– Company Leadership to Present 20 Abstracts in Oncology and Nine in Hematology Throughout Conference, Showcasing Takeda’s Unique Expertise in Blood Cancers and Bleeding Disorders –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Friday 15 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that it will present a total of 29 company-sponsored abstracts at the 61st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting on December 7-10, 2019 in Orlando, FL, highlighting the company’s commitment to advancing the treatment of hematologic cancers and bleeding disorders.

Pursuing Breakthrough, Patient-Centric Innovation in Oncology and Bleeding Disorders

Takeda will present 29 scientific updates on the company’s investigational and early-stage therapies, which demonstrates its investment in new compounds to address patient needs, as well as data from Phase 3 trials ... Read more »

GIS Experts Will Demonstrate How Location Intelligence Enables Smart Design and Planning

REDLANDS, Calif.-Friday 15 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, will take part in this year's Autodesk University Las Vegas conference, which will be held November 19–21, 2019, at the Las Vegas Sands Convention Center. Experts from Esri will be on-site to discuss how geographic information system (GIS) technology allows architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals to collect and analyze field data, design infrastructure that is efficient and sustainable, and understand its potential environmental impact.

Esri recently joined Autodesk in a partnership to improve the seamless integration and sharing of GIS data for AEC organizations with a new offering, ArcGIS AEC Collections. These carefully selected combinations of Esri's ArcGIS products will help designers and engineers de ... Read more »

LONDON.-Friday 15 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Roche, Hilti, DHL Express, Novartis, Teleperformance, Vodafone, Resolution Call, Novonordisk, Faurecia, Astrazeneca, Nestle, Comdata Group, Hyundai, Alten and Averda are topping the list of best places to work in Africa for 2019 according to the prestigious Best Places To Work research program.

Best Places To Work program is an international certification program providing employers the opportunity to learn more about the engagement and satisfaction of their employees, benchmark people practices against the highest standards in working conditions and honor those who deliver an outstanding work experience to their employees.

These companies received outstanding scores across several aspects of their workplace such as leadership, culture, HR practices and personal growth of the employees, resulting in their recognition as the employers of choice in Africa for 2019. Findings from this year program ... Read more »

HANGZHOU, China -Friday 15 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) (“Alibaba” or “the Company”) today announced the launch of its Hong Kong public offering (the “Public Retail Offering”), which forms part of the global offering (the “Offering”) of 500,000,000 new ordinary shares (the “Shares”) and listing of its ordinary shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “SEHK”) under the stock code “9988.”

The Company’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight ordinary shares of the Company, will continue to be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Upon listing in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong-listed shares will be fully fungible with the ADSs listed on the NYSE.

“Alibaba is guided by our mission to make it easy to do business anywher ... Read more »

Mobile Connectivity Delivered to Unconnected Communities in Ghana and Uganda

LONDON-Friday 15 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the winners of the Connected Society Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity. Fairwaves Inc., iSat Africa and NuRAN, have been awarded grants of up to £330,000 to test and evaluate new innovative mobile internet connectivity solutions for unconnected rural communities in Africa. The fund will be allocated in partnership with Vodafone Ghana and MTN Uganda and is set to run for approximately 18 months. A total number of 17 new greenfield sites will pilot innovative solutions to deploy mobile broadband networks in rural areas, that will provide low-cost mobile internet coverage through commercially sustainable models, that can be scaled and replicated in similar environments across the region.

“This collaboration is ground-breaking in its aims to connect unconnected communities in ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China -Friday 15 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 21st China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF2019), themed “invigorating the Great Bay Area through opening up and innovation,” opened on November 13-17, 2019 in Shenzhen, China. Visitors will meet leading local and global hi-tech enterprises as well as Nobel laureate speakers.

Featuring the technological achievements in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, CHTF2019 created an online VR exhibition hall for key exhibitors, especially enterprises from the Area, to help them reach a larger audience apart from on-site visitors.

Chamtent Technology (Booth: 2G69), focusing on smart household products, has developed a series of environment-friendly products such as smart trash cans, as well as the HyperLink Automatic Waste Recycled System to be applied in modern residential communities to make life more effective.

ISUKE Technology (Booth: 2D31) focuses on health management f ... Read more »