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Ginkgo Biosecurity Launches Doha-Based Pathogen Monitoring Center, CUBE-D, Establishing Middle East Hub for Global Bioradar, at Qatar Free Zones

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, has announced today the signing of an agreement with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) and Doha Venture Capital (DVC) to build the first Center for Unified Biosecurity Excellence in Doha (CUBE-D) within Qatar Free Zones. The signing took place alongside QFZ's and DVC's participation in the Web Summit Qatar, in a ceremony attended by HE. Dr. Ahmad Al-Sayed, Minister of State and Chairman of QFZ/DVC, HE. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Vice Chairman of QFZ/DVC, and Matthew McKnight, General Manager for Biosecurity, Ginkgo Bioworks, along with executives from the ministry and the three signing entities.  

Key Points: 
  • The signing took place alongside QFZ's and DVC's participation in the Web Summit Qatar, in a ceremony attended by HE.
  • CUBE-D's advanced platform is expected to serve as a nucleus for global pathogen monitoring efforts and be a key hub in Ginkgo's bioradar network.
  • I am proud of Ginkgo's ability to technically and socially synthesize this global immune system, one node and hub at a time.
  • Matthew McKnight, General Manager of Biosecurity at Ginkgo Bioworks: "CUBE-D represents the next generation of biosecurity infrastructure.

Google Cloud Opens New Cloud Region in Doha

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Monday, May 22, 2023

This new cloud region is the latest significant investment made by Google Cloud in Qatar, following the recent opening of a country office and virtual center of excellence (CoE) in Msheireb.

Key Points: 
  • This new cloud region is the latest significant investment made by Google Cloud in Qatar, following the recent opening of a country office and virtual center of excellence (CoE) in Msheireb.
  • MCIT and the Qatari government have helped enable the growth of cloud across the government through the adoption of cloud policies, which facilitated Google Cloud's market entry.
  • Ahmad Al Sayed, Minister of State and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) said: "The launch of the new Google Cloud region in Qatar marks a significant milestone in our growing partnership with Google Cloud that started in 2020 with an agreement to establish Google Cloud's region in Doha.
  • QFZ and Google Cloud's strategic collaboration agreement to enable in-country Google Cloud presence was announced in early 2020.

AeroFarms and QFZA Announce Middle East Expansion of AeroFarms with New Commercial Indoor Vertical Farm in Qatar Free Zones

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Ahmad Al Sayed, Minister of State and Chairman of QFZA said, AeroFarms is a pioneer in the food space and vertical farming, and were delighted to welcome them to Qatar Free Zones.

Key Points: 
  • Ahmad Al Sayed, Minister of State and Chairman of QFZA said, AeroFarms is a pioneer in the food space and vertical farming, and were delighted to welcome them to Qatar Free Zones.
  • The Free Zones offer modern green infrastructure to their investors, and QFZA is committed to sustainability in every aspect of its operations.
  • In addition to its commercial farms, AeroFarms has state-of-the-art R&D indoor vertical farming facilities both in the United States and United Arab Emirates.
  • Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) started its operations in 2019 and oversees and regulates world-class free zones in Qatar and secures fixed investments within the zones.

More than 90 companies and 60 countries will participate in Smart City Expo Doha

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Monday, March 28, 2022

BARCELONA, Spain, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From tomorrow until Wednesday, Msheireb Downtown Doha will allocate the second edition of Smart City Expo Doha (SCED), the main urban innovation event of its region.

Key Points: 
  • BARCELONA, Spain, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From tomorrow until Wednesday, Msheireb Downtown Doha will allocate the second edition of Smart City Expo Doha (SCED), the main urban innovation event of its region.
  • The sessions can be followed both in person and online around the world, through the Tomorrow.city platform .
  • In addition to the congress part, Smart City Expo Doha will also have an exhibition area with more than 90 companies representing more than 60 countries around the world that will show the attending public the main advances in urban innovation.
  • Smart City Expo Doha is part of the internationalization strategy of Smart City Expo World Congress, the leading international summit on smart cities and urban solutions organized by Fira de Barcelona, which will hold its 12th edition from 15 to 17 November 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.

More than 90 companies and 60 countries will participate in Smart City Expo Doha

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 28, 2022

BARCELONA, Spain, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From tomorrow until Wednesday, Msheireb Downtown Doha will allocate the second edition of Smart City Expo Doha (SCED), the main urban innovation event of its region.

Key Points: 
  • BARCELONA, Spain, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From tomorrow until Wednesday, Msheireb Downtown Doha will allocate the second edition of Smart City Expo Doha (SCED), the main urban innovation event of its region.
  • The sessions can be followed both in person and online around the world, through the Tomorrow.city platform .
  • In addition to the congress part, Smart City Expo Doha will also have an exhibition area with more than 90 companies representing more than 60 countries around the world that will show the attending public the main advances in urban innovation.
  • Smart City Expo Doha is part of the internationalization strategy of Smart City Expo World Congress, the leading international summit on smart cities and urban solutions organized by Fira de Barcelona, which will hold its 12th edition from 15 to 17 November 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.

DGAP-News: Falcon Gold Corp.: Falcon Receives High Grade Gold Results from Sampling - Backpack Drill Program, Spitfire-Sunny Boy - Merritt BC

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Highlights of the Sunny Boy prospecting and backpack sampling program, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Highlights of the Sunny Boy prospecting and backpack sampling program, 2021.
  • Due to visible gold noted in many of the samples, Falcon has commissioned total metallics gold analyses to determine the effect of the nuggety nature of gold may have had original fire assay method results.
  • Grab samples are select samples and may not necessarily be representative of the mineralization on the property.
  • Backpack drilling is a portable drill utilizing chips of rock from a small-sized diameter hole drilled from surface.

Falcon Receives TSX.V Approval, Warrant Incentive

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Under the proposed Incentive, if the Placement Warrants are exercised prior to 4:00 p.m. (Vancouver Time) on the 30th day after TSX Venture approval (the "Incentive Period"), the Placement Warrant holders would receive one (1) additional warrant (an "Incentive Warrant") in consideration of the early exercise of each Placement Warrant.

Key Points: 
  • Under the proposed Incentive, if the Placement Warrants are exercised prior to 4:00 p.m. (Vancouver Time) on the 30th day after TSX Venture approval (the "Incentive Period"), the Placement Warrant holders would receive one (1) additional warrant (an "Incentive Warrant") in consideration of the early exercise of each Placement Warrant.
  • The Company believes this will give existing Placement Warrant holders the right incentive to exercise their existing Warrants.
  • The Incentive Warrant will be subject to a hold period of four months plus one day after the date of distribution.
  • In the event the Placement Warrant holder decides not to participate in the Incentive program, then following the expiry of the Incentive Period, the Placement Warrant holder may exercise the Placement Warrants under there original terms.