MADISON, Wis. - (BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the OncoMate® Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Detection Kit as a Class III in vitro diagnostic medical device in China. It is intended for use as a companion diagnostic to identify MSI-High (MSI-H) solid tumor patients for treatment with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA’s anti-PD-1 therapy. This is the first Promega companion diagnostic to receive NMPA approval. “This approval represents a step toward more personalized and effective cancer treatment in China,” says Alok Sharma, Global Clinical Market Director at Promega. “We are proud to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to deliver global solutions that expand access to innovative technologies and life-saving, effective therapies.” China continues to face one of the world’s highest cancer burdens, with solid tumors representing the vast majority of diagnoses nationwide. Despite advances in onc ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, 03. February 2026


(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Consulting strengthens digital transformation offering with the addition of collaborating firm Saratoga Software, a provider of software delivery and specialist technology solutions.

Founded in 1998, Saratoga Software provides companies, especially in the financial services and fintech sectors, a comprehensive suite of services, including custom software design and development, business analysis, platform integration and support, quality assurance, project management, and data engineering and business intelligence. With offices in South Africa and the United Kingdom, the firm also specializes in AI and machine learning solutions as well as cloud migration, customer communication management, and strategic technology advisory services.

“Our team brings deep engineering expertise, seniority, and a proven ability to solve complex problems — qualities that make us trusted advisors for our clie ... Read more »

Leading South Korean lifestyle brand turns to Rimini Support™ for its Oracle and SAP enterprise systems to achieve cost savings, improve quality and responsiveness and fund innovation

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rimini Street, Inc., (Nasdaq: RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company™, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced that LF, a leading lifestyle company in South Korea, has selected Rimini Support™ to optimize maintenance for SAP ECC 6.0 and Oracle Database systems. With Rimini Street, LF is enhancing operational stability and accelerating business innovation projects, leveraging cost savings achieved to fuel transformation.

LF’s Journey to Premium Support for Less

Founded in 1974, LF is a leader in South Korea’s fashion and lifestyle industry, operating a balanced brand portfolio across menswear, womenswear, casual, sports and outdoor, accessories, food and beverage, content, e-commerce and rea ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, 03. February 2026 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toptal, the world’s largest fully remote workforce, has been ranked the #1 most reliable professional services company in America on the America’s Most Reliable Companies 2026 list by Newsweek and Statista. The list ranks top US companies based on trust, dependability, and consistent performance in their industry.

In Newsweek’s ranking of 300 companies across all industries, Toptal took 10th place, right behind Bank of America and Oracle, which tied for 9th. As the most reliable professional services organization in America, Toptal, which ranked 11th in absolute rankings across all companies, placed well ahead of companies like Accenture (33), Deloitte (39), and Cognizant (66).

The America’s Most Reliable Companies 2026 ranking is based on an independent survey of more than 80,000 evaluations submitted by 2,400 business decision-makers at America’s largest companies, including Apple, Dropbo ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, 03. February 2026 AETOSWire

Direct access to Fitch Ratings and dv01 datasets now available on Snowflake Marketplace to accelerate financial modeling

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Solutions, a leading global provider of insights, data, and analytics, today announced a collaboration with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, to deliver Fitch’s comprehensive datasets on Snowflake Marketplace. This offering will enable market participants and clients to access and work with Fitch’s credit intelligence directly within Snowflake, supporting faster analysis and simpler integration across modern workflows.

Fitch Ratings credit data and loan-level performance benchmark datasets from dv01, a Fitch Solutions company, covering the U.S. auto, consumer unsecured, and non-agency RMBS sectors, are now available on Snowflake Marketplace. Additional offerings will follow, including data from Sustainable Fitch, CreditSights, and BMI. Over time, this will enable cli ... Read more »

Effectiveness of Yubico’s technology: $5.3 million Net Present Value and $7.3 million in total benefits over three years, driven by 80% faster authentication and reduced help desk burden

... Read more »

TOKYO - Tuesday, 03. February 2026

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- JTB Group has unveiled “OPEN FRONTIER 2035,” its long-term vision for the next decade. The vision positions JTB as a frontier (leading-edge) enterprise that brings together people, places, businesses, and possibilities to create connections and generate new value for society. By pioneering a new era of Designing Human Moments, we will harness our expertise and insights to connect, create, and contribute to the world—enriching people’s lives with excitement and contentment.

Our Source of Value is the Power to Create Connections

JTB Group has positioned “Intelligence that Creates Connections” as the core of its competitive advantage. Insight and expertise—when combined and continuously enhanced—will enable the Group to create meaningful connections by bringing together people, places, businesses, and possibilities, thereby generating new value for society.

Four Keys to Transforming Our Vision

In l ... Read more »

FUJISAWA, Japan -
- “HIRO’s CHOICE”: A Solo, Non-Stop Crossing of the Pacific Ocean -



(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, a Japanese sailor based in San Diego, who is taking on the world’s first solo, non-stop trans-Pacific crossing by a blind sailor as part of the Blind Sailor Single-Handed Pacific Crossing Project 2027, held a press conference on January 28 (local time) in San Diego, USA.

Project URL: https://hiros-choice.com/

On January 22 (local time), Iwamoto delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 (WEF) under the theme “Sailing Through Barriers.” Speaking about the upcoming voyage, he said, “Boundaries are not decided by others. They are transcended by choice.”

WEF URL: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/sailing-through-barriers/

During the press conference, he explained that all navigational information is converted into audio and delivered through an app ... Read more »