The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed a new Chief Policy Officer to be based in its Singapore office, a first for the role. Celeste Campbell-Pitt joins AVIA on Monday 3rd May, initially joining Chief Policy Officer John Medeiros, who will be retiring after a transition period. Medeiros, who is based in Hong Kong, and joined the Association then known as CASBAA, in 2005 as Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, has been Chief Policy Officer since 2013. A key focus of AVIA is to represent the combined positions of its members and engage in constructive dialogue…
Author: Marie Jones
DiMuto, a global agri-fintech trade solutions company that provides end-to-end supply chain visibility for global agrifood trade, has partnered with OPAL, a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licensed by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to provide payment services on the blockchain-powered DiMuto Platform. The two companies are collaborating to bring together the strengths of both companies to innovate and transform the future of payments and financing in the agrifood trade space. Working together provides an exciting opportunity to leverage OPAL’s expertise in international payment, multi-currency wallets, FX management and financing solutions alongside DiMuto’s strong network of agrifood clientele, robust trade digitalization…
In February 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MIIT) issued its support to the establishment of National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation and Application Pilot Zones in Beijing, Tianjin (Binhai New Area), Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Chengdu. This is the second batch of pilot zones announced by the MIIT. So far, the number of China’s AI innovation and application pilot zones has increased to 8, while Chengdu has become the first AI innovation and application pilot zone in West China. When we talked about the AI industry in Chengdu, the one thing we must…
Agilex Biolabs, Australia’s largest and most technologically advanced specialist bioanalytical laboratory for clinical trials, today congratulated client Bionomics Limited (Bionomics) on its positive pharmacokinetic (PK) results from a 7-day dosing study in healthy volunteers using the newly developed solid dose oral tablet formulation of BNC210. Liz Doolin, Bionomics’ Vice President Clinical Development commented that “We greatly value our long-standing partnership with Agilex Biolabs who continue to be a partner of choice for Bionomics and have supported the development of BNC210 from the beginning. We look forward to continuing this partnership into the future.” Bionomics (ASX: BNO, OTCQB: BNOEF, Germany: AU000000BNO5),…
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, recently hosted a Customer Experience event in Singapore to showcase the world’s first digital elevator series. The Customer Experience event was held on 22 April 2021 at the National Gallery of Singapore. This was supported by key innovative partners such as Gaussian Robotics, Habitap, G Element and Blindsquare, to bring new user experiences to life through a combination of design, technology, new materials, apps and services. Aimed at supporting Singapore’s vision to be a sustainable smart city through enhanced eco-efficiency, performance, and aesthetics, KONE DX Class elevators have built-in connectivity…
Brawijaya University in East Java ranked in the 301-400 band among the world’s top universities on the basis of the assessment of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021. This year, the assessment of THE Impact Rankings is based on the concern and contribution of universities in the success in implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programs, according to Brawijaya University’s head of ranking center, Adharul Muttaqin. THE measures how the academic aspects, publications, innovations, and activities of universities support the 17 goals in the SDGs. In the 2021 edition, Muttaqin conveyed that Brawijaya University demonstrated its participation…
As the world’s first hybrid liquidity aggregator, Finxflo aims to facilitate greater liquidity with leading exchanges and protocols to create a market environment more conducive to trading. Continuing their efforts to bring key players onto a common platform, Finxflo has added Coinbase Institutional to its roster of liquidity providers. Coinbase is an online platform that allows merchants, consumers, and traders to conduct transactions with digital currency. It allows users to create their own cryptocurrency wallets, and start buying or selling cryptocurriencies by connecting with their bank accounts. Finxflo customers will be able to access Coinbase for their investments. Coinbase also…
The inaugural edition of World Big Data & Analytics Show – India, which took place on 20 April 2021, has attracted some of the prominent voices in the data and analytics space such as, Dr Neeta Verma – Director General, NIC; Golok Kumar Simli – Chief of Technology, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Dr Ravi Vijayaraghavan – SVP & Chief Analytics Officer, Flipkart; David Zakkam – VP – Analytics, Swiggy; Ravi Shankar – Senior VP and CMO, Denodo; Dr Satyam Priyadarshy – Technology Fellow & Chief Data Scientist, Halliburton, Past President – DC Chapter of TiE; Ujjyaini Mitra…
Glasstech Asia Online Conference, powered by BAU and BAU China, happened on the 27th of April 2021. Leading the glass and facades community ahead, the online conference brought together a network of glass and facades professionals around the world, to learn, discuss and to explore new networking opportunities through technology. Following the success of the first online conference, Glasstech Asia Online Conference 2021 drew over 150 registered attendees. Key trending topics of the industry like Manufacturing & Processing Innovations; Digitalisation: The Evolution Towards A Smart Factory; Architectural Designs: Design Trends of Post Pandemic Buildings; Architectural Designs: Advanced Building Skins /…
Agilex Biolabs, Australia’s largest and most technologically advanced specialist bioanalytical laboratory for clinical trials, and B2S Life Sciences, a biotherapeutic enablement company advancing improved analytical methods and outcomes for developers of biotherapeutic drugs and diagnostics, shared key ways to navigate the immunogenicity and biomarker requirements for clinical trials via webinar. Watch the webinar here (no registration required): https://bit.ly/3sZp8IA / https://youtu.be/x0H9a8oCb98 “Hot Topics in Immunoassay Bioanalysis – Key points in navigating the immunogenicity and biomarker requirements for clinical trials” was presented by Endpoints Webinars on April 6. Hosted by Endpoints Editor Arsalan Arif, the webinar featured Dr Kurt J. Sales, Agilex Biolabs’ Director of…