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Pinnacle-Backed Viserion Elian Barcelona to Acquire Soya Crush Plant from Cargill

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Technology, Finance, Banking, Professional Services, Food, Beverage, Retail, Agriculture, Food Tech, Natural Resources, Moll, Acquisition, Viserion, Generalitat, Catalonia, Catalan, Pinnacle

Viserion Oilseed Processing, LLC ("Viserion"), a newly formed subsidiary of Viserion International Holdco, LLC ("Viserion International"), today announced that its Elian Barcelona S.L.

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  • Viserion Oilseed Processing, LLC ("Viserion"), a newly formed subsidiary of Viserion International Holdco, LLC ("Viserion International"), today announced that its Elian Barcelona S.L.
  • (“Elian Barcelona") subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire the Soya Crush Plant, a soybean crushing facility located in Barcelona, Spain, from Cargill Inc. Viserion International and its subsidiaries are backed by a fund managed by Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P. ("Pinnacle"), a New York-based alternative asset management firm focused on global commodities markets.
  • The soybean crushing facility being acquired by Elian Barcelona, located at Moll Álvarez de la Campa in Barcelona, is an important infrastructural element of a globally integrated supply chain serving the Catalan, Spanish and European feed and food ingredient sectors.
  • “We are proud to acquire and advance this important Catalan processing plant as we build a more resilient food system across Europe,” said Andres Martin, Founder and General Manager of Elian Barcelona.

Maxar Awarded $192M Foreign Commercial Imagery Program IDIQ Contract

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Technology, Other Defense, Contracts, Satellite, Photography, Aerospace, Software, Manufacturing, Government Technology, Defense, Foreign, 2D, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Darkness, TSX, IDIQ, SAR, Public sector, NYSE, Weather, Credit, NGA, Radar, Catalonia, Multimedia, Light, 3D, Collection, Surveying, Maxar Technologies

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230208005039/en/
    Plaça de Catalunya | Barcelona, Spain | April 1, 2022 | WorldView-3 Satellite Image (Credit: Maxar Technologies)
    Under the Foreign Commercial Imagery Program contract, Maxar will provide multiple U.S. allies and partners with commercial imagery services consisting of high-resolution electro-optical, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and 3D data products.
  • To support these contract requirements, Maxar will leverage the following products:
    SecureWatch : Giving on-demand access to the world's most recent, high-accuracy and high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics.
  • Commercial SAR : Enabling customers to stay apprised of their areas of interest, regardless of light or weather conditions.
  • Because radar imagery can penetrate through clouds and darkness, it is uniquely suited to provide reliable and continuous monitoring.

Pulmobiotics Highlights Nature Biotechnology Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating Clearance of Antibiotic-resistant Lung Infection

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
Infection, NSCLC, Large-cell lung carcinoma, Secondary research, Pneumonia, Survival rate, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Union, Toxicity, Respiratory tract, Nature Biotechnology, Lluch, H2020, IRB, European Research Council, Lung cancer, Public health, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biofilm, Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio of the Universitat Politècnica de València, VAP, CRG, Research, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Lung, Bacteria, Degenerative disease, Immune system, Survival, Patient, Engineering, Mouse, Mortality, European Innovation Council, Synthetic biology, Catalonia, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Asthma, Enzyme, Inflammation, Doctor of Philosophy, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Pharmaceutical industry, Vaccine, Science

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulmobiotics SL, a biotechnology company pioneering novel live biotherapeutics for the treatment of lung diseases, and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), an international biomedical research institute of excellence whose mission is to discover and advance knowledge for the benefit of society, public health and economic prosperity, today announced the publication of preclinical results demonstrating that treatment using Pulmobiotics’ engineered live biotherapeutic significantly reduced antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the lungs of mice, thereby improving survival rates, and dissolved biofilms formed on endotracheal tubes of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). These data highlight a promising new approach to treat antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections, a leading cause of mortality in hospital settings, and could offer a potential alternative to the use of antibiotics that enable antibiotic resistance, a global public health crisis. Importantly, these data also support the application of Pulmobiotics’ synthetic biology research platform to discover and develop novel live biotherapeutics for the treatment of other serious lung diseases.

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  • Importantly, these data also support the application of Pulmobiotics’ synthetic biology research platform to discover and develop novel live biotherapeutics for the treatment of other serious lung diseases.
  • This publication is the first time data has been described for a live biotherapeutic for the treatment of lung infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
  • The results are published in Nature Biotechnology and this research is supported by the European Research Council through an H2020 project and “la Caixa” Foundation through the CaixaResearch Health Call.
  • Treatment led to a significant reduction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial load with the Pulmobiotics treatment alone or in combination with ceftolozane/taxobactam antibiotics.

IOT Solutions World Congress will give new drive to the digital transformation of industry

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Ecosystem, Edge computing, Augmented reality, Name, Fira de Barcelona, Huawei, ABB, Royal commission, BCC, IOT, Internet of things, Government, Kaspersky Lab, DT, AI, KNX, Fira, Artificial intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Exhibition, President of the Government of Catalonia, Digital twin, Catalonia, Gran Via, Congress, Blue Origin, Human, Industrial, European Commission, ISE, Television, Risk management, Ministry of Science and Technology (India), Sternum, CrowdStrike, Blockchain

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), the largest international event dedicated to the digital transformation of industry, is holding its seventh edition in 2023 with to give new momentum to the ecosystem of disruptive technologies.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), the largest international event dedicated to the digital transformation of industry, is holding its seventh edition in 2023 with to give new momentum to the ecosystem of disruptive technologies.
  • The congress programme of IOTSWC will pivot around six thematic areas to provide a multi-sectoral vision: IOT Industry, AI, DT, Edge Computing, Augmented Reality and 5G.
  • IOTSWC will feature a testbed area to showcase examples of practical applications of cutting-edge technologies being developed in several industries.
  • IOTSWC will be held together with two other events: Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) and the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress (BCC).

IOT Solutions World Congress will give new drive to the digital transformation of industry

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Ecosystem, Edge computing, Augmented reality, Name, Fira de Barcelona, Huawei, ABB, Royal commission, BCC, IOT, Internet of things, Government, Kaspersky Lab, DT, AI, KNX, Fira, Artificial intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Exhibition, President of the Government of Catalonia, Digital twin, Catalonia, Gran Via, Congress, Blue Origin, Human, Industrial, European Commission, ISE, Television, Risk management, Ministry of Science and Technology (India), Sternum, CrowdStrike, Blockchain

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), the largest international event dedicated to the digital transformation of industry, is holding its seventh edition in 2023 with to give new momentum to the ecosystem of disruptive technologies.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), the largest international event dedicated to the digital transformation of industry, is holding its seventh edition in 2023 with to give new momentum to the ecosystem of disruptive technologies.
  • The congress programme of IOTSWC will pivot around six thematic areas to provide a multi-sectoral vision: IOT Industry, AI, DT, Edge Computing, Augmented Reality and 5G.
  • IOTSWC will feature a testbed area to showcase examples of practical applications of cutting-edge technologies being developed in several industries.
  • IOTSWC will be held together with two other events: Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) and the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress (BCC).

Fractus and the UPC create a technological hub to develop "deep tech" solutions

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Fractus is one of the first spin-offs that emerged from the UPC.

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  • Fractus is one of the first spin-offs that emerged from the UPC.
  • The deep tech field encompasses the development of disruptive solutions based on deep technologies linked to science or advanced engineering, to respond to global challenges.
  • The UPC is one of the main deep tech clusters in Europe, with a powerful core of research groups that research and develop technological innovation in this field and from which several spin-offs and start-ups have emerged, such as Fractus.
  • It also won the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for technological innovation and the 2010 National Communication Award of the Catalan Government in the telecommunications category.

Fractus and the UPC create a technological hub to develop "deep tech" solutions

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Fractus is one of the first spin-offs that emerged from the UPC.

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  • Fractus is one of the first spin-offs that emerged from the UPC.
  • The deep tech field encompasses the development of disruptive solutions based on deep technologies linked to science or advanced engineering, to respond to global challenges.
  • The UPC is one of the main deep tech clusters in Europe, with a powerful core of research groups that research and develop technological innovation in this field and from which several spin-offs and start-ups have emerged, such as Fractus.
  • It also won the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for technological innovation and the 2010 National Communication Award of the Catalan Government in the telecommunications category.

GrandPad expands language capabilities to nearly 40 languages for senior-friendly tablet and free Companion App

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Monday, April 18, 2022
Family, CEO, Travel, Adoption, Czech Republic, Caregiver, Khmer, Sale, GrandPad, Android, Friends, Technology, Language, Second, United Kingdom, Catalonia, IOS, Mobile phone

MINNEAPOLIS, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GrandPad, the purpose-built tablet for people over the age of 75, announced today that it has expanded the language capabilities in its tablet and free Companion App to include nearly 40 languages. The enhanced language functionality underscores the company's commitment to making technology accessible for all seniors — regardless of age, race, or ability level — and their caregivers.

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  • Extensive scope of language capabilities reinforces already-robust accessibility features, ensures family connections and telehealth engagement for older adults
    MINNEAPOLIS, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GrandPad, the purpose-built tablet for people over the age of 75, announced today that it has expanded the language capabilities in its tablet and free Companion App to include nearly 40 languages.
  • Expanded language support capabilities are available to users of the Android and iOS versions of the GrandPad Companion App, and GrandPad Central, the desktop version of the Companion App.
  • To activate a language other than English on the GrandPad tablet or app, the companion or family member can simply call the GrandPad member experience team at 1-800-704-9412.
  • The GrandPad tablet and free GrandPad Companion App is currently being used to connect more than 1.3 million people including seniors, their families, friends, and caregivers in 120 countries.

Researchers identify measures to mitigate gender inequalities in the mobility sector

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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Under the framework of the Diamond project, researchers gathered the feedback of over 2,500 public transport users at a European level.

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  • Under the framework of the Diamond project, researchers gathered the feedback of over 2,500 public transport users at a European level.
  • On the other hand, the guidelines "Autonomous vehicles with gender perspective glasses" , offer recommendations for moving towards to more inclusive autonomous cars.
  • In the field of employment, the needs and challenges of women in accessing the sector as professionals have been assessed.
  • Curriculum guidelines and Corporate Social Responsibility protocols have been developed to increase the share of women working in this sector.

Dr. Jorge Gallardo Ballart announces his intention to retire from his positions of President of the Board of Directors and Board member of Almirall

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Monday, February 21, 2022
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BARCELONA, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almirall, S.A. (ALM) in accordance with the Stock Exchange Act, communicates the following:

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  • He started his pharmaceutical career in Pfizer prior to joining Almirall where he held positions of increasing seniority over nearly 10 years.
  • Since leaving Almirall as General Manager of the UK and Ireland in 2013, Carlos has served as a member of Almirall's Board of Directors.
  • The Board of Directors wishes to thank Dr. Jorge Gallardo for his immense contribution to Almirall.
  • Dr. Jorge Gallardo stated: "It has been a great privilege and pleasure to lead Almirall.