THE HAGUE

Aegon publishes agenda for 2024 Annual General Meeting

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Mercoledì, Maggio 8, 2024
Policy, Remuneration, Annual, EUR, Aegon, AGM, Security (finance)

The Hague, May 8, 2024 - Today, Aegon Ltd. publishes the agenda for its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) to be held on Wednesday June 12, 2024.

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  • The Hague, May 8, 2024 - Today, Aegon Ltd. publishes the agenda for its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) to be held on Wednesday June 12, 2024.
  • The agenda for the AGM also includes a proposal to adopt a new Director’s Remuneration Policy for the Non-Executive and Executive Directors.
  • During the meeting, it will be possible to raise questions related to the agenda either in person of via live chat or video connection for those shareholders attending the meeting virtually.
  • The terms of the Company’s policy regarding the hybrid meeting of shareholders will be applicable to the AGM.

Benelux Construction Equipment Market Assessment & Forecasts 2023-2024 & 2029: Rising Focus on Compact and Electric Construction Equipment and Focus on Green Transition Will Prompt Investments - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
Construction & Property, Other Construction & Property, USD, Kubota, Investment, NBB, Volvo, Tin, Housing, Policy, ICT, Congestion, SANY, Kilowatt-hour, Accident, XCMG, Electricity, Employment, Komatsu, Cobalt, Urbanization, Water, Restaurant, Wind, TIL, A20, A15, National bank, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Supermarket, Caterpillar, CNH Industrial, Mining, Government, CNH, Hutchison Port Holdings, Recycling, Growth, A24, Nickel, Renewable energy

In 2023, government investment in residential, road, and railways is expected to drive the demand for excavators in the Benelux construction equipment market during the forecast period.

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  • In 2023, government investment in residential, road, and railways is expected to drive the demand for excavators in the Benelux construction equipment market during the forecast period.
  • Earthmoving equipment accounted for the largest market share of the Benelux construction equipment market in 2023.
  • Rising interest rates and higher commodity prices may act as a barrier to the growth of the Benelux construction equipment market.
  • The rising focus on compact equipment in the Benelux construction equipment market is attributed to various factors, such as expanding urbanization, eco-friendly construction requirements, and off-road construction activities.

Ambpomial Active Probiotic Yogurt Shines at the European Microbiome and Probiotics Forum, Demonstrating Its Innovative Strength to the World

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
Yili Group, Probiotic, Yogurt, ADI, Sterilization, Medical device

As a pioneer in the commercial application of probiotics in China, Ambpomial, a yogurt brand with a national reputation, was honored with an invitation to such a prestigious event as the Official Yogurt Provider.

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  • As a pioneer in the commercial application of probiotics in China, Ambpomial, a yogurt brand with a national reputation, was honored with an invitation to such a prestigious event as the Official Yogurt Provider.
  • With a world-first breakthrough, Ambpomial's ambient-stable yogurt has achieved a significant leap in the field of probiotic yogurt production by overcoming the long-standing technical challenge of probiotic inactivation in ambient yogurt, thus becoming a highlight of the forum.
  • Ambpomial has successfully incorporated 1 billion CFU of the globally renowned active probiotic strain, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, into each bottle of yogurt.
  • During the forum, Ambpomial invited a young scholar from China in probiotics to have on-site exchanges with European universities and probiotic companies.

Ambpomial Active Probiotic Yogurt Shines at the European Microbiome and Probiotics Forum, Demonstrating Its Innovative Strength to the World

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
Yili Group, Probiotic, Yogurt, Multimedia, ADI, Sterilization

As a pioneer in the commercial application of probiotics in China, Ambpomial, a yogurt brand with a national reputation, was honored with an invitation to such a prestigious event as the Official Yogurt Provider.

Key Points: 
  • As a pioneer in the commercial application of probiotics in China, Ambpomial, a yogurt brand with a national reputation, was honored with an invitation to such a prestigious event as the Official Yogurt Provider.
  • With a world-first breakthrough, Ambpomial's ambient-stable yogurt has achieved a significant leap in the field of probiotic yogurt production by overcoming the long-standing technical challenge of probiotic inactivation in ambient yogurt, thus becoming a highlight of the forum.
  • Ambpomial has successfully incorporated 1 billion CFU of the globally renowned active probiotic strain, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, into each bottle of yogurt.
  • During the forum, Ambpomial invited a young scholar from China in probiotics to have on-site exchanges with European universities and probiotic companies.

Aegon prices USD 760 million of senior unsecured notes

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Mercoledì, Aprile 10, 2024
USD, Official List, Moody's Investors Service, EUR, S&P Global, AFC, Security (finance)

The Hague, April 10, 2024 - Aegon has successfully priced USD 760 million of senior unsecured notes with a fixed coupon of 5.5% and a tenor of three years.

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  • The Hague, April 10, 2024 - Aegon has successfully priced USD 760 million of senior unsecured notes with a fixed coupon of 5.5% and a tenor of three years.
  • Net proceeds from this issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, including the previously announced redemption of the EUR 700 million of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes, effective as of April 25, 2024.
  • The notes are being issued by Aegon Funding Company LLC (AFC) and will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Aegon Ltd.
  • The notes are expected to be rated BBB+ and Baa1 by S&P Global and Moody's, respectively.

REMBRANDT - Etchings from the Boijmans Van Beuningen - A great master of the Dutch Golden Age is honoured in Québec City

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Mercoledì, Aprile 24, 2024
Protestantism, Humanism, Stroke, Pablo Picasso, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Artist, Child, Old, Golden Age, Francisco Goya, Charles Mesure, Surrealism, Hendrickje Stoffels, Portrait, Exhibition, Emotion, The Three Crosses, MNBAQ, Anatomy, Drawing, Baroque, Latin School, Gesture, Agreement, Hundred Guilder Print, The Night Watch, Heart, Collection, Light, Judgement, House of Medici, Student, Swanenburg, Tuberculosis, Old Testament, Leiden University, Three Crosses, Garden, Night Watch, History, Friends, Plague, Bible, Painting, Engraving

For Rembrandt, etching was a full-fledged art form equal to painting that he researched passionately throughout his career.

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  • For Rembrandt, etching was a full-fledged art form equal to painting that he researched passionately throughout his career.
  • The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, in a nutshell
    The works in this exhibition are drawn from the celebrated print collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, founded in 1849.
  • The exhibition has been made possible by an exceptional loan of artworks from the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • It has received financial support from the Québec government and Québec City under the Agreement on Cultural Development.

Clinical Microbiomics Launches Advanced Long-Read 16S, ITS, 18S, Isolate, and Metagenomics Sequencing Services

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
P24, ITS, Genomics, CCO, Metagenomics, Health, Probiotic, Business development, Nielsen, ONT, Research, Disease, DNA, Acquisition, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Metabolomics, Prebiotic (nutrition), Algorithm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical Microbiomics, a leader in microbiome analysis, announces the launch of its advanced long-read sequencing services. Tailored to meet the stringent requirements of academic, clinical, and industrial researchers, the expanded offerings deliver unmatched insights into microbial communities, featuring the industry's highest quality scores and read lengths.

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  • COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical Microbiomics , a leader in microbiome analysis, announces the launch of its advanced long-read sequencing services.
  • Anders Grøn, CEO, states, "Our enhanced long-read sequencing capabilities are redefining the standards in microbial analysis and microbiome research.
  • Dr. Henrik Bjørn Nielsen , Chief Scientific Officer, states, "Our new long-read sequencing services represent a significant advancement in microbiome research.
  • Clinical Microbiomics' long-read sequencing services are globally available, supported by state-of-the-art laboratories in Denmark and the United States.

BIO-TECHNE FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST MOLECULAR INSTRUMENTS

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
ISH, Trial, Investment, Research, Bio-Techne, COMET, Unified Patent Court, Acquisition, Intellectual property, ACD

MINNEAPOLIS, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), a global life sciences company providing innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities, today announced that it has taken legal action in the Unified Patent Court in Europe to halt the infringement of its patented RNAscope® ISH technology by Molecular Instruments, Inc.

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  • Bio-Techne enforces intellectual property for gold standard RNAscope® ISH technology in spatial biology research and clinical applications.
  • RNAscope is the most referenced technology in the industry, with its rapidly growing portfolio of peer-reviewed publications recently surpassing 10,000.
  • In its lawsuit filed in the Unified Patent Court (a pan-European forum for resolving patent disputes), in the Netherlands Local Division of the Court of First Instance in The Hague, Bio-Techne alleges that Molecular Instruments' HCR 3.0 technology infringes ACD's European Patents 1,910,572 and 2,500,439.
  • The lawsuit seeks damages and injunctive relief requiring Molecular Instruments to stop infringing ACD's patents in key European markets.

The International Criminal Court Could Investigate President Aliyev for Genocide Against the Armenians

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Giovedì, Aprile 18, 2024
Brain, Genocide, Atrocity, Social media, Lawyer, Woman, International, Policy, International Criminal Court, Justice, War, Research, International court, CFTJ, History, Genocide Convention, NGO, Prisoner, Torture, Parliament, Crime, ICC, Dog, Armed, Student, Conscience, Anglo-French Wars, File, Superior court, Rat, Mutilation, Carpet

The submission includes access to testimonial evidence gathered and recorded by the CFTJ that corroborates the alleged policy of genocide being planned, instigated, and implemented by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, including their Parliament.

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  • The submission includes access to testimonial evidence gathered and recorded by the CFTJ that corroborates the alleged policy of genocide being planned, instigated, and implemented by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, including their Parliament.
  • This is the first case of any entity lodging a case at the ICC for genocide of Armenians, and it comes days before the April 24 annual commemoration of the World War I-era genocide in which Ottomans killed 1.5 million Armenians.
  • "The ICC should send a clear message that there will be no impunity for such crimes and those responsible for genocide will be held accountable."
  • Aliyev himself said as top officials in Baku celebrated the forced displacement of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh.

Lord William Hague becomes chair of Hakluyt's international advisory board

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Giovedì, Aprile 18, 2024
McKinsey & Company, MP, House, The Royal Foundation, Politics, Political lists, Parliament, Commons, Multimedia, Foreign, Citigroup, Younger, Government, Conservative Party

LONDON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hakluyt, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, has appointed Lord William Hague as chair of its international advisory board.

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  • LONDON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hakluyt, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, has appointed Lord William Hague as chair of its international advisory board.
  • Lord Hague will succeed Niall FitzGerald KBE, the former CEO and chairman of Unilever, who has led the advisory board since 2014.
  • Hakluyt's international advisory board includes senior leaders from the worlds of business, government and academia, who support the firm's global connectivity and expertise.
  • Varun Chandra, Hakluyt's managing partner, added: "It is a great honour to welcome Lord Hague as chair of our advisory board.