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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Zyngenia, Inc., a privately held biotherapeutics company focused on next-generation antibody drug development, announced today the completion of a $15 million Series A financing extension from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the world's leading venture capital firms. The capital will be used to continue to rapidly progress Zyngenia's pipeline of Zybodies(TM), which are novel, multi-specific, antibody-based molecules that address two or more...
OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced that it has awarded a 3-year single-source agreement for support services to Sodexo, Inc., based in Gaithersburg, Md. The contract became effective on August 1, 2010, and includes two 1-year renewal periods. Sodexo will provide UHC members with the following support services: Environmental services: Management of housekeeping services, staffing plans and training, environmentally friendly...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Even as Congress continues its work to reauthorize the Child Nutrition bill, the Sodexo Foundation's "Feeding Our Future®" program, in partnership with Sodexo clients and hunger relief organizations across the country, today announces that it will prepare and serve more than 320,000 lunches to children in need this summer. "A country this rich in resources, capital and ingenuity should not see a single child suffer even one day of hunger," said...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A fourth grader who started a foundation to feed children; and a college sophomore who was deeply touched by assistance his family received are two of the five national STOP Hunger Scholarship recipients recognized by the Sodexo Foundation at its annual fundraising dinner in Washington, D.C. on June 10. The Foundation, the anti-hunger charitable arm of Sodexo, Inc., will honor each of the scholarship recipients with $5,000 for their education as...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune announced today that Ron Laufer, M.D., has been appointed Senior Managing Director of MedImmune Ventures, the company's venture capital arm. Laufer's appointment will strengthen MedImmune's long-term commitment to supporting scientific innovation through strategic venture capital investments. "I am pleased to welcome Ron Laufer aboard at MedImmune, and we are honored to have such an experienced, high-caliber individual join our team,"...
PITTSBURGH, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleTracking Technologies and Sodexo, Inc. today announced a multi-year renewal of their long-standing sales partnership to bring automated patient flow and transport solutions to hospitals. Sodexo, which provides essential facilities and food services to hospitals across America, implements TeleTracking's comprehensive software solutions to automate housekeeping and transport services, which in turn reduces patient wait times by making beds more...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Three campuses served by Sodexo earned a coveted top rating of 99 on The Princeton Review's Second Annual Green Rating, which evaluates colleges and universities on their environmentally-related policies, practices and academic offerings. Nearly one third of the campuses noted for their successful sustainability programs in the The Princeton Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges, which was produced in partnership with the U.S. Green Building...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A Sodexo Campus Services chef is one of hundreds of top chefs selected nationwide to visit the White House on June 4 and participate in Chefs Move to Schools, a program pairing chefs with their community schools to make healthy eating, cooking and nutrition education fun and engaging. Jacqueline Craig, a Sodexo executive chef at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was asked to participate through Sodexo's affiliation with the National...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Center at NorthPointe, a Sodexo-operated conference center in Columbus, Ohio, was recently honored for its leadership in raising awareness of sustainability issues and reducing its environmental impact and named the recipient of the 2010 Silver Tier Sustainability Award by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC). The award recognizes properties worldwide that have illustrated leadership and progress in creating...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexo, Inc., the leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions, announced today the appointment of Stephen Dunmore as president of the School Services Division. Dunmore, who moves to the role after performing strongly as a senior executive in Sodexo's Health Care Market, succeeds Lorna Donatone, who was promoted to company chief operating officer and president of the Education Market in February. In his new role with School Services, Dunmore oversees...
