Jeffrey Immelt

Business, Municipal Leaders Explore Ways to Move Water Reuse Initiatives Forward CROTONVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Water resources, even in developed nations like the United States, are being threatened by climate change, drought, population growth, waste and the growing demand for energy, which requires enormous amounts of water. The United Nations has projected that by 2025, approximately 2.8 billion people around the world will be living in water-scarce areas. Exploring ways to better protect this precious natural resource is the goal of a GE Leadership Summit on ...

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Harvard Business School honored Kathy Giusti, founder and CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), with its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Giusti was recognized for her leadership in breaking down barriers that impede medical research and in accelerating the development of new treatments for multiple myeloma. "Kathy Giusti has shown extraordinary vision and dedication in her efforts to transform how medical research and drug development are conducted to improve and extend the lives of ...

New equity investment fund to invest in high potential healthcare technology companies; Supports GE's global Healthymagination initiative, focusing on cost, access and quality. FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE (NYSE: GE) announced today the formation of the "GE Healthymagination Fund", a new equity fund that will make investments in highly promising healthcare technology companies. The fund will invest in companies globally that have innovative diagnostic, IT, and life sciences technologies aligned with the strategic objectives of GE's Healthymagination initiative. The fund will ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Sustainable Communities and its partners joined President Bill Clinton on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative today to announce a $2.3-million commitment to boost Chinese factories' compliance with environment, health and safety (EHS) policies and achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Accompanying President Clinton on stage were Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of the GE Company, Margot Ellis, Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia for the US Agency for International Development, Matt Kistler, Senior Vice President for Sustainability of Walmart, George Hamilton, ISC's President, and Zhang Ye, ISC's China Representative. The GE Foundation is the lead funder with a $1.5 million grant over three years. Just this week, USAID joined the partnership with a $6-million grant to ISC for its US-China Clean Energy and Climate program. Additional funding comes from the Walmart Foundation. The commitment - a public-private partnership - ...

Dr. J. Joseph Kim Invited to Highlight Inovio's Novel Universal DNA Vaccine Approach to Influenza and Other Diseases at Prestigious Conference Highlighting "Powerful Emerging Technologies" SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that Dr. J. Joseph Kim, CEO, has been invited to present at EmTech, the Emerging Technologies Conference hosted by MIT and produced by MIT's Technology Review magazine. The conference will take place September 22nd - 24th on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Kim will present during ...