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Time of India
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Raja dinkar kelkar museum launches multilingual digital audio guide
Pune: To mark on May 18, the in Pune unveiled a multilingual smart digital audio guide, offering visitors a fresh, immersive experience through its eight galleries. Developed in Marathi, Hindi, and English, the audio guide responds to a global call by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), which urged cultural institutions to celebrate the day with initiatives centered on the theme "The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now " "This isn't just a guide to exhibits, it's a layered narrative," said Sudhanva Ranade, museologist and director of the museum. "It took us nearly six months to complete, and it covers everything from the story of how this museum came into being to the extraordinary vision of its founder. Visitors will now be able to experience all eight galleries in the museum through a fresh, immersive lens." The initiative was inaugurated by Sonali Deshpande, chairperson of persistent systems, who became the first visitor to take the audio tour. The guide, which is accessible via a simple QR code scan, walks users through 35 specially curated artefacts. High-quality audio explains each object's history, material, function, and cultural context. Cloud-powered and mobile-driven, the system is designed for use on personal smartphones. It incorporates geofencing technology, ensuring the guide functions only within museum premises. "Visitors can begin their journey the moment they scan the QR code on the standee at the entrance," said Ranade. "The content is multilingual, and we are working on adding more languages such as German, Russian, Japanese, and other regional Indian languages so that international and non-Maharashtrian or Hindi-speaking visitors can share the knowledge." Developed in collaboration with Persistent Foundation and Glorytel Digital LLP, with active participation from the museum's staff, the project reflects the institution's commitment to innovation, research, and accessibility. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "This is a homegrown innovation," Ranade said. "Our team put in extensive effort to ensure authenticity and historical accuracy. The goal was to move beyond static displays and offer storytelling that truly brings the artefacts to life." In addition to providing rich information about the artefacts, the guide features social media integration, allowing visitors to share photos, tag the museum, and offer real-time feedback. Founded in 1962 by Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Shukrawar Peth houses over 20,000 artefacts, with around 2,500 currently on display. From musical instruments and lamps to intricate sculptures and everyday household items, the collection offers a window into pre-industrial Indian life. "We've requested our tech partners to support us further as we move toward developing a state-of-the-art Museum City in Bavdhan," said Ranade. "By merging this heritage with technology, the museum will continue to educate and inspire a new generation of visitors locally and globally."
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dyne Therapeutics Announces Chief Business Officer and Chief Scientific Officer Appointments
Vikram Ranade, PhD Ranjan Batra, PhD Oxana Beskrovnaya, PhD - Vikram Ranade, PhD, appointed as chief business officer - - Ranjan Batra, PhD, appointed as chief scientific officer - - Oxana Beskrovnaya, PhD, transitioning to chief innovation officer - WALTHAM, Mass., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DYN), a clinical-stage company focused on advancing life-transforming therapeutics for people living with genetically driven neuromuscular diseases, today announced the appointments of Vikram (Vik) Ranade, PhD, as chief business officer (CBO) and Ranjan (Ron) Batra, PhD, as chief scientific officer (CSO) of Dyne. Dr. Ranade will lead business development, corporate strategy and strategic partnerships to support the company's late-stage clinical and commercialization plans. Dr. Batra will lead the company's research strategy, pipeline development and activities supporting clinical development. Effective April 28, 2025, Oxana Beskrovnaya, PhD, will transition from CSO to chief innovation officer (CIO) responsible for driving Dyne's comprehensive innovation strategy to maximize the value of its FORCE™ platform and further enable the company's long-term success. 'I am excited to welcome Vik and Ron to our leadership team. Vik's experience in business development and corporate strategy will be invaluable as we prepare for the potential launches of two medicines in 2027 in myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Our incoming CSO, Ron, will play a key role in advancing our pipeline and elucidating the power of the FORCE platform to deliver functional improvement in the clinic,' said John Cox, president and chief executive officer of Dyne. 'With the addition of Vik, Ron and our CFO, Erick Lucera, as well as Oxana in her new role as CIO, we are well positioned to drive the business, deliver therapies that bring functional improvement to patients and create significant shareholder value through our clinical programs, pipeline and unique platform.' Dr. Ranade joins Dyne, effective immediately, from Tessera Therapeutics, where he was senior vice president of corporate development, leading strategy and business development, and was member of the executive team. During more than five years at Tessera he also played a key role in equity financings totaling more than $600 million. Previously, he worked in McKinsey & Company's healthcare practice, advising biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on strategy, M&A and R&D. He led diligence on completed deals with an aggregate transaction value of more than $15 billion and advised on clinical strategy for more than 20 programs. Dr. Ranade also co-led McKinsey's Center for Asset Optimization, which focuses on clinical-stage asset development strategy. Dr. Ranade holds a PhD in Genetics and Development from Columbia University and a BS in biochemistry from Brandeis University, where he earned highest honors for his research on DNA damage repair pathways. 'I am thrilled to welcome Ron as our new scientific leader. He brings outstanding scientific expertise and the required peer network and passion to continue to expand Dyne's pipeline of potentially transformative therapies,' said Dr. Beskrovnaya. 'In my new role, I look forward to working with our strong leadership team and leveraging our world-class expertise in TfR1 delivery to pioneer and accelerate new therapeutic applications.' Dr. Batra joins Dyne, effective April 28, 2025, from Lexeo Therapeutics, where he was vice president of research and translation. A leading expert in RNA biology and therapeutics, he has developed cutting-edge treatments for genetic diseases. Previously, Dr. Batra served as a senior vice president of R&D at LocanaBio, advancing RNA-targeted therapies for rare disorders including Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy. Prior to LocanaBio, he worked at Verily Life Sciences and conducted pioneering research at UC San Diego and the University of Florida with more than 35 publications and patents. Dr. Batra earned a PhD in genetics from the University of Florida, where he studied RNA biology and gene therapy for neuromuscular diseases. About Dyne TherapeuticsDyne Therapeutics is discovering and advancing innovative life-transforming therapeutics for people living with genetically driven neuromuscular diseases. Leveraging the modularity of its FORCE™ platform, Dyne is developing targeted therapeutics that deliver to muscle and the central nervous system (CNS). Dyne has a broad pipeline for neuromuscular diseases, including clinical programs for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and preclinical programs for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and Pompe disease. For more information, please visit and follow us on X, LinkedIn and Facebook. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this press release, including statements regarding Dyne's strategy, future operations, prospects and plans, objectives of management, the potential of the FORCE platform, the potential of DYNE-101 and DYNE-251, and expectations regarding the timing of commercial launches constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'continue,' 'could,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'might,' 'objective,' 'ongoing,' 'plan,' 'predict,' 'project,' 'potential,' 'should,' or 'would,' or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Dyne may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: uncertainties inherent in the identification and development of product candidates, including the initiation and completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials; uncertainties as to the availability and timing of results from preclinical studies and clinical trials; the timing of and Dyne's ability to enroll patients in clinical trials; whether results from preclinical studies and data from clinical trials will be predictive of the final results of the clinical trials or other trials; whether data from clinical trials will support submission for regulatory approvals; uncertainties as to the FDA's and other regulatory authorities' interpretation of the data from Dyne's clinical trials and acceptance of Dyne's clinical programs and as to the regulatory approval process for Dyne's product candidates; whether Dyne's cash resources will be sufficient to fund its foreseeable and unforeseeable operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements; as well as the risks and uncertainties identified in Dyne's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's most recent Form 10-K and in subsequent filings Dyne may make with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Dyne's views as of the date of this press release. Dyne anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. However, while Dyne may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Dyne's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Contacts: InvestorsMia Tobiasir@ Nartkersnartker@ Photos accompanying this announcement are available at: in to access your portfolio
