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Desktop Metal Announces Major Contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for Variety of 3D Printed FreeFoam™ Products

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221114005340/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221114005340/en/
    Under a contract with the Veterans Health Administration, Desktop Metal will develop, test, and manufacture a variety of 3D printed healthcare products with a revolutionary new FreeFoam material.
  • Shown here, FreeFoam parts can be 3D printed at a fraction of their final desired size and expanded when ready for use, minimizing storage and warehouse needs and allowing for custom foam products.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    FreeFoam is currently being printed exclusively on the ETEC Xtreme 8K top-down DLP printing system, with broad commercial availability slated for 2023.
  • The initial contract award, for $2 million, has the potential to grow to $7 million after successful phase-gate deliveries.

Banco Santander partners with Envision Group to accelerate net zero transition

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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MADRID, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today Banco Santander announced a partnership with the companies of Envision Group, a global clean technology leader, to jointly promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, leveraging the strength and expertise of both, to accelerate the global transition to a net zero economy.

Key Points: 
  • MADRID, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today Banco Santander announced a partnership with the companies of Envision Group, a global clean technology leader, to jointly promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, leveraging the strength and expertise of both, to accelerate the global transition to a net zero economy.
  • In addition, Banco Santander will collaborate with Envision Digital, the net-zero and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Tech unit, to explore the application of its Net Zero technology to Santander's customers to drive energy transition across industries and reduce Santander's overall financed emissions.
  • Envision Digital will also partner with Santander to monitor and further improve the energy efficiency of the Santander Group Headquarter, which is already carbon neutral since 2020.
  • Envision Group was ranked among the Top 10 of the 2019 'World's 50 Smartest Companies' by the MIT Technology Review.

Banco Santander partners with Envision Group to accelerate net zero transition

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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MADRID, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today Banco Santander announced a partnership with the companies of Envision Group, a global clean technology leader, to jointly promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, leveraging the strength and expertise of both, to accelerate the global transition to a net zero economy.

Key Points: 
  • MADRID, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today Banco Santander announced a partnership with the companies of Envision Group, a global clean technology leader, to jointly promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, leveraging the strength and expertise of both, to accelerate the global transition to a net zero economy.
  • In addition, Banco Santander will collaborate with Envision Digital, the net-zero and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Tech unit, to explore the application of its Net Zero technology to Santander's customers to drive energy transition across industries and reduce Santander's overall financed emissions.
  • Envision Digital will also partner with Santander to monitor and further improve the energy efficiency of the Santander Group Headquarter, which is already carbon neutral since 2020.
  • Envision Group was ranked among the Top 10 of the 2019 'World's 50 Smartest Companies' by the MIT Technology Review.

Desktop Labs Unveils Strategic Vision to Connect Dental Offices to its Network of Premium Dental Labs Using Advanced Digital Technologies

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today unveiled Desktop Labs, a growing network of full-service dental laboratories that will connect directly to dental practices through integrated digital technology.

Key Points: 
  • Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today unveiled Desktop Labs, a growing network of full-service dental laboratories that will connect directly to dental practices through integrated digital technology.
  • Both Desktop Labs and Desktop Health are subsidiaries of Desktop Metal.
  • At Desktop Labs, our goal is to create all-new connectivity between dental practices and premium, high-quality dental labs that drives efficiency, faster turnaround times, and a more predictable patient experience, said Lou Azzara, President of Desktop Labs.
  • Dental practices and dental laboratories interested in participating in the digital lab network are invited to visit www.desktoplabs.com to learn more.

Align Technology and Desktop Metal Announce Strategic Collaboration to Make iTero Element™ Flex the Preferred Restorative Intraoral Scanner for Desktop Labs’ Customers Serving General Dentists

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221103005605/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221103005605/en/
    The iTero Element Flex intraoral scanner will be the exclusive restorative scanner for Desktop Labs, which is already one of the largest lab networks in the United States, serving general dentists.
  • The iTero Element Flex intraoral scanner gives doctors increased mobility and freedom to provide care anywhere they see patients.
  • Desktop Metal stands ready with Align to help dentists deliver precise, durable dental solutions to patients faster, said Ric Fulop, founder and CEO of Desktop Metal.
  • Invisalign, iTero, exocad, Align, Align Digital Platform, Smile Architect, Invisalign Go, and ClinCheck are trademarks of Align Technology, Inc.

Align Technology and Desktop Metal Announce Strategic Collaboration to Make iTero Element™ Flex the Preferred Restorative Intraoral Scanner for Desktop Labs’ Customers Serving General Dentists

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221102006252/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221102006252/en/
    The iTero Element Flex intraoral scanner gives doctors increased mobility and freedom to provide care anywhere they see patients.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The iTero Element Flex intraoral scanner will be the exclusive restorative scanner for Desktop Labs, which is already one of the largest lab networks in the United States, serving general dentists.
  • The iTero Element Flex intraoral scanner gives doctors increased mobility and freedom to provide care anywhere they see patients.
  • Invisalign, iTero, exocad, Align, Align Digital Platform, Smile Architect, Invisalign Go, and ClinCheck are trademarks of Align Technology, Inc.

Desktop Metal Announces Broad Availability of the Shop System™ Forust Edition, the World’s First High-Speed 3D Printer for Upcycled Wood Parts

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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Now, Desktop Metal is shipping easy-to-use turnkey wood printing systems with the Shop System Forust Edition.

Key Points: 
  • Now, Desktop Metal is shipping easy-to-use turnkey wood printing systems with the Shop System Forust Edition.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The Forust wood printing process was first announced in May 2021 with an online storefront serving customers with custom parts and beta printer system deliveries.
  • Through advanced printheads and high-speed binder jetting technology, the Shop System Forust Edition delivers high-resolution 3D printing of wood parts with realistic grain patterns.
  • Currently, the Shop System Forust Edition printer processes Desktop Metal-provided wood powders from verified and consistent supply sources.

FTC warns companies to remediate Log4j security vulnerability

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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It is critical that companies and their vendors relying on Log4j act now, in order to reduce the likelihood of harm to consumers, and to avoid FTC legal action.

Key Points: 
  • It is critical that companies and their vendors relying on Log4j act now, in order to reduce the likelihood of harm to consumers, and to avoid FTC legal action.
  • Check if you use the Log4j software library by consulting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) guidance: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/apache-log4j-vulnerability-guidance.
  • If you do use it:
    - Update your Log4j software package to the most current version found here: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
    - Consult CISA guidance to mitigate this vulnerability.
  • [1] This overall dynamic is something the FTC will consider as we work to address the root issues that endanger user security.

MIT Technology Review's flagship EmTech event, live and online next week

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Next week, MIT Technology Review welcomes live audiences to the MIT campus for its annual conference on exploring innovation, emerging technology, and global trends poised to impact the way we work and live. Hosted as a hybrid experience November 1-3, EmTech features some of the world's most inspiring industry leaders, researchers, and innovators  sharing their insights on what's probable, plausible, and possible with today's most significant technology trends.  

Key Points: 
  • Online and in person on the MIT campus, exploring the tech trends poised to change the way we work and live
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct.27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Next week, MIT Technology Review welcomes live audiences to the MIT campus for its annual conference on exploring innovation, emerging technology, and global trends poised to impact the way we work and live.
  • It's a can't-miss conversation that only MIT Technology Review can bring together," says CEO and Publisher Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau.
  • The EmTech MIT Presenting Partner is Kyndryl , a company designing, building, managing, and modernizing the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day.
  • MIT Technology Review's mission is to bring about better-informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative, influential, and trustworthy journalism.

Desktop Metal Names Jason Cole Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today announced Jason Cole will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 10.

Key Points: 
  • Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today announced Jason Cole will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 10.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221026005088/en/
    Jason Cole will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Desktop Metal, effective Nov. 10.
  • Jason is a highly accomplished financial executive, who worked his way up to division CFO at a $10 billion technology company over two decades, said Ric Fulop, Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal.
  • I am excited to join Desktop Metal, and help deliver on the vision of bringing 3D printing to mass production, Cole added.