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The Arab International Women's Forum and Pfizer launch 'DEI by Design' report with recommendations on embedding diversity into MENA health

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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The report was a result of collaborative virtual panel series with top medical practitioners and health science professionals from the region.

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  • The report was a result of collaborative virtual panel series with top medical practitioners and health science professionals from the region.
  • Despite challenges, it also highlighted opportunities to address the gender gap, especially as 90% of frontline health workers are women.
  • The report provides recommendations to lift up women in health.
  • Together with Pfizer, we are proud to provide this roadmap to a future where women's contributions to health are elevated and fully realised.

The Arab International Women's Forum and Pfizer launch 'DEI by Design' report with recommendations on embedding diversity into MENA health

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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The report was a result of collaborative virtual panel series with top medical practitioners and health science professionals from the region.

Key Points: 
  • The report was a result of collaborative virtual panel series with top medical practitioners and health science professionals from the region.
  • Despite challenges, it also highlighted opportunities to address the gender gap, especially as 90% of frontline health workers are women.
  • The report provides recommendations to lift up women in health.
  • Together with Pfizer, we are proud to provide this roadmap to a future where women's contributions to health are elevated and fully realised.

Pfizer Holds MERA Vaccines Summit to Discuss the Impact of Vaccines on Controlling Diseases in the Region

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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The MERA Vaccines Summit brought together more than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals to Dubai to discuss a range of communicable diseases.

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  • The MERA Vaccines Summit brought together more than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals to Dubai to discuss a range of communicable diseases.
  • The summit educated healthcare professionals with the latest literature on vaccines, and its impact to the region's population.
  • Vaccines are critical to reducing disease burden and countering new variants of diseases, especially for those at most risk of hospitalization.
  • DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfizer Middle East, Russia and Africa (MERA) hosted the MERA Vaccines Summit, welcoming more than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals from around the region to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Pfizer Holds MERA Vaccines Summit to Discuss the Impact of Vaccines on Controlling Diseases in the Region

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Urinary tract infection, Hajj, Pregnancy, International, Infection, Vaccine, Literature, Physician, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Vaccination, MERA, Disease, COVID-19, Risk, Public, Hospital, Patient, Pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer

The MERA Vaccines Summit brought together more than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals to Dubai to discuss a range of communicable diseases.

Key Points: 
  • The MERA Vaccines Summit brought together more than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals to Dubai to discuss a range of communicable diseases.
  • The summit educated healthcare professionals with the latest literature on vaccines, and its impact to the region's population.
  • Vaccines are critical to reducing disease burden and countering new variants of diseases, especially for those at most risk of hospitalization.
  • DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfizer Middle East, Russia and Africa (MERA) hosted the MERA Vaccines Summit, welcoming more than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals from around the region to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Renesas Partners with EdgeCortix to Streamline AI/ML Development

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with EdgeCortix, a leading provider of energy efficient, Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing solutions at the edge.

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with EdgeCortix, a leading provider of energy efficient, Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing solutions at the edge.
  • Through both the investment and the partnership, this relationship will provide Renesas with unique access to EdgeCortix’s industry leading technology.
  • Based in Tokyo, EdgeCortix is a start-up founded on the idea of creating a high-speed, low-power, AI-focused processor with a software-first approach for edge applications.
  • This partnership also enables Renesas to access specialized hardware expertise that EdgeCortix has developed leveraging Arm as well as multiple other architectures including Renesas’ DRP-AI accelerator.

EdgeCortix Closes $20 Million in Additional Funding Round

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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TOKYO, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeCortix® Inc., a Japan-based edge artificial intelligence (AI) fabless semiconductor development and design company today announced the closing of a $20 million (approximately ¥3 billion) funding round led by Japan's foremost venture capital (VC) firm SBI Investment Co. Ltd. and Global Hands-On VC (GHOVC), a leading Japan-US collaboration-focused VC with a history of successful semiconductor investments. In addition, EdgeCortix also received an investment from Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, to extend its strategic collaboration with EdgeCortix on AI/ML (Machine Learning) development. Existing investors Cycle Group and Monozukuri Ventures also joined this round.

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  • In addition, EdgeCortix also received an investment from Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, to extend its strategic collaboration with EdgeCortix on AI/ML (Machine Learning) development.
  • This funding round along with the recognition from strategic investors is a testament to our incredibly talented team, globally recognized partners and customers.
  • Our team is well positioned to support the EdgeCortix team in growing and delivering their industry leading solutions across the globe."
  • In conjunction with the close of this funding round, senior leaders from both Renesas and GHOVC will be joining the EdgeCortix Board of Directors.

Pfizer Holds First MERA Precision Medicine Summit About Advancements in Cancer Treatment

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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JOHANNESBURG, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfizer conducted a discussion about the latest advances and breakthroughs in cancer care to improve patient lives in its first Middle East, Russia, and Africa (MERA) Precision Medicine Summit.

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  • JOHANNESBURG, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfizer conducted a discussion about the latest advances and breakthroughs in cancer care to improve patient lives in its first Middle East, Russia, and Africa (MERA) Precision Medicine Summit.
  • The event brought together more than 90 regional and international expert oncologists and pathologists to discuss the advances in precision medicine for cancer treatments.
  • To address this growing concern, Pfizer's MERA Precision Medicine Summit discussed the latest advancements in precision medicine.
  • Precision medicine customizes cancer treatment by analyzing a patient's genetics, tumor characteristics, and other factors.

EdgeCortix Expands Delivery of its Industry Leading SAKURA-I AI Co-processor Devices and MERA Software Suite

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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TOKYO, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeCortix®Inc., the innovative Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform company, focused on delivering class-leading compute efficiency and ultra-low latency for AI inference; announced, it is shipping its industry leading, energy-efficient, turn-key, AI co-processor, branded as the EdgeCortix SAKURA-I, to its global Early Access Program members.

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  • , the innovative Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform company, focused on delivering class-leading compute efficiency and ultra-low latency for AI inference; announced, it is shipping its industry leading, energy-efficient, turn-key, AI co-processor, branded as the EdgeCortix SAKURA-I, to its global Early Access Program members.
  • "We are very pleased to be announcing the fulfillment of our first-generation semiconductor solution, the EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI co-processor.
  • ", said Sakyasingha Dasgupta, CEO and Founder of EdgeCortix, "We are delivering a complete Edge AI platform to our Early Access Program members, comprising both software and hardware solutions, which includes our recently updated MERA software suite.
  • Program members include numerous global industry leading enterprise customers across both the commercial and defense sectors.

Renesas Expands RZ/V Series with Built-in Vision AI Accelerator for Accurate Image Recognition and Multi-Camera Image Support

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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The RZ/V2MA features a proprietary low power DRP-AI (Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor) accelerator which can process vision AI at 1 TOPS/W (tera operations per second, per watt) class performance.

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  • The RZ/V2MA features a proprietary low power DRP-AI (Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor) accelerator which can process vision AI at 1 TOPS/W (tera operations per second, per watt) class performance.
  • In addition to the DRP-AI accelerator, the RZ/V2MA includes an OpenCV accelerator that allows rule-based image processing simultaneously.
  • These features bring highly accurate image recognition capabilities for machine vision products such as AI-equipped gateways, video servers, security gates, POS terminals and robotic arms.
  • As a first phase, Renesas supports ONNX and PyTorch AI models and plans to support Tensorflow in the future.

AIAG Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer P. Matthew Pohlman

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Monday, August 1, 2022
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, P. Matthew Pohlman.

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  • SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, P. Matthew Pohlman.
  • Pohlman joins the team in response to AIAG CEO Emeritus J. Scot Sharlands retirement after more than seventeen years at the organizations helm.
  • Great organizations dont look back...they evolve and move forward faster, and Matt Pohlman is the right guy to take AIAG to the next level.
  • Beginning at Federal-Mogul, Pohlman initially directed North American Field Operations out of Detroit, before relocating overseas as General Director of European Logistics.