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PIMCO Names Mohit Mittal Chief Investment Officer - Core Strategies

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO, a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets, has named Mohit Mittal, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, as Chief Investment Officer – Core Strategies.

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  • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO, a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets, has named Mohit Mittal, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, as Chief Investment Officer – Core Strategies.
  • Mr. Mittal will report to Dan Ivascyn, Managing Director and Group Chief Investment Officer.
  • Mr. Mittal is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer – Core Strategies based in the Newport Beach office.
  • As CIO of Core strategies, Mr. Mittal has leadership and oversight responsibilities for strategies across our Low and Moderate Duration, Total Return, and Long Duration strategy suite.

Gracell Biotechnologies Reports Third Quarter 2023 Unaudited Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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    SAN DIEGO, Calif. and SUZHOU and SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GRCL) (“Gracell” or the “Company”), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative and highly efficacious cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today reported third quarter unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30, 2023, and provided corporate updates.
  • We look forward to presenting an update with more details at ASH 2023,” commented Dr. William (Wei) Cao, founder, Chairman and CEO of Gracell.
  • Financial Results for Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
    As of September 30, 2023, the Company had RMB1,707.9 million (US$234.1 million) in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.
  • Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was RMB9.9 million (US$1.4 million), compared to RMB3.6 million for the corresponding prior year period.

VICTORY LIVE ANNOUNCES REBRANDING INITIATIVE AND WELCOMES SATHISH GADDIPATI AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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Concurrent with the rebranding, the Company also announced the appointment of Sathish Gaddipati as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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  • Concurrent with the rebranding, the Company also announced the appointment of Sathish Gaddipati as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • Mr. Gaddipati, Victory Live's newly appointed CTO, will lead the Company's technology development and oversee the engineering and product organizations.
  • "I am honored for Sathish to join Victory Live as CTO," said Mr. Soni.
  • Mr. Gaddipati added, "I am excited for the opportunity to join the Victory Live team.

Axtria's Workplace Training Empowers Next-Gen Talent for Digital Transformation in Life Sciences

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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A cohort of nearly 300 graduates from top institutions, including IITs, recently completed Axtria's renowned Campus Training Program.

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  • A cohort of nearly 300 graduates from top institutions, including IITs, recently completed Axtria's renowned Campus Training Program.
  • This initiative aims to create next-gen leaders by skilling them for impactful roles in driving digital transformation across the pharma value chain.
  • Axtria's intensive learning program for fresh campus recruits, offered by Axtria's in-house training centre, Axtria Institute (AI), addresses the global talent gap in health tech.
  • "We're experiencing a surge in tech adoption by leading pharma and life sciences companies globally.

Trimble Contributes Inertial Navigation Solutions to the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur Supporting the Country's Commitment to Becoming a Leader in the UAV Industry

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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WESTMINSTER, Colo., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to support a new program in uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) to be offered by the Department of Aerospace Engineering. A signing ceremony to officially launch the program was held on October 26 and attended by Professor Tarun Gupta, dean of research and development; Professor Onkar Dikshit; Professor Bharat Lohani; Major General Dr. B. Nagarajan; and Professor Salil Goel from IIT Kanpur. In attendance from Trimble were Rajan Aiyer, managing director, India; and Sanjeev Trehan, director, business development and sales.

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  • In attendance from Trimble were Rajan Aiyer, managing director, India; and Sanjeev Trehan, director, business development and sales.
  • "Our collaboration with Trimble will allow India to leverage the technology for the country's agriculture, telecom, urban development and other industries."
  • IIT Kanpur was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act.
  • IIT Kanpur's researchers are credited with creating the first solar powered UAV developed in India, named MARAAL-1 and MARAAL-2.

Integral Ad Science Appoints Kumaresh Singh as Senior Vice President, Data Science

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, today announced the appointment of Kumaresh Singh as Senior Vice President, Data Science.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, today announced the appointment of Kumaresh Singh as Senior Vice President, Data Science.
  • Singh will lead the data science team in building highly scalable software systems to drive innovation and strategy across IAS products.
  • "Kumaresh Singh brings a wealth of technical knowledge and ML expertise to IAS, and I am thrilled to welcome him as our data science leader," said Thomas Joseph, CTO.
  • His career spans 16+ years of experience in AI and ML, data science, research, and innovation.

Ivanti Reinforces Commitment to Cybersecurity and Customers with New Product and Engineering Leadership Hires

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Ivanti , the tech company that elevates and secures Everywhere Work, today announced four new leadership appointments in its product and engineering organization.

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  • Ivanti , the tech company that elevates and secures Everywhere Work, today announced four new leadership appointments in its product and engineering organization.
  • These appointments signal Ivanti’s commitment to cybersecurity and its determination to accelerate growth while advancing its SaaS product strategy and development.
  • I am thrilled to add these proven leaders to our already world-class team because they each perfectly align with our strategic goals and commitment to innovation,” said Srinivas Mukkamala, Chief Product Officer at Ivanti.
  • Prior to Ivanti, Teja served as an engineering leader for tech giants including Meta’s WhatsApp team, Zynga and Yahoo.

KESHAV PINGALI SELECTED TO RECEIVE ACM-IEEE CS KEN KENNEDY AWARD

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) have named Keshav Pingali, a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, as the recipient of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award. One of the IEEE CS's highest awards, the Ken Kennedy Award honors individuals with outstanding achievements in programmability or productivity in high-performance computing, together with significant community service or mentoring contributions. Pingali is cited for "contributions to programmability of high-performance parallel computing on irregular algorithms and graph algorithms."

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  • LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) have named Keshav Pingali, a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, as the recipient of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award.
  • One of the IEEE CS's highest awards, the Ken Kennedy Award honors individuals with outstanding achievements in programmability or productivity in high-performance computing, together with significant community service or mentoring contributions.
  • Pingali is cited for "contributions to programmability of high-performance parallel computing on irregular algorithms and graph algorithms."
  • Pingali has made important contributions to software theory and practice in the areas of compilers, tools and programming languages for parallelism and memory management.

WeaLTH eXchange (WLTHX) to Launch Gamified Trading and Digital Asset Wealth Building

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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New York, NY, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WeaLTH eXchange (WLTHX), a pioneering force in financial inclusion, is set to launch a gamified trading platform.

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  • New York, NY, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WeaLTH eXchange (WLTHX), a pioneering force in financial inclusion, is set to launch a gamified trading platform.
  • The team behind WLTHX brings a wealth of expertise from Wall Street and a drive to redefine norms.
  • With the upcoming launch, users can expect an engaging trading experience with rewards.
  • The idea behind the initiative is to create a world where everyone can stake a claim in their financial future.

BlueVoyant Welcomes Seasoned Tech Executive as Chief Product Officer

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueVoyant, a cybersecurity company that illuminates, validates, and remediates internal and external risks, today announced the addition of Amit Jasuja to its executive leadership team as chief product officer. With more than three decades of security leadership experience, Jasuja will guide BlueVoyant's strategic product direction, aiming to unify product lines and expand the company's share of the cybersecurity market.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueVoyant , a cybersecurity company that illuminates, validates, and remediates internal and external risks, today announced the addition of Amit Jasuja to its executive leadership team as chief product officer.
  • With more than three decades of security leadership experience, Jasuja will guide BlueVoyant's strategic product direction, aiming to unify product lines and expand the company's share of the cybersecurity market.
  • "BlueVoyant is relentlessly focused on enhancing customer value," said James Rosenthal, CEO and co-founder of BlueVoyant.
  • Jasuja is a seasoned security executive with experience both in large, established companies and early-stage startups.