SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuClone Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NeuClone), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company exclusively focused on developing high-quality biosimilar products, today announced successful completion of monitoring visits and blood sampling for subjects in the Phase I clinical trial for its Stelara® (ustekinumab) biosimilar candidate, NeuLara.Over 200 healthy volunteers received a single dose of either NeuLara, US-sourced Stelara
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto paid $7.6 billion in taxes and royalties globally in 2019, including $4.8 billion of corporate tax, as detailed in its latest Taxes paid report, published today. The majority of its taxes were paid in Australia ($6.2 billion), home to the largest part of Rio Tinto’s business. The company also made significant payments in Chile ($311 million), Mongolia ($305 million), Canada ($291million), United States ($178 million), the United Kingdom ($117 million) and South Africa ($80 million).
—Aerial imagery and artificial intelligence allows insurers to quickly assess property risk—CHICAGO & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arturo, the AI-powered analytics provider of residential and commercial property characteristic data and predictive analysis announced today that it has reached its Series A goal of $8 million. The effort was led by Crosslink Capital, a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. The funding also includes a generous contribution from
Company extends free, unlimited use of Vonage Video Conferencing for businesses and consumers throughout 2020 in response to this demandHOLMDEL, N. J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global business cloud communications leader, announced that it has extended the availability of its free desktop and mobile video collaboration product, Vonage Video Conferencing (VVC), until the end of the year. VVC, and Vonage’s complete suite of video communication solutions, address the growing need for people to stay connected during the global health crisis.
Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and delivering a hyperimmune immunoglobulin in the global fight against COVID-19OSAKA, Japan & KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions to the Octapharma boilerplate and inclusion of additional multimedia. GLOBAL PLASMA LEADERS COLLABORATE TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL COVID-19 HYPERIMMUNE THERAPY
Lead investors Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures joined by, In-Q-Tel, Malcolm Turnbull, Right Click Capital, Singtel Innov8, Boeing HorizonX, and South Australian Venture Capital FundADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Myriota, the world leader in low-cost and low-power satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced a $19.3M USD Series B funding round led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures. Additional investors include In-Q-Tel, Inc., Right Click Capital, Singtel Innov8, Boeing HorizonX, South Australian Venture Capital Fund, and Malcolm Turnbull – the former Australian Prime Minister who led the government that established the Australian space agency in 2017. This latest round of funding brings Myriota’s total funding to more than $37M USD.
VALENCIA, Calif. & MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVITA Medical Limited (ASX: AVH, NASDAQ: RCEL), a regenerative medicine company with a technology platform positioned to address unmet medical needs in therapeutic skin restoration, today announced preliminary estimates of its top line results for the three months ended 31 March 2020, together with an operating update relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AlayaCare’s complete virtual care solution relieves burden on acute-care settingsMONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, leading technology provider, AlayaCare is helping ensure front line health-care workers, and the patients they serve, remain healthy while staying connected in their homes. After an urgent new update this month, AlayaCare is the first home care technology company to allow any in-person visit to be converted to a virtual visit seamlessly. This allows home healthcare organizations in the United States, Canada and Australia to safely continue providing service to adults who rely on home care.
Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and delivering a hyperimmune immunoglobulin in the global fight against COVID-19 OSAKA, Japan & KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotest, BPL, LFB, and Octapharma have joined an alliance formed by CSL Behring (ASX:CSL/USOTC:CSLLY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) to develop a potential plasma-derived therapy for treating COVID-19. The alliance will begin immediately with the investigational development of one, unbranded anti-SARS-CoV-2 polyclonal hyperimmune immunoglobulin medicine with the potential to treat individuals with serious complications from COVID-19.
BOSTON & AUCKLAND, New Zealand & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has launched Professional First Technology Liability Insurance policies in Australia and New Zealand. Both policies clearly articulate broad, customisable professional liability protection for the full scope of services provided by technology and tech-related firms. “BHSI is committed to simplicity and that is evident in these easy-to-navigate policy forms which are readily tailored to the individual needs and exposures of technology firms and backed by BHSI’s financial strength,” said Cameron McLisky, Head of Executive & Professional Lines for Australasia at BHSI. “We take a partnership approach to this market, with our brokers and customers collaborating with our decision makers, from underwriting, to claims service.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE/ASX: JHG) will announce its first quarter 2020 results on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 4am EDT, 9am BST, 6pm AEST. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held at 8am EDT, 1pm BST, 10pm AEST. Those wishing to participate should call:From: United Kingdom 0800 358 6377 (toll free)US and Canada
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Polyethylene Market, By Type, By Application (Blow Moulding, Pipe Extrusion, Film Extrusion, Rotational Moulding, Injection Moulding) By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Australian Polyethylene Market was valued at $2.1 billion in 2018 and is forecast to reach $3.8 billion by 2024.
CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$WWR--Westwater Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: WWR), an energy materials development company, is pleased to provide an update on its energy materials business. Christopher M. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “First, we wish to extend our sympathies to everyone that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a time of great need for our families and communities, and we are doing our part to support both. Our employees are working from home where possible, and we maintain our sites with the strongest commitment towards safety, and in compliance with our permits.
—Remote workforce meets client needs during imposed coronavirus lockdown—SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cloudstaff Modern Workforce, a leading global cloud workforce provider, today announced the successful launch of their “Employees First” business continuity plan in response to COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines, where the largest cluster of employees is located. Within 48-hours of when the first novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Philippines, Cloudstaff successfully transitioned 2,500 people to work from home in disparate locations around the world.
First-To-Market Game that fuses Solitaire with a Narrative-Driven AdventureTEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plarium, a leading developer of mobile, social, and web-based games with more than 290 million players worldwide, is proud to announce the launch of its latest genre-defining casual adventure title, Undersea Solitaire Tripeaks, on Android and iOS. This story-driven game offers the excitement of Solitaire Tripeaks immersed in an engrossing narrative blended with item collection and town-designing features.
AKD1000 is the first event-based processor for Edge AI with ultra-low power consumption and continuous learningSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (ASX: BRN), a leading provider of ultra-low power, high performance edge AI technology, today announced that it will be introducing its AKD1000 to audiences at the Linley Fall Processor Virtual Conference on April 6 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. Interested parties can register
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#clinicaltrials--Noxopharm, a clinical-stage Australian oncology drug development company, has identified a clinical trial opportunity that could help reduce the mortality rate of COVID-19. Noxopharm has a primary focus on the development of Veyonda®, with the active ingredient, idronoxil. Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne has found in preclinical research that idronoxil inhibits a range of inflammatory mediators known as cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), that are involved in a process known as a cytokine response syndrome (or cytokine storm). Cytokine storm is associated with an excessive and abnormal inflammatory response and is believed to be responsible for most deaths in patients with COVID-19 infection.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#construction--Canibuild has launched its highly anticipated online application for the Australian construction industry. Its aim is to allow businesses to continue operating profitably by having an interactive system to help sell their homes, pools, granny flats and sheds without having to step onsite. Construction needs to do in a day what it hasn’t been able to do in the last decade and that’s to go virtual in order to continue operating. This is essential considering the social distancing measures implemented by the Australian government to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Abstracts Highlighting RECELL Clinical and Health Economic Benefits Included in Journal of Burn Care & Research Supplement VALENCIA, Calif. & MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVITA Medical Limited (ASX: AVH, NASDAQ: RCEL), a regenerative medicine company with a technology platform positioned to address unmet medical needs in therapeutic skin restoration, announced today the availability of RECELL® Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (RECELL® System) abstracts in a supplement of the
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, announced today the release of the latest Australian Podcast Ranker for reporting period 17 February through 15 March, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The Ranker has been expanded to include an All-Australian Top 100 category, providing advertisers with insight into the ranking of local, original content that is commissioned by Australian publishers and consumed by listeners located in Australia.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Box (NYSE:BOX), a leader in cloud content management, today announced that Xinja – a leading Australian neobank – has chosen Box to enhance its customer interactions via the Xinja mobile application. Xinja customers’ bank statements and account data will now be delivered through a portal which is powered by Box’s cloud Platform. Xinja’s financial lending team will also use Box as a way of managing documents with customers to drive faster end-user outcomes.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "The Connected Consumer Survey 2019: TV and Video Services in Australia and New Zealand" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Pay-TV providers must differentiate their propositions on factors other than price to avoid significant price-driven churn with the entry of new OTT video players. This report focuses on aspects of the Connected Consumer Survey that relate to the behaviour, preferences and plans of consumers in their use of pay-TV and OTT video services. This is a rapidly changing part of the telecoms and media landscape; the interaction between pay TV and OTT is complex.
Customers to have access to local, trained support professionalsCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SentryOne today announced a new partnership with Theta, an experienced information technology consultancy and development business. As an Authorized Reseller & Service Partner, Theta will expand the SentryOne presence to potential new Asia-Pacific customers seeking database performance monitoring and DataOps solutions and deliver added support and maintenance services for SentryOne customers throughout the region.
TalkWithYourDoc.com is an EHR-agnostic, HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Solution That Requires No Integration ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$CPSI--Get Real Health®, a wholly owned subsidiary of healthcare solutions company CPSI (NASDAQ: CPSI), is launching a new solution called TalkWithYourDoc.com. The language-agnostic solution enables providers of all sizes around the globe to continue offering revenue-generating healthcare services while serving patients’ needs during the international COVID-19 pandemic.
Company Plans to Undertake GMP Manufacture of PRP for a First-In-Human (FIH) Study in Advanced Cancer PatientsMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that the company is entering into a financing of up to $3 million with an institutional investor, with an initial $450,000 of securities purchased at closing. Funds raised will be used to undertake an engineering run and full scale GMP manufacture of PRP, the Company’s lead product candidate, as well as validation of the pharmacokinetics method to analyze the distribution of the drug in advanced cancer patients for a FIH study, which the Company intends to undertake at the Peter Mac Center in Melbourne, Australia.
ADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bionomics Limited (ASX: BNO, OTCQB:BNOEF), a global, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that a paper describing the pharmacology of BNC375, a novel positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR), was published online on February 24, 2020 in the peer-reviewed publication Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (JPET).
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#coronavirus--Australia-based Freelancer.com today announced CEO Matt Barrie’s plan to address rising global unemployment and its plan to expand its platform to meet the growing worldwide demand for project and hourly workers. The move comes as the world’s largest crowdsourcing and freelancing platform is taking measures to highlight how remote workers and freelancers have valuable opportunities to meet growing financial pressures.
IDEMIA to continue to support and maintain 142 LiveScan units throughout New South WalesLiveScan is supported by IDEMIA’s proprietary fingerprint algorithm and workflow software to enhance the process of booking criminals and recording of biometric dataCOURBEVOIE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity has renewed its partnership with the New South Wales Police Force, the largest police force in Australia. Under the six-year contract, IDEMIA will support and maintain the LiveScan solution, a powerful biometric identification solution to process and book criminals’ biometric data in 142 police stations across New South Wales.
New Dayforce technology, offered free-of-charge, helps employers monitor COVID-19 exposure among their employees TORONTO & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY; TSX: CDAY), a global human capital management (HCM) technology company, today announced the launch of Dayforce Safety Monitor, one of several new Dayforce innovations and enhancements designed to help businesses manage the impact of COVID-19 on their employees and operations.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GetSwift Limited (ASX: GSW) (‘GetSwift’ or the ‘Company’), a leading provider of SaaS logistics technology, today released the following letter from its CEO, Bane Hunter: Dear Colleagues, Shareholders and Partners,It is with great sadness that we have to report that one of our staff has passed away as a result of the COVID-19 virus. We are all devastated and saddened. Due to privacy concerns and with respect to the family, we will not be releasing the name of the individual.
