of care pembrolizumab (Keytruda).  The Hemopurifier also is an FDA designated «Breakthrough Device» related to life-threatening viruses that are not addressed with approved therapies. The FDA also has approved a supplement to the Company’s existing IDE to allow for the testing of the Hemopurifier® in patients with SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in a new feasibility study.

Aethlon also owns 80% of Exosome Sciences, Inc., which is focused on the discovery of exosomal biomarkers to diagnose and monitor cancer and neurological disease progression. Additional information can be found online at www.AethlonMedical.com and www.ExosomeSciences.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements containing words such as «may,» «believe,» «anticipate,» «expect,» «intend,» «plan,» «project,» «will,» «projections,» «estimate,» «potentially,» «appear» or similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may contribute to such differences include, without limitation, Aethlon Medical, Inc.’s (the Company) ability to successfully complete the grant for studies in head and neck cancer with the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at the University of Pittsburgh, or to successfully complete the Early Feasibility Studies in head and neck cancer or in COVID-19, Aethlon’s ability to demonstrate that the removal of exosomes with the Hemopurifier will result in better outcomes for the treatment of cancer, and Aethlon’s ability to successfully develop and commercialize the Hemopurifier, its ability to raise additional funds and other risks. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but is not exhaustive. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements can be found under the caption «Risk Factors» in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019, and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not intend, nor does it undertake any duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.

Company Contact:
Jim Frakes
Chief Financial Officer
Aethlon Medical, Inc. 
858-459-7800 x3300
Jfrakes@aethlonmedical.com

Media Contact:
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Russo Partners, LLC
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Investor Contact:
Susan Noonan
S.A. Noonan Communications, LLC
susan@sanoonan.com 
212-966-3650

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