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NeuClone Announces Positive Results from Phase I Study of Stelara® (ustekinumab) Biosimilar Candidate

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuClone Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NeuClone) today announced its biosimilar candidate of Stelara® (ustekinumab), NeuLara, has successfully met all primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase I clinical trial. This includes all pre-specified criteria demonstrating the clinical pharmacokinetic (PK) similarity of NeuLara, compared to US- and EU-sourced Stelara®. Additionally, the safety, immunogenicity and tolerability profiles were similar in all three treatment arms.

Piedmont Announces Proposed U.S. Public Offering of American Depositary Shares

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$PLL #Lithium--Piedmont Lithium Limited (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL) today announced that it plans to conduct a U.S. public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of 1.5 million of its American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), with each ADS representing 100 of its ordinary shares (“Public Offering”). Evercore ISI, Canaccord Genuity and ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., are acting as joint book-runners and lead underwriters for the Public Offering. Piedmont intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 225,000 additional ADSs at the issue price of the Public Offering.

CORRECTING and REPLACING Hewlett Packard Enterprise Selected to Build Australia’s Most Powerful Supercomputer for Advancing Scientific Research at Pawsey Supercomputing Centre

Pawsey will gain 30X more compute power and 10X more energy efficiency with advanced supercomputing solutions using the HPE Cray EX supercomputer featuring future AMD EPYC™ CPUs and AMD Instinct™ GPUs SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the first paragraph of release, $ amounts should be in AUD.The updated release reads:HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE SELECTED TO BUILD AUSTRALIA’S MOST POWERFUL SUPERCOMPUTER FOR ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT PAWSEY SUPERCOMPUTING CENTRE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Selected to Build Australia’s Most Powerful Supercomputer for Advancing Scientific Research at Pawsey Supercomputing Centre

Pawsey will gain 30X more compute power and 10X more energy efficiency with advanced supercomputing solutions using the HPE Cray EX supercomputer featuring future AMD EPYC™ CPUs and AMD Instinct™ GPUs SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced it was awarded a $48 million contract to build a new supercomputer for Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, one of Australia’s leading and most innovative national supercomputing centers located in Western Australia. The new supercomputer is part of the Pawsey Capital Refresh Program, which is a $70 million program funded by the Australian government to invest in next-generation supercomputing to advance the nation’s research.
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CSG Revenue Management Solutions Recognised by Frost & Sullivan

BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) has long been an industry leader in delivering flexible, cost-effective monetisation solutions for communication service providers across the globe. Today, the company’s lean and agile revenue management solutions have been recognised by Frost & Sullivan, awarding CSG with its 2020 Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Revenue Management Product Leadership Award.

FOX News International Expands European Distribution

New Platform Now Providing FOX News Channel and FOX Business Programming to 15 Countries NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FOX News Media’s international streaming platform FOX News International has expanded its distribution across Europe. The direct to consumer service, which originally launched in Mexico in August and in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain last month, is now available in 15 countries worldwide.

swIDch Wins ‘Authentication Solution of the Year’ in the 2020 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#2020CyberSecurityBreakthroughAwards--swIDch announced that it has been named the winner of the “Authentication Solution of the Year” award in the 4th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the world’s best information security technology companies and products.

Let PlayCroco Treat You This Halloween

No tricks in sight as online casino celebrate All Hallows’ Eve SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trick or treat? It’s treats, treats and more treats at PlayCroco this month as the Australian online casino celebrates the otherworldly October occasion with its Only Treats, No Tricks promotion. It’s spookily simple – players will be invited to take a supernatural spin on the PlayCroco wheel, consisting of 16 spellbinding segments overloaded with treats. It’ll be like taking candy from a baby; it’s just a case of uncovering what hair-raising rewards you’ll be taking home with you.

Rio Tinto releases third quarter production results

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto Chief Executive J-S Jacques said “We have delivered a good operational performance across most of our assets catching up on planned maintenance activity, particularly in iron ore, and continuing to adapt to new operating conditions as we learn to live with COVID-19. We have maintained our capex guidance and our 2020 production guidance across our key products.

Speech Processing Solutions: Next-generation workflow solution with AI-powered speech recognition

Philips Dictation and Nuance expand their long-standing partnership with SpeechExec Enterprise 7.0 VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#recorder--The new version of the Philips dictation workflow solution for enterprise businesses, SpeechExec Enterprise 7.0 (SEE 7.0), is now available in Europe and many international markets. The close collaboration between Nuance Communications and Speech Processing Solutions

Fluence Acquires Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ Artificial Intelligence-Driven Software and Digital Intelligence Platform for Renewables and Energy Storage

New capabilities amplify and extend Fluence’s energy storage product line, enabling customers to maximize the value of energy storage & renewables while accelerating grid decarbonizationARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#energystorage--Fluence, a Siemens and AES company, today announced it has acquired the digital intelligence platform of AMS, the leading provider of A.I.-enabled optimized bidding software for utility-scale storage and generation assets. The combination of the two companies’ technologies will help utilities, developers, and commercial and industrial customers optimize energy storage and flexible assets to deliver additional revenue, improve grid reliability and efficiency, and support the global transition to more sustainable and resilient power systems.

Cushman & Wakefield Represents Deka Immobilien in US$320 Million Acquisition of Melbourne Office Tower

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) represented German investor Deka Immobilien in the acquisition of a 22-level Class A office tower at 452 Flinders Street, Melbourne, from the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund for US$320 million. Cushman & Wakefield’s Luke Etherington, Sunal Patel and Sarah Baker managed the off-market campaign on behalf of Deka Immobilien, with client support provided by Richard Butler and Mark Hansen. The sale is expected to settle in mid-November 2020, pending approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).

CrowdStrike Enhances Visibility and Automates Analysis into Incident Response Investigations

Introduction of new module offers incident response partners the augmented ability to remediate faster in the wake of a security incident SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fal.Con 2020 –– CrowdStrike Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and cloud workload protection, today announced the availability of CrowdStrike Falcon Forensics to empower incident response (IR) partners. Through the power of rapid cloud deployment, Falcon Forensics will provide increased visibility and automation, working collaboratively with partners and organizations to handle critical security incidents and conduct forensic triage analysis to investigate cyber breaches.

KPMG Launches Legal Department Transformation Offering

Global Legal Operations Transformation Services supports GCs to adapt to a new reality SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#legal--As General Counsel and in-house legal teams contend with the increasing pressures facing their organizations in the wake of COVID-19, there is an urgent need to rethink delivery models and transform legal function operations. While the move to digitize and automate the legal function was already underway before COVID-19, it is now a commercial imperative, and the scope and remit is wider than before as the pandemic situation has intensified the need for organizations to transform.

Perfect Corp. Partners with an Australian Makeup Brand Nude by Nature for a Virtual Try On Experience

Prominent mineral makeup brand from Australia now offers its customers new digital product trial solution powered by AI & AR beauty tech, ensuring a safe, interactive, and personalized shopping journey.SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Corp., the leading AI + AR beauty tech solutions provider, partners with a natural and cruelty-free makeup brand Nude by Nature to bring Virtual Try On (VTO) powered by YouCam for Web

James Hardie Industries Raises Guidance

Adjusted NOPAT guidance range increased to between US$380 million and US$420 million for full-year Fiscal Year 2021.LEAN manufacturing transformation and Zero Harm-focus have enabled the company to meet growing demand for its fiber cement and fiber gypsum building materials.Continued focus on fortifying stronger customer partnership and connecting market demand to manufacturing have enabled the company to service customers at higher levels than ever before.

NGOs: Are Industry and Governments Watering Down New Cocoa Report Data to Downplay Persistent Child Labor and Farmer Poverty?

Leaked World Cocoa Foundation Strategy Documents Show Industry More Concerned About Messaging Than Ending Farmer Poverty; Initial Draft of Report Due Out Shortly Finds Children Still Laboring in West African Cocoa Fields, Often Under Hazardous Conditions.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NGOs from the U.S., Europe, U.K., and Australia working towards a more sustainable chocolate industry are calling for a better future in combating two major related issues in the supply of cocoa from West Africa: child labor and environmental devastation. The NGOs (Mighty Earth, Be Slavery Free, Green America, Freedom United, and Fair World Project) question a forthcoming, watered-down report that is based on obsolete pre-COVID data, and demand urgent solutions for the unacceptably massive number of children in abusive and illegal labor conditions in cocoa, as well as forests being destroyed.

ICP Group Announces Partnership With the International Tennis Federation

California Sports Surfaces, a division of ICP Building Solutions Group, is the only supplier to have the ‘Elite Silver supplier status’ of the ITF Recognition Program and is now the Official Preferred Court Supplier of the ITF.ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICP Building Solutions Group (ICP BSG) is pleased to announce that one of its divisions, California Sports Surfaces (CSS), is now the Official Preferred Court Supplier of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

CrowdStrike Bolsters Endpoint Protection Platform with New Capabilities

CrowdStrike delivers expanded capabilities and customization for the Falcon Platform to enhance detection, visibility and response across operating systems and support unique business needsSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fal.Con 2020 -- CrowdStrike, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and workload protection, today announced enhancements to the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform’s visibility, detection and response capabilities across Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems and new customization capabilities enable customers to tailor information views and create dashboards based on unique business needs.

Roxgold Intersects 109 GPT Over 4m and 49.3 GPT Over 9m at Koula Prospect in Séguéla Gold Project

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roxgold Inc. (“Roxgold” or the “Company”) (TSX: ROXG) (OTCQX: ROGFF) is pleased to announce additional results from the new high grade prospect, Koula, at the Séguéla Gold Project (“Séguéla”) located in Côte d’Ivoire. Séguéla Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire:Highlights from Reverse Circulation (“RC”) drillingKoula4 metres (“m”) at 108.9 grams per tonne gold (“g/t Au”) in drill hole SGRC919 from 32m including

EOS imaging: First EOSedge™ Installation in Australia

Macquarie University Hospital is the first Australian hospital to image patients with EOSedgePARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EOS imaging (Euronext, FR0011191766 - EOSI - PEA-PME eligible), a leader in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging and software solutions for 3D anatomical modeling and surgical planning, announces the first EOSedge™ system installation in Australia at Macquarie University Hospital. Australia has 23 EOS systems installed, making this the first installation in the country of its new EOSedge system.

Smartsheet Kicks Off First ENGAGE APAC Event

BELLEVUE, Wash. & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR), the enterprise platform for dynamic work, today announced the start of its first ENGAGE APAC event. Continuing the conversation from ENGAGE US and ENGAGE EMEA, the virtual event will discuss the key to unlocking human potential through panel discussions, case studies, and product demonstrations from organisations across the region.

GetSwift Announces Death of Retired Director

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$GSW #australia--GetSwift Limited (ASX: GSW) (‘GetSwift’ or the ‘Company’), a leading business and logistics optimization technology company, advises with deep regret the passing of former advisor and director Charles Terrance White after a hard-fought battle against cancer. Terry, as he preferred to be known by friends and business acquaintances alike, brought his quiet humor and experienced judgment to every assignment. He joined GetSwift as an advisor in 2018 and as a director on 2 May 2019, retiring 15 September 2020.

Triton Digital Releases the Australian Podcast Ranker for September 2020

SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, announced today the release of the latest Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker provides insight into the Top 100 Podcasts as well as the Top 10 Publishers in Australia from 1 September through 30 September, 2020, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service.

IFM Investors Targets Net Zero by 2050

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IFM Investors has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes targeting net zero by 2050, following a landmark decision by the pension fund-owned fund manager.The commitment aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises and is an extension of action already being taken at IFM’s infrastructure assets to reduce emissions through investment in renewable energy and other carbon reduction initiatives.

EOS imaging: First EOSedgeTM Installation in Australia

Macquarie University Hospital is the first Australian hospital to image patients with EOSedgePARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: EOS imaging (Paris:EOSI) (Euronext, FR0011191766 - EOSI - PEA-PME eligible), a leader in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging and software solutions for 3D anatomical modeling and surgical planning, announces the first EOSedge™ system installation in Australia at Macquarie University Hospital. Australia has 23 EOS systems installed, making this the first installation in the country of its new EOSedge system.

MackeyRMS Introduces ESG Scorecards to Streamline Investment Selection, Monitoring and Reporting for ESG-Focused Portfolios

The Release of ESG Scorecards Comes as Funds Applying ESG Investment Criteria Topped $1 Trillion AUM in Q2 2020BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MackeyRMS, a provider of SaaS-based research management software built to give fundamental investment teams an easier way to create and share investment research in real time, today announced the release of ESG Scorecards to streamline investment selection, monitoring and reporting for ESG-focused portfolios.

Westwater Resources Announces Receipt of 30 Metric Tonnes of Graphite Concentrate for Pilot Plant Production

Pilot to commence in November Planned production of over 10 metric tonnes of branded battery graphite products by the end of Q1 2021CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$WWR #graphite--Westwater Resources, Inc. (“Westwater”) (Nasdaq: WWR), an energy materials development company, today announced that it has taken delivery of 30 metric tonnes of natural flake graphite concentrate at Dorfner Anzaplan’s facility in Hirschau, Germany, purchased under the Company’s long-term graphite purchase agreement. This material will be utilized in the pilot plant currently being constructed at Dorfner Anzaplan’s facilities near Amberg, Germany, as well as at facilities in Frankfort, Germany, Chicago, Illinois and Buffalo, New York. This combined effort is expected to produce a total of more than 10 metric tonnes of three trademarked battery graphite products: ULTRA-PMG

Noxopharm Announces First COVID-19 Patient Treated in Veyonda® Study

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#clinicaltrials--As the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to rise in most countries, Australian clinical-stage drug development company Noxopharm is pleased to announce treatment of the first patient with its lead pipeline candidate, Veyonda®, in the Company’s Phase 1 NOXCOVID-1 study. NOXCOVID-1 is looking at treating those COVID-19 patients hospitalized with moderate lung dysfunction requiring low oxygen support who are at risk of progressing rapidly into requiring intensive care and mechanical ventilation. This rapid progression increasingly is being seen as an inappropriately strong inflammatory reaction known as a cytokine storm by the body’s immune system in response to lung damage caused by the virus.

Splitit Triples Global Growth, Achieves Record Third Quarter

Splitit also announces availability of self-onboarding, making it easier for businesses to integrate the Splitit platform as they head to the holiday shopping seasonNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Splitit Payments Limited (ASX:SPT), a global payment solutions provider, today announces record Q3 earnings and exceptional year-over-year growth. As the go-to platform that uniquely empowers shoppers to maximize the value of their own earned credit, Splitit is continuing to see rapid adoption by both forward-thinking ecommerce brands and shoppers.

ESG to Unify Global Operations and Brand, Including Utiligroup and Latitude

NORWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESG announces that following a quarter of strong customer growth across three continents, the decision has been made to integrate operations and brand into a single global entity. The decision comes as ESG serves more customers who operate in multiple geographies and as it looks to better support the digitization of the energy sector, empowering energy leaders globally. Local companies in North America and Japan including Latitude Technologies, plus Utiligroup in Europe will integrate into a single structure and company identity to propel the speed, innovation and benefit for global customers. The ESG software platform manages over twenty million customer meters for more than two hundred customers around the world.

IDEMIA and Dexus Deploy Contactless Hygienic Biometric Access Control Solutions for Safe-return-to-work in Sydney Office Towers

IDEMIA MorphoWave™ Compact devices provide a greater and more hygienic user experience thanks to a fully touchless fingerprint verification Several thousand employees use the technology every day at the Gateway and 100 Mount Street office buildings in Sydney COURBEVOIE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, today announced that its MorphoWave™ Compact biometric contactless fingerprint reader for access control has been deployed to the Gateway building located at Sydney’s Circular Quay as well as the 100 Mount Street building in North Sydney.

Coty Announces the Expansion of Kylie Skin in the UK, France, Germany and Australia

New Direct-to-Consumer Websites Provide Greater Accessibility to the In-Demand Skincare BrandNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) announces the launch of direct-to-consumer flagship websites for Kylie Skin in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia. As one of the fastest-growing and most-engaged beauty brands on social media, global accessibility is key to our brand mission.

Revelation Biosciences Inc. Receives TGA Acknowledgment to Start a Phase 1 Clinical Study of REVTx‑99 an Experimental Treatment for COVID‑19

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#biotechnews--Revelation Biosciences Inc. (Revelation), a clinical stage life sciences company focused on the development of immunologic-based therapies for the prevention and treatment of disease, announced today that it received acknowledgement by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia to conduct a Phase 1 clinical study of REVTx‑99 in healthy volunteers (RVL‑HV01 study). REVTx‑99 is in development as treatment for SARS‑CoV‑2 Infection (COVID‑19). RVL‑HV01 is a single site, placebo-controlled, single dose, escalating dose study to determine the safety and tolerability of intranasal REVTx‑99 in healthy adult volunteers. The study is expected to begin enrolling participants in Q4 2020.

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