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Miami Herald
18-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Applied DNA Announces Retirement of Chairperson and CEO Dr. James A. Hayward
President and COO Judy Murrah Appointed New Chairperson of the Board of Directors and CEO STONY BROOK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 17, 2025 / Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:APDN) ("Applied DNA" or the "Company"), a leader in PCR-based DNA technologies, today announced that Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Dr. James A. Hayward is retiring from the Company and will step down from the Board of Directors effective June 18, 2025, following a distinguished 20-year term. During his tenure, Dr. Hayward was instrumental in transforming the Company's proprietary DNA production and detection technologies into commercial platforms, thereby establishing the foundation for Applied DNA's current market offerings. Furthermore, the Board of Directors of Applied DNA has appointed Judy Murrah to the roles of Chairperson, Board Director, and Chief Executive Officer in addition to retaining her current position as President. Ms. Murrah will lead the executive management team, which comprises Clay Shorrock, Chief Legal Officer and President of LineaRx, the Company's biotherapeutics subsidiary, and Beth Jantzen, Chief Financial Officer. With over a decade of operational leadership at Applied DNA, Ms. Murrah has been influential in driving product commercialization, business scaling, and, more recently, the launch of the Company's GMP-compliant DNA manufacturing capabilities. She was previously with Symbol Technologies ("Symbol"), where she played key roles in the company's growth from an early-stage company to an enterprise with approximately $2 billion in revenue and 5,000 employees, holding successive Vice President positions across Sales, Marketing, and Information Technology. Following Symbol's acquisition by Motorola, Inc. ("Motorola"), she held strategic leadership roles at Motorola, overseeing critical financial management, quality, and program management initiatives during significant business transformations, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Ms. Murrah is an inventor on 14 U.S. patents and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Board Director Robert C. Catell stated, "On behalf of all the employees of the Company and the Board of Directors, I offer sincere thanks to Jim for his many years of scientific innovation, personal contribution, and passion he brought to Applied DNA. His accomplishments and impact are wide-ranging and will endure with the Applied DNA team and the local Long Island community." Continued Mr. Catell, "Judy has played an increasingly key role in recent years and has helped to grow who we are today as a company. Applied DNA is poised for opportunity with an established biotherapeutic manufacturing capability that we believe is proven to address the manufacturing challenges identified by the industry. Driving it to deployment and scale with customers, partners, and regulators is our next mission, and the Board is confident that Judy's leadership will put the Company on the best path forward to maximize long-term shareholder value." Added Ms. Murrah, "I am honored to take on the Chairperson and CEO roles and lead our associates and Applied DNA forward at this important inflection point, as we focus on our most promising aspects of our businesses, drive increased operating efficiency, and navigate the current macro environment." About Applied DNA Sciences Applied DNA Sciences is a biotechnology company developing technologies to produce and detect deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA"). Using the polymerase chain reaction ("PCR") to enable both the production and detection of DNA, we operate in two business markets: (i) the enzymatic manufacture of synthetic DNA for use in the production of nucleic acid-based therapeutics and the development and sale of a proprietary RNA polymerase ("RNAP") for use in the production of mRNA therapeutics; and (ii) the detection of DNA and RNA in molecular diagnostics and genetic testing services. Visit for more information. Follow us on X and LinkedIn. Forward-Looking Statements The statements made by Applied DNA in this press release may be "forward-looking" in nature within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe Applied DNA's future plans, projections, strategies, and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Applied DNA. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's expectations and projections about future events and future trends affecting our business and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the ability of Ms. Judy Murrah to successfully replace Dr. James Hayward as Chairperson and CEO of the Company, its goal to position the Company for long term-growth and value creation and the potential to achieve that goal and the future success of its Linea DNA and Linea IVT platforms.. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to its history of net losses, limited financial resources, substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, unknown future demand for its biotherapeutics products and services, the unknown amount of revenues and profits that will result from our Linea IVT and/or Linea DNA platforms, the fact that there has never been a commercial drug product utilizing the LineaDNA and/or IVT platforms approved for therapeutic use, the ability of the Company's common stock to remain listed on Nasdaq as well as various other factors detailed from time to time in Applied DNA's SEC reports and filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 17, 2024, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed on February 13, 2025, and May 15, 2025, and other reports it files with the SEC, which are available at Applied DNA undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless otherwise required by law. Applied DNA Sciences Contact: Investor Relations contact: Sanjay M. Hurry, 917-733-5573, Web: SOURCE: Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
TECO truck helps rescue mother osprey hooked, tangled in fishing line in Apollo Beach
The Brief A female osprey now named Symphony is doing well after a painful encounter with a hook and fishing line. The osprey got tangled in one of the six fishing lines a homeowner in Apollo Beach left out. TECO workers jumped into action, providing one of their bucket trucks, so volunteers could retrieve the bird and safely remove the fishing line and the hook. APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - A female osprey now named Symphony is doing well after a painful encounter with a hook and fishing line. "We were notified Sunday morning that there was a bird hung up on the platform, so we sent some volunteers out to look, and we did see the line," Raptor Center of Tampa Bay President Nancy Murrah said. Follow FOX 13 on YouTube Timeline In one of the photos, you can see the fishing line hanging from the nest on this platform where the female osprey, her mate and two babies were when she got tangled up in the line. Murrah said the osprey got tangled in one of the six fishing lines a homeowner in Apollo Beach left out. The same people then cut the line when she got tangled. That's when she flew back to the nest with the hook and line still attached to her. "Within 35 minutes, he had a bucket truck there. We had gotten the maintenance people. They had to move some pylons to get the truck out to where the platform was. And they sent someone up. We had a volunteer on the ground, and we got the bird down," Murrah said. TECO workers jumped into action, providing one of their bucket trucks, so volunteers could retrieve the bird and safely remove the fishing line and the hook. READ: Investigation underway after police shoot at aggressive dog in Sarasota What they're saying "It was kind of heart-wrenching when the guy got up there with the bucket, she jumped and she tried to fly. And, of course, she was caught by the lines. And that is the reason we were able to get her, because then she was very slowly lowered to the ground by that line," Murrah said. It was a team effort to save a mother osprey. Murrah said her babies should be just fine with their dad while she's rehabbed. "She has a very good mate who was this entire time not only feeding the two chicks that are in the nest, which are big, full-size osprey, but he was also feeding her," Murrah said. What's next For now, Murrah said they'll monitor Symphony and wait for her wing to heal and the puncture wound to close before she is released back into the wild and able to return to the nest. MORE:Florida cat escapes vet after procedure, travels 3 miles back home: 'I would've called an Uber' "If you're going to fish, go out there and fish responsibly, make sure to remove all your fishing line don't leave anything around take what you take out there with you and take it back in," Murrah said. What you can do If you come across a bird tangled in fishing line, never cut the line and call a rehaber. You can find local rehabbers by visiting The Source The information in this story was gathered by FO 13's Jordan Bowen. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app:Apple |Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
Borneo Post
15-05-2025
- Business
- Borneo Post
Sarawak's first mozzarella cheese plant in Merapok set to start production this August
Buffaloes grazing at the Meragang breeding station. LAWAS (May 15): The Green Valley Dairy Farm, Sarawak's pioneer cheese producer, is set to roll out its first batch of mozzarella cheese from its processing plant in Merapok here this August. Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said this production will put the RM16-million facility located at the Meragang Buffalo Breeding Station on the international radar as a producer of quality buffalo milk mozzarella for international markets. 'This facility will position Lawas as the largest mozzarella cheese producer in the Southeast Asian region, targeting exports to European and regional markets. 'With financing from Agro Bank, the installation of this cheese processing equipment will begin this June, and production is targeted to come on stream in August,' he said after a working visit to the Meragang Buffalo Breeding Station on Wednesday. Accompanying him were Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum Agong and Lawas Veterinary officer Robine Asut. Dr Abdul Rahman added that the Meragang station will house over 700 Murrah buffaloes from Australia, including over 200 heads in the first phase. 'More than 200 Murrah buffaloes imported from Australia are currently being quarantined in Miri, and are expected to be brought to Lawas by the end of this month. 'Meanwhile, for the second phase, the Veterinary Department will receive more than 500 buffaloes of the same species by the end of the year, bringing the total number of buffaloes we expect being placed at the Meragang station close to 1,000,' he said. Murrah buffaloes can produce between 16 litres to 20 litres of milk daily compared to the current paddy buffaloes, which produce less than six litres per day. Mozzarella cheese is currently processed in Langkawi and is halal, as well as produced on a small scale in Selangor. The upcoming Lawas production will be the biggest in the country. In view of this, the Green Valley Dairy Farm has linked up with potential buyers from the Middle East, Africa, and Europe for export of its mozzarella cheese products through the global trade network in Dubai. Green Valley Dairy Farm merapok Mozzarella cheese
