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Melinda French Gates Sets Path to Empower Women Globally

American Entrepreneurship

She is the co-founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan. Overall, improvement in women’s health could add as much as $1 trillion to the global economy by 2040. Sabrina Habib , works to improve access to quality, affordable early childhood care in East Africa’s low-income communities.

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Injectsense collects $1.7M grant for its eye implant smaller than a grain of rice

TechCrunch

million by 2040. The Injectsense leadership team. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, and the leading cause of blindness in the US, where it affects about 3 million people. Worldwide, glaucoma cases are projected to increase from 57.5 million to over 111.8

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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

American Entrepreneurship

“Under Governor Phil Murphy’s leadership, the NJEDA is committed to ensuring high-quality workforce development training programs are available so that all New Jerseyans, especially those living in minority and low-income communities, have equitable access to this emerging industry.

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