“Dream Team” of Longevity-Focused R&D Start-Ups Adds Proprietary Data Engine 

BOSTON -Thursday 4 October 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Life Biosciences today announced it is acquiring Lua, the communication and technology platform. This bold step is intended to facilitate the creation of a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) platform, designed to accelerate Life Biosciences’ research for novel therapies, technologies and drugs to combat age-related decline (ARD). Life Biosciences is the first and largest biotech company focused on addressing health decline due to aging as a systemic breakdown of the body, rather than a series of isolated events and conditions.

Lua is a web- and mobile-access technology platform focused on improving patient outcomes by facilitating communication between providers and patients. Within Life Biosciences, Lua’s technology will be developed into a platform that is expected to allo ... Read more »

A Shared Pursuit for Excellence and Innovation Drive Long-Running Partnership

SUZUKA, Japan -Thursday 4 October 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) and Scuderia Ferrari today rounded a new turn in their 45-year partnership with the unveiling of Mission Winnow, a new global initiative to create engagement around the role of science, technology and innovation as a powerful force for good in any industry. The global initiative takes to the tracks this week at the Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

“Through Mission Winnow we want to let the world know how we have changed, to share our pride in the transformation that the people of PMI have achieved, as well as our dedication to rigorous science and innovation that can lead to a better future,” said André Calantzopoulos, Chief Executive Officer of PMI.

“We will use this global platform as a window into the new PMI and to ... Read more »

LONDON-Wednesday 3 October 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning, has published two new guides to relocating to Switzerland and Austria, covering a range of topics relevant to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and entrepreneurial individuals interested in moving to these countries.

Dr. Juerg Steffen, Chief Operating Officer of Henley & Partners and editor of both books, says the publication of the guides is timely: “Today, following seven decades of rapid globalization, there are close to 260 million people living outside their country of origin, almost 50% more than there were in 2000. With greater international connectivity and mobility comes a new community of global citizens, whose identities are dynamic and fluid. I ... Read more »

Combination Redefines Global Telecommunications Roaming and Interconnect Software and Solutions

VIENNA, Va. -Wednesday 3 October 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Starhome Mach, the leading global provider of SaaS wholesale and retail roaming, clearing, settlement and fraud prevention technology, today announced that its existing owner, Fortissimo Capital (“Fortissimo”) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 100% of the company to Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”). Fortissimo is selling Starhome Mach after successfully working with management to build the business since it was acquired in 2012.

Vista’s simultaneous acquisition of Starhome Mach and merger with existing portfolio company Telarix brings together two leading software providers to the global telecommunications industry. The combination of Telarix and Starhome Mach creates the first and only end-to-end technology solution enabling telecommunication an ... Read more »