BENGALURU, India, ATLANTA and LONDON, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microland, a global digital transformation company, today announced that it would be underwriting the cost of vaccinating all its employees and their immediate families against COVID-19. Eligible employees will be reimbursed the cost of vaccination under the Microland Medical Insurance Policy. This is part of the company's continuing effort to support the safety and well-being of its employees and their families.  

TAICHUNG, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TWSE:6785), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing long-acting injectables (LAIs) for central nervous system disorders, announces positive interim results from the single-ascending-dose study of ALA-1000. A 3-month buprenorphine released injectable designed to be dosed subcutaneously for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). 

MADRID, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the startup ecosystem is an essential focus of job creation. Such is the case with Lingokids, which currently has 21 positions open. Lingokids' forecast is to hire up to 30 new professionals in 2021. The current jobs offered align primarily with senior engineering profiles: Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native), Senior Full Stack Engineer. There are also a few positions open in data, including Data Analyst, Marketing Data Scientist, and Data Engineer. Additionally, there are several openings in marketing, content, and human resources.   

The Agency for Cultural Affairs presents "CULTURE GATE to JAPAN" 

CHITOSE, Japan, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 22, 2021, the Agency for Cultural Affairs opened a new art exhibit at New Chitose Airport as part of their "CULTURE GATE to JAPAN" initiative. Artworks by the creative group NAKED, INC. are exhibited at the airport, as well as on the web, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.  

The deal is set to further strengthen Songtradr's position as the world's leading music licensing ecosystem 

SYDNEY, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Songtradr, the world's largest B2B music licensing marketplace, announced today that they have acquired Song Zu, the most awarded music and sound design company in the Australia and Asia Pacific region, with studios in Sydney and Singapore. This multi-million dollar transaction marks Songtradr's second major acquisition since completion of their Series C funding round in July 2020 where the company raised US$30M. 

Safecast will deploy Airnote devices at Fukushima during a live-streamed 10 year anniversary event. 

BOSTON and TOKYO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Safecast, a global leader in open environmental data, and Blues Wireless, a leading developer of IoT cloud cellular solutions, today announced Airnote, an air quality monitoring device with unprecedented simplicity and cost-effectiveness. By removing complexity and barriers to use, Airnote enables the mass deployment of air quality sensors at a cost of nearly half that of other products on the market.  

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With a nonconformist and fearless spirit, KVD disrupted the industry in 2008 with its untraditional approach to beauty. When having tattoos meant being labeled an 'outsider,' the brand challenged the status quo and embedded this personal mark in its DNA, encouraging it as a form of artistic self-expression. Today, the brand embarks on its next chapter now known as KVD Beauty, unveiling a refreshed brand image, and an invigorated mission with the introduction of its new artists. 

SEOUL, South Korea, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Genome and Company (KOSDAQ: 314130), a leading global microbiome anti-cancer drug development company, signed a second clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement (CTCSA) with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Pfizer Inc. with the aim of developing the world's first immuno-oncology microbiome therapeutic. The collaboration follows in just a year after signing the first agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Pfizer in December 2019 to conduct the first combination clinical trial of avelumab (BAVENCIO®) and GEN-001 (NCT04601402, "Study 101"). 

Development of Lumen platform led to several key product launches in 2020 

DENVER, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), has been named a Leader in the March 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global. The report evaluated network service providers on their ability to execute and their completeness of vision.  

POINTE-À-PIERRE, TRINIDAD and TOBAGO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NiQuan Energy's Gas to Liquids plant at Pointe-à-Pierre has been opened by the Honourable Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.  

The plant has a nameplate capacity of 2,400 barrels per day and produces high performance, low emissions energy products; GTL Paraffinic Diesel and GTL Naphtha, from natural gas.  

NiQUAN GTL is the first commercial plant of its type in the western hemisphere. 

CHENGDU, China, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- News provided by China Report:  

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced that all remaining poor rural residents, totaling 5.51 million in early 2020, were lifted from poverty by the end of last year, as were all of the country's remaining 52 poor counties, when delivering the Report on the Work of the Government on March 5. Sichuan Province in southwest China, once a major battlefield for poverty eradication, contributed significantly to the achievement. 

ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TRACE, a globally recognized business association dedicated to anti-bribery, good governance and compliance, today announced the findings of the 2020 Global Enforcement Report, noting that the pace of global transnational anti-bribery enforcement held steady in 2020. The report, TRACE's 11th annual compilation, provides anti-bribery enforcement data from 2020 and summarizes 44 years of anti-bribery enforcement activity. 

WILMINGTON, Del., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major challenges for the clinical trial industry.  

We are happy to share that none of clinical trials performed by Smooth Drug Development were paused or cancelled regardless the challenges encompassing a range of clinical trials activities. Why? 

The answer is Smooth Drug Development electronic solutions for Clinical Trial Management.  

Seasoned technology executive brings deep leadership experience in helping organizations plan and execute cloud-transformation strategies. 

ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stonebranch, a leading provider of service orchestration and automation solutions, is pleased to announce that Peter Baljet has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Baljet serves on Stonebranch's executive leadership team and leads the management, development and expansion of the company's software products and platforms.  

BENGALURU, India, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, and Interbrand, a global brand consultancy firm, today revealed that the potential risk in brand value of a data breach to the world's 100 most valuable brands could amount to as much as $223b, according to a joint cybersecurity and brand value impact report launched today. The report, called 'Invisible Tech. Real Impact,' examines the long-term impact of data breaches on value of the world's top brands across sectors. 

The new joint venture will accelerate feature development of the industry-leading regulatory technology, SILO Compliance System, and aims to expand its market reach through BDO's sales channels and customers. 

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SILO Compliance, a leading anti-money laundering ("AML") regulatory technology developer headquartered in the Cayman Islands, today announced that it has entered into a joint venture with BDO Cayman, a member of the global BDO network of assurance, tax and financial advisory services companies. As part of the deal, BDO Cayman will acquire a significant equity interest in SILO. 

Leading GPO Selects MolecuLight i:X Point-of-Care Device as a Key Tool for Informing its National Long-Term Care Membership on the Presence of Elevated Bacterial Burden in Patients' Wounds  

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. and TORONTO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MolecuLight Inc., the leader in fluorescence imaging for point-of-care detection of wounds containing elevated bacterial loads, announces the availability of its MolecuLight i:X® platform to 650 long-term healthcare facilities in the US through its new commercial arrangement with Synergy HealthCare Alliance, LLC.  

SYDNEY, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pemba Capital Partners ("Pemba") is pleased to announce that it has entered an international growth partnership agreement with global healthtech company RxMx, a provider of specialty medicine management systems. 

Aura is the world's first wearable platform to automatically provide an early warning of a possible respiratory infection through Empatica's clinically validated algorithm 

MILAN, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital biomarker and medical device company Empatica is awarded CE-certification for its Aura system to detect and alert to respiratory infections, including COVID-19, early and before visible symptoms appear. Empatica received its CE mark as a Class lla medical device, meaning that Aura, as well as Empatica's remote health monitoring platform, Care, meet safety and performance requirements in Europe. This makes Aura the first product of its kind to receive CE-marking for respiratory infection detection using smart wearable technology.  

LONDON, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The significant global volatility driven by Covid-19 has led to a spike in affluent entrepreneurs and international investors building geographically diversified domicile portfolios through residence- and citizenship-by-investment in a bid to overcome the limitations and risks of being restricted to a single residence.  

SEOUL, South Korea, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EnableWow (www.showtap.com) launched a new presentation&show maker app "Showtap" that can make movable contents appear on the screen with just one touch. Showtap allows users to insert any content that they want anywhere on the slide and to show the hidden contents whenever they want with a simple touch. 

GENEVA, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, helps clients seize digital opportunities while mitigating risks with its SGS Cybersecurity Services, an integrated cybersecurity solution.