TOKYO - Wednesday, 19. March 2025

—Breakthrough Will Support Development of New Circulation Cell Culture System to Enhance Quality and Stability of Manufacturing —

(BUSINESS WIRE)--PHC Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Nobuaki Nakamura; hereafter referred to as "PHC"), a subsidiary of PHC Holdings Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kyoko Deguchi), and Cyfuse Biomedical K.K. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shizuka Akieda; hereafter referred to as "Cyfuse") announce the successful development of a new production technology(*1) for the commercialization of the field of regenerative and cell therapy. This achievement is the result of a strategic collaboration(*2) and joint research between the two companies.

The new production technology enables real-time monitoring of the quality of 3D cell products, which are living cells in three-dimensional structures. This type ... Read more »

TOKYO (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (NASDAQ: SBC, “SBC Medical”, or the “Company”), a global owner, operator and provider of management services and products to cosmetic treatment centers, today announced that it will report its full year 2024 financial results before the U.S. market open on Friday, March 28, 2025.

The Company will hold a conference call on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8:00 am Eastern Time (or Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9:00 pm Japan Time) to discuss the financial results and take questions live.

Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "SBC 2024 Full Year Financial Results Briefing". Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click "Submit". Upon registration, you will be able to access the dedicated Conference Call viewing site. In addition to viewing the conferenc ... Read more »

MEUDON, France 
Thales 2025 Digital Trust Index reveals most industries experienced a decline in consumer trust compared to last year
Privacy fears are becoming a major factor in consumer decisions to abandon brands. 82% doing so last year
Banking tops the Trust Index for the second year in a row, but levels of trust fall to just 32% among Gen Z customers
33% of consumers voiced frustration with ecommerce, directly caused by bad bots manipulating the customer purchasing process
 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thales, today announced the findings of its 2025 Digital Trust Index – Consumer Edition, revealing a universal decline in trust for digital services compared to this time last year. Across 13 different sectors, only insurance, banking and Government saw either their trust level remain unchanged or increase very slightly. When asked which sector they trusted with their personal data, not one sector reached above 50% approval. Thales surve ... Read more »

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. 
(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution with Retention Time-Lock that includes a non-network-facing tier (creating a tiered air gap), delayed deletes and immutability for ransomware recovery, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Andy Walsky, ExaGrid’s Vice President of EMEA & APAC Sales, to the highly-anticipated 2025 CRN® Channel Leaders list for the APAC region.

“I am honored to be named to this list, and grateful to CRN for its coverage of the APAC region,” said Andy Walsky. “Working with channel partners is the key to success for any company and must be treated with the highest priority. My channel philosophy is to treat the channel as you would want to be treated yourself, always be fair and keep your word. Developing trust with channel partners is critical—it takes time to build, but it can be quickly ruined. I have de ... Read more »

LONG BEACH, Calif. - 
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Laserfiche — a leading enterprise platform that helps organizations manage their most critical content and workflows — today announced the winners of the 2025 Laserfiche Run Smarter® Awards.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250318932755/en/

The awards honor individuals and organizations that yield exceptional business results using Laserfiche. From a state department that revolutionized how it protects the environment to an insurance agency that leapt into action after a hurricane: The winners enhance productivity, foster innovative processes and improve lives with Laserfiche technology.

“These honorees are champions of the employee and customer experience,” said Karl Chan, CEO of Laserfiche. “They are leading their industries in transforming how they work using Laserfiche. We are delighted to celebr ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, 18. March 2025

ATLAS supports the decision to modernize Board
ATLAS welcomes SES’s strengthened commitment to increased shareholder returns and capital discipline
ATLAS will continue to work with management and stakeholders to increase shareholder value
 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ATLAS Infrastructure (“ATLAS”) is a specialist listed infrastructure investor managing funds on behalf of long-term infrastructure clients. ATLAS’s actively managed accounts currently hold in aggregate a greater than 10% voting interest and 12.5% economic interest in SES S.A (“SES” or the “Company”).

ATLAS supports the decision from the SES Board of Directors (“the Board”) to further strengthen Company governance through a modernisation of the Board structure and composition. Introducing further capital markets experience into a reduced Board of 9 increases alignment of stakeholder int ... Read more »

TOKYO - Tuesday, 18. March 2025 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The finals were hard-fought, and included the participation of three foreigners who had won the European Qualifier, Asian Qualifier, and Foreigners Online Qualifier.
On March 9, 2025, the finals of the Japanese Culinary Arts Award (JCAA) 2024-2025 were held at the Kyoto Culinary Art College, and Mr. Takuya Fujii of the Kyoto Culinary Art College took top place.

Three foreigners, Cristina Elena Muñoz Fernández (Spain), winner of the European Qualifier, Le Minh Tien (Vietnam), winner of the Asian Qualifier, and Jorge Ramos (Mexico), winner of the Foreigners Online Qualifier, also fought it out at the finals venue.
Unfortunately, none of them won, but we want to show our respect to their hard efforts.

The Japanese Culinary Arts Award 2024-2025
https://culinary-academy.jp/jpn/compe/en/index.html

This championship celebrates the passion and skill in Japanese cuisine ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, 18. March 2025

Bitcoin reserve to be established with up to 100 BTC injection and premium-priced placement of DDC Class A Ordinary shares at $0.50 to $1.25 per share

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- DDC Enterprise, Ltd. (NYSEAM: DDC), (“DayDayCook,” “DDC,” or the “Company”), a leading multi-brand Asian consumer food company, today announced a transformative initiative to adopt Bitcoin as part of its treasury reserves, alongside an announcement that brings seasoned Web3 and Crypto Assets Management Expert Alex Yang to DDC as Strategic Advisor. An investor group will inject up to 100 BTC in exchange for DDC Class A Ordinary shares at a range of $0.50 to $1.25 per share, representing a 100% to 400% premium to recent trading levels.

Strategic Alignment with Institutional Confidence

“This partnership is a testament to the shared conviction in DDC’s future and the value of Bitcoin and potentially other c ... Read more »

“6.40 metres is achievable in the next few years”

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pole vault world-record holder Armand “Mondo” Duplantis believes he can push the pole-vault world record to 6.40 metres in the next few years, the athlete said in a conversation with PUMA CEO Arne Freundt, which was released as a part of the sports company’s annual report.

When it comes to pole vaulting, Mondo is in a league of his own, having won two Olympic gold medals, two world championships, breaking the world record 11 times and being crowned World Athlete of the Year twice. Even though he just set the world record to 6.27 metres earlier this year, the Swedish athlete has his sights on raising the bar to 6.40 metres in the future.

“I think that 6.30 metres is probably the target in the near future, and 6.40 metres is achievable in the next few years,” Mondo said.

He said improvements in the technology of his spikes were an important par ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), announces the acquisition of GeoAssay. This transaction cements Bureau Veritas’ position as the Metals & Minerals market leader in Chile, the world’s largest copper producer.

Bureau Veritas’ Metals & Minerals operations aim to support our clients throughout the entire mining cycle, from mine to port. This is achieved by accurately determining the physical, chemical and geochemical properties of materials through our extensive network of laboratories. With a global presence in major ports around the world and with global mining and refining locations, Bureau Veritas’ footprint is expanding in this resource-rich region.

GeoAssay specializes in copper, an essential mineral for energy transition at scale. Capabilities include mechanical preparation and analysis of minerals samples. The company operates three state-of-the-art laborator ... Read more »