哈佛大學和MIT學生會在「關於台灣我想聊」活動中合影。(哈佛台灣學生會提供) |
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哈佛大學台灣學生會會長黃郁婷(左)、姚俊辰(右)和活動總召林昕嬡(中)。 (周菊子攝) |
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胡川安透過網路從臺灣發表講談。林祈祐談台北的性別空間。(周菊子攝) |
”斜槓蔬食”推廣素食,蔡高進(右起)、蕭蕙菁示範包紫米飯糰。(周菊子攝) |
"協槓疏食"的蔡高進(右起)、蕭蕙菁示範包紫米飯糰。(周菊子攝) |
蕭蕙菁藉"協槓疏食"宣導素食理念。 (周菊子攝) |
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哈佛大學和MIT學生會在「關於台灣我想聊」活動中合影。(哈佛台灣學生會提供) |
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哈佛大學台灣學生會會長黃郁婷(左)、姚俊辰(右)和活動總召林昕嬡(中)。 (周菊子攝) |
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胡川安透過網路從臺灣發表講談。林祈祐談台北的性別空間。(周菊子攝) |
”斜槓蔬食”推廣素食,蔡高進(右起)、蕭蕙菁示範包紫米飯糰。(周菊子攝) |
"協槓疏食"的蔡高進(右起)、蕭蕙菁示範包紫米飯糰。(周菊子攝) |
蕭蕙菁藉"協槓疏食"宣導素食理念。 (周菊子攝) |
波士頓台美菁英會 (TAP Boston) 的Sophie Lee (左起) 邀 Andrew Lin 為年輕人講解買賣房屋101。吳尚錞、周聰等人特地出席聆聽。(周菊子攝) |
在德州奧斯丁大學唸金融,在財富500強公司工作過,曾替全球性電子商務公司管理橫跨亞洲13國關鍵客戶的Andrew
Lin ,為追求個人對音樂愛好,來麻州伯克利音樂學院唸了音樂演奏碩士,也踏進在銷售數量上已連續3年名列全美房地產業第一名的羅盤房地產公司工作。
Andrew Lin說明,羅盤公司創立於2012年,總部設在紐約,是一家全球性的公司,曾在10年間投資15億元,研發產業相關科技,如今仍每年在研發上投資約1億元,擁有350人的工程師及產品團隊,在大波士頓設有11家辦公室。會場擺放了許多介紹。 (周菊子攝)
跨入正題前,Andrew Lin還介紹了一些該公司在Somerville,波士頓經手的發展案,以及今年將推出的3棟新建房屋,並藉以說明在麻州的買房流程,貸款種類,參觀房屋和檢查時該注意些什麼,大波士頓常見那些房屋類型,學區概況,以及如何看懂多重列表服務單(MLS),出價和談判的技巧等等。
Andrew Lin列出10大步驟流程,包括預先取得貸款許可,諮詢,和代表買家的房地產經紀簽合同,參觀符合個人標準的房地產,提出買價,檢驗,簽署買賣合約
(P&S),辦理貸款承保和房價評估,最後的巡視檢查,最後交屋等,然後逐一解說,
Andrew Lin還提供了一些房地產的市場歷史紀錄,房地產界用的術語縮寫。
由於許多買房子的年輕夫婦很關心學區,Andrew Lin分享了一份2023年麻州最佳公校排行榜,前5名依序為勒星頓 (Lexington)、布魯克蘭鎮 (Brookline)、衛斯頓 (Weston) 、艾克頓(Acton)、Boxborough。2024的麻州私立高中排名則是安多福菲立普學校 (Phillips
Academy Andover),波士頓的麻州學校,Groton的Groton學校,Dedham的Noble and Greenough學校,Southborough的聖馬克學校。
出價則是一般有5個步驟,首先是經紀揭露價格,然後提出購買房地產要求,取得預先批准貸款信,或者資金證明,註明附加條款,揭露房地產是否含鉛等。此外,交屋前還要做產權搜尋,以及辦理產權保險,以確保買下來的房子不會有問題。
Andrew Lin這天其實講了很多細節,包括TAP的這場講座主持人Sophie Lee,活動組組長林思妤,北一女校友會副會長廖珮妤,房地產律師周聰,哈佛大學附屬醫院醫師吳尚錞等人,都聽得興味盎然,對講座地點,Compass公司位於波士頓遊客區的Newbury街,更是讚不絕口。
Sohpie Lee透露,TAP Boston在疫情期間有許多人事變動,不少人搬家,目前正處於整頓期,希望更多有相同志趣者加入。
Governor Healey Nominates
Sarah Kennedy and Edward Krippendorf to District Court
BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura T. Healey nominated Sarah Kennedy and Edward Krippendorf to the District Court. The nominees will now continue forward to the Governor’s Council for confirmation.
“Sarah and Edward are two distinguished attorneys who will
make excellent additions to the District Court,” said Governor Healey. “They
have dedicated their careers to the law and I look forward to working with the
Governor’s Council to confirm their nominations."
“We thank the Governor’s Council for their work considering
the Governor’s judicial nominees. We are hopeful that Sarah and Edward will be
able to continue their public service on the District Court bench,” said
Lieutenant Governor Driscoll.
The District Court Department hears a wide range of
criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health, and other types of cases.
District Court criminal jurisdiction extends to all felonies punishable by a
sentence up to five years, and many other specific felonies with greater
potential penalties, all misdemeanors, and all violations of city and town
ordinances and by-laws. In civil matters, the District Court hears cases in
which the damages are not likely to be more than $50,000 and small claims cases
up to $7,000. The District Court is located in 62 courts across the state.
For more information about the District Court, visit their
homepage.
About Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Kennedy currently serves as an Assistant Clerk
Magistrate in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court, a position
she has held since 2021. Attorney Kennedy is responsible for conducting
hearings for criminal complaints, assisting judges with courtroom sessions, and
helping staff, litigants and members of the public with navigating the court
system. Prior to that, she served as both a prosecutor for the Middlesex
District Attorney’s Office and a defense attorney for the Committee for Public
Counsel Services. She has a bachelor’s from Boston College and a J.D. from
Suffolk University Law School and she lives in Waltham with her wife and
children.
About Edward (Ed) Krippendorf, Jr.
Ed Krippendorf is an accomplished and well-respected trial
attorney with broad civil and criminal experience. Attorney Krippendorf began
his career as a criminal investigator in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s
Office before attending New England School of Law. After graduating cum laude,
Attorney Krippendorf worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County
for eight years, prosecuting cases in District, Boston Municipal, and Superior
Courts. For the last three years in the DA's Office, he tried complicated
Superior Court cases while assigned to the Senior Trial and Homicide Units.
Attorney Krippendorf now serves as a partner at Eisenstadt Krippendorf Group in
Westwood, MA representing private and indigent criminal defendants as well as
handling a broad array of civil and administrative matters in a variety of
courts. He also volunteers as a Court Conciliator for the Norfolk County
Probate and Family Court. He has a B.S. from Salem State College and a J.D.
from New England School of Law. He lives in Braintree with his wife and
children.
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BTBA 「批准後故事」講座,(前排左起)會長吳佩容、蔡明儒,講者李和昭, 主持人王俐雯,講者韓子強,講座組畢家興等人和部分出席者留影。(周菊子攝) |
BTBA講座籌辦人,右起,會長蔡明儒,吳佩容,主持人王俐雯, 講座組畢家興,謝宗霖。(周菊子攝) |
BTBA主持人王俐雯(中)請武田製藥的李和昭 (右)、韓子強(左)分享 新藥批准後的生產、定價及行銷等故事。(周菊子攝) |
這場講座由韋斯(Wyss)生物啟發工程研究所的博士後學者王俐雯以問答方式主持。
李和昭以奧巴馬時代,相關學者為美國醫療健保制度製作的通路圖, 展現美國醫療體系複雜程度。(周菊子攝) |
BTBA講座在哈佛大學生物實驗大樓舉行。(周菊子攝) |
李和昭還用問答題的方式,讓人看到美國在整個世界醫藥市場上,佔有幾乎壟斷地位的現實。首先是美國處方藥開銷佔了全世界的42%,亞洲國家佔24%,歐盟39個國家佔20%,然而儘管美國是這樣的一個優質市場,根據研究組織RAND的調查,美國藥價是進步發展中國家的大約2倍半,在美國要花100元買的藥,在歐洲大概只賣40元,但是很多醫藥公司不敢到美國來上市行銷,因為美國的醫療制度實在太複雜了。在藥價制定上,一般兼顧市場和營利需求之外,還得顧及保險公司是否接納受保,以及藥物是落在商業、醫療護理 (Medicare)、醫療補助 (Medicaid),以及聯邦 (Federal)等的哪一個部分。最近推出的縮減通膨法 (IRA)更對藥價有極大影響。每家公司在和保險公司談判時都有不同策略,一般對於年收入在聯邦貧窮率300%到500%以下的患者,會免費供藥。
活動結束前,李和昭和韓子強還分享了他們一路走來的職涯經歷。講座主持人畢家興、謝宗霖接著送上紀念品,感謝他們的分享交流。 (僑務電子報: https://ocacnews.net/article/368096)
(Boston Orange 綜合編譯)
麻州Billerica警官,49歲的Ian Taylor,4月26日下午2點前,在一個建築工地指揮聯結車通過時,被一輛倒退的挖土機撞上,因公殉職,不幸死亡。麻州州長奚莉
(Maura Healey) 4月30日宣佈,待5月3日葬禮時,麻州所有州政府樓與國旗降半旗,向Ian Taylor致敬。
米斗塞郡 (Middlesex)地方檢察官Marian T. Ryan 26日晚開記者會,簡報經過,說明Ian
Taylor在送抵Burlington醫療中心的Lahey醫院時,傷重不治。
Ian Taylor服勤21年,曾在羅倫斯市、Wilmington鎮,Billerica鎮工作過。他身後遺有妻子Mindy,2名小孩Nathan
和Kylee,以及家人。
Billerica警察局長Roy
Frost表示,他們很幸運,從2011年起和Ian
Taylor共事了12年。他稱許Ian Taylor為社區貢獻良多。
The Greg Hill基金會正在募款,以在此困難時刻支持IanTaylor的家人。該基金會將以比照捐款額,並支付信用卡手續費方式,最高捐款5000元。該籌款網站目前籌得3萬6488元。
Governor Healey Orders Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Billerica Police Sergeant Ian Taylor
BOSTON –Governor Maura T. Healey today issued a flag lowering order in honor of Billerica Police Sergeant Ian Taylor, who was killed in the line of duty on April 26. The United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag will be flown at half-staff at all state buildings on the date of interment, Friday, May 3, 2024.
“I’m heartbroken over the tragic death of Billerica Police Sergeant Ian Taylor. I’ve been in touch with Chief Roy Frost to offer my condolences and our administration’s full support during this terrible time. It’s clear that Sergeant Taylor was a remarkable person who dedicated his life to serving the community, especially when it came to supporting those who were suffering from substance use disorder. My heart goes out to his loved ones – his parents, wife and children – and the entire Billerica Police Department.”
波士頓華人投資俱樂部創辦人易敏(右起),香港科技園 轉化研發所高級總監劉思雅,生物醫藥群組副總監袁永麗 (左一), 高贏國際律師事務所合夥人崔粲(左二)。(周菊子攝) |
比賽有亞軍2名,上海親和力生物 (AFFINITY BIOPHARMA)和新加坡初創公司泰誠思
(AXCYNSIS THERAPEUTICS)。
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易敏(右)、袁永麗,劉思雅(左一)頒發冠軍給GV20執行長 劉小樂。(BCIC提供) |
今年的這場國際生物醫療創賽共有100個團隊參加競逐,經評審團隊幾輪淘汰後,共有14家,從早期到中期,從製藥,醫療器械、診斷,以及在生物領域應用人工智能的各階段、各類型企業團隊打入決賽。
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得獎團隊合影。(BCIC提供) |
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BCIC工作團隊。 (BCIC提供) |
在網上做簡報的上海親和力生物贏得亞軍。 |
新加坡泰誠思 (AXCYNSIS THERAPEUTICS)也贏得亞軍。 |
波士頓華人投資俱樂部創辦人易敏,香港科技園的劉思雅、袁永麗和羅氏中國加速器負責人唐秋嵩等人,在決賽開場前發表講話,鼓勵創業團隊繼續努力,也提醒他們善用各機構所提供資源。
劉思雅指出,香港科技園去年第一次贊助波士頓華人投資俱樂部,鑒於成效極佳,今年正式成為合辦單位,一起評審了100多個報名參賽團隊,再經過多輪篩選,挑出最後的14個團隊晉級決賽。她和袁永麗也專程飛來波士頓做評審,並介紹香港科技園是個已有1700家企業入駐,共有來自27個國家及地區的14000名研發人員,成功培養出6家香港本地獨角獸,6家海外獨角獸,從2018年起已募得927億港元資金的園區,具有強大的扶植企業能力。
中國深圳的亦諾微 (IMMVIRA GROUP)贏得季軍。 |