MILAN-Tuesday 30 July 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- On behalf of the International Swimming League/ La Presse Italy

The eighteenth edition of the World Aquatics Championships has just ended in Gwangju in South Korea, but the fever for water sports stays very high. In a few months, to be precise next October, another extraordinary event of global importance will animate the life of the pools. This is the ISL, International Swimming League, a new team competition that will involve the best athletes of the world.

To make a comparison with soccer, this is the Champions League of swimming: only the stars can take part.

The challenge between the international swimming élite is born from the idea of the Ukrainian tycoon Konstantin Grigorishin and, after a series of cross-fights, will culminate with the final-show in Las Vegas on December 20-21.

Four European and four US teams will compete in three stages in the US (Indianapolis, Dallas and W ... Read more »

Mary Kay ranked number 42 on the list of employers for its dedication to building a workplace culture that fosters inclusion and its demonstrated concern for the health and well-being of its employees 

DALLAS -Tuesday 30 July 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mary Kay Inc. is proud to be recognized in the 2019 Global Workplace 100 Study by Reputation Institute (Ri) as one of the world’s most reputable employers. Mary Kay is ranked number 42 among the top 100 global companies on the list.

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“Our reputation among employees and customers is based on the foundation Mary Kay Ash established when she began her dream company in 1963,” said Melinda Foster Sellers, Chief People Officer at Mary Kay Inc. “She envisioned a company based on the Golden Rule that made the world a better place through corporate r ... Read more »

Program commits additional support and long-term benefits to users of the company’s contact center platform

WESTFORD, Mass.-Tuesday 30 July 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Aspect Software announced Aspect Unified IP Infinity, a multi-year program designed to help customers protect their investment, reduce infrastructure burden, and ensure ongoing security and compliance for Aspect Unified IP deployments.

“The big news here is that Aspect will be supporting our customers who wish to continue using our Unified IP solution, on-prem, for years to come,” said Patrick Dennis, Aspect President and CEO. “We are extending the product roadmap and ensuring ongoing service and support into the future, to align with the needs of our key customers who are not yet ready to move their contact center system into the cloud.”

This program entitles customers to the upcoming Aspect Unified IP 7.4 release and planne ... Read more »

ST. PAUL, Minn. & WORCESTER, Mass.-Monday 29 July 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- 3M Company and Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc. and their respective affiliates have settled a long-standing patent dispute in Europe that related to paint spraying technology and included infringement actions brought by 3M under several European patents against Saint-Gobain Abrasives in Germany and in France and corresponding nullity actions by Saint-Gobain Abrasives in Germany, nullity counter-claims in France and oppositions before the European Patent Office. The patents enforced by 3M included EP1961488 B1, EP 1,366,823 B1, EP 2,090,372 B1 and EP 2,090,373 B1 all of which relate to 3M’s Paint Preparation System (PPS™) technology. Saint-Gobain Abrasives supplies a variety of products under its “Norton Paint Systems” (NPS) brand.

The settlement concluded between 3M and Saint-Gobain Abrasives includes the resolution of all disputes and a release of Saint-G ... Read more »

Believes that biotechnology will offer solutions to some of the world’s greatest humanitarian challenges.

$2 million gift to Massachusetts Ear and Eye to establish ‘The Tej Kohli Cornea Program’ 

LONDON & BOSTON-Monday 29 July 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tej Kohli, a London-based billionaire who made his fortune during the dotcom boom selling e-commerce payments software, has pledged $2 million to Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston to fund innovation in research to cure corneal blindness, including the development of promising biotechnology solutions. The move reflects Kohli’s belief in the promise of new technologies to build a better world as he seeks to find a solution to eliminating avoidable corneal blindness that is not dependent on transplantation.

Kohli has already made substantial progress in his global mission to eradicate avoidable corneal blindness by 2030. The philanthropic Tej Kohli Cornea Ins ... Read more »

TOKYO-Monday 29 July 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO: 6701) today announced the acquisition of OncoImmunity AS, a Norway-based bioinformatics company that develops proprietary machine learning software to support the fight against cancer. OncoImmunity AS will now become a subsidiary of NEC and operate under the name of NEC OncoImmunity AS.

OncoImmunity AS, founded in 2014, is a bioinformatics company dedicated to the development of software solutions that facilitate the effective selection of patients for cancer immunotherapy, and identify optimal neoantigen targets for truly personalized cancer vaccines and cell therapies in a clinically actionable time frame.

NEC announced its business strategy surrounding its AI-driven drug discovery business in May 2019. This acquisition is integral for enhancing the resources and capabilities that support the development of its individualized immunotherapy pipelines. NEC will maintain i ... Read more »