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Milwaukee PD accessed Illinois Flock cameras for classified investigation
Milwaukee PD accessed Illinois Flock cameras for classified investigation

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time30-05-2025

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Milwaukee PD accessed Illinois Flock cameras for classified investigation

The Milwaukee Police Administration Building downtown. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner) Across the nation, law enforcement agencies are accessing Flock Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) camera databases, regardless of whether they have their own contract for the AI-powered system. Researchers from 404 Media published a data trove derived from Flock audits earlier this week. Although the audit data came from the Danville Police Department in Illinois, Wisconsin Examiner found that intelligence units within the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) also appear in the database. The audit data shows that last year on July 15 and Oct. 21, personnel from the Southeastern Threat Analysis Center (STAC) — a homeland security-focused arm of the MPD's fusion center — conducted a total of three searches within Danville PD's Flock network. STAC gathers and disseminates intelligence across eight counties in southeastern Wisconsin. MPD's own Fusion Division is co-located with the STAC. Together the units operate a 'real time event center,' a vast network of both city-owned and privately owned cameras and operate Milwaukee's gunshot detection system known as Shotspotter. They also monitor social media and conduct various types of mobile phone-related investigations. STAC has also explored the use of drones, facial recognition technology and predictive intelligence. MPD's Flock searches were logged under the user name 'D. Whi' from 'Milwaukee WI PD – STAC'. In the dataset's 'reason' column, the searches were recorded as 'HSI investigation' and 'HSI vehicle loader.' Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) specialize in matters of immigration, illegal exporting, cyber crime and national security. By tapping into Danville's Flock data, according to the audit, STAC was able to access 4,893 Flock networks and an equal number of individual devices, such as cameras, for the July 15 search alone. The other two searches from October reached 5,425 Flock networks and devices and captured data from a one-month period. 404 Media's investigation focused on how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has accessed Flock databases nationwide, despite not having a contract with the company themselves, and how various agencies appeared to conduct immigration-related searches. Whereas many searches were logged as 'immigration violation,' 'ICE' or even 'ICE ASSIST,' others only noted the involvement of HSI. In a statement sent Wednesday morning, an MPD spokesperson denied that STAC's use of Danville PD's Flock network was immigration-related. 'Information regarding this investigation is classified and not available as it is ongoing,' the spokesperson wrote in an email to Wisconsin Examiner. 'I can confirm it is related to a criminal investigation with HSI and not immigration related.' The spokesperson later added that this was a 'HIDTA investigation,' referring to a federal task force linked to the federal High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. MPD's HIDTA units are attached to the department's Special Investigations Division, a separate branch from the Fusion division and STAC. 'The majority of HIDTA and STAC investigations are classified,' the spokesperson wrote in the statement. 'Oftentimes, these investigations involved confidential informants and sometimes it could take years to resolve.' Several police departments in Milwaukee County utilize Flock cameras. MPD entered into its contract in 2022. Over 1,300 registered cameras operate across the city as part of Community Connect, a program supported by the Milwaukee Police Foundation, according to the program's web page, with nearly 900 'integrated' cameras which grant MPD real-time access. Both the use of automatic license plate readers and MPD's ability to participate in immigration enforcement are governed by specific policies. The department's immigration policy, SOP-130, cautions that 'proactive immigration enforcement by local police can be detrimental to our mission and policing philosophy when doing so deters some individuals from participating in their civic obligation to assist the police.' The policy limits MPD's ability to assist ICE with detaining or gathering information about a person to 'only when a judicial warrant is presented' and when the target is suspected of involvement in terrorism, espionage, a transnational criminal street gang, violent felony, sexual offense against a minor or was a previously deported felon. Privacy advocates have raised concerns and filed lawsuits over Flock's ability to collect and store data without a warrant. The license plate reader policy – SOP 735 – allows personnel to access data stored 'for the purposes of conducting crime trend analyses' but only when those activities are approved by a supervisor and are intended to 'assist the agency in the performance of its duties.' MPD personnel may use Flock to 'look for potentially suspicious activity or other anomalies that might be consistent with criminal or terrorist activity' and are not prohibited from 'accessing and comparing personal identifying information of one or more individuals who are associated with a scanned vehicle as part of the process of analyzing stored non-alert data.' Automatic license plate reading technology captures information from any passing car. In some cases, investigators may also place specific vehicles on a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) list, also known as a 'hot list', which notifies law enforcement whenever a specific vehicle is seen by a license plate reader-equipped camera. A Thursday morning public hearing held by the city's Finance and Personnel Committee considered whether more Flock cameras should be added to Milwaukee's already existing network. Ald. Scott Spiker spoke in support of the cameras, and said he worked to install license plate readers in his own district. Spiker described having discussions with local business district leaders and MPD's fusion center, which resulted in cameras being deployed on 27th Street. 'Don't ask me where, because I won't tell you,' said Spiker, adding that the cameras 'serve a variety of purposes' from combating car theft to aiding Amber and Silver Alerts. 'There's going to a broader question, which I imagine will be a subject of the public testimony, however, and I'm fine hearing it, but ultimately there's going to be a discussion to be had in the city of anything that smacks of surveillance software, and what sort of oversight is provided, and should be provided,' said Spiker. He added that such a discussion 'will be had in full in Public Safety' and that although he welcomed public testimony, the committee was there to discuss approving a contract, and not concerns over surveillance. 'The camera's already in use by MPD, and in use by our parking checkers,' said Spiker. 'When they do night parking enforcement, they use ALPR's. When they do zoning enforcement during the day, they use ALPR's. So these are already in use. They have no facial recognition or any of the stuff that's been in the news. But it is a legitimate question to ask what degree of surveillance of any sort, given the national context, do we want to have oversight over?' Spiker said that there's a 'big debate' about surveillance but that 'we can't sort that out today.' Amanda Merkwae, advocacy director with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin, complained that the public had not been alerted ahead of time about the discussion of the Flock contract. 'I've been checking daily and the documents in this file and the text of the resolution weren't posted until yesterday [Wednesday] afternoon,' said Merkwae. 'So I think for an item that has significant implications for the civil liberties of Milwaukeeans, particularly the most vulnerable resident, that's concerning.' The agenda had been out for over a week, and was amended a couple of days before the hearing, Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic later explained. Merkwae said, 'We know that ICE has gained access to troves of data from sanctuary cities to aid in its raids and immigration enforcement actions, including data from the vast network of license plate readers across the country.' She cited a 404 Media investigation earlier this month, which found that Flock is building a massive people look-up tool which pulls in different forms of data, including license plate reader data, 'in order to track specific individuals without a warrant.' Merkwae also referenced 404 Media's findings this week revealing immigration-related look-ups, as well as the classified investigation that involved MPD's intelligence units. The advocacy director also questioned what MPD's policies mean in practice when federal or out-of-state law enforcement want to access its Flock databases. 'If law enforcement told us that they wanted to put a tracking device on every single car in the country so that we know where every car is every single moment of the day, and we're going to build a database of all those locations run by an unaccountable private company, and accessible to every law enforcement agency across the country without needing any type of a warrant, I think we would be alarmed and we would have some follow-up questions,' said Merkwae. 'So at the end of the day, we think the public deserves to know how it is being surveilled and the common council deserves to know the answers to some pretty basic questions before approving contracts for surveillance technology that's deployed without a warrant.' In 2023, Fox 6 published a map of Flock cameras operated by MPD. The map, broken up by aldermadic district, shows a large cluster of cameras located on the North Side around District 7, as well as a cluster on the South Side around District 8. Smaller clusters of cameras were located on the East, far Southwest Side and Northwest Side of the city. signal-2025-05-29-135844 After Merkwae testified, Spiker raised a question about whether public testimony should continue, given open meetings laws. A lengthy discussion followed about which issues and topics may be discussed in the hearing by committee members, which halted public testimony for over 20 minutes as alders heard from city attorneys and MPD. Ald. Miele Coggs said hearing the public's concerns before a contract is approved for surveillance technology was important. Ald. Dimitrijevic also stressed that public comment was an important step, saying that the committee would not go into closed session to discuss the Flock contract before the public finished speaking, or otherwise limit public testimony. When public testimony continued, Milwaukee residents shared further concerns about the technology. Ron Jansen said that the city has seen a surge of surveillance gear used by MPD. 'Between the growth of a fascist regime in Washington … and our own militarized and violent police force here in Milwaukee, it's clear that the last thing we need is more ways for police to track us,' Jansen said. He added that Flock networks are capable of tracking and cataloging 'people's every movement throughout a given day' even if they're not the target of an investigation. Other residents, including locals from Spiker's district and representatives from the court diversion non-profit program JusticePoint, also spoke against Flock's expansion. Tara Cavazos, executive director of the South 27th Street Business District, said Flock cameras had made her area safer. 'We are the initiators of these three additions to the Flock network,' said Cavazos. 'And we donated the funds for two years of use of these Flock cameras. So they're not coming from MPD's budget, it's coming out of our budgets. These Flocks are not going to be placed in a neighborhood, it's not specific to any vulnerable communities, they are in business districts on state and county highways.' Cavazos said that since Flocks have been deployed, car thefts declined 'significantly on the south end of our corridor, where the border between Milwaukee and Greenfield is,' and that 'we've caught a homicide suspect.' Leif Otteson, an executive director of two business districts, said that he hears from people who want more surveillance. Otteson recalled working to expand the city's ring camera network, which STAC and other parts of MPD's fusion center have access to. Otteson has talked with people who want cameras in their community gardens and other areas. 'I just want to make that clear, that people like myself are getting those requests,' said Otteson. Once public testimony concluded, the committee went into closed session for over an hour. The discussion pertained to an unspecified 'non-standard' provision in the Flock contract, which had been raised by the city attorney's office. When the committee returned to open session, they voted 4-1 to hold the file due to legal concerns with the contract until the next committee meeting on June 18. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

The south London state school which counts Ademola Lookman, Romain Esse and the Etuhus as alumni
The south London state school which counts Ademola Lookman, Romain Esse and the Etuhus as alumni

New York Times

time07-03-2025

  • Sport
  • New York Times

The south London state school which counts Ademola Lookman, Romain Esse and the Etuhus as alumni

Turn the corner in the corridor leading to the sports hall at St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College (STAC) and, almost hidden away out of sight, you might miss the framed, match-worn Charlton Athletic shirt. The display also includes a photo of a young Ademola Lookman. The reigning African footballer of the year is, without question, the most successful player to emerge from STAC, a state-funded all-boys Catholic school in Southwark, south-east London. Yet Lookman's is just one of several jerseys displayed on that wall, illustrating the sporting achievements of so many former pupils. Advertisement Pride of place are those from footballers such as Dickson Etuhu — a Nigeria international who played more than 100 Premier League games for Fulham and Sunderland — and his younger brother Kelvin, who played over 200 games across the three divisions of the EFL after graduating from Manchester City's academy. Hull City defender Cody Drameh, former Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, West Ham United and Scotland midfielder Nigel Quashie and ex-Southend United stalwart Michael Timlin are also commemorated. There are jerseys belonging to Tyrone Berry, once a Crystal Palace and England youth-team player, and Emmanuel Onariase, a former STAC head boy and a graduate of West Ham's academy. He, too, played in the EFL for several years. Away from football, there are acknowledgements of success in other sports, with former student Dominic Mensah becoming a world champion for Great Britain as a tumbling gymnast. He now forms part of world-champion boxer Anthony Joshua's management team. The latest addition to the wall of fame, though, has the potential to match or even eclipse his predecessors' achievements. Romain Esse, the teenage forward Premier League Palace signed from local rivals Millwall, of the Championship, in a £14million ($18.1m) deal in January, and who scored with his first touch in the top flight, attended the school between 2016 and 2021 while developing his footballing talents in Millwall's academy. 'Since I've been here, I reckon I could nearly field a good 11-a-side team worth of good footballers,' says the school's head of PE, Billy Reynolds. 'And a stacked full bench, too.' STAC's is an impressive roll call. Even more so when you consider this is not a private college commanding annual fees from the children's parents or a school funded by rich benefactors as part of an academy chain but via the local authority. Its catchment area is relatively deprived, with many of the 1,101 students facing socio-economic disadvantages. Over 40 per cent of those attending STAC are eligible for free school meals. Advertisement Although that puts the former students' achievements into proper perspective — a booklet highlighting the school's achievements notes STAC is ranked second in the country among similar schools — it is not their focus. 'Something we don't like to play on too much as a school is the narrative of poor kids from disadvantaged backgrounds,' assistant head Sam Parratt tells The Athletic. 'It does them a bit of a disservice.' Instead, they highlight their academic achievements for what they are. That same pamphlet proudly declares STAC to be the 'best school in south London'. It is graded fifth-best in Greater London and 10th in the country. Those placings are based on its 'Progress 8' score, which demonstrates advancement through secondary school. STAC's score is 1.45, meaning that, on average, its students achieve almost one and a half grades higher than might be expected nationally. Only a few miles south of here, in Croydon, is the renowned Whitgift School, an independent school which offers sports scholarships to talented youngsters and has helped develop some of the country's most accomplished footballers. Fees for non-boarders can be as much as £28,000 a year, although a significant number of bursaries (monetary awards) are handed out. The two schools are not competing against each other. STAC could not hope to match the resources available via such fees. Yet staff make the most of what they have — a floodlit 3G pitch and that sports hall do not compare to the lush fields of nearby institutions such as Dulwich College, Whitgift or Trinity, also in Croydon, but nevertheless offer students an opportunity to hone their talents. GO DEEPER The schools helping elite British clubs shape stars like Musiala, Foden and Tierney The cost of any repairs, Parratt explains, comes out of the PE department's budget. Respect from students for what they have, STAC say, has helped with longevity. Their goalframes have lasted them for eight years so far. Balls, somehow, are rarely lost despite there being a road in close proximity to the pitch. Advertisement Where some of those local private schools have formal partnerships or loose arrangements with elite sporting clubs, STAC, a Catholic school which welcomes all faiths, is not selective. If a student happens to be talented at sport, that is a bonus — they are not sought out deliberately — and although some pupils make it in academies across the Premier League and EFL, that is an organic process. STAC has no formal link-up with any professional clubs. 'We don't go around local primary schools and say, 'Can you recommend your best sportsmen to us?',' explains Reynolds. 'We develop what we get. Parents will send their kids here based mainly on academics. They're not going to do it because we've won a London Cup two years on the trot. 'Sport on the side is a bonus. They're not only getting their academics but also a good extracurricular and core PE sports programme, especially with all the competitions we enter outside of school.' Even so, finances are tight with Parratt and Reynolds explaining how costs have doubled, even tripled, following the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK's 2020 departure from the European Union. 'The cost of flights is mad,' Reynolds says. 'We are an academic school, so getting time off for sport is hard. Even if we do it in half term… airline prices and tour companies want a big percentage now to regain what they've lost over the last few years. It's so hard to get the boys out to international tournaments. We are looking at going to the north of France maybe later this year or next year. 'A lot of the boys play district football — every year, we get five or six per year-group and they go to northern France and Germany with the south London representative team, so at least they get some international trips. With us, it's so hard. It almost needs to be organised two years in advance just to set a payment plan up to enable parents to afford it.' Advertisement Academia and sport go hand-in-hand, even if the former is the primary focus, helping instil strict discipline at the school. Step out of line in the classroom and there will be no competing in extracurricular activities, such as the frequent football fixtures. Involvement in them is a perk for good behaviour. It appears to be working: the cleanliness of the school, inside and out, is striking, while there is a hush during lesson times, even among the pupils in their PE kits queueing up to file into the sports hall. 'They thrive as a result of the strictness,' says Parratt. 'They get that and the parents get that as well. Some of our naughtiest kids are the ones that love the school the most, because they know where they stand. If they're being held to account, it's for their benefit. 'If a sports team wins a cup, we get them to stand in the middle of the school when they are lining up at the beginning of the day and everyone will turn to face them and give them a round of applause. They have the cup and take a photo and are celebrated in the school newsletter. All the fixtures are in there along with sports successes. There's a lot of visibility in all of those successes.' That word, discipline, almost causes Reynolds to shudder. 'I don't like using it,' he says. 'It's about teaching them what a good human being is like.' Step out of Queens Road Peckham train station and you are greeted by a banner hanging from the railings on the opposite side of the road proudly highlighting how well nearby STAC did in a recent inspection by OFSTED, the UK government's schools watchdog. The review took place at the end of last year. It rated the school as outstanding; not just in its academic progress, bringing that 10th best school in the country grading, but also in terms of continued sporting success. Such is the relationship with its alumni, that, when they can spare time in their schedules, many return to talk to STAC's current students. That includes Lookman, the London-born Nigeria international forward who now plays for leading Italian club Atalanta. His story is a valuable one for the school. Advertisement He achieved excellent academic results at STAC, with four A*s and five As in his GCSEs, before being picked up late, at 17, by Charlton. He rose rapidly through their academy to the first team and made 49 appearances before a Premier League move to Everton at age 19. A further 48 appearances on Merseyside led to a 2019 transfer to Germany's RB Leipzig and subsequent Premier League loans with Fulham and Leicester City, until he settled on a permanent deal with Atalanta in August 2022. His 27 appearances for Nigeria, where his parents were born, over the past three years have yielded eight goals. He won the Europa League with Atalanta last season, and followed the likes of Samuel Eto'o, George Weah, Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba in being voted African Footballer of the Year. The 27-year-old forward serves as an inspiration to those with ambitions at STAC. He has also sponsored the school's football kits across all age groups. A huge thanks to @Alookman_ for sponsoring our new football kits for all year groups – as you can see, our students are very grateful! 🙏 There are up to 10 STAC students from across the year groups who are attached to or on trial at club academies, including Premier League quartet Chelsea, West Ham, Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall in the second tier, Charlton of League One and AFC Wimbledon in League Two, the fourth division of English football. Esse is another who hasn't abandoned his roots since breaking into the professional game. The school is waiting on Palace and England age-group shirts from the under-18, under-19 and under-20 international to add to its collection. 'Esse and Lookman come back to the school to show their appreciation,' says year-nine student Jonathan, who is in West Ham's academy. 'They've grown up playing sports alongside their education. That could be me in a few years' time. I can get my GCSEs and make it as a pro.' Neither Parratt, who was Esse's music teacher in year eight, nor Reynolds pinpoint a quality he showcased on a football pitch as their outstanding memory of him. There is admiration and appreciation for those sporting successes, yes, but it's the character he showed during his time here that lingers with them. Lookman had graduated by the time they joined the staff but his academic achievements are an ongoing source of pride. Advertisement 'Ademola was academically driven because there was not even a thought back then about him taking up a scholarship let alone a professional contract,' says Reynolds. 'Emmanuel (Onariase) was the same — his academic results were excellent. Romain's were very good as well. 'Romain was humble. He was very quiet but had a willingness to learn and was very respectful; an all-round good person. Even though he was at a professional club, he would always turn up, even if he had Millwall training or games the night before. 'His talent spoke for itself. He played a year, sometimes two years up (from his actual age group) and made a big contribution to their success. 'He wanted to get involved in school teams and be a part of playing with his friends. He understood the importance of that. For five years, he trained in every session and played in every game possible. 'Even in subjects they didn't enjoy, they would never disrupt. They would never give anything below 100 per cent and would just get on with it.' Parratt recalls Esse's attitude towards music fondly. 'It wasn't going to be the thing he was going to do forever, but he took it for what it was and tried hard. It was, 'I'm going to try my best at everything I turn my hand to'. His group of friends were a really good bunch and they played off each other.' When he visited last year, Esse asked to park at the back of the school, crept surreptitiously through the corridors and took a seat in Reynolds' office. There was no desperation to be noticed. Quite the opposite, in fact. 'The last time he was here, our year sevens were playing in a cup game and we watched that together,' says Reynolds. Esse would supply tickets for Millwall matches, something STAC students otherwise would struggle to afford. 'Most of them only watch football on television, so they loved it.' Producing good people is vital. Parratt and Reynolds hope Esse acts as inspiration off the pitch as well as on it. Their strict approach to discipline may not be to everyone's taste, but there is no denying they have been successful. The pride that comes when academic achievement meets sporting success could not be more obvious. Advertisement Esse is just the latest in a long line of examples and perhaps it won't be long before there are more shirts adorning that wall of fame. Yet that will only ever be considered a bonus. 'It's not about us producing professional athletes,' Reynolds adds. 'That's the icing on the cake. It's about us getting boys here to love sport.' (Top photos: Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images; Matt Woosnam/The Athletic)

Seer Inc (SEER) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Revenue Decline with Strategic ...
Seer Inc (SEER) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Revenue Decline with Strategic ...

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time28-02-2025

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Seer Inc (SEER) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Revenue Decline with Strategic ...

Fourth Quarter Revenue: $4 million, a decrease of 10% from $4.4 million in Q4 2023. Full Year Revenue: $14.2 million, a decrease of 15% from $16.7 million in 2023. Gross Margin (Q4 2024): 51%, up from 45% in Q4 2023. Net Loss (Q4 2024): $21.7 million, compared to $17.8 million in Q4 2023. Net Loss (Full Year 2024): $86.6 million, compared to $86.3 million in 2023. Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments: Approximately $300 million as of December 31, 2024. Share Repurchase: Approximately 6.5 million shares repurchased, reducing shares outstanding by 10% to 59 million. Free Cash Flow Loss (Full Year 2024): $49.4 million, down from $66.4 million in 2023. 2025 Revenue Guidance: Expected to be in the range of $17 million to $18 million. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with SEER. Release Date: February 27, 2025 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Seer Inc (NASDAQ:SEER) reported a total revenue of $14.2 million for 2024, with a strong cash position of approximately $300 million. The company successfully repurchased approximately 6.5 million shares, reducing the total shares outstanding by about 10%. Seer Inc (NASDAQ:SEER) expanded its global reach, serving over 135 customers across 20 countries, and doubled its commercial team in North America. The Proteograph Product Suite has been validated through 33 customer publications, with 23 new peer-reviewed publications in 2024. Seer Inc (NASDAQ:SEER) has formed a strategic partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific to co-market and sell the Proteograph Product Suite, enhancing commercial reach. Total revenue for 2024 decreased by 15% compared to 2023, primarily due to lower product sales and no grant revenue. The company reported a net loss of $86.6 million for the full year 2024, slightly higher than the $86.3 million loss in 2023. Seer Inc (NASDAQ:SEER) experienced a 10% decrease in fourth-quarter revenue compared to the same period in 2023, due to lower instrument sales. There is ongoing uncertainty regarding NIH and government funding, which could impact a portion of Seer Inc (NASDAQ:SEER)'s revenue in 2025. The company faces challenges with elongated sales cycles and pressure on CapEx budgets, affecting the outright purchase of new instruments. Q: How should we think about the split between instruments and consumables in 2025, and what is the expected pacing for the first and second half of the year? A: Omid Farokhzad, CEO, noted that 2024 was challenging for CapEx, with instrument placements skewed towards the latter half of the year. For 2025, they anticipate a different pace, with a stronger start due to a robust pipeline. David Horn, CFO, added that the product revenue breakdown will likely mirror 2024, with product revenue comprising about 72% and service revenue 27%. They expect more instrument placements and increased interest in larger projects. Q: Can you discuss the trajectory of the STAC program and its revenue outlook for 2025? A: Omid Farokhzad explained that the STAC program is not intended to expand into a service company, so capacity will remain consistent. Revenue growth is expected as early collaborations were priced lower, but now projects are priced closer to standard service rates. David Horn added that demand from large pharma and academic customers is strong, with repeat customers and increased ASPs contributing to positive trends. Q: What impact do NIH funding uncertainties have on your business, and what trends are you seeing with academic customers? A: Omid Farokhzad stated that about 30% of their revenue comes from government and academic entities. While indirect funding cuts could affect broader organizational investments, direct research funding remains intact. They have factored in a cautious outlook for these accounts in their guidance. David Horn noted that uncertainty is causing some delays, but some customers have confirmed their funding and are proceeding. Q: What does the publication pipeline look like for 2025, and are there any significant projects on the horizon? A: Omid Farokhzad highlighted that customer publications have been a bright spot, with over 30 publications to date. The STAC program facilitates quick data access, aiding in grant writing and presentations. He expects the pace of publications to continue in 2025, with recent conferences showcasing significant research enabled by their technology. Q: What is the expected impact of the Thermo Fisher collaboration on 2025 guidance, and are there plans for similar partnerships? A: David Horn mentioned that the Thermo Fisher collaboration is being operationalized in Q2 2025, with modest expectations built into the guidance. Omid Farokhzad added that while the Thermo partnership is non-exclusive, they are open to other collaborations to enhance access to their Proteograph technology, with ongoing discussions with other mass spec providers. For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

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