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How Women in Tech are rising to the new challenges

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As Jyothirlatha, CTO of Godrej Capital tells us, Being a pandemic-born NBFC (non-banking financial company), a technology-first approach helps us drive business growth. Embracing a multifaceted approach Jyothirlatha aptly states, A CTO today is a business enabler, influencing strategy and driving technology-led growth.

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Space startup Wyvern raises $4.5M and joins YC’s latest cohort

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Since then, the startup has made some significant moves beyond just the funding, including growing to a total of 18 employees and bringing on aerospace industry veteran and former Airbus CTO Christine Tovee. Hyperspectral imaging can provide detail about previously hidden information, including the chemical makeup of the scene it captures.

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Pluton Biosciences looks to nature for cutting-edge biotech solutions, raising $6.6M seed

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“There are a trillion species of microbes, and we only use a couple of them,” said Pluton founder and CTO Barry Goldman, who spent nearly two decades at Monsanto looking into similar ideas. But however useful they are, they’re only a handful out of a near-infinite variety. 3D illustration.

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Manufacturing CIOs see bright future for the industry, thanks to IT

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Her global IT organization comprises five business-segment CIOs, as well as shared services provided by the CISO, CTO, and the leader of enterprise business systems. Kim Mackenroth is vice president and global CIO of Textron, a Fortune 302 multi-industry company with around 33,000 employees worldwide.

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New US CIO appointments, March 2022

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Krakauer earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Former Morgan Stanley CIO, Sigal Zarmi, joins BigID’s board of advisors. Sigal Zarmi, board advisor, BigID. Neiman Marcus has promoted Vijay Karthik to SVP & CTO. Flexsys appoints Jose Boloqui to be CIO.

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

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Initially, I was naïve about the infrastructure space, but was fortunate to have a great mentor. Our strong CTO structure and advanced technology teams are committed to problem solving. Since I was adept at project management, I was asked to head the IT department for one of the small subsidiaries of TATA organization.

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Allozymes looks to upend chemical manufacturing with rapid enzyme engineering and $5M seed

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Part of the complex process that turns raw materials into finished products like detergents, cosmetics and flavors relies on enzymes, which facilitate chemical transformations. These large, complex molecules bind to other substances in a way that facilitates a chemical reaction, say turning sugars in a cell into a more usable form of energy.

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