The O-RAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Reach New Level of Collaboration for Open Radio Access Networks

BONN, Germany-Wednesday 26 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The O-RAN Alliance (O-RAN) and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have announced today a liaison agreement that ensures alignment in the shared focus area of developing interoperable open Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions.

The O-RAN Alliance is focused on the development of open, intelligent, virtualized and interoperable RAN specifications. The Alliance has already created 31 specifications, with 37 demonstrations of the technology at past MWC events, global plugfests, and more than 1 000 000 lines of code released in partnership with the Linux Foundation. Operators have begun to announce network implementations.

O-RAN Alliance’s mission and focus complements TIP’s mission of deploying end-to-end disaggregated telecom infrastructure in varying environments. With the liaison agreement O-RAN and TIP are now reaching a new level of collaboration for open RAN. The liaison allows for sharing information, referencing specifications and conducting joint testing and integration efforts.

“This new collaboration framework between O-RAN and TIP, two major initiatives in the area of open networking, will support our mission to re-shape the RAN industry towards open and intelligent mobile network infrastructure,” said Alex Jinsung Choi, COO of the O-RAN Alliance and SVP Strategy & Technology Innovation, Deutsche Telekom. “Alignment on O-RAN interoperability efforts will help the industry to speed up the delivery of commercial open RAN solutions. The establishment of the first joint O-RAN Open Test and Integration Center (OTIC) with the TIP Community Lab in Berlin is a concrete step to facilitate this multi-community approach.”

“TIP’s OpenRAN solutions are an important element of our work to accelerate innovation across all elements of the network including Access, Transport, Core & Services. Across the TIP community, we are seeing increasing demand and have achieved meaningful progress with OpenRAN deployments around the world,” said Attilio Zani, Executive Director, Telecom Infra Project. “With this collaboration framework in place, TIP and O-RAN will work together to develop interoperable 5G RAN solutions. One of our first outputs will be the release of the OpenRAN 5GNR NR Base Station Platform requirements document with normative references to the O-RAN specifications.”

About O-RAN Alliance

O-RAN Alliance is a world-wide community of more than 160 mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, O-RAN Alliance’s mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN standards will enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN-compliant mobile networks will at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by the mobile operators. To achieve this, O-RAN Alliance publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations.

For a short video describing O-RAN’s progress, see www.o-ran.org/videos

For more information please visit www.o-ran.org

About Telecom Infra Project

TIP is a collaborative telecom community that is evolving the infrastructure that underpins global connectivity. TIP’s mission is to accelerate the pace of innovation in next generation telecom networks, through the design, build, test and deployment of standards-based, open and disaggregated end-to-end solutions. Over the past four years, TIP has driven substantial innovation across all elements of the network including Access, Transport, Core & Services, while spanning urban through to rural market use cases. To date, it has 13 Community Labs which test, validate and integrate solutions, embarked on field trials in Africa, Latin America, Middle East and Europe. The recently launched TIP Exchange hosts 45 products from 28 member companies.

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Contacts

O-RAN Alliance PR Contact
Zbynek Dalecky
pr@o-ran.org

O-RAN Alliance e.V.
Buschkauler Weg 27
53347 Alfter/Germany

Telecom Infra Project PR Contact
Brunswick
TIP@brunswickgroup.com
+44 (0) 20 7404 5959



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O-RAN Alliance Continues to Grow as Global Operators and Suppliers Reach Across Borders to Collaborate on Open Innovation in Radio Access Networks

BONN, Germany.-Tuesday 25 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

The global adoption of O-RAN Alliance specifications by the industry is creating the foundation for the future of Radio Access Networks
O-RAN growth continues, with Vodafone as the newest operator member
22 planned MWC demonstrations of O-RAN-based equipment implementations are being converted to an O-RAN virtual showcase
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The O-RAN Alliance continues to gain momentum in enabling the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry to deliver intelligent, fully interoperable, virtualized and open RAN. This global collaboration represents a unique willingness to reach across borders and create new platforms that will drive innovation for everyone.

Two years ago, 5 mobile carriers spanning the continents of Asia, Europe, and North America joined forces to launch the O-RAN Alliance as “a world-wide, carrier-led effort to drive new levels of openness in the radio access network of next generation wireless systems.” A year later, nearly 80 participating companies released O-RAN’s first specification and technology demos.

Nine new operators have joined the O-RAN Alliance in 2019 and 2020, including Bell Canada, BT, Chunghwa Telecom, DISH Network, KDDI, SoftBank Corp., Sprint and Vodafone. Now with over 160 companies (including 24 mobile operators across 4 continents), O-RAN is governed by a global board spanning 4 continents and 11 countries (4 from Europe, 2 from China, 2 from India, 2 from Korea, 2 from US, and 1 each from Australia, Japan, and Singapore).

O-RAN’s emphasis on openness is reflected in its structure as an open technical organization, where incumbent as well as emerging industry players can join and contribute to its architecture and specifications. The O-RAN Alliance has now approved 31 specifications, released 1.3M lines of open source code (in partnership with the Linux Foundation), and held its first multi-continent global plugfest.

“The adoption of the O-RAN Alliance by the industry is an inspiring example of how operators and suppliers around the world can sit down together to design and release technical standards that work for everyone,” said Andre Fuetsch, Chairman of the O-RAN Alliance and Chief Technology Officer of AT&T. “The O-RAN Alliance now brings together a global force of 24 carriers committed to improving the performance and efficiency of their mobile networks. As the 5G era takes off, the O-RAN Alliance stands poised to enable the network experiences that all of our customers expect.”

“The O-RAN Alliance has rapidly grown from the five founding mobile operators to more than 160 operators and contributors comprising industry leading large vendors, small & medium companies, start-ups and academic institutions,” said Alex Jinsung Choi, COO of the O-RAN Alliance and SVP Strategy & Technology Innovation, Deutsche Telekom. “We are proud to welcome such a diversity of members in our joint effort to lead the industry towards next generation open and smart RAN.”

The O-RAN Alliance members were prepared to showcase 22 demonstrations of real O-RAN-based equipment implementations at Mobile World Congress (MWC), further proving the O-RAN Alliance’s progress towards the maturity of open and smart RAN equipment. As a result of MWC’s cancellation, many of these demonstrations will be made available as part of a virtual showcase, which will be announced soon.

“The progress being made through the O-RAN Alliance is real and these demos will help to continue the group’s momentum,” said Chih-Lin I, Co-chair of O-RAN Technical Steering Committee (TSC).

Demo list:

AT&T and CommScope are showcasing O-RAN’s vendor agnostic Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) Architecture and O1 interface specification. The demo will perform live configuration, performance, and fault management from CommScope’s OneCell system at the Rutgers University WINLAB using Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) as the Service Management and Orchestration (SMO).

China Mobile and BravoCom are co-sponsoring an intelligent RAN control demo. This demo showcases a Near-real time Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC) performing Radio Resource Management (RRM) optimization, a video KQI prediction and RRM enforcement xAPP using machine learning, and a non-real time RIC performing dynamic cell-splitting/merging based on the KQI/KPI status of cell.

AT&T and Nokia are co-sponsoring a demo of the O-RAN OSC open source near-real-time RAN Intelligent Controller (near-RT RIC) running at the network edge on an Akraino-based Open Cloud Platform. The demonstration is based on live trials of the platform conducted on AT&T’s 5G mmWave network and will showcase life cycle management of xApps, specifically an admission control xApp controlling RAN behavior.

China Mobile and Nokia are co-sponsoring an intelligent RAN control demo. The demo will showcase AI-empowered QoE assurance of Cloud VR with machine learning based radio available bandwidth and QoE prediction to enable AI-adaptive rate adaptation.

Samsung and KDDI are co-sponsoring an intelligent RAN control demo. This demo will showcase E2 Closed loop RAN Resource Control and Network Slicing.

Sterlite will be sponsoring a demo on Intelligent RAN control. This demo showcases a Non-Real Time Radio-Intelligent Controller managing a machine learning algorithm that can predict cell load. This load prediction model is used by a Mobility Load Balancing xAPP in the Near-Real Time RIC Controller to manage the cell load using performance metrics from the E2 nodes under varying mobility scenarios.

VIAVI is sponsoring an open fronthaul demo consisting of an O-RU emulator integrated with TM500 UE emulator which will be used to test the O-DU connected over O-RAN open fronthaul. The ability for vendors and operators to test the performance of gNBs based on O-RAN architecture independently of O-RUs will be key to accelerating commercialization of O-RAN technology.

NEC will show their O-RAN Open Fronthaul compliant small-cell RUs that support the 3.7GHz, 4.5GHz and 28GHz bands. Interoperability of these RUs with another vendor's CU/DU over the Open Fronthaul interface has been verified by NTT DOCOMO and deployed in their commercial 5G network.

Keysight and Xilinx are co-sponsoring two open fronthaul demos. This demo consists of a Xilinx O-RAN enabled Antenna Array Radio Unit demonstration using Keysight O-RAN O-DU emulation combined with RF measurements. A second demo consists of a sub-6 GHz antenna featuring a remote radio head with O-RAN compliant fronthaul interface.

NVIDIA and Keysight are showcasing an open fronthaul demo. This demo highlights interoperability between an NVIDIA Aerial SDK-accelerated 5G gNodeB and a Keysight UeSIM over O-RAN compliant fronthaul link.

AT&T, CommScope, and Intel are demonstrating mmWave 5G gNB and 7.2x open fronthaul demo. This live demo showcases a virtual reality application of a 360-degree zoo experience using Intel’s FlexRAN to deliver live O-RAN 7.2x traffic to CommScope’s 5G mmWave radio.

EXFO is sponsoring an open fronthaul demo. This demo consists of an O-DU emulator connected to an O-RU emulator using the O-RAN open fronthaul specification over an eCPRI protocol at 25Gbps.

SKT, Keysight and SOLiD are co-sponsoring an open fronthaul demo. Keysight O-DU emulator will be used to test the SOLiD 28GHz O-RU connected over O-RAN WG4 open fronthaul defined APIs over the eCPRI interface. Also, 28GHz RFIC performance and beamforming functionality will be evaluated for use in SKT’s 28GHz in-building systems.

Mavenir will be sponsoring a demo on Open Fronthaul. This demo showcases 4G and 5G RAN products using the O-RAN architecture with split 7.2x and split 2 interfaces with MTI and NEC.

Radisys is sponsoring a multi-vendor ecosystem demo includes an O-DU communicating with the O-RU operating in the 3.5GHz band (n78) over the open front-haul (OFH) interface for gNB split option 7.2x. This demo leverages components and technologies and can be adapted to other configurations, such as frequency band and transmit power, with minimal effort.

Ciena, Radisys, Wind River, AT&T and DISH Network are co-sponsoring a demonstration of 5G Edge orchestration and optimization. This demo consists of a multi-vendor implementation of O-RAN O1 and O2 interfaces to drive dynamic optimal placement and configuration of 5G RAN, Transport and 5G Core components to support latency critical 5G Edge applications.

China Mobile and Lenovo are co-sponsoring a full-stack O-RAN solution in combination with MEC applications. The demo features O-RAN deployment scenario B, consisting of O-RAN cloud platform, O-CU, O-DU, and O-RU. The edge cloud platform also hosts MEC applications, enabling a 5G smart transportation use case.

Altran, Baicells and China Mobile are co-sponsoring a whitebox hardware demo that showcases a stand-alone end-to-end use case using whitebox hardware for an indoor pico cell.

China Mobile, Radisys, QCT and Intel are co-sponsoring a whitebox hardware and O-RAN stack demo. This demo showcases an end-to-end solution for 5G Stand Alone based on the O-RAN software architecture and open fronthaul interface specifications.

China Mobile, ArrayComm, CIG, Altran, Wind River and IPLOOK are co-sponsoring an O-RAN compliant whitebox and 5G stack demo. This demo showcases an end-to-end 5G Stand Alone application based on ARM hardware and cloud platform.

China Mobile, CertusNet, Lenovo and NTS are co-sponsoring the demo of an integrated small cell solution based on cloudification and virtualization. This demo showcases the decoupling of hardware and software based on O-RAN architectural principles.

VMware and Netsia are co-sponsoring a live end-to-end Network Slicing and Service Orchestration demo, using a multi-domain and multi-cloud environment. The demo showcases network slices that are built on-purpose for specific network services and optimized for prescribed QoS SLAs, spawning over the Radio Access Network, Edge Clouds, Transport Network, Core Clouds and Public Clouds.

About O-RAN Alliance

O-RAN Alliance is a world-wide community of more than 160 mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, O-RAN Alliance’s mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN standards will enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN-compliant mobile networks will at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by the mobile operators. To achieve this, O-RAN Alliance publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations.

For a short video describing O-RAN’s progress, see www.o-ran.org/videos

For more information please visit www.o-ran.org

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Contacts
O-RAN Alliance PR
Zbynek Dalecky
pr@o-ran.org
O-RAN Alliance e.V.
Buschkauler Weg 27
53347 Alfter/Germany

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Czech Technical-UPenn-NYU Team Wins Grand Challenge in US$5-Million MBZIRC2020 organized by Khalifa University

Winners of Three Categories Also Presented Awards


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 26 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

 H.E. Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Member of the Executive Council, and Chairman of Department of Community Development today honored the Grand Challenge team winners Czech Technical University-University of Pennsylvania-NYU and winners of the three Challenge categories at the three-day US$5-million Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) 2020 that concluded in Abu Dhabi, organizers Khalifa University of Science and Technology announced today.

The winning teams in all three categories – Challenge 1, 2, and 3 – also received awards from H.E. Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili at the ceremony.

His Excellency Hussein Bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Steering Committee General Chair, MBZIRC 2020, Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Steering Committee General Co-Chair, and His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Al Mualla, Steering Committee Member, were present.

Others who attended the ceremony included UAE government officials, Challenge partners, stakeholders from the academia, research, and industry, as well as all the MBZIRC 2020 team members.

The Czech Technical University-University of Pennsylvania-NYU team won the first position in the Grand Challenge. The University of Bonn team came second, while the combined team of Universidad Politecnica Madrid-Universidad Pablo Olvide Poznan University of Technology- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique won the third place.

The Beijing Institute of Technology topped Challenge 1 category with the Czech Technical University-University of Pennsylvania-NYU team and the University of Tokyo in the second and third places, respectively, while the Czech Technical University-University of Pennsylvania-NYU team won the Challenge 2 category with Nimbro (University of Bonn) and Technical University of Denmark in the second and third places. Challenge 3 was won by University of Seville-Tecnico Lisboa-CATEC team, while the Technical University of Denmark and the University of New South Wales-Sydney tied for the second place.

The 32 finalists, representing 17 countries, were shortlisted out of 134 teams from across the globe that applied to compete in MBZIRC 2020.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi said: “The second edition of MBZIRC has emphatically placed MBZIRC as one of the most prestigious competitions in robotics and artificial intelligence globally, while positioning Khalifa University as the leading higher education institution driving innovation in all areas of science, engineering, and newly-emerging technologies.”

Dr. Al Hammadi added: “Congratulations to all the winners of MBZIRC 2020, especially the Grand Challenge winner and winners of all three Challenge categories. However, all the participating teams deserve credit for their commitment, determination and perseverance during the competition, consistently raising the bar of excellence as displayed by various autonomous drones. Through this Challenge, we have witnessed how technology continues to evolve and we firmly believe the advancements demonstrated by these UAVs and UGVs will very soon become part of our everyday lives.”

For more information, please visit: http://www.ku.ac.ae/



Contacts

APCO Worldwide

Abdullah Al Sayed, Account Director, +971504887044
aalsayed@apcoworldwide.com

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Aptorum Group Commences Commercialization of Dioscorea Opposita Bioactive Nutraceutical Tablets and Signed Sales Distribution Agreement in Hong Kong

NEW YORK -Wednesday 26 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aptorum Group Limited (“Aptorum Group”), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics to address global unmet medical needs, announces the commercialization of its dietary supplement for women undergoing menopause and experiencing related symptoms. The supplement is made with the bioactive ingredient extracted Chinese yam powder containing “DOI”, which is Aptorum Group’s non-hormonal approach intended to meet certain growing consumer nutritional trends and concerns. It is estimated that 1.2 billion women worldwide will be menopausal or postmenopausal by the year 20301. The global woman’s health supplement market for menopausal symptoms is projected to reach over USD$50bn by 2025 with a CAGR rate of 16.4% (2016-2025)2. Initially, the supplement will be commercialized and sold in Hong Kong; the Company is seeking regulatory clearance to market the product in other major jurisdictions.

As part of the commercialization, Aptorum Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nativus Life Sciences Limited, entered into a regional distribution agreement with Multipak Limited, a Hong Kong based group that operates household brands, including the Luk Yu® tea bag and other health related products.

Through Multipak, Aptorum Group will be able to increase the accessibility of the product to a large consumer base regionally. The production of Aptorum Group’s dioscorea opposita bioactive nutraceutical tablets has commenced production in Canada and will soon be marketed under the brand name NativusWellTM.

Nativus’s NativusWellTM tablets are natural, non-hormonal supplements containing DOI. The yam powder with DOI utilizes a non-hormonal approach that is intended to boost the general wellness of women undergoing menopause. Third party scientific studies indicate that DOI, the naturally occurring bioactive ingredient in Chinese yam, appears to stimulate estradiol biosynthesis, induce estradiol and progesterone secretion and increase bone density, thereby potentially counteracting the progression of osteoporosis3, one of the common symptoms associated with menopause4.

For further general presentation, please visit: http://ir.aptorumgroup.com/static-files/bcf77574-7bd6-4b9d-8110-d53837238f16

For further technical presentation, please visit: http://ir.aptorumgroup.com/static-files/66346f79-7a03-474a-89be-0eaafaa00d9d

About Aptorum Group Limited

Aptorum Group Limited (Nasdaq: APM) is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to tackle unmet medical needs. Aptorum Group is pursuing therapeutic projects in orphan diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases and other disease areas.

For more information about Aptorum Group, please visit www.aptorumgroup.com.

Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements concerning Aptorum Group Limited and its future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Aptorum Group has based these forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding projected timelines for application submissions and trials, largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and trends that it believes may affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, risks related to its announced management and organizational changes, the continued service and availability of key personnel, its ability to expand its product assortments by offering additional products for additional consumer segments, development results, the company’s anticipated growth strategies, anticipated trends and challenges in its business, and its expectations regarding, and the stability of, its supply chain, and the risks more fully described in Aptorum Group’s Form 20-F and other filings that Aptorum Group may make with the SEC in the future. As a result, the projections included in such forward-looking statements are subject to change. Aptorum Group assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

1 World Health Technical Report Series. Research on the Menopause in the 1990's. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1996.

2 https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-isoflavones-market

3 https://www.ke.hku.hk/story/innovation/the-magic-of-chinese-yam-for-treatment-of-menopausal-syndrome; see also, Scientific Reports, 5-10179.

4 https://www.everydayhealth.com/menopause/osteoporosis-and-menopause.aspx

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Contacts

Investors:
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Email: investor.relations@aptorumgroup.com

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For the First Time in the UAE, Comprehensive Internationally Recognised Men’s Reproductive Health Offering Now Available 6 Days Per Week

Dubai and Al Ain, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 26 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic is making screening and treatments for male infertility more affordable and accessible in the UAE with a special package. For a limited time, men can benefit from advanced technology at affordable prices with this offer, which includes services that are not covered by most insurance plans. For the first time in the UAE, men will be able to avail of the expert services of surgeons and andrologists 6 days per week and not delay their plans for fatherhood.

Dr Qaisar Javed, a Urologist, Andrologist and Male Infertility Reproductive Surgeon at Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic, explained, “There are many myths about male infertility that need to be dispelled. It is now a treatable problem, even for men with no sperm count in ejaculation.”

With unparalleled knowledge of reproductive health, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic offers a comprehensive range of treatments at branches in Al Ain and Dubai, including a variety of treatments for erectile dysfunction. The internationally trained team at Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic brings experience and skills from the US and can help men with prostrate health, diabetic male issues, couple’s therapy, obesity andrology assessment and urinary incontinence.

“Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic features state-of-the-art screening and therapeutic options for optimum male health. Our specialists provide confidentiality and a comfortable environment where men can discuss their health problems frankly,” Dr Javed added.

A former patient expressed his gratitude for everyone from the staff at reception to the doctor who performed his operation, praising the amazing team that offered him such good care and saying, “I’m really proud that we have a clinic with such quality service in the UAE. They provided me with ongoing support, lifting my spirits and encouraging me to believe in myself.”

Another patient praised the quality of services from start to finish, describing the Clinic’s services as without equal in the Arab world. He said he had noticed the high standards at Bourn Hall from the moment he arrived at the Clinic. After his operation and the Clinic’s services surpassed his expectations, he said, “I am very thankful to the team at Bourn Hall for their hospitality and the excellent treatment. I am also grateful to Urologist Dr Qaisar Javed; the procedure was easy, I haven’t experienced any problems or pain after the operation, and the specialist provided continuous follow-up.”

Originally founded in 1980 by Professor Robert Edwards, the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer who was responsible for bringing the first IVF baby into the world, and Dr Patrick Steptoe, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic offers customised fertility treatments and technical excellence in a supportive atmosphere. The only fertility clinic in the UAE to offer a 100% money back guarantee on IVF services, Bourn Hall also has leading success rates for IVF against international benchmarks.

Since July 2016, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic in Dubai has been the first JCI-accredited fertility clinic in the Middle East, recognised for its patient safety, delivery of clinical care and overall patient support. The winner of the Middle East Healthcare Leadership Award 2019, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic was also named Healthcare Company of the Year at the MEED Awards 2019.

About Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic is an ultra-modern facility delivering the highest quality patient-centric fertility treatment at internationally accredited standards in a safe and compassionate environment.

Originally founded in 1980 by Professor Robert Edwards, the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer who was responsible for bringing the first IVF baby into the world, and Dr Patrick Steptoe, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic provides customized fertility treatments and technical excellence in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere. The only fertility clinic in the UAE to offer a 100% money back guarantee on IVF services, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic has leading success rates for IVF and an internationally trained team with unparalleled knowledge of both women’s and men’s reproductive health.

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic in Dubai has been the first JCI-accredited fertility clinic in the Middle East since July 2016, which means it has been recognised for patient safety, delivery of clinical care and overall patient support.

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic Dubai provides VIP rooms and viewing areas to allow patients to watch all laboratory procedures, offering an extraordinary level of transparency. To increase the likelihood of a positive outcome, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic Dubai features the region’s only “clean room” laboratory constructed to the highest international standards to ensure that patients’ embryos are stored and developed in the optimum environment.

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic’s services include assisted reproductive technology (IVF, ICSI & IUI), genetic testing & family balancing, men’s health (diabetic male issues, obesity andrology assessment, prostate health, and all male infertility treatments), fertility preservation (egg freezing & sperm freezing), gynaecological surgery, cosmetic gynaecology and PRP treatments.

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic has branches in Dubai and Al Ain.

The winner of the Middle East Healthcare Leadership Award 2019, Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic was also named Healthcare Company of the Year at the MEED Awards 2019.

https://www.bournhall-clinic.ae/

Contacts

SAHARA Communications

Farah Al Obaidi, Head of Media Relations, +97143298996, +971503323158
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Saudi Fund for Development Loan to The Gambia Will Increase Capacity at Banjul International Airport to 400,000 Passengers a Year

BANJUL, Gambia.-Wednesday 26 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed an agreement with the Republic of The Gambia to provide a loan to finance the second phase of a development project at the capital’s Banjul International Airport. The improved facilities will see jobs increase to over 1000. The number of passengers will increase by 43%, reaching 400,000 per year.

The increase in capacity will allow five different airlines to be handled every three hours. The result of the expansion means Banjul is set to become a regional air transport hub. The modernization and upgrading are expected to contribute to the overall growth of The Gambia’s national GDP, impacting the lives of The Gambia’s 2 million population either directly or indirectly.

The SFD’s loan agreement is part of its ongoing effort to enhance economic stability and prosperity in The Gambia. The SFD has previously provided loans totaling USD 169 million for 12 projects including transport, education, water and economic development and 5 grants worth USD 43.5 million towards projects in the water and energy sectors.

The signing was attended by The Gambia's President Mr. Adama Barrow, The Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr Mambury Njie and the Minister of Transport, Mr Bai Lamin Ousman Jobe. They were joined by H.E. Eng. Yousef Al-Bassam, SFD Adviser, SFD Director of the Legal, Abdulmohsen Almutlaq and SFD Director of Public Relations, Faisal Alkhushaiban.

SFD H.E. Eng. Yousef Al-Bassam said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by the Saudi Fund for Development is pleased to be able to offer assistance to help develop the economy in The Republic of The Gambia. An airport meeting international standards is vital for the growth of trade, tourism, investments, air transport, logistics and maintaining worldwide links and SDG’s by UN.

The SFD is one of the largest development and sustainable assistance providers. Since 1975 the SFD has played a vital role by providing loans and financial assistance to more than 1,000 projects in developing nations. The SFD is aligned with the aims of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 roadmap which seeks to enhance economic and social stability in those countries which need it.

Contacts

Nizar Hariz, +966558874438

nizar.hariz@ws-mena.com

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Arima Genomics Completes Series A Financing

SAN DIEGO-Wednesday 26 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arima Genomics, Inc., a company focused on research tools to accelerate the understanding of genome sequence and structure toward their role in human health and disease, announces that it has completed its Series A round of financing. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) and Cowin Venture led this round, joined by Vectr Ventures and Berkeley Catalyst Fund.

“Agilent invests in industry partners to advance the development of new technologies that will accelerate the pace of scientific discoveries,” said Tad Weems, Managing Director of Agilent’s Early Stage Partnership Program. “Arima has the potential to unlock novel genomic applications by leading the community’s transition from focusing on sequence alone toward sequence and structure.”

The proceeds from this financing will go toward expanding Arima’s commercial efforts, driving the development of new applications to the existing Arima HiC platform including adding structural analysis capabilities to conventional chromatin immunoprecipitation via HiChIP, and building new products including smooth-coverage HiC for applications in gap-less de novo assemblies and population sequencing. The funding will also support scaling of Arima’s operations and enhancing customer service and support experience.

“Since the initial product launch in 2018, Arima has shown remarkable success in achieving customer confidence as demonstrated by rapid customer and revenue growth,” said Siddarth Selvaraj, CEO and Co-founder of Arima Genomics, Inc. “We are excited to invite our investors to Arima’s fascinating journey and thrilled to partner with them to drive the next phase of growth.”

About Arima Genomics

Arima Genomics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that aims to accelerate the understanding of genome sequence and structure. To learn more, please visit www.arimagenomics.com.

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Contacts

Arima Genomics, Inc.
Siddarth Selvaraj, CEO
sid@arimagenomics.com

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