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My mom worked for Quest Diagnostics, and she always talked about what a great company it is, so I had long waited for an opportunity to also work for Quest. I actually saw three job openings for the Logistics team, and I applied for all of them to get the opportunity to work for this company. When I filled out the application, I felt the positive vibes because I knew this was my chance.

Since joining Quest, I have learned to problem solve much better. I realized there is nothing I can’t figure out. But my favorite part of the job is talking to all our clients and getting to know them. I love helping people, and Quest provides me the opportunity to do that.

We have a great team. My coworkers and I work hard to always make sure specimens are delivered promptly. When I was still kind of new, I drove out to Grover Beach to make sure that the specimens got there on time. At the time, I was terrified to drive in the snow, but I overcame my fear when my coworker and I drove out there together. I have so much respect for all of my coworkers as they make sure specimens make it to their destination. We go above and beyond for doctors and clinics, which I feel makes us stand out as a lab! We provide excellent service, and we are truly always happy to help.

I also love that Quest is good to their employees. We get a yearly bonus and raises, and we have the opportunity to grow in our roles and in the company. I also have leaders who I have learned so much from, including my Group Lead, who always guides me in the right direction, as well as a Supervisor and Regional Manager who are always supportive of me. I absolutely love and am proud to work for Quest Diagnostics.

Allow us to introduce our 2025 co-operative students, over 50 of them, who are now part of our Northern Trust Ireland team. We wish them the very best of luck over the coming eight months with us.

They join various teams across Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Derivatives, Transfer Agency, and more. Our placement program is designed to enable students to develop their skills and expertise in a global financial company while preparing them for the future world of work.

This group is from both the University of Limerick and the Technological University of the Shannon.

“New Year, New Cohort. Having participated in this placement program for over a decade, we are thrilled to welcome our 2025 interns to the Northern Trust, Limerick office. We are fortunate to have well-established relationships with both the University of Limerick and the Technological University of the Shannon, where we recruit many high-calibre and diverse students each year”. Jessica O’Brien – Early Careers lead for EMEA.

Want to discover more about our global Student and Graduate opportunities?

Click here to find out more https://www.northerntrust.com/united-kingdom/about-us/careers/students-and-graduates

Take a spin through the latest in Gilead’s science and innovation in our new series, The Centrifuge Sessions. Today we sit down with D. Barry Crittenden, Executive Director of Clinical Development, to discuss how Gilead is helping make an impact for people living with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare autoimmune disease that affects the liver.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The company strives to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

Originally published by Gilead Sciences

Our world is rapidly changing, and policymakers face no shortage of challenges. Solutions are increasingly complex requiring global coordination of all stakeholders, all sectors, significant financial investment and engagement with local communities to ensure sustainability and uptake.

Consider this: an environmental crisis has become a major public health threat. It contributes to millions of deaths per year. It’s on track to cost the world economy trillions. And it requires world leaders and businesses to work together to find a solution – rapidly.

In this case, we’re not talking about climate change or biodiversity loss. But this problem is just as frightening: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which occurs when bacteria no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines, thereby making antibiotics and other drugs ineffective. Since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have underpinned all aspects of our public health systems. Today, everything from a knee replacement to root canal to heart surgery is achievable because antibiotics can prevent infection and potential death. Unfortunately, that’s not a guarantee of future effectiveness.

AMR impacts everyone and has multiple drivers. Its causes and effects are complex and affect populations unevenly across the globe. And because of climate change, the problem is getting worse. Rising global temperatures accelerate bacterial growth rates and enhance horizontal gene transfer[1], which increases AMR not only in humans, but animals, plants, and the environment.

Together, climate change and AMR pressure health systems, particularly the most fragile. Without immediate global engagement, our health systems risk being pushed to their breaking point, no matter where you live. A coordinated global response should focus on three priorities: fostering innovative solutions, further driving access and stewardship, and controlling for AMR in the environment.

First, we must foster the innovation required to solve the problem. We do that by developing new drugs, technologies and approaches and ensuring we use the drugs we currently have in the right way to protect their future efficacy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Innovations must span a wide range – from new diagnostic tools and delivery mechanisms to backstopping a broken antibiotic marketplace. Health systems and policy makers need to be adaptable, delivering the right capabilities at the right time, all tailored to local contexts and the needs of people.

Stewardship and access are also critical in addressing AMR, as responsible management of antibiotic use helps slow the development of resistance. Ensuring equitable access to effective and appropriate treatments also prevents the overuse of antibiotics, reducing potential misuse and the spread of resistance. But this doesn’t look the same to everybody. A key lesson from other global health responses, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and COVID-19, is the vital role of local communities. Only when health systems, policies, and services are co-designed with the communities that use them can they be scalable, sustainable, and effective. Focusing on people, not just diseases, allows health systems to better address the realities they face.

AMR is often spread in the environment we live and work in through public wastewater or improper sanitation, for example. This can even be true in the manufacturing of the very antibiotics we need to combat AMR. Fortunately, the AMR Industry Alliance (AMRIA) published the Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard in June 2022, facilitated by BSI Standards Limited (BSI), providing clear guidance to manufacturers in the global antibiotic supply chain to ensure that their antibiotics are made responsibly, helping to minimize the risk of AMR in the environment, with an accompanying independent certification in line with the AMR IA Standard for Antibiotic manufacturing. In fact, Viatris, a global healthcare company, earned its first BSI Kitemark Certification under the AMRIA Manufacturing Standard in early 2024 in India, with more sites to follow.

Ultimately, we must work together to ensure all people have access to antibiotics when they need them while at the same time ensuring we have the capacity to innovate for the future. Creative approaches to collaboration will be needed, such as PLATform for Innovation of Existing Antibiotics, which brings diverse stakeholders together with a focus to address the gap between the needs and availability of antibiotics in Sweden while optimizing antibiotic use to preserve efficacy of existing antibiotics in the future.[2]

Following the 2024 UNGA High-Level Meeting on AMR, the Global Ministerial Conference and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, now is a critical time to keep the momentum to continue to raise awareness about AMR and ensure progress. Governments, NGOs, civil society, youth organizations, private sector, universities, and media all have roles to play in keeping AMR at the forefront of global health discussions and preventing the dangers of complacency.

The time to act is now. The future depends on it.

New Film Highlights Cross-Sector Partnerships Tackling AMR

Viatris is committed to partnering with other stakeholders to help secure a future where antibiotics continue saving lives. As part of that commitment, we are participating in PLATform for Innovation of Existing Antibiotics, a Swedish initiative driving cross-sector partnerships to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Learn more through a new film produced for us by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. Click here to view it on YouTube.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9914631/#:~:text=While%20temperatures%20rise%20as%20a,horizontal%20gene%20transfer%20%5B75%5D. 

[2] https://www.platinea.se/w/pl/en 

In today’s episode, we’ll hear from Pilar Galán Gavilá Partner, KPMG in Spain, and Global Head of ESG Legal, KPMG Law, Conor Chell Partner, ESG Law, KPMG in Canada, and Lisa Navarro, Partner, Head of Regulatory Law, KPMG in the UK, who will explore the risks, challenges and regional differences in regulations associated with greenwashing.

Click here to listen to episode 34 of ESG voices

LEEDS, United Kingdom, February 19, 2025 /3BL/ – Antea Group UK is proud to announce that Charlotte Buffoni, EHS Practice Director, has been appointed to the Leadership Team for Inogen Alliance.

The Leadership Team consists of ten members from nine different Associate companies and country locations globally to help guide the operations and implement strategies with the President and direction from the Board of Directors. They provide a local and cultural lens to the global network to represent a diverse base of Associate companies. It is an active group meeting regularly to keep a pulse on the Alliance, maintain engagement across the network, plan meetings and events, and give input and guide initiatives.

Charlotte Buffoni is based in UK and has worked in consultancy for the past 20 years. She joined Antea Group UK in 2024 as EHS Practice Director. Charlotte has extensive experience in delivering focused operational environmental, health and safety compliance assurance to the technology, financial, retail, construction and manufacturing sectors across EMEIA and beyond and works on many key accounts coordinating consulting teams to deliver consistent support to clients.

“I am thrilled to join the Leadership Team to contribute in a meaningful way to the future path of the Alliance operations and new strategies. This position and experience allows me to gain a global perspective to share with our local teams and clients. I look forward to engaging with this team and leading some key initiatives in the year ahead.” Charlotte Buffoni.

Angelique Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance, remarks on the importance of this collaborative Leadership Team: “It is crucial to our global operations to have diverse perspectives and leaders to guide the Alliance forward as we approach a new strategic planning year in 2025. Our high performing Leadership Team allows us to act on the Board’s strategic plan as well as ensure our members can bring value to our clients.”

Charlotte shares her perspective on the value of the Alliance: “What makes Inogen unique is the strong and trusted relationships between individuals and Associates. Utilising both these connections and our local knowledge we are able to support our clients in tackling their multinational environmental, health, safety and sustainability challenges.”

About Inogen Alliance 

Inogen Alliance is a global network made up of dozens of independent local businesses and over 6,000 consultants around the world who can help make your project a success. Our Associates collaborate closely to serve multinational corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and we share knowledge and industry experience to provide the highest quality service to our clients. If you want to learn more about how you can work with Inogen Alliance, you can explore our Associates or Contact Us. Watch for more News & Blog updates here and follow us on LinkedIn.

About Antea Group 

Antea®Group is an environment, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm. By combining strategic thinking with technical expertise, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable results for a better future. We work in partnership with and advise many of the world’s most sustainable companies to address ESG-business challenges in a way that fits their pace and unique objectives. Our consultants equip organizations to better understand threats, capture opportunities and find their position of strength. Lastly, we maintain a global perspective on ESG issues through not only our work with multinational clients, but also through our sister organizations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America and as a founding member of the Inogen Alliance. 

February 19, 2025 /3BL/ – With a combination of financial insecurity and heavy creative demands, the music industry can often take a heavy toll on the mental health of artists. Research indicates that 50% of musicians reported symptoms of depression, while an estimated 73% experience anxiety. Yet, despite these alarming figures, many in the industry struggle to access quality mental health care resources.

To help build a safer and more supported environment for artists to thrive, AEG Presents Global Touring has donated $25,000 to the WE GOT YOU! Campaign, an initiative founded by singer-songwriter Chappell Roan in partnership with Backline to support artist healthcare.

AEG Presents Global Touring’s contribution matches Roan’s initial $25,000 donation, amplifying the impact of the WE GOT YOU! Campaign. This collaboration underscores a shared commitment to fostering a safer and more supportive environment for artists and industry professionals alike. With increased funding, Backline can continue to expand its services, ensuring that those who bring music to life receive the mental health care they need and deserve.

Backline is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides mental health and wellness resources to music industry professionals and their families. We envision a future where mental health support is affordable and accessible in every aspect of the industry. The average waitlist time for a professional is 3 or more months, but Backline can help clients find providers within 3-7 business days.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation was created to support and partner with organizations to help improve our environment, enhance our communities and empower underserved youth. 

Thanks to our Foundation’s community partners for their efforts across the country. 

Let’s GroMoreGood, together.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro
With approximately $3.6 billion in sales, the Company is the world’s largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care. The Company’s brands are among the most recognized in the industry. The Company’s Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, and Ortho® brands are market-leading in their categories. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The Hawthorne Gardening Company, is a leading provider of nutrients, lighting, and other materials used in the indoor and hydroponic growing segment. For additional information, visit us at www.scottsmiraclegro.com

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Originally published by Forbes

Pernille Lind Olsen is the President of Henkel North America.

Business is done between people, and between people, trust is the ultimate currency—a fundamental psychological element that underpins successful interactions. Trust is the key to deeper conversations about the ever-changing trends, needs and values that drive our customers’ and consumers’ purchasing behaviors and desire to collaborate. Therefore, trust is essential to unlocking opportunities. In fact, according to findings from a 2024 PwC study, “93% of business executives agree that building and maintaining trust improves the bottom line.”

Earning trust in business is central to building sustainable relationships, and while it can take years to earn trust, it takes only seconds to lose it. Building trustful relationships requires courageous leadership, bold collaboration and ambitious, consistent action—it requires that we listen, follow up and follow through.

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Originally published on 3M News Center

3M has teamed up with General Motors on something that has never been done before in automotive manufacturing: automating paint repair on a moving production line.

GM is using 3M’s Finesse-it™ Robotic Paint Repair System which incorporates 3M robotics, stream motion software, process modeling, and abrasive technology to fix imperfections in the paint topcoat on vehicles coming off the assembly line. GM installed the system at its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant where the automaker manufactures Cadillac SUVs, and is exploring more installations and applications of the system at other facilities in the future. 

3M helped GM develop a solution to a challenge that all automakers face – finding and fixing paint imperfections as vehicles roll through the assembly line. When repairs are done by hand, they can be labor-intensive and unpredictable. 3M’s Finesse-it Robotic Paint Repair System makes that process more efficient and accurate. 

Here’s how it works: First, a high-tech vision system checks the car from all angles to find and categorize any imperfections in the paint topcoat. This data helps the system create the best paint repair plan. Next, the car moves to sanding and polishing. Robots follow precise instructions to fix the imperfections using 3M’s software, hardware, special abrasives and polishes. The system can even work on a moving assembly line, which is how GM is using it at Spring Hill.   

Ryan Odegaard, GM’s Director of Paint Polymers and Additive Manufacturing at GM, called implementing the 3M Finesse-it Paint Repair System the “final frontier of automation” for the automaker’s high-volume paint shop. Odegaard spoke about how GM and 3M are partnering on robotic paint repair at 3M’s Thought Leadership Theater at CES in Las Vegas in January. 

“At GM, many of our processes are already automated and this is a very complicated area to think about automating,” Odegaard said. “If you have a customer-facing product, you have to make sure that that paint finish is perfect because it’s the first thing you see when you go into a dealership.”

Odegaard added that whether it’s an automotive or industrial paint process, there’s always a chance of surface imperfections. Those need to be fixed at the end of the process and up until now that’s been one of the most labor-intensive steps for car manufacturers.  

“Basically, you have layers of inspection and layers of people who are interfacing with that surface to correct those surface issues,” Odegaard said.

GM looked to 3M, with its expertise in material science and abrasive technology, to help the automaker automate that process. To create a solution, 3M leveraged its decades of expertise in robotics, abrasives and software. 

At CES, Marcus Pelletier, Global R&D Director of Systems Development at 3M, said that all comes together as the robotic arms, tipped with 3M abrasive discs, descend on the vehicle to fix surface imperfections in the paint job.

“We are streaming information to that robot approximately every 10 milliseconds,” Pelletier said. “Because we’re doing it in real-time, if we detect something when the tool touches the car … we can modify our trajectories dynamically on the fly so that we end in the right spot every time.”

3M’s work with GM to revolutionize and simplify the automaker’s paint repair system, shows that 3M is committed to taking on customers’ challenging problems with continuous innovation in abrasives and robotics.

“We don’t want to tackle the easy problems, the easy problems others are solving,” said Pelletier. “We wanted to find the hard problems and showcase our capabilities and deliver that value, and we’re going to continue doing that.”