GoldenTree Asset Management (“GoldenTree”), a global asset management firm with approximately $70 billion in assets under management, today announced the hiring of Ken Takao as Principal and Head of Business Development in Japan. The newly created role is based in GoldenTree’s Tokyo office. Mr. Takao will also serve as a Representative in Japan, and will report to Kathy Sutherland, GoldenTree’s CEO. He brings more than two decades of leadership experience and deep relationships in Japan to Gold...
Invivoscribe®, a global leader in precision diagnostics and measurable residual disease (MRD) testing, today announced the launch of the PrepQuant™ System, a novel sample preparation platform that integrates nucleic acid extraction, concentration, and quantification with a single automated instrument. This innovative system is designed to standardize sample preparation and simplify pre-analytical workflows to reduce costs and eliminate a primary source of inconsistency in molecular testing. D...
FPT has signed a landmark agreement to provide Microsoft 365 (M365) licenses to Chugoku Electric Power Group - one of Japan’s ten largest regional power utilities, ranked sixth by electricity sales. This milestone underscores FPT’s leadership in Japan’s technology sector and its pivotal role in driving innovation and advancing the digital transformation of the Hiroshima-headquartered group. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...
Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Toshiaki Nagasato) today announced that at ESCMID Global 2026, to be held from 17 to 21 April 2026, it will present a total of ten studies on its novel β-lactamase inhibitor nacubactam (development code: OP0595), for which a manufacturing and marketing authorisation application is under review in Japan. The presentations include results from Integral-2, an international, multicentre Phase III clinical t...
Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense management platform, today announced it has been selected by Opella to manage its global travel and expense programme. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415188706/en/Self-care company aims to simplify employee T&E experience and targets cost savings with AI-powered platform “Navan provides our teams with an easy-to-use tool that removes the c...
SOLUM (KOSPI: 248070) has received the Red Dot Award: Product Design for Newton Core+ and Newton E-Paper 32”, with both products recognised for addressing core retail requirements across function, design quality, ease of use, and responsibility. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415714608/en/Red Dot Product Design Awards 2026 highlight Newton Core+ and Newton E-Paper 32” (Image: SOLUM) As retailers place greater emph...
Singapore-based Scoot has been named the world’s most emissions-efficient airline in Cirium’s 2025 EmeraldSky Annual Review, taking the top position from last year’s leader, Wizz Air. Qatar Airways, Ryanair, and Turkish Airlines were each recognized as the top three most efficient global airlines, ranked by available seat kilometres (ASK). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415951838/en/EmeraldSky Gold 2025: Awarded t...
SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, today introduced SW1™, marking a fundamental shift in how IT organizations operate. More than a feature, SW1 is an agentic AI teammate: a governed AI identity built to help move IT teams from reactive problem-solving to autonomous operational resilience, across on-premises data centers, private cloud, public cloud, and the hybrid architectures that connect them. Built on the SolarWinds® Agentic ...
OKX, a leading global fintech company and crypto trading platform, today announced the launch of X-Perps, MiFID-regulated five-year expiry crypto derivatives with up to 10× leverage, for retail and institutional traders in Europe. Available to eligible customers across the European Economic Area (EEA), X-Perps includes market-leading advanced margin capabilities through a unified account, including real-time, multi-asset and multicurrency mode. X-Perps enables capital-efficient trading of v...
New insights from transformative technology provider, Amadeus, have revealed modern travel is increasingly being used as a mental health reset, not just as a leisure activity. New research project, Travel Dreams 2026: From data to delight, finds many travelers are this year prioritizing having a ‘refreshed brain’ alongside ‘finding a new version of themselves’ and ‘greater confidence and independence’. Some 41% of the 6,000 travelers surveyed aspire to return from a trip with a calmer nervous...