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Contraline Announces First Patients Successfully Implanted in Male Contraceptive Study

Company raises $7.2M in funding led by GV to advance in-human clinical trials of the world’s first injectable hydrogel designed to provide long-lasting, non-permanent contraception for menCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#birthcontrol--Contraline today announced the first hydrogel-based male contraceptive implants were performed in humans in a clinical trial. These procedures represent a significant milestone for the development of the company’s flagship product, ADAM, a male contraceptive that is long-lasting, non-hormonal, and non-permanent.

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Westwater Resources, Inc. Announces Results for Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Company Announces Strong Progress in Meeting Construction MilestonesCompany Reports Increased Customer Interest Resulting from The Inflation Reduction ActCENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite development company (“Westwater” or the “Company”), today announced its third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2022 and provided an update on its Kellyton graphite plant currently under construction in east-central Alabama.

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BiomeBank Announces World First Regulatory Approval for Donor Derived Microbiome Drug

Formal Therapeutic Goods Administration (“TGA”) approval of BiomeBank’s first-generation donor derived microbiome-based therapy. BiomeBank to scale up its Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing facility to meet increasing global demand for its donor derived microbiome drug product -positioned for the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection with a path to approval in additional conditions.

Wipro Appoints Simmi Dhamija as Chief Operating Officer, APMEA

BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$WIPRO #APMEA--Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of Simmi Dhamija as the Chief Operating Officer of the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) strategic market unit. Dhamija will lead delivery and operations of the strategic market unit across its different regions and effectively support its profitable growth ambitions. She is a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience in the technology industry. She joins Wipro from Tech Mahindra, where she was the Chief Transformation Officer leading strategic initiatives across digital transformation, M&A synergy, profit improvement, delivery modernization, key customer engagements, and managing 360-degree relationships with partners and ecosystem stakeholders. Prior to that, she has held various global leadership roles in strategy, delivery, operations, and talent development.

Mary Kay Inc. Celebrates Planting More Than 1.2 Million Trees Across the Globe

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As global leaders convene at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) this month, Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for corporate sustainability and stewardship, announced the completion of a 69-acre reforestation project to revitalize Florida’s Econfina Creek Wildlife Management Area in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. To date, Mary Kay Inc. has planted more than 1.2 million trees with partners across the globe.

Outlook on the Cellulose Nitrate Global Market to 2027 - Automotive Paints Segment to Record 7.2% CAGR - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Cellulose Nitrate: Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Cellulose Nitrate estimated at US$757.3 Million in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$1.3 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 7.5% over the analysis period 2020-2027.Printing Inks, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 7.9% CAGR and reach US$391.8 Million by the end of the analysis period. Taking into account the ongoing post pandemic recovery, growth in the Wood Coatings segment is readjusted to a revised 7.8% CAGR for the next 7-year period.

Nexon Announces Preseason Early Access for KartRider: Drift Coming in Early 2023

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#kartriderdrift--KartRider: Drift, Nexon’s kart racing party game, will be coming to PC and mobile platforms in global Preseason early access beginning January 11, 2023 (PST). Hot on the heels of September’s “Global Racing Test,” racers can earn rewards and challenge other KartRider: Drift players from around the world without losing progress! Once Preseason is completed, players will be able to experience

Informatica Helps Australia’s Mater Drive Cloud Modernization with Trusted Data for Better Healthcare Service

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Informatica (NYSE: INFA), an enterprise cloud data management leader, today announced it is partnering with one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare providers in Australia, Mater, to help the organization modernize and accelerate data migration to the cloud to fuel trusted data for decision making and predictive analytics. Serving an extensive healthcare network of nearly 600,000 patients annually, Mater is faced with disparate and siloed data from its health, education and research ministries as well as from different systems and clinical facilities. In the healthcare provider’s five-year digital transformation plan, Mater needed to move their workloads and processes across their healthcare network to a cloud-native environment to build efficiency, scalability and to gain analytics and insights for better care delivery.

Vaxxas Announces Initiation of Phase I Clinical Study of First Needle-Free COVID-19 Vaccine (HexaPro) Delivered Using High-Density Microarray Patch (HD-MAP)

Vaxxas holds an exclusive license from The University of Texas at Austin (UTA) to the SARS-CoV-2 spike subunit vaccine (HexaPro) for vaccination using a patch.HexaPro, a second-generation SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, is optimized to be effective against major SARS-CoV-2 variants.Vaxxas’ proprietary HD-MAP patch has the potential to simplify vaccination logistics and administration by eliminating or reducing the need for refrigerated distribution and storage, and potentially enable self-administration.

Jämtkraft Selects Hansen for Regulating Power Market Operations

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN), a leading global provider of software and services to the energy, water and communications industries, is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership with Jämtkraft. As part of the agreement, the Swedish utility provider will expand Hansen Trade utilisation to cover regulating power (mFRR) market operations. With this new development, Jämtkraft is expanding the scope of its agreement with Hansen, originally encompassing automated day-ahead trading and position monitoring with Hansen Trade.

Chevron and JERA advance lower carbon solutions in Asia Pacific and the U.S.

HOUSTON & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), through its Chevron New Energies business, and JERA are collaborating on multiple lower carbon opportunities – including production; carbon capture, utilization, and storage; and new technology commercialization – focused on the U.S. and Asia Pacific region. The companies have signed a Joint Study Agreement to explore the potential co-development of lower carbon fuel in Australia and will conduct a feasibility study expected to be completed in 2023. Lower carbon fuel supplies to be produced in the region would seek to leverage Chevron’s LNG and CCS knowledge and experience.

SnapLogic Powers Abano Healthcare’s Journey to Modernisation

SnapLogic’s no/low code, scalable intelligent integration platform saves Abano Healthcare a quarter of a million dollars with its simplicity and effectivenessSYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abano Healthcare, Australasia’s largest dental support organisation (DSO), leverages SnapLogic, a leader in intelligent integration and enterprise automation, to power its modernisation journey. With SnapLogic’s scalable, no-code platform, Abano Healthcare, which serves roughly half-a-million patients in the ANZ region via brands like 1300 Smiles, Lumino The Dentists and Maven Dental, is primed to become a leading player in the health industry.

Saviynt Completes the Australian Information Security Registered Assessor Program Assessment

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saviynt, a leading provider of intelligent identity and access governance solutions, today announced it has successfully completed the Information Security Registered Assessor Program (IRAP) assessment. As an important validation for security vendors doing business with government agencies in Australia, the IRAP assessment confirms that Saviynt's Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) is assessed at the PROTECTED level. Validating the effectiveness of security controls offered by the Enterprise Identity Cloud for storing, processing, and communicating information up to the PROTECTED information classification level.

James Hardie Industries Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Global Net Sales +10% to US$997.6 Million for the Second QuarterAdjusted Net Income +13% to US$175.8 Million for the Second QuarterAdjusts Fiscal Year 2023 Adjusted Net Income Guidance Range to US$650 Million and US$710 MillionAnnounces New Capital Allocation Framework, including US$200 Million share buybackSYDNEY & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX; NYSE: JHX),

Blacklist Coffee Roasters, Woolworths, JB Hi-Fi and BUNDA among winners at of the 2022-2023 Brand of the Year Awards

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#worldbranding--The fifteenth edition of the World Branding Awards saw over 3,500 brands from more than 45 countries named as “Brand of the Year”. Of these, less than 250 were declared Winners. The awards ceremony welcomed over 100 guests from around the world to celebrate the success and achievements of some of the World’s Best Brands, at the home of the awards, Kensington Palace.

upGrad to launch 10 Global Campuses; sets target to hire 1000 PhDs

The company aims to take Indian Edtech Global by creating the world’s largest Institute in Emerging TechnologiesATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--Edtech major & Asia’s largest Higher Education company upGrad today announced a giant step in offline higher education with the launch of its new brand “UGDX” which stands for upGrad’s massive thrust in emerging digital technologies. The ‘X” factor to UGDX is added by its recently acquired Data Science, AI, ML-focused offline institute - INSOFE.

REGiMMUNE to Present Results from the Phase 2b Study of RGI-2001 at the 2022 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--REGiMMUNE Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating innovative immunotherapies for immune disorders and cancer, today announced that the Phase 2b clinical data from 49 patients receiving RGI-2001 for the prevention of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) will be presented at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 12, 2022.

Art collective teamLab Brings Immersive Nighttime Art Experience to Botanical Garden in Osaka

teamLab Botanical Garden Osaka, the Collective’s Latest Outdoor Museum, is an Ever-Changing World of Art Created by the Natural Environment and Seasonal Flora OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#nagaibotanical--teamLab Botanical Garden Osaka is a botanical garden by day, and an art space by night, created by the Tokyo-based art collective teamLab, known for their record-breaking museum teamLab Borderless

Coeur Completes Sale of Southern Nevada Holdings for Upfront Cash Consideration of $150 million

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today announced the closing of the transaction to sell its Crown and Sterling holdings (“Crown Sterling”) to a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AngloGold”) (NYSE: AU). Under the terms of the previously announced transaction, Coeur received cash consideration of $150 million at closing. The Company will receive an additional deferred cash consideration of $50 million upon Crown Sterling attaining a total resource of at least 3.5 million gold ounces. The Crown Sterling holdings comprise approximately 35,500 net acres and are located adjacent to AngloGold’s existing gold projects in Nye County, Nevada.

James Hardie Industries Announces Chairperson Appointment

Anne Lloyd appointed as ChairpersonSYDNEY & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX; NYSE: JHX), the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions, today announces that Anne Lloyd, previously announced as the Chairperson successor on 10 August 2022, has been officially appointed as the Chairperson, effective 3 November 2022 Dublin time.

TCL Roku TV Models Coming to Australia

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) and TCL Electronics announced that TCL Roku TV™ models will be coming to Australia. Starting in early November, Australian consumers can purchase 4K UHD TCL Roku TV models in 55- or 65-inch screen sizes. Roku® TV models provide consumers with a seamless smart TV experience. The customizable Roku TV home screen combines live TV, traditional inputs, and streaming channels, allowing consumers to personalize according to their viewing habits. Australian Roku TV models include support for Freeview, giving consumers access to terrestrial (DVB-T) free-to-air TV channels such as ABC, SBS, 7, 9, and 10.

James Hardie Industries Announces Management Appointments

Christian Claus appointed as President EuropeESG, IT and Transformation to report directly to the CEOCHICAGO & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX; NYSE: JHX), the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions, today announces the appointment of Christian Claus as President Europe.Mr. Claus joins James Hardie as President Europe from a successful leadership career in large global industrial B2B and B2B2C businesses.

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BKT Series lands in Australia, New Zealand and Africa

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$HLBZ--Starting today, thanks to new agreements signed between Helbiz Media and two partners, Athletic Sport Group and Dharma Media Pty Ltd with GLOBO TV, the Italian Serie BKT Championship will be broadcast for the first time in Australia, New Zealand and Africa (excluding North Africa). The two new partners will acquire exclusive audiovisual rights from Helbiz Media to broadcast in Australia, New Zealand, and Africa, all BKT Series matches in full HD, both live and replays, as well as highlights for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons.

AECOM and partners selected as the Preferred Proponent for major works package for Melbourne’s North East Link Program

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has been selected, with partners Acciona and MACA Civil, as the Preferred Proponent to develop a plan to deliver the North Package, a major package of works with the North East Link Program (NELP), Victoria, Australia – the state’s biggest road project and largest ever investment in Melbourne’s north-east. AECOM is expected to provide a range of engineering, design, and advisory services to support the development and delivery of the project.

Reveal Announces New Partnership with Grant Thornton Australia

Grant Thornton Australia will leverage the powerful Reveal 11 platform to bolster its Cyber resilience – eDiscovery Response Team as Reveal continues to invest in AustraliaCHICAGO & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reveal-Brainspace announced today that Grant Thornton Australia, a leading independent assurance, tax and advisory firm, has selected Reveal’s leading AI-powered eDiscovery platform – Reveal 11 – to optimize its AI capabilities firm-wide. Specifically, Grant Thornton’s Cyber resilience – eDiscovery Response Team (CERT) will utilize the full breadth of Reveal 11’s end-to-end, SaaS-based solutions, including hosting, eDiscovery and investigations and consulting services.

Sunverge and ENGIE Bring Vehicle-to-Grid Solution to Flinders University Electric Vehicle Fleet

ADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunverge Energy, provider of an industry-leading distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration, and aggregation platform, and ENGIE announced the deployment of a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) virtual power plant (VPP) that will support Flinders University’s electric vehicle business fleet. The project consists of Wallbox Quasar bi-directional EV charging systems, most of which will be aggregated to utilize the V2G services and the remaining to be used for fast-charging EV solutions. The project was developed by ENGIE to demonstrate the commercial application of bi-directional EV smart charging systems in support of the university’s business fleet electrification, microgrid operations, wholesale market participation, as well as wider market adoption. ENGIE received funding from the South Australian Government’s EV Smart Charging and V2G Trials Program as part of the development of the project.

Culligan International and Waterlogic Group Holdings Complete Combination

The combined company provides clean, sustainable drinking water to more than 100 million consumers and saves more than 40 billion plastic bottles annuallyROSEMONT, Ill. & MAIDENHEAD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Culligan International (“Culligan”), the innovative brand in consumer-focused, sustainable water solutions and services, and Waterlogic Group Holdings (“Waterlogic”), a global designer, manufacturer, distributor and service provider of purified drinking water dispensers, announced today the completion of their transaction to combine, creating a leader in clean and sustainable drinking water solutions and services. Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, the combined company operates under the Culligan name.

Medical Informatics Corp. Expands into Australia and New Zealand

Establishment of global partner network empowers connected healthcare: solves for lack of data, staffing shortages, and improved patient careHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#datadrivencare--Medical Informatics Corp. (MIC), the leading provider of virtual care and analytics, today announced it has signed a reseller agreement with Wilhelm, an Australian-owned integrated healthcare technology company with a mission to improve health in Australia and New Zealand. Wilhelm is now authorized to resell MIC’s FDA-Cleared Sickbay™ Clinical Platform in Australia and New Zealand.

RingCentral Selected by Healius to Transform Telephony and Contact Center Platform Australia-wide

Communications enhancements to improve the doctor and patient experienceSYDNEY, Australia & BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healius Limited (Healius) (ASX: HLS), one of Australia’s leading healthcare companies, has selected RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) to deploy an integrated unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS) solution. This technology investment is designed to improve the doctor and patient experience in Healius’ pathology and diagnostic imaging practices through improvements in communications, initially within the fundamental area of voice and in the longer term adding other communications channels. It is also expected to drive workforce and operational efficiency through the analytics and insights provided by the RingCentral platform.

AiDash Secures Investment from SE Ventures, a Leading Global Venture Fund Backed by Schneider Electric

New funding from SE Ventures supports the climate resilience of utilities’ electric grids and infrastructures by strengthening AiDash’s satellite-powered vegetation management platformSAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AiDash, a leading provider of satellite and AI-powered operations, maintenance, and sustainability solutions, today announced a strategic investment of $10 million from SE Ventures

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