Nippon Express USA: Multimodal transport service from North America to Asia via Mexico

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Nippon Express U.S.A. Inc (NX USA), a group company of Nippon Express Holdings Inc, has launched ‘US EXPORT SERVICE Via MEXICO’ (U.S.E.ME), a new BCP-compatible multimodal transport service for shipments from the United States and Canada to Asia via Mexico.

This BCP-compatible integrated multimodal transport service conveys cargo overland by trailer from various locations in North America (U.S./Canada) to a Nippon Express warehouse in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, where it is transshipped to containers and transported by sea from Manzanillo Port in Mexico to ports in Japan and other Asian countries.

According to a statement, the service features namely, reliable lead time; high-quality integrated transport by the NX Group; and, flexible collection.

This transport service avoids port congestion on the U.S. West Coast and thus offers dependable lead time (e.g., about 37 days from Chicago to Yokohama Port).

In addition, NX Mexico provides customers with reliable service by issuing House Waybills and consistently clarifying its transport responsibilities from departure points to arrival points.

Goods can be collected from major cities across the United States and Canada on dates specified by customers. Primary collection areas include Toronto, Minneapolis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Nashville, Atlanta, and Houston.

Together with providing reliable transport with stable lead times, NX USA will utilise its strengths as the only Japanese company with its own warehouse in Mexico to offer high-quality integrated transport services by the NX Group.

The NX Group remains committed to providing BCP-compatible solutions and supporting customers' business continuity by developing alternative routes and combining and using transport modes in response to customer requests.

More details at https://www.nipponexpress.com/

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Unify Platform AG: UNIPLAT-EUTECH strategic partnership to stimulate UN SDGs success

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- UNIPLAT, the world's first online platform for researchers and entrepreneurs showcasing their research projects focused on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), officially announced a strategic partnership with European Technology Chamber (EUTECH).

EUTECH is a registered NGO that is bridging technologies, people, economics, societies, countries, and politics to bring prosperity to humanity.

“It is a great honour for UNIPLAT to become a strategic partner of EUTECH, the EU's leading research and technology platform co-funded by the EU,” said Takahisa Karita, the co-founder, CFO, and COO of Unify Platform AG, the management company of UNIPLAT in a statement.

“For UNIPLAT members worldwide, EUTECH is the cornerstone of building a strong business network in Europe. Furthermore, we hope that UNIPLAT will be used as a venue for presentations on the global expansion of a lot of companies and institutions supported by EUTECH.”

Meanwhile, Florian von Tucher, the chairman of EUTECH said: “It is a great pleasure to witness the strategic partnership forged between UNIPLAT and EU TechChamber SDG Alliance.

“As we have always believed, collaboration is the key to addressing pressing challenges and unlocking new opportunities. I strongly believe that with our joint efforts, we can facilitate significant progress in the realisation of the UN's SDGs. Looking forward to our journey together.”

Both organisations share the same mission of working towards realising the SDGs. Hence, the partnership and cooperation are focused on but not limited to programmes, projects, academic exchanges, and events by the SDG Alliance.

The SDG Alliance is one of EUTECH's Alliances that enable European and international companies to become more competitive by empowering them with access to finance and resources that will allow them to achieve their growth objectives.

By becoming one of the only six SDG Alliance strategic partners, UNIPLAT will receive exclusive access to the events, activities, and media publicity held by the SDG Alliance, creating more exposure and opening more opportunities for all UNIPLAT members.

More details at https://www.uniplat.social/

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INGRAM MICRO CLOUD MAKES DISTINCTIVE GOOGLE CLOUD OFFERINGS AVAILABLE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Ingram Micro Cloud announced it is now offering Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Workspace and Chrome Enterprise to its reseller network across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Victor Paradell, executive director, cloud channel sales, emerging markets at Ingram Micro Cloud in a statement said: “Channel partners in the region would benefit from the strength of this collaboration to capture significant growth opportunities across Google’s end-to-end cloud services offerings.”

“With this announcement, we show our commitment to ensuring our partners have access to the best cloud productivity, collaboration and infrastructure solutions, services, and enablement benefits that allow them to unlock the digital opportunity uptake in this region, which is one of the fastest growing in the world.”

Ingram Micro Cloud is making its distinctive Google Cloud offerings – previously launched in the US, UK, Canada and France – exclusively available to its network in these markets for the first time.

The move bolsters the global offering of Ingram Micro’s Cloud Marketplace, with partners now having the ability to leverage Ingram Micro Cloud to grow their Google Cloud Platform, Google Workspace and Chrome Enterprise businesses.

“We are proud that our partners have seen impressive growth across virtually every facet of their business, and our collaboration with Ingram Micro Cloud is part of our commitment toward providing the region’s partner ecosystem with the products, services, training and go-to-market support that’s needed to accelerate our joint momentum,” said Ruma Balasubramanian, managing director, Southeast Asia at Google Cloud.

Google Cloud and Ingram Micro Cloud are working together to advance channel partners’ current skills and offerings, and develop new resources to support partners in managing end customers.

Ingram Micro Cloud also covers a wide range of partner enablement and support initiatives to help partners build GCP, Google Workspace and Chrome Enterprise practices through its partner programmes, which provide end-to-end engagement models for Ingram Micro Cloud to enable systems integrators (SIs) and independent software vendors (ISVs).

As a result of this expanded relationship with Google Cloud, Ingram Micro Cloud expects its vast partner network to have new opportunities to meet customer needs, while expanding their IaaS businesses.

More details at www.ingrammicrocloud.com.

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VISEO completes Warp acquisition, expanding digital service offering in Japan

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- VISEO, a global technology company specialising in digital transformation services, and Warp Japan (Warp), a boutique digital agency based in Tokyo, have announced a tie-up to grow its reach in Japan.

“We are delighted to have Warp Japan coming onboard our VISEO family. This acquisition helps accelerate our expansion in Japan,” said Olivier Dhonte, Chairman of VISEO Group in a statement.

“It also provides a greater value for our clients in the Asia Pacific Japan region through building an innovation ecosystem for technology players, to augment our service portfolio and give our clients access to agility plus innovation across the region.” 

Meanwhile, Nao Sato, CEO of Warp said: “We’re excited by VISEO’s strategy and plans to grow their digital transformation and optimisation capabilities across the Asia Pacific and Japan. Joining VISEO presents a strategic opportunity for us to drive the acceleration of digital solutions across a variety of industries.”

The acquisition enables VISEO to accelerate its reach by leveraging Warp’s proven capabilities in the digital services space. It provides digital marketing, content creation, interactive installation, design and development for web, mobile and e-commerce websites.

On the other hand, VISEO delivers end-to-end guidance for IT services, ranging from application development, system integration to digital solutions, and capture opportunities across industries. 

The synergies created will further strengthen VISEO’s capabilities in Japan and in the entire Asian Pacific Japan region.

With VISEO’s global presence and a 20-year strong foothold in the IT consulting firm, VISEO supports companies that need to reinvent themselves by taking advantage of technological opportunities making them more efficient.

More details at https://www.viseo.com/

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Proteintech Group Inc announces opening new Singapore office, warehouse

 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- Proteintech, the benchmark in antibodies, Nanobodies, and cytokines & growth factors, has announced the opening of its new Singapore office and warehouse at The Strategy, 2 International Business Park.

With the new office, Proteintech can better serve and support customers in the fast-growing APAC market, according to a statement.

Singapore is a location renowned for its strong presence of reputed and vibrant academic institutes, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; together making Singapore an ideal location for life science research and the expansion of Proteintech’s commercial footprint.

“For the same reasons researchers are choosing the Lion city, Proteintech has established its new office nearby Biopolis, Singapore Science Park, and TuasBiomedical Park in Singapore,” says Jason Li, CEO of Proteintech.

He continues: “As an effort to support our customers’ needs and speed up research, more than 12,000 of our antibodies and reagents are stocked locally for next day delivery making the new site the sixth global distribution centre of Proteintech.”

With the new location Proteintech takes the next step of its go-to-market strategy to foster its position in the APAC region, which has been served by its sites in China and Japan so far.

Establishing the new office in Singapore puts dedicated resources to the fast-growing APAC countries. The new office will also act as a liaison to facilitate global collaboration and product development.

With the new location and ongoing product portfolio expansions, Proteintech continues to put forth resources to cultivate customer advancement and enable faster breakthrough discoveries, overall supporting world class life sciences in the best manner possible.

To learn more about Proteintech, visit www.ptglab.com.

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Slingshot Biosciences Inc extends distribution channel via Chameleon Science partnership

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Slingshot Biosciences Inc, the developer of synthetic cells, has announced extending its distribution channel through a new agreement with Chameleon Science.

The agreement entitles Chameleon Science the rights to distribute and resell Slingshot Bio’s products in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, according to a statement.

Chameleon Science is an innovative new company specialising in the development and distribution of emerging technologies in Life Sciences.

Through Chameleon Science’s network of customers, Slingshot Bio will be able to build its presence in these markets with the well-established presence and expertise of Chameleon Science who has been selling into the flow cytometry industry for many years.

“Chameleon Science’s network will provide us with the market penetration needed to reach our full sales potential in key markets,” said Jeffrey Kim, CEO & Founder, Slingshot Biosciences Inc.

“Slingshot Biosciences has considered many distribution partners and we are confident that Chameleon Science’s extensive knowledge in the field, prominent presence and large customer base will help us leverage our position in the flow cytometry market.”

Meanwhile, Kathryn Friend, Director, Chameleon Science said: “Chameleon Science is excited to introduce Slingshot’s cellular controls to the region. This disruptive technology fills a large gap in the market for flow and spectral cytometry researchers.”

Slingshot Bio’s synthetic cellular controls provide consistent, precise, accurate control for research and clinical end-users that rely on flow cytometry by mimicking blood.

The ability to manufacture consistent controls for flow cytometry has been missing for decades and is now accessible with Slingshot Bio’s unique manufacturing platform.

For more information, visit www.slingshotbio.com.

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STUDY: DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN BORN AFTER CAPA-IVM COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL IVF

 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- A new two-year infant follow-up study reported no difference in developmental outcomes in children born after capacitation-in vitro maturation (CAPA-IVM) compared to those born through conventional in vitro fertilisation (IVF) following ovarian stimulation.

According to a statement, the study was designed to detect developmental delay in children in terms of communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving and personal-social behaviour.

It included a total of 231 children who were evaluated at six months, 12 months and 24 months after birth.

The study results were presented by Prof Dr Tuong M Ho at the 38th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) on July 6, 2022 in Milano (Italy) and have been published in Human Reproduction, a leading reproductive medicine journal.

Prof Dr Lan Vuong from MyDuc hospital, HCMC, Vietnam, who led the study, said: “One of the key messages of this study is that there does not appear to be any significant concern about the safety of CAPA-IVM on childhood development.”

The current results complement recent findings that CAPA-IVM does not show any major epigenetic alterations or imprinting defects in in-vitro matured oocytes.

Dr Vuong believes that continuing building evidence on CAPA-IVM is important to physicians considering alternative approaches to current fertility treatment.

CAPA-IVM is a novel approach to in-vitro maturation of oocytes recovered after no or minimal ovarian stimulation, that incorporates a capacitation step in the maturation of oocytes in vitro which enhances oocyte developmental competence.

The worldwide rights to the CAPA-IVM technology are owned by Lavima Fertility Inc.

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