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VNET Welcomes New Executive Director to Board

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has appointed Mr. Jianbiao Zhu as an executive director of the Company to serve as the co-chairman of the Board alongside Mr. Josh Sheng Chen, effective January 10, 2024.

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  • BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has appointed Mr. Jianbiao Zhu as an executive director of the Company to serve as the co-chairman of the Board alongside Mr. Josh Sheng Chen, effective January 10, 2024.
  • Mr. Zhu brings extensive experience in private equity and secondary market investments as well as financial management to VNET's Board.
  • He currently serves as an executive director, the vice chairman of the board of directors, the chairman of the strategic development committee, a member of the executive committee and the chief executive officer of Shandong High-Speed Holdings Group Limited (00412.HK).
  • Mr. Josh Sheng Chen, Founder and executive Co-Chairman of VNET, stated, "On behalf of VNET, I am pleased to welcome Mr. Zhu as co-chairman of the Board.

ZW Data Action Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with Digital Life to Develop Franchise AI Model

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The collaboration's cornerstone is the integration and analysis of diverse key data types to build a custom AI model designed for the franchise sector.

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  • The collaboration's cornerstone is the integration and analysis of diverse key data types to build a custom AI model designed for the franchise sector.
  • By combining ZW Data's extensive 20+ years of data expertise and resources in the franchise industry with Digital Life's AI technologies, the partnership aims to develop a transformative tool.
  • Leveraging its independently developed XFile LLM large language model framework and XID digital human-driven model technology, we believe Digital Life will play a crucial role in building the AI model for the franchise industry.
  • The collaboration between ZW Data and Digital Life opens new market opportunities, propelling the digital transformation of the franchise sector and energizing the growth of SMEs," commented Handong Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZW Data.

VEDU Announces Changes to Board of Directors

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Friday, June 16, 2023

TORONTO, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:VEDU), a private education provider located in Canada, with subsidiaries in Canada and market partners in China, today announced changes to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").

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  • TORONTO, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:VEDU), a private education provider located in Canada, with subsidiaries in Canada and market partners in China, today announced changes to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").
  • Effective June 6, 2023, the Board appointed our founder, majority shareholder, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer Ms.
  • Fan Zhou as Chairman of the Board, and appointed Mr. Michael Viotto as a member of the Board.
  • The Company previously received the resignation of MR. Marc Kealey from the Board and as Chairman of the Board, effective as of June 1, 2023.

Countdown to the 10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge Finals!

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Monday, April 24, 2023

ASC has a commitment to guide students in solving cutting-edge scientific tasks using supercomputers and to cultivate young talent.

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  • ASC has a commitment to guide students in solving cutting-edge scientific tasks using supercomputers and to cultivate young talent.
  • The focus of the 10th ASC finals will be on cutting-edge scientific issues, such as LLM, AI + science, and hydrological models.
  • To succeed in this challenge, participants must have a deep understanding of DeePMD's modeling process and optimize the training process with high-performance computing.
  • There is also a lot of excitement about the debuting teams of Shanghai University and Qilu University of Technology for making their first ASC finals appearance this year.

MamaMancini’s Appoints Meghan Henson to Board of Directors

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Monday, December 19, 2022

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMMB), a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh Deli prepared foods, today announced the appointment of seasoned human resources (HR) executive Meghan Henson to its Board of Directors.

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  • EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMMB), a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh Deli prepared foods, today announced the appointment of seasoned human resources (HR) executive Meghan Henson to its Board of Directors.
  • Meghan Henson is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience as a versatile human resources professional, leading HR strategy and execution at leading global organizations.
  • Ms. Henson is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Avantor, a leading global provider of integrated, tailored solutions for the life sciences and advanced technology industries.
  • Ms. Henson was also a William Davidson Institute Fellow at Vietnam National Coal Corporation in Hanoi.

FangDD Announces Board and Management Changes

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fangdd Network Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: DUO) (FangDD or the Company), a leading property technology company in China, today announced a few changes of the Companys board of directors (the Board), Audit Committee and management.

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  • SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fangdd Network Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: DUO) (FangDD or the Company), a leading property technology company in China, today announced a few changes of the Companys board of directors (the Board), Audit Committee and management.
  • These Board, Audit Committee and management changes became effective on August 30, 2022.
  • Since joining our Board over eight years ago, Mr. Cao has consistently made impactful contributions to FangDD and has provided expert guidance to our company.
  • On behalf of my fellow Board members and management team, I would like to thank Mr. Cao for his dedicated service to the company, Mr. Xi Zeng, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of FangDD, commented.

NeuExcell Therapeutics' Founder Publishes Key Findings Elucidating the Mechanisms of NeuroD1-induced Astrocyte-to-Neuron (AtN) Conversion

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

NeuExcell Therapeutics' scientific founder, Professor Gong Chen, along with his research team at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China published a manuscript decoding the molecular mechanisms underlyingNeuroD1-induced astrocyte-to-neuron conversion.

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  • NeuExcell Therapeutics' scientific founder, Professor Gong Chen, along with his research team at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China published a manuscript decoding the molecular mechanisms underlyingNeuroD1-induced astrocyte-to-neuron conversion.
  • The mechanisms were determined using transcriptomic analyses which uncovered critical signaling pathways and illuminated the NeuroD1-mediated gene network during the conversion of cultured human astrocytes to neurons.
  • This work provides further support for future clinical applications of astrocyte-to-neuron (AtN) conversion.
  • This work was supported by the Endowment Fund of Mr. Charles H. Smith and the start-up fund from Jinan University.

DL Holdings and YF Life Announced Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Development of Family Office and Asset Management Business

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Monday, February 21, 2022

YF Life Innovation Strategic Partnership Conference was held in Hong Kong, which explored new opportunities and laid the foundation for YF Life in terms of business development, talent acquisition, advancement in business positioning and brand influence.

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  • YF Life Innovation Strategic Partnership Conference was held in Hong Kong, which explored new opportunities and laid the foundation for YF Life in terms of business development, talent acquisition, advancement in business positioning and brand influence.
  • DL Holdings is the only strategic partner in wealth management and investment in this Strategic Partnership Conference.
  • We believe DL Holdings will bring new opportunities and advancement to YL Life's family office and investment business."
  • DL Holdings' total assets and investment under management exceeds USD 3 billion currently, including USD 1.4 billion under DL Family Office's management.

ASC22 Student Supercomputer Challenge Preliminary: Large AI Language Model and AI in Scientific Research

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Monday, January 17, 2022

More than 300 teams around the world compete on challenging tasks like the large AI Language Model Yuan 1.0 and the 2020 Gordon Bell Prize-winning application DeePMD-kit.

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  • More than 300 teams around the world compete on challenging tasks like the large AI Language Model Yuan 1.0 and the 2020 Gordon Bell Prize-winning application DeePMD-kit.
  • In the preliminary round of ASC22, all teams are required to tackle two very advanced tasks: Yuan1.0 - large AI language model, and an excellent combination of AI with advanced scientific application - DeePMD-kit.
  • Training such a large AI model requires massive computing tasks of parallel computing, presenting a real-life test to the student teams for their skills in supercomputing application optimization.
  • The ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge is sponsored and organized by Asia Supercomputer Community and supported by Asian, European, and American experts and institutions.

Neuroregenerative Gene Therapy Treats Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Rat Model

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

In recent years, Chen's team has developed a novel neuroregenerative gene therapy that offers a potential new approach to treat a variety of neurological disorders.

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  • In recent years, Chen's team has developed a novel neuroregenerative gene therapy that offers a potential new approach to treat a variety of neurological disorders.
  • Neuroregenerative gene therapy is a new technology that uses viral vectors to deliver neural transcription factors to glial cells in the brain and directly convert glial cells into functional neurons in situ.
  • "This is the first time we apply neuroregenerative gene therapy to treat epilepsy and achieved success in animal models.
  • This new discovery has important guidance for future clinical applications using neuroregenerative gene therapy to treat different neurological disorders", Professor Chen pointed out the potential clinical significance of this study.