AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI & Health Innovation: A New Jersey teen, 17-year-old Edward Kang of Bergen County Academies, won major recognition for RetinaMind, an AI tool that screens for autism and ADHD using retinal images. Biotech Manufacturing: Cellares and Sonoma Biotherapeutics announced plans to automate manufacturing of an engineered Treg cell therapy on Cellares’ Cell Shuttle platform, aiming to streamline sensitive cell production. Public Health Watch: CDC-linked reporting says ER visits for tick bites are up more than 25% year over year, with Lyme season ramping up. NJ Energy & Solar: Black Bear Energy helped energize a 1.29 MW solar project in Elizabeth under New Jersey’s Community Solar Energy Program, with discounts for low- to middle-income subscribers. Supply Chain: A New Jersey-based supply-chain index says bottlenecks remain elevated into at least Q3 as manufacturers keep building buffer inventories. Regulation & Pharma: FDA selected seven companies, including Cellares, for a drug manufacturing pilot to speed technical feedback for new U.S. facilities. Tech Policy: Four states, including New Jersey, calculated potential penalties up to $1.4T against Meta over child addiction claims.
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