Fraunhofer Competence Field Additive Manufacturing

LeapCharger to Attend Global EV Show Conference & Exhibition in Dubai

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

The Global EV Show brings the thought leaders, creators, and innovators from the MENA electric vehicle sector together with the rest of the world in order to rethink sustainability through innovation and experience.

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  • The Global EV Show brings the thought leaders, creators, and innovators from the MENA electric vehicle sector together with the rest of the world in order to rethink sustainability through innovation and experience.
  • The Global EV Show provides an excellent opportunity for EV aficionados to see everything the EV industry has to offer, including e-bikes, cars, buses, trucks, scooters, vans, eVTOL/UAMs, residential & commercial EV charging systems, disruptive ideas and more.
  • Praveenkumar Vijayakumar, Chairperson and CEO, stated, "This show affords us an absolutely incredible audience to introduce LeapCharger to the EV world.
  • The fact that the Global EV Show is set to be held in Dubai just weeks after the anticipated launch of our APP and deployment of our first EV charging stations is the definition of right place, right time."

Ribbon Drives Continued Progress in Latest Sustainability Report

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks today announced the release of its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting ongoing progress in executing against its sustainability strategy.

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  • "We view sustainability as a cross-functional effort, aimed at making us a better, more resilient company that is easy for stakeholders to engage with," said Patrick Macken, Ribbon's EVP and Chief Legal Officer.
  • "I'm proud of our results and of the team's continued focus on living out our values as we work to address some of today's critical challenges."
  • Ribbon has also received a number of accolades including ranking 6th among software and telecommunications companies in Newsweek's Most Responsible Companies 2023 .
  • Our 2022 Silver Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis places us in the top 16% of our peer companies in the Information and Communications Technology sector.

Wheeler Bio Appoints Marc Helouin as Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

BOSTON and OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheeler Bio, Inc., an agile, boutique, clinical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced the appointment of Marc Helouin as Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer (CQRO).

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON and OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheeler Bio, Inc., an agile, boutique, clinical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced the appointment of Marc Helouin as Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer (CQRO).
  • I look forward to joining the Wheeler Bio team and leveraging my clinical and commercial experience in the quality and regulatory space to do just that."
  • "I am thrilled to be welcoming Marc to the team," said Jesse McCool, Co-Founder and CEO at Wheeler Bio.
  • His expertise in the quality and regulatory domains will be critical for assuring delivery to Wheeler Bio's clients."

Enrich Biosystems Joins Cell Manufacturing Research Initiative to Further Advance Cell Therapy Discovery

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Monday, August 14, 2023

BRANFORD, Conn., Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Enrich Biosystems, a pioneering early-stage biotech company developing a unique microfluidics-free cell analysis and isolation technology, today announced it has joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT). CMaT is a consortium of universities, companies, and clinical collaborators brought together to develop transformative tools and technologies for the consistent, scalable, and low-cost production of high-quality living therapeutic cells. Launched in 2017 with investment from NSF, the Center aims to revolutionize the treatment of cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, and other chronic diseases by enabling the broad use of potentially curative therapies utilizing living cells.

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  • Enrich Biosystems has revolutionized cancer cell therapy discovery with its cutting-edge microfluidics-free technology.
  • Enrich technology simplifies the process of cell co-culturing and kinetics profiling to conduct guided capturing based on cell behaviors and functions.
  • "By partnering with the Enrich team, we aim to improve the current processes of discovery and manufacturing for critical cell therapies.
  • "The Enrich team is thrilled and proud to join the CMaT community," said Dong Wang, CEO at Enrich Biosystems.

Deltek Continues Its Strategic Partnership with AIA as Gold Sponsor at A'23

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

HERNDON, Va., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, continues its strategic partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), with its commitment to keep the A&E industry moving forward. Deltek will be a Gold Sponsor at the AIA Conference on Architecture, A'23, the largest and most important conference in the world for the architecture community. A'23 will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from June 7-10, 2023.

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  • Deltek will be a Gold Sponsor at the AIA Conference on Architecture, A'23 , the largest and most important conference in the world for the architecture community.
  • Deltek Ajera and Deltek Vantagepoint – project management and accounting solutions, built by Deltek, specifically to meet the needs of A&E firms by improving productivity, boosting collaboration and increasing profitability.
  • Deltek and AIA have a history of working together to provide leadership in the architecture and building design industry, beginning with MasterSpec, a product created by the AIA for its members, and continuing with Deltek Specpoint.
  • "We're proud to have Deltek as a Gold Sponsor at A'23 and to continue partnering with them this year," said Andrew Flank, AIA Senior Vice President, Sales, Events and Exhibitions .

StarlingX--Open Source Cloud Platform for the Distributed Cloud--Celebrates 5th Birthday as Use Cases Expand Based on Kubernetes and OpenStack

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StarlingX — the open source edge computing and IoT cloud platform optimized for low-latency and high-performance applications — is turning 5 this year. To recognize this milestone, the StarlingX open source community is celebrating by showcasing recent enhancements to the Kubernetes and OpenStack-based platform; use cases across mission-critical industries such as automotive, medical, industrial and telecommunications; and new contributors and supporting organizations.

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  • StarlingX employs Linux, OpenStack and Kubernetes Infrastructure ("LOKI") and other open source components to create a full-featured cloud infrastructure solution.
  • The platform provides everything needed to deploy a large data center or an end-to-end distributed cloud infrastructure with sites consisting of a few servers to thousands of them.
  • StarlingX utilizes Kubernetes to run OpenStack and other infrastructure services in containers for increased flexibility and robustness.
  • The StarlingX community prioritizes new Kubernetes features and enhancements to deliver crucial functionality in the areas of automation and orchestration.

Parsons Awarded Fourth Nunn-Perry Award for DoD Mentor-Protégé Program

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

CENTREVILLE, Va., April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) received its fourth Nunn-Perry Award from the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor Protégé Program for demonstrating excellence in teamwork with KODA Technologies to support the warfighter by delivering capabilities across major defense programs.

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  • CENTREVILLE, Va., April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) received its fourth Nunn-Perry Award from the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor Protégé Program for demonstrating excellence in teamwork with KODA Technologies to support the warfighter by delivering capabilities across major defense programs.
  • “The Parsons team takes pride in being a strong industry partner to work with and we are thrilled that this partnership resulted in KODA’s first prime contract awarded by the MDA.
  • The DOD Mentor Protégé Nunn-Perry Award is named for the contributions of Senator Sam Nunn and former Secretary of Defense William Perry, who played critical roles in the implementation of the DOD Mentor Protégé Program.
  • Established in 1990, the program assists DOD prime contractors in meeting small, disadvantaged business subcontracting goals.

Okuma America Corporation Launches New Business Segment Focused on Automation Solutions for Manufacturers

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Monday, April 3, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior executives at Okuma America Corporation, a global leader and builder of computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools, controls and automation systems, are pleased to announce the launch of a new business segment created to recommend, sell and support manufacturing production line systems comprised of Okuma CNC machine tools and integrated automation technologies.  The new division will begin operations April 3, 2023, and be based at the Okuma America Corporation headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

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  • The new division will begin operations April 3, 2023, and be based at the Okuma America Corporation headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
  • The decision to launch the Okuma Factory Automation Division was in direct response to increased demand from manufacturers seeking automated machining systems and cells for their operations to address labor shortage issues and to increase production capacities.
  • With the launch of this new division, Okuma will be optimally positioned to offer customers a broad range of Okuma machine tools and automation system pairings.
  • To support the new business segment, company leaders have appointed Wade Anderson as the division's new General Manager.

Mission Bio Joins NSF Cell Manufacturing Research Initiative to Advance Cell Therapy Development

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Bio, the pioneer in high-throughput single-cell DNA and multi-omics analysis, has joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT), leveraging its Tapestri® Platform to improve analytical assays and cell manufacturing processes. CMaT is a consortium of universities, companies, and clinical collaborators brought together to develop transformative tools and technologies for the consistent, scalable, and low-cost production of high-quality living therapeutic cells.

Key Points: 
  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Bio , the pioneer in high-throughput single-cell DNA and multi-omics analysis, has joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT), leveraging its Tapestri® Platform to improve analytical assays and cell manufacturing processes.
  • Consortium researchers will utilize Tapestri®'s single-cell multi-omics capabilities to streamline and improve analytical assays that are crucial for assessing quality during various stages of the cell therapy development process.
  • Because Tapestri® enables measurement of genotypic and immunophenotypic attributes at single-cell resolution, it will be particularly useful for early cell therapy development to validate cell engineering techniques.
  • "We're proud to join this collaborative effort across various sectors to advance the field of cell therapy from within the community," said Anjali Pradhan, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Mission Bio.

Battery Workforce Challenge Announced by Argonne National Laboratory

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Friday, March 24, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced the launch of the Battery Workforce Challenge , which includes a three-year collegiate engineering competition, focused on advanced battery design and development that will build a diverse, highly-skilled electric vehicle (EV) Battery Workforce to help our nation transition to electric mobility and clean energy.

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  • The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced the launch of the Battery Workforce Challenge , which includes a three-year collegiate engineering competition, focused on advanced battery design and development that will build a diverse, highly-skilled electric vehicle (EV) Battery Workforce to help our nation transition to electric mobility and clean energy.
  • This government and industry partnership will build the next generation of engineers, technicians, and workers to address the unprecedented demand for a domestic EV Battery workforce.
  • The Battery Workforce Challenge includes an advanced battery design and development student competition series that invites universities and vocational schools from across North American to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery into a future Stellantis vehicle.
  • For more background about the Battery Workforce Challenge, please visit BattChallenge.org.