- Medical Korea in New Normal Era -

SEOUL, South Korea-Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Since 2009, Korea has been promoting its medical competitiveness, and established a national medical brand titled “Smart Care, Medical Korea”, to represent the excellence of Korea’s medical services.

From 2009 to 2019, more than 2.76 million visitors from 190 countries around the world visited Korea to experience medical services. Also, Korea has provided a medical training program for international medical professionals from 31 different countries, sharing and expanding Korean medical system and resources across the world.

These efforts have been internationally recognized and received the “Health and Medical Tourism: Destination of the Year” award twice consecutively in 2018 and 2019 from the IMTJ Medical Travel Awards, a prestigious global medical tourism awards ceremony. In recognition of improving the ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE:PM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Motles to the position of Chief Sustainability Officer, effective November 1, 2020. Ms. Motles will succeed current CSO Huub Savelkouls, who will retire after almost three decades of distinguished service.

Ms. Motles will report to the company’s CFO, Emmanuel Babeau, as it is increasingly recognized—by both companies and investors—that fully integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) drivers into business strategy can significantly enhance both the sustainability agendas and financial performance.

“Integrating sustainability and financial strategies is further recognition of our commitment to unsmoking our planet and transforming our company,” said PMI’s CEO, André Calantzopoulos. “It is a logical next step for us, following our St ... Read more »

GALESBURG, Mich. -Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Power management company Eaton today announced that Bo Yang has been named president, APAC, Vehicle Group and eMobility. In this new role, he will be located in Shanghai, China, and continue to report to João Faria, president, Vehicle Group, Eaton. Yang will expand his responsibilities for the Vehicle and eMobility businesses to include the entire APAC region, with direct oversight for operations, sales performance, market development and revenue growth.

“Bo’s had a tremendous impact on our business since joining Eaton,” said Faria. “His proven track record, combined with his global experience, market knowledge and technical expertise make him the right fit for this role.”

Yang joined Eaton’s Vehicle Group in January 2019 as vice president and general manager of China for the Vehicle Group and eMobility. Prior to his time at Eaton, Yang worked for Borg ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan & PASADENA, Calif. -Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Potential first-in-class therapy designed to treat the underlying cause of liver disease associated with AATD
Arrowhead is eligible to receive up to $1.04B including an upfront payment of $300M and potential development, regulatory and commercial milestones up to $740M
Investigational medicine ARO-AAT to be co-developed and co-commercialized in the United States by Takeda and Arrowhead under a 50/50 profit-sharing structure
Takeda receives exclusive license to commercialize ARO-AAT outside the U.S.
Arrowhead will hold a conference call and webcast today, Oct. 8, at 8:30 a.m. ET
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced a collaboration and licensing agreement to develop ARO-AAT, a Phase 2 investigational RNA interference (RNAi) therapy in development to ... Read more »

AUSTIN, Texas -Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dental Monitoring is excited to welcome Frank Hemm as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.

According to Dental Monitoring CEO and co-founder, Philippe Salah: “Appointing Frank to this newly created global role is a great opportunity for our company, especially at this stage of our growth and worldwide expansion. Frank is based in the USA and will accelerate our team and focus on North America - already our biggest single market. We look forward to leveraging his exceptional dental background in sales and marketing gained in his regional and global roles within the Straumann Group, one of the world’s largest dental companies. Dental Monitoring is humbled to attract leaders of this caliber. His appointment not only confirms that Dental Monitoring has become one the industry leaders within orthodontics but it will also accelerate our access to the broader and larger overall dental ... Read more »

The E96, E86, E76 and E54 feature Enhanced Thermal Resolution and Provide On-Camera Routing Capability for More Efficient Inspections

ARLINGTON, Va. -Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced four new additions to its Exx-Series of advanced thermal imaging cameras: the E96, E86, E76 and E54. Compared to predecessor Exx-Series cameras, the new cameras offer enhanced thermal resolution for more vibrant, easy-to-read images and on-camera routing capability to improve field survey efficiency. The new Exx-Series cameras are designed to help professionals detect the early signs of building issues, identify hot spots, troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems, and prevent problems before they cause damage that leads to expensive repairs.

The E96, with a 640x480 resolution and eight-times digital zoom, is the most advanced Exx-Series thermal camera to date. It delivers improved measurement res ... Read more »

SAN JOSE, Calif. -Friday 9 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLDR, VLDRW) and RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) are pleased to announce that the two companies have entered a long‑term global cross-licensing relationship encompassing a broad range of 360° surround-view lidar sensors. This mutually beneficial relationship covers both existing and future patents of both companies. Velodyne and RoboSense have also agreed to dismiss all the current legal proceedings in the U.S and China that exist between the two companies. Velodyne and RoboSense are looking forward to a lidar market that will offer highly diverse products for real time 3D sensing applications to benefit the community of autonomous vehicles and other applications.

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