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AVS Raises $20 Million in Series B Round to Advance Pulsatile Intravascular Lithotripsy (PIVL) Solutions

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The new funding will accelerate clinical trial timelines for the company’s device for peripheral application in pulsatile intravascular lithotripsy (PIVL) cases and advance development and preclinical work on a PIVL device for coronary cases.

Key Points: 
  • The new funding will accelerate clinical trial timelines for the company’s device for peripheral application in pulsatile intravascular lithotripsy (PIVL) cases and advance development and preclinical work on a PIVL device for coronary cases.
  • BioStar Capital, the lead investor in the company’s Series A round, also led the Series B round.
  • BioStar Capital is focused on transformational investments in medical technologies with an emphasis on cardiovascular and orthopedics.
  • “We are proud to support AVS in both its successful Series A and Series B funding rounds,” said Louis Cannon, MD Founder and Senior Managing Partner of BioStar Capital.

Bracing for uncertainty: 10 financial services predictions for 2023

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

CARY, N.C., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As recession anxieties and geopolitical tensions cloud the global economic horizon, the financial services sector is preparing for a rocky 2023. How will industry leaders wield their data and advanced analytics to weather the storm? Some of SAS' foremost industry experts predict what consumers, financial firms and the parties protecting them can anticipate in the year to come.

Key Points: 
  • CARY, N.C., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As recession anxieties and geopolitical tensions cloud the global economic horizon, the financial services sector is preparing for a rocky 2023.
  • 2023 could see a string of sovereign defaults, while liquidity challenges in treasury markets have the potential to spark flash crashes, exacerbating market fragility.
  • "Clearly, financial services leaders recognize the opportunity to shore up long-term resilience, even as they weather the coming storm.
  • As business ecosystems shift to operating more regionally, global financial services firms will adjust their strategies and operations rapidly and pragmatically.

Alkaline Fuel Cell Power Corp. Announces Private Placement Offering of Units

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Friday, December 16, 2022

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkaline Fuel Cell Power Corp. (NEO: PWWR) (OTCQB:ALKFF) (Frankfurt: 77R, WKN: A3CTYF) (“AFCP” or the “Company”), a diversified investment platform developing affordable, renewable, and reliable energy assets and cleantech, is pleased to announce a private placement offering of units of the Company (“Units”) at a price of $0.06 per Unit (the “Offering”).

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkaline Fuel Cell Power Corp. (NEO: PWWR) (OTCQB:ALKFF) (Frankfurt: 77R, WKN: A3CTYF) (“AFCP” or the “Company”), a diversified investment platform developing affordable, renewable, and reliable energy assets and cleantech, is pleased to announce a private placement offering of units of the Company (“Units”) at a price of $0.06 per Unit (the “Offering”).
  • ABOUT ALKALINE FUEL CELL POWER CORP. (NEO: PWWR)
    AFCP is a diversified investment platform developing affordable, renewable, and reliable energy assets and cleantech.
  • Fuel Cell Power NV is focused on the development, production and commercialization of micro-combined heat and power (“micro-CHP”) systems and off-grid and back-up power generators based on advanced alkaline fuel cell technology that generates zero CO2 emissions.
  • Fuel Cell Power NV is working through milestones to deliver a commercialized alkaline fuel cell in 2024.

Only 1 in 7 Marketers Have Digital Infrastructure to Deliver Mature Hybrid CX

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

SAS’ Experience 2030 report released during the height of the pandemic revealed consumers leaning into a hybrid experience that blends physical and digital interaction.

Key Points: 
  • SAS’ Experience 2030 report released during the height of the pandemic revealed consumers leaning into a hybrid experience that blends physical and digital interaction.
  • In fact, consumers feel even more strongly about hybrid today with 71% telling the CMO Council that they want a blend of both physical and digital channels.
  • But new research from the CMO Council, “ Cracking Tomorrow’s CX Code ,” in partnership with SAS, finds few companies have succeeded in the digital transformation necessary to achieve successful hybrid-CX.
  • Fewer than 1 in 7 marketers say they have a digital infrastructure to deliver mature hybrid models.

SAS ranked a Leader in digital intelligence platforms in independent analyst report

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

CARY, N.C., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marketing has radically transformed in the last decade, particularly as societal, health and economic conditions have spurred digital migration. Today's consumers demand modern, orchestrated customer journeys across numerous physical and digital channels, and companies need advanced digital intelligence solutions to keep up.

Key Points: 
  • Today's consumers demand modern, orchestrated customer journeys across numerous physical and digital channels, and companies need advanced digital intelligence solutions to keep up.
  • SAS is a Leader in digital intelligence platforms in independent analyst report.
  • Drawing on more than 20 years of MarTech excellence, analytics leader SAS offers SAS Customer Intelligence 360, which enables marketers to design and optimize digital customer journeysand it's just achieved another recognition for its solution.
  • SAS was named a Leader in digital intelligence platforms in the Forrester Wave: Digital Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2022 report .

Panasonic Introduces a Redesigned F2.8 Large Aperture 24-70mm* Wide Zoom MFT Lens

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic today announced a new large-aperture wide zoom lens, the LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. (35mm camera equivalent: 24-70 mm) for the LUMIX G Series, a display of its continued commitment to the development of Micro Four Thirds lenses to fulfill the needs of its customers. The LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. is a versatile lens ideal for virtually any shooting situation thanks to its large aperture, O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) integration, compact size, and lightweight profile. This lens is a redesigned replacement for the LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35 mm / F2.8 II ASPH., widely considered one of Panasonic's best LUMIX G Micro Four Thirds lenses.

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    NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic today announced a new large-aperture wide zoom lens, the LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH.
  • / POWER O.I.S.is a versatile lens ideal for virtually any shooting situation thanks to its large aperture, O.I.S.
  • This lens is a redesigned replacement for the LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35 mm / F2.8 II ASPH., widely considered one of Panasonic's best LUMIX G Micro Four Thirds lenses.
  • The glass material of the UHR lens element is newly updated with higher transmittance to achieve greater natural color reproduction.

Resiliency or fragility? Ten 2023 predictions from SAS

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Monday, December 12, 2022

CARY, N.C., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In business, technology, supply chains and more, what will be the most important trends to watch in 2023? SAS, the leader in analytics, asked executives across the company to make predictions for the new year. Here are some of their forecasts and spotlight trends:

Key Points: 
  • SAS, the leader in analytics, asked executives across the company to make predictions for the new year.
  • [For additional details and more predictions, please see the SAS blog post Remaining resilient: Our 2023 analytics predictions .]
  • This spring, you can explore these trends and see how the SAS predictions are faring.
  • SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries.

79% of risk pros prioritize credit risk transformation in race to digitalize banking

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

CARY, N.C., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regulatory demands, calls for greater transparency and accessibility, plus customers jumping ship to more agile fintech counterparts – banks are feeling pressured to enact a digital revolution, according to risk professionals on the ground. A key pillar of this modernization, credit risk transformation (CRT), is the focus of a new risk technology study by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and analytics leader SAS.

Key Points: 
  • A key pillar of this modernization, credit risk transformation (CRT), is the focus of a new risk technology study by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and analytics leader SAS .
  • The Value of Credit Risk Transformations and the Role of AIis based on a global survey of roughly 300 banking sector risk practitioners.
  • 79% of credit risk pros placed medium to high priority on CRT compared to other organizational transformations within banking.
  • That traditionally ROI-focused banks are working to achieve credit risk transformation at breakneck speed as a vital business objective shows how critical credit risk measurement and active credit portfolio management are to financial institutions' survival."

InventHelp Inventors Develop Improved Motorcycle Lift (FED-2438)

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The patent-pending invention provides an effective way for one person to mount a motorcycle into position on a lift.

Key Points: 
  • The patent-pending invention provides an effective way for one person to mount a motorcycle into position on a lift.
  • The invention features a reliable design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for motorcycle owners and motorcycle mechanics.
  • The original design was submitted to the Seattle sales office of InventHelp.
  • 21-FED-2438, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext.

InventHelp Inventors Develop Improved Motorcycle Lift (FED-2438)

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

The patent-pending invention provides an effective way for one person to mount a motorcycle into position on a lift.

Key Points: 
  • The patent-pending invention provides an effective way for one person to mount a motorcycle into position on a lift.
  • The invention features a reliable design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for motorcycle owners and motorcycle mechanics.
  • The original design was submitted to the Seattle sales office of InventHelp.
  • 21-FED-2438, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext.