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Veracyte Names Marie-Claire Taine, Ph.D., as General Manager of Its IVD Business Unit To Advance Global Expansion of the Company’s Tests

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that Marie-Claire Taine, Ph.D., will join Veracyte as general manager of the company’s in vitro diagnostics (IVD) Business Unit, based in Marseille, France.

Key Points: 
  • Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that Marie-Claire Taine, Ph.D., will join Veracyte as general manager of the company’s in vitro diagnostics (IVD) Business Unit, based in Marseille, France.
  • She will lead the global expansion of Veracyte’s tests and will also serve as site lead for the company’s Marseille operations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230907364591/en/
    Veracyte Names Marie-Claire Taine, Ph.D., as General Manager of Its IVD Business Unit.
  • Taine’s extensive international management experience and commercial leadership make her the ideal person to lead the global expansion of Veracyte’s IVD test menu.

Fictiv Premium Membership Now Includes New Procure-to-Pay Integration

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fictiv, the operating system for custom manufacturing, today announced a brand-new integration with market-leading Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Suites in order to simplify and accelerate procurement processes for new product development. As of today, this integration is available to Fictiv Premium members — the collaborative workspace where engineers and sourcing teams can work together to streamline workflows.

Key Points: 
  • Available today, Fictiv Premium members can integrate directly with market-leading P2P suites including SAP Ariba, Coupa, and Microsoft Dynamics 365, further simplifying team-based procurement workflows.
  • As of today, this integration is available to Fictiv Premium members — the collaborative workspace where engineers and sourcing teams can work together to streamline workflows.
  • "The relatively new collaboration features in Fictiv Premium have already helped us keep our engineering and purchasing teams in sync," said Chris Smith, Business Unit Director at Jabil.
  • To learn more about Fictiv's new integration and request a demo, please visit Fictiv's website .

ActiveCampaign Names Joy Whinery as Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ActiveCampaign, a leader in marketing and customer experience automation, has appointed Joy Whinery as its CFO, marking the next chapter in the company's growth. Whinery is charged with building a world-class finance organization within ActiveCampaign.

Key Points: 
  • Whinery is charged with building a world-class finance organization within ActiveCampaign.
  • Whinery will report directly to ActiveCampaign founder and CEO, Jason VandeBoom.
  • Whinery brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience to ActiveCampaign.
  • Earlier this year, the company elevated Kelly O'Connell to Chief Product Officer, and late last year, appointed Shay Howe as Chief Marketing Officer.

New MIPS CEO Sameer Wasson to Drive Company's RISC-V Market Penetration and Innovation

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MIPS, a leading developer of high- performance RISC-V compute IP,  has announced embedded systems industry veteran Sameer Wasson as the company's new CEO.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MIPS , a leading developer of high- performance RISC-V compute IP,  has announced embedded systems industry veteran Sameer Wasson as the company's new CEO.
  • As the new CEO of MIPS, Wasson will further accelerate the company's leadership in the High-Performance RISC-V market as it continues to expand its footprint in Automotive and Enterprise markets.
  • We are confident in his ability to drive growth and deliver exceptional value to MIPS customers and partners."
  • Earlier this year, MIPS took top honors for its eVocore (™) P8700 Multiprocessor system, the industry's most scalable RISC-V CPU IP solution.

Cornerstone Building Brands Names New Canadian Business Unit President

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, today announced Lisa Domnisch has joined the company as president of its Canadian Business Unit.

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  • Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, today announced Lisa Domnisch has joined the company as president of its Canadian Business Unit.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230814426123/en/
    Cornerstone Building Brands Canadian Business Unit President, Lisa Domnisch (Photo: Business Wire)
    Ms. Domnisch brings nearly 20 years of strategic leadership experience in product development, business planning, sales and marketing, and operational excellence to Cornerstone Building Brands.
  • Ms. Domnisch studied political science at the University of Western Ontario and received an Honors of Business Administration diploma from the Canadian Institute of Business.
  • “She is a collaborative, hands-on leader who will lead our Canadian Business Unit to greater growth by creating mutual value with our customers.”

RedDress and OneMed form Strategic Partnership for the Commercialization and Distribution of the ActiGraft Wound Care System in the Nordics

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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HELSINKI and TEL AVIV, Israel and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RedDress, developers of the ActiGraft system, a personalized and autologous wound care solution created from patients own whole blood, today announced that it has established a strategic partnership with OneMed, part of the Asker Healthcare Group, to commercialize and distribute the ActiGraft system throughout Finland and Sweden. The multinational agreement is exclusive and follows an extensive product evaluation assessment.

Key Points: 
  • The wound care market in the Nordics is growing due to an aging population and the increased prevalence of chronic diseases.
  • The ActiGraft wound care system is an autologous, point-of-care wound management solution created from the patient's whole blood.
  • "We are very excited to announce this strategic partnership with OneMed to bring our leading chronic wound care solution to the Nordics", said Alon Kushnir, CEO and Co-Founder at RedDress.
  • We strongly believe that the ActiGraft wound care system will bring immense benefits for patients suffering from non-healing wounds, and an ease of treatment for care providers."

PharmaForce International: Leading US Oncology Companies are Favoring Value Over Volume Strategies in 2023

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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READING, Pa., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaForce International (PFI) recently published a report that benchmarks the commercial operations and marketing expenditures of leading Oncology organizations in the United States.

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  • READING, Pa., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaForce International (PFI) recently published a report that benchmarks the commercial operations and marketing expenditures of leading Oncology organizations in the United States.
  • As selling strategies are ever-changing, the competitive Oncology market is constantly seeing new trends.
  • A notable finding among these key trends is the move toward "value over volume" strategies.
  • In favor of value-based approaches, many Oncology companies profiled within the report have started to diverge from the traditional volume-based approaches.

Zetron Expands Critical Communications Technology Portfolio and Global Reach with Acquisition of ‘Eagle’ Business Unit from NEC

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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Zetron, a global leader in integrated mission critical communications technology, today announced the acquisition of Eagle NewCo (Eagle), a business unit of NEC Software Solutions UK Limited (NEC) that provides software and services to public safety and transportation organizations, for approximately $15 million (USD).

Key Points: 
  • Zetron, a global leader in integrated mission critical communications technology, today announced the acquisition of Eagle NewCo (Eagle), a business unit of NEC Software Solutions UK Limited (NEC) that provides software and services to public safety and transportation organizations, for approximately $15 million (USD).
  • “Eagle’s solutions complement Zetron’s existing command and control portfolio exceedingly well,” said Scott French, Zetron President and Executive General Manager.
  • “The integration of Eagle software and services will further widen our core capabilities in critical communications and provide new growth opportunities for all Zetron solutions across all our global regions.
  • With the acquisition, Eagle is wholly owned by Zetron, with business operations integration beginning immediately, including the transition of Eagle’s primarily UK-based full time employees to Zetron.

Inventec's C805G6 Data Center Solution Brings Sustainable Efficiency & Advanced Security for Powering AI

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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TAIPEI, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventec (TPE: 2356), a global leader in high-powered servers headquartered in Taiwan, is launching its cutting-edge C805G6 server for data centers based on AMD's newest 4th Gen EPYC™ platform — a major innovation in computing power that provides double the operating efficiency of previous platforms.

Key Points: 
  • In fact, in 2022 MIT found that improving a machine learning model tenfold will require a 10,000-fold increase in computational requirements .
  • Addressing both pain points, George Lin, VP of Business Unit VI, Inventec Enterprise Business Group (Inventec EBG) notes that, "Our latest C805G6 data center solution represents an innovation both for the present and the future, setting the standard for performance, energy efficiency, and security while delivering top-notch hardware for powering AI workloads."
  • For greater flexibility and compatibility, the server offers two power supply options, CRPS and DC48V, ensuring optimal usage in a variety of data center setups.
  • Growing threats to data centers and enterprises around the world require ironclad security solutions that are up to the task.

Beckman Coulter Receives FDA Clearance for DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer, Expanding Portfolio with Proven Six Sigma Performance

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a clinical diagnostics leader, received FDA clearance for its new DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer, an automated chemistry analyzer, expanding the company's clinical chemistry offering and demonstrating ongoing commitment to product innovation in the in vitro diagnostic industry.

Key Points: 
  • ANAHEIM, Calif., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a clinical diagnostics leader, received FDA clearance for its new DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer, an automated chemistry analyzer, expanding the company's clinical chemistry offering and demonstrating ongoing commitment to product innovation in the in vitro diagnostic industry.
  • Designed for small-to-medium-sized laboratories, the DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer is one of several recent Beckman Coulter solutions designed to optimize laboratory workflows and support critical clinical decisions.
  • The DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer uses standardized assays and reagents found across Beckman Coulter's portfolio of AU clinical chemistry analyzers.
  • "The Beckman Coulter DxC 500 AU Clinical Chemistry Analyzer, assessed by Six Sigma metrics, meets and/or exceeds the many demands of CLIA 2024 performance specifications," stated Sten Westgard, Director of Client Services and Technology for Westgard QC.