Winds of change: Detecting species from airborne DNA just got real

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Environmental DNA has changed the way conservationists monitor biodiversity. By sequencing the genetic material found in water and soil samples, scientists can study entire ecosystems or detect rare animals too elusive to track using traditional methods. Teams have used environmental DNA, or eDNA, to inventory everything from viruses and bacteria to plants and animals, from the slopes of Mount Everest to the depths of the ocean. Now, new research is opening up even greater possibilities. Several separate research groups have shown recently that eDNA can be extracted from thin air to identify n… Continue reading “Winds of change: Detecting species from airborne DNA just got real”

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results on February 24, 2022

PHOENIX, Feb. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: WSC) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results on Thursday, February 24, 2022, after the markets close.

Chief Executive Officer, Brad Soultz and President and Chief Financial Officer, Tim Boswell will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, February 25, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the results.

The live call can be accessed by dialing (855) 312-9420 (US/Canada toll-free) or (210) 874-7774 (International). A live webcast will also be accessible via the “Events & Presentations” section of the company’s website www.willscotmobilemini.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available for 60 days following the call.

About WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “WSC.” Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the Company is a leading business services provider specializing in innovative flexible workspace and portable storage solutions. WillScot Mobile Mini services diverse end markets across all sectors of the economy from a network of over 275 branch locations and additional drop lots throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Additional information can be found on the company’s website at www.willscotmobilemini.com

Contact Information

Investor Inquiries:

Nick Girardi
nick.girardi@willscotmobilemini.com

Media Inquiries:

Scott Junk
scott.junk@willscotmobilemini.com

Digital Week 2.0: Largest Coming Together of Southeast Asia’s Digital Future

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Singapore, Feb 11, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The year 2021 can be termed as one of “Resurgence”. Lives, businesses all saw a resurgence to some extent, even as Covid-19 continued to ravage many economies and livelihoods. If the year 2020 was when organisations began their internal digital transformation journey, in 2021- forward thinking companies turned their attention to integrate and digitalise external business processes. Digital consumption is now an ingrained way of life in Southeast Asia. Early adopters have expanded usage–pre-pandemic users are consuming four more digital services than … Continue reading “Digital Week 2.0: Largest Coming Together of Southeast Asia’s Digital Future”

AKWEL: 2021 TURNOVER TOTALS €922.4 MILLION

        Thursday 10 February 2022

2021 TURNOVER TOTALS €922.4 MILLION

AKWEL (FR0000053027, AKW, PEA-eligible), the automotive and HGV equipment and systems manufacturer specialising in fluid management and mechanisms, posted consolidated turnover of €922.4m in 2021, up +2.8% comparing like-for-like figures.

Consolidated turnover

In € millions – unaudited 2021 2020 Variation Like-for-like variation (1)
1st half-year 487.5 387.1 +25.9% +33.7%
3rd quarter 211.4 262.0 -19.3% -17.3%
4th quarter 223.5 288.1 -22.4% -20.6%
Total for 12 months 922.4 937.2 -1.6% +2.8%

(1)   Comparing like-for-like figures.

Over the 2021 financial year as a whole, which was characterised both by an upturn in activity following the 2020 crisis and by a major lack of visibility regarding supply, which disrupted its manufacturer clients’ production, AKWEL recorded growth of 2.8% when comparing like-for-like figures.

Products & Functions turnover reached €882.0m in 2021, with slight growth experienced in Cooling activities (+2.5%), and Mechanisms (+1.9%). Tooling turnover stood at €30.7m, down by -27.3% after two atypical financial years in 2019 and 2020.

Net cash excluding lease obligations reach €108.3m by financial year end, an increase of €47.7m over the year.

In a context of high volatility in terms of manufacturers’ production levels, AKWEL has succeeded in keeping up with its clients’ demand. Supply limitations will weigh on the current operating income for 2021, expected to have fallen by around 35% for a similar level of margin to the 2018 and 2019 financial years.

Visibility regarding the global vehicle market over 2022 remains poor. AKWEL nonetheless anticipates an increase in its turnover and will focus its efforts on its industrial model to ensure it efficiently adapts to these market conditions and to better serve its manufacturer clients. With a solid financial position, the group will continue to invest in its long-term development by focusing on product developments in its sector, particularly new mobility solutions.

An independent, family-owned group listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange, AKWEL is an automotive and HGV equipment and systems manufacturer specialising in fluid management and mechanisms, offering first-rate industrial and technological expertise in applying and processing materials (plastics, rubber, metal) and mechatronic integration.

Operating in 20 countries across every continent, AKWEL employs more than 10,000 people worldwide.

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Beyond Limits Announces Acquisition of Oak Consulting

The cloud data solutions provider accelerates Beyond Limits business intelligence and technical expertise growth in the Asia-Pacific region

SINGAPORE, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Limits, the industrial and enterprise-grade AI software company built for the most demanding sectors, today announced its acquisition of Singapore-based cloud solutions and consulting partner Oak Consulting.

“Oak Consulting’s extensive track record and expertise in business intelligence and enterprise data management services made the company a natural strategic fit for Beyond Limits,” said David Liu, Executive Chairman of Beyond Limits Asia-Pacific. “Moreover, the company shares our strategic mission for creating solutions that magnify the talents and capabilities of people with the latest technologies, and we’re very excited to welcome them to the Beyond Limits team.”

Oak Consulting provides enterprise-class, full lifecycle solutions from strategy through to the implementation stage for critical industries including public sector, eCommerce, healthcare, financial and supply chain, among others. The firm brings decades of extensive industry knowledge and experience in guiding clients through operational analytics supported by data mining, artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as the adoption of the latest cloud and data management technology platforms.

The acquisition of Oak Consulting further cements Beyond Limits’ position and profitability in the Asia-Pacific region and accelerates the company’s technical resources to support new customer projects and use cases. Current and future customers in the area will also have more immediate access to experienced teams to lead them through complex AI, machine learning, data analytics and management integrations from the concept phase through implementation.

“As a key partner for Beyond Limits since 2020, we’ve worked closely together for years to better understand and meet the rapidly evolving technology demands of businesses in the region,” said Victor Ng, Managing Director of Oak Consulting. “Beyond Limits and its Cognitive AI technology are extremely well-positioned to help meet these demands as artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in daily business operations. We look forward to the strength and scope of services we will be able to offer together.”

Oak Consulting’s current employees and management team will remain in place and will continue to generate immediate opportunities under the Beyond Limits brand by offering its existing products and services to customers and partners. This acquisition brings together two leading companies with decades of extensive industry knowledge and experience in technology and business solutions. Beyond Limits is committed to growing Oak Consulting’s services to achieve dramatic growth in the coming years—growth that will result in more opportunities for Beyond Limits customers.

About Beyond Limits Asia-Pacific
Beyond Limits Asia-Pacific is an enterprise-scale AI company that optimizes operations, boosts efficiency, and increases productivity for demanding industries including energy, advanced manufacturing, and fintech.

Beyond traditional artificial intelligence, Beyond Limits’ software products are powered by award-winning Cognitive AI technology, utilizing a hybrid AI approach that combines data-centric techniques with embedded human knowledge to affirm trust in software-driven decisions, manage operational risk, and drive profitability.

Beyond Limits Asia Pacific is regionally headquartered in Singapore with operations in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Taipei and Tokyo. The regional headquarters drives strategic investments for joint ventures and partnerships in Asia to expand Beyond Limits’ AI in verticals including financial services, led by the Hong Kong office, advanced manufacturing, led the Taiwan office, and the energy sector led by the Singapore, Shenzhen and Tokyo offices.

Founded in 2014, Beyond Limits leverages a significant investment portfolio of advanced technology developed at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA space missions. The company was recently honored by Frost & Sullivan as a Company of the Year for their 2021 Best Practices Award and by CB Insights on their 2020 List of Top 100 Most Innovative Artificial Intelligence Startups.

For more information, please visit www.beyond.ai.

About Oak Consulting
Oak Consulting is a Premier Tier Tableau Value-Added Reseller and Cloud Solutions Provider based in Singapore with offices in India and Malaysia providing Data Management and Analytics Consulting Services. We specialize in industries such as Healthcare, Education, Retail and eCommerce, Telcos, Financials, Shipping, Airport Hub, Business Services and the Public Sector.

Our firm thrives in delivering enterprise-class, full life cycle solutions from strategy through to the implementation stage. Oak Consulting specialties lie in dealing with huge and complex data sets, providing operational analytics supported by data mining, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; adopting the latest state-of-the-art Cloud and Data Management technology platforms of the world.

Our leadership team brings decades of extensive industry knowledge and experience in information technology and business solutions. Together with a team of experience technology and business domain specialists, we pride ourselves in being a Progressively Collaborative Partner to work with in Singapore and the Region.​

Contact Information:
Scott Blevins
LEWIS for Beyond Limits
+1-415-283-5492
beyondlimitspr@teamlewis.com

AstraZeneca PLC – ADR to Join the NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning February 22, 2022

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that AstraZeneca PLC – ADR (Nasdaq: AZN), will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq: NDXE) prior to market open on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. AstraZeneca PLC – ADR will replace Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) in the NASDAQ-100 Index® and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index.

For more information about the company, go to https://www.astrazeneca.com.

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GA-ASI Selects Two Companies to Support MQ-9B Development as Part of Blue Magic Belgium

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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has selected two Belgian companies, ALX Systems and Coexpair, to support the development of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and other advanced RPA-related projects.

The companies were selected from a field of 18 companies that presented their ideas and capabilities to a panel of GA-ASI technical experts during Blue Magic Belgium 2021. BMB21, held Sept. 15-16, 2021, at the headquarters of GA-ASI’s Belgian partner DronePort in Sint-Truiden, provided an opportunity for Belgium-based businesses to present their capabilities and products to GA-ASI with the goal of expanding GA-ASI’s business-to-business cooperation with Belgian industry. The Belgian Ministry of Defense announced in 2020 that it will acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, with first delivery expected next year.

“We were impressed by the many talented companies that participated in Blue Magic Belgium,” said GA-ASI Vice President of Engineering Dee Wilson, who led the GA-ASI panel. “We look forward to working with ALX Systems and Coexpair. Both companies bring unique products and capabilities that are important to our ongoing and future RPA development activities.”

ALX Systems develops unmanned aircraft solutions, including a cloud-enabled operating system that enables UAS to fly autonomously.

“ALX is happy to be selected again and looks forward to working with GA-ASI to develop a mission manager software application that will generate mission plans for autonomous operations,” said ALX Systems’ founder and CEO Geoffrey Mormal.

Coexpair specializes in out-of-autoclave Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) processing of composite parts. It offers material selection and prototyping services to develop this process for customer-specific needs. Coexpair will work with GA-ASI to develop an innovative RTM process for core stiffened composite sandwich structures.

“Our project with GA-ASI will tackle the challenge of resin intrusion into sandwich core during RTM processing,” said André Bertin, CEO of Coexpair.

ALX Systems and Coexpair are part of a growing list of Belgium-based businesses working with GA-ASI. Other companies include AeroSimulators Group, AIRobot, Hexagon’s Geospatial division and ScioTeq, SABCA, Thales Belgium, ST Engineering and DronePort.

About GA-ASI

General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems, including the Predator® RPA series and the Lynx® Multi-mode Radar. With more than seven million flight hours, GA-ASI provides long-endurance, mission-capable aircraft with integrated sensor and data link systems required to deliver persistent flight that enables situational awareness and rapid strike. The company also produces a variety of ground control stations and sensor control/image analysis software, offers pilot training and support services, and develops meta-material antennas. For more information, visit www.ga-asi.com@GenAtomics_ASI on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Avenger, Lynx, Predator, SeaGuardian and SkyGuardian are registered trademarks of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. 

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
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Spain-based corporation enters Vietnam’s water treatment market

GS Inima Environment, the water treatment subsidiary of Spain-based GS Engineering and Construction Corp. (GS EandC), has acquired a 30 percent stake of Phu My Vinh Construction and Investment JSC (PMV) – an industrial water supplier in the Vietnam’s southern province of Long An.

This move demonstrates the company’s effort to tap the Southeast Asian water treatment market after its foray into the South American and Middle Eastern markets.

Specifically, GS Inima holds 30 percent, Malaysian water treatment company RBC Water, 30 percent, and individual Vietnamese investors have a 40 percent stake in the PMV – the owner and operator of two industrial water treatment plants in Long An.

According to GS EandC, the demand for industrial water treatment and supply is expected to increase sharply in the fast-growing Vietnamese economy.

“The water treatment business is an important growth driver of GS EandC and a key player in the environmental, social and corporate governance era,” said Huh Yoon-Hong, the CEO of GS EandC.

GS Inima previously entered the South American market by acquiring Brazil`s BRK Ambiental’s industrial water treatment business in 2019 and entered the Middle East market by winning a seawater desalination project in Oman in 2020.

Source: Vietnam News Agency