NEW YORK - Wednesday, 07. September 2022

The Advantage Ukraine initiative will drive foreign direct investment

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually rang the Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, inviting businesses around the world to invest in the future of Ukraine.

The President’s appearance marked the launch of Advantage Ukraine, an initiative focused on attracting future investment into the country by showcasing the breadth of opportunity across sectors including agriculture, technology, education, and the creative industries as well as the tremendous potential offered by the country’s natural resources and educated workforce.

To drive engagement with potential investors, the government of Ukraine today launched www.advantageukraine.com featuring hundreds of growth opportunities and highlighting existing and future incentives to attract foreign direct investment. Ukraine is already a lead ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (“SINOVAC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SVA), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced that the Chilean Public Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Pública, ISP) approved a phase II clinical trial for its inactivated Omicron strain COVID-19 vaccine and trivalent COVID-19 vaccine (ancestral, Delta and Omicron variants) on August 31st. The clinical trial will evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of one booster dose of the two candidate vaccines in adults who had received two booster doses of CoronaVac®, mRNA, or adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccine. This study is the world's first study researching multivalent inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.

In this phase II randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial, 826 fully vaccinated adults will be recruited. Participants belonging to the heterologous scheme are individuals who had received two CoronaVac® doses, and two boosters of ... Read more »

TOKYO & OAKLAND, Calif. - Tuesday, 06. September 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Skyloom and Space Compass (a newly formed joint venture between NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT) today announced that the companies signed a term sheet aimed to launch the first geostationary-based (GEO) data relay service over Asia that will leverage Skyloom’s cutting-edge communication and networking systems for the purpose of serving the rapidly growing Earth-Observation (EO) market for real-time, high-capacity, direct-to-cloud data transfer. The companies plan to deploy the first network infrastructure node over Asia in 2024 and anticipate expanding the GEO constellation to provide additional capacity and global coverage by 2026.

Global EO providers are rapidly expanding their constellations, thus creating immense amounts of data, typically in low-earth-orbit (LEO). The Compass-Skyloom system will provide an avenue for immediate, cost-effective transfer of EO data via GEO s ... Read more »

TOKYO - Tuesday, 06. September 2022

For larger capacity, longer transmission distances, and lower power consumption in optical networks

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NTT Corporation (NTT, Head office: Chiyoda-ku Tokyo; President & CEO: Akira Shimada) has developed a digital coherent signal processing circuit and optical device that achieves the world's largest capacity of 1.2 Tbit/s per wavelength for optical transmission, which is 1.5 times faster than before. With this development, NTT tackles the challenge of achieving advanced optical transmission technology that can economically and significantly expand the capacity of existing systems while reducing the power consumption of communication devices.

The technology has also achieved the world’s highest optical signal modulation speed of 140 Giga baud and enables double the previous world record optical transmission distance of 800 Gbit/s. As a result, the capacity of optical transmission systems will inc ... Read more »

ZUG, Switzerland - Tuesday, 06. September 2022

• Galderma, the pure-play dermatology category leader with a 40+ year heritage in dermatology, will present one oral, six symposia and four hub sessions demonstrating its scientific expertise and ongoing commitment to advancing dermatology
• 18 scientific and clinical posters will unveil new data on skin disease awareness and scientific innovation in prurigo nodularis, sensitive skin, acne, rosacea, non-melanoma skin cancer and onychomycosis

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Galderma has announced it will be showcasing its latest scientific updates at the 31^st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) congress in Milan, September 7-10, 2022. These include on-site clinical data presentations, a symposia series and booth activities, all focusing on serving patients by providing options across the Therapeutic Dermatology, Dermo-cosmetics ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, 06. September 2022 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Global continues its African expansion with the addition of collaborating firm HIMA, an Ethiopian tax firm based in Addis Ababa.

Led by Managing Partner Nabiyu Feto and founded in 2015, HIMA works closely with clients to provide comprehensive tax solutions for their business needs in the emerging Ethiopian market.

“The Ethiopian tax market is a developing industry and continuously evolving,” said Nabiyu. “Over the past few years, our firm has become one of the leading firms in the market. Our collaboration with Andersen Global enhances our service capabilities so we can continue to meet client needs with the additional resources and support from a global firm.”

“Nabiyu has built a strong practice in Ethiopia, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to stewardship,” said Andersen Global Chairman and Andersen CEO Mark Vorsatz. “The ... Read more »

The new strategic partnership will deliver a range of benefits to the Group and its customers

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CellPoint Digital, the global leader in payment orchestration, today announces a new partnership with Radisson Hotel Group.

Radisson Hotel Group is one of the largest international hotel groups. The Radisson family of brands can be found around the world in more than 120 countries. Radisson Hotel Group operates the business in EMEA and APAC with over 1,000 hotels in operation and under development. The Group will now use CellPoint Digital’s full payment orchestration platform to seamlessly integrate new payment methods, new acquirers and stored card facilities. By orchestrating payments across regions and payment methods, CellPoint Digital’s innovative platform will allow Radisson Hotel Group to optimize a multi-acquirer payments model that opens new opportunities for growth.

It also helps increase top-line revenue by utilizing intellig ... Read more »