SHENZHEN, China-Thursday 17 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- VOOPOO, a leading vape manufacturer, recently released a review on its development, revealing the underlying driving force of its success against the market backdrop of complicated international relationships, rising operation cost, intensifying competition, and product similarity – the four major innovation models, namely technological innovation to provide long-term momentum, system innovation to ensure lasting vitality, operating innovation to expand company footprint, and product innovation to increase market share.

Innovation Model 1 - Technological innovation to provide long-term momentum

Technological innovation, as the foundation, provides a steady impetus for development. VOOPOO has established the strategic concept of investing in technological innovation and developing leading and original technologies.

In 2017, VOOPOO creatively developed the GENE series chips, ... Read more »

PARIS LA DÉFENSE-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

Thales payShield 10K helps deliver new Microsoft Azure Payment Hardware Security Module (HSM) service to securely run payment applications in Azure

Provides cryptographic key operations for real-time, critical payment transactions

Offers financial institutions a broad range of use cases including payment processing, payment credential issuing and sensitive data protection

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Thales today announced its payShield 10K technology is helping to deliver Microsoft Azure Payment Hardware Security Module (HSM), a new service that provides cryptographic key operations to protect real-time, critical payment transactions in Azure. The solution is in public preview and allows service providers and financial institutions to accelerate the digital transformation of their cloud-based payment systems confidently.

Integration of Thales payShield 10K with Microsoft Azure Payment HSM helps de ... Read more »

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

HH Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai stated that “The outstanding success stories achieved by the United Arab Emirates are the results of its wise and visionary leadership. They are built not only on the love of our country and our fellow citizens, but also on the contributions of everyone residing in the UAE. The appetite for outstanding achievements is in the nature of our leaders, he added, noting that they save no effort to ensure the welfare of all people living on the Emirati soil. This, in turn, has promoted and advanced the Emirati developmental, cultural, and humanitarian journey for more than half a century of excellence, advancement and creativity for building a more sustainable and prosperous future, he confirmed.

This was stated while His Highness welcomed Pierre Choueiri, Chairman and CEO of Cho ... Read more »

TOKYO-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kioxia Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced it will begin construction of a state-of-the-art new fabrication facility (Fab2) at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan for the possible expansion of production of its proprietary 3D Flash memory BiCS FLASHTM. Construction of the facility is scheduled to commence in April 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2023.

The new Fab2 facility will utilize AI-based cutting-edge manufacturing to increase production capacity of the entire Kitakami Plant and further enhance product quality, allowing Kioxia to expand its business organically and take advantage of the medium to long term growth of the flash memory market driven by the accelerating adoption of cloud services, 5G, IoT, AI, automated driving and the metaverse.

The Fab2 facility will be built on the east side of the existing Fab1 facility at Kitakami Plant, and ... Read more »

Strategy and transformation executive joins Board’s leadership team

CHIASSO, Switzerland & BOSTON.-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Board International, the number one Decision-Making Platform provider, announces today the appointment of Rachael Baig as Director of Strategic Programs.

“Rachael is a highly accomplished strategy and transformation executive with a proven track record of delivering value for high growth organizations across a range of industry sectors,” said Marco Limena, CEO of Board International. “Rachael’s strategic, planning and operational expertise is a powerful addition to our leadership team as we continue to drive momentum and scale our operations, in-line with our ambitious growth plans this year.”

Rachael Baig brings to Board, more than eighteen years of experience leading strategic initiatives to drive growth, transformation and value at global enterprise corpo ... Read more »

PARIS-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF) is the first global event dedicated exclusively to AI, to tech leaders who innovate in the field and to the economic, human and societal issues which will impact our lives in the very near future. For professionals, this event will be a chance to take stock of the current situation on their market, get to know the best experts and meet the decision-makers and executives of leading companies. On the last day of the event, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes will open its doors to the general public.

Two days dedicated to professionals

On Thursday, April 14 and Friday, April 15, Cannes will be the epicenter of the global AI ecosystem.

Entrepreneurs, opinion leaders, decision-makers and experts will come together to share, exchange and discover the AI of the future. Over 250 conferences, workshops and start-up pitches will take place within ... Read more »

Kymeta’s electronically steered flat panel u8 terminal enables high-speed broadband connectivity while on the move delivered via OneWeb’s LEO satellite constellation

REDMOND, Wash.-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kymeta (www.kymetacorp.com), a world leading company for flat panel antennas making mobile global, and OneWeb (www.oneweb.world), the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced today a distribution partner agreement to offer broadband connectivity services across the globe.

The OneWeb LEO satellite network will give Kymeta customers access to high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity while on the move or while stationary, anywhere in the world.

Kymeta offers the world’s only high-bandwidth, low power, fully integrated family of high throughput mobile terminals and has been widely adopted by military, government, enterprise, and maritime customers. The connectivity from On ... Read more »

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sports company PUMA will pilot an innovative production process to use existing football jerseys to produce new ones. This initiative is aimed at reducing waste and paving the way towards more circular production models in the future.

The process used in RE:JERSEY means that old garments that feature logos, embroideries and club badges, which previously hindered recycling efforts to turn old garments into new ones, can now be used. The RE:JERSEY project takes football kits as the major ingredient to create yarn for new jerseys.

In the recycling process used for the RE:JERSEY project, the garments are chemically broken down into their main components (depolymerization). Colors are then filtered out and the material is chemically put back together to create a yarn (repolymerization) that has the same performance characteristics as virgin polyester.

While PUMA’s footb ... Read more »

BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE, England-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alchemab Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of naturally-occurring protective antibodies and immune repertoire-based patient stratification tools, has been selected by NVIDIA to harness the power of the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, Cambridge-1. Alchemab will use the  ... Read more »

Leading lab-grown diamond brand will use the funds to strengthen supply-chain and retail

STAMFORD, Conn.-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Great Heights Inc., and its subsidiary Clean Origin LLC, leading online DTC retailers of lab-grown diamonds, engagement rings and jewelry, today announce a $20 million equity investment from TCL North America, Inc. (TCL Inc), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Titan Company Limited (NSE:TITAN) - an Indian luxury products company known for manufacturing jewelry and watches - to further expand the business. Clean Origin plans to use the funds to scale its operations, strengthen its supply chain, invest in omnichannel retail experiences, leverage cross border Indian-American synergies, and build a fortress balance sheet to further dominate the lab-grown diamond engagement ring industry.

This transaction values Great Heights Inc. at approximately $132.8 million USD on a pre-money valuation basis and $152.8 mi ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alter Domus, a leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, announces the appointment of Vincent Georgel O’Reilly as Head of Financial Institutions Strategic Partnerships. Based in Luxembourg, Vincent will report to Alter Domus’ Chief Executive Officer, Doug Hart, and will become a member of Alter Domus’ Group Executive Board.

Vincent joins Alter Domus from State Street where he led the alternatives segment for EMEA and was a member of their Executive Operating Group and EMEA Management Committee. He is an experienced global business leader with an advanced experience set in mergers and acquisitions, new revenue generation, and executive relationship build-up in banking, insurance, and asset management, including a heavy focus on alternatives.

In his new role, Vincent will lead the launch of Alter Domus’ new business channel focuse ... Read more »

An Unprecedented Step Toward Achieving a Carbon-Neutral Society

TOKYO-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have signed a joint agreement to explore CO2-free hydrogen production and usage at Woven City, the prototype city of the future that Toyota has started to develop in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Together with Toyota’s subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet), they will accelerate efforts by managing technical logistics.

As described in the Basic Agreement signed in 2021, ENEOS and Toyota have decided to commence construction and operation of a hydrogen refueling station in close proximity to Woven City to produce and supply CO2-free hydrogen to Woven City and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) (Item 1 and 2 set forth below). Together, they will also research and design an efficient hydrogen supply and demand management system (Item ... Read more »

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

Choueiri Group, the leading media representation group in the Middle East, announced that HH Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, and Chairman of University Leadership Council (ULC), has granted Mr. Pierre Choueiri the ‘Bunyan Award for Excellence in Leadership and Entrepreneurship’.

The awarding ceremony was held at the headquarters of Expo 2020 Dubai during Choueiri Group’s top management team’s visit to Expo 2020.

Mr. Choueiri received the award in appreciation of his entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, responsible leadership and ongoing support and encouragement of developing the potentials of promising youth in the UAE.

“We are very proud of our longstanding cooperation with the Bunyan Initiative since its launch, and we are committed to supporting its forward-looki ... Read more »

PARIS, LA DÉFENSE-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

Thales has been awarded a contract by airport management group, SEA (Società per azioni Esercizi Aeroportuali) to deliver an innovative digital platform solution that will support the group in enhancing operational efficiency.

The scalable digital platform will centralise and analyse large volumes of operational data to provide a real-time, accurate view of airport operations, and enable airport staff to react more effectively to unplanned events or incidents.

The solution will be deployed in Malpensa, the biggest Italian airport for freight transport, managing over 2.900 direct flights per week, and Linate, the Milan city airport just 8 kilometers from the Duomo serving 47 destinations through 18 airlines.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Thales will provide SEA with a digital platform for its Airport Operations Centres in Milano Linate and Milano Malpensa. With a combined 35 million passengers pre-pandemic, ... Read more »

MELBOURNE, Australia & ST. GALLEN, Switzerland-Wednesday 23 March 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Regulatory News:

AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO ART. 53 LR

CSL Behring AG, Berne, Switzerland, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global biotechnology leader CSL Limited (ASX: CSL; USOTC: CSLLY), today announced the provisional notice of the end result of its public tender offer to acquire all publicly held shares of Vifor Pharma Ltd. (SIX:VIFN; ISIN:CH0364749348) for USD 179.25 per share as indicated in the offer prospectus of 18 January 2022.

According to the provisional end result, taking into account the Vifor Pharma shares held by the offeror and the persons acting in concert with the offeror at the end of the additional acceptance period and the Vifor Pharma shares tendered during the main offer period and the additional acceptance period, CSL's participation at the end of the additional acceptance period on 22 March 2022 amounts to a tota ... Read more »