Artificial Intelligence
authID Reports Financial and Operating Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023
DENVER, Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — authID® [Nasdaq: AUID] a leading provider of secure identity verification and authentication solutions today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023.
“In the second quarter, the authID team executed a successful fund raise, debt capitalization, and cost-savings plan that helped improve our balance sheet, allowing us to focus on our mission to eliminate authentication fraud and deliver 100% Zero Trust Identity Protection,” said CEO Rhon Daguro.
“We also secured new contracts with several customers including ABM, a Fortune 500 company with over 100,000 employees. These customer wins validate strong market demand and fit for our identity verification and authentication products and represent the highest total gross BARR in sales that authID has achieved in a single quarter to date,” continued Daguro. “The authID team continues to be laser focused on achieving strong market momentum by delivering the faster, frictionless, and accurate user identity solutions on which highly secure enterprises and digital commerce will be built.”
Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023
The following highlights comprise results from continuing operations.
- Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $0.04 million, compared with total revenue of $0.07 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, total revenue was $0.07 million, compared with total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 of $0.2 million. The reduction was primarily attributed to revenue from a legacy authentication product that was discontinued in April 2022.
- Operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 declined to $2.8 million, compared with $6.0 million for the comparable period in 2022. For the six-month period in 2023, operating expenses declined to $7.2 million, compared with $11.2 million for the same period last year. The reduced expenditure reflects the Company’s cost-saving measures resulting in lower headcount costs and lower third-party vendor costs.
- Loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $10.9 million, of which non-cash charges were $9.2 million, compared with a loss of $6.4 million of which non-cash charges were $3.3 million, for the comparable period in 2022. For the six-month period in 2023, Loss was $16.1 million, of which non-cash and one-time severance charges were $12.2 million, compared with a loss of $11.5 million of which non-cash and one-time severance charges were $5.6 million, for the same period last year.
- Net loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $2.15, compared with $2.06 for the three months ended June 30, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net loss per share was $3.91, compared with $3.80 for the same period last year.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared with an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $3.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, Adjusted EBITDA loss was $3.9 million, compared with an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.9 million, for the same period last year, primarily due to cost savings from the restructuring plan executed in the first quarter of 2023.
- In May, the Company secured $8.2 million dollars in financing before expenses that included the offset of principal and accrued interest and cancellation of a $0.9 million dollar note entered into with Stephen Garchik in March 2023. The Company also improved its balance sheet and reduced cash requirements by capitalizing convertible debt totaling approximately $8.9 million dollars and exchanging it for shares of common stock.
- Subsequent to the period, in July the Company completed a complete a 1-for-8 reverse stock split of its common stock. The impact of this change in capital structure has been retroactively applied to all periods presented herein.
- The financing, debt restructure, and reverse stock split enabled the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing rules.
Please refer to Table 1 for reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure).
Operational Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2023
- Signed an agreement with ABM, one of the world’s largest providers of facility services and solutions, with over 100,000 employees, to deploy authID’s identity authentication solutions to optimize facilities’ operations and secure employee access across shared devices. authID’s strong biometric authentication services will allow ABM to deploy next-generation security, while delivering a cost-effective and intuitive user authentication experience to critical workforce applications.
- Continued to onboard new FinServ customers with the deployment of our biometric identity and document verification services to streamline customer onboarding and weed out imposters for a U.S. financial institution.
- Signed an agreement with an international recruitment platform who need our services to verify identity of new hires and automate document collection, in order to deliver trusted candidates to their corporate customers.
- Through US channel partners, added several enterprise customers to reduce identity fraud in digital customer onboarding.
- In July, appointed Greg Manship, Dale Daguro, and Jeff Scheidel as Vice Presidents of Sales who will bring their deep understanding of the identity market and impressive track records of developing high-performing sales teams to capitalize on the strong demand for secure and reliable biometric authentication solutions.
- On August 3rd, announced the appointment of Ed Sellitto as CFO. Sellitto will succeed Annie Pham effective August 15, 2023. Ed brings over fifteen years of experience in revenue optimization and financial operations roles supporting high-growth B2B, SaaS organizations to build and optimize their go-to-market operations.
About authID Inc.
At authID (Nasdaq: AUID), We Are Digital Identity®. authID provides secure identity verification and authentication through Verified™, an easy-to-integrate strong authentication platform. Verified combines document-based identity verification with strong FIDO2 passwordless device authentication and cloud facial biometrics to deliver identity-first cybersecurity for both workforce and consumer applications. Powered by sophisticated biometric and artificial intelligence technologies, authID establishes trusted digital identities, binds an identity to provisioned devices, and eliminates the risks of passwords to deliver the faster, frictionless, and accurate user identity solutions demanded by today’s digital ecosystem. For more information, go to www.authID.ai.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Press Release includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical facts included herein, including, without limitation, those regarding the future results of operations, cash flow, cash position and financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations of both authID Inc. and its business partners, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions regarding authID’s present and future business strategies, and the environment in which authID expects to operate in the future, which assumptions may or may not be fulfilled in practice. Actual results may vary materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risk factors, including the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers; successful implementation of the services to be provided under new customer contracts; the Company’s ability to compete effectively; changes in laws, regulations and practices; changes in domestic and international economic and political conditions, the as yet uncertain impact of the war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures, increases in interest rates, and others. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022 filed at www.sec.gov and other documents filed with the SEC for other risk factors which investors should consider. These forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this release and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. authID expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect any changes in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based.
Non-GAAP Financial Information.
The Company provides certain non-GAAP financial measures in this statement. Please note that certain definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures have changed as compared to the non-GAAP financial measures reported in previous periods. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our results under GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations, as well as BARR and ARR provide useful information about our period-over-period results. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it provides additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and is also frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of comparable companies. BARR and ARR are presented because management believes they provide additional information with respect to the trends in the performance of our fundamental business activities. We also rely on Adjusted EBITDA as a primary measure to review and assess the operating performance of our company and our management. These non-GAAP key business indicators, which include Adjusted EBITDA, BARR and ARR should not be considered replacements for and should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as GAAP net loss adjusted to exclude: (1) interest expense, (2) interest income, (3) income tax expense, (4) depreciation and amortization, (5) stock-based compensation expense and (6) loss on debt extinguishment, conversion expense on exchange of Convertible Notes, and certain other items management believes affect the comparability of operating results. Please see Table 1 below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA – continuing operations to net loss – continuing operations, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
TABLE 1
Reconciliation of Loss from Continuing Operations to Adjusted EBITDA Continuing Operations.
| For the Three Months Ended |
For the Six Months Ended |
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| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ | (10,900,320 | ) | $ | (6,366,520 | ) | $ | (16,120,559 | ) | $ | (11,466,525 | ) | ||||
| Addback: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 282,109 | 459,262 | 1,082,182 | 493,904 | ||||||||||||
| Other income | (1,160 | ) | – | (1,160 | ) | (3,240 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 380,741 | – | 380,741 | – | ||||||||||||
| Conversion expense | 7,476,000 | – | 7,476,000 | – | ||||||||||||
| Severance cost | – | – | 811,041 | 150,000 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 76,019 | 244,448 | 152,036 | 460,833 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes | 3,255 | 7,316 | 3,255 | 8,100 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash recruiting fees | (54,000 | ) | – | 438,000 | – | |||||||||||
| Stock compensation | 1,055,690 | 2,632,118 | 1,895,711 | 4,499,107 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA continuing operations (Non-GAAP) | $ | (1,681,666 | ) | $ | (3,023,376 | ) | $ | (3,882,753 | ) | $ | (5,857,821 | ) | ||||
The company defines Booked Annual Recurring Revenue or BARR, as the amount of annual recurring revenue represented by the estimated amounts of annual recurring revenue we believe will be earned under contracted orders, looking out eighteen months from the date of signing of each customer contract. The net amount of BARR reflects the deduction of the BARR of contracts previously included in reported BARR, which were subject to attrition during the quarter. The gross amount of BARR from contracts signed in the second quarter of 2023 was $239,000 and the net amount of BARR was $221,000 (after attrition), compared to $32,000 signed in the second quarter of 2022.
The company defines Annual Recurring Revenue or ARR, as the amount of recurring revenue derived from sales of our Verified products during the last three months of the relevant period (in this case the three months ended June 2023) as determined in accordance with GAAP, multiplied by 4. The amount of ARR as of June 30, 2023 is approximately $144,000, compared to approximately $118,000 as of June 30, 2022.
BARR may be distinguished from ARR, as BARR does not take into account the time to implement any contract for Verified, nor for any ramp in adoption, or seasonality of usage of the Verified products. BARR and ARR have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
- BARR & ARR should not be considered as predictors of future revenues but only as indicators of the direction in which revenues may be trending. Actual revenue results in the future as determined in accordance with GAAP may be significantly different to the amounts indicated as BARR or ARR at any time.
- BARR and ARR are to be considered “forward looking statements” and subject to the same risks, as other such statements (see note on “Forward Looking Statements” above).
- BARR & ARR only include revenues from sale of our Verified products and not other revenues.
- BARR & ARR do not include amounts we consider as non-recurring revenues (for example one-off implementation fees).
authID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Verified software license | $ | 36,122 | $ | 51,409 | $ | 71,900 | $ | 86,902 | ||||||||
| Legacy authentication services | 1,020 | 15,000 | 3,098 | 144,559 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues, net | 37,142 | 66,409 | 74,998 | 231,461 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,924,203 | 4,026,382 | 5,200,394 | 7,669,366 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 796,295 | 1,695,521 | 1,902,109 | 3,069,023 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 76,019 | 244,448 | 152,036 | 460,833 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,796,517 | 5,966,351 | 7,254,539 | 11,199,222 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (2,759,375 | ) | (5,899,942 | ) | (7,179,541 | ) | (10,967,761 | ) | ||||||||
| Other Expense: | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 1,160 | – | 1,160 | 3,240 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (282,109 | ) | (459,262 | ) | (1,082,182 | ) | (493,904 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | (380,741 | ) | – | (380,741 | ) | – | ||||||||||
| Conversion expense | (7,476,000 | ) | – | (7,476,000 | ) | – | ||||||||||
| Other expense, net | (8,137,690 | ) | (459,262 | ) | (8,937,763 | ) | (490,664 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (10,897,065 | ) | (6,359,204 | ) | (16,117,304 | ) | (11,458,425 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | (3,255 | ) | (7,316 | ) | (3,255 | ) | (8,100 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (10,900,320 | ) | (6,366,520 | ) | (16,120,559 | ) | (11,466,525 | ) | ||||||||
| Gain (loss) from discontinued operations | 5,694 | (206,307 | ) | 3,439 | (407,030 | ) | ||||||||||
| Gain on sale of discontinued operations | 216,069 | – | 216,069 | – | ||||||||||||
| Total gain (loss) from discontinued operations | 221,763 | (206,307 | ) | 219,508 | (407,030 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (10,678,557 | ) | $ | (6,572,827 | ) | $ | (15,901,051 | ) | $ | (11,873,555 | ) | ||||
| Net Income (Loss) Per Share – Basic and Diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | (2.15 | ) | $ | (2.06 | ) | $ | (3.91 | ) | $ | (3.80 | ) | ||||
| Discontinued operations | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.14 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted: | 5,065,556 | 3,084,226 | 4,120,849 | 3,014,854 | ||||||||||||
authID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 5,981,774 | $ | 3,237,106 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 42,125 | 261,809 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 772,943 | 729,342 | ||||||
| Current assets held for sale | – | 118,459 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 6,796,842 | 4,346,716 | ||||||
| Other Assets | – | 250,383 | ||||||
| Intangible Assets, net | 414,223 | 566,259 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 4,183,232 | 4,183,232 | ||||||
| Non-current assets held for sale | – | 27,595 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 11,394,297 | $ | 9,374,185 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 1,230,707 | $ | 1,154,072 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 59,107 | 81,318 | ||||||
| Current liabilities held for sale | – | 13,759 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,289,814 | 1,249,149 | ||||||
| Non-current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Convertible debt | 216,194 | 7,841,500 | ||||||
| Accrued severance liability | 325,000 | – | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,831,008 | 9,090,649 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity : | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 7,874,962 and 3,179,789 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | 786 | 318 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 165,593,921 | 140,257,448 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (156,031,210 | ) | (140,130,159 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated comprehensive (loss) income | (208 | ) | 155,929 | |||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 9,563,289 | 283,536 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 11,394,297 | $ | 9,374,185 | ||||
Artificial Intelligence
More than $9 Million Awarded to High School Scientists and Engineers at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2024
Grace Sun, 16, receives $75,000 Top Award for a new kind of organic electrochemical transistor at the world’s largest pre-college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and WASHINGTON, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Society for Science (the Society) announced that Grace Sun, 16, of Lexington, Kentucky, won the $75,000 top award, the George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award, named in honor of the pioneering drug researcher and Regeneron co-Founder, Board co-Chair, President and Chief Scientific Officer, in the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF), the world’s largest pre-college science and engineering competition. Other top prizes went to projects in second-order cone programming, microplastics filtration and multi-sensory therapy for dementia.
The top winners were honored during two award ceremonies: the Special Awards on May 16 and the Grand Awards Ceremony on the morning of May 17. In total, over $9 million USD was awarded to the finalists based on their projects’ creativity, innovation and depth of scientific inquiry. The competition featured nearly 2,000 young scientists representing 49 U.S. states and nearly 70 countries, regions and territories across the world.
Grace Sun, 16, of Lexington, Kentucky, won first place and received the $75,000 George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award for her research on building a better organic electrochemical transistor that she hopes will be used to develop new electronic devices that could help detect and treat serious illnesses like diabetes, epilepsy and organ failure. To overcome the problems that have previously prevented such devices from working effectively inside the body, Grace developed a new way of chemically treating their organic components, which greatly improved their laboratory performance.
Michelle Wei, 17, of San Jose, California, received one of two Regeneron Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 for her research to improve the speed and efficiency of a type of software that is useful in many fields such as machine learning, transportation and financial systems. Michelle’s new approach involved determining a quick approximate solution to the second-order cone programming problem, then splitting the initial cone into smaller cones, which enabled her new algorithm to greatly outperform previous approaches.
Krish Pai, 17, of Del Mar, California, received the second Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for his machine-learning research to identify microbial genetic sequences that can be modified to biodegrade plastic. His new software, called Microby, scans databases of microorganisms and determines which ones can be changed genetically to biodegrade plastics. In tests, he identified two microorganisms that can be genetically modified to degrade plastic at a cost he believes would be ten times less than traditional recycling.
“Congratulations to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2024 winners,” said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO, Society for Science and Executive Publisher, Science News. “I’m truly inspired by the ingenuity and determination shown by these remarkable students. Coming from around the world with diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines, these students have shown that it is possible to come together in unity to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing our world today, and I could not be prouder.”
Regeneron ISEF provides a global stage for the world’s best and brightest young scientists and engineers. Through this competition, Regeneron and the Society are fostering the next generation of STEM leaders who are pioneering solutions to improve our world. Since 2020, Regeneron has provided STEM experiences to approximately 2.4 million students, on track to meet its goal of 2.5 million by 2025.
“The talent, intelligence and potential of this year’s Regeneron ISEF finalists is truly inspiring, and I congratulate each on their remarkable achievements,” said George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., co-Founder, Board co-Chair, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron. “Science competitions like ISEF were pivotal in shaping my own career and fueling my passion to fight back against disease. I look forward to seeing these students continue to push the boundaries of science and technology to create positive and sustainable change for all humanity.”
Other top honors from the competition include:
Justin Huang and Victoria Ou, both 17, of Woodlands, Texas, received the Gordon E. Moore Award for Positive Outcomes for Future Generations of $50,000 for their new prototype filtration system that uses ultrasonic waves to remove microscopic plastic particles from water. In lab tests, the acoustic force from the high-frequency sound waves removed between 84% and 94% of the suspended microplastic particles in a single pass. The students are now working to scale up and fine-tune their experimental system.
Ingrid Wai Hin Chan, 17, of Hong Kong, China received the Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation of $10,000 for her research on using a multi-sensory therapy for dementia patients. Her mixed therapy app would allow patients to practice physical and cognitive skills through a personalized, immersive environment using virtual reality headsets. Ingrid conducted an eight-week study with six people living with dementia and found that the cognitive function of patients who used her prototype improved in several areas. She believes her app could serve as a viable option for dementia patients with limited access to in-person professional therapy.
Tanishka Balaji Aglave, 15, of Valrico, Florida, received the H. Robert Horvitz Prize for Fundamental Research of $10,000 for her investigation into a natural alternative treatment against citrus greening, a disease that threatens citrus farming in many parts of the world and is currently only treated with antibiotics. Tanishka injected the trunks of infected trees with an extract from the curry leaf tree, and found through tests that this potential method could effectively and sustainably manage citrus greening disease.
Maddux Alexander Springer, 18, of Honolulu, Hawaii, received the Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication of $10,000 for his research into fibropapillomatosis (FP), a disease that is the primary cause of death in green sea turtles. Some turtles he studied in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, were stricken with a disease that causes internal and external tumors that inhibit their everyday lives. After analyzing the turtles’ diet of green algae, Maddux concluded that this disease, wastewater, invasive algae and the amino acid arginine all pose a grave risk to these endangered sea creatures.
Ria Kamat, 17, of Hackensack, New Jersey; Anna Oliva, 17, of Houston, TX; and Shuhan Luo, 18, of Worcester, MA, received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award, which provides finalists an all-expense paid trip to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
Jack Shannon, 18, of Clane, Kildare, Ireland, and Nikhil Vemuri, 17, of Cary, North Carolina, received the EU Contest for Young Scientists Award. Their projects will represent Regeneron ISEF at the EU Contest for Young Scientists to be held this September in Katowice, Poland.
For more information about the top winners and access to visual assets visit: https://www.societyforscience.org/isef-2024-media-kit.
The full list of Special Award ISEF 2024 Finalists can be found at https://www.societyforscience.org/press-release/regeneron-isef-2024-special-awards-winners.
In addition to the Top Award winners, more than 450 finalists received awards and prizes for their innovative research, including “First Award” winners, who each received a $5,000 prize.
The following lists the First Award winners for each of the 22 categories, from which the Top Awards were chosen:
Animal Sciences, sponsored by Society for ScienceMaddux Alexander Springer, Honolulu, Hawaii
Behavioral and Social Sciences, sponsored by Society for ScienceAndrew Y. Liang, San Jose, California
Biochemistry, sponsored by RegeneronAmy Hong Xiao, Garden City, New York
Biomedical and Health Sciences, sponsored by RegeneronRia Kamat, Hackensack, New Jersey; Kevin Xuan Lei, Shanghai, China
Biomedical Engineering, sponsored by Alfred E. Mann CharitiesAyush Garg, Dublin, California; Divij Motwani, Palo Alto, California; Akash Ashish Pai, Portland, Oregon
Cellular and Molecular Biology, sponsored by RegeneronLara and Maya Sarah Hammoud, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Chemistry, sponsored by Society for ScienceAkilan Sankaran, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Arjun Suresh Malpani and Siddharth Daniel D’costa, Portland, Oregon
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, sponsored by RegeneronKun-Hyung Roh, Bronx, New York
Earth and Environmental Sciences, sponsored by Google.orgNikhil Vemuri, Durham, North Carolina; Justin Yizhou Huang and Victoria Ou, The Woodlands, Texas
Embedded Systems, sponsored by HPChloe Rae and Sophie Rose Filion, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design, sponsored by Siemens EnergyAlia Wahban, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics, sponsored by Howmet Aerospace FoundationChiyo Nakatsuji, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, Japan; Kevin Shen, Olympia, Washington
Environmental Engineering, sponsored by JacobsKrish Pai, San Diego, California; Jack Shannon, Clane, Kildare, Ireland
Materials Science, sponsored by Howmet Aerospace FoundationGrace Sun, Lexington, Kentucky
Mathematics, sponsored by Akamai FoundationAnna Oliva, Houston, Texas
Microbiology, sponsored by Schattner FoundationMatthew Chang, Irvine, California
Physics and Astronomy, sponsored by Richard F. Caris Charitable Trust IIHarini Thiagarajan and Vishal Ranganath Yalla, Bothell, Washington; Shuhan Luo, Worcester, Massachusetts
Plant Sciences, sponsored by Society for SciencePauline Estrada, Fresno, California; Tanishka Balaji Aglave, Dover, Florida
Robotics and Intelligent Machines, sponsored by RegeneronMichal Lajciak, Dubnica nad Vahom, Trenciansky kraj, Slovakia; Anthony Efthimiadis, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Systems Software, sponsored by MicrosoftMichelle Wei, San Jose, California
Technology Enhances the Arts, sponsored by Society for ScienceAnant Khandelwal, Sritan Motati and Siddhant Sood, Alexandria, Virginia
Translational Medical Science, sponsored by RegeneronZheng-Chi Lee, West Lafayette, Indiana; Ingrid Wai Hin Chan, Hong Kong, China
The full list of all award-winning ISEF 2024 finalists is available here: https://www.societyforscience.org/press-release/regeneron-isef-2024-full-awards.
View all the finalists’ research here: https://projectboard.world/isef.
About the Regeneron International Science and Engineering FairThe Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF), a program of Society for Science for over 70 years, is the world’s largest global science competition for high school students. Through a global network of local, regional and national science fairs, millions of students are encouraged to explore their passion for scientific inquiry. Each spring, a group of these students is selected as finalists and offered the opportunity to compete for approximately U.S. $9 million in awards and scholarships.
In 2019, Regeneron became the title sponsor of ISEF to help reward and celebrate the best and brightest young minds globally and encourage them to pursue careers in STEM to positively impact the world. Regeneron ISEF is supported by a community of additional sponsors, including Akamai Foundation, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Aramco, Caltech, Google.org, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Howmet Aerospace Foundation, HP, , Jacobs, King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, Microsoft, National Geographic Society, Richard F. Caris Charitable Trust II, Rise, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Schattner Foundation, Siemens Energy, Annenburg Foundation, Ballmer Group, Broadcom Foundation, Cesco Linguistic Services, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Edison International, Insaco, Oracle Academy, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and US Army ROTC. Many are entrepreneurs across a wide range of industries. Learn more at https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/.
About Society for ScienceSociety for Science is a champion for science, dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement. Established in 1921, Society for Science is best known for its award-winning journalism through Science News and Science News Explores, its world-class science research competitions for students, including the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair and the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, and its outreach and equity programming that seeks to ensure that all students have an opportunity to pursue a career in STEM. A 501(c)(3) membership organization, Society for Science is committed to inform, educate and inspire. Learn more at www.societyforscience.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat (Society4Science).
About RegeneronRegeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to numerous approved treatments and product candidates in development, most of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron believes that operating as a good corporate citizen is crucial to delivering on our mission. We approach corporate responsibility with three goals in mind: to improve the lives of people with serious diseases, to foster a culture of integrity and excellence and to build sustainable communities. Regeneron is proud to be included on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Civic 50 list of the most “community-minded” companies in the U.S. Throughout the year, Regeneron empowers and supports employees to give back through our volunteering, pro bono and matching gift programs. Our most significant philanthropic commitments are in the area of early science education, including the Regeneron Science Talent Search and the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
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Artificial Intelligence
J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, Blue Horizon Advisors and United Al Saqer Announce Winner of Inaugural 2024 Life Sciences Innovation Summit
In conjunction with Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week 2024
ABU DHABI, UAE, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, Blue Horizon Advisors and United Al Saqer Group announced today Rayees Rahman of Harmonic Discovery as the winner of the inaugural J.P. Morgan Asset Management: Life Sciences Innovation Summit. Harmonic Discovery is a precision pharmacology company applying its generative chemistry platform to advance next-generation kinase inhibitors.
In partnership with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the Summit took place on May 14-15, 2024 at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and showcased the 11 innovative finalists, as well as highlighted existing innovators and opportunities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The event also featured keynote speeches from Dr. Laurie Glimcher of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Shahrukh Hashmi of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, and Dr. David Ho of Columbia University Medical Center and provided attendees networking opportunities to gain valuable insights into the future of life sciences innovation.
In addition, the jury designated Chun-Hao Huang of Algen Biotechnologies as honourable mention. Algen Biotechnologies is a platform therapeutics and drug discovery company using world-leading CRISPR and AI to find treatments for cancer, inflammation and metabolic diseases.
The winners were selected by an esteemed, international panel of judges, which included:Laurie Glimcher, MD, President and CEO at Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteJorge Guzman, MD, CEO at Cleveland Clinic Abu DhabiProf. Shahrukh Khurshid Hashmi, MD, Director of Research, Department of Health, Abu DhabiYasmine Hayek Kobeissi, PhD, CQF, BSc., Executive Director at Blue Horizon AdvisorsAnya Schiess, Managing Partner at J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private CapitalWalid Zaher, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO, Carexso
Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director of the Research and Innovation Centre at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi said: “Under the directives of the UAE’s wise leadership, and renowned for its world-leading medical infrastructure, Abu Dhabi stands at the forefront of healthcare excellence, offering an unparalleled opportunity for advancement in healthcare for global partners. It was our utmost pleasure hosting the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Life Sciences Innovation Summit 2024 on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week and we commend the winners for their pioneering efforts in driving impactful advancements in healthcare; their dedication to innovation not only transforms the landscape of medicine, but also holds the promise of improving lives worldwide.”
Stephen Squinto, PhD, Chief Investment Officer, J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital said: “We are thrilled with the level of biotech passion and innovation that we observed at this year’s Summit in Abu Dhabi. The energy was truly palpable we are thrilled to announce Rayees Rahman as the winner of our first Life Sciences Innovation Summit. Harmonic Discovery’s approach embodies the next generation of drug discovery and development. We appreciate the time and effort of all participants and cannot wait for our next event in the region.”
Nabil Kobeissi, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Horizon Advisors, said: “As the main sponsor, we are committed to nurturing and fostering the growth of all 11 finalists in this vibrant biotech ecosystem. This Summit marks the beginning of a transformative journey, and we are confident that it will pave the way for a flourishing hub in the region. We are also pleased to announce that we will commit to invest in and partner with the winner, Harmonic Discovery, to support its future growth in the region.”
Sponsors for the event included J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, J.P. Morgan Commercial Bank, Blue Horizon Advisors, United Al Saqer Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Salam Capital. The Summit organisation, logistics and finalist recruitment were facilitated by Lyfebulb.
Of importance, at the Summit, Mr. Mohamed Al Breiki, Executive Director of Sustainable Development at Masdar City, announced that Masdar City Free Zone would award all 11 Finalists complimentary business licenses to further support their establishment in the region. Masdar City is one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments and innovation hubs with a growing focus on life science entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi.
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Artificial Intelligence
Congregating in the Lion City for a Win-Win Future of Intelligent Computing at the Global Data Center Facility Summit 2024
SINGAPORE, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On May 17, 2024, the Global Data Center Facility Summit 2024 was held in Singapore with the theme of “Power the Digital Era Forward.” At the summit, over 600 data center industry leaders, technical experts, and ecosystem partners gathered to discuss new trends and opportunities of the global data center industry in the intelligent computing era. The attendees also got to experience all-scenario, all-ecosystem, and all-service end-to-end (E2E) solutions, share innovative practices of green data centers in the Asia Pacific and Europe, and experience the exhibition vehicle to unveil the mystery of Outdoor PowerPOD that features one power system per container. By fully embracing the intelligent computing era, Huawei strives to power the digital era forward.
Seizing Opportunities Brought by AI and Jointly Building Green & Reliable Computing Infrastructure
At the opening speech, Charles Yang, Senior Vice President of Huawei and President of Marketing, Sales and Services, Huawei Digital Power, noted that since ChatGPT ushered in the AI era, large models keep pushing the limits of computing power and the intelligent computing industry is witnessing an unprecedented construction boom. As predicted, 100 GW will be added to the global data center installed capacity and the market value will exceed US$600 billion in the next five years.
According to Charles, with opportunities come challenges. The primary challenge concerning the data center industry is reliability and electricity. Data centers are scaling up from the MW-level to the GW-level. E2E reliability of data centers is becoming even more important than ever. In response to the opportunities, Huawei will work with customers and partners to expand the industry space.
Steering Data Centers to the AI Era with Product + Service + Ecosystem
During the summit, Sun Xiaofeng, President of Huawei Data Center Facility & Critical Power Business, delivered a speech titled “Power the Digital Era Forward. ” He stated that as AI large models are penetrating, the surging compute demands drive the expansive growth in data center.
To address the challenges, Huawei strives to build product + service + ecosystem E2E data center solutions that feature fast deployment, flexible cooling, green energy, and ultimate reliability.
Fast deployment: Data centers are fully modularized and prefabricated to ensure high quality and efficient construction.Flexible cooling: Air-liquid fusion and integrated cooling source emerges as the optimal cooling architecture for intelligent computing.Green energy: New generation-grid-load-storage integrated solution is built to ensure the sound operations of intelligent computing centers.Ultimate reliability: Data centers are safeguarded through reliable products and preventive protection.Currently, Huawei’s global service network covers more than 170 countries with over 1800 professional engineers, providing 24/7 technical support. With N+ flagship service centers, Huawei has built a one-hour service radius for its customers.
The ecosystem is a key part for a win-win future of intelligent computing. Huawei works with partners to develop comprehensive E2E solutions and provide customers with one-stop data center services.
During the summit, Huawei and the ASEAN Centre for Energy released a white paper on “Building Next Generation Data Center Facility in ASEAN.” The document provides insights into the status quo, challenges, and trends of data centers in the ASEAN region, and emphasizes that efficient and energy-saving products and solutions should be applied. It also proposes future-oriented policy recommendations for data center markets.
In the ecosystem exhibition area, Huawei showcased scenario-based solutions for large-, medium-, and small-sized data centers, and demonstrated data center consulting, design, integrated development, and delivery capabilities with dozens of ecosystem partners including CIMC, Weichai, CSCEC, and Huashi.
On a special note, the Huawei Outdoor PowerPOD exhibition vehicle made its global debut. The Huawei Outdoor PowerPOD features one power system per container, outdoor deployment, plug-and-play, and high protection rating and reliability. It has become the preferred choice for decoupling the power supply architecture.
A single tree cannot make a forest.
AI is presenting great opportunities. By delving into the industry, aggregating partner ecosystems, and making innovations applicable to transformations, Huawei will continue to help customers build reliable computing infrastructure, accelerating the industry to embrace AI and powering the digital era forward.
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