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Ajax Health Establishes Cortex, a Comprehensive AFib Ablation Technology Company, with $90 Million Investment Led by KKR and Hellman & Friedman

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ajax Health announced today the formation and funding of Cortex, a medical technology company developing an integrated mapping and ablation solution suite for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 30 million patients worldwide. Cortex has raised $90 million in funding commitments led by KKR and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) with participation by other investors including AI Life Sciences, an affiliate of Access Industries.

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  • Cortex has raised $90 million in funding commitments led by KKR and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) with participation by other investors including AI Life Sciences, an affiliate of Access Industries.
  • Cortex brings together expert teams with complementary innovations in electrophysiology to accelerate the continued development and clinical validation of next-generation ablation solutions and differentiated AFib mapping technology.
  • "Cortex's vision is to enable more intelligent AFib treatment," said Duke Rohlen, CEO of Ajax Health and CEO of Cortex.
  • EGF mapping allows physicians to detect AFib sources and is designed to support personalized ablation therapy to potentially improve outcomes.

2023 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announced

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today the 2023 laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.

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  • 2023 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announced.
  • He is the first ever winner of the Blavatnik Regional Awards to be awarded the Blavatnik National Award.
  • The 2023 Blavatnik National Awards received 267 nominations from 134 institutions in 38 U.S. states.
  • The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists will celebrate the 2023 laureates and finalists in a ceremony on Sept. 19 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

HALF MAGIC Closes Investment Round Led by ACG

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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HALF MAGIC , a vegan, cruelty-free, and transformative makeup brand from the imagination of Donni Davy, the renowned head makeup artist from HBO’s Euphoria, announces today the closing of its investment round led by premier consumer investor Alliance Consumer Growth (“ACG”), with significant participation from A24 , Imaginary Ventures , and Access Entertainment .

Key Points: 
  • HALF MAGIC , a vegan, cruelty-free, and transformative makeup brand from the imagination of Donni Davy, the renowned head makeup artist from HBO’s Euphoria, announces today the closing of its investment round led by premier consumer investor Alliance Consumer Growth (“ACG”), with significant participation from A24 , Imaginary Ventures , and Access Entertainment .
  • Through its innovative approach, HALF MAGIC brings forth a mesmerizing fusion of beauty and entertainment through the empowering influence of makeup.
  • With #euphoriamakeup sitting at 2.5 billion views on TikTok, Davy launched HALF MAGIC in 2022 in response to the enormous impact #euphoriamakeup had on pop culture.
  • “Half Magic is the answer to countless DMs asking me how to layer glitter and color,” says Davy.

Val Blavatnik Elected to Warner Music Group Board of Directors

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG) today announced the election of Val Blavatnik to the company’s Board of Directors, as well as his appointment to its Executive Committee.

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  • NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG) today announced the election of Val Blavatnik to the company’s Board of Directors, as well as his appointment to its Executive Committee.
  • Since 2021, Val Blavatnik has served on the investment team at LionTree, focused on the media and technology industries.
  • Since its founding in 2020, Blavatnik has served on the Board of Directors of the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund, that supports organizations working in historically underserved and marginalized communities.
  • Michael Lynton, WMG’s Chairman of the Board, said: “We’re pleased to welcome Val to the WMG Board.

Major Gift and Donation to Help V&A Secure David Bowie's Archive for the Nation: Over 80,000 Items Spanning Six Decades of the Cultural Icon's Career to be Made Available to the Public for the First Time

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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Alongside the creation of the new Centre, the gift will support the ongoing conservation, research, and study of the archive.

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  • Alongside the creation of the new Centre, the gift will support the ongoing conservation, research, and study of the archive.
  • Dr. Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, said: "David Bowie was one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time.
  • The V&A is thrilled to become custodians of his incredible archive, and to be able to open it up for the public.
  • The acquisition follows the V&A's ground-breaking 2013 exhibition, David Bowie Is…, which marked the first time a museum had been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive.

Nation’s Top Database and Analytics Experts Scheduled to Come Together at Inaugural HTAP Summit

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During the inaugural HTAP Summit, taking place Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, leading innovators in the database and analytics industries will come together to discuss the state of HTAP technology today and how the technology will evolve. They will also review HTAP deployment use cases to better understand its functionality, and focus on how HTAP accommodates the different needs of transactional versus analytical processing in a first of its kind event.

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  • HTAP Summit attendees will have unlimited access to sessions led by leaders in the database and analytics industries as well as hands-on activities and unprecedented networking opportunities, all of which will drive home the importance of HTAP for accelerated business potential, said Ed Huang, co-founder and CTO of PingCAP.
  • This is a pivotal opportunity to learn from early adopters of HTAP technologies and discover all of its possibilities.
  • To register for the 2022 HTAP Summit and for the latest information about speakers and content sessions, please visit the event website .
  • The HTAP Summit is a first of its kind conference focused on Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing (HTAP), which is rapidly becoming a disruptive technology in the database industry.

ROBERT KYNCL NAMED CEO OF WARNER MUSIC GROUP STARTING JANUARY 1, 2023

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Kyncl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG), effective January 1, 2023. Kyncl currently serves as Chief Business Officer at YouTube, where he's been instrumental in its phenomenal growth across all platforms. To ensure a smooth leadership transition, Kyncl and current WMG CEO Steve Cooper will serve as Co-CEOs for the month of January 2023. As of February 1, 2023, Kyncl will become sole CEO of WMG and assume Cooper's board seat on WMG's Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Kyncl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG), effective January 1, 2023.
  • To ensure a smooth leadership transition, Kyncl and current WMG CEO Steve Cooper will serve as Co-CEOs for the month of January 2023.
  • As of February 1, 2023, Kyncl will become sole CEO of WMG and assume Cooper's board seat on WMG's Board of Directors.
  • Robert Kyncl said, "Music is an incredible creative force, with an unmatched ability to bring emotions, build communities, and propel change.

Robert Kyncl Named CEO of Warner Music Group Starting January 1, 2023

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert Kyncl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG), effective January 1, 2023. Kyncl currently serves as Chief Business Officer at YouTube, where he’s been instrumental in its phenomenal growth across all platforms. To ensure a smooth leadership transition, Kyncl and current WMG CEO Steve Cooper will serve as Co-CEOs for the month of January 2023. As of February 1, 2023, Kyncl will become sole CEO of WMG and assume Cooper’s board seat on WMG’s Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert Kyncl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq: WMG), effective January 1, 2023.
  • To ensure a smooth leadership transition, Kyncl and current WMG CEO Steve Cooper will serve as Co-CEOs for the month of January 2023.
  • As of February 1, 2023, Kyncl will become sole CEO of WMG and assume Coopers board seat on WMGs Board of Directors.
  • Robert Kyncl said, Music is an incredible creative force, with an unmatched ability to bring emotions, build communities, and propel change.

CPSC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Settle Lawsuit: Firm to Conduct Recall to Inspect Home Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard Posing Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Children; One Child Death Reported

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that it settled an administrative lawsuit against thyssenkrupp Access Corp. (TKA), now known as TK Access Solutions Corp., of Grandview, Missouri. The lawsuit, filed in July 2021, involves home or residential elevators under a variety of TKA-owned model names, including Chaparral, Destiny, LEV, LEV II, LEV II Builder, Rise, Volant, Windsor, Independence, and Flexi-Lift that TKA manufactured and sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012.

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  • ET Monday through Friday or online at the TKA Home Elevator Safety Program at https://homelevator-safety.com or by emailing [email protected] .
  • There have been three incidents involving these elevators, including a 2-year old child who died in 2017 and a 2010 incident that left a 3-year old child permanently disabled.
  • ET Monday through Friday or online at the TKA Home Elevator Safety Program at https://homelevator-safety.com or by emailing [email protected] .
  • Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

Deezer, a leading global music streaming platform, debuts today its listing on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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PARIS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deezer (ISIN: FR001400AYG6) – (Mnemonic: DEEZR), the second largest independent music streaming platform in the world1, present in over 180 countries, is today listing on the Professional Segment (Compartiment Professionnel) of the regulated market of Euronext Paris.

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  • As one of the earliest French unicorns and member of France's Next40 index, Deezer is a pioneer of innovation in the music streaming industry.
  • It has developed a scalable and differentiated global platform, supported by its state-of-the-art product and successful hybrid B2B/B2C business model.
  • Jeronimo Folgueira, Chief Executive Officer of Deezer declared: "Deezer's IPO on Euronext Paris is a milestone in the company's history.
  • 1 Based on latest reported number of subscribers published by MIDiA (as of June 2021); excludes non-independent players being part of larger conglomerates (Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tencent Music and NetEase Music).