WASHINGTON - Thursday, 18. January 2024

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ELIQUENT Life Sciences (ELIQUENT), a global regulatory consulting firm for the life sciences industry, today announced the acquisition of RApport Global Strategic Services (RApport). RApport is a UK based international regulatory consultancy supporting life science innovators gaining and maintaining authorization for products worldwide. ELIQUENT’s acquisition of RApport represents an important step in the company’s international growth and expanded European capabilities.

RApport’s European expertise expands ELIQUENT’s geographic reach and delivers a dynamic portfolio of global regulatory consulting services. The combined capabilities of ELIQUENT and RApport enable end-to-end regulatory solutions designed to streamline development, market entry, and compliance strategies across global markets.

“Today’s announcement further positions ELIQUENT as a leader in global regul ... Read more »

BEIJING 
Board of Directors Unanimously Recommends Sinovac Shareholders NOT Tender Shares for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) (“SINOVAC” or the “Company”), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) unanimously determined that the partial tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) by Alternative Liquidity Index LP (“Alternative Liquidity”) to acquire up to 10,000,000 common shares of Sinovac (the “Shares”) for $0.03 per share in cash (the “Offer Price”) is NOT advisable and is NOT in the best interests of the Company or its shareholders (“Shareholders”). Accordingly, the Board of Directors recommends that the Shareholders reject the Tender Offer and not tender their Shares for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase by Alternati ... Read more »

Davos, Switzerland - Thursday, 18. January 2024

Saudi Arabia highlighted its commitment to collaborating with the global community to meet the growing global demand for energy while driving green transformations, and building integrated economic resilience, today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2024.

Speaking on the Kingdom’s commitment to strengthening the long-term resilience of the global resource nexus, His Excellency Adel A. Aljubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Council of Ministers and Envoy for Climate, said, “We are a responsible actor in the global community and we want to not follow the standards, we want to set the standards,” in a session on ‘Bold Steps for a Sustainable MENA’.

“The world’s need for energy keeps expanding, and that extra need for energy has to be accommodated using alternative sources of energy. Renewables are a clear favorite,” Aljubeir adde ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, 18. January 2024 AETOSWire  

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published The Brave New World Of Synthetic Biology, the latest in a series of leading edge reports from the company’s Blue Shift institute, which explore the impact of new technologies on business, society and people.

Synthetic Biology – SynBio for short – is a multi-disciplinary field of innovation focused on the analysis and manipulation of biological systems. SynBio has the potential to be disruptive across many industry sectors — not just life sciences, food and agriculture, but also industrial, chemicals, manufacturing, consumer goods, energy, and IT.

Based on extensive ADL research, plus interviews with global experts, The Brave New World Of Synthetic Biology aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current status and prospects for SynBio, including its definition, the present state of technological developments, the existing d ... Read more »

 (BUSINESS WIRE)--JTI was certified Global Top Employer for the tenth year in a row. The award acknowledges JTI’s continued commitment to creating a great place to work for its diverse workforce located in 47 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and North America.

“This recognition acknowledges that our people are at the heart of everything we do and shows the progress we continue to make in improving our environment, caring about the wellbeing of our employees, as well as our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Being awarded Top Employer ten years in a row demonstrates to our future employees that JTI is a great place to work. This certification is a key component in attracting and retaining top talent,” said Guergana Andreeva, Senior Vice President, People & Culture.

JTI is one of only 17 companies to be honored with the Global Top Employer award. Eleven ... Read more »

• Achieved Global Recognition and Top Employer Certification in 24 Countries from Top Employers Institute
• Global Recognition Reinforces Commitment to Creating an Exceptional People Experience

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that for the seventh consecutive year, it has received gl ... Read more »

 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Google India Digital Services (P) Limited and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the transformative impact of UPI to countries beyond India.

The MoU has three key objectives. First, it seeks to broaden the use of UPI payments for travelers outside of India, enabling them to conveniently make transactions abroad. Second, the MoU intends to assist in establishing UPI-like digital payment systems in other countries, providing a model for seamless financial transactions. Lastly, it focuses on easing the process of remittances between countries by utilizing the UPI infrastructure, thereby simplifying cross-border financial exchanges.

The outlined objectives will help accelerate UPI's global acceptance, providing foreign merchants access to Indian customers who wil ... Read more »

RALEIGH, N.C. - Thursday, 18. January 2024 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Lenovo announced it has joined the ServiceNow Consulting and Implementation Partner Program to help organizations take advantage of innovative workflows developed by Lenovo using ServiceNow platform capabilities.

As a ServiceNow Consulting and Implementation partner, Lenovo will utilize its extensive industry expertise, services track record, and large-scale implementation knowledge to help customers accelerate their digital transformation through the Now Platform. Lenovo will initially offer a gateway for transformative Digital Workplace capabilities to customers in Australia and Hong Kong, with further territories across the globe to follow.

The revamped ServiceNow Partner Program recognizes partners for their varied expertise and experience to drive opportunities, reach new markets, and help joint customers in their digital transformation efforts.

Lenovo is expanding ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, 18. January 2024 AETOSWire  

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published The Brave New World Of Synthetic Biology, the latest in a series of leading edge reports from the company’s Blue Shift institute, which explore the impact of new technologies on business, society and people.

Synthetic Biology – SynBio for short – is a multi-disciplinary field of innovation focused on the analysis and manipulation of biological systems. SynBio has the potential to be disruptive across many industry sectors — not just life sciences, food and agriculture, but also industrial, chemicals, manufacturing, consumer goods, energy, and IT.

Based on extensive ADL research, plus interviews with global experts, The Brave New World Of Synthetic Biology aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current status and prospects for SynBio, including its definition, the present state of technological developments, the existing d ... Read more »

 Following multiple successes in GCC, mainly KSA, Qatar, and Kuwait; Infinite Business Solutions - IBS (Dubai-HQ Jordanian-Emirati company) kicks-off 2024 by launching its revolutionary iKiosk Solution in Rwanda, Africa. The partnership with Centrika marks a pivotal moment aligned with His Majesty King Abdullah-II bin Al-Hussein's working visit to Rwanda, which aimed to str ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif. - Thursday, 18. January 2024 AETOSWire Print 

Anticipates filing up to 100 lawsuits to protect recently-issued patent to address prevalent IP infringement matters within massage gun market

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyperice, a high-performance wellness brand and innovator of percussion, dynamic air compression, thermal, vibration, and contrast therapy technology, filed 16 additional lawsuits in Federal Court on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 against Sharper Image, HoMedics, Ekrin Athletics, and more than a dozen others, including retailers CVS, Costco, Walgreens and Kohl’s, related to the sale of percussive massage guns, alleging infringement of Hyperice's patented percussion massage technology.

In the lawsuits, which targeted both massage gun direct sellers and numerous retailers, Hyperice asserted its recently-issued U.S. Patent No. 11,857,482 ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceres Power Holdings plc (CWR.L), a leading developer of clean energy technology, and Delta Electronics (“Delta”), a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today make a joint press release on their collaboration, which is shown in full at the end of this statement.

Ceres and Delta have signed a global long-term manufacturing collaboration and licence agreement for both solid oxide electrolysis cell (“SOEC”) and solid oxide fuel cell (“SOFC”) stack production.

The agreement includes revenue of £43 million to Ceres through technology transfer, development license fees, and engineering services, of which approximately half is expected to be recognised as revenue in 2024
There is potential for additional revenue from the sale of Ceres development stacks to Delta
The agreement also includes royalty payments to Ceres on future commercial production and sale to end customers by Delta
... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sports company PUMA has been named a Top Employer globally, in four regions and in 24 countries, underscoring the company’s commitment to provide an attractive workplace for its employees.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240118350331/en/

The award, which is based on a comprehensive survey of the Top Employers Institute, was given to PUMA in Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Latin America and for the first time in Poland and Ukraine. It is the second time PUMA has received this award globally and the fifth time the company has received the award in Europe.

“We are very proud that our efforts were once again recognized and that we became one of only 17 companies to receive the global Top Employer award,” said Dietmar Knoess, Vice President of People and Organization at PUMA. “We will take this result as an inspiration to work even harder t ... Read more »