High-growth startup Deputy announced today the appointment of business leader, advisor and investor Alison Deans to its Board of Directors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CloudbasedMobileWorkforce--Deputy, recently called one of Australia’s most valuable startups by the Australian Financial Review, announced this week the successful appointment of former Netus Pty Ltd CEO Alison Deans as an independent Director on its board.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Digital Transformation in the Australian Water and Wastewater Market, Forecast to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The key factors that promote digital transformation in Australia's water and wastewater market are: the increasing need to optimize performance and efficiency, focus on customer service improvements, billing revenue and accuracy, and the need to reduce non-revenue water loss. This study investigates the digitalization of the water and wastewater market in Australia, whereby the primary focus of Australian utilities is on digital expenditure across the network rather than only smart water meter roll-outs. Large, urban utilities tend to show greater digital maturity, as well as the willingness and capacity to invest in digital transformation than small, rural utilities.
48 presentations and sessions to showcase Takeda’s hematology gene therapy pipeline and leading factor portfolio CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”), the global biotechnology leader in rare diseases, will present research covering a broad range of rare bleeding disorders at the 27th Annual International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress (ISTH), July 6-10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Showcased in 10 oral presentations and 38 poster presentations, these data underscore Takeda’s pursuit of treatment innovation to achieve optimized and personalized patient care in hematology.
App allows users to access near real-time weather radar information across the country MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#DTN--DTN, the leading weather insights and information provider, is bringing RadarScope for iOS and Android to Australia. With the introduction of RadarScope 3.9, the app now features support for 51 radars operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. RadarScope has become well-known through North America and parts of Asia for providing near-real-time or real-time radar data, supporting businesses and individuals who need to stay on top of rapidly changing weather conditions.
FNC Continues to Dominate All of Basic Cable in Total Day and Primetime for Month of June and Second Quarter 2019“Hannity” and “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Finish June and 2Q’2019 as the Number One and Number Two Rated Programs in Cable News Across Total Viewers and 25-54 Demo, RespectivelyNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FOX News Channel (FNC) finished the second quarter of 2019 marking 70 consecutive quarters as the most-watched cable news network in total day and primetime among total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. During 2Q’19, FNC averaged 1.3 million total viewers and 227,000 with A25-54 in total day. In primetime, FNC delivered 2.4 million total viewers and 373,000 in the 25-54 demographic, notching 45 consecutive quarters as the top-rated cable news channel in prime with A25-54 and besting MSNBC and CNN across the board.
LACHEN, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New scientific data on Octapharma’s Haematology portfolio will be presented at the upcoming 27th Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), taking place in Melbourne, Australia, from 6 to 10 July 2019.Five abstracts have been accepted for poster presentation at the Congress. The presentations include data from real-world experience with Nuwiq
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#fintech--MYPINPAD, the global leader in secure personal authentication solutions announces the opening of a new office in Auckland, New Zealand. This significant investment in infrastructure and staff further demonstrates MYPINPAD’s commitment to deliver and support its PIN on Mobile technology across the globe. This technology allows every day smart phones and tablets to become payment acceptance devices with the ability to securely capture card holder PINs.
The alliance may expand use of financial guarantees in the Australian and New Zealand capital marketsLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) announced today that its financial guarantor subsidiaries Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM) and Assured Guaranty (Europe) plc (AGE and, together with AGM, Assured Guaranty)* have entered into an exclusive Co-Operation Agreement with independent arranger and advisor DTW Capital Solutions (DTW), based in Sydney, Australia.
Regional leader and pioneer of Security Culture as a Service (SCaaS™) enhances resources in Australia and Asia Pacific, expands global cyber resiliency and incident response solutionsMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announced that it has expanded its cyber security offerings with the addition of Enex Carbon, a regional leader in cyber security management, governance and risk services and a pioneer of Security Culture as a Service (SCaaS™), based in Melbourne, Australia.
Approval will accelerate importation of new plant varieties for New Zealand Horticulture GrowersAUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rubicon announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ArborGen Inc (“ArborGen”), had received approval from the Ministry of Primary industries (“MPI”) to operate its post-entry quarantine greenhouse facility in Te Teko, New Zealand at Level 3. This is the first privately-owned facility in the country to receive this level of accreditation. Receipt of the approval will expand ArborGen’s ability to expand its business with the New Zealand horticultural industry to import new, high performing plant varieties into the country.
Company Launches HCL Software Business Unit to Operate the Enterprise Software Offerings NEW YORK & NOIDA, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today confirmed the official close at the end of June 2019 the previously announced acquisition of select IBM products for security, marketing, commerce, and digital solutions. As part of the deal’s close, HCL takes full ownership of the research and development, sales, marketing, delivery, and support for AppScan, BigFix, Commerce, Connections, Digital Experience (Portal and Content Manager), Notes Domino, and Unica.
Innovative regenerative technology using patients’ own skin cells significantly reduced size of wounds caused by diabetic foot ulcers in all patientsVALENCIA, Calif. & MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVITA Medical (ASX: AVH, OTCQX: AVMXY), a global regenerative medicine company, announced today favorable results from an open-label feasibility study of the RECELL® Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (RECELL® System) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The data, presented by Mr. Tawqeer Rashid at the 11
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine Australia (CCRM Australia) is proud to collaborate with BioCurate to advance the translation and commercialisation of life changing therapies in the Australian regenerative medicine sector.This MoU lays the foundation for collaboration between CCRM Australia and BioCurate. The scope promotes identification of suitable projects that parties can contribute towards by leveraging their expertise, networks and financial resources with the goal of joint translation of regenerative medicine. Where appropriate, both CCRM Australia and BioCurate will support each other’s programmes to train the next wave of entrepreneurs on the business of regenerative medicine.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Australia MRI market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 0.27% to reach US$0.234 billion by 2024, from US$0.230 billion in 2018The MRI market in Australia is propelling owing to an ageing Australian population, and the prevalence of chronic diseases. Furthermore, growing health expenditure is augmenting the market growth during the forecast period. In addition, growing research activities will provide an opportunity for MRI installations for research purposes, emanating the market growth in this country.
Win Highlights Video Management Platform’s Innovations for OTT and BVOD Publishers and the Company’s Commercial Success in AUNZSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Telaria (NYSE:TLRA), the complete software platform to manage video advertising for premium publishers, won the award for Marketing Technology Company of the Year at the Mumbrella Awards in Sydney. The Telaria Video Management Platform (VMP) was awarded the honor based on its ability to solve the nuances of advanced TV amid the changing ways audiences watch video, while tackling the workflow and ad delivery challenges faced by publishers today. Winners were selected following a rigorous review process by senior industry leaders from across the digital advertising ecosystem.
The former Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd has been renamed FedEx Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd as FedEx Logistics Heightens Global Focus MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#australia--FedEx Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has announced the renaming of Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd, a freight forwarding and 3PL company it acquired in October 2018, as FedEx Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Animal Feed Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia animal feed market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.05% over the forecast period to reach a market size of US$4.992 billion in 2024 from US$4.169 billion in 2018.Increasing poultry meat production is expected to be one of the prime drivers for the growth of the market during the forecast period. According to Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, chicken meat production in Australia has increased from 834409 thousand tonnes in 2009 to 1238000 thousand tonnes in 2017. In addition, growing number of slaughter houses in the country and increasing health awareness is further expected to propel the market growth opportunities in the coming years.
ivWatch leaps to 17 global patents protecting their innovative technologiesNEWPORT NEWS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ivWatch, a biosensor technology company focused on improving patient safety and the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) therapy, expands their foothold in Australia and Europe by securing two patent grants for core product technologies. Additionally, the ivWatch European Patent No. 2830488 announced in October 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PolyMet Mining Corp. (“PolyMet” or the “company”) TSX: POM; NYSE American: PLM – today announced preliminary results of its US$265 million rights offering following the expiration of the subscription period, which expired on June 26, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Based on the preliminary results, Glencore AG (“Glencore”) will own approximately 71.66 percent of the company’s common shares on a non-diluted basis following closing of the fully backstopped rights offering, which percentage includes Glencore’s exercise of its basic subscription rights, additional subscription rights and common shares purchased pursuant to the standby commitment.
Over Sixty-Five Patents Either in Force or Pending Covering the Company’s TechnologyMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCBD) (“Propanc”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that Propanc’s intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio has undergone rapid growth recently, with sixty-five patents currently either in force or pending in most major countries and regions around the world. The IP covers Propanc’s underlying anti-cancer technology in development. In the past year, three additional patent families entered national phase, where a patent application is filed in individual countries and regions, in order to achieve grant status.
NEW YORK & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valuation Research Group (VRG), the international affiliates of Valuation Research Corporation (VRC), a leading provider of independent valuation support, announced an affiliate agreement with ValueTrust Financial Advisors SE (ValueTrust) to offer global valuation and financial advisory services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). “ValueTrust is one of the top valuation and financial advisory firms in the DACH region, and we are proud to partner with them,” said PJ Patel
CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire BCT Solutions (BCT), a privately held technology consultancy that specialises in Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Cyber Defence services and expertise, supporting the delivery of Defence, National Security and Public Safety mission-support capabilities. Accenture has worked to support the objectives of Australia’s government for more than 20 years and the acquisition of BCT will further bolster Accenture’s deep Cybersecurity, Cyber Defence and technical expertise and advance its strategy to be a leading provider of end-to-end capabilities for its government clients.
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a leading financial technology service provider, has expanded its commercial footprint globally with the signing in Singapore of Japanese travel company Time Design. Time Design provides a white-labelled technology booking platform that enables hotels, airlines and online travel agents (OTAs) to sell travel packages on their own websites.As part of the agreement, WEX will issue its virtual cards for Time Design, providing it with the ability to:
Marketplace connects Australian biotechs with global service providers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#fasterscience--Scientist.com, the world’s largest B2B marketplace for outsourced R&D services, today announced a partnership with Austrade, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. The partnership will give Australian biotechnology companies online access to the three thousand pre-qualified research suppliers in the Scientist.com network. It will also help Australia-based research suppliers connect with customers at most of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
PacketFabric arrives in Sydney, Australia, and now offers easy to consume transpacific capacity, available from any location on its network CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PacketFabric, the leading Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform and member of the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, today announces the expansion of its platform to Sydney, Australia. The PacketFabric platform is now available at the Equinix SY4 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®). This Sydney point of presence (PoP) is the first data center in the Asia-Pacific region on PacketFabric’s network.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - Fixed Broadband Service Providers" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the major fixed broadband service providers in Australia: Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, Macquarie Telecom and Vodafone Australia.Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications provider offering a full range of telecom services throughout Australia. Telstra's mobile network is well-positioned to offer superior services to those offered by the NBN company. Furthermore, through its national Wi-Fi and fibre backbone networks it can rapidly offload any heavy broadband traffic from its mobile network onto its fibre backbone.
A new study of 1,940 IT job ads shows that highly paid jobs use language which is more appealing to menTechBrain pledges to provide its Human Resources partner a 16.4% increase in recruitment budget to assist them in finding a suitably qualified female candidate for their next role PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechBrain, a Perth-based IT support services company, today released a report on the use of gendered language in tech industry
Proven Payments Executive Brings Valuable Expertise to Help Accelerate Company’s Strategy MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global payment innovation company Verrency today announced the appointment of Jan McGrath to its global advisory board. Ms. McGrath brings extensive experience as an executive in the global financial services sector across major consumer markets, including the US, the UK, Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong and Australia.
BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A newly published prospective, randomised controlled trial concluded that 20 gauge fine needle biopsy (FNB) needles consistently outperformed 25 gauge fine needle aspiration (FNA) needles in terms of histological yield and diagnostic accuracy, in pancreatic and non-pancreatic lesions. The data reported a 99% technical success rate for 20 gauge FNB needles (success was defined as the ability to obtain tissue from the target lesion) even though a ’significant number of lesions were sampled from an angulated endoscope position, including pancreatic head masses.’
CFO Adds Substantial Financial, Medical Technology and Senior Exchange ExperienceMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCB) (“Propanc”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that Propanc has appointed Mr. Carlo Campiciano as its Chief Financial Officer, commencing July 1, 2019. Mr. Campiciano brings significant experience to the Company across a broad range of financial disciplines in the healthcare sector, including taxation, finance, operations, planning and financial strategy.
