Iveco Group announces Anna Tanganelli as its new Chief Financial Officer

IVECO GROUP N.V.

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Turin, 13th September 2023. Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) today announces that Anna Tanganelli will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of 1st December 2023, succeeding Francesco Tanzi who served as CFO during Iveco Group’s successful spin-off and first year and a half as an independent Company. Ms Tanganelli will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and will report directly to Iveco Group CEO, Gerrit Marx.

Anna Tanganelli comes to Iveco Group with extensive experience in corporate finance, including many years in the automotive sector, and a solid international background. She started her career at UBS, in the Investment Banking Division, and then moved to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) where she covered different roles, primarily in Business Development and M&A. She garnered vast knowledge working for the EMEA Team, Fiat Powertrain, the NAFTA Team and finally Magneti Marelli, the then component division of FCA. In 2019, she was named CFO and Head of M&A of the Magneti Marelli Segment and CFO for the EMEA region within the broader Marelli Group. In 2021, she assumed the role of CFO and Head of M&A at the Iren Group, a multi-utility company listed on the Italian stock exchange.

Gerrit Marx, CEO Iveco Group, said: “I am excited to welcome Anna to our Company. Following the solid course set out during our initial 18 months as Iveco Group, she has what it takes to further energise and accelerate our transformation into one of the most innovative OEMs in the industry. Anna will be a valuable addition, leading the financial aspects of the Group and overseeing the attainment of the objectives in our Strategic Business Plan, as we continue to drive the mobility transition and advance a more sustainable society. I look forward to this next chapter with Anna on our management team.”

Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) is the home of unique people and brands that power your business and mission to advance a more sustainable society. The eight brands are each a major force in its specific business: IVECO, a pioneering commercial vehicles brand that designs, manufactures, and markets heavy, medium, and light-duty trucks; FPT Industrial, a global leader in a vast array of advanced powertrain technologies in the agriculture, construction, marine, power generation, and commercial vehicles sectors; IVECO BUS and HEULIEZ, mass-transit and premium bus and coach brands; IDV, for highly specialised defence and civil protection equipment; ASTRA, a leader in large-scale heavy-duty quarry and construction vehicles; MAGIRUS, the industry-reputed firefighting vehicle and equipment manufacturer; and IVECO CAPITAL, the financing arm which supports them all. Iveco Group employs more than 35,000 people around the world and has 20 industrial sites and 29 R&D centres. Further information is available on the Company’s website www.ivecogroup.com

Media Contacts:
Francesco Polsinelli, Mob: +39 335 1776091
Fabio Lepore, Mob: +39 335 7469007
E-mail: mediarelations@ivecogroup.com

Investor Relations:
Federico Donati, Tel: +39 011 0073539
E-mail: investor.relations@ivecogroup.com

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Over 130 legendary boats gather at the Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe

Over 130 legendary boats gather at the Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe

Over 130 legendary boats gather at the Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe

MONACO, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Over 130 boats will gather for the16th Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco (13-16 September). The boats, including some forty classic sailing yachts, a dozen period motor yachts, around sixty vintage motorboats and a 20-strong fleet of Dinghy 12’ class, will make their way into Port Hercule today to moor in the YCM Marina.

Launched in 1994, this biennial meeting showcases the boats of yesteryear still sailing. To kick things off, Tuiga, the flagship of the Yacht Club de Monaco, will join the other two 15M IR yachts, The Lady Anne and Mariska, for an inaugural regatta, while the Jury, chaired by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, will begin its inspection for the ‘La Belle Classe Restoration’ Prize.

The world’s most beautiful sailing boats are coming to the meeting, designed by the early America’s Cup architects like Nathanael G. Herreshoff to whom we owe several legends from the American classic scene like Atlantic(56.43m) and Elena of London(41.60m). Alongside will be the superb Charles Nicholson masterpiece, the three-mast schooner Creole(58.22m), showing off her elegant lines. On display there’ll also be the O’Remington(23.20m). Launched 1946 under the name Maria del Mar, the schooner was owned by Lord Remington, a wealthy American heir. Illustrious names like Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Marcello Mastroianni went on board and four Palmes d’or winners of the Cannes Film Festival stayed on her who would see the boat as a lucky charm for Italian cinema. At Maria Callas’s request, Lord Remington then headed for Athens where he met the famous Greek shipowner, Aristotle Onassis. During her time in Italy, the Diva rehearsed on board, an event engraved in the collective Italian memory reflected in the boat’s nickname ‘La Divina’. Eyes on the Naema(40.59m). This faithful replica of Alfred Mylne’s Panda left the Camper & Nicholson yard in 1938. Offered as a gift to King Bao Da of Anam (Vietnam) by the French government the boat found refuge in Toulon after the French withdrew from Indochina in 1954.

In the wake of the first motorboat meetings in 1904, some sixty motorboats will be brought together, including three dating from the early 20thcentury. A dozen vintage motor yachts will be cruising in the bay of Monaco, beauties like Thelasbuilt 1936 by De Vries Lentsch from the architect Norman Hart’s drawings. Alongside them will be an exceptional fleet of around thirty Rivas, mahogany wooden runabouts of the 1950s.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prince Rainier III, who founded Yacht Club de Monaco in 1953, an exclusive exhibition entitled ‘The Prince and the Sea’ during Monaco Classic Week shines a light on some of the beautiful boats owned by a man who loved the sea and boats.

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Press Office LaPresse – ufficio.stampa@lapresse.it

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Gorilla Technology Group Partners with Latin-American Security and Defense Solutions Provider Protactics

Partnership creates opportunities to further expand Gorilla’s global footprint to LATAM

LONDON, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (“Gorilla”) (NASDAQ: GRRR), a global provider of AI-based edge video analytics, IoT technologies, and security convergence, today announced its partnership with Protactics, a Colombian-based enterprise that specializes in integral solutions and technology for state-of-the-art security and defense equipment in Latin America.

The partnership, agreed upon in July 2023, will provide Protactics with rights to provide sales and support for Gorilla’s wide array of AI-based Video Analytics and Security Convergence solutions in certain Latin American markets, including Colombia, Mexico & Venezuela. Protactics will also purchase Gorilla’s solutions to provide customer demonstrations and training for their team of experts.

Bolstered with Gorilla’s unique and ground-breaking smart and safe city solutions, Protactics plans to expand further in the Region, with a wider focus on the greater Latin American market.

“The partnership is a resounding win for both Protactics and Gorilla. We believe this collaboration will expedite the adoption of AI & Cybersecurity solutions in Latin America,” said William Addison, Vice President, EMEA, Gorilla Technology. “With our shared values of providing superior technology to enhance safety and security, we are excited to drive innovation and create a lasting relationship with Protactics to positively impact Latin America’s rapidly evolving technological landscape.”

COO of Protactics, Juan Arango, said, “We are confident that Protactics and Gorilla together are poised to redefine Security, Defense and Smart Cities, across Latin America. This strategic partnership underscores our steadfast dedication to pioneering solutions, unleashing the full potential of AI and Cybersecurity throughout the region, ushering in a safer and technologically advanced era.”

“The partnership with Protatics emboldens our resolve to grow Gorilla further with our global expansion strategy,” said Jay Chandan, Chairman and CEO of Gorilla Technology. “This partnership gives us even further reach into markets with massive potential as they begin to digitalize and implement smart and safe city solutions. We have no doubt that by collaborating with our new partner, we will provide exceptional deployments across Latin America to create sustainable solutions that protect communities and boost economies.”

About Gorilla Technology Group Inc.

“Empowering Your Tomorrow”

Gorilla, headquartered in London U.K., is a global solution provider in Security Intelligence, Network Intelligence, Business Intelligence and IoT technology. Gorilla provides a wide range of solutions, including, Smart City, Network, Video, Security Convergence and IoT across select verticals of Government & Public Services, Manufacturing, Telecom, Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare and Education.

The Company’s vision is to empower a connected tomorrow through innovative and transformative technologies. Gorilla envisions a world where seamless connectivity transcends boundaries, enriching lives, industries, and societies.

Gorilla’s commitment is to lead the way in pioneering cutting-edge solutions that bridge gaps, foster collaboration and inspire progress. By relentlessly pushing the boundaries of technology, the Company aims to create an ecosystem where individuals, businesses and communities thrive in an era of digital empowerment.

Through continuous innovation, ethical practices and a steadfast dedication to quality, Gorilla strives to shape a future where every interaction, transaction, and experience is enhanced by the power of technology.

For more information go to Gorilla-Technology.com.

About Protactics

Headquartered in Bogota, Colombia, Protactics provides one-of-a-kind security and defense equipment. With product offerings in cybersecurity, smart law enforcement, non-invasive inspection systems, end-to-end encryption storage and data, contraband detection, and biometric fever screening, Protactics enables government agencies to enhance security and defense.

For more information go to protactics.com.co

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Education Nonprofit NFTE Launches Global SDG-focused Innovation Challenges, Winners Receive Cash Prizes 

Young people ages 11-24 can register now for annual World Series of Innovation

Education Nonprofit NFTE LaunchesGlobal SDG-focused Innovation Challenges, Winners Receive Cash Prizes

Young people ages 11-24 can register now for Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s annual World Series of Innovation at innovation.nfte.com. Prizes range from $300-$1,500 with challenges focused on advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Interested in solving some of the biggest challenges humanity faces? Starting today, youth ages 11 to 24 can compete for cash prizes in the annual World Series of Innovation (WSI), presented by Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and MetLife Foundation.

Prizes range from $300-$1,500 with challenges focused on advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Eligible teams and individuals worldwide can sign up at innovation.nfte.com.

Each year, WSI unlocks the potential of young visionaries, empowering learners to embrace their inherent creativity and become architects of change. NFTE believes the entrepreneurial mind is well-suited to ideate solutions for sustainable development challenges—from hunger and social justice to climate change. In addition to presenting creative solutions to preserve our future, thousands of WSI competitors will develop the entrepreneurial mindset and practice design-thinking skills.

“MetLife Foundation is committed to driving inclusive economic mobility in communities around the world. The World Series of Innovation builds the entrepreneurial mindset needed for young people to succeed in their future – giving them the tools to found their own businesses and expand their future career path,” said Tia Hodges, President and CEO of MetLife Foundation and Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism at MetLife. “We are excited to see the innovative solutions young people around the world develop to impact their communities.”

Dr. J.D. LaRock, NFTE President and CEO adds, “NFTE’s previous World Series of Innovation competitions have shown us that students are showing us adults the way forward in solving the world’s most pressing challenges – from a business that recycles seaweed for use as construction materials, to a platform that provides accessible financial literacy, to a solution that uses satellite data to draw connections between climate change, mosquito populations, and disease outbreaks.  The young people who will enter this year’s competition will do even more to drive innovation.”

Each fall, NFTE announces a new set of WSI challenges as a lead-up to Global Entrepreneurship Week. The robust global competition concludes December 11, and winners will be announced on April 15, 2024, during World Creativity and Innovation Week.

This year’s 6 online challenges will advance the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

  • SDG 3, Good Health and Well-Being Challenge: MetLife Foundation
  • SDG 8, Skills for Success Challenge: Citi Foundation
  • SDG 11, Connected Cities Challenge
  • SDG 15, Biodiversity Challenge
  • SDG 13, Subscription Economy Challenge: Zuora
  • SDG 16, Inclusive AI Challenge: Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) 

Learn more about the latest set of NFTE WSI innovation challenges, the sponsoring organizations, and the prizes being offered at innovation.nfte.com.

See some of the winning entries from previous challenges at innovation.nfte.com/results.

For media inquiries regarding NFTE, please contact Vanessa Hsia at 929-551-3813 or vanessa@thetascgroup.com; or Denise Berkhalter at 917-281-4362 or marketing@nfte.com.

About NFTE
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) ignites the entrepreneurial mindset with unique learning experiences that empower students to own their futures. A global nonprofit founded in 1987, NFTE provides high-quality entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school and postsecondary students. NFTE brings the power of entrepreneurship to students, regardless of family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated more than a million students, delivering our programs in school, out of school, in-person, online, or through hybrid models. Visit nfte.com to learn more.

About MetLife Foundation
At MetLife Foundation, we are committed to driving inclusive economic mobility for underserved and underrepresented communities around the world. We collaborate with nonprofit organizations and provide grants aligned to three strategic focus areas – economic inclusion, financial health and resilient communities – while engaging MetLife employee volunteers to help drive impact. MetLife Foundation was established in 1976 to continue MetLife’s long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. Since 1976, MetLife Foundation has contributed over $900 million to strengthen communities where MetLife has a presence. To learn more about MetLife Foundation, visit www.MetLife.org.

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Chief Sales Officer of AI-Media Excited to Showcase Subtitling Innovation at Upcoming IBC Broadcast Tradeshow

AI-Media Exhibits at IBC 2023

AI-Media to exhibit at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam, NE from 15-18 Sept 2023

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AI-Media, the leader in technology-driven live captioning & subtitling, transcription, and translation solutions, is excited to announce its presence at the IBC Show 2023, scheduled to take place from 15th – 18th September in Amsterdam, NE. The event promises to be a gathering of industry experts, thought leaders, and innovative companies in the broadcast and media technology sector.

As the global leader in captioning and subtitling for the broadcast industry, AI-Media is proud to be part of this influential event. Our Chief Sales Officer, James Ward, will lead our delegation and represent our commitment to excellence in delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients and partners.

AI-Media’s Chief Sales Officer, James Ward said:

“We are delighted to participate at the IBC show once again. This tradeshow is an exceptional platform for us to showcase our latest innovations and demonstrate how we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the broadcast industry. We’re excited to engage with industry leaders, customers, and partners, and to share our vision for the future of broadcasting.”

AI-Media will be showcasing several key broadcast solutions at the event, the cornerstone of which is our AI-Powered live automatic captioning solution – LEXI. LEXI consistently delivers accuracy rates of over 98%, identifies speaker changes, uses AI to ensure captions don’t interrupt onscreen content and all at a fraction of the cost of human captions. This innovative tool is revolutionizing real-time captioning, providing a cost-effective solution that has been embraced by the world’s leading broadcasters. AI-Media will be conducting live demos at the booth to display this groundbreaking technology in action.

The recently launched AI-powered LEXI Captioning Tool Kit will also be featured at IBC2023, featuring six key solutions each designed to address different captioning needs. LEXI Tool Kit transforms content creation and captioning, offering complete end-to-end solutions for media companies, broadcasters, event producers, educational institutions, and content creators worldwide. Broadcasters can mix and match the Tool Kit components to suit their business needs, accessing solutions including captioning, translation, archiving & search and disaster recovery.

With IP video production at the forefront of innovation in the broadcasting landscape; broadcasters can look to AI-Media’s ALTA solution for their IP compatible closed captioning and subtitling encoding solution. ALTA supports global broadcast standards including SMPTE-2110, MPEG-TS inputs, and can output 2110-40, DVB subtitles, DVB TTML, DVB Teletext and SMPTE 2038. Deployable as a standalone virtual machine, a pre-packaged AMI or turnkey physical server, ALTA can fit into any production workflow. Along with effortlessly handling six languages per instance, ALTA also supports the insertion of advertising cues using SCTE-35 and SCTE-104. With ALTA, AI-Media is helping broadcasters elevate their IP video broadcasts to new heights of reach and accessibility. Also available at the booth will be our range of SDI Hardware Encoders, including our Encoder Pro (HD492) 1 RU caption encoder – now synonymous as the broadcast standard for SDI encoders.

We’re also excited to provide customers with an early look at our upgraded LEXI Translate solution, which is the next level of language accessibility within our LEXI Tool Kit. This soon to be released version boasts unmatched accuracy in real-time translation, allowing broadcasters to distribute content to a wider audience than ever before.

Join AI-Media at IBC 2023, September 15-18, RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, Booth #5.C31. Attendees are encouraged to book a meeting with the AI-Media team to discover our range of end-to-end broadcast captioning solutions.

About AI-Media

Founded in Australia in 2003, technology company AI-Media is a global leader in live and recorded captioning, transcription and translation solutions. The company helps the world’s leading broadcasters, enterprises and government agencies ensure high accuracy, secure and cost-effective captioning via its AI-powered LEXI automatic captioning solution. LEXI captions are delivered to millions of screens worldwide via AI-Media’s range of captioning encoders and its iCap Cloud Network – the world’s largest, most secure caption delivery network. Globally, AI-Media delivers over 8 million minutes of live and recorded media monthly. AI-Media trades on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:AIM). For more information, please visit AI-Media.tv.

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“Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse” by Simon Taylor: A Journey Through the SaaS Data Landscape

New Book is a Comprehensive Exploration of the Rising Threat to Digital Data and the Race to Protect It

Boston, Massachusetts, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  HYCU, Inc., the fastest growing data protection as a service company is taking a major first step as the digital world is on the brink of a catastrophe. As more companies increasingly rely on Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, the looming SaaS data apocalypse is quickly emerging as the most significant threat to data in years. Today, Simon Taylor’s new book, Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse,” is released to shine a light on this imminent digital threat and share real world examples of what can be done to avoid digital mayhem.

From the meteoric rise of the SaaS data apocalypse to deep dives into how leading organizations, including the Boston Red Sox, Zebra Technologies, Bain Capital, and LS Direct, have navigated these challenging waters, Taylor offers an unparalleled insight into the modern SaaS landscape.

In the book’s foreword, Enrique Salem, Partner at Bain Capital, an investor in HYCU, underscores the importance of Simon Taylor’s work, stating, “From the dawn of the digital era to the explosive growth of data and the intricacies of SaaS, our digital world is brimming with both opportunities and threats. Simon Taylor, through this pivotal book, offers not just insights but a roadmap to navigating these challenges. ‘Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse’ stands as a beacon for businesses, guiding them through the dynamic times of the data revolution. Simon’s profound perspectives offer a blueprint for a more secure and streamlined digital age, ensuring the safeguarding of our digital tomorrow.”

In this compelling narrative, readers are plunged into a journey through the treacherous landscape of SaaS data sprawl. However, amidst the chaos, HYCU emerges as the beacon of hope with its first of its kind, R-Cloud, low code data protection development platform, leading the charge against this digital threat.

“There are 23,000+ SaaS applications in use globally, and more than 50% of successful ransomware attacks happening through SaaS use, and predictions that a successful ransomware attack will occur every two seconds by 2031, signs of the Apocalypse are clear,” said Taylor. “The purpose of the book is to shed light on this emerging crisis, offer practical recommendations on how to deal with it, and learn from some of the most forward-thinking IT leaders that share their experiences in how to truly avert what is becoming the biggest IT challenge of our lifetime.”

Availability:
“Averting the SaaS Data Apocalypse” is available for purchase on Amazon.com in print and Kindle versions worldwide with the pending release in audiobook format on Audible. For special orders, corporate packages, or a free signed copy, please visit: Signed Copy.

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About Simon Taylor:

Simon Taylor is the CEO and founder of HYCU, the world’s fastest growing multicloud data protection company. He has more than 20 years’ experience in go-to-market strategy development, product marketing and channel sales management for the tech industry. He has worked for leading companies such as Comtrade Group, Forrester Research, Putnam Investments and Omgeo.

He received an MBA in international business from IE (Instituto de Empresa) Business School and an undergraduate degree in operations technology from Northeastern University. He is the author of “John’s Book,” an acclaimed full-length novel, and is a board member at Uncornered, an active member of YPO and a Research Fellow at Boston College.

About HYCU

HYCU is the fastest-growing leader in the multi-cloud and SaaS data protection as a service industry. By bringing true SaaS-based data backup and recovery to on-premises, cloud-native and SaaS environments, the company provides unparalleled data protection, migration, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection to thousands of companies worldwide. As an award-winning and recognized visionary in the industry, HYCU solutions eliminate complexity, risk, and the high cost of legacy-based solutions, providing data protection simplicity to make the world safer. With an industry leading NPS score of 91, customers experience frictionless, cost-effective data protection, anywhere, everywhere. HYCU has raised $140M in VC funding to date and is based in Boston, Mass. Learn more at www.hycu.com.

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Transforming Accounting: FloQast Debuts New Solutions at TakeControl User Conference

Company unveils FloQast™ Variance Analysis, opens free FloQademy CPE/CPD courses to the general public, and doubles down on momentum around Compliance Management solution

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, announced today several new additions to its cloud-native Accounting Operations Platform, which enables customers to streamline and manage the Financial Close, Finance and Accounting Operations, and Compliance Programs. These additions are designed to both improve the way accounting teams work and enhance their professional development:

  • FloQast Variance Analysis, for Finance and Accounting teams who need to monitor and manage business and budgetary performance through flux and budget variance analysis.
  • Free Public CPE/CPD courses from FloQademy, FloQast’s learning portal, which for the first time are available at no cost to everyone – whether or not they’re a FloQast customer. FloQademy bucks the notion that CPE/CPD content has to be boring and instead makes it fun, offering access to an on-demand library of entertaining and engaging learning and professional development content.
  • Strengthening Compliance Management, inspired by rapid user adoption and feedback, for even greater audit readiness and agility through central management and integration of compliance into business processes.

“Today’s accountants face a variety of challenges requiring the need for intelligent, reliable resources, and the introduction of Variance Analysis, FloQademy CPE/CPD, and the latest updates to FloQast Compliance Management address a variety of needs inspired directly by feedback from our customers,” said Mike Whitmire, co-founder and CEO at FloQast, CPA. “Whether it’s further automating time-consuming tasks, centrally managing and integrating compliance into business processes, or helping accountants have a little fun with continuing professional education requirements, FloQast remains dedicated to empowering accountants to work better together and grow their strategic role within the organization.”

The solutions were announced at TakeControl, FloQast’s annual user conference, taking place from September 13-14, 2023. Today’s announcements come as FloQast also unveiled and detailed its vision for the future of generative AI and accounting during the conference. By using generative AI, routine accounting tasks such as data entry, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation can be further automated.

FloQast Variance Analysis

FloQast Variance Analysis simplifies Flux and Budget Variance Analysis during the Financial Close, saving Accountants time, improving reporting accuracy, centralizing data, and better visibility and accountability to better manage the variance analysis process. Teams can focus on driving data-driven explanations of business activities and enhancing organizational agility. Key features include:

  • Automated Reports and Scoping: FloQast Variance Analysis automatically generates reports by integrating directly with FloQast Close and major ERP systems. You can set materiality thresholds for automated scoping, ensuring your reports are ready when you need them.
  • Enhanced Variance Workflow Management: See progress of variance reports with purpose-built dashboards. Set up automated notification alerts for when reports are ready for review, adding/responding to review comments, and significant changes to account balances. These notifications integrate seamlessly with Slack, Teams, and email.
  • Deeper Insights with Transaction Level Details: FloQast Variance Analysis gathers transaction details by vendor or department, centralizing the analysis workflow. This feature eliminates the need to refer back to your ERP, manually set parameters, download reports or perform additional formatting to collect data. In addition, reviewers can easily access the same underlying data preparers used to draft explanations.
  • Timely Variance Analysis: This new capability offers a more efficient approach to variance analysis. Teams can finalize numbers in specific account areas and perform proactive variance analysis each period rather than reactive analysis during the audit.

FloQademy CPE/CPD

FloQademy CPE/CPD is changing the stigma that continuing professional development content has to be dry and boring. Available now to the general public free of charge, FloQademy reimagines CPE/CPD with original content created by accountants that is engaging, entertaining, and fun. Self-study courses include content produced by FloQast Studios, the first-ever entertainment studio designed for the accounting community. These courses are designed by former accountants, feature speakers active in the accounting industry, and are approved by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and the CPD Standards Office.

FloQademy has an unmatched range of technical and non-technical courses, including accounting best practices, finance technology innovations, personal development, and business news and current events. It is designed to meet accountants where they work with 24/7 virtual access to a library of self-paced courses. The course series of entertaining thought leadership includes:

  • Unqualified Opinions: A podcast-style panel offering insight into public accounting experiences by sharing stories from current or former auditors.
  • The FinTech Flo Podcast: A podcast co-hosted by FloQast CEO Mike Whitmire, discussing trending news and media in the accounting and fintech world.
  • Audit Trails: A podcast-style interview offering a fresh perspective on public accounting life by sharing real stories from current or former auditors.
  • Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets: Hosted by FloQast co-founder and CEO Mike Whitmire, this podcast explores the modern accounting landscape and highlights individuals making material impacts in finance, accounting, and entrepreneurial adventures.
  • On-demand webinars covering technical accounting topics and best practices.

Strengthening FloQast Compliance Management

Organizations have quickly embraced the value of FloQast Compliance Management, launched earlier this year. Now, with more than 90 customers, the solution offers several new improvements inspired directly by customer feedback to put even more power into the hands of finance, accounting, and audit teams. Designed to reduce financial compliance complexity by streamlining financial controls together with the Close for always-on audit-ready compliance, FloQast Compliance Management now features:

  • Flowchart (Visio) Integration: Experience seamless integration with Microsoft Visio in addition to Microsoft Word, allowing users to maintain productivity while enhancing scalability and agility of compliance programs.
  • Narratives and Flowcharts Performance Status Dashboard: Increase visibility into the progress of uploads for easy status checks to ensure narratives and flowcharts are in sync with your RCM. Quickly identify missing controls and drill down by business process for a detailed review into missing narratives or flowcharts.
  • Narrative / RCM Two-Way Sync: Choose to work from either process narratives or the FloQast Risk Control Matrix (RCM) giving users flexibility to work where they want. FloQast Compliance Management automatically synchronizes changes for audit evidence that is always current and accurate.

“When I found out FloQast was working on a module that could help us with our controls and SOX compliance — within FloQast — I was thrilled,” said Brandon Peters, Director of SOX Compliance & Head of Internal Audit, a.k.a. “Now, we’re able to centralize that work within the tool for one source of truth and more accountability.”

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TakeControl is a free event, and registration is now open. For more information on TakeControl, including a full detailed schedule of the two-day event, please visit floqast.com/takecontrol.

About FloQast
FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, delivers an Accounting Operations Platform that enables organizations to operationalize accounting excellence. Trusted by more than 2,300 accounting teams – including Twilio, Los Angeles Lakers, Zoom, and Snowflake – FloQast was built by accountants, for accountants to enhance the way accounting teams work. FloQast enables customers to streamline and manage the Financial Close, Finance and Accounting Operations, and Compliance Programs. With FloQast, teams can manage every aspect of the month-end Close, reduce their compliance burden, stay audit-ready, and improve accuracy, visibility, and collaboration throughout the financial function. FloQast is consistently rated #1 across all user review sites. Learn more at FloQast.com.

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Curia Supports Replicate Bioscience’s Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Novel Next-Generation RNA Vaccine

Supply of drug substance manufactured under cGMP supports first-in-human clinical study for RBI-4000 novel self-replicating RNA (srRNA)

ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curia, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organization, today announced that its partner, Replicate Bioscience, has received IND clearance from the FDA and has dosed the first participant with RBI-4000, a self-replicating (srRNA) rabies vaccine, in a Phase 1 clinical study utilizing clinical material developed as part of the collaboration with Curia.

Curia conducted process development, scale-up and cGMP manufacture of srRNA RBI-4000 drug substance. At approximately 10,000 bases, this srRNA is significantly larger than a conventional linear mRNA and has been historically difficult to manufacture at the scales required for clinical development. Curia’s analytical method development and qualification of the assays were also critical to the release of this srRNA molecule.

“Curia is proud to be a pioneer in manufacturing this new class of srRNA technology by delivering RBI-4000 srRNA drug substance to our partner Replicate in support of their Phase 1 clinical trial,” said Christopher Conway, President, Research & Development, Curia. “We are dedicated to providing advantaged solutions from development to cGMP manufacture for our customers in the mRNA field.”

This new class of srRNA vaccine offers a number of potential improvements to existing mRNA vaccines, including lower dosage requirements and improved tolerability. The advancement also opens the door for further RNA innovation for use in vaccines and therapeutics with fewer constraints on molecule size.

“Our collaboration with Curia helped us manufacture a new class of self-replicating RNAs which have the potential to deliver improved bioactivity, tolerability and efficacy profiles as compared to other RNA technologies,” said Nathaniel Wang, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Replicate. “Curia scaled up a process for longer RNAs that enabled large-scale production at yields, purity and potency to support Replicate’s Phase 1 clinical trial.”

Curia is committed to being a partner of choice from discovery and development through manufacture and commercialization, providing a full suite of services to support small and large molecule, drug substance, drug product aseptic fill-finish and laboratory testing at every phase of the drug development life cycle.

About Curia
Curia, formerly AMRI, is a leading contract research, development, and manufacturing organization providing products and services from R&D through commercial manufacturing to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers. Curia’s nearly 4,000 employees at 29 locations across the U.S., Europe, and Asia help its customers advance from curiosity to cure. Learn more at CuriaGlobal.com.

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Curia สนับสนุนการทดลองทางคลินิกระยะที่ 1 ของวัคซีน RNA รุ่นใหม่ของ Replicate Bioscience

การจัดหาสารตัวยาที่ผลิตภายใต้ cGMP ช่วยสนับสนุนการศึกษาทางคลินิกในมนุษย์เป็นครั้งแรกสำหรับ RBI-4000 ซึ่งเป็น RNA ที่จำลองตัวเองแบบใหม่ (srRNA)

ออลบานี นิวยอร์ก, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ในวันนี้ Curia องค์กรการวิจัย การพัฒนา และการผลิตตามสัญญาชั้นนำได้ว่า Replicate Bioscience ซึ่งเป็นพันธมิตรของบริษัท ได้รับการอนุมัติ IND จาก FDA และได้ให้ยาแก่ผู้เข้าร่วมรายแรกด้วย RBI-4000 ซึ่งเป็นวัคซีนป้องกันพิษสุนัขบ้าที่จำลองตัวเอง (srRNA) ในการศึกษาทางคลินิกระยะที่ 1 โดยใช้วัสดุทางคลินิกที่พัฒนาขึ้นโดยเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของความร่วมมือกับ Curia

Curia ดำเนินการพัฒนากระบวนการ ยกระดับ และผลิต cGMP ของสารตัวยา srRNA RBI-4000 ที่ระดับประมาณ 10,000 เบส srRNA นี้มีขนาดใหญ่กว่า mRNA ในรูปแบบเส้นตรงทั่วไปอย่างมาก และในอดีตเป็นเรื่องยากที่จะผลิตในระดับที่จำเป็นสำหรับการพัฒนาทางคลินิก การพัฒนาวิธีการวิเคราะห์ของ Curia และคุณสมบัติของการตรวจวิเคราะห์ก็มีความสำคัญต่อการปลดปล่อยโมเลกุล srRNA นี้เช่นกัน

“Curia รู้สึกภูมิใจที่เป็นผู้บุกเบิกในการผลิตเทคโนโลยี srRNA ระดับใหม่นี้โดยการส่งมอบสารตัวยา RBI-4000 srRNA ให้กับพันธมิตร Replicate ของเราเพื่อสนับสนุนการทดลองทางคลินิกระยะที่ 1” Christopher Conway ประธานฝ่ายวิจัยและพัฒนาของ Curia กล่าว “เราทุ่มเทเพื่อมอบโซลูชันที่มีข้อได้เปรียบตั้งแต่การพัฒนาไปจนถึงการผลิต cGMP สำหรับลูกค้าของเราในภาคส่วน mRNA”

วัคซีน srRNA ประเภทใหม่นี้นำเสนอการปรับปรุงที่มีศักยภาพหลายประการต่อวัคซีน mRNA ที่มีอยู่ รวมถึงความต้องการปริมาณยาที่ลดลงและความทนต่อยาที่ดีขึ้น ความก้าวหน้าดังกล่าวยังเปิดประตูสู่นวัตกรรม RNA ต่อไปเพื่อใช้ในวัคซีนและการบำบัดโรค โดยมีข้อจำกัดด้านขนาดโมเลกุลน้อยลง

“ความร่วมมือของเรากับ Curia ช่วยให้เราผลิต RNA ที่สามารถจำลองตัวเองประเภทใหม่ซึ่งมีศักยภาพในการส่งมอบโปรไฟล์ฤทธิ์ทางชีวภาพ ความทนทาน และประสิทธิภาพที่ดีขึ้น เมื่อเทียบกับเทคโนโลยี RNA อื่น ๆ ได้” ดร. Nathaniel Wang ผู้ก่อตั้งและประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหารของ Replicate กล่าว “Curia ยกระดับกระบวนการสำหรับ RNA ที่มีความยาวมากขึ้น ซึ่งช่วยให้สามารถผลิตได้ในปริมาณมากทั้งในด้านผลผลิต ความบริสุทธิ์ และความแรง เพื่อรองรับการทดลองทางคลินิกระยะที่ 1 ของ Replicate”

Curia มุ่งมั่นที่จะเป็นพันธมิตรที่ลูกค้าเลือกใช้บริการตั้งแต่การค้นพบและพัฒนาไปจนถึงการผลิตและการพาณิชย์ โดยให้บริการครบวงจรเพื่อรองรับโมเลกุลขนาดเล็กและขนาดใหญ่ สารตัวยา การบรรจุตัวยาแบบปลอดเชื้อ และการทดสอบในห้องปฏิบัติการในทุกขั้นตอนของวงจรชีวิตของการพัฒนายา

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Annual Investment Meeting announces new identity as AIM Congress, gears up for 13th edition in Abu Dhabi, May 2024

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Under its new identity as “AIM Congress,” the Organizing Committee of the World’s Leading Investment Platform will once again gather together regional and international leaders, thinkers, and innovators at the 13th edition of the event taking place from 7 to 9 May 2024 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

To be anchored on the theme “Adapting to a Shifting Investment Landscape: Harnessing New Potential for Global Economic Development,” AIM Congress 2024 is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) as lead partner.

To be hosted again in the UAE’s vibrant capital, AIM Congress 2024 plans to surpass the success achieved by its last year’s edition which attracted 10,313 participants and 693 speakers from 175 countries.

His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, expressed his enthusiasm for AIM Congress 2024, stating that, “For more than a decade, AIM Congress has been steadfast in its commitment to promote global economic cooperation and harness the potential of countries especially emerging markets. Amid the backdrop of the shifting global investment scene, it is all-important for countries to adapt and explore new avenues for growth. For its 2024 edition, AIM Congress will continue to be the leading venue where the world’s key economic stakeholders congregate to facilitate dialogue and pave the way for impactful investments that propel a brighter, better future for each and everyone.”

His Excellency Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADDED, said: “Building on the remarkable success of AIM’s previous edition, we are raising the bar to meet the expectations of the global investment community. As the Capital of Capital, Abu Dhabi is leading global conversations on investments outlook and dynamics in an era characterised by mega shifts. Our approach to inward and outward investments is guided by our unwavering commitment to place human development, sustainability, and advanced technology at the core of socio-economic plans at local and international levels, support of ESG agendas, and enhance synergies through international cooperation to improve life for all.”

For his part, Dawood Al Shezawi, President of AIM Global Foundation, commented: “In the face of the various challenges confronting our world today, coupled with the continued decline in global economic growth, emerges the announcement of AIM’s new identity as AIM Congress, which positions itself as a premier venue for investment, providing the optimal platform for esteemed leaders and decision-makers around the world to collectively address our most pressing issues, reshape the global trade and investment landscape, and ultimately foster positive, enduring social and economic impacts in diverse regions worldwide.”

AIM Congress is built upon a foundation of its five key pillars – FDI, FPI, Startups, SMEs, and Future Cities – that underpin the event’s objectives and provide a framework for its activities.

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