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Taalas emerges from stealth with $50 million in funding and a groundbreaking silicon AI technology

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

TORONTO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Taalas Inc., an innovator in AI and silicon, is pleased to announce today that it has exited stealth mode and raised $50 million dollars over two rounds of funding led by Pierre Lamond and Quiet Capital.

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  • TORONTO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Taalas Inc., an innovator in AI and silicon, is pleased to announce today that it has exited stealth mode and raised $50 million dollars over two rounds of funding led by Pierre Lamond and Quiet Capital.
  • Over the last year, AI has undergone a large scale productization and has already begun reshaping the world.
  • Concurrently, deep learning models have become the world's most demanding computational workload, unsustainably capital intensive, power hungry, and GPU constrained.
  • Implementing deep learning models in silicon is the straightest path to sustainable AI," said Ljubisa Bajic, Taalas' CEO.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (NIIT) CELEBRATES REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS DURING NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK, LAUNCHES NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR DAY™

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Monday, November 13, 2023

HANOVER, Md., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This week the National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT), the leader in developing the U.S. semiconductor talent pipeline through Registered Apprenticeships (RAs), is celebrating the U.S. Department of Labor's 9th Annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) and the first annual National Semiconductor Day™.

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  • HANOVER, Md., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This week the National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT), the leader in developing the U.S. semiconductor talent pipeline through Registered Apprenticeships (RAs), is celebrating the U.S. Department of Labor's 9th Annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) and the first annual National Semiconductor Day™.
  • "Emerging Industries, Inclusive Futures: DEI in Workforce Development Through Registered Apprenticeships Accelerator Roundtable," on November 14, 2023 at 2 p.m. Eastern.
  • On November 15, 2023, NIIT will hold the first National Semiconductor Day™, a day created to highlight the monumental technical advances and economic benefits brought about by the semiconductor industry.
  • The U.S. semiconductor industry employs almost 300,000 Americans and directly contributed $264.4 billion to the U.S. GDP in 2020.

Analog Heavyweights Join Celera Technologies to Lead Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Analog heavyweights join Celera to bring a new, automated way of designing custom analog chips to the market.

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  • Analog heavyweights join Celera to bring a new, automated way of designing custom analog chips to the market.
  • "Pat and Alberto's deep experience delivering innovative solutions to the analog IC market is exactly what Celera needs to move to its next phase of growth," said Steve O'Hara, Managing Partner at Valley Capital Partners and lead investor for Celera.
  • Celera's patented ChipHUB combines proprietary AI algorithms with decades of analog design experience to deliver a fundamentally new, algorithmic way of designing and delivering analog chips.
  • "I am excited to lead Celera in its next phase of growth," said Brockett.

Verdagy Grows Leadership Team and Announces Rahul Bammi as President

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

MOSS LANDING, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Verdagy, a pioneer in advanced water electrolysis electrolyzer technologies for large-scale industrial applications, today announced the appointment of Rahul Bammi as President. Rahul reports to CEO Marty Neese and will lead Verdagy's revenue, product management and go-to-market functions including sales, origination, business development, product marketing and corporate marketing.

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  • "Rahul is a terrific and exciting addition to the Verdagy leadership team as we continue to build the industry's leading green hydrogen company.
  • His broad experience growing climate and deep tech companies, and introducing leading-edge products will be invaluable as Verdagy commercializes and scales the deployment of its eDynamic® 20-megawatt electrolyzers," said Marty Neese, Verdagy CEO.
  • I'm thrilled to join Verdagy, and look forward to building an enduring company with Marty and the team that makes a meaningful and positive impact on climate change," said Rahul Bammi, Verdagy President.
  • Bammi joins the company at a pivotal time, as Verdagy recently closed a $73-million Series B funding and announced its Silicon Valley factory .

Nano Dimension Enhances Board Governance Structure and Functionality

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Waltham, Mass., Sept. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) (“Nano Dimension”, “Nano” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) 3D printers, today announced that its Board of Directors (“the Board”) has appointed Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.    Yoav Stern will continue as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Director. In addition, Col. (Ret.) Channa Caspi announced that she will be stepping down from the Board due to personal medical circumstances, effective immediately. Following the departure of Col. (Ret.) Caspi, the Board will be reduced from nine to eight directors.

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  • Waltham, Mass., Sept. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) (“Nano Dimension”, “Nano” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) 3D printers, today announced that its Board of Directors (“the Board”) has appointed Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
  • Channa Caspi announced that she will be stepping down from the Board due to personal medical circumstances, effective immediately.
  • Currently, Dr. Nissan-Cohen serves also as an executive board member in Weebit, a semiconductor company developing a new class of semiconductor memories.
  • Yoav Stern, CEO of Nano Dimension, commented, “We’ve considered feedback from our shareholders, as well as the recommendations of governance experts, ISS and Glass Lewis, and have decided to make changes to our Board that we believe will evolve and enhance our corporate governance.

Mojo Vision Develops First 300mm GaN-on-Silicon Blue LED Wafer for Micro-LED Display

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Mojo Vision , the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced an important development and process milestone with the successful light-up of the first-ever 300mm blue GaN-on-Silicon micro-LED array wafer.

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  • Mojo Vision , the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced an important development and process milestone with the successful light-up of the first-ever 300mm blue GaN-on-Silicon micro-LED array wafer.
  • This accomplishment marks important progress towards maturing micro-LED manufacturing at state-of-the-art 300 mm CMOS fabs.
  • Mojo Vision overcame extensive supply chain and wafer qualification issues, such as wafer bow and contamination concerns, to get GaN-on-Silicon wafers allowed into the 300mm facility.
  • “At Mojo Vision we are focused on disrupting the existing display ecosystem, paving the way for scalability of the technology, and driving broader adoption in consumer and enterprise markets,” said Dr. Nikhil Balram, chief executive officer of Mojo Vision.

Mojo Vision Raises $22.4M in First Close of New Series A Round for Development of High Performance Micro-LED Technology

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

In 2019, Mojo Vision developed the smallest, densest dynamic display ever made, a critical component of its smart contact lens, Mojo Lens.

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  • In 2019, Mojo Vision developed the smallest, densest dynamic display ever made, a critical component of its smart contact lens, Mojo Lens.
  • This original monochrome display technology from Mojo Vision delivered a world record pixel pitch of over 14,000ppi, making it the smallest, densest display for dynamic content.
  • That is exactly what we are doing at Mojo,” said Dr. Nikhil Balram, CEO of Mojo Vision.
  • Mojo Vision has developed a proprietary High Performance Quantum Dot (HPQD) technology to make very small, very bright, very efficient RGB pixels.

Axiad Names Jon Skoglund Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Axiad, a leading provider of organization-wide passwordless orchestration, today announced that Silicon Valley veteran Jon Skoglund has joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO).

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  • Axiad, a leading provider of organization-wide passwordless orchestration, today announced that Silicon Valley veteran Jon Skoglund has joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO).
  • As CFO, Skoglund will ensure that Axiad puts optimal infrastructure and processes in place as it scales for continued upward growth in the fast-growing identity security space.
  • Its award-winning Axiad Cloud platform recently propelled the company to a #1 ranking in the passwordless authentication market on PeerSpot.
  • Skoglund replaces Thomas Jahn as CFO, who is retiring after serving Axiad for many years in this role.

Pliant Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Lily Cheung as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrosis, today announced Ms. Lily Cheung as its Chief Human Resources Officer.

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  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrosis, today announced Ms. Lily Cheung as its Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • Ms. Cheung brings over 25 years of Human Resources experience across the technology and biopharmaceutical industries, including more than 15 years of commercial-stage experience.
  • Prior to this, Ms. Cheung served as Vice President of Human Resources at Rigel Pharmaceuticals, where she supported an integrated research, development and commercial-stage organization.
  • “At Pliant, people and culture are center to our success and we are delighted to welcome Lily leading the important Human Resources function,” said Bernard Coulie, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Pliant Therapeutics.

Dr. Nissan Cohen, ex-Founder/CEO of Tower Semiconductor, Joins Nano Dimension’s Board of Directors

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen will replace Mr. Yaron Eitan, who has served on the board of Nano Dimension since March 2020 and has stepped down as Dr. Nissan-Cohen joined.

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  • Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen will replace Mr. Yaron Eitan, who has served on the board of Nano Dimension since March 2020 and has stepped down as Dr. Nissan-Cohen joined.
  • "I am very excited to join Nano Dimension's Board of Directors.
  • Nano Dimensionalso develops complementary production equipment for Hi-PEDs and printed circuit board (PCB)assembly (Puma, Fox,Tarantula, Spider etc.).
  • For example, Nano Dimension is using forward-looking statements when it discusses Mr. Simons contributions to the Companys board of directors.