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EQS-News: Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in the Spinelli Group

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Sunday, January 22, 2023
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The responsible antitrust authorities have approved Hapag-Lloyd’s acquisition of a minority stake in the Spinelli Group, after signing took place in September 2022.

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  • The responsible antitrust authorities have approved Hapag-Lloyd’s acquisition of a minority stake in the Spinelli Group, after signing took place in September 2022.
  • With today’s closing of the transaction, Hapag-Lloyd has acquired 49 percent of the shares in one of Italy’s leading terminal and transport operators.
  • The remaining 51 percent of the shares in the corporate group remain in the hands of the Spinelli family.
  • In addition to the now completed investment in the Italy-based Spinelli Group, Hapag-Lloyd also has stakes in JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, the Container Terminal Altenwerder in Hamburg, Terminal TC3 in Tangier, and Terminal 2 in Damietta, Egypt, which is currently under construction.

NTT DATA, Valeo and Embotech Form Consortium to Provide Automated Parking Solutions

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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NTT DATA , a global digital business and IT services leader, Valeo, and Embotech, a software scale-up for autonomous driving systems, announce the next big step to provide automated parking solutions.

Key Points: 
  • NTT DATA , a global digital business and IT services leader, Valeo, and Embotech, a software scale-up for autonomous driving systems, announce the next big step to provide automated parking solutions.
  • The consortium combines each company’s core competencies including owned IP, the latest technology, sales and support structure and strong operations offerings.
  • Automated parking solutions can be implemented in a variety of use cases including the assembly plants where vehicles are produced, outbound-logistics distribution parks, depots for vehicle fleets operators, retail outlets as well as in parking garages as an automated valet service.
  • “We are excited to participate in this automated valet parking project alongside NTT DATA and Embotech,” said Marc Vrecko, President, Comfort and Driving Assistance Systems Business Group, Valeo.

FDA Approves Genentech’s Actemra for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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Actemra is the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 and is recommended for use as a single 60-minute IV infusion.

Key Points: 
  • Actemra is the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 and is recommended for use as a single 60-minute IV infusion.
  • The FDA approval follows the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Actemra in hospitalized adults and children (ages 2 and older) with COVID-19, which was granted in June 2021.
  • More than one million people hospitalized with COVID-19 have been treated with Actemra worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic.
  • Around the world, Actemra is approved for use in more than 30 countries for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19.

World's Premier Investors Line Up to Partner with Netskope as the SASE Security and Networking Platform of Choice

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), on the heels of its recognition as Cloud Security Services Vendor of the Year, its sixth straight ranking on the Forbes Cloud 100 list of top cloud companies, and its recognition as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE), today announced an oversubscribed investment round of $401M.

Key Points: 
  • The partners for this oversubscribed convertible note investment were four of the world's premier investors.
  • The Netskope converged SASE platform includes Netskope's industry-leading Intelligent Security Service Edge (SSE) and Borderless SD-WAN technologies, all of which are crucial to providing the optimized access and zero trust-based security required in a modern networking and security technology stack.
  • "With a cloud-first, data-first, and customer-centric philosophy, we built a market-leading SASE platform and one of the world's fastest and most-connected security cloud networks.
  • In 2022, Netskope also enhanced its seasoned executive team with leaders from Salesforce, AWS, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks and others joining Netskope.

March of Dimes & CDC Raise Awareness of Birth Defects Across the Lifespan

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Birth Defects Awareness Month in January, March of Dimes and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) are working in partnership to raise awareness of birth defects across all stages of life. Every four and a half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect and while many children with birth defects lead long and happy lives, birth defects are a leading cause of infant mortality in the U.S. Through this partnership the organizations are providing tips women can take to reduce the risk of birth defects and provide individuals, parents and families affected by birth defects with the information they need to seek proper care.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Birth Defects Awareness Month in January, March of Dimes and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) are working in partnership to raise awareness of birth defects across all stages of life.
  • The most common birth defects include congenital heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate and spina bifida.
  • Though birth defects are still the leading cause of infant mortality, a CDC study found that in the United States, during 2003-2017, rates of infant deaths due to birth defects declined by 10%.
  • Birth defects can happen for many reasons and an individual's genetics, behaviors, and social and environmental factors can impact risk for birth defects.

ASLEEP to Unveil Largest Sleep Tech Booth at CES 2023, Showcasing the First Human-Centric Sleep AI & IoT Ecosystem

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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ASLEEP , a sleep technology company, announced that it will unveil the blueprint for an individually tailored sleep ecosystem based on its unrivaled AI-based sleep tracking technology at the CES 2023.

Key Points: 
  • ASLEEP , a sleep technology company, announced that it will unveil the blueprint for an individually tailored sleep ecosystem based on its unrivaled AI-based sleep tracking technology at the CES 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221220005281/en/
    ASLEEP will open the largest sleep tech booth at CES 2023 to showcase its Human-Centric Sleep AI & IoT Ecosystem.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Through AI technology that tracks sleep stages through breathing sounds during sleep, ASLEEP provides extensive sleep-related services.
  • ASLEEP is expected to lead the SleepTech ecosystem as it seized the largest booth amongst SleepTech companies within three years of its establishment.

APIA Scholars Celebrates Increased Funding for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- APIA Scholars (Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars) celebrates the recent agreement between congressional leaders and the Biden-Harris administration on a FY2023 bipartisan omnibus spending package that includes an increase in funding for traditionally underfunded and underrepresented students and the institutions that serve them. In particular, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) received an almost 70% increase in funding over the final spending package of FY2022.

Key Points: 
  • In particular, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) received an almost 70% increase in funding over the final spending package of FY2022.
  • In particular, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) received an almost 70% increase in funding over the final spending package of FY2022.
  • The increased investment in AANAPISIs demonstrates a growing awareness of the importance of these institutions in supporting traditionally underserved low income and first generation Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students in higher education.
  • Based in Washington, D.C. and founded in 2003, APIA Scholars (Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars) is the nation's leading non-profit organization devoted to the academic, personal, and professional success of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.

"Super Sketch Show" Season 2 Shows iQIYI's Commitment in Promoting Comedy Genre

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Friday, December 23, 2022
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The show, a massive hit in China since its debut, marks iQIYI's commitment in the development of comedy shows.

Key Points: 
  • The show, a massive hit in China since its debut, marks iQIYI's commitment in the development of comedy shows.
  • iQIYI has always been pioneering the comedy content innovation in China, and recognized as the leader of this genre.
  • The second season of the Super Sketch Show introduces several innovations in the show's format and content.
  • In December, iQIYI launched Super Sketch Show season 2 digital collectibles -- Comedy Family, which includes five digital collectibles such as X-Trendsetter and X-Meditator.

Kindred's Nomination Committee proposes five new members to the Board of Directors

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Friday, December 23, 2022
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The Motivated Opinion of the Nomination Committee will be published together with the Notice of the AGM 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The Motivated Opinion of the Nomination Committee will be published together with the Notice of the AGM 2023.
  • Keith Meister of Corvex Management and the Chairman of the Nomination Committee stated:
    "The Nomination Committee believes that its proposed Board, which replaces a majority of Directors, should be communicated to stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Since its formation in the Fall this year, the Nomination Committee has conducted interviews with all current members of the Board of Directors, a significant number of highly qualified potential candidates, and the CEO of Kindred.
  • The Nomination Committee believes the proposed Board is ideally suited to work with management and represent shareholders' interests.

Kindred's Nomination Committee proposes five new members to the Board of Directors

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Friday, December 23, 2022
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The Motivated Opinion of the Nomination Committee will be published together with the Notice of the AGM 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The Motivated Opinion of the Nomination Committee will be published together with the Notice of the AGM 2023.
  • Keith Meister of Corvex Management and the Chairman of the Nomination Committee stated:
    "The Nomination Committee believes that its proposed Board, which replaces a majority of Directors, should be communicated to stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Since its formation in the Fall this year, the Nomination Committee has conducted interviews with all current members of the Board of Directors, a significant number of highly qualified potential candidates, and the CEO of Kindred.
  • The Nomination Committee believes the proposed Board is ideally suited to work with management and represent shareholders' interests.