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April 27, 2021 13:50
World Series of Poker® & GGPoker Launch Extensive 2021 Online International Schedule
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) and GGPoker today announce a comprehensive schedule of online WSOP events kicking off with the WSOP Super Circuit Online Series on Saturday, May 1 and WSOP Online 2021
April 27, 2021 11:15
Woven Planet Holdings, a Subsidiary of Toyota, Announces Acquisition of Lyft’s Level 5 Division to Accelerate Software Innovation for Automated Driving Mobility
Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (“Woven Planet”), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, has agreed to acquire Level 5, the self-driving division of Lyft, Inc., one of the largest ride-hailing companie
April 27, 2021 11:15
Lineage Logistics Expands its European Logistics Offering with the Acquisition of UTI Forwarding
Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), a leading global temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced its intention to acquire UTI Forwarding,
April 27, 2021 10:50
Technology Innovation Institute Joins the Quantum Computing Challenge with Launch of Open-Source ‘Qibo’
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced that its Quantum Research Centre (QRC) has developed the first simula
April 27, 2021 10:20
SpeeDx Receives CE-IVD Mark for PlexPCR® SARS-CoV-2
SpeeDx Pty. Ltd. announced today it has received CE-IVD marking for its PlexPCR® SARS-CoV-2[*] assay - a two gene test for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
April 26, 2021 17:25
HKTB Chairman Welcomes Agreement to Relaunch Bilateral Hong Kong-Singapore Air Travel Bubble
Dr YK Pang, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), welcomes the agreement between the Governments of the Hong Kong SAR and Singapore on relaunching the bilateral Hong Kong-Singapore Air Trave
April 26, 2021 16:45
Schlumberger Announces First-Quarter 2021 Results
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) today reported results for the first-quarter 2021. (To view the table, please visit https://bwnews.pr/3gJJlQt) *During the fourth quarter of 2020, Schlumberger d
April 26, 2021 10:20
Merck Announces New Data Strengthening Evidence for Continued Safe and Effective MAVENCLAD® Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Not intended for UK and U.S. based media Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced a new analysis from the MAGNIFY-MS sub-study showing a specific immune repopulation pattern
April 26, 2021 10:10
LEO Pharma Presents Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Data for Tralokinumab in Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis at AAD VMX 2021
LEO Pharma A/S, a global leader in medical dermatology, today announced results on the long-term safety and efficacy profile of tralokinumab in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis
April 26, 2021 09:20
LEO Pharma Receives Positive CHMP Opinion of Adtralza® (tralokinumab) for the Treatment of Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
LEO Pharma A/S, a global leader in medical dermatology, today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opi
April 26, 2021 09:00
Chinese Excavator Manufacturers Make Deeper Inroads in Asian Markets through Competitive Pricing: Fact.MR Study
China’s equipment manufacturers continue to make deeper inroads in Asia’s booming excavator market, undercutting the South Korean and Japanese manufacturers, according to a new study by Fact.MR. Buoye
April 23, 2021 14:30
XPRIZE and Musk Foundation Announce Guidelines and Open Registration for $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal
XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world’s grand challenges, today announced the official launch of $100 Million XPRIZE Carbon Removal w
April 23, 2021 14:15
Rajeev Bhalla Named Director of Board at Next Level Aviation
Seasoned senior finance executive Rajeev Bhalla has been named a Director of the Board at Next Level Aviation, a leader in the aerospace used serviceable materials (USM) market. He brings wide-ranging
April 23, 2021 13:50
Amazon Invests in Nine New Renewable Energy Projects in Canada, the U.S., Spain, Sweden, and the UK and Becomes Europe’s Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. The company now has 206 renewable energy projects globally,
April 23, 2021 11:45
OAG Metis to Power Flight Information Innovation
OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, today announced the launch of OAG Metis, its new game-changing technology platform. Powered by Microsoft Azure and Snowflake, the platform
April 23, 2021 11:40
Milliken & Company Publishes Third Annual Corporate Sustainability Report
Global manufacturer Milliken & Company today released its third annual corporate sustainability report, entitled Together for Tomorrow. This report, which analyzes Milliken’s performance through the l
April 23, 2021 11:20
Algorand Pledges to be the Greenest Blockchain with a Carbon-Negative Network Now and in the Future
Algorand, a leading blockchain technology company designed to be the most efficient and greenest blockchain available, today cements its leadership and commitment to the environment by announcing its
April 23, 2021 11:10
Evoqua Water Technologies Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), a leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions, today released its fifth annual Sustainability Report, outlining the company's ongoing commitment to sus
April 23, 2021 10:50
OMNI CT Brings First-of-Its-Kind Waste to Hydrogen Product to Market in the Fight Against Climate Change
Today, OMNI Conversion Technologies Inc. (OMNI CT) announced the first sale of its unprecedented waste to hydrogen product. The Larsen and Lam Climate Initiative, a foundation backed by philanthropist
April 23, 2021 10:30
Utopia AI Determines Amounts of Hate Speech on Different Social Platforms
Online hate speech shows up most often on discussion forums, according to a Utopia Analytics study for the Ministry of Justice in Finland. The report found that discussion forums are home to 97% of id
April 23, 2021 10:10
PPG Reports Increased Sales of Sustainably Advantaged Products, Continued Progress on Sustainability Goals
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today launched its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s strong, continued progress against key environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas. The report is availabl
April 23, 2021 10:00
Brii Biosciences, Vir Biotechnology, and VBI Vaccines Announce Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of BRII-835 (VIR-2218) in Combination with BRII-179 (VBI-2601) for the Treatment of Hepatitis B
Brii Biosciences (Brii Bio), Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR), and VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating BR
April 22, 2021 17:00
Visa Deepens Global Commitment to Environmental Sustainability with Pledge to Reach Net-zero Emissions by 2040
Visa (NYSE: V), a leading global payments technology company, announced today a new global commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, and that the company achieved carbon neutrality across its op
April 22, 2021 16:30
Unifrax Introduces FlexCat™, a New Custom High-Performance Specialty Catalyst Material
Unifrax, the leading manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, today introduced FlexCat™ by Unifrax, a new high-surface area flexible media designed to provide enhanced catalyst effectiven
April 22, 2021 16:00
Humanigen Appoints Dr. Adrian Kilcoyne to the role of Chief Medical Officer
Humanigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGEN) (“Humanigen”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on preventing and treating an immune hyper-response called ‘cytokine storm’ with its lead drug candidat
April 22, 2021 14:40
ISACA Offers New Certification for Upskilling and Cross-skilling in Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies are essential to digital transformation and business progress—whether it is blockchain used in supply chains and in the financial industry or artificial intelligence in driving e
April 22, 2021 14:00
The Climate Pledge Announces More Than 100 Signatories Committed to Achieving Net-Zero Carbon by 2040 or Sooner
Today, Amazon and Global Optimism announced that more than 100 companies have now signed The Climate Pledge. Among the 52 new signatories joining The Climate Pledge today are well-known brands includi
April 22, 2021 13:20
MSCI Announces Strategic Alliance With Royalty Pharma to Launch Life Sciences Indexes
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today its collaboration with Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX)
April 22, 2021 10:30
Mavenir Announces $500 Million Private Placement with Koch Strategic Platforms
Koch Strategic Platforms (“KSP”), a subsidiary of Koch Investments Group, announced today it has signed an agreement for a strategic minority equity investment in Mavenir (the “Company”). Affiliates o
April 22, 2021 10:10
Technology Innovation Institute’s Secure Systems Research Centre Partners with World-leading Universities across Groundbreaking Projects
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced that its Secure Systems Research Centre (SSRC) has partne
April 22, 2021 10:00
Australia Flexes Muscle in Talent War with Newest Immigration Program
The global battle for talent supercharged by the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of abating, with Australia sending out strong signals that it intends to succeed with its latest immigration offering
April 21, 2021 21:00
Global Leaders of Nationwide Public Warning Systems Join Everbridge COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) Executive Summit to Discuss the Future of Population Alerting
Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced the addition of senior global public warning experts to speak at its Spring 2021 COVID-19: Road t
SES Joins United Nations Global Compact Initiative, Accelerates Purpose-led ESG Programme in 2021
April 21, 2021 17:00
SES Joins United Nations Global Compact Initiative, Accelerates Purpose-led ESG Programme in 2021
SES today announced it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, underscoring the company's purpose-led Environmental, Social and Governanc
April 21, 2021 15:45
SHINE, Phoenix merger focused on advancing fusion technology
SHINE Medical Technologies LLC and Phoenix LLC today announced that the companies have completed a merger under which Phoenix has become a wholly owned subsidiary of SHINE. SHINE is a next-generati
April 21, 2021 15:00
MSCI Calls on Capital to Lead the Net-Zero Revolution
Addressing climate change will require the largest reconstruction of the global economy since the Industrial Revolution, according to a report published today by MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading prov
April 21, 2021 14:40
Dataiku Announces Strategic Investment from Snowflake to Empower Businesses to Drive Value through Advanced Analytics in the Data Cloud
Dataiku, one of the world’s leading AI and machine learning platforms, today announced a new investment from Snowflake Ventures, the venture arm of Snowflake. Together, Dataiku and Snowflake deliver e
April 21, 2021 14:00
Tradeweb Joins Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced it has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative’s Pa
April 21, 2021 13:30
New gPROMS Process - Process Modelling and Optimization for the Digital World
Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a Siemens business, today released its rebranded gPROMS Process advanced process modelling environment. Formerly known as gPROMS ProcessBuilder, gPROMS Process 2.0
Hilton releases 2020 ESG report, reinforcing commitment to positive global impact
April 21, 2021 13:20
Hilton Releases 2020 ESG Report, Reinforcing Commitment to Positive Global Impact
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which highlights the company’s continued commitment to redefining sustainable travel and driving positive im
April 21, 2021 12:00
Bentley Systems Announces Acquisition of Mobility Simulation Leader INRO
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the acquisition of INRO Software, a global leader in multimodal transportation planning, t
April 21, 2021 12:00
JPNAP Supports Growing Digital Traffic with Ciena
Japan Network Access Point (JPNAP), a leading Internet Exchange (IX) provider operated by INTERNET MULTIFEED CO. (IMF), has deployed Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) data center interconnect (DCI) platform to mee
April 21, 2021 11:10
FPT Software Joins Hands with Mitsui to Boost Cybersecurity in Japan
Vietnam’s leading IT services provider FPT Software has announced its partnership with conglomerate Mitsui & Co., (Mitsui), looking to tap into growing demands for cybersecurity in the Japanese market
April 21, 2021 10:30
Velodyne Lidar Signs Multi-Year Sales Agreement with Gatik
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced a multi-year sales agreement with Gatik, the industry leader in automating on-road transportation networks for B2B middle mile logistics. Gat
April 20, 2021 21:00
Munich Re’s Consulting Unit Boosts Its Pricing Capabilities With Akur8 in Global Cooperation
Akur8 is delighted to announce their global cooperation agreement with Munich Re to boost Munich Re’s pricing capabilities for their Global Consulting Unit[1]. With this agreement, Munich Re will have
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April 20, 2021 17:15
Rockwell Automation and Comau Partner to Simplify Robot Integration for Manufacturers
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, and Comau, a global leader in industrial automation and robot manufact
April 20, 2021 17:00
Beeline Russia and P.I. Works Expand Partnership Scope with Automated Radio Access Network Planning
Beeline, Russia’s established mobile operator, has partnered with P.I. Works on network planning project, aimed at streamlining the operator’s investment planning processes and revolutionizing custome
April 20, 2021 16:00
Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Unveils UAE’s First Secure Cloud Technologies Programme
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced that its Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has launched
April 20, 2021 15:50
PTT Invests in Lotus Pharmaceutical's Strategic Partnership in South East Asia
Lotus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Lotus” or “the Company”, Taiwan TWSE ticker: 1795), an Alvogen company, has announced the issuance of new shares through private placement to be acquired by Innobic (A
April 20, 2021 15:40
MSCI Commits to Net-Zero Prior To 2040
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announces its commitment to the goal of net-zero emissions before
April 20, 2021 15:20
Humanigen Reports Positive Data With Lenzilumab in the ZUMA-19 CAR-T Phase 1b Study in DLBCL and Plans to Initiate a Potential Registrational Study
Humanigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGEN) (“Humanigen”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on preventing and treating an immune hyper-response called ‘cytokine storm’ with its lead drug candidat
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