Report Also Finds that Lidar Enhances Performance of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

SAN JOSE, Calif. -Friday 8 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A recently published white paper developed by Frost & Sullivan calls on the auto industry to clarify and standardize marketing terminology for driver assistance and self-driving technologies. It also finds that lidar technology can “enable significant advances in driver assistance” and calls lidar “the key technology to enable both full driving autonomy as well as safe driver assistance.”

The Velodyne Lidar-sponsored white paper, called “A Safety-first Approach to Developing and Marketing Driver Assistance Technology,” can be downloaded here.

Terminology Can Promote Safety

SAE International developed definitions for different levels of vehicle automation – Levels 0 through 5. The report calls on the industry to eliminate ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -Friday 8 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Galderma, Nestlé Skin Health’s medical solutions business, presented the final results from a Phase 2b dose-ranging study of nemolizumab, an investigational therapy in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), at the late-breaking session of the 2019 American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting (March 1-5).

Nemolizumab is a first-in-class investigational monoclonal antibody that blocks signaling of IL-31, a cytokine that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of moderate-to-severe AD.

Moderate to severe AD is a serious, chronic form of eczema associated with a high burden of disease linked to itch, sleep deprivation and significant quality of life impairment. This double blind, placebo-controlled, 24 week, dose-ranging Phase 2b study enrolled 226 subjects with moderate-to-severe AD not adequately controlled with topical corticosteroids. All groups received c ... Read more »

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England -Friday 8 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EUSA Pharma (EUSA) welcomes the news that FOTIVDA®▼ (tivozanib) has been included in the new European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) clinical practice guidelines for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), published on 21st February 2019.1

In the new guidelines tivozanib is included as a first-line treatment recommendation for advanced RCC (aRCC) clear cell histology patients. The guidelines have also positioned tivozanib as a treatment standard for good (or favourable) risk patients and a treatment option for intermediate risk patients.1

Dr Bernard Escudier, Medical Oncologist and member of the Genitourinary Tumour Board of Gustave Roussy, France, commented “This is excellent news for patients with metastatic RCC. Outcomes in this disease have greatly improved with the introduction of targeted therapies, meaning that patients are living for longer, although currently available t ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif. -Friday 8 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced today that the global medical device developer and manufacturer Mindray has become the 90th company to sign the PSMF’s Open Data Pledge, demonstrating its commitment to improving patient safety through data sharing.

“We are excited to have Mindray join the Patient Safety Movement,” said Joe Kiani, Founder and Chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. “Just 7 years ago, we started with 9 companies and now it’s up to 90 companies. Through the commitments of these 90 companies, the patient data superhighway is becoming reality and developers can create predictive algorithm and decision support tools to help clinicians save lives. We thank Mindray for agreeing to make the pledge to share their data with whomever can use it to improve patient safety.”

“We are grateful to the Patient Safety ... Read more »

 Manulife and Football Federation Australia are amongst hundreds of leading global companies using CSC Security Center to reduce exposure to DNS hijacking

WILMINGTON, Del. -Friday 8 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CSC joins the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the UK National Cyber Security Centre, and other leading security organizations—including Cisco® Talos, FireEye®, and Akamai—in alerting corporations and the public to the recent widespread, state-sponsored domain name system (DNS) hijacking attacks. The targets of these recent attacks include government, corporate, telecommunication, and infrastructure entities resulting in website and email redirection to collect sensitive information. We urge companies to stay vigilant and employ security protocols to reduce exposure.

“DNS attacks can lead to criminals redirecting web traffic away f ... Read more »

Company Builds on Global Footprint

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -Friday 8 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, a leading provider of intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup, today announced that it is continuing to expand globally to meet demand for its backup storage solution. The company is growing faster than the overall market and continues to grow its market share position.

ExaGrid currently has field sales offices across the United States and Canada, as well as Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Nordics, Benelux, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Spain/Portugal, Turkey, Israel, Dubai, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. ExaGrid has expansion positions open in other countries as well. ExaGrid has continued to add global sales teams and now covers over 30 countries worldwide. The company will continue to expand its global reach with the goal of covering over 50 ... Read more »