MARLBOROUGH: Akoya Biosciences Inc. announced the appointment of Frederic Pla, PhD, as Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Pla will play a key role in preparing the company as it scales to serve the needs of discovery and clinical researchers adopting spatial biology. Dr. Pla joins Akoya with deep scientific and operational experience and a record of…
Sky and NBCUniversal sign multi-year deal
AUCKLAND: Sky and global entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal (NBCU) have signed an expanded multi-year deal encompassing movies, drama, comedy, entertainment, reality and news across broadcast channels, on demand and streaming, a news release said. The agreement with NBCU includes series produced by Sky Studios and Universal Studio Group, which is comprised of Universal Television, UCP, NBCU…
Zaptec launches Electronic vehicle (EV) charging systems in the UK
OSLO: Zaptec AS has experienced rapid growth over the recent years, and it’s time to open the first Zaptec office outside of Scandinavia. Zaptec is entering the UK to bring even more sustainable charging solutions to the UK market. The office will be located in the Midlands with a national reach. “I am thrilled that…
Air France-KLM announces a plan of capital-strengthening measures
PARIS: Air France-KLM has announced a plan of capital-strengthening measures with the objective of strengthening its balance sheet, preparing the recovery and repositioning the Group on a sustainable financial trajectory. Air France-KLM (“the Group”) announces the following measures in relation to Air France, which have been approved by the European Commission in its decision to…
Atari forms Atari Gaming and Atari Blockchain divisions, appoints Wade J. Rosen as CEO
PARIS: Atari Inc. announced today that Wade J. Rosen, currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atari, will become Chief Executive Officer effective April 6, 2021. The Company also announced the creation of 2 divisions, Atari Gaming and Atari Blockchain. Frédéric Chesnais, current CEO, will focus on Licensing and Atari Blockchain. “I’m honored to…
Sodexo and Uber Eats sign a global partnership agreement
PARIS: The global partnership between Sodexo and Uber Eats launched in France and will be extended to other European countries and Latin America in the coming months, a news release said. In France, Sodexo Pass Restaurant card holders will now be able to have meal delivered from their favorite restaurants, 7 days a week with…
Avacta Group enters into distribution agreement with ABCAM
LONDON: Avacta Group has entered into a global distribution agreement with ABCAM plcto sell the Group’s recently developed SARS-CoV-2 research ELISA Affimer reagents. Avacta has developed Affimer reagents which can be used in a high performance ELISA laboratory test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with high sensitivity and excellent specificity for the spike protein…
Ilika plc announces Goliath manufacturing design collaboration with Comau
LONDON: Ilika Plc, a pioneer in solid-state battery technology, announced it is collaborating with Comau, part of the Fiat Group, and a world leader in the industrial automation field, to scale up Ilika’s existing Goliath pre pilot line and deliver a plant design for a Goliath manufacturing line at a mega-scale facility. The design study…
Questerre and ZEG Power sign letter of intent for blue hydrogen
CALGARY: Questerre Energy Corporation signed a letter of intent (LOI) with ZEG Power AS, a private Norwegian company, to evaluate their proprietary leading edge blue hydrogen technology for the Company’s Clean Tech Energy project in Quebec, a news release said. Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented, “We believe hydrogen will become…
Kahoot! appoints Jostein Håvaldsrud as Group CTO and Trine Haaland Danjalsson
OSLO: Kahoot!, the global learning platform company, today announced that Jostein Håvaldsrud has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to strengthen the Kahoot! Group’s technology management team. In addition, Kahoot! announced that Trine Haaland Danjalsson will join Kahoot! Group as Corporate Legal Director to further strengthen the Kahoot! Group’s Legal and M&A activities. “I’m…
Oncimmune Holdings signs agreements with Roche and Cedars-Sinai
LONDON: Oncimmune Holdings plc has signed two separate agreements with Roche Pharmaceuticals and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in each case to use the company’s newly developed and proprietary Infectious Disease panel. On 6 October 2020, Oncimmune announced the award of UK Government funding for the development and validation of an Infectious Disease NavigAID panel under the…
Oxford Biomedica signs development & supply agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim
OXFORD: Oxford Biomedica has signed a new three year Development & Supply Agreement (DSA) with Boehringer Ingelheim for the manufacture and supply of various types of viral vectors. Under the terms of the DSA, Oxford Biomedica intends to manufacture GMP batches for Boehringer Ingelheim to support the development of viral vectors. The DSA also allows…