OSAKA, Japan -Monday 12 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

    Interim analysis from VISIBLE OLE study showed long-term findings consistent with the known safety profile of vedolizumab with maintained rates of clinical remission and corticosteroid-free clinical remission
    Entyvio® was the first maintenance biological therapy approved across Europe in both intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) formulations to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
    Latest data presented at the United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week) Virtual 2020 congress

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced interim results from the VISIBLE open-label extension (OLE) study on the long-term safety and efficacy of maintenance treatment with the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of the gut-selective biologic Entyvio® (v ... Read more »

PARIS LA DÉFENSE -Monday 12 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

The United Nations and Accenture estimate that organised cybercrime will cost the global economy around $5.2 trillion between 2020 and 2025. With this in mind, Thales’ cybersecurity expert alert on cybercrime, stating it is one of the most dangerous threats today for companies, organisations and institutions.
With the cybercrime edition of its annual CyberThreat Handbook, Thales decrypts this well-organised network which allows cybercriminals to mix cyber techniques and attacks with other forms of criminalities.
To face these risks and be better prepared, Thales’ experts present through this new report the cybercriminals’ modus operandi and the ways to counter them.
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the 2020 edition of Les Assises de la Sécurité, Thales launches the newest edition of its CyberThreat Handbook, this year dedicated to cybercriminals. Thales’ experts unveil their analysis and c ... Read more »

The extended agreement will help companies connect remote and deskless workers with mobile-friendly and collaborative technology

OSLO, Norway-Tuesday 13 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Crayon, a global leader in digital transformation, today announced it is expanding its partnership with Workplace from Facebook to change the way organizations communicate and get work done. Crayon has offered Workplace, a business collaboration tool, in the Nordics since 2018 and this new agreement will expand the partnership into 20 more countries over the next year.

Crayon has seen an increase in the need for collaborative tools as companies around the world shifted to a new approach to work, connecting a more remote and distributed workforce. The expanded partnership means Crayon and Workplace will help organizations work closer together, break down communication silos and enable stronger company culture, especially with remote and frontline workers by ... Read more »

As Acronis Cyber Protect 15 is released, new global research reveals that 31% of companies struggle with daily cyberattacks and new protection challenges caused by remote work

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Monday 12 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced the release of Acronis Cyber Protect 15, which integrates backup, disaster recovery, next-generation antimalware, cybersecurity, and endpoint management tools into a single solution. This one-of-a-kind integration eliminates the complexity of ensuring an organization’s cybersecurity, while improving its data recovery posture and enabling greater productivity.

The new product comes at a time when businesses are struggling to safeguard their data and infrastructure against the risks of the new remote work landscape. The Acronis Cyber Readiness Report, which surveyed 3,400 global companies and remote workers in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, revealed t ... Read more »

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Monday 12 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a three-year sales agreement with Baidu for its Alpha Prime™ lidar sensors. The Alpha Prime sensors will be utilized for autonomous applications. Velodyne's low-cost, high-scale manufacturing delivers attractive pricing for Baidu and its Apollo partners.

Baidu and Baidu’s Apollo program, an open-source autonomous vehicle software platform, selected the Alpha Prime for its range, resolution and field of view that collectively address the high-performance requirements for autonomous vehicles. Quality 3D lidar vision is a critical component for autonomous vehicles to accurately perceive the environment.

The Alpha Prime sensor produces millions of data points per second, enabling precise, reliable navigation in real time to detect objects, vehicles and people that might pose a collision threat. The Alpha Prime can help auto ... Read more »

Additional promotions among investment teams

MINNEAPOLIS & NEW YORK-Monday 12 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced the promotion of Jon Fox to the role of President and Andy Lenk to the role of Deputy CEO, effective immediately. These appointments are the latest in a series of transition steps which previously included the appointment of Ilfryn Carstairs as Co-CEO and CIO and the promotions of Brad Bauer and Giuseppe Naglieri as Deputy CIOs.

“I’ve often said that transition is a process involving the entire firm and a number of leaders,” said George Hicks, Co-Founder and Co-CEO. “The appointments reflect the many contributions of Jon and Andy to the success and growth of the firm as well as the leadership experience and capabilities that they will bring to the years ahead.” Previously announced in July 2019, George intends to move t ... Read more »

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland-Monday 12 October 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the findings of an abstract recently presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2020, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In this independent, retrospective study, researchers investigated whether Masimo ORi™ (Oxygen Reserve Index) could predict whether children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) undergoing tonsillectomy required postoperative oxygen therapy.

ORi, available outside the U.S., is a noninvasive and continuous parameter intended to provide insight into a patient’s oxygen status during moderate hyperoxia. Enabled by the multi-wavelength rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry platform, ORi is provided alongside oxygen saturation (SpO2), a clinically proven Masimo SET® pulse oximetry measurement.

Dr. Yoshimi Inagaki and colleagues at Tottori University in Yonago, Japan sought to determine whe ... Read more »