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EQS-News: IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG figures for the 2023 financial year: Solid figures achieved in a difficult environment

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG figures for the 2023 financial year: Solid figures achieved in a difficult environment

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  • IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG figures for the 2023 financial year: Solid figures achieved in a difficult environment
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  • IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG figures for the 2023 financial year: Solid figures achieved in a difficult environment
    Ample liquidity with free available liquidity reserve of €1.4 billion (previous year: €1.2 billion)
    Dr Michael Wiedmann, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of IKB: “We have met our annual targets and are on track to achieving our medium-term goals.
  • 2023 was largely characterised by the increase in market interest rates against a difficult economic backdrop.
  • Table: IKB income statement for the 2023 financial year (Group, in accordance with German commercial law)

Production growth of 3% from focused investment in the health of our business; underlying EBITDA of $23.9 billion and full year ordinary dividend of 435 US cents per share

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

We continue to work closely with the authorities to support their efforts to understand the full facts of what happened.

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  • We continue to work closely with the authorities to support their efforts to understand the full facts of what happened.
  • This tragedy strengthens our resolve to never be complacent about safety, so that we continue to learn and improve.
  • Our balance sheet strength enables us to continue to invest with discipline while also paying an ordinary dividend of $7.1 billion, a 60% payout.
  • As part of our focus on Best Operator, we continue to roll out the Safe Production System across our business.

Australia’s leading iron ore producers partner with BlueScope on steel decarbonisation

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

If successful, it could help open a potential pathway to near-zero greenhouse gas emission-intensity operations for steelmakers that rely on Australian iron ore to meet global steel demand.

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  • If successful, it could help open a potential pathway to near-zero greenhouse gas emission-intensity operations for steelmakers that rely on Australian iron ore to meet global steel demand.
  • Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive Simon Trott said: “The carbon intensity of iron and steelmaking requires profound change to meet the needs of our planet and our climate objectives.
  • Iron ore is first converted to direct reduced iron (DRI) before being charged into the ESF.
  • Other lower CO2 emission-intensity production routes, such as electric arc furnaces, require scrap steel and DRI produced from high grade iron ores.

Eurotech publishes Everyware GreenEdge software in AWS Marketplace: a simple, innovative, and secure way to onboard to AWS IoT services

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

AMARO, Italy, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurotech, a provider of Edge Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) technologies, is proud to introduce Everyware GreenEdge - a software solution designed to address typical challenges that occur during the onboarding and management of Edge Internet of Things (IoT) devices at scale. These challenges include time-consuming errors, security vulnerabilities, inconsistent data, and ultimately, unmanageable IoT devices with insecure credentials.

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  • With Everyware GreenEdge, customers can effortlessly enroll edge devices with just a few clicks and establish connection to Amazon Web Services (AWS), unlocking access to the full suite of AWS services, including AWS IoT Analytics.
  • More than a product, Everyware GreenEdge empowers our customers to achieve their digital ambitions with confidence and speed," Chawla concludes.
  • Everyware GreenEdge merges the functionality of AWS IoT Greengrass and Eurotech's Everyware Software Framework (ESF), and leverages capabilities of Eurotech's Everyware Cloud (EC) for remote device management.
  • In addition to its technical advantages, Everyware GreenEdge comes with a unified billing system for all software and services related costs in Amazon Marketplace.

Eurotech publishes Everyware GreenEdge software in AWS Marketplace: a simple, innovative, and secure way to onboard to AWS IoT services

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

AMARO, Italy, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurotech, a provider of Edge Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) technologies, is proud to introduce Everyware GreenEdge - a software solution designed to address typical challenges that occur during the onboarding and management of Edge Internet of Things (IoT) devices at scale. These challenges include time-consuming errors, security vulnerabilities, inconsistent data, and ultimately, unmanageable IoT devices with insecure credentials.

Key Points: 
  • With Everyware GreenEdge, customers can effortlessly enroll edge devices with just a few clicks and establish connection to Amazon Web Services (AWS), unlocking access to the full suite of AWS services, including AWS IoT Analytics.
  • More than a product, Everyware GreenEdge empowers our customers to achieve their digital ambitions with confidence and speed," Chawla concludes.
  • Everyware GreenEdge merges the functionality of AWS IoT Greengrass and Eurotech's Everyware Software Framework (ESF), and leverages capabilities of Eurotech's Everyware Cloud (EC) for remote device management.
  • In addition to its technical advantages, Everyware GreenEdge comes with a unified billing system for all software and services related costs in Amazon Marketplace.

EXPRESSION SYSTEMS INTRODUCES CHEMICALLY DEFINED INSECT CELL CULTURE MEDIUM FOR SUPERIOR PROTEIN EXPRESSION YIELDS

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Expression Systems, an Advancion company, today introduced a new, chemically defined insect cell culture medium that offers exceptional performance while improving the consistency and efficiency of gene therapy and other biologics manufacturing processes.  

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  • ESF AdvanCD™ is a 100% chemically defined, animal-origin-free, protein-free, serum-free insect cell culture medium for use in viral vector manufacturing, structural biology and other applications
    DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Expression Systems, an Advancion company, today introduced a new, chemically defined insect cell culture medium that offers exceptional performance while improving the consistency and efficiency of gene therapy and other biologics manufacturing processes.
  • ESF AdvanCD™ chemically defined insect cell culture medium is a proprietary formulation manufactured exclusively by Expression Systems, a leading global provider of specialty cell culture media formulations, cell lines, and contract services for the baculovirus expression platform.
  • The ESF AdvanCD cell culture medium supports scalable baculovirus infection and protein expression in Spodoptera and Trichoplusia cell lines.
  • "ESF AdvanCD cell culture medium is the next generation of Expression Systems' best-in-class products for developing and producing advanced therapies leveraging the productivity advantages of the BEVS platform," said Dr. Thera Mulvania, President, Expression Systems.

EQS-News: Results of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG for the first half of 2023: solid corporate customer business in a demanding environment

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Results of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG for the first half of 2023: solid corporate customer business in a demanding environment

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  • Results of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG for the first half of 2023: solid corporate customer business in a demanding environment
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Results of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG for the first half of 2023:
    Cost/income ratio (CIR) of 66% (normalised: 57%)
    Dr Michael Wiedmann, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of IKB: "Business with our mid-cap corporate customers developed well in the first half of 2023.
  • [Düsseldorf, 18 August 2023] In the first half of 2023, IKB improved its key earnings figures in a challenging market environment.
  • "We took advantage of our strengths in the mid-cap corporate customer business in the first half of 2023.

Cross River Teams Up with Atlanta-Based Organizations, The Empty Stocking Fund and Caden Teaches Finances, to Bring School Supplies and Financial Literacy to Local Students and Educators

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

To support the day’s event and local Atlanta teachers, Cross River provided a donation of free classroom and school supplies, through The ESF’s Teacher Store.

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  • To support the day’s event and local Atlanta teachers, Cross River provided a donation of free classroom and school supplies, through The ESF’s Teacher Store.
  • “I’m grateful that Cross River’s support will help me provide more school supplies and financial literacy education to Atlanta kids,” said Caden Harris, Founder of Caden Teaches Finances.
  • Remember, if Caden can, you can too!”
    The collaboration between Cross River, The ESF, and Caden Teaches Finances is emblematic of Cross River’s far-reaching philanthropic mission.
  • To access images and video from the event, please visit: Cross River, ESF & Caden Teaches Finance Media .

EXPRESSION SYSTEMS LAUNCHES RHABDOVIRUS-FREE CELL LINE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED THERAPIES

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. and DAVIS, Calif., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Expression Systems, an ANGUS company, and a leading global provider of specialty cell culture media formulations, cell lines, and contract services for the baculovirus expression platform, today announced early-access availability of its new rhabdovirus-free cell line for manufacturing advanced therapies.  

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  • BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. and DAVIS, Calif., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Expression Systems, an ANGUS company, and a leading global provider of specialty cell culture media formulations, cell lines, and contract services for the baculovirus expression platform, today announced early-access availability of its new rhabdovirus-free cell line for manufacturing advanced therapies.
  • The Sf9 RV-Free Insect Cell Line is a proven rhabdovirus-negative Sf9 cell line grown in suspension culture and adapted for optimized growth in Expression Systems' new ESF AdvanCD Chemically Defined Insect Cell Culture Medium.
  • "We are thrilled with the exceptional growth characteristics of Expression Systems' Sf9 RV-Free Insect Cells with our new ESF AdvanCD Chemically Defined Insect Cell Culture Medium," said Thera Mulvania, President, Expression Systems.
  • The Sf9 RV-Free Cell Line is available exclusively from Expression Systems for research use only under a Limited Use Label License ("LULL").

Highlights - 2024 General budget of the EU - opinion - 26.6.23 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Friday, June 23, 2023

2024 General budget of the EU - opinion - 26.6.23

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  • 2024 General budget of the EU - opinion - 26.6.23
    On Monday, 26 June 2023, the FEMM Committee will present the draft resolution on “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024”.
  • The draft opinion for the budgetary resolution notes that the Commission has borrowed billions of euros beyond what was forecast, and asks that money not be wasted on "unproductive ideological fantasies", such as "gender confusion".
  • The opinion urges that the Commission not intrude on member state competence such as sexual education.
  • The opinion rapporteur identifies possible areas of savings such as SRHR, EIGE and gender mainstreaming.