THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION DONATES $100,000 TO BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE TO SUPPORT TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

Donation to support investigator initiated research targeting one of the most aggressive, difficult to treat forms of breast cancer

DALLAS, Oct 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Mary Kay Foundation^SM, a decades-long leader in the mission to eliminate cancers affecting women, recently donated $100,000 to Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation to help fund research conducted by Dr. Joyce O’Shaughnessy, breast oncologist with TEXAS Oncology and the Celebrating Women Chair in breast cancer research at Baylor University Medical Center. Dr. O’Shaughnessy’s deep portfolio of research includes the study of triggers that may cause heightened sensitivity of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells and the effectiveness of therapies based on this sensitivity.

TNBC is a high-risk breast cancer with few effective options for patients. It usually affects younger women, African American women, and women with a BRCA1 genetic mutation. Compared with other breast cancer subtypes, TNBC is associated with a worse prognosis, including shorter time to recurrence in early-stage diseases (within 3 years) and a shorter time between recurrence and death in the metastatic setting (between 9-12 months).

“At The Mary Kay Foundation, our mission is to eradicate cancers that affect women around the world, and each year we invest millions in groundbreaking research and support for organizations like Baylor Scott & White,” said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Scientific Officer of Mary Kay Inc. “We’re honored to help fund Dr. O’Shaughnessy’s potentially lifesaving research, and we look forward to following along and learning how these results might impact the prognosis of metastatic TNBC patients in the future.”

Dr. O’Shaughnessy has focused her research on the metastatic TNBC population due to the very high, unmet medical need. Dr. O’Shaughnessy has worked with Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, which oversees research efforts and provides staffing and other clinical support for the healthcare system, to also design and develop Investigator Initiated Studies examining TNBC.

“The goal of this work is to understand more about the pathways that might allow patients to achieve highly durable complete responses to their treatment and to determine the molecular characteristics of TNBCs that predict the benefit from different treatment strategies,” said Dr. O’Shaughnessy. “This type of work could expand the options available to patients with metastatic diseases and bring greater hope to those in need.”

“As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, Baylor Scott & White relies upon generous donations from organizations like The Mary Kay Foundation^SM to continue our innovative research on behalf of patients,” said Rowland K. Robinson, president of Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation. “We’ve seen promising results from Dr. O’Shaughnessy’s trials so far. And, with The Mary Kay Foundation’s support, we’re hopeful her important work will continue to help us gain additional insight to better serve those with metastatic triple negative breast cancer.”

Over the course of more than two decades, The Mary Kay Foundation^SM has awarded more than $80 million to women’s shelters and domestic violence service providers, as well as cancer research programs and related causes throughout the United States.

About The Mary Kay Foundation℠

Guided by Mary Kay Ash’s dream to enrich the lives of women everywhere, The Mary Kay Foundation^SM raises and distributes funds to invest in breakthrough cancer research to find a cure for women-related cancers and ending domestic violence against women. Since 1996, The Mary Kay Foundation^SM has contributed more than $80 million to organizations aligned with its two-fold mission. In addition, the Foundation supports awareness initiatives, community outreach programs, and advocates for legislation to ensure women are healthy and safe. Together, we can make the world better for women. To learn more about how to educate, advocate, volunteer and donate, and join life-saving work to support and empower women, visit marykayfoundation.org, find us on Facebook and Instagram, or follow us on Twitter.

 

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Malaysian officials visit Japan for Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 -- Malaysian sports-related officials are scheduled to visit Japan, beginning today until Nov 6, as part of the Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs ‘JENESYS 2019’, promoted by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The group comprising 21 officials will visit Tokyo and Ehime Prefecture to have opportunities of international exchange under the theme of ‘Sports and Olympics’.

In Tokyo, they will have a theme-related lecture and visit facilities related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

In Ehime, they will visit Ehime Prefectural government office and its facilities, which is certified as the Host Town of Malaysia next year and will communicate with the stakeholders.

The programme aims to deepen their understanding of Japanese initiatives on Sports and Olympics as well as promote friendship between both countries.

Participants are also expected to proactively share the appeals of Japan and other information upon returning to Malaysia.

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Sweet decision for PureCircle in legal victory over SweeGen

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 -- PureCircle, the world’s leading stevia producer and innovator has won a legal decision in its patent infringement litigation against SweeGen.

On Sept 19, 2018, PureCircle filed a patent infringement case versus SweeGen and its affiliate in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California.

SweeGen attempted to avoid the lawsuit by filing a petition for ‘inter parties review’ before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, challenging the validity of PureCircle’s patent.

On Oct 24, the PTAB issued a decision in PureCircle’s favour. After considering all SweeGen’s assertions, the challenges to the validity of PureCircle’s patent were insufficient.

The patent at issue is US patent number 9,243,273. It relates to PureCircle’s proprietary process to produce Reb M stevia sweetener via bioconversion.

Reb M is one of PureCircle’s next generation sweeteners with a taste profile like sugar. PureCircle has ramped up its ability to produce Reb M in the quantities and at prices its customers need to sell a variety of zero- and low-calorie products sweetened with a plant-based sweetener.

As a result of the PTAB decision and SweeGen’s failure to demonstrate the invalidity of PureCircle’s patent, PureCircle has cleared another hurdle in its patent infringement case.

PureCircle is pleased with the decision of the PTAB, and looks forward to enforcing its patent rights in its Federal District Court litigation against SweeGen.

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Nero and ´The Devils Awaken´ expansion now available for TEPPEN

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 -- GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE) has released Nero from the Devil May Cry series, as well as his ‘The Devils Awaken’ card expansion, for the Capcom co-developed TEPPEN.

Players can now get their hands on the new Hero, experiment with his Hero Arts, and craft exciting decks within the expansion.

Nero also comes with a bounty of rewards and login bonuses. Players will have access to a series of event missions, which will award them with Souls, Zenny, Pack Tickets and Jewels for completion.

With the release of Nero and ‘The Devils Awaken’, GOE is revealing that TEPPEN is now available on the Amazon Appstore, bringing to a wider audience.

More details on https://teppenthegame.com/en/

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Financial Times recognises HKBU as world´s top 100 for second year running

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 -- The School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has won a world top 100 ranking for its Master of Science in Business Management (MScBM) programme in the Financial Times Masters in Management (MiM) ranking.

The second year running achievement was after a successful debut in the MiM ranking last year, whereby in this year’s ranking, the great majority of respondents agreed that the HKBU MScBM programme helped them achieve their goals.

The programme also ranked in the top 30 globally for alumni’s career progress and percentage salary increase in the first three years after graduation.

“We are continually developing our programme to provide our students with world-class education that prepares them to excel on their chosen path,” said HKBU School of Business dean, Prof Ed Snape.

The Financial Times Masters in Management 2019 ranking is based on survey responses from the class of 2016 alumni along with school data. The ranking is based on a broad set of criteria including alumni career progression, school diversity, international experience and research.

Among the criteria, the HKBU School of Business was ranked highly for school diversity, with the fourth highest proportion of female students (70 per cent) and placed in the top 20 in percentage of female faculty (45 per cent) among all schools globally.

More information at https://bus.hkbu.edu.hk.

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China´s Hekou to foster investment promotion, talent introduction

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 -- The Hekou District People’s Government and Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician Gao Deli Team recently inked an agreement on science and technology cooperation.

This is an example of Hekou’s achievements in boosting investment promotion and talent introduction.

The two sides will establish a research and development centre for unconventional oil and gas engineering equipment and technology in Hekou, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China.

The partnership will further speed up the enterprise-university-research integration, and promote the healthy development of petroleum and petrochemical equipment industry in this district.

Appointing dedicated personnel to special tasks and working according to plans, Hekou has built investment promotion centres in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Hekou has also formulated the Administrative Measures of Hekou District for Boosting the Investment Promotion, decided project schedules and offered services including the planning and demonstration, examination and approval, as well as policy implementation.

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Over 6,000 participants turn up at ´truly green´ Half Marathon in Dafeng, China

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 -- The 2nd ‘Wind Power’ Half Marathon at Dafeng District in Yancheng City, China recently concluded with the participation of over 6,000 runners from the national new energy industry and other fields.

The competition on Oct 20, comprised three groups, namely half-marathons, health-running and mini-running. It was the first marathon event in the wind power industry, creating a series of industry brand events, according to the Information Office of Dafeng District.

Taking the success of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) as World Heritage, the event was themed ‘Green Dafeng, Innovative Goldwind’.

It passed green, healthy and environmentally-friendly ideas and launched ‘Zero-waste’ to create a truly green sports event.

As a ‘Green Card’ in the new energy and sports industry, the event undoubtedly, pressed the ‘speed button’ for Dafeng's industrial transformation and green development.

Dafeng has strong development of new energy and equipment manufacturing industry which relies on its unique advantages in marine resources and wind power, as well as national tourism demonstration zone and first batch of ecological demonstration zones.

The new energy industry continues to join and has injected power into the economic transformation of Dafeng. More and more tourism landscapes are enriching the ecological garden of Dafeng.

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