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Chief Scientific Officer Concludes Observations Applicable to All Solid TumorsMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTCQB: PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, today announced that Ms. Belen Toledo MSc., from the laboratory of Professor Macarena Perán Ph.D., at the University of Jaén, Spain, recently completed an important experimental thesis on the effects of proenzyme therapy and the impact on the tumor microenvironment, which is key to the development, invasion, metastatic spread, and recurrence of solid tumors. Ms. Toledo also reconfirmed proenzymes kill cancer stem cells (CSCs). This research is part of the “Proenzymes Optimization Project 1” (POP1) Joint Research and Drug Discovery Program at the Universities of Jaén and Granada, Spain, designed to produce synthetic recombinant, commercial scale quantities of the two proenzymes, trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen.
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) has added geospatial solutions provider Geoimage to its reseller network. Geoimage will leverage BlackSky’s geospatial intelligence and imagery to offer real-time insights to customers across the government sector and oil and gas, mining, exploration, agriculture and maritime industries. “Our agreement with Geoimage further underscores the value and impact of actionable geospatial intelligence across a range of industries,” said Nick Tabbal, vice president of Product and Services at BlackSky. “For example, Geoimage customers can automatically receive alerts on real-time anomalies, such as slowdowns in port operations, extract economic indicators from the data that’s been collected and promptly make informed decisions.”
MUNICH & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE, a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), a public research organization and international leader in the field of nuclear science and technology, today announced the extension of their partnership by entering into a further long-term licensing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ANSTO will continue producing n.c.a.
Online Casino deliver a flurry of festive Free SpinsSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A merry Christmas is about to get even merrier courtesy of Juicy Stakes, with the ever-popular platform dishing out a load of Free Spins specials to everyone on Santa’s nice list. You can unwrap Christmas Free Spins from your favourite online casino from December 21 onwards, with a new gift waiting to be opened every day up to, and including, Christmas Day. The larger the deposit, the more Free Spins awarded.
Digitally-enabled greenfield airport set to become one of the biggest gateways to AustraliaSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced it has been selected as Master Systems Integrator for the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. DXC will be responsible for building the airport’s foundational technology platforms in preparation for its opening in 2026 and its ongoing operations.
BERLIN & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marley Spoon AG (“Marley Spoon” or the “Company” ASX: MMM), a global subscription-based meal kit provider, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Chefgood Pty Ltd (“Chefgood”), a Melbourne-based ready-to-heat meal provider. HighlightsAgreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Chefgood for a total purchase price of up to AUD 21.0m (~EUR 13.3m), with additional earn-outs of up to ~AUD 5.6m (~EUR 3.6m) over the next 2.5 years based on achievement of revenue targets.
Agreement to acquire 100% of Firma for a total consideration of C$90m (A$98m), representing 9.0x Firma’s last-twelve-months (LTM) EBITDA to 30 September 2021Firma is a global foreign exchange service provider based in Canada, providing spot and forward products to Corporate clientsProvides OFX with greater scale in the Corporate segment and North America region, adding over 9,600 clients and increasing OFX’s North America revenue by 121%
The innovative new app tracks exercise habits and rewards users with tokensSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STEPN, the first move2earn mobile NFT game powered by Solana where players can walk, jog or run outdoors with an NFT Sneaker to earn tokens, has announced its public beta launch. Through the click of a button, users will be able to earn crypto by simply walking or running. The STEPN functionality will open up to users who currently own an NFT sneaker, available on MagicEden. STEPN’s new move2earn platform is an example of the exciting use cases blockchain has to offer to beyond the crypto community. Through the company’s user-friendly, mobile first platform, STEPN aims to make both fitness and Game-Fi more accessible to anyone with a smartphone.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Marine Battery Market by Battery Type (Lithium, Nickel Cadmium, Fuel Cell, Lead-acid), Propulsion Type (Fully Electric, Hybrid, Conventional), Ship Type, Sales Channel, Nominal Capacity, Battery Design, Battery Function, & Region - Global Forecast to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Marine Battery Market size is projected to grow from USD 374 Million in 2021 to USD 1,897 Million by 2030, at a CAGR of 19.8% from 2021 to 2030.
Neuron completes successful first year in Canada, with significant rider uptake across cities Rider survey reveals e-scooter programs are helping to support local businesses, with 62% of rides resulting in purchases An impressive 46% of trips replaced a car journey, eliminating an estimated 90 tonnes of CO2 emissions since Neuron launched in Canada in May 2021Neuron has introduced several new innovations to Canada that will provide cities unprecedented control over how e-scooter programs are managed next year and beyond
BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOVONIX Limited (ASX: NVX, OTCQX: NVNXF) (“NOVONIX” or “the Company”) is excited to announce that the preliminary results from an assessment by an independent globally recognised sustainability and life cycle assessment consultancy shows NOVONIX Anode Material offers an approximate 60% decrease in CO2 emissions in a lifecycle assessment. NOVONIX has appointed Minviro Ltd. (“Minviro”), a UK-based and globally recognised sustainability and life cycle assessment consultancy, to conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) on a grade of the Company’s synthetic graphite EV and ESS battery anode product, GX-23.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) is pleased to announce a new agreement with Jämtkraft, a leading Swedish utility. As part of the agreement, Jämtkraft has selected Hansen Trade to cover day-ahead trading operations, and for monitoring short-term positions. Jämtkraft now joins Hansen’s family of over 600 global customers. Hansen Trade Day-Ahead Trading streamlines Jämtkraft’s daily bidding process, maintains order structures and handles day-ahead trade results automatically. The Day-Ahead Trading solution enables order configurations to be tagged to specific assets; this means that it can disaggregate trade results from the portfolio level, right down to the individual asset, if needed. As a SaaS service, Hansen Trade Day-Ahead Trading is compliant with market changes and is connected to Nord Pool’s new auction platform, which goes live in the Nordics in early 2022.
PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from Western Australian manufacturers to build 100 rail cars for its Pilbara iron ore mining operations. The EOI callout follows Rio Tinto’s announcement in September it would look for opportunities for Western Australian suppliers to help grow the local rail car manufacturing industry and support local jobs.
MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Rio Tinto has selected Dominic Barton to succeed Simon Thompson as the company’s new Chair. Dominic will join the Board with effect from 4 April, 2022 and be appointed to the role of Chair at the conclusion of the Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting on 5 May 2022. Simon Thompson will step down as a non-executive director of Rio Tinto and as Chair at that same time on 5 May 2022, having served as Chair for four years and as a non-executive director since 2014.
WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ILiAD Biotechnologies announces enrollment of the first participants in the SUPER Trial (Standing Up to PERtussis) – the first study in school-age children of BPZE1, a live attenuated intranasal pertussis vaccine. The SUPER Trial is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, and observer-blinded Phase 2b study in healthy school age children across 12 to 16 sites in the United Kingdom and Australia to assess the immunological response and safety profile of a single dose of BPZE1 with and without co-administration of BOOSTRIX®. Approximately 600 participants 6 to 16 years old will be randomly assigned to one of three study groups.
As today's adversaries become more sophisticated, only CrowdStrike provides full, automated protection across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data without impacting performance and end-user productivity. SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike Inc., a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, was selected by Frost & Sullivan as the 2021 Asia-Pacific Endpoint Security Company of the Year. This is the second analyst acknowledgement for CrowdStrike in APAC in quick succession after being recognised by Gartner, Inc. as a ‘Customers’ Choice’ in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’: Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) report
Latest Update Adds New Max-Level Expansion, Lachelein Map Area, Mini-Dungeon Improvements, and Multiple Winter Season Events with Exclusive RewardsLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#MSMPathfinder--MapleStory M, Nexon’s popular free-to-play mobile MMORPG, has officially launched its latest update, bringing the long-awaited Pathfinder class to the game alongside a flurry of winter season events and activities for Maplers to tackle. The Pathfinder update has also increased the max level to 250, and brings new daily and weekly missions, achievements, and a new mini-dungeon to the game.
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Platform Integration to Drive Increased Efficiencies in Time-Consuming, Multi-Layered Sales Process for U.S. Solar InstallersSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OpenSolar, Inc., a software company keenly focused on empowering solar installers with the world’s most accurate and entirely free solar design and sales platform, and Mosaic, a leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, today announced a new platform integration partnership that builds on their shared mission to significantly drive solar adoption at scale. The two companies are recognized for driving efficiencies into the time-consuming, multi-layered process of selling solar – OpenSolar, through its free-to-use, end-to-end design and sales platform, and Mosaic through its broad range of easily accessible, instant-approval financing options. The integration between the two companies provides solar installers with the ability to offer their customers highly competitive financing options to purchase solar as part of the sales proposal. Instead of being forced to ask customers to use multiple applications and sign-ins, installers can instead present their customers with compelling finance options, enable them to apply for their deal of choice, and get approved without ever leaving the proposal. The integration is already proving to convert more leads to closed sales in less time.
Immersive Conflict Resolution VR training solution applies proven de-escalation techniques for frontline-staff to address disturbing trendSAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Immersive virtual reality (VR) training company, SkillsVR, today announced the launch of a new VR Conflict Management Training solution, including modules custom-designed to meet the needs of public-facing personnel who face unprecedented threats and attacks by disruptive customers – a growing phenomenon as travel and shopping surges during the holidays.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) is pleased to announce that it has entered a multi-year agreement with WOW!, a leading broadband service provider in the United States.Under the terms of the agreement, Hansen will provide Hansen Catalog, Hansen CPQ and Hansen Portfolio, part of the Hansen Suite for CSPs, to drive WOW!’s digital commerce strategy. With these products, WOW! will be able to effectively transform the customer experience, and create and sell new market offerings quickly – thus condensing the time to revenue realisation substantially.
Baker Hughes will provide proven gas turbine and compressor technologyMoomba carbon capture and storage (CCS) project aims to be one of the largest in the worldCO2 to be stored permanently and safely in depleted natural gas reservoirsDemonstrates key enabling technology required for future blue hydrogen productionHOUSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, has been awarded a contract with Santos
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jetcraft Commercial Limited, the commercial aircraft division of global aircraft trading firm Jetcraft, has secured the complex acquisition and placement of 10 Embraer ERJ145 jets from HOP!, the regional arm of Air France. Seven jets have been placed with operators and aircraft lessors across various locations, including Nigeria, Eswatini, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Following these transactions, several ERJ145s have since entered into service with airlines in Africa and Europe. The final three aircraft are all committed and due to be delivered imminently.
New report encourages employers to check the strength of skills across their workforce NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Onlineassessments--“Communication”, “critical thinking” and “data literacy” are among the skills that workers need in order to thrive in 2022, according to a new report. Questionmark, the leading online assessment provider, is encouraging employers to check how prevalent these modern skills are among their existing workforce.
BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microba has applied its world-leading technology for microbiome analysis to unlock diagnostic applications, receiving ISO15189 accreditation for a new untargeted NGS based assay of stool samples. The hypothesis-free testing method, MetaPanelTM, can identify multiple pathogens simultaneously from a single sample and was developed in partnership with Australian hospitals and leading health care practitioners.
The fast-growing swimwear brand will use funding to expand its offerings and global reachNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First paragraph, second sentence of release dated December 14, 2021 should read: The round was led by Marcy Venture Partners with participation from previous investors CityRock and Gaingels, among others. The updated release reads:ANDIE ANNOUNCES $18.5 MILLION SERIES B ROUNDThe fast-growing swimwear brand will use funding to expand its offerings and global reach
LifeWorks Mental Health Index™ reveals concerns about accessibility and confidentiality as barriers to Australians leveraging employer-funded mental-health services MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LifeWorks, a leading provider of digital and in-person total wellbeing solutions, today released its monthly Mental Health Index™, revealing a negative mental-health score among Australians for the 20
FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Tops Cable News in Total Viewers, A25-54 and A18-49FNC Notches 2021’s Largest Audience Share in Cable News with Most Politically-Diverse Audience“The Five” Draws Cable News’ Second-Largest Audience in Total Viewers, Notches Program’s Second Highest-Ranking Year in History“Hannity” is Second Most-Watched in Cable News in 25-54 Demo; Laura Ingraham’s “The Ingraham Angle” Delivers Most-Watched Female in Cable News for Second Year in a Row with A25-54
Listed for the second time in a rowNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ADP--Leena AI, the company that’s revolutionizing enterprise employee experience, today announced that it was listed as a Representative Vendor in 2021 Gartner’s Market Guide for Integrated HR Service Management Solutions1 for the second consecutive year. “We are pleased to be recognized in Gartner’s report for helping businesses streamline their employee workflows. Our AI-led innovation automates HR processes, thereby enabling enterprises to deliver great employee experiences across different functional areas. Leena AI’s inclusion in the market guide further validates our position at the forefront of the HR-tech ecosystem,” said Adit Jain, co-founder and CEO, Leena AI.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#HR--SilkRoad Technology, a global software and services platform that helps organizations attract, retain and align people to their business, today announced its recognition as a Best Company Culture winner by Comparably’s 5th Annual Best Places to Work Awards. The Best Company Culture award reflects employee sentiment ratings of 20 core culture metrics, including compensation, perks & benefits, team leadership, career growth and work-life balance. A workplace culture and compensation monitoring site, Comparably evaluates companies based on sentiment ratings anonymously provided by employees about their workplaces in multiple categories on Comparably.com during a 12-month period (November 26, 2020 – November 26, 2021).
The company is recognized for its “high competency in data cloud and migration and data quality”NEW YORK & BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#DataManagement--Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced it has been named as a ‘Leader’ in The Forrester Wave™: Data Management Service Providers, Q4 2021.
