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Asia-Pacific Risk Managers Optimistic About Profession’s 2021 Outlook

APAC Professionals Report Increases in Salary, Job Opportunities in New Career SurveyJERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) shows a majority of Asia-Pacific risk managers are optimistic about the profession’s outlook, with COVID-19 and economic uncertainty amplifying the need for strong organizational risk management. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, Asia-Pacific risk managers reported the lowest percentage of bonuses or commissions among all surveyed regions, which included the Americas and EMEA, as well as the highest percentage of professionals earning less than USD 100,000.

Dr. Vikram Sharma, Founder and CEO of QuintessenceLabs, Accepted Into Forbes Technology Council

Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for World-Class CIOs, CTOs, and Technology Executives. CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#forbes--Dr. Vikram Sharma, Founder and CEO of QuintessenceLabs, the leader in quantum cybersecurity, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.Dr. Sharma was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

Rush Gold Signs Major Partnership to Power Gold Payment Services for Multiple Mobile Network Operators Across 10 ASEAN Countries

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#awesomeness--Rush Gold Global (Rush Gold), the innovative fintech platform providing digital access to physical gold to retail and business markets, has signed an exciting new partnership with the Malaysian-based ZAFA Group Sdn. Bhd. to bring gold savings and payments to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) across the ASEAN region. Rush Gold’s agreement with Malaysian-based ZAFA Group Sdn. Bhd. will enable MNOs across the ten ASEAN nations to offer gold payment services using gold as a common currency. This telco-based model has enabled super-apps like m-Pesa to dominate large portions of Africa.

Personalis Announces Collaboration with MapKure to Use Personalis’ NeXT Platform™ for Clinical Trials and Companion Diagnostic Development

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#immunooncology--Personalis, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSNL), a leader in advanced genomics for cancer, today announced a collaboration with MapKure, LLC, a clinical-stage company focusing on genetically defined disease drivers and jointly owned by BeiGene, Ltd. and SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., to use a clinical trial assay (CTA) based on the Personalis® NeXT Platform™, an exome/transcriptome scale NGS-based assay, to support development of BGB-3245, an investigational next-generation B-RAF inhibitor, in patients with advanced or refractory solid tumors.
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Australia OTT and Pay TV Market Forecasts 2021-2026: Converging Pay TV and OTT TV Episode and Movie Sectors - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia OTT and Pay TV Forecasts 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Published in 2021, this report covers the converging pay TV and OTT TV episode and movie sectors.The report covers the following:OTT TV & Video Insight: Commentary on the main players and developmentsChart: OTT TV & video revenues by AVOD, TVOD, DTO and SVOD for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2026

Hansen Enables Retail Energy and Community Solar Market Expansion for Hampshire Power

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) is pleased to announce today that it has signed a new agreement with Massachusetts-based Hampshire Power Corporation.Under the terms of this agreement, Hansen will provide the Hansen CIS software platform and managed services to support Hampshire Power’s retail energy and community solar business lines, initially covering Massachusetts, Maine, New York and Rhode Island. At a time when Commercial and Industrial (C&I) business owners face a rising level of complexity in a fragmented energy sector, Hampshire Power, a vertically integrated retail electricity provider, aims to simplify the value proposition, and to maximize and monetize energy systems for renewable energy asset owners. Hampshire Power provides a fully integrated and managed Energy-as-a-Service solution that leverages revenue and savings into a single financial statement and energy experience for the C&I customer.

Propanc Biopharma Provides Upcoming Milestones

Entering Phase IB First-In-Human Study, Pipeline Expansion & Potential Acquisition OpportunityMELBOURNE, 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, announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. James Nathanielsz, provided a description of future target milestones and an update as the Company’s lead product candidate, PRP, advances towards a Phase IB, First-In-Human (FIH) study in advanced cancer patients suffering from solid tumors. Mr. Nathanielsz also highlighted the Company’s strategic objectives to evaluate possible pipeline expansion opportunities, as it looks to transform into a clinical stage, immuno-oncology player targeting metastatic cancer from solid tumors. Any potential acquisition would be considered a novel, first in class therapy, potentially further enhanced by PRP, which has the ability to penetrate and alter the tumor micro-immune environment and therefore make once resistant and impenetrable tumors susceptible to other approaches, like CAR-T therapy, which may be a novel approach to target and treat solid tumors.

double jump.Tokyo/MCH+ Behind My Crypto Heroes Partners With Immutable X for Zero Gas Fees

double jump.Tokyo/MCH+ brings all games including My Crypto Heroes to Immutable X SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$CRYPTO #DApps--double jump.Tokyo Inc/MCH+, the team behind blockchain game My Crypto Heroes (lifetime sales 26,000 ETH), My Crypto Saga, Crypto Spells, and Brave Frontier Heroes (38m downloads) - forms a partnership with Immutable with the shared vision of accelerating mass NFT adoption. The integration will allow MCH+ users to save on gas fees and enjoy more attractive game mechanics.

Thryv Raises SaaS Revenue Guidance for 2021 and Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Audited Financial Results

Company looks forward to full integration of Sensis, its recent Australian acquisitionDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY) (“Thryv” or the “Company”), the provider of Thryv® software, the end-to-end client experience platform for growing small businesses, announced audited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 consistent with the previously released preliminary and unaudited results. The Company has also raised its 2021 outlook for its SaaS segment.

Capstone Announces Gold Stream with Wheaton Precious Metals; Enters into a Binding Port Deal, and Consolidates 100% Ownership in Santo Domingo

(All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified and reflect 100% of the Project)VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#capstonemining--Capstone Mining Corp. (“Capstone” or the “Company”) (TSX:CS) is pleased to announce that it has entered into three separate agreements to advance Santo Domingo in Region III, Chile, ("Santo Domingo" or “the Project") as described in the Santo Domingo Project, Region III, Chile NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment

KM Biologics Announces Phase I Clinical Study Results of a Live Attenuated Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (KD-382)

KUMAMOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KM Biologics Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kumamoto, Japan; CEO: Toshiaki Nagasato) announced the results of the Phase I clinical study (hereinafter the “Study”) of a live attenuated tetravalent vaccine, KD-382*1 (hereinafter, the “KD-382 vaccine”), to prevent dengue*2. This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the KD-382 vaccine in 60 healthy adults in Australia, which is a non-dengue endemic country, by administering the KD-382 vaccine subcutaneously once or twice with a 4-week interval.

Vertex Receives Australian TGA Approval for TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to Treat People With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 12 Years and Older Who Have At Least One F508del Mutation

- With this approval approximately 750 people living with cystic fibrosis in Australia will be newly eligible for a CFTR modulator therapy -LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the use of TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 12 years and older who have at least one

PCI Successfully Completes SOC Examination for the Ninth Consecutive Year

NORMAN, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#energymarkets--PCI is pleased to announce its successful completion of the Type 2 Service Organization Controls (SOC) 1 Type II and Service Organization Controls 2 Type II Attestation issued under the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA) and Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) for 2020. After a thorough external audit, the SOC reports were prepared and issued by Grant Thornton LLP, one of the world’s leading independent audit, tax and advisory firms. For the evaluation period ending in October 2020, the audit results indicate that PCI’s controls as a cloud service provider are appropriately designed and effectively executed.

BQE Software Secures Significant Growth Investment from Serent Capital

The investment further enhances the company's position as a technology leader for professional service firms TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BQECore--BQE, a leading cloud-based software provider to professional service firms, recently announced that the company received a significant investment from Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm that invests in technology and tech-enabled software companies.

The Coming Consumer Boom: Three Ways Firms Can Get Ready for Growth

New opportunities require new working arrangements TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Questionmark--A forthcoming economic boom will create growth opportunities for firms. Questionmark, the online assessment provider, is urging employers to ask three crucial questions to ensure they have the right post-pandemic working arrangements in place to take advantage of the surge.Thanks to a combination of government stimulus and “pent up” consumer spending, economists predict that $4 trillion will be released into the United States (US) economy as restrictions are lifted.

Westwater Resources Pilot Program Achieves Production Milestone

11 Metric Tonnes of Battery-Grade Graphite Products Produced For Potential CustomersDefinitive Feasibility Study on Schedule for Mid-Year CompletionCENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$WWR #ULTRACSPG--Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy materials development company, today announced a production milestone at its pilot plant operations at Dorfner Anzaplan’s facilities near Amberg, Germany, as well as at facilities in Frankfurt, Germany; Chicago, Illinois; and Buffalo, New York. The combined effort at these facilities has produced more than 11 metric tonnes of Westwater’s three battery-grade graphite products: ULTRA-PMG™, ULTRA-CSPG™ and ULTRA-DEXDG™, which were previously produced at a bench scale.

Research Reveals Global Growth of Secure DevOps

Secure Code Warrior report identifies application security is shifting from reaction to prevention as developers are held to accountBOSTON & SYDNEY & LONDON & BRUGES, Belgium & PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#devsecops--New research from Secure Code Warrior®, the global secure coding company, has revealed an attitudinal shift in the software development industry, with organisations bucking traditional practices for DevOps and Secure DevOps.

Piedmont Announces Pricing of Public Offering of American Depositary Shares

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Piedmont Lithium Limited (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1.75 million of its American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), with each ADS representing 100 of its ordinary shares (“Public Offering”), at a price per ADS to the public of $70.00, for aggregate gross proceeds of $122.5 million. Piedmont has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 262,500 ADSs at the issue price of the Public Offering. The Public Offering is expected to close on March 25, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

Provectus Algae Appoints CEO of Senti Biosciences to Board to Aid Advancement of High-Throughput Synthetic Biology Platform

NOOSAVILLE, Australia & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Provectus Algae (Provectus), an Australian biotechnology company specialising in the optimisation of algae to produce high-value compounds for use in a wide array of industries and applications, today appointed Tim Lu, M.D., Ph.D., to its board of directors. Dr. Lu is co-founder and CEO of therapeutics and synthetic biology company Senti Biosciences

USAble Life Installs FINEOS Platform for Integrated Disability and Absence Management

Carrier prioritizes seamless customer experience by investing in the cloud-based FINEOS PlatformATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#absencemanagement--FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL) has announced that client USAble Life® has gone live on the FINEOS Platform for their Short-Term Disability and Absence Management lines of business. “Investing in the FINEOS Platform was a key part of our strategic mission to enable straight-through processing with low to no-touch claims,’ said Rich Macy, USAble Life COO, “This advancement will allow us to leverage technology to provide a seamless, positive experience for our Short-Term Disability and Absence Management customers.”

Liquid Instruments Introduces Moku:Go – The Robust Lab Education Solution for the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers

Moku:Go offers a complete set of instruments and features designed to help science and engineering students push past the traditional boundaries of teaching labs and classroomsSAN DIEGO & CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Liquid Instruments, an innovator in precision software-defined instrumentation, launched Moku:Go, a complete, portable platform designed to bring the engineering lab anywhere and usher in a new era of scientific and engineering education at universities around the world.

DataStax Collaborates With IBM to Help Enterprises Accelerate Modern, Multi-Cloud Data Applications

DataStax Enterprise with IBM is now available to deliver highly scalable and highly available data management built on the open source Apache Cassandra™ databaseSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataStax today announced a collaboration with IBM to deliver DataStax Enterprise, a leading scale-out NoSQL database built on the open source Apache Cassandra. As a result of an agreement between IBM and DataStax, DataStax Enterprise with IBM

Hopin Acquires Streamable and Jamm, Doubles Down on Video Technology

Building upon its acquisition of StreamYard in January, Hopin will use the two new acquisitions to further strengthen video features for current and future productsLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hopin, the leading virtual experience platform, announced today that it has acquired video hosting provider Streamable and video technology company Jamm. The technology from both companies will be integrated into Hopin’s current product offering and become the basis for the development of future video products and features. The acquisitions solidify Hopin’s focus to holistically improve its professional-grade video capabilities for organizers that host events on Hopin and to build out its suite of new, video-centric products.

Rio Tinto outlines path to stronger Cultural Heritage management

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto will today detail how it is working in partnership with Traditional Owners, host communities and independent groups to strengthen and improve its approach to cultural heritage and community relations. In virtual seminars, which will include presentations from Board and Executive Committee members as well as experts in the field, Rio Tinto will outline actions it has introduced to strengthen its performance and governance of cultural heritage following the destruction of the rockshelters at Juukan Gorge in May 2020 and outline the steps it will take to further improve its performance.

Younger Australians are most concerned about the impact of mental health stigma on career options

Morneau Shepell’s Mental Health Index™ shows that anxiety continues to impact Australians’ wellbeing at alarming rate MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morneau Shepell, a leading provider of total wellbeing, mental health and digital mental health services, today released its monthly Mental Health Index™ report, revealing a negative mental health score among Australians for the eleventh consecutive month. The Mental Health Index™ score for February is -10.8, indicating a continued decline in mental health compared to the pre-2020 benchmark.

Piedmont Announces Proposed U.S. Public Offering of American Depositary Shares

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Piedmont Lithium Limited (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL) today announced that it plans to conduct a U.S. public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of 1.5 million of its American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), with each ADS representing 100 of its ordinary shares (“Public Offering”). J.P. Morgan, Evercore ISI and Canaccord Genuity are acting as joint book-runners and lead underwriters for the Public Offering. Piedmont intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 225,000 additional ADSs at the issue price of the Public Offering.

Dialpad Receives 2021 CUSTOMER Magazine Product of the Year Award

Dialpad Contact Center Honored for Exceptional InnovationSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dialpad Inc., the industry leader in AI-powered communication and collaboration, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Dialpad Contact Center as a 2021 CUSTOMER Product of the Year Award winner. Dialpad Contact Center enables companies to establish and manage call centers of any size — from small and medium businesses (SMBs) like ShipEx

Tom Lee Joins KKR Real Estate Team in Sydney

Mr. Lee to lead Australia and New Zealand real estate and develop pan-Asian core and core-plus strategySYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global investment firm KKR today announced the appointment of Tom Lee as Managing Director and Head of Australia and New Zealand Real Estate, effective May 3, 2021. In the role Mr. Lee will be responsible for KKR’s real estate platform across Australia and New Zealand, and will play a critical leadership role in expanding KKR’s real estate strategies across the Asia region. He will also join the KKR Asia Real Estate Investment Committee.

Premas Biotech and Oramed Announce Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate That Produces Antibodies After a Single Dose

Far reaching implications for ease of widescale distribution and administration anytime, anywhere Better candidate for protection against COVID-19 variants due to triple antigen targetingOravax Medical Inc. established to accelerate vaccine’s path to market Clinical trials expected to commence Q2 2021GURUGRAM, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Antibodies--Premas Biotech, a developer of novel biotherapeutic and vaccine candidates, announced today the development of an oral COVID-19 vaccine that has shown efficacy after a single dose, in conjunction with Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP).

Westwater Resources Common Stock Begins Trading on the NYSE American Stock Exchange

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$WWR #NYSE--Westwater Resources, Inc. (“Westwater”) (NYSE: WWR), a battery graphite development company, announced that its common stock will begin trading on the NYSE American stock exchange today, March 19, 2021. The Company’s ticker symbol – WWR – remains the same. “Listing on the NYSE American is a significant milestone for Westwater and a natural next step in the evolution of our company,” said Christopher M. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Westwater Resources. “With the current surge in global interest in mineral investments, we believe this is an excellent time for our NYSE American listing, and our team looks forward to introducing Westwater to a new and larger investment base. Our board and management are very pleased to have Brendan E. Cryan & Co. LLC as our specialist firm. They have been specialists for over 60 years.”

Australia Hand Sanitizer Market 2020-2026: Market Forecast by Product Type, Product Form, Distribution Channel, End Users, and Competitive Landscape - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Hand Sanitizer Market (2020-2026): Market Forecast by Product Type, by Product Form, by Distribution Channel, by End Users, and Competitive Landscape" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia Hand Sanitizer Market size is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% during 2020-2026.The Australia hand sanitizer market is anticipated to register substantial growth over the coming years. Hand sanitizers are used in wide applications such as hospitals, clinics, hotels, and restaurants across the country.

CORRECTING and REPLACING Baraja Appoints Former Intel, Google Executive Craig Barratt to Board of Directors

Barratt brings decades of technology and business experience as the company expands global partnershipsSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release dated March 18, 2021 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The updated release reads:BARAJA APPOINTS FORMER INTEL, GOOGLE EXECUTIVE CRAIG BARRATT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORSBarratt brings decades of technology and business experience as the company expands global partnerships

Addendum to Rio Tinto Limited notice of meeting

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto Limited will today issue an addendum to its 2021 notice of annual general meeting setting out two advisory resolutions requisitioned by two groups of shareholders as announced on 9 March 2021. As Rio Tinto’s current approach is substantially consistent with both of the proposed resolutions, the Rio Tinto Board is recommending that shareholders vote in favour of these resolutions.

Alcoa Announces Multi-Year Repowering for Australia’s Portland Aluminium Smelter in State of Victoria

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Corporation today announced new agreements with multiple power generators for the Portland Aluminium Smelter in the Australian state of Victoria. The five-year agreements with AGL, Alinta Energy and Origin will each commence August 1, 2021, when an existing agreement with AGL expires on July 31, 2021. The Australian Federal Government has committed, subject to approval, to provide up to $14.8 (A$19.2) million per year for four years to underwrite the smelter’s participation in the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) scheme. The arrangement will recognize the smelter’s ability to rapidly shed load when required to help protect the power grid from unexpected interruptions when it is under duress.

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