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Wabtec to Provide Brakes and Couplers for 640 New York City Metro System Train Cars

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) will provide brakes and couplers for 640 MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) train cars via its client Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.

Key Points: 
  • Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) will provide brakes and couplers for 640 MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) train cars via its client Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.
  • The multi-million-dollar order for service-proven equipment provides seamless interoperability with other subway fleets in the New York City Transit System (NYCTS).
  • The New York City subway has provided non-stop service for over a century and is the largest subway in North America.
  • The entire New York City subway encompasses nearly 6,500 cars.

Fujitsu and iSurgery launch bone health promotion project in Japan with Jikei University School of Medicine aiming for early detection of osteoporosis

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Regardless of the results of the evaluation, the project team will also provide health guidance for prevention by utilizing the basic knowledge on bone health provided by the Jikei University School of Medicine.

Key Points: 
  • Regardless of the results of the evaluation, the project team will also provide health guidance for prevention by utilizing the basic knowledge on bone health provided by the Jikei University School of Medicine.
  • In Japan, where the demographic trends mean have led to a graying population, there are an estimated 12.8 million people with osteoporosis.
  • The employees' understanding of the course was 96.3%, so the bone density test proved to be effective as a countermeasure against bone health problems.
  • Target group: Approximately 30,000 employees of the Fujitsu Group received health examinations at the Fujitsu healthcare center in Kawasaki.

Fujitsu marks next stage of "Work Life Shift" with new corporate hubs in Tokyo area to boost productivity, data-driven management

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Friday, September 22, 2023

To help optimize operations, Fujitsu also plans to further leverage data to visualize employees' working styles, thereby promoting approaches to working that simultaneously meet business and operational objectives.

Key Points: 
  • To help optimize operations, Fujitsu also plans to further leverage data to visualize employees' working styles, thereby promoting approaches to working that simultaneously meet business and operational objectives.
  • To reflect this change, Fujitsu will change the name of these offices to "Fujitsu Technology Park" in April 2024.
  • Project locations for system development spread throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area will be concentrated in Fujitsu Solution Square.
  • Fujitsu anticipates that this will facilitate communication between employees in external shared offices, strengthen team management and stimulate collaboration with other departments.

Fujitsu launches "Biodrug Design Accelerator" platform to accelerate peptide drug discovery research

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Biodrug Design Accelerator will support peptide drug discovery scientists in pharmaceutical companies to accelerate and improve the efficiency of peptide drug development, specifically through the cycles "design, make, test, analyze" (DMTA) (2), ultimately enabling accelerated and informed design of peptide drug candidates as well as efficient communication among scientists regarding synthesis and testing.

Key Points: 
  • Biodrug Design Accelerator will support peptide drug discovery scientists in pharmaceutical companies to accelerate and improve the efficiency of peptide drug development, specifically through the cycles "design, make, test, analyze" (DMTA) (2), ultimately enabling accelerated and informed design of peptide drug candidates as well as efficient communication among scientists regarding synthesis and testing.
  • PeptiDream offered support in the research and development of the new drug discovery platform as well as in the evaluation of its different functions and operability.
  • We hope that many pharmaceutical companies will successfully introduce this platform to their business to realize the full potential of peptide drug discovery.
  • To address these inefficiencies and ultimately accelerate the peptide drug design lifecycle, Fujitsu launched Biodrug Design Accelerator, a web-based compound design and collaboration platform that enables diverse scientists at different stages of the drug design lifecycle to consolidate data in a single integrated solution.

KAWASAKI ENGINES ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kawasaki Engines today announced a series of leadership changes taking place at its division headquarters.

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  • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kawasaki Engines today announced a series of leadership changes taking place at its division headquarters.
  • After a total of 17 years with the engines division, Ohno continues to serve in a consultatory role, as a senior advisor for Kawasaki Engines, to help ensure continued support for customers and dealers.
  • "We want to acknowledge and thank Mr. Ohno and Mr. Yoshimatsu for the outstanding leadership and dedication they've shown Kawasaki Engines, and also congratulate Mr. Wilner on his promotion," said Mori.
  • Kawasaki Engines, a division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., distributes gasoline engines for landscape, industrial, and consumer markets.

transcosmos inc. becomes a registered Kawasaki SDGs Partner

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

TOKYO, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. is proud to announce that the company has become a registered Kawasaki SDGs Partner.

Key Points: 
  • The Kawasaki SDGs Partner program is run by Kawasaki city.
  • Under this program, Kawasaki city registers and certifies businesses and organizations that take actions to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Today, a total of 3,145 (405 registered, 2,740 certified) businesses, organizations, NPOs, schools and various other members across industries are registered and certified as Kawasaki SDGs Partners.
  • As a business with its footprints in Kawasaki city, transcosmos supports the Kawasaki SDGs Partner program, and is now registered as a partner.

Students Win More Than $1.8 Million at 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search for Remarkable Scientific Research on RNA Molecule Structure, Media Bias, and Diagnostics for Pediatric Heart Disease

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

The competition, now in its 82nd year, celebrates and rewards young scientists focused on a wide range of scientific topics.

Key Points: 
  • The competition, now in its 82nd year, celebrates and rewards young scientists focused on a wide range of scientific topics.
  • “Congratulations to the winners of the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023,” said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO, Society for Science and Executive Publisher, Science News.
  • “My experiences participating in the Science Talent Search changed my life, helping convince me to devote my life to trying to use science to cure disease.
  • In total, Regeneron awarded $3.1 million in prizes this year, including $2,000 to each of the top scholars and their schools.

Students Win More Than $1.8 Million at 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search for Remarkable Scientific Research on RNA Molecule Structure, Media Bias, and Diagnostics for Pediatric Heart Disease

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Society for Science (the Society) announced that Neel Moudgal, 17, of Saline, Mich., won the top $250,000 award in the 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.

Key Points: 
  • The competition, now in its 82nd year, celebrates and rewards young scientists focused on a wide range of scientific topics.
  • "Congratulations to the winners of the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023," said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO, Society for Science and Executive Publisher, Science News.
  • The Regeneron Science Talent Search empowers young people who are passionate about innovation and using scientific discovery to contribute to improving our world.
  • In total, Regeneron awarded $3.1 million in prizes this year, including $2,000 to each of the top scholars and their schools.

LNGCON 2023: Methane Electrolysis Converts LNG to CO2-free Hydrogen

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Monday, March 6, 2023

Graforce will introduce methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) – a game changing technology, which converts LNG into hydrogen.

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  • Graforce will introduce methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) – a game changing technology, which converts LNG into hydrogen.
  • This allows large gas users to switch to clean-burning hydrogen without changing their energy supplier or method of transporting.
  • Erected at LNG terminals or other decentralized locations, they can decarbonize LNG/LPG by converting methane into hydrogen and solid carbon.
  • This is converted to electricity in Kawasaki's hydrogen gas turbine and reused in the plasmalysis to produce hydrogen.

Fujitsu accelerates efforts to commercialize private 5G and edge computing services in series of connectivity trials with Microsoft

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Monday, February 27, 2023

With the expansion of these trials to the European market, Fujitsu aims to further accelerate business co-creation with customers based on private 5G services on a global scale.

Key Points: 
  • With the expansion of these trials to the European market, Fujitsu aims to further accelerate business co-creation with customers based on private 5G services on a global scale.
  • "As one of our key partners, Fujitsu has been working with Microsoft to create a seamless and secure connected society by combining private 5G and edge computing.
  • "Microsoft is extending computing capabilities from the cloud to the edge with private 5G and a modern connected application system.
  • Private 5G solutions must also offer commercial users the flexibility to scale up or down according to their business needs.