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The 1st "Chroma Precision Machinery and Measurement Technology Paper Award" Winners Announced

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chroma ATE held the final competition of its 1st 2022 "Chroma Precision Machinery and Measurement Technology Paper Award" onMarch 17th with winners announced at the awarding ceremony. Gathering the elites from the industry, government, and academics...

2022-03-22 14:56 3050

Overwhelming Majority of Southeast Asia Consumers Now Shop Online, With Over 67% of Shoppers Now Anticipating and Participating in Mega Campaigns: Lazada Consumer Study

* First regional Lazada Consumer Study, done with Milieu Insight, for Lazada's 10th Anniversary, identifies current online shopping behaviour of 6,000 consumers * 73% identify online shopping as integral to everyday life, with almost half (46%) shopping online at least once a week * Wide as...

2022-03-22 14:17 6119

NIBIOHN Identifies Tissue-specific Exosome Marker Candidates from Blood

OSAKA, Japan, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (hereinafter NIBIOHN) based in Ibaraki-shi, Osaka Prefecture, has successfully catalogued more than 4,000 proteins contained in exosomes in healthy human blood (serum and plasma). Us...

2022-03-22 14:00 1755

Miruku, a New Zealand animal-free dairy start-up emerges from stealth on Foodtech VC investment.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miruku, a New Zealand based future food company developing advanced dairy proteins in plants has emerged from stealth to announce an oversubscribed$2.4m USD seed investment round. O...

2022-03-22 13:38 2577

EQT Private Equity Asia acquires Guardian, China's largest domestic pest control operator

STOCKHOLM, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- * EQT Private Equity Asia makes majority investment in Guardian, China's largest domestic pest control operator, with a strong presence in the country's eastern and southern provinces * Guardian's underlying market is supported by favorable demographi...

2022-03-22 13:21 2462

OBiO Technology Goes Public on Shanghai Stock Exchange Today

SHANGHAI, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 22, 2022, OBiO Technology ( Shanghai) Corp., Ltd. ("OBiO" or "the Company"), has completed its initial public offering ("IPO") process and started trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech innovation board (SSE, code: 688238). Founded in 2...

2022-03-22 13:00 3574

Qiming's Portfolio Company Arrail Group Lists on Main Board of HKEX

SHANGHAI, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio company Arrail Group (SEHK: 06639), a leading dental services provider inChina, today listed on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The issue price is HK$ 14.62 per share, representing a market cap of about HK$ 8.5...

2022-03-22 12:18 4138

Australian science on a mission to end plastic waste

SYDNEY, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, will tackleAustralia's plastic pollution problem, pledging to help Australia reduce 80 per cent of its plastic waste by the end of the decade. An initial $50M will be invested into CSIRO's Ending Plastic Waste Miss...

2022-03-22 12:09 3135

Boost, a regional FinTech firm, becomes first fully digital financier to secure investment grade A1 rating in Southeast Asia

* Boost looking to tap on burgeoning digital banking ecosystem within the Southeast Asian region * A1 rating for its Malaysian securitised receivables cements firm's commitment towards the underserved segment securitizes financing portfolio; rating reflects the quality of portfolio underpinne...

2022-03-22 12:00 4031

DocSpark Solutions rebrands as Acclime Philippines

HONG KONG, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclime, the premier corporate services provider inAsia, is delighted to announce today that DocSpark Solutions has completed its integration into the Acclime group of companies. Following the acquisition by Acclime late last year, DocSpark Solutions has ...

2022-03-22 11:59 2737

TripleLift Acquires 1plusX to Bring First-Party Data to Publishers & Advertisers

Combined company will help customers take control of their data and address audiences effectively in the absence of third-party cookies NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TripleLift, the advertising technology company reinventing ad placement at the intersection of creative, media and data...

2022-03-22 11:51 3626

Detecting COVID-19 using only a smartphone

* 92% sensitivity for detecting COVID-19 with a new cough audio-based algorithm BRISBANE, Australia, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ResApp Health Limited (ASX:RAP) today announced positive results for a new novel cough audio-based COVID-19 screening test that only requires a smartphone. In an ...

2022-03-22 11:37 3009

Picosun ALD demonstrates effective surface protection for materials in space conditions

ESPOO, Finland, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Picosun Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) has been demonstrated to be a suitable solution for protection of surfaces exposed to atomic oxygen degradation in Low Earth Orbit. High material survivability is a requirement for objects sent to space as they a...

2022-03-22 11:11 2235

SmarTone and Cigna Hong Kong Partner to Roll Out "eDoctor" Video Consultation for Family

A six-month time-limited Trial Program Allows Customers to Enjoy Cigna Telehealth Service with Special Offer HONG KONG, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmarTone, a leading telecommunications provider inHong Kong, today announced a new partnership with Cigna Corporation's (NYSE: CI)Hong Kong busin...

2022-03-22 11:00 6826

INTERVAPOR®, THERMAL VAPOR TREATMENT SYSTEM, APPROVED FOR MARKETING IN CHINA

HANGZHOU, China, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broncus(02216HK) today is pleased to announce that InterVapor® (including InterVapor Generator and InterVapor Catheter, the "InterVapor®"), the Company's thermal vapor treatment system, has been granted approval by the National Medical Products Adm...

2022-03-22 10:34 2371

Earth Venture Capital Fights Climate Change with Its Debut Fund Which Includes A Venture Studio

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Venture Capital launches its debut fund At the beginning of 2022, right in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, EVC announced that it had successfully closed its first fund and initiated an investment period. The fund is building a ...

2022-03-22 10:31 5263

NEXCOM and Telco Systems Roll Out Pre-Installed 5G/IoT Solution for Virtual Edge Services Management

TAIPEI and MANSFIELD, Mass., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXCOM, a leading supplier of network appliances, and Telco Systems, a leading provider of edge compute solutions, today announced the availability of a commercial-ready solution for SOHOs and mid-range businesses looking to runvirtual w...

2022-03-22 10:23 2501

NBGD: Cultural Exchange Between Cities Boosts Partnership

NINGBO, China, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Report from NBGD: an Interview with Jung Hyunmin, former Mayor ofBusan, and Cha Minchol, Executive Chairman of the Busan International Short Film Festival. "Ningbo is much more than a port. Important pillars of Chinese traditional culture such as N...

2022-03-22 10:11 2984

IQAX Wins Two Awards at Annual Shipping Tech Leaders Awards 2022

HONG KONG, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IQAX Limited, a leading innovator of digital solutions for the logistics industry, scooped up two awards that will be presented at the Annual Shipping Tech Leaders Awards inShanghai in May. IQAX picked the Annual Digital Shipping Outstanding Award for its...

2022-03-22 10:00 2347

NTUC Income Partners Plug and Play to Create Financial Access within Digital Ecosystems in the Region

SINGAPORE, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play, a global startup accelerator and corporate innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, and NTUC Income (Income), a leading composite insurer inSingapore, announced today that the latter will be a corporate partner of Plug and Play ...

2022-03-22 10:00 4170