RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Tuesday, 16. January 2024 AETOSWire

• H.E. Al Dosari: The new documentary unveils secrets from the Kingdom’s wildlife

• Horizon reflects Saudi Arabia’s leading efforts to protect and preserve wildlife

Konoz, an initiative of the Saudi Ministry of Media’s Center for Government Communication, launched “Horizon”, a new documentary documenting the Kingdom’s rich biodiversity and natural resources. Produced in collaboration with the National Center for Wildlife, the documentary is currently streaming on Netflix.

The film, the latest production of the Konoz Initiative, aims to raise awareness of Saudi Arabia’s species richness and biodiversity and its distinctive geographical areas, and highlights the leading efforts exerted by the Kingdom to protect wildlife, preserve rare species, and acquaint the world with its various rich resources. The documentary showcases Saudi ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Tuesday, 16. January 2024

• HYQVIA [Immune Globulin Infusion 10% (Human) with Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase], the Only up to Once Monthly (every 2, 3 or 4 weeks) Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIG) Infusion to Treat CIDP, Can Be Administered by a Healthcare Professional or Self-Administered after Appropriate Training
• Approval Based on Phase 3 ADVANCE-CIDP 1 Study Demonstrating a Statistically Significant Difference in Relapse Rate in Favor of HYQVIA Versus Placebo at 6 Months
• CIDP, a Rare Neuromuscular Disorder, is a Progressive, Relapsing Peripheral Nervous System Condition Often Leading to Debilitating Symptoms Such as Symmetric Weakness or Loss of Feeling in the Arms and Legs

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HYQVIA® [Immune Globulin Inf ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -
HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and President of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club (ADEC), announced an increase in the prize value of the UAE President Cup for the Arabian Purebred Horses Classic Series, organised by ADEC and will be held in February 2024. The prizes have increased to AED 4.5 million, making it one of the most lucrative races locally and internationally.

The first-place prize value has been boosted to AED 2.5 million, followed by AED 1.5 million for Second place, AED 250,000 for Third place, and AED 125,000 for Fourth place. The remaining placements retain their previous values, with Fifth Place receiving AED 75,000 and Sixth Place AED 50,000.

The UAE President's Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses Classic Series attracts a stellar lineup of champion horses each year. It is one of the most awaited events on the racing calendar, with ... Read more »

Intersec 2024, the renowned International Exhibition for Security, Emergency Services, Safety, Policing, and Cybersecurity, is preparing to welcome global companies presenting innovative tech-driven solutions for emerging data challenges. Among the top exhibitors, Milestone Systems, the primary open-platform video management software provider in the Middle East, will showcase its latest advancements in data-driven video technology solutions at this year's event.

Milestone Systems aims to elucidate how these innovations benefit end-users in the security sector and beyond. As the security industry in the region undergoes rapid changes, Milestone Systems remains committed to leading the charge in facilitating safer and more efficient environments using cutting-edge technology. Building on the successes of Intersec 2023, Milestone Systems and its ... Read more »

SEATTLE - Tuesday, 16. January 2024 AETOSWire 

Analysis platform enables powerful, accessible single cell data exploration

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parse Biosciences, a leading provider of accessible and scalable single cell sequencing solutions, today announced it has acquired data analysis software company Biomage. With the acquisition, customers will have access to a richer suite of single cell data analysis tools through an intuitive interface. By pairing Biomage’s powerful data analysis tools with Parse’s Evercode combinatorial barcoding technology, researchers gain deeper insights with a dramatically reduced analysis time.

Biomage hosts and supports the largest community instance of Cellenics®, a cloud-based single cell RNA sequencing data analysis platform. Through an intuitive user interface, the Cellenics platform brings powerful analysis tools to researchers without the need for bioinformatics expertise. Since launching t ... Read more »

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Tuesday, 16. January 2024 AETOSWire  

Product updates also include support of S3 Object Storage with Object Locking

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced two major new product updates. ExaGrid will ship three new appliance models: the EX54, EX84, and EX189, which offer the largest single scale-out system storage capacity for any backup storage on the market. In addition, ExaGrid announced that in March of 2024, ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage appliances will be an object store target supporting the S3 protocol with object locking.

One of the key highlights of the updated product line is that all ExaGrid appliances will be available in 2U models, offering rack space efficiency which allows organizations to save on rack storage and cooling costs while accommodating large data backups and future data growth.

The largest ExaGrid system configuration, compri ... Read more »

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) secured second place for punctuality in the global and the large airports categories for 2023.

Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) came third in both the global and large airports rankings.

Osaka International Airport (ITM) took first place in the medium airport category, also in the APAC region.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two of the top five global airports for on-time performance hailed from India this year, in Cirium’s annual On-Time Performance Review.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport came second in the global rankings with 84.42% of flights on time, and Kempegowda International Airport hot on its heels with 84.08% of flights on time, in third place.

There was also a top place finish in the medium airports category for another APAC airport, with Osaka International Airport who managed an impressive 90.71% of flights on time. There was a second-place finish in the small airports categ ... Read more »

DURHAM, N.C. & CARLSBAD, Calif. - Tuesday, 16. January 2024

Alliance combines strengths of both companies resulting in end-to-end offering for efficient and seamless biopharmaceutical development and cGMP manufacturing

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- KBI Biopharma, Inc. (KBI), a JSR Life Sciences company and cGMP contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), and Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Inc. (Argonaut), a cGMP contract manufacturing organization (CMO) serving the biopharmaceutical and diagnostics industries, today announced a strategic alliance offering biopharmaceutical clients with end-to-end drug substance and drug product manufacturing solutions. The arrangement provides a seamless integration of drug substance and drug product manufacturing by combining KBI’s leading drug development and biologics manufacturing services with Argonaut’s expertise in sterile fill-finish. The alliance reinforces both companies’ commitment to support c ... Read more »

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Tuesday, 05. December 2023 AETOSWire 

Annual Cocktail Trends Report Details Trends to Watch in Cocktail Culture in 2024

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held international spirits company, releases its fifth annual Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report, anticipating the key trends that will redefine cocktail culture and the spirits business in 2024. The report, created in collaboration with strategic foresight consultancy, The Future Laboratory (TFL), draws on insights from Bacardi-led and external research, interviews with bartenders and insights from The Future Laboratory to share the themes that are transforming flavor preferences, drink formats, and cocktail experiences in the coming year.

“As 2024 arrives, people are looking to settle into the unsettled – welcoming tastes of optimism into our reality. In this landscape, people are reshaping cocktail culture, infusing it with fres ... Read more »

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Tuesday, 05. December 2023 AETOSWire 

ExaGrid honored with “Storage Company of the Year” award for 4th consecutive year

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced that the company was honored with two industry awards, including:

Backup/Archive Innovation of the Year

Storage Company of the Year

These awards were announced at the 14th annual SDC Awards ceremony, held in London on November 30, 2023.

The Storage, Digitalisation and Cloud (SDC) Awards, are focused on recognizing the innovation, expertise and success of the IT industry across a range of key disciplines. Storage, security, cloud, automation, digitalization - some of the key building blocks of today's digital businesses blazing a trail in their chosen industry sectors.

Winners are determined by public vote. This year’s awards mark the eighth year of wins for ... Read more »

DAVOS, Switzerland - Tuesday, 16. January 2024

Third annual Hologic Global Women’s Health Index shows billions of women untested for life-threatening conditions, emotional health worsening and nearly 1 billion women living with physical pain.

Taiwan tops rankings of women’s health by country/territory; U.S. falls to number 30.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The world faces an emergency in women’s health even as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, according to one of the largest annual updates on women’s well-being — the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index.

Women’s health innovation company Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) partners with Gallup to create the Index, which in its third year shows that billions of women are not getting tested for potentially life-threatening conditions. The Index also shows that more women are sad, angry and worried now than at the height of the pandemic. Many young women don’t feel safe walking al ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- On January 11th, trailblazing medical technology company Xenco Medical unveiled its convergent technology bridging Digital Health and Biomaterials by showcasing its TrabeculeX Continuum™ at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Comprising the FDA-cleared TrabeculeX Bioactive Matrix™ and the TrabeculeX Recovery App™, the TrabeculeX Continuum is the first technology-enabled bridge between orthobiologics and digital health, unifying a patient’s biomaterial implantation and postoperative journey. Empowering surgeons who have implanted Xenco Medical’s FDA-cleared TrabeculeX Bioactive Matrix to enroll patients in the TrabeculeX Recovery App and engage in both Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and asynchronous video and text messaging, the TrabeculeX Continuum is an unprecedented intersection of regenerative medicine and digital health

Engineered to harness the hydroxycarbonate apatite-forming capabilities of bioglass ... Read more »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Monday, 04. December 2023 AETOSWire  

AmCham recognizes Dole Costa Rica with two Social Responsibility in Action Awards

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE), a global leader in the production and marketing of fresh fruit, announced today the company was again recognized for its outstanding corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in Costa Rica.

In this 27th year of the most prestigious Social Responsibility awards in Costa Rica, 30 companies from various industries submitted a total of 45 projects that benefit sustainable development in Costa Rica. The American-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) recognized Dole’s “Financial Education Program for Farm Employees” as the Grand Winner.

This marks the second consecutive year that the Company has achieved this milestone.

AmCham representatives discerned that the program is distinguished not only for its analysis, planning, and execution ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, 07. December 2023 AETOSWire  

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology Holdings, a global investment bank with offices in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce that it has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to London headquartered Elite ServiceNow partner, Unifii on its strategic sale to Bain Capital backed Inetum, which is headquartered in France.

Unifii is the largest independent Elite ServiceNow partner in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and is recognized for its unparalleled expertise in supporting clients through their digital transformation journeys. Unifii enables its clients to achieve successful business outcomes through optimized business workflows. Unifii has a recognized customer ecosystem in multiple sectors, including finance, technology, and the public sector. Its team of certified experts and experienced consultants brings undeniable value to its clients’ national and international projects.

W ... Read more »

Saudi EXIM Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US EXIM, focusing on fostering comprehensive collaboration, strengthening economic ties, and advancing trade relations between the two nations. This MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 2024 Future Minerals Forum held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from January 9 to 11.

The MoU additionally seeks to foster bilateral trade and strengthen economic ties between the two countries. The MoU outlines a framework for cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of expertise and resources between both entities. Through this agreement, Saudi EXIM and U.S. EXIM seek to facilitate trade financing, support exports, and promote investment opportunities in key sectors. The MoU also promotes knowledge and information sharing, capacity building, and the exchange of best practices, ultimately enhancing the competitiveness and growth of businesses in both Saudi Arabia and the United States.

The signing of the MoU is part of the ... Read more »

Thales Completes the Acquisition of Imperva, Creating a Global Leader in Cybersecurity
MEUDON, France - Monday, 04. December 2023 AETOSWire 

Combination creating one of the world’s 5 leading companies focused on protecting the heart of the digital ecosystem: applications, data and identities
With the integration of Imperva starting in January, Thales will help organizations discover and protect sensitive data anywhere, manage access and secure all paths to it
North America is now the second largest country of operations for Thales
Imperva is Thales’ ninth acquisition in the digital security area over the last nine years, and the second largest in the Group's history after Gemalto
 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) announces today that it has completed the acquisition of Imperva, earlier than expected (previously foreseen at the beginning of 2024). This is a key milestone for Thales, creating ... Read more »