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CRANBURY, N.J. & SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Accutar Biotechnology, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focusing on artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered drug discovery, announces the dosing of the first patient in China in a Phase 1 study of AC0682, an orally bioavailable chimeric degrader molecule designed to target ERα protein with high potency and selectivity.

“The initiation of this study marks the first program from our chimeric degrader portfolio to enter the clinic in China, after the initiation of AC0682 Phase 1 study in the US late last year and the IND clearance by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) earlier this year,” said Jie Fan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Accutar Biotechnology, Inc. “Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among Chinese women. We look forward to accelerating the development of AC0682 globally with the goal of bringing transformative medicines to patients worldwide.”

The Phase 1 study in China will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of AC0682 treatment in Chinese patients with ER-positive breast cancer. Additional information on this clinical trial can be found on www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05489679).

About AC0682

AC0682 is an investigational orally bioavailable, chimeric degrader of ERα for the potential treatment of ER-positive breast cancers. ERα is a hormone-regulated transcription factor that plays a critical role in breast cancer initiation and proliferation, and nearly 80% of breast cancers express ERα. In preclinical studies, AC0682 demonstrated potent and selective ERα protein degradation with favorable pharmacological properties, as well as promising anti-tumor activity in ER-positive animal tumor models.

About Accutar Biotechnology, Inc.

Accutar is a clinical stage biotech company focused on AI-empowered drug discovery, and its application to the discovery and development of clinically differentiated medicines.

Be transformative. For patients.

To learn more about Accutar, please visit us at www.accutarbio.com.

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Contact

Jiaqi Ren
media@accutarbio.com

Source : Accutar Biotechnology, Inc.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) — The Okura Tokyo has been awarded second place in the Top Hotels in Japan category and clinched the top spot in Tokyo in the Condé Nast Traveler 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards.

In addition, The Okura Fitness & Spa was voted the “Top Spa of Japan” at the Crystal Award 2022.

“It is a great honour to once again be selected as Tokyo’s top hotel in these awards, following our success last year,” said The Okura Tokyo general manager Kenji Takayanagi in a statement.

“In addition, the Top Spa award shows just how much else we have to offer discerning guests. These awards will spur me and my team to continue listening to our customers and doing everything we can to make their stay comfortable and rewarding.”

In the run-up to the Condé Nast Traveler Awards, more than 240,000 readers submitted responses rating their travel experiences across the globe, providing a full snapshot of the destinations and properties they most enjoyed this year.

The Readers’ Choice Awards constitutes the longest-running and most prestigious recognition programme in the travel industry.

Meanwhile, the Crystal Awards are co-sponsored by Spa & Wellness Japan and Conceptasia Management & Consulting Ltd.

Around 130 spas across the country are selected by industry experts, with spa users and travel journalists asked to vote for their favourite from among these.

More details can be found at https://theokuratokyo.jp/en/

— BERNAMA

The Young Women in STEAM Grants – launched in 2020 – award young women making tremendous contributions to STEAM fields and help them further pursue their dreams

DALLAS, Oct 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — As a decades-long leader in women’s empowerment and innovative science, Mary Kay celebrates young women who are taking charge of their futures through leadership, innovation, and determination to excel in STEAM fields. Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math. [1] By offering continued support to young women in STEAM fields, they are continuing Mary Kay’s mission, which is to improve women’s lives everywhere.

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221005005835/en/“More young women gaining access to STEAM education leads to an increase in women embracing careers in those fields. In turn, this provides access to more equal opportunities for women, narrows the gender pay gap, bolsters economies, and eliminates bias in scientific and related fields,” said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Innovation Officer, Product and Science for Mary Kay Inc. “Every day, through innovation and science, women around the world are solving some of the most complex problems — but there’s more to be done to recognize their contributions, provide them a voice and increase their representation in STEAM fields.”

Mary Kay’s Young Women in STEAM Grants and social campaign feature young women from around the world who are making outstanding contributions in STEAM fields. Ivanna Hernandez, aspiring astronomer and aerospace enthusiast from Colombia, was a recipient of the Young Women in STEAM grants and received a second continuing education grant to launch her dream of becoming the first Latin American woman astronaut to go to Mars.

In celebration of World Space Week, Mary Kay created a video highlighting the importance of STEAM education opportunities to help young women reach for the stars – young women like Ivanna.

“Young women in Colombia have very little access to STEAM education, especially in the aerospace field. By bringing awareness to the program and pursuing my passion to go to space, I hope to bring more opportunities to young women in Colombia who are interested in seeking higher education and careers in STEAM areas,” said Ivanna Hernandez. “The best solutions are achieved when you have a diverse team capable of noticing all the flaws that a problem or design raises. Because women have different social backgrounds and specific needs, our contribution complements and fills gaps that have been overlooked for years.”

Mary Kay is proud to continue its commitment to providing educational opportunities to young women around the world by investing in their future and watching them soar in their STEAM pursuits.

About Mary Kay

One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her dream beauty company in 1963 with one goal: enriching women’s lives. That dream has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar company with millions of independent sales force members in nearly 40 countries. As an entrepreneurship development company, Mary Kay is committed to empowering women on their journey through education, mentorship, advocacy, networking, and innovation. Mary Kay is dedicated to investing in the science behind beauty and manufacturing cutting-edge skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Mary Kay believes in enriching lives today for a sustainable tomorrow, partnering with organizations from around the world focusing on promoting business excellence, supporting cancer research, advancing gender equality, protecting survivors from domestic abuse, beautifying our communities, and encouraging children to follow their dreams. Learn more at marykayglobal.com, find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or follow us on Twitter.

Sources

National Girls Collaborative Project (2022). The State of Girls and Women in Stem. https://ngcproject.org/resources/state-girls-and-women-stem

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Contact

Mary Kay Inc. Corporate Communications
marykay.com/newsroom
972.687.5332 or media@mkcorp.com

Source : Mary Kay Inc.

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^{The world famous Awa Dance has a 400 years’ history. The story of its origin varies. It is said that Awa Dance was performed often around the time Hachisuka Iemasa, a feudal lord of Tokushima, entered Tokushima in 1586, and hoarded the wealth produced by the indigo and salt trades. Later, indigo traders played an active part and made the dance even more gorgeous year by year. Awa Dance was established in the civil society and flourished as a free-form of mass entertainment. Especially, after World War II, it developed rapidly as a symbol of reconstruction. Nowadays, Awa Dance is well-known around the world as a representative of Japan’s traditional arts. (Photo: Business Wire)}

TOKUSHIMA, Japan, Oct 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Consumer Policy Department of the Tokushima Prefectural Government is currently promoting initiatives for consumer administration and education in cooperation with the Consumer Affairs Agency’s Strategic Headquarters for Frontiers of Consumer Policy, a national agency established in Tokushima Prefecture as Japan’s hub for policy development and international operations in consumer administration.

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The forum, which will be held on Oct. 25, 2022, will have leading experts from various countries offer opinions and recommendations that promote “ethical consumption” and “sustainable fashion” –from “awareness” to “practices,”– in order to achieve the SDGs by 2030 and carbon neutrality goal by 2050. We will also have participants from the younger generation from within the prefecture and from overseas to join us as we continue connecting our efforts into the future.

The forum will be live-streamed on the website below. We hope that the forthcoming forum will facilitate meaningful discussions leading to the progress of international consumer policy and consumer behavior toward a sustainable society for everyone around the world.

1. Main Theme
   Connect to the Future! Consumers Rise to the Challenge of Creating a Sustainable Society
   -Capturing the Latest Trends in DX and GX-
2. Date and Time (JST)
   October 25 (Tuesday), 2022, 9:40–17:00 (Live-streaming)
3. Schedule (JST)

• 09:40–10:00 Opening Remarks
• 10:00–10:20 Speech by the Governor of Tokushima Prefecture
• 10:20–10:40 Keynote Speech
  Video Message from the Director-General of Consumers International
• 10:50–12:30 Session 1
  Session with the world’s top leaders in ethical consumption from the U.K., Australia, the U.S.A., France, and the Philippines
• 13:40–15:10 Session 2
  “Future” session with the youth from Tokushima Prefecture and ASEAN (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand)
• 15:30–17:00 Session 3
  Joint session with the Consumer Affairs Agency

* For more details, please visit the website of the Tokushima International Consumer’s Forum 2022 below.

Tokushima International Consumer’s Forum 2022
https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/en/world.consumer.forum/2022/

Tourist information on Tokushima Prefecture (in English, Chinese and Korean)
https://discovertokushima.net/en/

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Contact

Inquiries
Consumer Policy Division, Consumer Development and Safety Bureau,
Crisis Management and Environment Department
Tokushima Prefectural Government
TEL: +81-088-621-2499
Aya Miyamoto
Email: shohishaseisakuka@pref.tokushima.jp

Source : Tokushima Prefectural Government

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) — As the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has set a new target of attracting 9.2 million tourists this year, Country Garden’s Forest City, one of the tourist cards of Johor Bahru, is ready for tourists.

According to a statement, based on Country Garden’s 26 years of design concepts, Forest City has cooperated with international professional teams such as SASAKI to design and develop.

With a coastline of four kilometres, the city is designed with vertical green walls, sky gardens, and roof garden systems to form a multi-dimensional three-dimensional greening system.

With the recovery of tourism in Malaysia, all Forest City projects are running as usual. For example, Forest City Water Park has opened with programmes including Surf n Slide, Water Fun Challenge, and Water Maze.

On the other hand, this smart city has first-class hotels, including the Forest City Golf Hotel and the Forest City Marina Hotel. Both hotels offer hundreds of luxurious rooms and are equipped with facilities including restaurant, and fitness centre.

Forest City has also built two world-class courses, the Jack Nicklaus Legacy Golf Course and the Liang Guo Kun Classic Golf Course.

In typical Nicklaus style, multiple tees ensure that golfers of all levels can enjoy the game. The Classic Golf Course is a breakthrough in the traditional design concept. The various slopes on the fairway increase the difficulty and interest of the golf game.

Forest City strives to create various tourism projects to provide tourists with an unforgettable vacation experience.

More details at http://www.forestcitycgpv.com.

— BERNAMA