Seven Additional Patents Granted in Western Europe, Japan, China, Australia and CanadaIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXNX), a medical technology company that has developed and is commercializing novel implantable Sacral Neuromodulation (“SNM”) devices for the treatment of bladder and bowel dysfunction, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued or allowed Axonics nine U.S. utility patents in 2019, along with numerous foreign counterparts relating to its implantable sacral neuromodulation technology.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moog Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Moog Inc., announced today that the company has entered into a strategic agreement with Madrid-headquartered Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (Escribano or EM&E) to provide enhanced defence offerings in Australia and the Asia-Pacific markets. This strategic relationship aligns Moog’s core competencies in precision motion control for defence applications with Escribano’s integration capabilities for remote weapon systems, electro-optical tracking and sighting systems.
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron Australia Downstream Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, today announced that it has signed a conditional Share Sale Agreement with Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V. to acquire all shares and equity interests of Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd for the amount of AU$425 million.Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries hold assets including a network of company-owned and retailer-owned service stations in Australia, a commercial and industrial fuels business, owned or leased seaboard import terminals and fuel distribution depots.
Company acquires suite of SaaS mixed reality applications plus team, customers & intellectual property to enhance learning tools for healthcare, higher education & enterprise sectorsVENICE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GIGXR, Inc., announced today that it has acquired global mixed reality and immersive learning assets from Pearson PLC, the worlds learning company. GIGXR provides a SaaS platform delivering extended reality (XR) learning applications for medical and nursing schools, higher education, healthcare and enterprise. The company was founded in 2019 for the purpose of acquiring the Pearson Immersive Learning Group’s holographic content management platform and suite of applications. It acquired the assets of the operating business, including the existing base of users, strategic partnerships and related intellectual property, while assuming the entire technical, creative and business team of employees working in the business.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Meal Kit Market Global Analysis by Country, Ordering Method (Online, Offline), Category (Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian), Type (Fresh Food, Process Food) & Companies" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Meal Kit Market is estimated to surpass US$ 15.5 Billion by the end of the year 2025.In 2007, a Swedish company called Middagsfrid began the idea of meal kit service. Then further demand for this service became popular in Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. The meals are made up of several combinations such as pasta, potatoes, vegetables, rice, packed sauce, fish, meat, etc. Users prefer to cook easily at the end of their day. Through understanding customer food preferences, companies sell fresh foods more than processed foods.
NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBL Markets (CBL), an XCHG company, has acquired the Environmental Management Account (EMA) platform owned by APX, Inc. EMA aggregates portfolio positions from 11 environmental registries into a single access point, enabling market participants to analyze, report, monitor, manage, and trade energy and environmental inventory in a unified account structure. Since integrating with EMA in 2017, US Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading volumes through CBL have increased by 257% from 2018 to 2019, contributing to the significant volumes currently handled by EMA.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuClone Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NeuClone), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company exclusively focused on developing high-quality biosimilar products, today announced successful recruitment and dosing of all subjects in the Phase I clinical trial for its Stelara® (ustekinumab) biosimilar candidate, NeuLara. The final subject was dosed last week. No serious treatment related adverse events have been reported to date.
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#MilitaryMicrogrid--XENDEE Inc. has been selected to model affordable Fight-Through™-capable microgrids for the US Army Garrison Bavaria Garmisch. With all installations and approximately 40,000 soldiers and civilians, US Army Garrison Bavaria is the largest US base outside of the United States. XENDEE has been tasked to deliver design solutions that enhance energy reliability and flexibility, while providing new services such as the ability to safely ride out prolonged utility power outages solely on renewable technologies and energy storage.
Expanding food delivery brand benefits from enhanced payment experiences and increased protection from industry fraudSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, today announced its partnership with Food delivery company, Easi, to optimise the payments process for its customers while reducing risk as it expands locally and globally.
- Five Locations in Tokyo and Kyoto will Have Rooms Available beginning December 24 TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cosmos Initia Co., Ltd, a member of the Daiwa House Group, in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, announced that reservations for Pokémon Rooms at APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU locations in Tokyo and Kyoto, are open as of today for stays beginning Tuesday, December 24th, onward.Five MIMARU Locations (see note) in Tokyo and Kyoto will feature Pokémon Rooms with Pokémon-themed décor such as giant sleeping Snorlax and dishes with Poké Ball patterns. All guests will also receive complimentary Pokémon merchandise exclusive to the hotel. The online reservation system will open at noon Japan Standard Time on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at https://pokemon.mimaruhotels.com/en-us
Cubic Transportation Systems’ Managing Director Tom Walker joins iMOVE Australia and ITS Australia boardsSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced Tom Walker, senior vice president and managing director of Asia-Pacific for its Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) business division, was appointed to the board of directors for two leading transport industry organizations in Australia – iMOVE Australia and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia.
Successful transition to expansion drilling at Silvertip with high-grade results in the Discovery zone; Promising oxide gold assays returned from new zones at Sterling and Crown;Multiple high-grade discoveries made through expansion drilling at Kensington; andPalmarejo continuing to deliver positive results from Guadalupe and Independencia depositsCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today provided an update on its 2019 exploration activities, which focused primarily on resource expansion drilling. The Company reported encouraging results from expansion drilling at its Silvertip operation in British Columbia, its Sterling and Crown exploration projects in southern Nevada, and the Kensington mine in Alaska as well as positive results from the ongoing near-mine exploration program at the Palmarejo mine in Mexico. Drilling activities at the Rochester and Wharf operations began late in the year and are not highlighted in this update.
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SYDNEY & BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#TopEmployer--Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer in Australia, for 2020. The Top Employers Institute Global Certification Programme is a prestigious certification in the region and has recognised more than 1500 Top Employers in 118 countries across five continents. The assessment is based on an HR Best Practice Survey that encompasses over 100 questions covering 600 ‘People Development’ practices across 10 topics. These include: Talent Strategy, Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition, On-boarding, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Career & Succession Management, Compensation & Benefits and Culture. Organizations certified as Top Employers provide the very best working environment for employees through their progressive ‘people-first’ HR practices.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX), Australia’s alternative tier-one listing venue, announced its new CEO, Mr Michael Go, and strategy this week as it accepted its first listing applications from Australian cleantech energy company AGEO Resources and Australian medical technology company ANNSCA Medical. CEO Michael Go, who joined the SSX this year from an international career in finance, said the new strategy was designed to support up-and-coming Australian companies and bring more benefits of competition to the Australian market, in the spirit of ‘co-opetition.’
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outbrain, the world’s leading discovery and native advertising feed for the open web, announced today that Nathan Jackson has been appointed as the organization’s new Head of Sales for the APAC region. This latest addition to the region's leadership marks a further step towards Outbrain's strategy of strengthening the group's presence in the region. An innovative leader in the digital media space, Jackson brings more than 10 years of experience working closely with publishers, technology and data platforms. In his new role, he will drive the strategic commercial and programmatic leadership and deepen industry knowledge of native advertising to this key growth region.
Horse racing experts adopt new Philips technologies for documenting their races SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#recorder--Philips Dictation, by Speech Processing Solutions, the market leader in professional speech-to-text solutions, is reshaping digital documentation in the Australian horse racing industry. Taking on a pioneering role in its industry, Thoroughbred Racing South Australia has adopted SpeechLive
Transaction increases proceeds from 2019 asset sale agreements to $1.4 billion DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$NEM--Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) (Newmont or the Company) has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) to Australia’s Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) (Northern Star).Under terms of the agreement, Newmont will receive $800 million in cash for its interests in KCGM, inclusive of a $25 million payment that gives Northern Star specified exploration tenements, transitional services support and an option to negotiate exclusively for 120 days the purchase of Newmont’s Kalgoorlie power business for fair market value. The $25 million payment will be credited against the purchase price for the power business or returned to Northern Star if the power business is sold to a third party. The transaction is expected to close in early January following receipt of ministerial consent required under KCGM’s crown leases.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, is pleased to announce that Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has selected its Eagle Data Management product to underpin its comprehensive data and IT transformation strategy. The solutions, hosted on Eagle ACCESS℠, a secure private cloud, also include a Managed Services agreement to integrate, clean, enrich and validate multiple sources of investment data into one centralised location and help manage the technology environment for VFMC on a going-forward basis.
Provides Enterprise-scale Data Management Solution for Data Integration without ReplicationSYDNEY & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denodo, the leader in data virtualization, has announced the availability of the Denodo Platform through Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Marketplace, making it easier for organizations to transition data to Google Cloud to accelerate cloud data analytics and data lake initiatives. As a subscription-based offering, the Denodo Platform on GCP
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities - Market Size and Forecast (2014-2023), Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk - Updated in Q3, 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prepaid card market (value terms) in Australia increased at a CAGR of 17.9% during 2014-2018. Over the forecast period of 2019 to 2023, the market is expected to record a CAGR of 12.3%, increasing from US$ 18.5 billion in 2019 to reach US$ 29.3 billion by 2023.
SpeeDx to bring first sample-to-answer Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance test to EuropeSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ResistancePlus--SpeeDx Pty, Ltd. today announced the European launch of ResistancePlus® MG FleXible, the first sample-to-answer test for detecting the sexually transmitted infection (STI) Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) and markers associated with azithromycin resistance. Cepheid is the exclusive distribution partner of this test, available through Cepheid’s FleXible Cartridge programme for the GeneXpert System.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AdminSuite--FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL), the market-leading provider of group and individual core systems for life, accident and health insurance, today announced that QInsure, the insurance arm of QSuper, one of Australia’s largest and most respected superannuation funds, has successfully gone live with FINEOS Claims. The QInsure and FINEOS partnership will bring about changes focused on foundational operational uplift including improved, integrated and automated processes and workflow for claims covering life, TPD and income protection. Key highlights of the program included automatic payment calculations and FSC Code of Practice
Partnership delivers next-generation endpoint protection to Indigenous communities, supporting education in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike® Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, today announced Baidam Solutions has joined the CrowdStrike Elevate Partner Program. Through this strategic partnership, Baidam Solutions will combine their offerings with CrowdStrike’s industry-leading endpoint protection platform to help customers stop breaches. The CrowdStrike Elevate Partner Program provides technology partners, solutions providers, system integrators and managed service providers with the capability to deliver bespoke solutions to customers.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Healthcare--Technavio has been monitoring the neurodiagnostic and monitoring devices market in the US since 2016 and the market is poised to grow by USD 443.81 million during 2020-2024 at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period. Request Free Sample Pages Read the 130-page research report with TOC on "Neurodiagnostic and Monitoring Devices Market in the US Analysis Report by Product (ICP monitoring devices, EEG devices, EMG devices, and Others), and Segment Forecasts, 2020-2024".
MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto is now offering independently certified, responsibly produced aluminium from its smelters in Australia and New Zealand that predominantly use hydro-powered electricity. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has granted its Performance Standard and Chain of Custody certifications to Rio Tinto’s Amrun and Weipa bauxite mines, Yarwun alumina refinery, and the Bell Bay and NZAS aluminium smelters.
FORT MYERS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cancer patients in communities across the U.S. are expected to benefit from increased access to high quality cancer care, with U.S. provider of radiation therapy and integrated cancer treatments, 21st Century Oncology, to become part of Australian cancer and cardiac care company, GenesisCare. The combined experience and reach of 21st Century Oncology’s specialists from the U.S., coupled with GenesisCare’s network across Australia and Europe, is expected to better enable global best practice in treatment techniques and evidenced based care.
- Fans Can Begin Making Reservations Beginning Dec. 18 for Five Locations in Tokyo and Kyoto -TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cosmos Initia Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, Yoshiyuki Takagi, President, online at https://www.cigr.co.jp/, a member of the Daiwa House Group, in partnership with the Pokémon Company announced new Pokémon rooms will be made at APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU locations in Tokyo and Kyoto. Guests will be able to check into those rooms beginning on Tuesday, December 24. Fans have the chance to make reservations beginning noon Japan Standard Time on Wednesday, December 18
Company invests in Partner Program, expands into Australia, adds generic seed traits and launches new commercial offerings OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farmers Business NetworkSM(FBN), the independent farmer-to-farmer network, announced today at its fifth annual Farmer2Farmer Conference a series of investments designed to further its commitment to the expansion of rural economies. The FBN Partner Program, comprised of local, physical distribution and sales centers, seed ambassadors and community builders, has expanded to more than 180 partners in the U.S. and Canada, with further expansions planned for 2020 and beyond.
Company’s Enterprise Recon Now Bolstered with Faster, Broader Scanning CapabilitiesAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ground Labs, the global expert in sensitive data discovery, today announced a series of key updates to the latest version of its flagship solution, Enterprise Recon. This latest version empowers users to more quickly discover sensitive data on their networks with more comprehensive capabilities to scan for a broader range of information types.
Indee Labs announces issuance of patents in the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia for intracellular delivery with a system for microfluidic vortex sheddingBERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indee Labs, a biotechnology company developing a scalable, non-viral intracellular delivery system based on microfluidic vortex shedding (µVS), today announced the United States Patent Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 10,501,716 covering a system for introducing exogenous material to cells with microfluidic vortex shedding. Similar patents have already been granted in Canada, Japan and Australia with additional jurisdictions pending. The Indee Labs group of companies is assigned and has exclusive rights to all patents, patent applications and proprietary information.
