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BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Guernsey staff accommodation disgraceful
Concerns about the cost and quality of housing in the island were the overwhelming issue for voters at BBC Guernsey's second election Lansdown, owner of La Grande Mare Hotel, labelled some of the rental accommodation for staff moving to the island as "disgraceful".The billionaire businessman said: "Staff accommodation here is appalling, some of the planning restrictions stop you from acquiring the properties to do them up."Liberate CEO Ellie Jones agreed that doing something to improve the affordability and quality of local housing should be the number one priority for candidates. Mr Lansdown said: "I have been appalled by some of the sites I have seen, trying to find accomodation for my staff. "I've been embarrassed and I think, there are certain places you could quite happily go in there and refgurb and revamp them, but because of planning restrictions you're stopped from doing this."Guernsey's Development and Planning Authority has been approached for comment. Ms Jones said the next States needed to "rip up the rule book and start again" when it came to housing: "We need to bring costs down tio allow people to afford to live."We are the first generation who has grown up in an era where earning a decent living, working hard, doesn't mean you can afford to live well, it's a sad place to be."In 2023 a report commissioned by the States of Guernsey by housing experts ARC showed an average-priced property cost more than 16.3 times as much as average earnings, compared to 16 in Jersey and 8.3 in England. Ms Jones said: "It means I'm a bit depressed, you never feel safe, you are always worried if a landlord is going to chuck you out."I pay more than half my wages on rent, and no generation before has done that and it has crept up." Over a coffee at the election roadshow, Bob Renstead said the current pressure on housing had been made worse by the island's population 2022 Guernsey's States agreed to grow the island's population by 300 people every year. "We are bringing so many outside workers in, while there are so many locals who are on benefits and can work."The latest figures from the States of Guernsey showed there were 259 jobseekers without work at the end of March in 2025 - a decrease of eight compared to the previous month and a decrease of 52 compared to March Nicolle agreed that getting more houses built should be the priority for the incoming States: "I'm very concerned that we have young people leaving, I'm very concerned for young people with mortgages and the cost of childcare, it's getting impossible really for them to live day to day."She has asked candidates to look at raising the allowances for income tax for the island's young people. Bob Angus agreed that housing and its impact on the cost of living locally, was the top priority for this States: "The chances for youngsters getting on the ladder are pretty much non-existent, or very slim. The States had originally said it needed 1,565 new units of accommodation between 2023 and 2027, but last year it dropped that target to 1,488 units needed by Guernsey's next election roadshow is at Forest Stores on 13 June and the final roadshow is on 17 June in Market Square.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Strong Tie Insurance Forges 5-Star Customer Experience with Liberate's Multilingual Voice AI
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strong Tie Insurance Services is redefining what modern customer service looks like by deploying Liberate Voice AI, delivering seamless, 24/7 human-like experiences in both English and Spanish. Liberate's Voice AI solution engages customers with multilingual, human-like conversation and integrates with other systems to resolve roughly 80% of incoming calls without requiring a transfer. With Liberate, Strong Tie can provide 24/7 customer service with zero wait time, in English or Spanish, which is imperative for an agency with a significant Spanish-speaking customer base. Headquartered in California, Strong Tie Insurance provides personal and commercial insurance for individuals, families and businesses in California as well as Washington, Oregon, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. Since opening 28 years ago, Strong Tie Insurance has earned a stellar reputation for taking care of its customers with top notch, multilingual insurance services. "At Strong Tie, delivering exceptional customer service has always been at the heart of everything we do," said Efrain Ferrer, Owner & President at Strong Tie. "Our partnership with Liberate reflects our continued investment in innovation that puts our customers first. By integrating Liberate's Voice AI, we're not just streamlining customer experiences - we're elevating the speed, accessibility, and consistency of service our customers can expect, 24/7." Strong Tie chose Liberate for its deep insurance expertise, rapid implementation, and trusted compliance framework, meeting rigorous standards like SOC2, HIPAA, CCPA, and PCI DSS. "Today's insurance customers expect fast, empathetic support, on their terms, in their language, and at any hour," said Amrish Singh, CEO of Liberate. "Our Voice AI helps forward-thinking agencies like Strong Tie consistently meet that standard, while at the same time enabling them to 10x their scale of operations without increasing operating costs." Strong Tie joins a growing number of innovative agencies using Liberate to unlock operational efficiency and customer loyalty through the power of AI. About Strong Tie Insurance For over 20 years, Strong Tie Insurance has proudly protected individuals, families, and businesses - serving hundreds of thousands of customers with a wide range of plans, rates, and special offers. We've built trusted partnerships with contractors, body shops, hotels, car dealerships, rental companies, and more to do what every great insurance provider should: resolve issues quickly and consistently exceed expectations. To learn more visit About Liberate Innovations Inc. Liberate Voice AI, Email AI, SMS AI and Digital Intake have revolutionized the insurance industry by seamlessly answering phone calls, emails, SMS and digital interactions – collecting quote information, receiving FNOLs and servicing customer requests in an empathetic, human-like manner. Liberate's affordable and customizable AI solutions typically deploy in weeks with almost no integration overhead and have been proven to overcome labor challenges while enhancing policyholder service levels for retail agencies, MGAs and carriers. For more information, visit Media ContactAmrish Singh395703@ +1-917-691-0144 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Liberate Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Liberate Bio Announces Presentation to Update on RAPTOR LNP Platform and CAR-M Therapeutic Programs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberate Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company developing medicines which efficiently and selectively deliver payloads to immune cells while bypassing the live, announced an oral presentation by Melissa Deck - Director of Platform, demonstrating the success of Liberate's RAPTOR™ screening platform and NHP data for the company's first lead candidates at the Oligonucleotide and Peptide Therapeutics 2025 (TIDES) being held May 19th-22nd, 2025 in San Diego, California. "We built the RAPTOR platform to address key limitations of existing delivery vehicles and to expand the potential of oligonucleotide therapeutics beyond the liver. We are thrilled to have reached this critical inflection point," said Walter R. Strapps, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Liberate. "The presentation shows that our lead lipids robustly deliver mRNA cargo to monocytes and macrophages in non-human primates. This has enabled our first therapeutic program, in vivo CAR-M to treat solid tumors." Key Highlights from the Presentation: Liberate Bio has built RAPTOR™, a robust nanoparticle screening platform for evaluating and identifying extrahepatic delivery vehicles directly in non-human primates (NHPs). RAPTOR™ has generated lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) with significant delivery to bone marrow and expression of mRNA cargo in monocytes, macrophages and other cell-types relevant to in vivo CAR therapy. At the same time, Liberate's lead candidates show a five -old reduction in liver accumulation of cargo. TIDES Presentation Details: TITLE: "Innovating Nucleic Acid Delivery: RAPTOR, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of CAR-M" SESSION TITLE: Delivery of Macromolecules PRESENTATION TYPE: Oral PRESENTER: Melissa K. Deck, Director of Platform, Liberate Bio. DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, 21 May, 10:45am PT About Liberate Bio Our vision at Liberate Bio is to achieve the extraordinary—delivering genetic medicines that transcend liver-based limitations, liberating patients from disease. Today's genetic medicines are limited by the availability of safe, effective delivery vehicles that direct nucleic acid therapeutics to any organ other than the liver. To realize the full potential of genetic medicines, we use our proprietary screening platform to rapidly evaluate rational and artificial intelligence-designed nanoparticles, reducing the cycle time for identifying novel vehicles from years to months. Our initial lead candidates are allowing us to pursue multiple therapeutic areas based on delivery to various bone marrow derived cells including HSCs, monocytes and macrophages. We have built the team and a suite of tools that allows us to rapidly move RNA therapeutics to the clinic by significantly increasing the translatability of the preclinical work. For more information about the company's technologies, team, and mission, visit View source version on Contacts Walter Strapps, CSOwstrapps@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Liberate Bio Announces Presentation to Update on RAPTOR LNP Platform and CAR-M Therapeutic Programs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberate Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company developing medicines which efficiently and selectively deliver payloads to immune cells while bypassing the live, announced an oral presentation by Melissa Deck - Director of Platform, demonstrating the success of Liberate's RAPTOR™ screening platform and NHP data for the company's first lead candidates at the Oligonucleotide and Peptide Therapeutics 2025 (TIDES) being held May 19th-22nd, 2025 in San Diego, California. 'We built the RAPTOR platform to address key limitations of existing delivery vehicles and to expand the potential of oligonucleotide therapeutics beyond the liver. We are thrilled to have reached this critical inflection point,' said Walter R. Strapps, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Liberate. 'The presentation shows that our lead lipids robustly deliver mRNA cargo to monocytes and macrophages in non-human primates. This has enabled our first therapeutic program, in vivo CAR-M to treat solid tumors.' Key Highlights from the Presentation: Liberate Bio has built RAPTOR™, a robust nanoparticle screening platform for evaluating and identifying extrahepatic delivery vehicles directly in non-human primates (NHPs). RAPTOR™ has generated lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) with significant delivery to bone marrow and expression of mRNA cargo in monocytes, macrophages and other cell-types relevant to in vivo CAR therapy. At the same time, Liberate's lead candidates show a five -old reduction in liver accumulation of cargo. TIDES Presentation Details: TITLE: 'Innovating Nucleic Acid Delivery: RAPTOR, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of CAR-M' SESSION TITLE: Delivery of Macromolecules PRESENTATION TYPE: Oral PRESENTER: Melissa K. Deck, Director of Platform, Liberate Bio. About Liberate Bio Our vision at Liberate Bio is to achieve the extraordinary—delivering genetic medicines that transcend liver-based limitations, liberating patients from disease. Today's genetic medicines are limited by the availability of safe, effective delivery vehicles that direct nucleic acid therapeutics to any organ other than the liver. To realize the full potential of genetic medicines, we use our proprietary screening platform to rapidly evaluate rational and artificial intelligence-designed nanoparticles, reducing the cycle time for identifying novel vehicles from years to months. Our initial lead candidates are allowing us to pursue multiple therapeutic areas based on delivery to various bone marrow derived cells including HSCs, monocytes and macrophages. We have built the team and a suite of tools that allows us to rapidly move RNA therapeutics to the clinic by significantly increasing the translatability of the preclinical work. For more information about the company's technologies, team, and mission, visit
BBC News
01-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Guernsey electoral candidates asked to support LGBTQ+ community
Electoral candidates in Guernsey can get a "rainbow mark" to use on election materials if they show their support to the LGBTQ+ community, a charity has Rainbow Alliance said candidates have been invited to pledge support to "five asks" to identify themselves as "committed to equality, inclusion, and fairness".Requests from the charity include fair laws and equal rights, inclusive education and increased support and Jones, Liberate CEO, said people from all over Guernsey's community wanted a way to know which candidates would represent their views. 'Informed decisions' They said: "The LGBTQ+ community make up around 10% of the population, with this rising to between 19%-25% amongst younger people in Guernsey, as shown in the two most recent Children and Young People Surveys."We were asked to help people make informed decisions when voting, and together we came up with these five asks."The charity said its first request "nothing about us without us", was a commitment to "not creating or voting on laws or policies that directly affect the LGBTQ+ community without first engaging with us".Liberate said "we are so proud of Guernsey's progress", but added LGBTQ+ islanders and families faced unfair treatment and asked for fair laws and equal said the third ask was for "fair and inclusive education", with the charity asking for candidates to support stronger anti-bullying rules, provide training for teachers, and respect for trans+ children and their families. 'Visible and vocal' In the fourth request to candidates, Liberate said: "We would like you to support the fantastic progress already made by Health and Social Care (HSC) in LGBTQ+ inclusive healthcare."This ask includes ensuring sexual health services continue to be free, safe and accessible, continue ongoing training for healthcare staff on respectful language and inclusive care, and developing improved pathways for trans+ healthcare."The charity also said it wanted LGBTQ+ people to "feel seen, heard, and valued in Guernsey's political and public life"."Candidates are asked to be visible and vocal allies, to invite LGBTQ+ consultation in decisions, and support Channel Islands Pride which brought £1.25m to the island's economy in 2024," it added."We are grateful to any candidates who decide to publicly support the Asks and hope it helps islanders to make informed voting decisions."
