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ETQ and Augmentir Launch the Industry's First Connected Quality Solution - the ETQ Reliance Connected Worker Solution Extends Quality Management to the Factory Floor

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass. and HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, and Augmentir, the world's leading connected worker solution provider, today launched the ETQ Reliance Connected Worker solution to make the connected frontline worker (CFW) on the factory floor a key part of the quality management process. As an initial step in this strategy, ETQ has integrated its ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS) Quality Events application with Augmentir's connected worker platform. ETQ and Augmentir will now provide customers with a holistic connected worker quality solution for manufacturing environments.

Key Points: 
  • and HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon , and Augmentir, the world's leading connected worker solution provider, today launched the ETQ Reliance Connected Worker solution to make the connected frontline worker (CFW) on the factory floor a key part of the quality management process.
  • As an initial step in this strategy, ETQ has integrated its ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS) Quality Events application with Augmentir's connected worker platform.
  • ETQ and Augmentir will now provide customers with a holistic connected worker quality solution for manufacturing environments.
  • "ETQ is committed to creating a quality-driven manufacturing ecosystem by extending quality management to the factory floor and the connected worker," said Vick Vaishnavi, CEO, ETQ.

ETQ and Augmentir Launch the Industry's First Connected Quality Solution - the ETQ Reliance Connected Worker Solution Extends Quality Management to the Factory Floor

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass. and HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, and Augmentir, the world's leading connected worker solution provider, today launched the ETQ Reliance Connected Worker solution to make the connected frontline worker (CFW) on the factory floor a key part of the quality management process. As an initial step in this strategy, ETQ has integrated its ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS) Quality Events application with Augmentir's connected worker platform. ETQ and Augmentir will now provide customers with a holistic connected worker quality solution for manufacturing environments.

Key Points: 
  • and HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon , and Augmentir, the world's leading connected worker solution provider, today launched the ETQ Reliance Connected Worker solution to make the connected frontline worker (CFW) on the factory floor a key part of the quality management process.
  • As an initial step in this strategy, ETQ has integrated its ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS) Quality Events application with Augmentir's connected worker platform.
  • ETQ and Augmentir will now provide customers with a holistic connected worker quality solution for manufacturing environments.
  • "ETQ is committed to creating a quality-driven manufacturing ecosystem by extending quality management to the factory floor and the connected worker," said Vick Vaishnavi, CEO, ETQ.

Grupo Bimbo Will Donate More Than 2.8 Million Slices of Bread to Help Those Who Need it Most

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Through the Bimbo Global Race, Grupo Bimbo committed to donating 20 slices of bread for each person registered.

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  • Through the Bimbo Global Race, Grupo Bimbo committed to donating 20 slices of bread for each person registered.
  • This year, the Bimbo Global Race had 120 thousand people in the physical race globally and more than 300 thousand participants, including virtual runners.
  • The United States – where Bimbo Bakeries USA, part of Grupo Bimbo, is headquartered – was among the countries with the highest number of participants this year.
  • Thanks to the participation of hundreds of families who joined this movement, Grupo Bimbo will donate 2.8 million slices of bread to food banks to help those who need it most.

Grupo Bimbo Boosts the Development of Food Industry Startups and Scaleups with Second Edition of "Bimbo Open Door"

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Bimbo Open Door is Grupo Bimbo’s open innovation platform for startups and scaleups in the food industry.

Key Points: 
  • Bimbo Open Door is Grupo Bimbo’s open innovation platform for startups and scaleups in the food industry.
  • In this second edition, Grupo Bimbo seeks to optimize and invest in startups and scaleups specialized in the cookie and energy bar sector.
  • HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To build the future of food and open opportunities for collaboration, Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company and parent company of Bimbo Bakeries USA , is now accepting registrations for the second edition of Bimbo Open Door, its open innovation platform for food businesses.
  • During Bimbo Open Door, the selected participants will receive mentoring from Grupo Bimbo executive managers.

SOFIDEL INVESTS $185 MILLION TO EXPAND ITS CIRCLEVILLE OHIO PLANT

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet the growing demand in the U.S., the Sofidel tissue paper group, well-known for its Regina, Nicky and customer brands, is further strengthening its production capacity with a $185 million investment in its integrated plant in Circleville, Ohio.

Key Points: 
  • HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet the growing demand in the U.S., the Sofidel tissue paper group, well-known for its Regina, Nicky and customer brands, is further strengthening its production capacity with a $185 million investment in its integrated plant in Circleville, Ohio.
  • "Last year, we celebrated our first 10 years in the U.S. market: 10 years of development and growth.
  • The Ohio plant was Sofidel's first greenfield investment in the United States.
  • Sofidel America is active in seven states – the original three listed, as well as Oklahoma, Mississippi, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Augmentir Adds Hitachi Energy, Graphic Packaging, Sargento, and Hunter Industries to its Connected Worker Customer Advisory Board

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Augmentir, provider of the world's only AI-based connected worker solution, announced today the launch of its Customer Advisory Board (CAB), which will bring together visionary leaders from across several manufacturing disciplines. The strategic insight and feedback from customers on the Board will help to inform Augmentir's product innovation roadmap, as well as the Company's vision.

Key Points: 
  • HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Augmentir , provider of the world's only AI-based connected worker solution, announced today the launch of its Customer Advisory Board (CAB), which will bring together visionary leaders from across several manufacturing disciplines.
  • Augmentir's first-ever Customer Advisory Board will consist of leading manufacturers from a wide range of industries who understand the importance of today's unique industrial workforce challenges and are committed to advancing its future.
  • This technology adds precision to workforce development by helping manufacturers identify opportunities to improve training and optimize upskilling and reskilling programs.
  • Augmentir was recently named the market-leading solution in the connected frontline workforce application space by LNS Research , which highlighted Augmentir as the industry's Most Complete Product .

Sofidel Donated Nicky Toilet Paper to Help Maternity Care Coalition in Supporting New Parents in Need

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Monday, August 28, 2023

HORSHAM, Penn., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sofidel , a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use donated 233 cases of toilet paper to Philadelphia nonprofit Maternity Care Coalition (MCC).

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  • HORSHAM, Penn., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sofidel , a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use donated 233 cases of toilet paper to Philadelphia nonprofit Maternity Care Coalition (MCC).
  • The families currently assisted by MCC will each receive a case of toilet paper, enough to last several months.
  • The Nicky Elite product line is produced with responsibly sourced materials, FSC® pulp fibers and are packaged in paper, making Nicky a plastic-free product.
  • "This is a valuable way we can help support the future of Philadelphia," said Fabio Vitali, Vice President of Marketing, Sofidel.

Sofidel America Unveils Nicky Elite Brand with New Mascot

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sofidel , a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, announced that its Nicky brand, well-known across Europe, is available to U.S. consumers.

Key Points: 
  • , Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sofidel , a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, announced that its Nicky brand, well-known across Europe, is available to U.S. consumers.
  • Nicky Elite is the first-ever household paper product range produced in the United States to be made with sustainable paper packaging.
  • "Nicky Elite is the first household paper brand made in the U.S. that uses renewable, recyclable and biodegradable paper packaging," said Fabio Vitali, VP of Marketing, Sofidel America.
  • Contact us at [email protected] for distribution opportunities and to learn more about the Nicky Elite range of products.

U.S. FDA Approves AKEEGA™ (Niraparib and Abiraterone Acetate), the First-And-Only Dual Action Tablet for the Treatment of Patients with BRCA-Positive Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

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Friday, August 11, 2023

HORSHAM, Pa., Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AKEEGA™ (niraparib and abiraterone acetate), the first-and-only dual action tablet combining a PARP inhibitor with abiraterone acetate, given with prednisone, for the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-positive mCRPC, as detected by an FDA-approved test.1

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  • *, Medical Oncologist at BC Cancer – Vancouver and principal investigator of the Phase 3 MAGNITUDE study.
  • "All individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer should consider genetic testing, especially those from racial and ethnic minority groups who tend to have worse cancer outcomes.
  • This is imperative to close the racial and ethnic disparities in prostate cancer health outcomes."
  • "This milestone, which marks the approval of Janssen's third prostate cancer treatment, highlights the importance of advancing precision medicine approaches and genetic testing for the treatment of patients with BRCA-positive mCRPC."

U.S. FDA Approves TALVEY™ (talquetamab-tgvs), a First-in-Class Bispecific Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

HORSHAM, Pa., Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of TALVEY™ (talquetamab-tgvs), a first-in-class bispecific antibody for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 antibody.1 This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate and durability of response.1 Continued approval for this indication is contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trial(s).1 

Key Points: 
  • * "Patients at this stage of disease have a poor prognosis.
  • Talquetamab as a first-in-class therapy is a new option for patients with this difficult-to-treat blood cancer."
  • "Our team of scientists never settles in their determination to discover and develop effective therapies.
  • With the discovery of this new antigen, we continue to strive for research breakthroughs while remaining focused on delivering curative regimens in our commitment to eliminate cancer."