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Asia-Pacific J&J Innovation Center opens with Shanghai HQ
Johnson & Johnson Innovation has expanded its global network of research partnering hubs with the opening of the Asia Pacific Innovation Center headquartered in Shanghai with satellites in Singapore, Australia and Japan.
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PRESS RELEASE: Institutions from Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay win the IDB’s Inter-American Awards for Innovation
Banco do Nordeste of Brazil, Tigo from Paraguay, and FOODSANU from Ecuador have won this year’s Inter-American Awards for Financial andEntrepreneurial Innovation for their excellence in supporting financial inclusion, digital finance, and microenterprise in Latin America and theCaribbean.
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‘Social Impact Bonds’ Tap Private Money for Public Health
More states are considering “social impact bonds” for multiyear projects in health, education and prisoner rehabilitation. Are they a good investment?
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PRESS RELEASE: IFC Launches First Bonds Supporting Inclusive Businesses in Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched the first bond program to support businesses that profitably provide goods, services, and job opportunities to people at the base of the economic pyramid. IFC calls these inclusive business models.
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Gates Foundation Alters Course in Pursuit of Breakthroughs: New Grand Challenges reflect that innovation and scale go hand in hand
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted its Grand Challenges Annual Meeting last week and announced three new challenges ... with a twist. Going forward, applicants will be required to partner with manufacturers, biomedical companies or others with expertise in product development before Gates will fund a project.
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MBAs Drive Social Impact In Corporate Venture Capital Funds
Business school graduates are pioneering corporate venturing – venture capital funds run inside large companies that invest in social enterprises.
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Business Schools Foster Social Impact And Entrepreneurship
Business schools are catering for social entrepreneurs and MBA students who want to make a social impact – through funding, education and start-up incubation.
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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Invests In Social Enterprise Kinara Capital
@Michael_and has made an undisclosed amount of equity investment in Bangalore based social enterprise, Kinara Capital.
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