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Tanzende, boxende und Marathon laufende Roboter sorgen weltweit für Aufmerksamkeit. Gleichzeitig entstehen in China sogenannte Dark Factories - hochautomatisierte Fabriken, in denen Robotik, Künstliche Intelligenz und vernetzte Maschinen die Produktion weitgehend selbst steuern. China treibt den Umbau seiner Industrie mit hohem Tempo voran. Robotik und KI gelten für die Staats- und Parteiführung als Schlüsseltechnologien auf dem Weg zur wirtschaftlichen und technologischen Weltspitze. Milliardeninvestitionen, staatliche Förderprogramme und zahlreiche Pilotprojekte sollen diesen Wandel beschleunigen.   Doch wie verändern KI und Roboter die Arbeitswelt tatsächlich? Ist China ein Labor für die Zukunft der Arbeit? Wie leistungsfähig sind chinesische Roboter heute - und wo liegen ihre Grenzen? Was ist echte Weltspitze, was vor allem Inszenierung? Darüber spricht Host Axel Dorloff in dieser Folge von Welt.Macht.China mit der ARD-China-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt und Antonia Hmaidi vom Mercator Institute for China Studies.   "Welt.Macht.China" ist der China-Podcast der ARD. Aktuelle und ehemalige Korrespondent*innen und Expert*innen haben sich zusammengetan, um einen vielfältigen Einblick in das riesige Land zu geben. Es geht um Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, das Leben und den Alltag in der Volksrepublik, außerdem um Klischees und Chinas Rolle in der Welt. Eine neue Folge gibt es jeden zweiten Dienstag unter anderem in der ARD Sounds App: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/welt-macht-china/urn:ard:show:b5d8f07b1baa22d0/   Ihr habt Anmerkungen, Lob und Kritik? Schreibt uns an weltmachtchina@ard.de.   Und hier noch ein Podcast-Tipp von uns für euch: "11km: der tagesschau-Podcast": https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/11km-der-tagesschau-podcast/urn:ard:show:4549910994dc2464/

Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Katharina Reiche ist gerade in China, es geht um die wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit beider Länder. Sie ist nur eine von vielen internationalen staatlichen Vertretern, die sich momentan in China die Klinke reichen. Nicht zuletzt der Besuch von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz Ende Februar dieses Jahres, bei dem er auch Chinas Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping traf, unterstreicht die Bedeutung Chinas für die Weltwirtschaft. Auch US-Präsident Donald Trump und Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin waren in den vergangenen Wochen auf Staatsbesuch in Peking. Strahlende Bilder, doch wie sieht es hinter der Fassade aus: Wir reden mit ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt aus dem Studio Peking über sogenannte „Dark Factorys“, roboterbetriebenen Produktionsstätten, die fast ohne Menschen funktionieren. Dort wird vom Smartphone bis hin zum E-Auto nahezu alles hergestellt. Unsere Korrespondentin konnte in so einer Dark Factory drehen und berichtet, was diese Robotik für den chinesischen Arbeitsmarkt bedeutet. Mit der Sinologin Dr. Marina Rudyak von der Universität Heidelberg sprechen wir über die vielen Besuche der Staats- und Regierungschefs, die in China zu Gast waren. Und wir reden über den Machtanspruch, den das Land im internationalen politischen System für sich erhebt – mit dem Ziel, auf Augenhöhe mit den USA zu sein. Ein deutliches Problem Chinas in der Bevölkerungsstruktur thematisieren wir auch: Es handelt sich um eine schnell alternde und schrumpfende Gesellschaft und das bringt besondere Herausforderungen für das Land mit sich. Moderation: Janina Werner Redaktion: Heribert Roth, Navina Lala Mitarbeit: Nils Neubert, Caroline Mennerich Redaktionsschluss: 28.05.2026  -----  Alle Folgen des Weltspiegel Podcasts findet ihr hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/weltspiegel-podcast/61593768/ -----  Podcast-Tipp: „Berlin Code - mit Linda Zervakis“: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/berlin-code-mit-linda-zervakis/urn:ard:show:7d6b2a6353d8a1a6/ Feedback, Themenvorschläge & Lob an: weltspiegel.podcast@ard.de -----

Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Katharina Reiche ist gerade in China, es geht um die wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit beider Länder. Sie ist nur eine von vielen internationalen staatlichen Vertretern, die sich momentan in China die Klinke reichen. Nicht zuletzt der Besuch von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz Ende Februar dieses Jahres, bei dem er auch Chinas Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping traf, unterstreicht die Bedeutung Chinas für die Weltwirtschaft. Auch US-Präsident Donald Trump und Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin waren in den vergangenen Wochen auf Staatsbesuch in Peking. Strahlende Bilder, doch wie sieht es hinter der Fassade aus: Wir reden mit ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt aus dem Studio Peking über sogenannte „Dark Factorys“, roboterbetriebenen Produktionsstätten, die fast ohne Menschen funktionieren. Dort wird vom Smartphone bis hin zum E-Auto nahezu alles hergestellt. Unsere Korrespondentin konnte in so einer Dark Factory drehen und berichtet, was diese Robotik für den chinesischen Arbeitsmarkt bedeutet. Mit der Sinologin Dr. Marina Rudyak von der Universität Heidelberg sprechen wir über die vielen Besuche der Staats- und Regierungschefs, die in China zu Gast waren. Und wir reden über den Machtanspruch, den das Land im internationalen politischen System für sich erhebt – mit dem Ziel, auf Augenhöhe mit den USA zu sein. Ein deutliches Problem Chinas in der Bevölkerungsstruktur thematisieren wir auch: Es handelt sich um eine schnell alternde und schrumpfende Gesellschaft und das bringt besondere Herausforderungen für das Land mit sich. Moderation: Janina Werner Redaktion: Heribert Roth, Navina Lala Mitarbeit: Nils Neubert, Caroline Mennerich Redaktionsschluss: 28.05.2026  -----  Alle Folgen des Weltspiegel Podcasts findet ihr hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/weltspiegel-podcast/61593768/ -----  Podcast-Tipp: „Berlin Code - mit Linda Zervakis“: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/berlin-code-mit-linda-zervakis/urn:ard:show:7d6b2a6353d8a1a6/ Feedback, Themenvorschläge & Lob an: weltspiegel.podcast@ard.de -----

What does it actually mean to be a sponsor of choice? In this episode, Jimmy Bechtel sits down with Carrie Lewis and Suzy Montanye from Keenova to find out. The two share how the newly formed company, born from the merger of Mallinckrodt and Endo, is building a site partnership model grounded in accountability, transparency, and real feedback. From their site operational advisory board to a dedicated site relationship manager role, Keenova is making the case that mid-sized sponsors can operate like industry leaders. 

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a critical condition often overlooked in respiratory care. In the first in a series of podcasts about PAH, Brie Soldano, MBA, RRT, RRT-NPS, Respiratory Therapist‑Lead at Nemours Children's Hospital, and Lisa Fuchs, EdD, MHA, RRT, CHWC, FAARC, FNAP, AARC Director of Education, discuss the vital role respiratory therapists play in early detection and intervention. Brie highlights her experiences and actionable insights to improve patient outcomes while underscoring the importance of proactive care in managing PAH, especially in newborns with congenital heart defects. AARC thanks Linde and Mallinckrodt for their support of this episode of the AARC Perspectives Podcast. Send us your thoughts on this podcastThank you for listening! Learn more at aarc.org 

China verurteilt den US-Angriff auf den Iran und gibt sich nach außen zurückhaltend, souverän und scheinbar unparteiisch. Doch hinter den Kulissen stellt sich eine entscheidende Frage: Welche Rolle spielt die Volksrepublik tatsächlich in diesem Konflikt - und welchen Einfluss haben chinesische Technologien? Darüber spricht Host Joyce Lee mit der Sicherheitsexpertin May-Britt Stumbaum vom Spear Institute. Sie erklärt, warum der Iran-Krieg für China weit mehr ist als ein regionaler Konflikt: ein strategisches Testfeld für moderne Technologien und Kriegsführung - mit Blick auf mögliche Szenarien rund um Taiwan. Außerdem berichtet ARD-Korrespondentin Antje Bonhage aus Beijing, wie stark der Krieg in China wirtschaftlich zu spüren ist. Und Katharina Willinger aus dem ARD-Studio in Istanbul ordnet ein, welche Bedeutung China für den Iran in diesem Krieg hat.   "Welt.Macht.China" ist der China-Podcast der ARD. Aktuelle und ehemalige Korrespondent*innen und Expert*innen haben sich zusammengetan, um einen vielfältigen Einblick in das riesige Land zu geben. Es geht um Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, das Leben und den Alltag in der Volksrepublik, außerdem um Klischees und Chinas Rolle in der Welt. Eine neue Folge gibt es jeden zweiten Dienstag unter anderem in der ARD Sounds App: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/welt-macht-china/urn:ard:show:b5d8f07b1baa22d0/   Ihr habt Anmerkungen, Lob und Kritik? Schreibt uns an weltmachtchina@ard.de.   Und hier noch ein Tipp von uns für euch: Der Weltspiegel hat eine Doku mit der ARD-China-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt herausgebracht. Sie schaut sich an, wie die Kommunistische Partei das Leben auf dem Land in China stärken will - und welche Unternehmen, Social Plattformen und Veranstalter dabei mithelfen. Und sie begleitet junge Menschen der Generation Z, die dem Stress der Großstadt entfliehen und ihr Glück auf dem Land suchen. Wenn euch auch interessiert, ob der Plan der KPC aufgeht und ob der Traum auf dem Land für die junge Generation wahr werden kann, dann schaut doch mal in die Weltspiegel Doku "Gen Z in China - Vorwärts aufs Land!" jetzt in der ARD Mediathek: https://1.ard.de/GenZ_in_China_Vorwaerts_aufs_Land_WeltspiegelDoku?p=wmc

Synopsis: Addiction is often misunderstood as a failure of willpower—but emerging science increasingly shows it may be deeply rooted in biology. In this episode of Biotech 2050, recorded during JPM 2026 in San Francisco, host Alok Tayi speaks with Cary Claiborne, CEO of Adial Pharmaceuticals, about a new precision-medicine approach to tackling one of the world's most widespread and undertreated conditions: alcohol use disorder. Cary shares the personal and professional journey that brought him into addiction medicine—from a career in finance at global corporations to helping take pioneering biotech companies public and ultimately leading Adial's mission to address addiction through science. After losing a close family member to addiction, Cary became determined to focus his work on diseases where innovation could create meaningful societal impact. The discussion explores Adial's genetically targeted therapy, designed to reduce alcohol cravings without requiring patients to stop drinking entirely. Cary explains how their repurposed low-dose therapy, paired with a simple cheek-swab diagnostic test, could help identify the patients most likely to benefit—bringing a precision-medicine framework to addiction treatment, an area that has seen little therapeutic innovation in more than two decades. Alok and Cary also examine the broader landscape of addiction science, the societal costs of untreated alcohol use disorder, and how AI-driven clinical simulations are helping design smarter Phase III trials. Looking ahead, Cary discusses how this scientific platform could expand into other impulse-driven conditions, including opioid addiction, gambling, and compulsive behaviors. It's a compelling conversation about precision psychiatry, addiction medicine, and the future of neuropsychiatric drug development. Biography: Cary Claiborne was named Chief Executive Officer of Adial Pharmaceuticals in August 2022 after previously being appointed Chief Operating Officer in December 2021 and being named to the Board of Directors. Mr. Claiborne previously served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and board member of Indivior PLC, a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company developing medicines to treat addiction and serious mental illnesses. Among his accomplishments, Mr. Claiborne led the company's spin off from its then parent company, Reckitt Benckiser, to become an independent, listed company. While at Indivior, he established and oversaw corporate reporting, internal audit, tax, treasury, external audit, and information technology. Prior to joining Indivior, Mr. Claiborne served as the CFO of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, which was later sold to Mallinckrodt. Before joining Sucampo, Mr. Claiborne served as CFO and Corporate Secretary of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., and oversaw corporate finance during the company's initial public offering. He graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Business Administration and from Villanova University with an M.B.A. and was a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Governance Fellow.

Jahrzehntelang waren Megacitys wie Shanghai oder Peking der große Lebenstraum für Chinas Gen Z, doch das soll sich jetzt ändern. Die Kommunistische Partei Chinas und Präsident Xi Jinping möchten, dass mehr junge Leute aufs Land ziehen und es wiederbeleben. Dabei helfen auch die großen Tech- und Medienkonzerne wie Tencent, Douyin und Rednote. Darum geht's in dieser Folge des Weltspiegel Podcast. Was passiert, wenn Städter auf Dorfbewohner treffen? Wie zufrieden macht junge Chinesinnen und Chinesen das Leben auf dem Land? Und beleben die Zuzügler aus der Stadt am Ende vielleicht wirklich Chinas entlegene Dörfer? Unsere Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt war für die Weltspiegel Doku „Gen Z in China - Vorwärts aufs Land!" mittendrin. Sie hat das Dorfleben mitgemacht, gemeinsam mit jungen Bloggern und Influencern aus der Stadt. Was sie dabei erlebt hat, davon erzählt sie in dieser Folge des Weltspiegel Podcast. Außerdem sprechen wir mit China-Expertin Katja Drinhausen vom Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) in Berlin. ----- Moderation: Philipp Abresch Redaktion: Philipp Abresch, Nicole Bölhoff Philipp Weber Mitarbeit: Caroline Mennerich Redaktionsschluss: 27.02.2026 ----- Alle Folgen des Weltspiegel Podcasts findet ihr hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/weltspiegel-podcast/61593768/ ----- Die Weltspiegel Doku: „Gen Z in China: Vorwärts aufs Land!“: https://1.ard.de/GenZ_in_China_Vorwaerts_aufs_Land_WeltspiegelDoku?p=wsp   ----- Unser Podcast-Tipp "Welt.Macht.China": https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/welt-macht-china/urn:ard:show:b5d8f07b1baa22d0/ ----- Feedback, Themenvorschläge & Lob gerne an: weltspiegel.podcast@ard.de

Jahrzehntelang waren Megacitys wie Shanghai oder Peking der große Lebenstraum für Chinas Gen Z, doch das soll sich jetzt ändern. Die Kommunistische Partei Chinas und Präsident Xi Jinping möchten, dass mehr junge Leute aufs Land ziehen und es wiederbeleben. Dabei helfen auch die großen Tech- und Medienkonzerne wie Tencent, Douyin und Rednote. Darum geht's in dieser Folge des Weltspiegel Podcast. Was passiert, wenn Städter auf Dorfbewohner treffen? Wie zufrieden macht junge Chinesinnen und Chinesen das Leben auf dem Land? Und beleben die Zuzügler aus der Stadt am Ende vielleicht wirklich Chinas entlegene Dörfer? Unsere Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt war für die Weltspiegel Doku „Gen Z in China - Vorwärts aufs Land!" mittendrin. Sie hat das Dorfleben mitgemacht, gemeinsam mit jungen Bloggern und Influencern aus der Stadt. Was sie dabei erlebt hat, davon erzählt sie in dieser Folge des Weltspiegel Podcast. Außerdem sprechen wir mit China-Expertin Katja Drinhausen vom Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) in Berlin. ----- Moderation: Philipp Abresch Redaktion: Philipp Abresch, Nicole Bölhoff Philipp Weber Mitarbeit: Caroline Mennerich Redaktionsschluss: 27.02.2026 ----- Alle Folgen des Weltspiegel Podcasts findet ihr hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/weltspiegel-podcast/61593768/ ----- Die Weltspiegel Doku: „Gen Z in China: Vorwärts aufs Land!“: https://1.ard.de/GenZ_in_China_Vorwaerts_aufs_Land_WeltspiegelDoku?p=wsp   ----- Unser Podcast-Tipp "Welt.Macht.China": https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/welt-macht-china/urn:ard:show:b5d8f07b1baa22d0/ ----- Feedback, Themenvorschläge & Lob gerne an: weltspiegel.podcast@ard.de

John is joined by Christopher D. Kercher and Peter H. Fountain, both partners in Quinn Emanuel's New York office.  They discuss their recent representation of Citadel Securities, one of the world's largest market makers, in connection with a case concerning Mallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical company forced into bankruptcy due to opioid litigation.  The central issue was whether $1.6 billion in stock share buybacks conducted between 2015 and 2018 could be recovered by the bankruptcy estate as fraudulent transfers. The legal theory advanced in the case by a litigation trust formed during the bankruptcy was unprecedented in that it sought to void Mallinckrodt share repurchases on the open market that were made in the ordinary course of business.  The trust contended that, under Irish law (Mallinckrodt was an Irish corporation), these repurchases were void because Mallinckrodt should have recognized that it was insolvent due to substantial opioid-related tort liabilities not reflected on its balance sheet. The litigation trust characterized these sales as constructive fraudulent conveyances, asserting that Mallinckrodt lacked adequate capital when executing the buybacks.  The trust sought to claw back the full $1.6 billion from ordinary market participants who had sold shares years prior, basing their argument on limited precedent from Enron-related cases from the 1980s. The defense successfully challenged these claims by invoking the Section 546(e) bankruptcy safe harbor provision. This provision is intended to preserve finality in financial markets and protect legitimate securities transactions.  The defense emphasized that Citadel and similar market makers qualified as financial participants and that the share repurchases constituted protected settlement payments and transfers pursuant to securities contracts under the safe harbor provision. Accepting the litigation trust's theory would require market makers to investigate not only the published financial statements of every traded company, but also hidden tort liabilities and the corporate laws of each jurisdiction of incorporation before facilitating any transactions.  Both the bankruptcy and district courts recognized that imposing such obligations would paralyze financial markets and defeat the purpose of the safe harbor provision and rejected the trust's novel claims.Podcast Link: Law-disrupted.fmHost: John B. Quinn Producer: Alexis HydeMusic and Editing by: Alexander Rossi

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Send us a textGood morning from Pharma Daily: the podcast that brings you the most important developments in the pharmaceutical and biotech world. Today, we delve into a series of compelling updates that underscore the dynamic nature of our industry, marked by scientific breakthroughs, strategic shifts, regulatory advancements, and more.Starting with Pfizer's ambitious endeavors in oncology, the company has initiated Phase 3 trials for its bispecific antibody PF-08634404, targeting non-small cell lung cancer. This innovative approach aims to supersede Keytruda by simultaneously targeting the PD-1 and VEGF pathways, crucial in tumor growth and immune evasion. Pfizer is making substantial strides with its PD-1xVEGF bispecific antibodies by announcing seven near-term trials, including a pivotal phase 3 trial comparing this agent to Keytruda in non-small cell lung cancer. This underscores Pfizer's commitment to developing next-generation immunotherapies that could redefine cancer treatment paradigms by offering more targeted options. The implications are significant; by enhancing therapeutic efficacy through this dual-targeted strategy, Pfizer could set new standards in lung cancer treatment, potentially improving patient outcomes and redefining first-line therapies.Meanwhile, a strategic merger between Mallinckrodt and Endo has culminated in a $6.7 billion transaction, resulting in the rebranding of the combined entity as Keenova. This merger is particularly notable for its decision to spin off the Par Health generics business. Such a move indicates a focused shift towards specialty pharmaceuticals aimed at rare diseases—a trend increasingly seen across the industry as companies pivot towards niche markets with high unmet needs.In financing news, Vor Bio's successful $100 million public offering highlights growing investor confidence in companies addressing autoimmune diseases. This capital will likely accelerate Vor Bio's clinical-stage programs, potentially transforming patient care in this challenging therapeutic area through new and effective treatments.On the regulatory front, Glenmark's Ryaltris has secured approval from China's National Medical Products Administration for treating moderate to severe allergic rhinitis. This approval is pivotal as Glenmark expands its footprint in respiratory therapeutics with innovative small molecule therapies designed to alleviate allergy symptoms—a sign of their strategic growth within this domain.Recent clinical trial results also offer promising news. CeleCor Therapeutics' zalunfiban has shown Phase 3 success for segment elevation myocardial infarction, while UbiVac's DPV-001 has demonstrated improved survival rates in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Engene's Detalimogene voraplasmid exhibited a 63% response rate in bladder cancer patients unresponsive to BCG therapy. These findings reflect ongoing advances in targeted therapies and personalized medicine approaches that continue to reshape the oncology landscape.In policy changes, the UK government has unveiled a five-year roadmap aimed at replacing animal testing with AI and 3D tissue models. This initiative marks a pivotal shift towards more ethical and technologically advanced methods in drug development, potentially accelerating discovery processes while reducing reliance on animal models—a significant move that aligns with global trends towards more humane scientific practices.Meanwhile, Richard Pazdur's appointment as director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research signals strategic leadership changes amidst ongoing organizational investigations. His extensive experience in oncology is expected to guide regulatory oversight during this transformative period for the agency. Dr. Richard Pazdur's appointment as director of CDER representsSupport the show

Das Südchinesische Meer ist einer der gefährlichsten Brennpunkte der Weltpolitik - strategisch, wirtschaftlich und militärisch. Hier kreuzen sich die Handelsrouten Asiens, und genau hier fordert China seinen Anspruch auf Macht heraus. Doch warum beansprucht China fast das gesamte Gebiet für sich? Und was steckt wirklich hinter dieser aggressiven Geopolitik im Asien-Pazifik? ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt in Beijing erklärt, wie China seine Ansprüche im China-Konflikt rechtfertigt -- und warum Beijing darin den Beginn einer neuen Weltordnung sieht. Aus Singapur berichtet Christiane Justus, wie die Philippinen und Vietnam auf Chinas Vorgehen reagieren und welche Rolle die USA als Schutzmacht spielen. Im Gespräch mit Host Joyce Lee ordnet Angela Stanzel von der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) ein, welche Folgen der Konflikt für Europa und Deutschland hat - und ob eine diplomatische Lösung überhaupt noch möglich ist. Eine Folge über Macht, Einfluss und die Frage: Wie verändert China die Weltordnung auf See? "Welt.Macht.China" ist der China-Podcast der ARD. Aktuelle und ehemalige Korrespondent*innen und Expert*innen haben sich zusammengetan, um einen vielfältigen Einblick zu geben in das riesige Land. Es geht um Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, das Leben und den Alltag in der Volksrepublik, außerdem um Klischees und Chinas Rolle in der Welt. Eine neue Folge gibt es jeden zweiten Dienstag in der ARD Audiothek und in allen anderen Podcast-Apps: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/welt-macht-china/10494211/ Ihr habt Anmerkungen, Lob und Kritik? Schreibt uns an weltmachtchina@ard.de. Und hier noch ein Tipp von uns für euch: Die neue Staffel von 11KM Stories - "China Games". Ob Smartwatches, Tablets oder Handys - viele von uns nutzen Technik von Huawei jeden Tag. Der chinesische Tech-Gigant baut überall auf der Welt Kommunikationssysteme, Mobilfunkmasten, Solaranlagen. Gleichzeitig kämpft Huawei seit Jahren gegen Spionagevorwürfe. Könnten wir durch Huawei-Technologie wirklich ausspioniert werden - oder unsere Netze sogar abgeschaltet? "China Games: Das Imperium Huawei" - die neue Staffel von "11KM Stories" findet ihr ab sofort in der ARD Audiothek und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/11km-stories/urn:ard:show:6bb046d00989db56/

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Ben Beller, Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Ben Beller, Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, joins the podcast to walk through how companies can strategically navigate bankruptcy and restructuring during M&A. Drawing from experience on major cases like FTX and Silicon Valley Bank, Ben shares practical insights into Chapter 11 processes, planning strategies, liability management transactions, and how buyers can successfully acquire distressed assets. A must-listen  for corporate development professionals, acquirers, and M&A legal teams looking to build competency around distressed transactions. Things you will learn: The differences between Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcies and when to use each How liability management transactions work and their growing role in restructuring What buyers need to know about acquiring businesses in bankruptcy _______________ What is the Buyer-Led M&A™ Virtual Summit This isn't just another webinar—it's an interactive experience designed to give you the tools and strategies to lead your M&A deals with confidence. This half-day event brings together corporate development leaders and M&A experts to explore Buyer-Led M&A™, showing how you can take control of every stage of the deal. Register Now ________ This episode is sponsored by FirmRoom.  The World's Most Intuitive Virtual Data Room With AI Contract Analysis No Per-Page Fees. No B.S. Just Smarter, Faster Deals. Get started with your free trial today! ________ Episode Timestamps: [00:04:00] Ben Beller's background and major bankruptcy cases (FTX, SVB, Mallinckrodt) [00:07:30] Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 11 – key differences [00:11:30] Signs companies should begin planning for bankruptcy [00:14:00] Prepackaged vs. prearranged vs. freefall bankruptcies [00:17:30] Importance of lender relationships and communication [00:22:00] Role of private credit and debt trading in distressed situations [00:28:00] Liability management transactions explained: dropdowns, up tiers, and more [00:35:00] Trends in liability management and how they defer bankruptcy [00:41:00] M&A in bankruptcy: How buyers can seize opportunities [00:46:30] Understanding stalking horse bids and auction dynamics [00:54:30] Common mistakes in buying businesses out of bankruptcy [01:01:00] Bankruptcy reform trends and cost implications  

Host/Producer: Amy Browne The mercury-contaminated Mallinckrodt site in Orrington is the subject of a Notice of Violation from the Maine DEP FMI: www.maine.gov/dep/spills/holtrachem/. The heads of PBS and NPR have been called to testify before the “House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency” (DOGE) on Wednesday FMI: Protect My Public Media protectmypublicmedia.org/ About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU's News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and Maine Association of Broadcasters awards for her work in 2017 and 2021. Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 3/24/25: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Good morning from Pharma and Biotech daily: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in Pharma and Biotech world.The Trump administration has withdrawn CDC nominee Dave Weldon at the last minute, while NIH and FDA picks advance. Acelyrin has implemented a poison pill strategy to prevent Tang Capital from acquiring the company. Johnson & Johnson and Legend Biotech are investing $150 million to increase Carvykti production. Mallinckrodt and Endo have announced a $6.7 billion merger. Wacker Biotech offers services for advanced therapies. Other news includes updates on Amgen's Uplizna, J&J's talc lawsuit, and Roche's obesity play.

Welcome, Med Tech Gurus! You are in for a fantastic episode today as we sit down with Samina Bari, a strategic advisor with over 30 years of experience in business strategy, corporate governance, and operations. Samina has navigated high-stakes environments, working on transformative acquisitions worth over $40 billion, including major deals like Medivation by Pfizer and Ikaria by Mallinckrodt. In this episode, Samina shares her expertise on managing corporate crises, including cybersecurity breaches, hostile takeovers, and the challenges of scaling companies in complex industries. She also discusses her passion for innovation in healthcare, her advocacy for women-led ventures, and the importance of maintaining a clear "North Star" in business. Get ready to learn from a true leader in risk management and strategic advising. This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone in the medtech or biotech fields.

Hongkong vor fünf Jahren: Über eine Millionen Menschen haben auf den Straßen demonstriert – gegen eine engere Anbindung der Sonderverwaltungszone an die Volksrepublik China. Die Demonstrationen sind eskaliert, es gab Verletzte und viele Festnahmen. Nun – fünf Jahre später – ist es dort seltsam still geworden. Wie viel ist von den Gedanken des Protests noch übrig? Wie geht es Hongkong Chinesinnen und Chinesen heute? Und: Wie viel Freiheit steckt noch in Hongkong? Darum geht es diesmal im Weltspiegel Podcast. Host Fumiko Lipp spricht dazu mit ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt, die in Hongkong war und dort zur Demokratiebewegung recherchiert hat. Außerdem zu hören: Der Demokratie-Aktivist Finn Lau, der einer der Organisatoren der Proteste war und deshalb ins Ausland fliehen musste. ----- Moderation: Fumiko Lipp Redaktion: Nils Kopp, Stefan Jäntsch, Julia Schuster Redaktionsschluss: 26.09.24 ------ Unser Podcast-Tipp: https://1.ard.de/derRestistGeschichtecp Alle Folgen des Weltspiegel Podcast findet ihr hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/weltspiegel-podcast/61593768/

Hongkong vor fünf Jahren: Über eine Millionen Menschen haben auf den Straßen demonstriert – gegen eine engere Anbindung der Sonderverwaltungszone an die Volksrepublik China. Die Demonstrationen sind eskaliert, es gab Verletzte und viele Festnahmen. Nun – fünf Jahre später – ist es dort seltsam still geworden. Wie viel ist von den Gedanken des Protests noch übrig? Wie geht es Hongkong Chinesinnen und Chinesen heute? Und: Wie viel Freiheit steckt noch in Hongkong? Darum geht es diesmal im Weltspiegel Podcast. Host Fumiko Lipp spricht dazu mit ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt, die in Hongkong war und dort zur Demokratiebewegung recherchiert hat. Außerdem zu hören: Der Demokratie-Aktivist Finn Lau, der einer der Organisatoren der Proteste war und deshalb ins Ausland fliehen musste. ----- Moderation: Fumiko Lipp Redaktion: Nils Kopp, Stefan Jäntsch, Julia Schuster Redaktionsschluss: 26.09.24 ------ Unser Podcast-Tipp: https://1.ard.de/derRestistGeschichtecp Alle Folgen des Weltspiegel Podcast findet ihr hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/weltspiegel-podcast/61593768/

SVP operates as “one big virtual global office” built on three functional “pillars” — sourcing, dealmaking and its operating partners — according to HJ Woltery, the firm's co-head of the European investment team. Bloomberg Intelligence's Noel Hebert and Phil Brendel had an in-depth feature interview with Woltery on European distressed debt. They delved into SVP's investment approach and how the restructuring landscape varies from the US and among European countries (7:15). Prior to that, Hebert and Brendel discussed August's telecom-led credit rally and what the start of rate cuts means for the corporate credit cycle. The podcast concludes with BI's Negisa Balluku joining the two for a roundtable discussion covering Avon, Hertz's make-whole decision, Gol airlines, TPG, Diamond Sports, Mallinckrodt, Yellow Corp. and the proliferation of cooperation agreements (1:02:25).

US Supreme Court Justice Brett M Kavanaugh would have a “great career as a restructuring professional,” according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill law professor Melissa B. Jacoby, as his Purdue Pharma 54-page dissent mirrored many bankruptcy lawyers' skepticism regarding the US trustee's arguments. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence's State of Distressed Debt podcast, part of the FICC Focus series, BI bankruptcy litigation analyst Negisa Balluku interviews Jacoby, author of the new book Unjust Debts, on the impact of the Supreme Court's Purdue decision on mass tort bankruptcies, including lingering questions about the future significance of consensual third-party releases (6:45). Earlier in the podcast, BI's Phil Brendel and Noel Hebert discuss how the corporate credit market appears immune to geopolitical risks that don't alter rate expectations. This episode concludes with all three discussing the latest developments in bankruptcy courts and distressed situations, including Incora, Gol Airlines, Mallinckrodt and Diamond Sports (50:15).

Jungen Erwachsenen in China wurde in ihrer Kindheit versprochen: Wer wie verrückt lernt, führt später ein goldenes Leben. Doch nach Jahrzehnten des Aufschwungs steckt Chinas Wirtschaft in einer anhaltenden Krise und das Aufstiegsversprechen gilt nicht mehr. Das bemerken vor allem junge, gut ausgebildete Menschen. Wie geht Chinas Generation Z, Gen Z, damit um? Wie hat sich das Leben für junge Menschen in China verändert? Darüber sprechen wir mit der ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt. Katja Drinhausen von der Forschungseinrichtung Meractor Institute for China Studies erklärt die Gründe und die Auswirkungen für die kriselnde chinesischen Wirtschaft. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Die aktuelle Episode des Podcasts Welt.Macht.China: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/welt-macht-china/leistungsdruck-in-china-top-ausgebildet-und-arbeitslos-24/ard/94754344/

Jungen Erwachsenen in China wurde in ihrer Kindheit versprochen: Wer wie verrückt lernt, führt später ein goldenes Leben. Doch nach Jahrzehnten des Aufschwungs steckt Chinas Wirtschaft in einer anhaltenden Krise und das Aufstiegsversprechen gilt nicht mehr. Das bemerken vor allem junge, gut ausgebildete Menschen. Wie geht Chinas Generation Z, Gen Z, damit um? Wie hat sich das Leben für junge Menschen in China verändert? Darüber sprechen wir mit der ARD-Korrespondentin Marie von Mallinckrodt. Katja Drinhausen von der Forschungseinrichtung Meractor Institute for China Studies erklärt die Gründe und die Auswirkungen für die kriselnde chinesischen Wirtschaft. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Die aktuelle Episode des Podcasts Welt.Macht.China: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/welt-macht-china/leistungsdruck-in-china-top-ausgebildet-und-arbeitslos-24/ard/94754344/

Synopsis: In this episode of BioTech 2050, Robert Ang, CEO of Vor Bio, shares insights on the current state of cancer therapies and next-gen modalities. He discusses Vor Bio's work on shielded stem cell transplants and CAR T-cell therapies targeting hematologic malignancies like AML and MDS. Robert also talks about his experience serving on boards and emphasizes the importance of core values in shaping organizational culture. He highlights his approach to hiring, focusing on finding individuals who are passionate about making an impact over titles. Overall, the discussion provides valuable insights into the evolving landscape of cancer treatment. Biography: Robert Ang, MBBS, MBA brings experience as a senior biotech executive and is formerly a physician, venture capitalist, and strategy consultant. Prior to Vor Bio, Robert was Chief Business Officer at Neon Therapeutics, serving as part of the early team that established the company prior to its Series A investment through IPO. Before Neon, he served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Bavarian Nordic, where he was primarily responsible for conducting a $975 million transaction with Bristol-Myers Squibb for PROSTVAC, a Phase 3 immuno-oncology asset, and served as Head of Business Development and Medical Affairs for Cadence Pharmaceuticals. Robert also worked at Frazier Healthcare Ventures, a leading life sciences venture capital firm, where he was involved in several pharmaceutical and biotechnology investments including Cadence Pharmaceuticals (purchased by Mallinckrodt), Incline Therapeutics (purchased by The Medicines Company), Alnara Pharmaceuticals (purchased by Eli Lilly), and Collegium Pharmaceuticals. Robert also has strategy consulting experience at the Boston Consulting Group and has general surgical training. He holds an MBBS (Doctor of Medicine) from the University of Western Australia and an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School. Robert serves as the Board Chair of Enara Bio, a UK-based biotechnology company focused on non-classical HLA targets for immuno-oncology approaches. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the leading international advocacy organization dedicated to realizing the promise of regenerative medicines and advanced therapies.

Welcome to our four-episode series: Raising Awareness of Hepatorenal Syndrome Acute Kidney Injury (HRS-AKI). In episode one, our host Muhamad Nadeem Yousaf, MD, speaks with Danielle Adebayo, MD, and Florence Wong, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, to analyze the pathophysiology of HRS-AKI. They cover peripheral vasodilatation hypothesis shortcomings in HRS-AKI, vasoconstrictor systems, bacterial translocation, inflammation, renal dysfunction, and contributory factors like cholemic nephropathy and adrenal insufficiency, while also suggesting the potential of metabolomic studies for future insights. Each episode of this series corresponds to a journal article from a September 2023 supplement of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CGH), the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, focusing on addressing knowledge gaps in HRS-AKI. To read the related journal articles and claim CME for listening, visit agau.gastro.org. This series is supported by an independent educational grant from Mallinckrodt

Welcome to our four-episode series: Raising Awareness of Hepatorenal Syndrome Acute Kidney Injury (HRS-AKI). In our final episode, our host Muhamad Nadeem Yousaf, MD, speaks with Vivian Ortiz, MD, and Neil Shah, MD, to delve into critical aspects of HRS-AKI. They cover the prognosis after initial management, the significance of reversing renal impairment for liver transplant candidates, the predictive role of MELD score in HRS-AKI, treatment's impact on liver transplant waiting lists, decision-making between liver transplant alone or simultaneous liver-kidney transplant, timing considerations for kidney transplant post-liver transplant, and factors affecting post-transplant prognosis. Each episode of this series corresponds to a journal article from a September 2023 supplement of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CGH), the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, focusing on addressing knowledge gaps in HRS-AKI. To read the related journal articles and claim CME for listening, visit agau.gastro.org. This series is supported by an independent educational grant from Mallinckrodt

Welcome to our four-episode series: Raising Awareness of Hepatorenal Syndrome Acute Kidney Injury (HRS-AKI). In episode three, our host Muhamad Nadeem Yousaf, MD, speaks with Nikhilesh Mazumder, MD, MPH, Shilpa Junna, MD, and Pratima Sharma, MD, MBBS, MS, to discuss initial management of patients with HRS-AKI. They'll explore topics such as the efficacy of non-selective beta-blockers, the recommended plasma expander for those with decompensated cirrhosis, the roles of renal replacement therapy (RRT), TIPS, and extracorporeal liver support system (ELSS), and the significance of liver transplant in the context of HRS-AKI. Each episode of this series corresponds to a journal article from a September 2023 supplement of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CGH), the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, focusing on addressing knowledge gaps in HRS-AKI. To read the related journal articles and claim CME for listening, visit agau.gastro.org. This series is supported by an independent educational grant from Mallinckrodt

Welcome to our four-episode series: Raising Awareness of Hepatorenal Syndrome Acute Kidney Injury (HRS-AKI). In episode two, our host Muhamad Nadeem Yousaf, MD, speaks with Nikki Duong, MD, to discuss the nomenclature, pharmacological options, and care recommendations for HRS-AKI patients. Each episode of this series corresponds to a journal article from a September 2023 supplement of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CGH), the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, focusing on addressing knowledge gaps in HRS-AKI. To read the related journal articles and claim CME for listening, visit agau.gastro.org. This series is supported by an independent educational grant from Mallinckrodt

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Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Stories we are following in today's edition: Mallinckrodt escapes SEC fine. (SEC) Biden announces Supply Chain Task Force. (Bloomberg) Holiday season=workplace romances? (FT) ABC slims down Chinese fatcats. (The Guardian) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenia ist nicht nur in Afrika ein Vorreiter bei erneuerbaren Energien. Mehr als 80 Prozent des Stroms liefern Geothermie, Wind, Wasser und Fotovoltaik. Aber auch Flüssiggas und Atomkraft sollen im künftigen Mix den Energiehunger befriedigen. David Ehl, Marie von Mallinckrodt, Andre Zantowwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Weltzeit

China gilt als Pionier bei den Erneuerbaren Energien. In der Inneren Mongolei entsteht derzeit ein gigantischer Solarpark. Das Ziel: bis 2060 klimaneutral sein. Doch zugleich investiert China in den Kohleabbau, um Energievorräte zu sichern. Mallinckrodt, Marie; Lamby-Schmitt, Eva;Lamby-Schmitt, Evawww.deutschlandfunk.de, Hintergrund

Many burn survivors face the harsh reality after a burn injury of wondering if they will ever return back to ‘normal'. For many, the long journey to recovery can seem both overwhelming and uncertain—not knowing what the future can hold or how long recovery (both physical and emotional) may take. A burn survivor's journey to recovery is not often quick—and it can be in these moments of uncertainty that finding purpose and motivation can help survivors overcome some of their darkest moments. For Matt Manzari, a career in wakeskating that began at an early age seemed like what he was born to do. However, after two major traumatic events—a wakeskating water accident and an electrical burn injury, he was left not knowing what his future may hold. In this episode, we talk with Matt about his personal journey to recovery, how he found purpose after his accidents, and what returning back to ‘normal' meant for Matt. About Matt ManzariMatt Manzari fell in love with water sports at an early age. He started wakeskating and before he knew it, he was sponsored by Nike and traveling the world doing what he loved at the age of 15!  It seemed like his career was established, and Matt knew what he would do for the rest of his life! However, God had other plans and began to work on his heart. Matt went on to school to study Theology and four years laters, he was about to graduate and he and his wife were excited to move into full-time ministry. The weekend before his final exams, and even though he had pretty much removed himself from the sport, Matt entered into the pro tour contests to earn some extra money. However, tragedy struck and he was involved in an accident that doctors were amazed he survived. A year later, Matt began working in ministry. He was trimming trees at a local church and a power line arched over to the metal bucket he was standing in. 14,000 Volts shot through his body and caused 4th and 5th-degree burns, which melted most of the skin off of his chest and arms, going deep enough to kill muscle and bone. Matt was rushed to the emergency center and doctors were not sure if he would ever wake from the coma he was in. Miraculously, a few days later he woke up from the coma and began to speak. After multiple surgeries of tissue removal, artificial skin placement, and skin grafts, Matt was released just over three months later. Resources from the Show Visit Matt Manzari's Website.Purchase Matt's Book on Amazon.Learn More About Operation Wake Surf.Follow Matt on Facebook.Follow Matt on Instagram.Watch Matt on YouTube.Visit the Burn Community Bookshelf.Learn More About Phoenix Society's World Burn Congress.Watch ‘Finding Purpose After a Burn Injury'.Read the Article ‘Pain Management After a Burn Injury'.Watch ‘Telling Your Story to Make a Difference'.Download Your Free Copy of ‘A Caregiver's Guide to a Burn Injury'.Share Your Burn Survivor Story Online.Join the Online Burn Survivor Communities for Peer Support.Get Your Own Copy of Phoenix Society's Journey Magazine.For More Resources, Visit Us Here.About Mallinckrodt PharmaceuticalsFor more than 150 years, Mallinckrodt has been advancing the fields of science and medicine to improve the lives of people around the world. Learn more by visiting https://www.mallinckrodt.com.Sponsor Girls with Grafts Interested in becoming a sponsor of the show? Email us at info@phoenix-society.org. Enjoyed the show? Tell us on social media using hashtag #GirlswithGrafts and tagging Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors! 

This week's episode includes recaps of last week's Second Circuit ruling that $1.798 billion in syndicated leveraged loans to Millennium Health do not constitute “securities” covered by state and federal securities laws, Diamond Sports Group's previously sealed fraudulent transfer complaint against two JPMorgan entities and near-term restructurings in Mallinckrodt, Audacy, SmileDirectClub and Party City. And, as always, a preview of what's on the docket for this week. If you are not a Reorg subscriber, request access here: go.reorg-research.com/Podcast-Trial We're looking for feedback to improve the podcast experience! Please share your thoughts here: www.research.net/r/Reorg_podcast_survey For more information on our latest events and webinars: reorg.com/resources/events-and-webinars/ Sign up to our weekly newsletter Reorg on the Record: reorg.com/resources/reorg-on-the-record/ #highyield #leveragedfinance

This week's episode includes recaps of new coverage names Hawaiian Electric and Spirit AeroSystems, In-Court Action in Yellow Corp, FTX and Diamond Sports and potential restructurings from Mallinckrodt, Pure Fishing, Cano Health and Tenneco. And, as always, Reorg's Kate Thomas presents a preview of what's to come. If you are not a Reorg subscriber, request access here: go.reorg-research.com/Podcast-Trial We're looking for feedback to improve the podcast experience! Please share your thoughts here: www.research.net/r/Reorg_podcast_survey For more information on our latest events and webinars: reorg.com/resources/events-and-webinars/ Sign up to our weekly newsletter Reorg on the Record: reorg.com/resources/reorg-on-the-record/ #highyield #leveragedfinance

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Dr. Chris Apfel, Founder, CEO, & Chairman of the Board at SageMedic Corp. Located in Palo Alto, CA, USA, SageMedic Corp. (SAGE) is a cancer diagnostic company that brings precision medicine to the next level by overcoming the limitations of genomic testing. Specifically, because only 1 out of 4 patients have genomic mutations, in most cases oncologists don't have the tools to predict which therapy, if any, is likely to work for an individual patient. Hence, SAGE has developed the SAGE Oncotest™, a proprietary patent-protected ex-vivo, high-throughput 3D assay that predicts a patient's tumor response to traditional chemotherapies and targeted therapies, independently of any potential genetic mutations, and that within just 1 week.  With only $4.0M of funding SAGE has been able to develop this assay and is now a registered California lab that has very recently become fully accredited according to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) by the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), hence at the verge of starting commercialization to generate early revenue and clinical case studies.  Dr. Chris Apfel is an impact investor, and the Chair of the Life Sciences at the Northern California chapters of the Keiretsu Forum. He has led numerous due diligence efforts and has since made over 20+ investments in life science companies including Mission Bio, CorInnova, Pathware, Raydiant Oximetry, etc.  Before that, Dr. Apfel was an Executive Director of Cadence, where his health economic research on a non-reimbursable drug showed a $500 per patient cost savings after which Cadence was acquired for $1.3 billion by Mallinckrodt. Before he moved into the industry, he was a practicing clinician and professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) with over 100 publications that have been cited over 20,000 times in the literature. Dr. Apfel received his MD/PhD from the University of Giessen, Germany, and his MBA from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, PA.  Dr. Chris shares the need for a strong and experienced team and game-changing technology, while also acknowledging the regulatory challenges in the life science space. He shares his belief that successful FDA approval can lead to high rewards and discusses the significance of reproducibility in academic research and the importance of forming independent opinions when evaluating startup opportunities. Visit SageMedic Corp at , and on . Reach out to Dr. Chris at , and on .   _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

Mallinckrodt, one of the country's largest opioid makers, is considering a plan to get out of paying more than $1 billion in settlement money to opioid victims. WSJ's Alexander Saeedy explains. Further Reading:  - Hedge Funds Seek to Cut Off $1 Billion Meant for Opioid Victims  Further Listening: - Purdue's $4.5 Billion Opioid Settlement Got Thrown Out. Now What?  - Two Days of Reckoning For Opioid Makers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan AG files felony charges against 16 fake Trump electors | Missouri regulators say federal radioactive groundwater contamination efforts are not working | MO Gov Mike Parson signs bill easing restrictions on retired educators' ability to teach | Illinois Supreme Court rules SAFE-T Act Constitutional, making Illinois the first state to ban cash bail | Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces 800,000 student loan borrowers to receive forgiveness in the next month. Support this show and all of the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the patreon link to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month and goes up from there with extra shows and special access at the higher levels. Heartlandpod.com, click the patreon link or just go to Patreon and search for the heartland pod. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.INTRO: Welcome to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet. I'm your host, Sean Diller, and I want to thank you for joining me today.Here we go! DETROIT NEWS:16 false Trump electors face felony charges in MichiganCraig MaugerBeth LeBlancThe Detroit NewsLansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.Each of the 16 electors have been charged with eight felony counts, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery, according to Nessel's office.The revelation capped six months of investigation and produced the most serious allegations yet in Michigan over the campaign to overturn Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Biden won Michigan by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, but Trump and his supporters maintained false claims that fraud swung the result.As part of the push to undermine Biden's victory, Trump supporters gathered inside the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a certificate, claiming to cast the state's 16 electoral votes for Trump.Eventually the false certificate was sent to the National Archives and Congress. The document falsely claimed the Trump electors had met inside the Michigan State Capitol on Dec. 14.  But that's not what happened. In fact Dec. 14 at the real state capitol is where the real electors met to cast their real electoral votes for the real winner, Joe Biden. The Michigan Attorney General said "The false electors' actions undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan.""My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election."Ryan Goodman, a law professor New York University School of Law, called the charges "a strong case" and noted the fake electors signed a sworn statement attesting "we convened and organized in the State Capitol.""In truth, they met (secretly) in GOP headquarters basement," Goodman wrote on Twitter.The felony complaints indicate the warrants for each of the electors were signed Thursday and Friday of last week, according to copies of the documents.The names and positions of the electors are available in news articles, and include several current and former state GOP committee chairs and local elected officials.Each of the 16 electors is charged with eight felonies: two counts of election law forgery; two counts of forgery; and one count each of uttering and publishing, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to commit election law forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery. Conspiracy to commit forgery carries one of the steepest penalties, punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The conspiracy charges allege the defendants worked with specific named others to falsely make a public record: which was the false certificate of votes of the 2020 fake electors from Michigan.The 16 fake electors convened in the basement of Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and produced a certificate that claimed Trump had won the state's 16 electoral votes.An affidavit prepared by Michigan AG Nessel's office in support of the complaint indicated Republican staffers in interviews with investigators said that non-electors were blocked from entering the building and the electors themselves were required to surrender their cellphones to prevent any recording of the event. GOP elector Mayra Rodriguez would later tell the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Trump campaign aide Shawn Flynn was present and spoke to the fake electors at the site.Attorney Ian Northon attempted to deliver a manila envelope similar to the size of the false electoral vote certificate to the Michigan Senate, claiming it contained the Republican electoral votes, the filing said. The U.S. National Archives and U.S. Senate Archives reported receiving a copy of the false certificate as well. Michigan election law bans someone from knowingly making or publishing a false document "with the intent to defraud."Each defendant, or their attorneys, has been notified of the charges, and the court will provide each with a date to appear in Ingham County district court for an arraignment. In a statement, AG Nessel's office also said "This remains an ongoing investigation, and the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not ruled out charges against additional defendants," Nessel's office said.YIKES: 14 years for conspiracy to commit forgery. And I'm not a practicing attorney, but I would bet anyone connected to Rudy Giuoini, Sydney Powell, Lindsey Graham, and some of these other goofballs could be looking at conspiracy charges as well. Because the tough thing about conspiracy crimes - so here it's conspiracy to commit election forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery - so the tough part if you're a defendant, is that once you talk with another person about the plan, and anyone involved takes even the smallest step toward moving on it, the crime of conspiracy is complete. You'll be found guilty if the prosecutor can prove it. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Something in the water.BY: ALLISON KITE - JULY 17, 2023 4:40 PM     A joint investigation by The Independent and MuckRock.In 2021, Missouri environmental regulators warned the federal government that radioactive contamination of groundwater from a uranium processing site near St. Louis was not improving despite cleanup efforts, according to documents reviewed by The Missouri Independent and MuckRock.Officials with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy in May 2021, responding to the agency's five-year review of its cleanup efforts at a Weldon Spring site where uranium was refined during the Cold War.While the radioactive waste and contaminated debris from the uranium processing site have been contained, Missouri regulators said contamination in the surrounding groundwater wasn't getting better.The letter, which has not been reported publicly, is the latest example of Missouri officials pushing the federal government to do more to protect the health of St. Louis-area residents near the litany of World War II and Cold War-era nuclear sites in the region. A six-month investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press found that federal agencies and private companies, for decades, downplayed concerns about radiological contamination or failed to investigate it fully at sites in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.St. Louis and surrounding areas played a key role in the development of the first atomic bomb during World War II. Uranium processed in downtown St. Louis was used in the first sustained nuclear reaction in Chicago. After the war, Mallinckrodt, which operated the downtown plant, started similar operations at a new facility on Missouri Highway 94 just north of the Missouri River.The more than 200-acre site has been contaminated for decades by radium, thorium and uranium as well as dangerous non-radioactive chemicals from its use to manufacture explosives and process uranium ore. The Weldon Spring plant was demolished and the debris buried, along with residue leftover from uranium processing, in a 41-acre containment cell covered with rock. The containment cell, the highest point in St. Charles County, is accessible to the public and has a monument to the communities displaced by the war effort and information on the cleanup effort at the top.Closer to the Missouri River, a quarry the federal government used to store radioactive waste was also contaminated. It's separated from the main site but part of the same cleanup and monitoring effort.Remediation of the plant is complete, but monitoring has shown uranium contamination is not decreasing. The Environmental Protection Agency shared some of the state's concerns that the groundwater monitoring network was insufficient and the groundwater is not projected to be restored in a reasonable timeframe. Beyond that, the state says, the extent of the contamination hasn't been sufficiently defined, meaning it could be more widespread than the Department of Energy knows based on its sampling. The federal sampling program, the state argues, is inadequate.Missouri regulators, in their letter, repeatedly corrected the Department of Energy when the federal agency said uranium levels were falling in groundwater wells at the site.In a response to the state, the federal government said it would revise its conclusion that the remedy was working. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Pulled out of retirementNew law tackles Missouri teacher shortage by encouraging retirees to return to classroomGov. Mike Parson signed legislation last week that allows educators to return to work without losing retirement benefitsBY: ANNELISE HANSHAW - JULY 13, 2023 9:00 AMMissouri's school districts are struggling - not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel.In the most recent school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught over 8% of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.The crisis has led larger school districts to consider adopting four-day school weeks to address teacher retention and recruitment problems.Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, has been working on one way to address the problem for four years. And last week, the governor signed a bill into law, set to take effect Aug. 28, that will allow retired public-school staff to work full-time for a district for up to four years without losing retirement benefits.Prior to Black's legislation, teachers and non-certificated staff could work full-time for only two years post-retirement without losing benefits.The law also addresses other positions, like bus drivers and janitors. Retired school employees can work in positions that don't require a teaching certificate for more hours. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS:UPDATED: Cash bail will end in Illinois as state supreme court rules the SAFE-T Act is constitutionalTuesday, July 18, 2023By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. The 5-2 decision – handed down on partisan lines – means that an individual's wealth will no longer play a role in whether they are incarcerated while awaiting trial. Judges can still order someone to be detained as they await trial, but the new system will instead be based on an offender's level of risk of reoffending or fleeing prosecution. With the new law's implementation, Illinois will become the first state in the U.S. to fully eliminate cash bail – and all provisions of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform will have taken full effect.Short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, the wide-ranging measure was an initiative of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus that passed in the wake of a nationwide reckoning with racism in the criminal justice system following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.The act reformed police training, certification and use-of-force standards, expanded detainee rights, and gave the attorney general's office authority to investigate alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement. It also requires body cameras at all police departments by 2025. Some larger departments are already required to use body cameras under the law.State Rep. Justin Slaughter, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored the measure in the House, said the pretrial detention overhaul addresses an “overly punitive criminal justice system” for impoverished Illinoisans – especially those in Black and brown communities.It's a system that often forces innocent individuals to take plea deals – and to accept a criminal record – to obtain their freedom when they don't have money to post bail.“So this is not about being tough on crime or soft on crime,” he said. “This is about being smart on crime, reworking our system, streamlining our system to address those higher-level, more violent, dangerous alleged offenses. It's not about having someone unnecessarily sit in jail.”While opponents of the new law have argued it will strain smaller court systems and hinder judicial discretion, the lawsuit centered on the meaning of two mentions of the word “bail” in the Illinois Constitution, and the interplay between branches of government.The Supreme Court ruled on a set of consolidated cases filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's Democratic legislative leaders by state's attorneys and sheriffs from over 60 counties.The lawsuit specifically cited Article VIII of the state constitution, which states, “all persons” accused of crimes “shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.” Any changes to the language, the lawsuit argued, would require a constitutional amendment to be approved by voters.While a Kankakee County judge ruled with the state's attorneys and sheriffs late last year, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, writing for the majority, said the lower court misinterpreted the state constitution..  She wrote, “The Illinois Constitution does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public,”Theis' majority opinion also said that the pretrial release provisions “expressly take crime victims into account.”“As we have already mentioned, those provisions require a court to consider the ‘nature and seriousness of the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons that would be posed by the defendant's release,' including crime victims and their family members,” she wrote.  The pretrial detention changes – often referred to as the Pretrial Fairness Act, or PFA – will create a “presumption” in favor of pretrial release, meaning “the state bears the burden of establishing a defendant's eligibility for pretrial detention,” Theis wrote.Advocates say the intent of that provision is to divert lower-level nonviolent offenders from pretrial incarceration while giving judges authority to detain individuals accused of more serious crimes if they are deemed dangerous or at risk of fleeing prosecution.Another facet of the reform entitles defendants to a more intensive first appearance in court. During that appearance, defendants will now have a right to legal representation and prosecutors can detail their reasons for continued detention.The new hearings replace standard bail hearings, which often last less than five minutes and end with a judge deciding the conditions of release, including how much money the defendant must post to be released.Advocates for the bail reform have noted that it gives judges greater authority to detain individuals accused of crimes such as domestic battery and violations of orders of protection prior to trial than does prior law.Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the executive director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, spoke in favor of the reform at a virtual news conference Tuesday.  “I want to be clear – safety and interests and voices of people who have endured rape and violence in the sex trade have never been prioritized when the criminal legal system is asked to make decisions about the liberty of people who are accused of serious crimes of violence. This changes that.”While the new law directs law enforcement officers to cite and release anyone accused of a crime below a Class A misdemeanor, they would maintain discretion to make an arrest if the person is a threat or if making the arrest is necessary to prevent further lawbreaking.Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart was one of two state's attorneys in Illinois who backed the SAFE-T Act alongside Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. He noted that many smaller jurisdictions will lose revenue from cash bail payments when the system is eliminated – a point that reform advocates have repeatedly noted shows a flaw in the system.Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association.KANSAS REFLECTOR: Promises made, promises kept.White House announces more than 800,000 student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven. You heard that right. BY: ARIANA FIGUEROA - JULY 14, 2023 10:41 AM    WASHINGTON — The $39 billion in debt relief will come through fixes to mismanagement of the agency's income-driven repayment plans. Many long-time borrowers, including those who had been making payments for 20 years or more, were denied relief they were eligible for under the repayment plans. This happens when qualified payments were made but aren't being counted accurately. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” The Department of Education has already begun to notify those 804,000 borrowers of their forgiveness, and within 30 days their debts will be wiped out.The plan includes borrowers with Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loans held by the department who have reached a forgiveness threshold specified by the department.Cardona said “By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have already done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, veterans and other borrowers with permanent disabilities”A 2022 NPR investigation found numerous problems with the agency's handling of IDR plans, which are meant to help low-income borrowers. Loan servicers failed to keep track of borrowers' progress toward forgiveness and payment histories were not properly transferred from one loan servicer to another. In January of this year, The Department of Education announced plans to overhaul the income-driven repayment plan.Under the new plan, monthly payments would decline to 5% of a borrower's income — down from 10% — and the repayment timeline for loan forgiveness would be decreased to 10 years from 20 or 25 if the initial loan is less than $12,000.The announcement Friday followed the Supreme Court's decision in late June to strike down the Biden administration's student debt relief program that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.Under the Biden administration, the Department of Education has canceled about $116 billion in student loan debt for borrowers who were misled by for-profit institutions, borrowers with disabilities and those with loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Welp, that's it for me. From Denver I'm Sean Diller, original reporting for the stories in todays show is from Capitol News Illinois, Missouri Independent, Detroit News, and Kansas Reflector.

Michigan AG files felony charges against 16 fake Trump electors | Missouri regulators say federal radioactive groundwater contamination efforts are not working | MO Gov Mike Parson signs bill easing restrictions on retired educators' ability to teach | Illinois Supreme Court rules SAFE-T Act Constitutional, making Illinois the first state to ban cash bail | Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces 800,000 student loan borrowers to receive forgiveness in the next month. Support this show and all of the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the patreon link to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month and goes up from there with extra shows and special access at the higher levels. Heartlandpod.com, click the patreon link or just go to Patreon and search for the heartland pod. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.INTRO: Welcome to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet. I'm your host, Sean Diller, and I want to thank you for joining me today.Here we go! DETROIT NEWS:16 false Trump electors face felony charges in MichiganCraig MaugerBeth LeBlancThe Detroit NewsLansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.Each of the 16 electors have been charged with eight felony counts, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery, according to Nessel's office.The revelation capped six months of investigation and produced the most serious allegations yet in Michigan over the campaign to overturn Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Biden won Michigan by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, but Trump and his supporters maintained false claims that fraud swung the result.As part of the push to undermine Biden's victory, Trump supporters gathered inside the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a certificate, claiming to cast the state's 16 electoral votes for Trump.Eventually the false certificate was sent to the National Archives and Congress. The document falsely claimed the Trump electors had met inside the Michigan State Capitol on Dec. 14.  But that's not what happened. In fact Dec. 14 at the real state capitol is where the real electors met to cast their real electoral votes for the real winner, Joe Biden. The Michigan Attorney General said "The false electors' actions undermined the public's faith in the integrity of our elections and, we believe, also plainly violated the laws by which we administer our elections in Michigan.""My department has prosecuted numerous cases of election law violations throughout my tenure, and it would be malfeasance of the greatest magnitude if my department failed to act here in the face of overwhelming evidence of an organized effort to circumvent the lawfully cast ballots of millions of Michigan voters in a presidential election."Ryan Goodman, a law professor New York University School of Law, called the charges "a strong case" and noted the fake electors signed a sworn statement attesting "we convened and organized in the State Capitol.""In truth, they met (secretly) in GOP headquarters basement," Goodman wrote on Twitter.The felony complaints indicate the warrants for each of the electors were signed Thursday and Friday of last week, according to copies of the documents.The names and positions of the electors are available in news articles, and include several current and former state GOP committee chairs and local elected officials.Each of the 16 electors is charged with eight felonies: two counts of election law forgery; two counts of forgery; and one count each of uttering and publishing, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to commit election law forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery. Conspiracy to commit forgery carries one of the steepest penalties, punishable by up to 14 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.The conspiracy charges allege the defendants worked with specific named others to falsely make a public record: which was the false certificate of votes of the 2020 fake electors from Michigan.The 16 fake electors convened in the basement of Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and produced a certificate that claimed Trump had won the state's 16 electoral votes.An affidavit prepared by Michigan AG Nessel's office in support of the complaint indicated Republican staffers in interviews with investigators said that non-electors were blocked from entering the building and the electors themselves were required to surrender their cellphones to prevent any recording of the event. GOP elector Mayra Rodriguez would later tell the Jan. 6 Select Committee that Trump campaign aide Shawn Flynn was present and spoke to the fake electors at the site.Attorney Ian Northon attempted to deliver a manila envelope similar to the size of the false electoral vote certificate to the Michigan Senate, claiming it contained the Republican electoral votes, the filing said. The U.S. National Archives and U.S. Senate Archives reported receiving a copy of the false certificate as well. Michigan election law bans someone from knowingly making or publishing a false document "with the intent to defraud."Each defendant, or their attorneys, has been notified of the charges, and the court will provide each with a date to appear in Ingham County district court for an arraignment. In a statement, AG Nessel's office also said "This remains an ongoing investigation, and the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not ruled out charges against additional defendants," Nessel's office said.YIKES: 14 years for conspiracy to commit forgery. And I'm not a practicing attorney, but I would bet anyone connected to Rudy Giuoini, Sydney Powell, Lindsey Graham, and some of these other goofballs could be looking at conspiracy charges as well. Because the tough thing about conspiracy crimes - so here it's conspiracy to commit election forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery - so the tough part if you're a defendant, is that once you talk with another person about the plan, and anyone involved takes even the smallest step toward moving on it, the crime of conspiracy is complete. You'll be found guilty if the prosecutor can prove it. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Something in the water.BY: ALLISON KITE - JULY 17, 2023 4:40 PM     A joint investigation by The Independent and MuckRock.In 2021, Missouri environmental regulators warned the federal government that radioactive contamination of groundwater from a uranium processing site near St. Louis was not improving despite cleanup efforts, according to documents reviewed by The Missouri Independent and MuckRock.Officials with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy in May 2021, responding to the agency's five-year review of its cleanup efforts at a Weldon Spring site where uranium was refined during the Cold War.While the radioactive waste and contaminated debris from the uranium processing site have been contained, Missouri regulators said contamination in the surrounding groundwater wasn't getting better.The letter, which has not been reported publicly, is the latest example of Missouri officials pushing the federal government to do more to protect the health of St. Louis-area residents near the litany of World War II and Cold War-era nuclear sites in the region. A six-month investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press found that federal agencies and private companies, for decades, downplayed concerns about radiological contamination or failed to investigate it fully at sites in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.St. Louis and surrounding areas played a key role in the development of the first atomic bomb during World War II. Uranium processed in downtown St. Louis was used in the first sustained nuclear reaction in Chicago. After the war, Mallinckrodt, which operated the downtown plant, started similar operations at a new facility on Missouri Highway 94 just north of the Missouri River.The more than 200-acre site has been contaminated for decades by radium, thorium and uranium as well as dangerous non-radioactive chemicals from its use to manufacture explosives and process uranium ore. The Weldon Spring plant was demolished and the debris buried, along with residue leftover from uranium processing, in a 41-acre containment cell covered with rock. The containment cell, the highest point in St. Charles County, is accessible to the public and has a monument to the communities displaced by the war effort and information on the cleanup effort at the top.Closer to the Missouri River, a quarry the federal government used to store radioactive waste was also contaminated. It's separated from the main site but part of the same cleanup and monitoring effort.Remediation of the plant is complete, but monitoring has shown uranium contamination is not decreasing. The Environmental Protection Agency shared some of the state's concerns that the groundwater monitoring network was insufficient and the groundwater is not projected to be restored in a reasonable timeframe. Beyond that, the state says, the extent of the contamination hasn't been sufficiently defined, meaning it could be more widespread than the Department of Energy knows based on its sampling. The federal sampling program, the state argues, is inadequate.Missouri regulators, in their letter, repeatedly corrected the Department of Energy when the federal agency said uranium levels were falling in groundwater wells at the site.In a response to the state, the federal government said it would revise its conclusion that the remedy was working. MISSOURI INDEPENDENT: Pulled out of retirementNew law tackles Missouri teacher shortage by encouraging retirees to return to classroomGov. Mike Parson signed legislation last week that allows educators to return to work without losing retirement benefitsBY: ANNELISE HANSHAW - JULY 13, 2023 9:00 AMMissouri's school districts are struggling - not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel.In the most recent school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught over 8% of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.The crisis has led larger school districts to consider adopting four-day school weeks to address teacher retention and recruitment problems.Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, has been working on one way to address the problem for four years. And last week, the governor signed a bill into law, set to take effect Aug. 28, that will allow retired public-school staff to work full-time for a district for up to four years without losing retirement benefits.Prior to Black's legislation, teachers and non-certificated staff could work full-time for only two years post-retirement without losing benefits.The law also addresses other positions, like bus drivers and janitors. Retired school employees can work in positions that don't require a teaching certificate for more hours. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS:UPDATED: Cash bail will end in Illinois as state supreme court rules the SAFE-T Act is constitutionalTuesday, July 18, 2023By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. The 5-2 decision – handed down on partisan lines – means that an individual's wealth will no longer play a role in whether they are incarcerated while awaiting trial. Judges can still order someone to be detained as they await trial, but the new system will instead be based on an offender's level of risk of reoffending or fleeing prosecution. With the new law's implementation, Illinois will become the first state in the U.S. to fully eliminate cash bail – and all provisions of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform will have taken full effect.Short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, the wide-ranging measure was an initiative of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus that passed in the wake of a nationwide reckoning with racism in the criminal justice system following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.The act reformed police training, certification and use-of-force standards, expanded detainee rights, and gave the attorney general's office authority to investigate alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement. It also requires body cameras at all police departments by 2025. Some larger departments are already required to use body cameras under the law.State Rep. Justin Slaughter, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored the measure in the House, said the pretrial detention overhaul addresses an “overly punitive criminal justice system” for impoverished Illinoisans – especially those in Black and brown communities.It's a system that often forces innocent individuals to take plea deals – and to accept a criminal record – to obtain their freedom when they don't have money to post bail.“So this is not about being tough on crime or soft on crime,” he said. “This is about being smart on crime, reworking our system, streamlining our system to address those higher-level, more violent, dangerous alleged offenses. It's not about having someone unnecessarily sit in jail.”While opponents of the new law have argued it will strain smaller court systems and hinder judicial discretion, the lawsuit centered on the meaning of two mentions of the word “bail” in the Illinois Constitution, and the interplay between branches of government.The Supreme Court ruled on a set of consolidated cases filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's Democratic legislative leaders by state's attorneys and sheriffs from over 60 counties.The lawsuit specifically cited Article VIII of the state constitution, which states, “all persons” accused of crimes “shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.” Any changes to the language, the lawsuit argued, would require a constitutional amendment to be approved by voters.While a Kankakee County judge ruled with the state's attorneys and sheriffs late last year, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, writing for the majority, said the lower court misinterpreted the state constitution..  She wrote, “The Illinois Constitution does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public,”Theis' majority opinion also said that the pretrial release provisions “expressly take crime victims into account.”“As we have already mentioned, those provisions require a court to consider the ‘nature and seriousness of the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons that would be posed by the defendant's release,' including crime victims and their family members,” she wrote.  The pretrial detention changes – often referred to as the Pretrial Fairness Act, or PFA – will create a “presumption” in favor of pretrial release, meaning “the state bears the burden of establishing a defendant's eligibility for pretrial detention,” Theis wrote.Advocates say the intent of that provision is to divert lower-level nonviolent offenders from pretrial incarceration while giving judges authority to detain individuals accused of more serious crimes if they are deemed dangerous or at risk of fleeing prosecution.Another facet of the reform entitles defendants to a more intensive first appearance in court. During that appearance, defendants will now have a right to legal representation and prosecutors can detail their reasons for continued detention.The new hearings replace standard bail hearings, which often last less than five minutes and end with a judge deciding the conditions of release, including how much money the defendant must post to be released.Advocates for the bail reform have noted that it gives judges greater authority to detain individuals accused of crimes such as domestic battery and violations of orders of protection prior to trial than does prior law.Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the executive director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, spoke in favor of the reform at a virtual news conference Tuesday.  “I want to be clear – safety and interests and voices of people who have endured rape and violence in the sex trade have never been prioritized when the criminal legal system is asked to make decisions about the liberty of people who are accused of serious crimes of violence. This changes that.”While the new law directs law enforcement officers to cite and release anyone accused of a crime below a Class A misdemeanor, they would maintain discretion to make an arrest if the person is a threat or if making the arrest is necessary to prevent further lawbreaking.Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart was one of two state's attorneys in Illinois who backed the SAFE-T Act alongside Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. He noted that many smaller jurisdictions will lose revenue from cash bail payments when the system is eliminated – a point that reform advocates have repeatedly noted shows a flaw in the system.Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association.KANSAS REFLECTOR: Promises made, promises kept.White House announces more than 800,000 student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven. You heard that right. BY: ARIANA FIGUEROA - JULY 14, 2023 10:41 AM    WASHINGTON — The $39 billion in debt relief will come through fixes to mismanagement of the agency's income-driven repayment plans. Many long-time borrowers, including those who had been making payments for 20 years or more, were denied relief they were eligible for under the repayment plans. This happens when qualified payments were made but aren't being counted accurately. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” The Department of Education has already begun to notify those 804,000 borrowers of their forgiveness, and within 30 days their debts will be wiped out.The plan includes borrowers with Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loans held by the department who have reached a forgiveness threshold specified by the department.Cardona said “By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have already done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, veterans and other borrowers with permanent disabilities”A 2022 NPR investigation found numerous problems with the agency's handling of IDR plans, which are meant to help low-income borrowers. Loan servicers failed to keep track of borrowers' progress toward forgiveness and payment histories were not properly transferred from one loan servicer to another. In January of this year, The Department of Education announced plans to overhaul the income-driven repayment plan.Under the new plan, monthly payments would decline to 5% of a borrower's income — down from 10% — and the repayment timeline for loan forgiveness would be decreased to 10 years from 20 or 25 if the initial loan is less than $12,000.The announcement Friday followed the Supreme Court's decision in late June to strike down the Biden administration's student debt relief program that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.Under the Biden administration, the Department of Education has canceled about $116 billion in student loan debt for borrowers who were misled by for-profit institutions, borrowers with disabilities and those with loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Welp, that's it for me. From Denver I'm Sean Diller, original reporting for the stories in todays show is from Capitol News Illinois, Missouri Independent, Detroit News, and Kansas Reflector.

This week's episode also includes recaps of the district court decision reversing a Sept. 2022 Intelsat bankruptcy decision disallowing $421 million in claims, a stay of the Serta debtors' plan confirmation and Mallinckrodt's extension of the deadline to make opioid deferred cash payments under its plan. Also, we feature updates on Trinseo, Rite Aid and Wheels Up's retention of restructuring and financial advisors. And, as always, a preview of what's coming next week. Reorg is always looking for feedback to help us improve the podcast experience. Please take a moment to complete this short survey and let us know how we're doing. www.research.net/r/Reorg_podcast_survey

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest running podcast in compliance. In this episode, I am joined by with Mary Inman, partner at Constantine Cannon. We discuss the recently released US Fraud statistics and preventative measures with Inman. Inman explains that the US Department of Justice put out statistics on the False Claims Act for 2022, with healthcare dominating the recovered funds. Inman goes on to discuss how whistleblowers can still launch cases, even if the government does not join in, as well as encourage listeners to report fraud to their respective insurance department if it later results in higher premiums for their organization. Key Topics: ·      The Increase of Managed Care Plans in Medicare [00:05:16] ·       The Power of Whistleblowing and the Impact of Joining Government Cases [00:09:19] ·      Medicare and Medicaid Fraud in California and Florida [00:13:21] ·       Impact of Insurance Fraud on Premiums [00:17:44] ·      The False Claims Act and the Escobar Decision [00:26:09] Notable Quotes 1.      "And they were basically paying kickbacks to their they know who the physicians are, who are their largest prescribers of their drugs. And they were paying kickbacks to encourage them to basically discourage them from prescribing their competitors' products and to direct it to them."  2.     "What happened here is that Mallinckrodt improperly calculated their rebate by claiming that drug that they developed in 1990 was actually termed a new drug in 2013. And so that allowed them to greatly decrease the amount of the rebate that they would have owed to the Medicaid program.""  3.    "It's another kind of false billing scenario. It was notable to me that we had 2 big settlements." 4.     "The whistleblower had accused the Association of basically shifting costs that it shouldn't have been reimbursing onto the Florida Medicaid program.   Resources: Mary Inman on Linkedin Constantine Cannon Tom Fox on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weltweit schafft es niemand so einzigartige Chips zu produzieren wie Taiwan: hochentwickelte, mini-kleine Bauteile, die eigentlich in allen elektronischen Geräten stecken – in unseren Handys, Autos, sogar im Kühlschrank. Alle brauchen diese Chips. Wir sind von ihnen abhängig. Deswegen ist um diese Chips ein weltweites Wettrennen entbrannt. Und dieses Rennen wird immer aggressiver. Für Taiwan könnten die Chips eine Lebensversicherung sein. Aber an ihnen könnte sich auch ein Krieg entzünden. Und wenn Ihr Euch fragt, ob Euer neuestes Handy noch rechtzeitig vor Heiligabend geliefert wird, dann könnte das auch ein Vorgeschmack darauf sein, was vielleicht noch kommt. Komplexes Thema, aber Moderator Philipp Abresch lässt es sich von seinen drei Korrespondentinnen-Kollegen erklären. Dabei sind Gudrun Engel in Washington, Ulrich Mendgen in Tokio und Marie von Mallinckrodt in Peking. Ein Gespräch über alle Zeitzonen hinweg. Es ist ja auch ein durch und durch globales Thema.

This Day in Maine Friday, August 12, 2022.

This week we take a look at Crédito Real, LATAM Airlines, TPC Group and Mallinckrodt. We are taking a brief recess from our weekly Deep Dive but will be back next week with more premium content.

Dr. Michelle Miller Thomas is associate professor at the Washington University in St. Louis and she specialises in diagnostic neuroradiology. She works between multiple hospitals in the St. Louis area. She did her intern year at Saint Johns Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis MO, then her residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Texas Houston and her fellowship in neuroradiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis MO. Radiology education is one of her major interests. Her experience weaves together expertise in medical education and translational imaging research. She develops curricula, leads groups of physician-clinician educators and delivers courses for undergraduate and graduate medical trainees. She has expertise in translating advanced neuroimaging techniques from the laboratory into clinical applications. The major focus of the advanced neuroimaging topics she studies are brain tumour characterisation, neurosurgical planning, and dementia. She is 13 years in practice and looking forward to many more.

A cache of more than 1.4 million newly released records exposes the inner workings of the nation's largest opioid manufacturer. Today on “Post Reports,” we go inside the sales machine at Mallinckrodt.Read more:The largest manufacturer of opioids in the United States once cultivated a reliable stable of hundreds of doctors it could count on to write a steady stream of prescriptions for pain pills.But one left the United States for Pakistan months before he was indicted on federal drug conspiracy and money laundering charges. Another was barred from practicing medicine after several of his patients died of drug overdoses. Another tried to leave the country in the face of charges that he was operating illegal pill dispensing operations, or pill mills, in two states. He was arrested and sent to prison for eight years.These doctors were among 239 medical professionals ranked by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals as its top prescribers of opioids during the height of the pain pill epidemic, in 2013. That year, more than 14,000 Americans died of prescription opioid overdoses.More than a quarter of those prescribers — 65 — were later convicted of crimes related to their medical practices, had their medical licenses suspended or revoked, or paid state or federal fines after being accused of wrongdoing, according to a Washington Post analysis of previously confidential Mallinckrodt documents and emails, along with criminal and civil background checks of the doctors. Between April and September of that year, Mallinckrodt's sales representatives contacted those 239 prescribers more than 7,000 times.The documents, made public after years of litigation and bankruptcy proceedings, shed new light on how aggressively Mallinckrodt sought to increase its market share as the epidemic was raging.Meryl Kornfield and Scott Higham report.

Featured this week: LATAM, Mallinckrodt, Footprint Power and Cooper Standard. Also a replay of Reorg's February Webinar where Reorg's First Day team and Kirkland & Ellis' Joshua Sussberg, in a conversation moderated by John Hartgen, public affairs officer at the American Bankruptcy Institute.