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Expensify Launches First Ever Corporate Card Rewards Program That Makes a Difference: Karma Points

The Expensify Card replaces traditional rewards points with donations to fight homelessness, hunger, and climate change through new charity Expensify.orgSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expensify, the world’s most widely-used and fastest-growing expense management platform, today announced a new corporate card initiative, Karma Points, that makes an automatic charitable donation every time an Expensify cardholder makes a purchase. With every swipe, Expensify will donate 10 percent of Expensify Card

Inflazome IP Portfolio Strengthened with Patents Granted in US and Europe

USPTO and EPO grant patents licensed exclusively to InflazomePatent claims cover Inflazome’s brain penetrant drug InzomelidDUBLIN & CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom & BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inflazome (inflazome.com), the pioneering inflammasome biotech company developing multiple small molecule drugs that block harmful inflammation, today announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) will grant the patent application WO 2016/131098 as US 10,538,487 on 21 January 2020 and EP 3,259,253 on 15 January 2020.

Australia Hot Drinks Market is Expected to Grow in Value During the Forecast Period, 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Hot Drinks - Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Country Profile report on the Hot Drinks sector in Australia provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of package materials, category level distribution channel data and market share of brands.The Australian hot drinks sector is led by the hot coffee' category in both value and volume terms. The category is also forecast to register the fastest value and volume growth during 2018-2023. Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the leading channel for the distribution of hot drinks in the country. Flexible packaging is the most commonly used pack material in the sector. Nestle SA, Jacobs Douwe Egberts and Unilever are the leading players in the Australian hot drinks sector. In the Australian, consumption of hot drinks is higher among males than females.

Newmont’s Boddington General Manager to Lead Peñasquito Mine in Mexico

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$NEM--Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) (Newmont or the Company) is transferring experienced mining leader Jim Cooper, General Manager of Boddington in Australia, to lead the Peñasquito mine in Mexico to optimize this world-class asset. Jim will assume leadership of Peñasquito in the first quarter of 2020 and report to Dan Janney, Newmont’s Regional Senior Vice President for North America.
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Bone Biologics Preclinical Study Shows rhNELL-1 Effectively Promotes Bone Formation

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bone Biologics (OTCQB: BBLG), a developer of orthobiologic products for spine fusion, trauma and osteoporosis markets, has announced that it has completed a preclinical study, which shows its rhNELL-1 growth factor effectively promotes bone formation in a phylogenetically advanced spine model. In addition, rhNELL-1 was shown to be well tolerated and there were no findings of inflammation.

Australia Industrial Pumps Market, Forecast to 2024: Despite Challenging Conditions in the Near Term, Strong Growth Opportunities from Specific End Markets Support Long-term Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australian Industrial Pumps Market, Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study analyses the size, drivers, restraints, trends, opportunities, and competitive environment of the Australian industrial pumps market from 2017 to 2024. The Australian industrial pumps market is undergoing significant changes in its competitive and technological environment. Driven by the demand from key end markets and for technological capabilities in operational efficiency, the pumps market in Australia is expected to record steady long-term growth. Recovery of the mining industry in the country is expected to make mining applications a major contributing end market, as the demand for pumps increases with the opening of new mines and expansion of existing ones.

SAB Biotherapeutics Announces Research Collaboration With CSL Behring

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#antibody--SAB Biotherapeutics (SAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical development company advancing a new class of immunotherapies, today announced that it has entered into multiple collaboration and option agreements with global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring. The collaborations will explore the possibility and the potential of new therapies to treat challenging autoimmune, infectious and idiopathic diseases by leveraging SAB’s DiversitAb™ platform.

Intralink-Spine, Inc: Announces Continuation of CLBP Clinical Study

LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#backpain--Intralink-Spine, Inc. (ILS) announces that it has received unanimous approval from the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) to proceed with the Réjuve® clinical safety study (GEM-SE) for chronic low back pain (CLBP). As a result, ILS will be adding new sites to broaden Principal Investigator (PI) and participant representation in Australia. “After careful review of the patient data, the DSMB has unanimously decided to approve the continuation of the GEM-SE study,” states Dr. Harwant Singh

Thales to Deliver Digital Licence Solution to Queensland, Australia

Thales has signed a contract to partner with Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads and local Queensland SMEs, Code Heroes and Aliva, to design, develop and deliver the State’s first Digital Licence AppThe Digital Licence solution will be piloted in the Fraser Coast in early 2020, before extending to other regional locations and becoming available to over 3.7 million Queenslanders state-wide

smartTrade Announces Strong Growth for 2019 Which Is Set to Continue In 2020

AIX EN PROVENCE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Crypto--smartTrade, a global leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, announces that the company has gone through significant growth in 2019. Multiple initiatives such as geographical and market segment expansion have contributed to these excellent results. New markets penetration and market shares increase: smartTrade continues to develop its footprint in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, North America, Singapore, Switzerland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company has onboarded customers in new regions such as Central America, Israel, Liechtenstein and Turkey. smartTrade plans to continue to grow in emerging and developing countries as the market making automatisation demand for local currencies is high and continues to grow.

Australia Upstream Fiscal and Regulatory Guide 2019 - Presently the World's Second Liquefied Gas Exporter - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Upstream Fiscal and Regulatory Guide" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Although the Commonwealth government has recently altered the PRRT with the reduction in the uplift rates for certain categories of expenditures in the oil and gas projects, further changes may follow. The Treasury is reviewing gas transfer pricing regulations, with its report expected by April 2020. In addition, as a result of the limited revenues generated by the PRRT to date, there has also been pressure to make broader changes to the upstream fiscal regime. Domestic gas requirements may pressure the Commonwealth government to introduce a domestic market obligation forcing gas producers to reserve some of the produced gas for the domestic market. Australia is presently the world's second liquefied gas exporter, but it has high gas prices for households and manufacturers and a tight gas supply in eastern Australia, which in few years could experience gas shortages.

Textron Aviation Adds Three Company-Owned Service Centers in APAC With Premiair Aviation Acquisition

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is strengthening its Asia Pacific (APAC) service offerings with the Textron Inc. acquisition of Premiair Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd, an Australian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider. Previously named an Authorized Service Facility (ASF), Premiair now joins the Textron Aviation company-owned global support network to service Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker products at service center locations strategically located throughout Australia.

Baraja Unveils Next Generation LiDAR Sensing Platform With Interference Immunity

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At CES 2020, Baraja, developer of Spectrum-Scan™ LiDAR, is unveiling its next-generation sensing platform with inherent interference immunity. Baraja LiDAR is the only system available today using randomly modulated continuous wave, technology that completely blocks interference from other LiDARs and environmental light sources. “Sensor interference is one of the leading causes of disengagements for autonomous vehicles today and the issue will only continue to grow as more LiDAR-equipped vehicles hit the road,” said Baraja Co-Founder and CEO, Federico Collarte. “Interference risks leaving the vehicle with blind-spots, and driving blind is obviously unacceptable. Our experience developing technology in the telecom industry uniquely positions Baraja to address the problem of interference by encoding the light transmitted by our laser, using the same mature, volume-produced components that encode information for interference-free communications.”

Australian University of Wollongong in Dubai Launches Global Management Degree to Support Growth of Luxury Destinations in India

University of Wollongong in Dubai, in partnership with MIP Politecnico di Milano, to offer Global Executive Master’s degree in Luxury Management in March 2020Global program to offer hands-on experience in luxury capitals Dubai, Milan, Paris and GenevaDegree is tailored to support emerging luxury markets such as New Delhi, Bangalore and MumbaiDUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), the first international university and highest ranked Australian university in the UAE, has announced the launch of a new Masters’ degree – Global Executive Master in Luxury Management (GEMLux). Created in partnership with the prestigious Italian business school, Politecnico di Milano’s Graduate School of Business (MIP). The degree is designed to help meet the growing demand for highly-skilled professionals in the luxury sector and focuses on implementing best-in-class managerial practices in the luxury goods and services segments.

Tricor Group Appoints Richard Beattie as CEO of Australia

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricor Group (Tricor), Asia’s leading business expansion specialist, announced the promotion of Richard Beattie as CEO of Australia, reporting to Lennard Yong, Group CEO of Tricor. Richard will be responsible for leading the commercial development and operations of the Australia business. Richard joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand) in 1997 as a Tax Specialist and officially became part of Tricor in 2003. He was then promoted to Director of Business Services for Tricor Hong Kong in 2013. Richard has been playing a vital role in servicing our key clients. He brings a wealth of experience to the company not just from his long-term relationship with clients but also his quality deliverables. As a Certified Public Accountant, Richard holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from a university in Australia.

Janus Henderson to Report Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Results

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE/ASX: JHG) will announce its fourth quarter and full-year 2019 results on Tuesday 4 February 2020 at 4am EST, 9am GMT, 8pm AEDT. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held at 8am EST, 1pm GMT, 12am AEDT (5 February). Those wishing to participate should call:From:   United Kingdom  0800 358 6377 (toll free)

Rio Tinto Increases Donation to Australian Red Cross for Bushfire Relief and Recovery Efforts

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has donated a further A$750,000 to the Red Cross’ disaster relief and recovery efforts that are supporting people affected by Australia’s bushfire crisis. It adds to the A$250,000 Rio Tinto donated to the Red Cross in November, bringing the company’s total donation to A$1 million. The funds will be used to help Red Cross emergency service teams provide vital support to impacted communities including:

 Legacy Education Alliance Announces Agreement with Tarek El Moussa

CAPE CORAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. (OTCQB: LEAI) (www.legacyeducationalliance.com), a leading international marketer of practical, high-quality, and value-based educational training on the topics of personal finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial markets investing strategies and techniques, announced that it had entered into an agreement with Tarek El Moussa, star of HGTV’s hit series “Flip or Flop,” to assist Tarek in the fulfillment of his new real estate training program

Fleet Management in Australia & New Zealand, 2019-2023, Featuring Profiles of 29 International & Local Aftermarket Solution Providers - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Fleet Management in Australia and New Zealand - 4th Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Installed Based of FM Systems in Australia & New Zealand Will Reach 1.8 Million Units by 2023.Fleet Management in Australia and New Zealand is the fourth consecutive report analysing the latest developments on the fleet management market in this region. This strategic research report provides you with 140 pages of unique business intelligence including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

AVITA Medical Receives U.S. FDA Investigational Device Exemption Approval of Clinical Feasibility Study to Evaluate RECELL System for Vitiligo

Study expected to commence in first half of 2020VALENCIA, Calif. & MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVITA Medical Limited (ASX: AVH, NASDAQ: RCEL), a regenerative medicine company with a technology platform positioned to address unmet medical needs in therapeutic skin restoration, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to conduct a feasibility study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RECELL

Starpharma: Commencement of Phase 1 Trial for AZD0466 Utilising DEP® Delivery Technology

AstraZeneca has commenced its first-in-human/phase 1 clinical trial for AZD0466 in the US in a range of cancersAZD0466 utilises Starpharma’s proprietary DEP® delivery technology and is a highly optimised nanomedicine formulation of a novel dual Bcl2/xL inhibitor US$3 million milestone payment to Starpharma has been triggered by the first dose of AZD0466 administered in the trial under its multi-product DEP

GOE: TEPPEN Crowns TEPPEN World Championship WINNER as First World Champion and Announces Akuma as New Hero

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Akuma--The inaugural TEPPEN World Championship 2019 has come to a close, and GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE) (TOKYO:3765)’s first champion has been crowned [Last Guardian]. In the biggest TEPPEN tournament ever, he expertly guided his [MORRIGAN AENSLAND/Temptation] and [DANTE/Devil Trigger] decks through the competition, bringing down everyone in his path to the top.

Foodics Chooses GetSwift to Support Delivery in Middle East

Foodics Has Processed Over 1 Billion Order to Clients at Over 7,000 LocationsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$GSW #Dubai--Foodics, the leading cloud-based point of sale (POS) operator for restaurants in the Middle East, has selected GetSwift Limited (Australian Securities Exchange: GSW) as its exclusive logistics platform to power home delivery across the region. “Following an extensive review process, we are very pleased to partner with GetSwift as we broaden our services to include delivery,” said Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Channel and Partnerships Manager at Foodics. “GetSwift’s platform will immediately simplify the dispatching and order management processes, both of which will be critical as we continue to expand across the Middle East.”

Danakali: Notice to Proceed issued to DRA Global

CMSC has issued a Notice to Proceed to DRA Global for the provision of EPCM servicesDRA Global has global project management expertise and significant experience working in AfricaThe CMSC Board has resolved to commence EPCM phases 1 & 2LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#colluli--Danakali Limited (ASX: DNK, LSE: DNK, Danakali or the Company), is pleased to announce that the Colluli Mining Share Company (

CORRECTING and REPLACING Moog Australia Announces Strategic Agreement for Innovation in Defence Market

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release dated December 18, 2019 with the following corrected version due to a revision to the third paragraph.The corrected release reads:MOOG AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC AGREEMENT FOR INNOVATION IN DEFENCE MARKETMoog Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Moog Inc., announced today that the company has entered into a strategic agreement with Madrid-headquartered Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (Escribano or EM&E) to provide enhanced defence offerings in Australia and the Asia-Pacific markets. This strategic relationship aligns Moog’s core competencies in precision motion control for defence applications with Escribano’s integration capabilities for remote weapon systems, electro-optical tracking and sighting systems.

Tide Partner With CryptoHopper to Enable Keyless Algo-Trading on Crypto-Exchanges.

Collaboration enables unprecedented advanced cryptocurrency trading capabilities without compromising security.AMSTERDAM & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Established automated crypto trading platform Cryptohopper and Tide Foundation, an open source privacy technology venture have announced a partnership to pilot a new standard of advanced keyless trading. “Not your keys, not your crypto” is a mantra for how crypto holders’ should govern the handling of their crypto-assets. Unfortunately, the current reality often necessitates compromises to that philosophy for crypto traders.

Exopharm Backs Regulatory Crackdown on Unapproved Exosome Products 

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A leading developer of exosome therapies, Australia-based Exopharm Limited, supports the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in highlighting the health dangers of unapproved products peddled by clinics that are openly flouting the rules.In a public safety notification released on December 6, the FDA highlighted reports of serious adverse health events in patients given unapproved products claimed to contain exosomes. According to the report, the dispensing clinics “deceive patients with unsubstantiated claims about the potential for these products to prevent, treat or cure various diseases or conditions.” This behaviour “ultimately puts at risk the very patients that these clinics claim to want to help.” Exopharm's approach to developing exosome therapeutics is vastly different to that of the dubious operators.

Axonics® Granted Six U.S. Patents and Allowed Three Additional Patents Related to its Implantable Sacral Neuromodulation Technology

Seven Additional Patents Granted in Western Europe, Japan, China, Australia and CanadaIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXNX), a medical technology company that has developed and is commercializing novel implantable Sacral Neuromodulation (“SNM”) devices for the treatment of bladder and bowel dysfunction, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued or allowed Axonics nine U.S. utility patents in 2019, along with numerous foreign counterparts relating to its implantable sacral neuromodulation technology.

Moog Australia Announces Strategic Agreement for Innovation in Defence Market

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moog Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Moog Inc., announced today that the company has entered into a strategic agreement with Madrid-headquartered Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (Escribano or EM&E) to provide enhanced defence offerings in Australia and the Asia-Pacific markets. This strategic relationship aligns Moog’s core competencies in precision motion control for defence applications with Escribano’s integration capabilities for remote weapon systems, electro-optical tracking and sighting systems.

Chevron Agrees to Acquire Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron Australia Downstream Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, today announced that it has signed a conditional Share Sale Agreement with Puma Energy Asia Pacific B.V. to acquire all shares and equity interests of Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd for the amount of AU$425 million.Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries hold assets including a network of company-owned and retailer-owned service stations in Australia, a commercial and industrial fuels business, owned or leased seaboard import terminals and fuel distribution depots.

GIGXR Announces Acquisition of Immersive Learning Group

Company acquires suite of SaaS mixed reality applications plus team, customers & intellectual property to enhance learning tools for healthcare, higher education & enterprise sectorsVENICE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GIGXR, Inc., announced today that it has acquired global mixed reality and immersive learning assets from Pearson PLC, the worlds learning company. GIGXR provides a SaaS platform delivering extended reality (XR) learning applications for medical and nursing schools, higher education, healthcare and enterprise. The company was founded in 2019 for the purpose of acquiring the Pearson Immersive Learning Group’s holographic content management platform and suite of applications. It acquired the assets of the operating business, including the existing base of users, strategic partnerships and related intellectual property, while assuming the entire technical, creative and business team of employees working in the business.

$15.5 Billion Meal Kit Market Analysis: Global Forecast to 2025 by Country, Ordering Method (Online, Offline), Category (Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian), Type (Fresh Food, Process Food) & Companies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Meal Kit Market Global Analysis by Country, Ordering Method (Online, Offline), Category (Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian), Type (Fresh Food, Process Food) & Companies" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Meal Kit Market is estimated to surpass US$ 15.5 Billion by the end of the year 2025.In 2007, a Swedish company called Middagsfrid began the idea of meal kit service. Then further demand for this service became popular in Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. The meals are made up of several combinations such as pasta, potatoes, vegetables, rice, packed sauce, fish, meat, etc. Users prefer to cook easily at the end of their day. Through understanding customer food preferences, companies sell fresh foods more than processed foods.

XCHG’s CBL Markets Acquires APX Environmental Management Account (EMA) Platform

NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBL Markets (CBL), an XCHG company, has acquired the Environmental Management Account (EMA) platform owned by APX, Inc. EMA aggregates portfolio positions from 11 environmental registries into a single access point, enabling market participants to analyze, report, monitor, manage, and trade energy and environmental inventory in a unified account structure. Since integrating with EMA in 2017, US Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading volumes through CBL have increased by 257% from 2018 to 2019, contributing to the significant volumes currently handled by EMA.

​NeuClone Completes Dosing in Phase I Clinical Trial of Stelara® (ustekinumab) Biosimilar Candidate

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuClone Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NeuClone), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company exclusively focused on developing high-quality biosimilar products, today announced successful recruitment and dosing of all subjects in the Phase I clinical trial for its Stelara® (ustekinumab) biosimilar candidate, NeuLara. The final subject was dosed last week. No serious treatment related adverse events have been reported to date.

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