September 15, 2022

Roche enters partnership with Jhpiego to improve cervical and breast cancer outcomes for women in resource-constrained countries

Roche and Jhpiego are supporting the implementation of sustainable cervical and breast cancer programs through a new partnership designed to meet the needs of underserved women and patients in low-resource settings, where the disease burden is highest.
The collaboration aims to increase access to quality screening, early detection, diagnostics and treatment in order to help prevent or reduce the morbidity and mortality of women facing breast or cervical cancer.
In collaboration with the Government of Ghana, the partnership will begin with an initiative in Ghana to foster an integrated, resource-stratified, women’s cancer care continuum in support of the Ghana National Strategy for Cancer Control.

ACCRA, Ghana, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Roche today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (Jhpiego) to improve cervical and breast cancer outcomes in resource-constrained countries.

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer and the cause of the most cancer-related deaths in women². Similarly, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, with more than 600,000 women diagnosed with the disease in 2020. Preventable through early HPV screening, cervical cancer is the number one cause of female cancer-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.³

“In resource-constrained countries, mortality rates are higher as women are often diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer at a more advanced stage, when a positive outcome is less likely,” said Dr. Stefan Seliger, Head Global Access & Policy at Roche Diagnostics. “This partnership will use the capabilities and expertise from both Roche and Jhpiego to identify and enhance ways to improve women’s health by removing barriers to early detection and treatment.”

In the new partnership, Roche and Jhpiego will prioritise low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia, where the burden of breast and cervical cancers is highest. The initiative will take a multi-pronged approach to increase access to diagnostics and treatment. This will include offering technical and clinical guidance to local providers, and sharing evidence with local decision makers to support policy adoption and financing for education, screening and patient care programs. The partnership will also support country programs to implement the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for cervical screening, including the recommendation for an HPV DNA-based test as the preferred method⁴, and the WHO’s Global Breast Cancer Initiative to strengthen systems for detecting, diagnosing and treating breast cancer.

“We firmly believe that every woman should be empowered with the knowledge to understand the symptoms and risk of women’s cancers and have access to quality screening, detection, diagnosis and treatment. We are excited to partner with Roche and advance our complementary efforts towards reducing preventable deaths from women’s cancers,” said Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO of Jhpiego.

The first initiative supported by the partnership will begin in Ghana in close collaboration with the Government of Ghana and relevant stakeholders to foster an integrated, resource-stratified women’s cancer care continuum in support of the Ghana National Strategy for Cancer Control.

Cancer is one of the most significant public health challenges in Ghana, and of all cancers, breast cancer is the most pervasive, accounting for more than 32 percent of all new cancer cases in Ghanian women in 2020⁷. Women in Ghana face multiple challenges to accessing quality breast and cervical health care during their patient journey, including health, mental, social and financial hurdles. Once symptomatic women encounter the health system, the disease is often already in an advanced stage. According to the Ghana National Strategy for Cancer Control 2012-2016, almost seven out of 10 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Ghana will die from their disease. Roche and Jhpiego plan to support the Ministry of Health’s efforts through an integrated and scalable model that improves access to screening, early detection and treatment of women’s cancers.

The partnership is also exploring additional collaborations in Asia, such as in India and the Philippines, where breast and cervical cancer are the most common cancers among women.^8,9

About Roche
Founded in 1896 in Basel, Switzerland, as one of the first industrial manufacturers of branded medicines, Roche has grown into the world’s largest biotechnology company and the global leader in in-vitro diagnostics. The company pursues scientific excellence to discover and develop medicines and diagnostics for improving and saving the lives of people around the world. We are a pioneer in personalised healthcare and want to further transform how healthcare is delivered to have an even greater impact. To provide the best care for each person we partner with many stakeholders and combine our strengths in Diagnostics and Pharma with data insights from the clinical practice.

In recognising our endeavor to pursue a long-term perspective in all we do, Roche has been named one of the most sustainable companies in the pharmaceuticals industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the thirteenth consecutive year. This distinction also reflects our efforts to improve access to healthcare together with local partners in every country we work.

Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.

For more information, please visit www.roche.com.

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References
[1] IARC Globocan 2020
[2] https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/health-topics/cancer/the-global-breast-cancer-initiative.pdf?sfvrsn=b1192ada_18
[3] www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-papillomavirus-(hpv)-and-cervical-cancer
[4] https://www.who.int/news/item/06-07-2021-new-recommendations-for-screening-and-treatment-to-prevent-cervical-cancer
[5] https://www.unaids.org/en/cervical_cancer
[6] www.who.int/news/item/08-03-2021-new-global-breast-cancer-initiative-highlights-renewed-commitment-toimprove-Survival
[7] https://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/populations/288-ghana-fact-sheets.pdf
[8] https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.20.00122
[9] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35959499/

September 15, 2022

Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud Adds Okta Integration

Automated Intelligence Identifies and Remediates Identity Compromises Before They’re Weaponized

BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Recorded Future, one of the world’s largest providers of intelligence, today announced new capabilities to the Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud through an integration with Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA). The integration with Okta Integration Network (OIN) deepens the breadth of coverage provided by Recorded Future’s Identity Intelligence solution, providing automated visibility into compromised identities, real-time evidence of exposed credentials, and immediate prioritization of identity threats and downstream response workflows.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions make accessing business-critical infrastructure and customer-facing applications more secure, but they are limited in ensuring identities haven’t been compromised. Recorded Future’s integration with Okta’s powerful access management platform goes beyond MFA to provide the technical force to assist in identifying and remediating identity compromises before they’re weaponized against an organization. For Okta customers, Recorded Future Identity Intelligence is available as a Workflows Connector, a no-code approach to automating identity processes at scale.

“Enterprises are increasingly adopting an identity-first approach to security, and as part of that transformation, they recognize the importance of assessing risk signals across their security stack. With identity playing such a pivotal role, automation has become critical to reduce incident response time, and proactively detect and mitigate identity-based attacks. Recorded Future’s integration with Okta Workflows delivers threat intelligence to our joint customers to enhance identity automation, ultimately creating better security without compromising user experience.” – David Shackelford, senior director of product management, Okta

Recorded Future Identity Intelligence produces real-time intelligence from a vast range of open source, dark web, and technical sources, offering a source of truth for identity authenticity for Okta users. With the Identity Intelligence integration users can:

Accelerate incident response from hours to minutes when passwords are exposed.
Save time and scale resources by reallocating analysts’ time previously spent on manual tasks.
Observe NIST password best practices by leveraging automated password audits.
Improve end user experience with confident, intelligence-driven access management.

“MFA remains one of the most common methods organizations use to prevent identity-related risks, but it is no longer enough. Identity access and security teams now require a force multiplier of leading access management and intelligence solutions. With this integration, enhanced for new use cases, clients can correlate independent intelligence with internal telemetry to achieve the visibility necessary to assess and respond to threats.” – Craig Adams, chief product & engineering officer, Recorded Future

Learn more about Recorded Future’s Identity Intelligence integrations with the Okta Integration Network (OIN), or request a demo of the Identity Intelligence module at: recordedfuture.com/identity-intelligence-demo

About Recorded Future

Recorded Future is the world’s largest intelligence company. Recorded Future’s Intelligence Cloud provides complete coverage across adversaries, infrastructure, and targets. By combining persistent and pervasive automated data collection and analytics with human analysis, Recorded Future provides real-time visibility into the digital landscape and empowers clients to take proactive action to disrupt adversaries and keep their people, systems, and infrastructure safe. Headquartered in Boston with offices and employees around the world, Recorded Future works with over 1,500 businesses and government organizations across more than 64 countries. Learn more at recordedfuture.com.

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September 15, 2022

‫وزعت National Philanthropic Trust UK أكثر من 9 ملايين جنيه إسترليني في شكل منح خلال السنة المالية 2022

النمو المستمر في عدد المنح المقدمة منذ بداية الجائحة

لندن, 15 سبتمبر / أيلول 2022/ PRNewswire / — منحت مؤسسة National Philanthropic Trust UK، إحدى الشركات الرائدة للصناديق التي يديرها المانحون (DAFs) في المملكة المتحدة، 9.3 مليون جنيه إسترليني نيابة عن المانحين خلال السنة المالية 2022. ويمثل هذا زيادة بنسبة 45% في عدد المنح المقدمة في السنة المالية الماضية حيث ارتفعت من 252 إلى 366 منحة.

عند دمجها مع المنح التي تم التبرع بها في عامي 2020 و 2021، قامت NPT UK بتوزيع 19.4 مليون جنيه إسترليني من خلال 646 عددًا من المنح منذ بداية الوباء.

بالإضافة إلى ذلك، قامت NPT Transatlantic ، وهي مؤسسة للصناديق التي يديرها المانحون ذات كفاءة مزدوجة من المملكة المتحدة والولايات المتحدة، بتوزيع 30.8 مليون جنيه إسترليني في شكل منح في السنة المالية 2022، وهو ما يمثل زيادة بنسبة 94% في التبرعات من التبرعات المقدمة قبل الجائحة في السنة المالية 2019 (15.9 مليون جنيه إسترليني).

وقال جون كانادي، الرئيس التنفيذي لـ National Philanthropic Trust UK : “لقد وضعت الأحداث في السنوات القليلة الماضية ضغطًا هائلًا على حياة الناس وسبل عيشهم. لقد شاهدنا باستمرار الجهات المانحة لنا تتقدم خلال الوباء وكذلك تتفاعل مع الأزمات العالمية الأخرى. هذه الأرقام، التي زادت عامًا بعد عام، هي دليل آخر على أن المحسنين يتبرعون بالأموال في مثل هذه الأوقات الصعبة على الصعيدين المحلي والخارجي.”

تابع كانادي قائلًا: “لقد شاهدنا شعبية الصناديق التي يديرها المانحون على أنها فعالة في إعطاء المركبات التي تستمر في الارتفاع في المملكة المتحدة. كل جنيه يتم التعهد به للصناديق التي يديرها المانحون يذهب إلى المنظمات الخيرية. كما تحظى منصات الاستثمار المؤثر التي تقدمها NPT UK بشعبية كبيرة، خاصة بين الأجيال الشابة من المانحين الذين يبحثون عن طرق مبتكرة لدفع التغيير الاجتماعي.”

أوصت الجهات المانحة NPT Transatlantic و NPT UK بتقديم منح لمجموعة متنوعة من المنظمات الخيرية في السنة المالية 2022، بما في ذلك تلك التي تدعم أزمات اللاجئين الدولية والعمل البيئي والفقر الغذائي ورفاهية الأطفال والشباب.

نبذة حول NPT UK و NPT Transatlantic

NPT UK هي مؤسسة خيرية مستقلة تقدم الصناديق التي يديرها المانحون للمانحين في المملكة المتحدة وأولئك الذين يرغبون في جميع أنحاء العالم في تأسيس أعمالهم الخيرية من المملكة المتحدة. وتوفر خدمات وخبرات للمحسنين والمكاتب العائلية ومديري الثروات من أحد المراكز المالية الرائدة في العالم. وترتبط NPT UK بـ National Philanthropic Trust ، وهو أكبر مزود مستقل للصناديق التي يديرها المانحون في الولايات المتحدة.

NPT Transatlantic هي مؤسسة خيرية مؤهلة مزدوجة، معترف بها كمنظمة خيرية في كل من المملكة المتحدة والولايات المتحدة، وتقدم الصناديق التي يديرها المانحون وخدمة هدية واحدة للمانحين من دافعي الضرائب المزدوجين في المملكة المتحدة والولايات المتحدة.

September 15, 2022

JA Solar Awarded Highest AAA Rating in PV ModuleTech Bankability Rankings

BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — JA Solar has received the highest possible AAA rating on September 13 when PV Tech released its PV ModuleTech Bankability Rankings for the third quarter of 2022. The list saw JA Solar’s leading manufacturing advantages and solid financial position reflected in key indicators such as shipments, capacity layout, technology layout, and financial performance. According to the report, JA Solar is one of the most consistent A-grade suppliers in terms of all the key metrics for the period 2014 to 2022.

Steady and balanced business development across the globe

On August 26, JA Solar released its 2022 semi-annual report, which shows JA Solar’s overseas shipments accounted for 67% in the first half of 2022. In recent years, JA Solar has continued to steadily expand its international reach, with overseas shipments consistently contributing 60% to 70% of total shipments. JA Solar has now established complete industrial chains at home and abroad respectively based on its 12 manufacturing bases around the world, providing strong capacity support for its shipments to global markets.

JA Solar’s global market share reached 14% in 2021. Specifically, its share in established markets continued rising, including Europe at approximately 18% and China at approximately 19%; in emerging markets, JA Solar’s share in 2021 scaled to a record high of 46% in Pakistan, 58% in Malaysia and approximately 40% in Israel. Moreover, it has also found new outlets such as Guyana in South America, Sierra Leone in Africa, Tahiti in Oceania, and Uzbekistan in Central Asia, contributing to steady business development across the globe. As indicated in the PV ModuleTech report, JA Solar will become more competitive in the US market with the advancement of its global production layout.

A step ahead in technology-driven development

JA Solar has kept increasing its investment in scientific research to meet the evolving market demand and promote the technological iteration and upgrade of the industry. As of the first half of 2022, JA Solar had been granted 1,178 patents for independent research and development. The average conversion efficiency of its mass-produced Percium cells has reached 23.7% and that of n-type cells has reached 25%.

Particularly, the Percium-cell-based DeepBlue 3.0 modules have attracted market-wide attention around the globe since the first order was shipped in October 2020. By the end of June 2022, shipment of the product had amounted to 24GW. And it has been applied in key global projects such as the Beijing Fengtai Railway Station rooftop PV project, the rooftop PV project of the UN Compound in Beijing, the world’s largest integrated source-grid-load-storage project in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, and the Uivermeertjes floating PV project in the Netherlands which is the second largest floating PV park outside of Asia.

In May 2022, JA Solar launched the n-type cell-based DeepBlue 4.0 X module, which boasts a cell conversion efficiency of 25% and a maximum power of 625W. Compared with mainstream p-type modules, DeepBlue 4.0 X can reduce balance of system (BoS) costs by up to around 2.1% and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) costs by 3.5%-5%, which can further increase the profitability of projects and create greater value for customers. JA Solar’s n-type cell capacity is expected to exceed 27GW by 2023, making it one of the first enterprises to develop n-type cells and put them into production.

JA Solar is also promoting intelligent manufacturing by accelerating digital transformation. During the production process, it has achieved meticulous quality control ensuring quality is kept on a short leash through it 24-hour real-time detection and automatic warning system. Taking JA Solar Yiwu manufacturing base as an example, JA Solar realizes digital intelligence during the whole process from planning and production to logistics, enabling “visibility of the 7-day delivery process” of an order and ensuring precise control of production efficiency and product quality.

Continued high-quality growth with a sound financial position

The semi-annual report shows that in the first half of 2022, JA Solar recorded a revenue of RMB28.469 billion, representing an increase of 75.81% year on year, and a net profit of RMB1.702 billion attributable to shareholders of the listed company, representing an increase of 138.64% over the same period of the previous year, showing an outstanding performance in the growth of operating revenue and net profit. Moreover, the module shipment in the first half of 2022 achieved an increase of more than 50% (higher than the industry average) over the same period of the previous year.

JA Solar has also been widely recognized for its solid performance inside and outside the industry. To date, JA Solar has repeatedly been listed in the Global Top 500 New Energy Enterprises, Fortune China 500, China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises, China’s Top 500 Private Manufacturers, among others, and its rankings continue to climb.

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September 15, 2022

Huawei Cloud Pledges to Build Global Startup Ecosystem, to Enable 10,000 High-Potential Startups in Three Years

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at the Huawei Cloud Global Startup Founders Summit held in Shenzhen, Huawei Cloud announced their commitment to building a global startup ecosystem and three key initiatives to accelerate startup growth: an innovative cloud platform, startup acceleration programs, and business resources. Joined by several veteran venture capitalists, they also announced the Huawei Cloud Accelerator, a program aiming at empowering startups at all stages of their lifecycles.

Mr. Zhang Ping'an announcing Huawei Cloud's global startup ecosystem strategy

In his speech at the summit, Mr. Zhang Ping’an, Huawei Senior Vice President and Huawei Cloud CEO, said that Huawei Cloud firmly believes in the power of startups to change the world, and that Huawei Cloud is ready to share with startups Huawei’s over 30 years of experience in technology and innovation, and to build a robust startup ecosystem powered by Huawei’s global cloud infrastructure and extensive Technology-as-a-Service offerings, with the purpose of empowering startups and accelerating their growth on the cloud.

Huawei Cloud stresses driving innovation with technology and accelerating startup growth with a strong global ecosystem. This is why they have announced plans to step up efforts in ecosystem building along with three key initiatives — an innovative cloud platform, startup acceleration programs, and business resources. Over the next three years, Huawei plans to help 10,000 high-potential startups worldwide to accelerate innovation and growth on the Huawei cloud platform and in the greater ecosystem.

At the summit, Mr. Zhang Ping’an, joined by several veteran venture capitalists, officially announced Huawei Cloud Accelerator. This program currently focuses on six key areas: enterprise services/SaaS, AI, biotech, fintech, smart energy/carbon neutrality, and industrial digitization, but will later be expanded to cover more industries and domains. It offers an Early-stage Startup Bootcamp and an Industry-themed Bootcamp to meet the needs of startups at different stages of their lifecycle.

Going forward, Huawei Cloud is committed to working with partners and customers to build an inclusive, vibrant startup ecosystem, which is expected to become a powerful engine for digital transformation.

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September 15, 2022

Madison Realty Capital Originates $85 Million Loan for Luxury Condominiums on Fisher Island in Miami, Florida

Loan Facilitates Acquisition of Last Remaining Development Site on Exclusive Island

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm focused on debt and equity investment strategies, today announced that it has provided an $85 million loan to The Related Group (“Related”), BH Group, Teddy Sagi’s Globe Invest, and Wanxiang Group Corporation for the acquisition and pre-development of a 6.51-acre land parcel with approved plans for the development of a luxury condominium project on Fisher Island in Miami Beach, Florida.

The parcel is located at 6 Fisher Island Drive at the last remaining condo development site on the 216-acre private island, which is accessible only by ferry, boat, or helicopter and offers significant privacy for its 800 residents. The condominiums will rise ten stories and consist of 51 units across a mix of three- to five-bedroom residences, three villas and two penthouses with premium finishes and appliances. The property will include 450 feet of private oceanfront and valet parking for 169 spaces as well as 7 private two-car garages and 93 golf cart spaces. Residents will have access to premier amenities as well as membership to the Fisher Island Club, which offers beaches, seaside golfing, tennis courts and restaurants.

Josh Zegen, Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Madison Realty Capital, said, “Fisher Island is one of the most exclusive residential locations in the country. Owing to the scarcity of land, limited supply of new residences, and significant development timeline, property values on Fisher Island have performed through market cycles. We are pleased to provide financing for the acquisition and predevelopment of such a rare development site and to complete our second transaction with Related and BH Group in such a short period of time.”

The loan is Madison Realty Capital’s second to Related and BH Group. In July, it provided the partners with a $76 million loan for the development of District 225, a 343-unit luxury condominium in Downtown Miami.

About Madison Realty Capital

Madison Realty Capital is a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm that, as of August 31, 2022, manages approximately $9.5 billion in total assets on behalf of a global institutional investor base. Since 2004, Madison Realty Capital has completed approximately $21 billion in transactions providing borrowers with flexible and highly customized financing solutions, strong underwriting capabilities, and certainty of execution. Headquartered in New York City, with an office in Los Angeles, the firm has approximately 70 employees across all real estate investment, development, and property management disciplines. Madison Realty Capital has been frequently named to the Commercial Observer’s prestigious “Power 100” list of New York City real estate players and is consistently cited as a top construction lender, among other industry recognitions. To learn more, follow us on LinkedIn and visit www.madisonrealtycapital.com.

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