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Deloitte Acquires Giant Machines, a Leading Software Engineering and Digital Solution Company

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Monday, January 22, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Deloitte announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Giant Machines, a digital product company based in New York City. The Giant Machines business is focused on strategizing, designing and engineering innovative digital products, and will help bolster Deloitte Digital and Deloitte Engineering capabilities to offer clients a robust suite of services to deliver strategic and scaled engineering solutions.

Key Points: 
  • The Giant Machines business is focused on strategizing, designing and engineering innovative digital products, and will help bolster Deloitte Digital and Deloitte Engineering capabilities to offer clients a robust suite of services to deliver strategic and scaled engineering solutions.
  • Since its founding in 2015, Giant Machines has specialized in many aspects of product design and development, including market and user research, product strategy, prototyping, engineering and design, and product management.
  • The Giant Machines product incubation and solutions services will scale our Deloitte Engineering and Deloitte Digital capabilities to help our clients accelerate product delivery and shape the next generation of innovation," said Tim Juravich , principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
  • Additionally, Deloitte was recognized in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Software Engineering Services 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc #US51330523, November 2023) , which also positioned Deloitte as a Leader.

PumasAI Maintains Strong Growth Trajectory with New Product Engineering and Pharmacometrics Hires from JuliaHub and Pfizer

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Friday, January 12, 2024

DOVER, Del., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PumasAI, a pioneering organization at the forefront of transforming data into life-saving decisions with remarkable speed, is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished leaders to its team.

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  • Dr. Andreas Noack, a luminary in product engineering, joins PumasAI as the Head of Product Engineering, and Dr. Jessica Wojciechowski, an esteemed expert in clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics, will be joining the team as the Director of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics.
  • - Dr. Vijay Ivaturi, CEO, PumasAI
    Dr. Andreas Noack, a luminary in product engineering, joins PumasAI as the Head of Product Engineering.
  • Dr. Jessica Wojciechowski, an esteemed expert in clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics, will be joining the team as the Director of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics.
  • Based in Connecticut, Dr. Wojciechowski transitions to PumasAI from Pfizer, where she held the pivotal role of Director of Pharmacometrics.

Dr Tim Ballance Promoted to President of Infleqtion UK

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Monday, October 30, 2023

OXFORD, England, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infleqtion, the world's quantum information company, is delighted to announce the promotion of Dr Tim Ballance to President of Infleqtion UK.

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  • OXFORD, England, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infleqtion, the world's quantum information company, is delighted to announce the promotion of Dr Tim Ballance to President of Infleqtion UK.
  • Dr Ballance has been a pivotal figure in Infleqtion's journey since the establishment of its Oxford office in 2015 when he joined as Lead Scientist.
  • Before joining Infleqtion, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher in quantum computing at the University of Oxford.
  • Infleqtion UK has won many research awards, including High-BIAS2 (High-Bandwidth Inertial Atom Source) and PICAS (Photonically Integrated Cold Atom Source).

Infleqtion Names Dr. Marco Palumbo as Director of Business Development in the United Kingdom

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Monday, October 2, 2023

OXFORD, England, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infleqtion, the world's quantum information company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Marco Palumbo to Director of Business Development, UK. Dr. Palumbo joins Infleqtion from Innovate UK, a non-departmental funding delivery agency of the British Government, where he served as Innovation Lead in the Quantum Technologies Challenge team, a unit responsible for more than £200m of investment in the quantum industry in the United Kingdom (UK) to date.

Key Points: 
  • OXFORD, England, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infleqtion , the world's quantum information company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Marco Palumbo to Director of Business Development, UK.
  • He will also develop and launch the next evolution of Infleqtion's growth strategy and foster relationships with potential customers across both public and private industries.
  • "I'm proud to welcome Dr. Marco Palumbo as the Director of Business Development at Infleqtion UK," said Scott Faris, CEO of Infleqtion.
  • "This is a time of rapid growth and development for both Infleqtion and the broader quantum industry," said Dr. Marco Palumbo, Director of Business Development, Infleqtion UK.

EOSOLUTIONS CORP. UNVEILS THE THINLINE SHEATH 510k SUBMISSION: A GROUNDBREAKING ADVANCEMENT IN VASCULAR ACCESS, COMBINED WITH DR. BANNER FOR UNMATCHED 8F ACCESS

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

The Thinline Sheath redefines vascular access by offering a slim, low-profile design that facilitates smooth percutaneous introduction of compatible devices.

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  • The Thinline Sheath redefines vascular access by offering a slim, low-profile design that facilitates smooth percutaneous introduction of compatible devices.
  • Banner BGC with the ThinLine Sheath, we have created an exceptional 8 Fr system, making the best-in-class .091 in ID Dr.
  • Banner, the Thinline Sheath empowers physicians to perform complex endovascular procedures with unmatched confidence and precision.
  • This integrated solution further solidifies EOSolutions Corp.'s dedication to delivering high-quality complex catheter solutions that push the boundaries of medical innovation.

Deloitte Engineering: Unlocking the Strategic Potential of Software and Product Development for Enterprises

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte today announced Deloitte Engineering—launching its software and product development capabilities as an engineering practice designed to help enterprises innovate, grow and deliver value faster. Deloitte Engineering unifies and extends the organization's existing engineering capabilities with a multidimensional approach to help clients, across all industries, maximize their potential and rapidly scale their software engineering and product innovation capabilities across the full engineering stack in order to get ahead of the explosive growth in transformative technologies (e.g., generative AI, cloud-native applications, Web3, and connected products). 

Key Points: 
  • Deloitte Engineering applies its comprehensive cross-functional capabilities and established history of long-term client relationships to help clients capture this opportunity.
  • Deloitte Engineering combines two vital, long-standing capabilities within Deloitte: a full engineering stack and deep experience in business transformation.
  • Deloitte Engineering offers the following capabilities:
    Digital product and app development: Expedite product development to meet the most pressing customer needs and deliver innovative new features more frequently.
  • Software engineering operating models and tech talent: Driving software engineering and product innovation velocity and talent productivity by providing an industry-leading developer experience and sourcing and retaining high-quality talent globally.

Infleqtion and QinetiQ Win Award to Apply Quantum Computing to Logistics

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

This groundbreaking initiative will focus on using quantum algorithms to solve complex combinatorial optimisation problems in logistics and deliver this crucial quantum software capability to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC).

Key Points: 
  • This groundbreaking initiative will focus on using quantum algorithms to solve complex combinatorial optimisation problems in logistics and deliver this crucial quantum software capability to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC).
  • "We are delighted to be part of the QECCO project and collaborate with QinetiQ to unlock the full potential of quantum computing," said Dr Timothy Ballance, GM of Infleqtion UK.
  • Dr Gillian Marshall, QinetiQ's Senior Fellow for Quantum Technologies said "QinetiQ is excited to be supporting Infleqtion on the QECCO project.
  • In May 2022, Infleqtion acquired Chicago-based Super.tech, a leading quantum software company that accelerates the development and adoption of quantum computing.

Infleqtion and QinetiQ Win Award to Apply Quantum Computing to Logistics

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

This groundbreaking initiative will focus on using quantum algorithms to solve complex combinatorial optimisation problems in logistics and deliver this crucial quantum software capability to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC).

Key Points: 
  • This groundbreaking initiative will focus on using quantum algorithms to solve complex combinatorial optimisation problems in logistics and deliver this crucial quantum software capability to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC).
  • "We are delighted to be part of the QECCO project and collaborate with QinetiQ to unlock the full potential of quantum computing," said Dr Timothy Ballance, GM of Infleqtion UK.
  • Dr Gillian Marshall, QinetiQ's Senior Fellow for Quantum Technologies said "QinetiQ is excited to be supporting Infleqtion on the QECCO project.
  • In May 2022, Infleqtion acquired Chicago-based Super.tech, a leading quantum software company that accelerates the development and adoption of quantum computing.

With the Acquisition of the Business of Optimal Design, Deloitte Further Expands Software and Product Engineering Services Portfolio

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Monday, May 22, 2023

NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte announced today that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Optimal Design Co., a leading product engineering services (PES) company specializing in the innovation and development of smart connected products and internet of things (IoT) devices. Together, Optimal Design's multi-disciplinary PES talent and Deloitte's leading-edge capabilities will help clients unlock innovation and achieve their digital transformation goals. 

Key Points: 
  • The addition of Optimal Design's business follows several strategic global acquisitions, underscoring Deloitte's commitment to the product engineering industry.
  • "The addition of Optimal Design's business to the Deloitte engineering portfolio substantially expands our ability to help companies develop visionary solutions, harness the power of smart connected products, and integrate IoT devices across their businesses," said Kevin Prendeville, principal and product engineering services leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
  • Based in Chicago, Optimal Design provides "idea to reality" services that include industrial design, hardware engineering, embedded software, connectivity and rapid prototyping.
  • "The acquisition of Optimal Design helps solidify Deloitte's standing as a recognized leader in product design and engineering services," said Adam Mussomeli, principal and supply chain and network operations leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP.

Hightower Facilitates Its Fourth Sub-Acquisition for Fairport Wealth, Adding New Jersey-Based Advisor

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hightower today announced that it has facilitated a merger for Fairport Wealth, a Hightower advisory business in Cleveland, Ohio. Optimal Portfolio, LLC, led by Yu Oen in Princeton, N.J., with $102 million in assets under management (AUM), will join Fairport's growing business of wealth management professionals, bringing Fairport's AUM to $3.4 billion.

Key Points: 
  • With an attractive client base, Optimal Portfolio aligns with Fairport and Hightower, both culturally and operationally.
  • In August, Fairport added a team led by Buffalo, N.Y.-based advisor Brian Geary.
  • "With an attractive client base, Optimal Portfolio aligns with Fairport and Hightower, both culturally and operationally.
  • Hightower Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor.