COLOMBES, France-Thursday 27 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, today announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to help offer the convenience of eSIM technology to Windows 10 devices users. The partnership will see IDEMIA’s eSIM Orchestration Hub used to integrate with mobile network operator (MNO) networks to easily and quickly support eSIM on Windows 10 Enterprise devices. eSIM offers a streamlined user experience when it comes to managing cellular connectivity for Enterprises. IT teams will be able to provision, deploy, and manage cellular connectivity through Mobile Device Management (MDM) vendors like Microsoft’s Intune. This streamlined management process of eSIM-enabled Windows 10 PCs promises to deliver a modern and mobile workforce to enterprise customers while simultaneously making their management much simpler. IDEMIA will work with Microsoft to utilize the eSIM Orchestration Hub as a means of simplifyi ... Read more »

Arensis CEO Forms New Entity to Bring Renewable Energy Access to Rural Areas Around the World LOS ANGELES-Thursday 27 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arensis, a leading international provider of decentralized energy systems, and Schneider Electric, a leader in microgrid development with integrated efficiency solutions combining energy, automation and software, today announced the joint development of its smart microgrid pilot program. As part of the pilot, Arensis and Schneider Electric will develop a blockchain Application Programming Interface (API) platform for ENTRADE IO, a newly-formed company founded by the CEO of Arensis for off grid project financing and the sale of renewable energy in remote areas around the world. Joint development of the smart microgrid systems, combining waste-to-energy, solar and storage, will launch in North America with plans for growth on a global scale. The pilot will explore integrated renewable energy solutions using resources t ... Read more »

Third Edition of Mobile Industry Impact Report Verifies Sector’s Progress Against All 17 SDGs NEW YORK-Thursday 27 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The global mobile industry is demonstrating significant and measurable impact in contributing to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is strengthening its commitment to improving lives around the world, according to a new GSMA study. The 2018 edition of the GSMA’s annual ‘Mobile Industry Impact’ report, published at the UN General Assembly this week, found that the industry has continued to increase its contribution against all 17 Goals since mobile become the first sector in the world to commit to delivery of the SDGs in 2016. This growing impact reflects mobile’s unprecedented global scale, which provides a platform to connect unconnected communities, reduce poverty, improve access to healthcare and education, and drive sustainable economic growth. “More than two-thirds of the people on the planet are no ... Read more »

TOKYO-Wednesday 26 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- On August 28, 2018, Panasonic Corporation gave the iPad app, "Panasonic Prime Smash!" a complete makeover. The new release includes the iOS 11 compatible iPhone app as well. [Video] Smartphone game application "Panasonic Prime Smash!" https://channel.panasonic.com/contents/24401/ "Panasonic Prime Smash!" overview "Panasonic Prime Smash!" is a game app that teaches children about the atom of numbers, or prime numbers in a fun, enjoyable way. Balls bearing numbers will appear on the screen one after another. If the number is a prime number, you touch that number. If the number is not a prime number, you "Smash" it, transform it into a prime number, and then touch it. That number will be added to your total points. If you touch a non-prime number (numbers that can be further divided), you will lose points. And if you leave prime numbers without touching them, the ball will fall and disappear. Try to touch as many prime ... Read more »

Iraq’s demand for dairy products likely to rise at a CAGR of 8% by 2025, notes Frost & Sullivan’s Foods Practice Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 26 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] The dairy industry in Iraq holds lucrative prospects for global players and investors as a result of post war, growing population and new economic reforms. The country’s GDP and household disposable income is expected to grow at CAGR of 6% between 2018 and 2025. High percentage of the youth population is one of the economic strengths of the country, and with almost 60% of the population under the age of 25, Iraq is uniquely positioned to harness the potential of its young generation to promote prosperity despite the multiple challenges it faces. A recent study conducted by Frost & Sullivan, Dairy Perception and Opportunities in Iraq, estimated that the demand for dairy products in the country is likely to rise at a CAGR of 8% by 2025. For more information on this analysis and to access the infograp ... Read more »

Newly appointed local market leader, Gabriel Chahine, joins from Strategy&, team to be expanded and new Riyadh office opening. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 26 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced significant plans to expand its presence in the Gulf with the appointment of Gabriel Chahine to the role of local market leader. Gabriel joins AlixPartners with a remit to build the firm’s business across the region with an enhanced focus on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where AlixPartners will shortly be opening an office in Riyadh. In his new role Gabriel will be responsible for delivering AlixPartners’ expertise to assist both private sector and governmental entities as they contend with their most critical and complex challenges, including urgent performance improvement, accelerated transformation, complex restructuring and risk mitigation. Gabriel Chahine brings over 25 years of consulting experience g ... Read more »

• Preeminent leadership advisory and leadership development experts join forces to accelerate individual and organizational transformation • Programs represent a pioneering approach to senior leadership development designed to equip and transform executives to succeed in today’s complex world • Business union advances the Firms’ best-in-class capabilities across their leadership advisory portfolio • Joint offerings based on New York Times leadership best-seller WINNING FROM WITHIN: A BREAKTHROUGH METHOD FOR LEADING, LIVING AND LASTING CHANGE® and Egon Zehnder’s Potential Model LONDON & ZURICH-Thursday 20 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Egon Zehnder, the world’s leadership advisory firm, has entered into a formal partnership with Mobius Executive Leadership, the US and Europe-based premier leadership development firm. The partnership combines the firms’ proprietary methods for accelerating the personal and professional development of senior executives and for sti ... Read more »

– Opinion Based on Pivotal Phase 2 ALTA Trial, in which ALUNBRIG Demonstrated an Objective Response Rate of 56% and Longest Reported Median Progression-Free Survival of 16.7 months in the Post-Crizotinib Setting – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Sunday 23 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending the full approval of ALUNBRIG®(brigatinib) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with crizotinib. ALUNBRIG is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) designed to target and inhibit the ALK mutation in NSCLC. Approximately three to five percent of NSCLC patients globally have the ALK mutation. If the CHMP opinion is affirmed, and the European Commission approve ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Saturday 22 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), a leading global communications agency, today announced that Amy Palladino has joined the agency as Executive Vice President, Managing Director in the agency’s U.S. Corporate Practice. Based in New York, Palladino will focus on senior client counsel and executive positioning for the agency’s largest corporate clients. “Amy is a talented and highly experienced communications executive with a track record of solving clients’ complex challenges and building business through smart, integrated communications approaches,” said Chris Foster, President, North America, BCW. “Her creativity and judgement will be enormously valuable to our current and prospective clients.” Palladino has more than 20 years of experience advising global clients across numerous industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, retail, pharmaceuticals and education. Before joining BCW, Amy was a Managin ... Read more »

NanoAl, a materials research and technology company, designs, develops and commercializes high-performance aluminum alloys based on scientifically-designed nanostructures ASHLAND, Ky.-Saturday 22 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Braidy Industries, Inc. (“Braidy”) has acquired NanoAl LLC (NanoAl), a world leader in the science of nanocrystalline strengthening technology applied to sheet aluminum, as a third wholly-owned subsidiary. NanoAl will join the Braidy Atlas aluminum rolling mill and Veloxint in the Braidy Industries company portfolio of holdings. NanoAl was founded out of the Department of Materials Science at Northwestern University to commercialize the science of developing stronger aluminum alloys through control of key structural features at the nanoscale. Braidy believes the technology has the potential to significantly enhance the specific strength of aluminum to be produced by its Braidy Atlas mill, creating a competitive advantage within the automot ... Read more »