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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Animal Feed Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia animal feed market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.05% over the forecast period to reach a market size of US$4.992 billion in 2024 from US$4.169 billion in 2018.Increasing poultry meat production is expected to be one of the prime drivers for the growth of the market during the forecast period. According to Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, chicken meat production in Australia has increased from 834409 thousand tonnes in 2009 to 1238000 thousand tonnes in 2017. In addition, growing number of slaughter houses in the country and increasing health awareness is further expected to propel the market growth opportunities in the coming years.

ivWatch leaps to 17 global patents protecting their innovative technologiesNEWPORT NEWS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ivWatch, a biosensor technology company focused on improving patient safety and the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) therapy, expands their foothold in Australia and Europe by securing two patent grants for core product technologies. Additionally, the ivWatch European Patent No. 2830488 announced in October 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PolyMet Mining Corp. (“PolyMet” or the “company”) TSX: POM; NYSE American: PLM – today announced preliminary results of its US$265 million rights offering following the expiration of the subscription period, which expired on June 26, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Based on the preliminary results, Glencore AG (“Glencore”) will own approximately 71.66 percent of the company’s common shares on a non-diluted basis following closing of the fully backstopped rights offering, which percentage includes Glencore’s exercise of its basic subscription rights, additional subscription rights and common shares purchased pursuant to the standby commitment.

Over Sixty-Five Patents Either in Force or Pending Covering the Company’s TechnologyMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCBD) (“Propanc”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that Propanc’s intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio has undergone rapid growth recently, with sixty-five patents currently either in force or pending in most major countries and regions around the world. The IP covers Propanc’s underlying anti-cancer technology in development. In the past year, three additional patent families entered national phase, where a patent application is filed in individual countries and regions, in order to achieve grant status.

NEW YORK & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valuation Research Group (VRG), the international affiliates of Valuation Research Corporation (VRC), a leading provider of independent valuation support, announced an affiliate agreement with ValueTrust Financial Advisors SE (ValueTrust) to offer global valuation and financial advisory services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). “ValueTrust is one of the top valuation and financial advisory firms in the DACH region, and we are proud to partner with them,” said PJ Patel

CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire BCT Solutions (BCT), a privately held technology consultancy that specialises in Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Cyber Defence services and expertise, supporting the delivery of Defence, National Security and Public Safety mission-support capabilities. Accenture has worked to support the objectives of Australia’s government for more than 20 years and the acquisition of BCT will further bolster Accenture’s deep Cybersecurity, Cyber Defence and technical expertise and advance its strategy to be a leading provider of end-to-end capabilities for its government clients.

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a leading financial technology service provider, has expanded its commercial footprint globally with the signing in Singapore of Japanese travel company Time Design. Time Design provides a white-labelled technology booking platform that enables hotels, airlines and online travel agents (OTAs) to sell travel packages on their own websites.As part of the agreement, WEX will issue its virtual cards for Time Design, providing it with the ability to:

Marketplace connects Australian biotechs with global service providers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#fasterscience--Scientist.com, the world’s largest B2B marketplace for outsourced R&D services, today announced a partnership with Austrade, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. The partnership will give Australian biotechnology companies online access to the three thousand pre-qualified research suppliers in the Scientist.com network. It will also help Australia-based research suppliers connect with customers at most of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

PacketFabric arrives in Sydney, Australia, and now offers easy to consume transpacific capacity, available from any location on its network CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PacketFabric, the leading Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform and member of the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, today announces the expansion of its platform to Sydney, Australia. The PacketFabric platform is now available at the Equinix SY4 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®). This Sydney point of presence (PoP) is the first data center in the Asia-Pacific region on PacketFabric’s network.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - Fixed Broadband Service Providers" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the major fixed broadband service providers in Australia: Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, Macquarie Telecom and Vodafone Australia.Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications provider offering a full range of telecom services throughout Australia. Telstra's mobile network is well-positioned to offer superior services to those offered by the NBN company. Furthermore, through its national Wi-Fi and fibre backbone networks it can rapidly offload any heavy broadband traffic from its mobile network onto its fibre backbone.

A new study of 1,940 IT job ads shows that highly paid jobs use language which is more appealing to menTechBrain pledges to provide its Human Resources partner a 16.4% increase in recruitment budget to assist them in finding a suitably qualified female candidate for their next role PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechBrain, a Perth-based IT support services company, today released a report on the use of gendered language in tech industry

Proven Payments Executive Brings Valuable Expertise to Help Accelerate Company’s Strategy MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global payment innovation company Verrency today announced the appointment of Jan McGrath to its global advisory board. Ms. McGrath brings extensive experience as an executive in the global financial services sector across major consumer markets, including the US, the UK, Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong and Australia.

BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A newly published prospective, randomised controlled trial concluded that 20 gauge fine needle biopsy (FNB) needles consistently outperformed 25 gauge fine needle aspiration (FNA) needles in terms of histological yield and diagnostic accuracy, in pancreatic and non-pancreatic lesions. The data reported a 99% technical success rate for 20 gauge FNB needles (success was defined as the ability to obtain tissue from the target lesion) even though a ’significant number of lesions were sampled from an angulated endoscope position, including pancreatic head masses.’

CFO Adds Substantial Financial, Medical Technology and Senior Exchange ExperienceMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCB) (“Propanc”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that Propanc has appointed Mr. Carlo Campiciano as its Chief Financial Officer, commencing July 1, 2019. Mr. Campiciano brings significant experience to the Company across a broad range of financial disciplines in the healthcare sector, including taxation, finance, operations, planning and financial strategy.

SpeeDx tests and technology will be used to support GSK antibiotic clinical trialsSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#PlexPCR--SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, has signed a collaborative agreement with GSK, to provide a combination of existing tests and custom test development to support certain GSK antibiotic clinical trials and new product development. “We welcome this extension of the utility and application of our tests and technology,” said Colin Denver, SpeeDx CEO. “SpeeDx has a demonstrated commitment to improve patient care, and our tests currently used in clinical practice are supporting Resistance Guided Therapy, positively impacting cure rates and helping to minimise the spread of antimicrobial resistant infections.”

PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE: AXS), today announced the expansion of AXIS Re Strategic Partners with the hiring of Robert Hands as a Strategic Account Executive and Head of Australia. In this role, Mr. Hands will be responsible for leading global client relationships for Strategic Partners headquartered in Australia, as well as overseeing all client management activities.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teijin Limited announced today that it has reached an agreement with The Healthy Grain Pty. Limited, an Australian venture company, to acquire the exclusive sales rights in Asia to BARLEYmax® non-genetically modified barley rich in resistant starch and water-soluble dietary fiber, such as β-glucan and fructan. BARLEYmax® was developed by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Managed Security Services Market, Forecast to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In 2017, the MSS market in the ANZ region recorded a growth of 13.5%Australian companies are increasingly witnessing cybercrimes, making the region one of the most targeted Asia-Pacific region. Ransomware and phishing attacks are the most frequent, and governments are now looking at the growing number of cyber incidents as a major area of concern.

EAGLE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ready Meals Pty Ltd (Ready Meals), a frozen potato processor in Australia. Terms were not disclosed. Ready Meals sells frozen potato products under the Harvest Choice brand and operates frozen potato processing and storage facilities in Hallam, Victoria. “The Ready Meals acquisition is the continuation of our strategic work to strengthen and expand our global capabilities,” said Tom Werner, President and CEO. “The acquisition complements our presence in Australia, providing us additional avenues to increase our position in Australia’s 1.1 billion pound market.”

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "ASEAN-6 and Australia Quarterly Facilities Management Trends, 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This analysis on the FM market in ASEAN-6 and Australia observes multiple market trends in each quarter of 2018. The insights in this analysis are derived using extensive secondary research and cover multiple parameters. The analysis covers quarterly 2018 trends in macroeconomic development, new FM contracts, mergers and acquisitions, emerging technologies, and influencing policies. The analysis also provides an overview of the existing markets in the region.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - National Broadband Network - Statistics and Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) is delivered via a multi-technology mix (MTM) to homes and businesses including: fibre to the premises (FTTP), fibre to the building (FTTB), fibre to the node (FTTN), Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC), fixed wireless and satellite.

Partnership aims to deliver world class experiences to fans, players, clubs and grass roots cricket ecosystem MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--HCL Technologies (HCL) and Cricket Australia (CA) have today announced a multi-year partnership, with HCL being chosen as the Digital Technology Partner of CA. HCL, a leading global technology company, will help the Australian cricket’s governing body provide an elevated and immersive digital experience to cricket fans, players, partners, employees, and volunteers across the country and around the world, through CA’s digital offerings.

DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) (NYSE:GWR) today reported traffic volumes for May 2019. G&W’s total traffic in May 2019 was 264,098 carloads, a decrease of 28,998 carloads, or 9.9%, compared with May 2018. G&W’s same railroad traffic in May 2019 decreased 16,250 carloads, or 5.8%, compared with G&W’s traffic in May 2018, excluding carloads from G&W’s former Continental European intermodal business (ERS), which was sold in June 2018, and short line lease expirations in Canada (Goderich-Exeter Railway (GEXR) and Southern Ontario Railway (SOR)) in the fourth quarter of 2018.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - Fixed Broadband Market - Overview and Statistics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Within the Australian fixed broadband market, there is a dynamic shift among customers to fibre networks, as this infrastructure is being built out by nbn (NBN Co), the company responsible for the national broadband deployment. Australia's broadband sector is making improved progress in its migration to a multi-technology NBN.

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ArtificialIntelligence--HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, is celebrating its 20-year anniversary in Australia and New Zealand with a series of events and activities across its offices and communities it serves. HCL opened its first office in the ANZ region in Sydney and since then has been investing in new-age research and technology centres across the region. Over the years the company has made significant contributions to the Australian IT market and to the local economy touching lives across various sectors with a 1,600+ strong workforce spread across 8 locations – Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra in Australia, and Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand. HCL has been delivering innovation in the areas of Digital Transformation, Design Thinking, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Cloud Native and Artificial Intelligence to over 50 clients in ANZ, including three of the top four banks in the region. HCL has won multiple awards & engaged in strategic go-to-market partnership to deliver innovative and flexible solutions to its customer base, over these years.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXNX), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel implantable sacral neuromodulation (“SNM”) devices for the treatment of urinary and bowel dysfunction, today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved the use of full-body magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) using 1.5 Tesla MRI scanners for clinical study patients implanted with the Axonics System.

LeaseAccelerator survey of over 60 senior finance professionals finds AASB 16 is proving more challenging than revenue recognition standard AASB 15, with one-third of companies struggling to meet next month’s deadline. (SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LeaseAccelerator, the pioneer in the Enterprise Lease Accounting software market, has surveyed the market and discovered almost one-third of companies are behind schedule or have not started projects to meet the July 1 deadline.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - Mobile Subscribers, Revenues and Forecasts" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In common with most mature markets, in Australia there are significantly more subscribers to mobile services than there are people. Australia's mobile market is now highly mature and developed with slow annual subscriber growth rates since 2013. Mobile penetration is now well over 100%.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - Internet of Things (IoT) Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. With the move towards 5G well and truly underway it is important to look at what will be the value of IoT infrastructure to the development of a network that will be dominated by sensors and devices. The infrastructure that is now being built offers a range of features such as ubiquitousness, affordability, low latency, high speed and high capacity. It will link millions of devices, such as sensors, that will enable us to manage our environment, traffic, infrastructures, and our society as a whole much more efficiently and effectively.