Galderma Provides Progress Update Regarding RelabotulinumtoxinA Regulatory Submission in the United States

 

• Galderma received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA with comments related to observations during manufacturing site inspection and analytical method optimization
• Relfydess is approved in 33 markets and already launched in more than 20, including across Europe, the Middle East and Australia, with an encouraging early launch trajectory supported by positive healthcare professional feedback
• Regulatory filings in other territories are ongoing and remain on track

 

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Galderma (SIX: GALD) today provided progress updates regarding the regulatory review of its pending Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for RelabotulinumtoxinA with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). The Company has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA with comments related to observations during manufacturing site inspection and analytical method optimization. As part of its review, the FDA conducted a Pre-License Inspection (PLI) of Galderma’s manufacturing site. All other aspects of the BLA, including safety- and efficacy-related parts, did not solicit deficiencies to be addressed.

The FDA made observations during the PLI for which Galderma is putting in place corrective and preventive actions. Galderma will also be seeking further guidance through continued open dialogue with the FDA toward resolution of the relevant observations. Galderma plans to rapidly respond to the CRL and advancing RelabotulinumtoxinA in the U.S. remains a top priority.

The observations do not impact approvals, launches, or regulatory reviews in other International markets.

Global launches progressing on track

As of today, Relfydess is approved in 33 markets and already launched in more than 20, including in Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, with an encouraging early launch trajectory supported by positive healthcare professional feedback. Since 2022, this Galderma manufacturing site has completed 10 inspections from key regulatory authorities from around the world serving as the basis for International Relfydess launches. Regulatory filings in other territories are ongoing and remain on track.

Building a dermatology powerhouse

Galderma remains on a clear path to become the world’s undisputed dermatology powerhouse spanning the full spectrum of fast-growing markets across Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology.

In Injectable Aesthetics, Galderma is firmly positioned on a trajectory to global leadership – not only in sales and market share, but also in innovation – supported by fully integrated in-house capabilities across discovery, research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of best-in-class products.

We will continue to build on this momentum through our robust pipeline, expanding the number of early-stage assets under development. Galderma leads the industry in the number of active aesthetic development programs, further reinforcing its leadership position in the U.S. and globally.

Galderma has the largest and most innovative Injectable Aesthetic portfolio on the market. Given our strong market position, we believe we are exceptionally well placed to capitalize on opportunities in this fast-growing market.

About Relfydess (relabotulinumtoxinA)

Pioneered by Galderma, Relfydess is the first and only ready-to-use liquid neuromodulator created with PEARL Technology that is designed to preserve molecule integrity. PEARL Technology is designed to deliver a highly active, innovative, complex-free molecule, creating a product that enables up to 39% of patients seeing effects from day one and up to 75% of patients maintaining improvements for six months. Relfydess is optimized for simple volumetric dosing, without reconstitution, to increase ease-of-use and help ensure consistent dose/volume every time.

About Galderma

Galderma (SIX: GALD) is the pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body’s largest organ – the skin – meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin we are in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story. For more information: www.galderma.com.

 

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In Line With the LEAP | 28 Portfolio Rotation Strategy, Bureau Veritas Signs an Agreement to Sell Its Oil & Petrochemicals and Coal Testing and Inspection Business

COURBEVOIE, France - Tuesday, 30. June 2026

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), announces that it has entered exclusive negotiations with Triton Partners regarding the sale of its Oil & Petrochemicals and Coal testing and inspection business. This strategic divestment is in full alignment with the Group’s LEAP | 28 strategy.

The proposed transaction would include the Oil & Petrochemicals and Coal testing and inspection activities. In 2025, this business generated approximately EUR 450 million in revenue operating a global network across multiple countries, with a significant footprint of operational sites and employees.

This business grew at a lower rate than the Group and is margin dilutive. It is included within Bureau Veritas’ “Optimize value and impact” portfolio and reported under the Agri-Food & Commodities division. The transaction supports the strategic objective to increase exposure to higher growth and margin businesses.

A key milestone in LEAP | 28 portfolio rotation

This transaction represents a significant milestone in Bureau Veritas’ portfolio transformation. Following completion and taking into account other recent acquisitions year-to-date, the Group will have executed approximately 20% portfolio rotation since the launch of LEAP | 28.

“This divestment is fully aligned with our LEAP | 28 strategy and our commitment to actively manage our portfolio,” said Hinda Gharbi, Chief Executive Officer of Bureau Veritas. “The Oil & Petrochemicals and Coal business operates in established and mature markets, and is led by a global team. Under the leadership of Triton Partners, we are confident that this business will continue to develop successfully. This transaction will create shareholders value as Bureau Veritas accelerates its planned portfolio pivots towards higher growth and higher margin activities.”

The transaction, based on an enterprise value of EUR 470 million, implies an EV/EBIT multiple of 11.1x on 2025 results post IFRS16. The disposal will have a positive impact on the Group’s organic growth profile, adjusted operating margin and return on capital employed. The deal is anticipated to be broadly neutral to earnings after closing.

Bureau Veritas intends to redeploy the proceeds towards higher-growth and higher-margin businesses, in line with LEAP I 28 portfolio ambitions.

Transaction terms and timetable

This contemplated transaction, currently under negotiation, will be subject to information and consultation procedures with the relevant employee representative bodies, and could be finalized by the end of Q1 2027, subject to the fulfillment of customary conditions precedent.

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Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas’ 82,000 employees deliver services in 140 countries. The company’s technical experts support customers to address challenges in quality, health and safety, environmental protection, and sustainability.

Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, SBF 120 indices and is part of the CAC SBT 1.5° index. Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

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Ant International Unveils Global Development Centre in Malaysia, Expanding Commitment to AI, Talent, Trust and Digital Innovation

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -

Ant International is developing around 1,500 talents in Kuala Lumpur, with more than half in tech-related roles, supporting the company’s global innovations and business growth

Spending by Alipay+ partners via the DuitNow national QR increased more than 60%, driving travel-led economic impact as the country celebrates Visit Malaysia 2026

Since launching in January 2026 with TNG Digital, Ant International’s EPOS360 AI-as-a-Service platform now supports more than 14,000 Malaysian SMEs

 

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ant International today officially opened its Global Development Centre (GDC) in Kuala Lumpur, deepening its long-term commitment to Malaysia and Southeast Asia, and strengthening the country's role as a strategic hub for global innovation, digital talent, and next-generation financial technology. The unveiling ceremony was officiated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Ant International’s GDC is located at The Exchange 106, within TRX, Malaysia’s dedicated international financial centre.

Cyril Han, CEO of Ant Group said, "With a visionary leadership and a vibrant business and tech community, Malaysia is on the way to becoming a leading regional and global hub for digital and AI innovation. In the next 6 to 12 months, the agentic AI revolution will be in full swing, bringing about a revolution in commerce that we need to prepare for now, to ensure it drives both business growth and social development. Ant has many deep and long-term partnerships in Malaysia and the region, and with the unveiling of the Ant International Global Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur, we stand ready to support the AI Nation 2030 vision and digitalisation of Malaysia."

Peng Yang, CEO of Ant International said, "Ant International's development evolves around the '6T' sustainable development strategy: facilitating global travel, empowering global trade, promoting robust growth, driving innovation through technology, nurturing digital talent, and building a trustworthy digital ecosystem. This aligns perfectly with Malaysia's national agenda of promoting digital transformation and stimulating the vitality of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. We are committed to long-term investments into growing world-calibre innovators as well as AI commerce solutions from Malaysia. "

Developing Next-Gen Innovators, Building from Malaysia

The GDC represents another milestone in Ant International's journey in Malaysia. It reflects the company's belief that world-class innovation can be developed in Malaysia for global markets, by creating high-value employment opportunities, nurturing local talent and collaborating with public and private sector partners.

Ant International has created around 1,500 fintech roles in Malaysia, with more than 50 percent serving in technology roles, contributing to Ant International's global businesses in AI, payments, SME digitalisation and financial technology.

Today, around half of its tech team are recent graduates, from across more than 30 universities in Malaysia, as the company collaborates with local partners like the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), to develop the next generation of innovators.

Ant International will also deepen its collaboration with the Malaysian government and local universities, including with the Ministry of Higher Education to explore strategic partnerships, to co-develop more FinAI talents through hackathons, trainings, and curated curricula that strengthen educational pathways and power Malaysia's digital economy development and growth.

Deepening Partnerships to Drive Malaysia's Digital Economy and AI Developments

The GDC builds on Ant International's longstanding partnerships with leading Malaysian organisations that have helped advance digital transformation, financial inclusion and cross-border connectivity.

Together with CIMB and TNG Digital, Ant International has supported the development of Touch 'n Go eWallet since 2017, which today serves over 26 million consumers and businesses and underpinning Malaysia's vibrant digital ecosystem. Through Ant International’s AI suite, including its GenAI Cockpit and AI travel agent, TNG Digital makes AI-powered everyday services accessible to its users.

Through Alipay+, Ant International's unified wallet gateway, and its partnership with PayNet, Malaysia's national payment network, international travellers can use their home e-wallets and bank apps to pay seamlessly at millions of merchants across Malaysia. As Malaysia celebrates Visit Malaysia 2026, the partnership is delivering tangible economic impact: in the first half of 2026, more than 600,000 merchants, primarily SMEs, received payment from an Alipay+ partner — up more than 70% year-on-year. Total traveller spending via DuitNow rose more than 60%, with Alipay+ being the largest contributor to inbound QR transactions in Malaysia. In the next step of the partnership, Malaysian payment apps supported by PayNet will be able to making payments at over 150 million merchants in more than 220 markets connected to Alipay+.

Ant International's merchant solutions — Antom and 2C2P — are helping Malaysian businesses reach global customers and enabling Malaysian consumers connect to international brands, growing its digital merchant base by nearly 60% and processing more than 50% more transactions year-on-year.

The company now supports 300+ payment methods in over 220 markets, including all card schemes, 50 mobile payment partners and more than 10 national QR systems

Looking ahead, Ant International and CIMB are exploring next-generation financial infrastructure together, including tokenised deposits and innovative treasury solutions designed to enhance cross-border payment efficiency and liquidity management — building toward Malaysia's ambition to become a leading global payments and treasury hub.

Powering Malaysian SME Digitalisation and Global Growth Opportunities

The GDC opening comes alongside a growing suite of solutions Ant International is deploying to support Malaysian businesses.

In January 2026, in partnership with TNG Digital, Ant International launched EPOS360 in Malaysia — an AI-as-a-Service platform that gives SMEs access to digital POS management, payments, banking, credit financing and growth tools in one place. EPOS360 now serves over 14,000 SMEs across Malaysia.

WorldFirst, Ant International's global accounts service provider, obtained in-principle approval from Bank Negara Malaysia to operate under a Class A Money Services Business in 2025, enabling it to offer cross-border financial services — including global collections, payments, currency exchange and fund management — to Malaysian businesses expanding internationally. A local operations team is being established, with a full launch expected soon.

Through Bettr, Ant International aims to extend more inclusive financial services to underserved groups like gig workers and micro-enterprise owners. In 2026, Bettr partnered with Muslim Pro to provide Shariah-compliant financial enablement and flexibility for Malaysian Muslims with robust privacy protection, and its structure has been endorsed by Masryef Advisory Sdn. Bhd. and SEDANIA As-Salam Capital to ensure full alignment with Islamic financial principles.

For enterprise partners, Ant International's AI capabilities are already delivering results: by leveraging its open-sourced AI FX model, AirAsia reduced foreign exchange-related costs by 40%.

"Malaysia has been an important part of our journey, and we believe its role will continue to grow. Together with our partners, we are building technologies, capabilities and opportunities from Malaysia and beyond, towards a more intelligent, connected and inclusive ecosystem," added Yang.

The launch was also attended by YB Senator Dato' Seri DiRaja Dr. Zambry bin Abd Kadir, Minister of Higher Education.

About Ant International

Ant International is a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider. Through collaboration across the private and public sectors, our unified techfin platform supports financial institutions and merchants of all sizes to achieve inclusive growth through a comprehensive range of cutting-edge digital payment and financial services solutions. To learn more, please visit https://www.ant-intl.com/

 

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OXMIQ Raises $35 Million to Scale OxCore™ Architecture

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- OXMIQ Labs Inc., a unified GPU and AI architecture company founded by Raja Koduri, today closed its $35 million Series A financing, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $60 million. The funding will scale OxCore™, OXMIQ’s licensable GPU architecture that allows semiconductor companies and AI system builders to build custom AI silicon without a full chip program. The round was co-led by Fundomo and Samsung Catalyst Fund, with participation from MediaTek, AM Intelligence Labs, Pegatron Venture Capital, CDIB-TEN, Darwin Ventures, and Morgan Creek Digital, among other financial and strategic investors. OXMIQ’s expertise spans the full AI stack, from renewable power and data center infrastructure to silicon IP, electron-to-token machines (ETMs™), along with the software that runs AI factories and agents.

One Core, Three Engines

Token demand is outpacing the world’s ability to build infrastructure to serve it. OXMIQ was founded to re-architect the GPU stack from Atoms to Agents™, building the silicon IP, configurable systems and software platform that enable semiconductor companies and AI infrastructure builders to drive down the cost of intelligence at every layer of the stack.

At the center of the architecture is OxCore™, a scalable, licensable GPU core that integrates three distinct compute engines: a CUDA®-compatible GPU engine, a tensor processing engine, and an orchestration engine (CPU) responsible for coordinating workloads and agents across the system. OxCore tightly couples compute functionality that is typically split across three chips, and was purpose-built for near-memory compute, minimizing data movement to enhance compute and energy efficiency of AI workloads. OxCore was designed for scalability and the architecture scales efficiently from single-core AI deployments to large-scale datacenter configurations. OxCore is running on FPGA today, with live demonstrations available.

OxQuilt™, OXMIQ’s chiplet integration architecture, combines heterogeneous compute chiplets and memory in a single package. Most AI silicon designs are locked to a specific foundry and memory type. OxQuilt instead adapts to any supply chain, with configuration tools that let customers design across logic process nodes, memory types, interconnect standards, and advanced packaging options. By making high-performance AI compute licensable and configurable, OXMIQ lets any design team build custom AI silicon packages without needing cost-prohibitive full chip programs. The architecture is also designed to incorporate emerging interconnect technologies such as silicon photonics as they reach production readiness.

OXMIQ pairs the hardware with a software stack spanning OxCapsule™ for high-level orchestration to low-level kernel optimization. OxPython™ runs existing CUDA® and PyTorch® code on OxCore without code changes, giving developers full portability across hardware. This stack supports emerging silicon architectures for optimized inference at scale and delivers day-zero support for new models. OxPython has been validated on third-party platforms with live demos available.

OXMIQ’s IP-first model is built for capital efficiency. By focusing on new architecture IP rather than full SoC development, the company generates revenue from customer engagements while preserving capital for building the stack.

“We are very excited to co-lead OXMIQ’s financing round and back Raja Koduri and the strong team at OXMIQ,” said David (Dede) Goldschmidt, SVP & Managing Director, Head of the Samsung Catalyst Fund. “OXMIQ’s novel AI core and software platform enable heterogeneous compute for efficient, custom inference solutions serving large-scale agentic workloads.”

“Raja has built silicon at every layer of the stack, and he knows exactly where the constraints sit. Most compute IP makes the customer bend their memory, packaging, and foundry around the chip. OXMIQ does the opposite, and that flips a cost center into leverage. We backed this team because they will define how AI compute gets built this decade,” said Rajeev Surati, Partner at Fundomo.

An Expanding Team

OXMIQ has strengthened its board and advisory ranks with two additions that bring decades of silicon pedigree. Jim Keller, CEO of Tenstorrent and among the most influential chip architects in the industry, joins the board of directors alongside existing board member Dr. Ker Zhang. Dr. Valluri (Bob) Rao, a renowned Fellow who retired from Intel’s process technology group, joins as an advisor. Together, they deepen OXMIQ’s leadership as the company moves from architecture to customer integration.

“I am excited to join the OXMIQ board. Raja and this team are creating an open GPU architecture, a much-needed step toward removing the artificial boundaries around AI innovation. As the industry concentrates around a few incumbents, this is more important than ever. OXMIQ’s open, configurable foundation, which developers can build on and own, is exactly where compute should be heading,” said Jim Keller, CEO of Tenstorrent and OXMIQ board member.

Raja Koduri, OXMIQ founder and CEO, added: “A licensable core with an open architecture means design teams everywhere can build the custom AI silicon their work needs. Today, state-of-the-art AI reaches most people through a handful of channels, and the cost of the compute underneath is the reason. Bring that cost down, and you widen who gets to build with it. I believe AI is a force for good when it is a tool everyone can pick up and use, not just the few who can afford to build with it. Closing this round with investors who own the supply chain tells us we can get there.”

Get Involved

OXMIQ is working with semiconductor companies, neoclouds, AI system builders, and physical AI/robotics companies ready to own their compute roadmap. For licensing and partnership inquiries, contact licensing@oxmiq.ai.

Investors

The round was co-led by Fundomo, a New York venture firm focused on frontier compute infrastructure, and Samsung Catalyst Fund, Samsung Electronics’ evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund that invests in deep tech AI infrastructure. MediaTek, a seed investor and one of the world’s leading fabless semiconductor companies, is reinvesting.

Lawrence Loh, SVP of MediaTek, said, “MediaTek is actively powering today’s advanced AI capabilities from the edge to the cloud. Our investment in OXMIQ underscores this push and combines our AI ambitions with their highly flexible GPU architecture. We see this investment as a way to continue unlocking unprecedented on-device AI performance across all technology platforms.”

AM Intelligence Labs, part of the AM Green Group; a global leader in clean energy generation and scaled energy storage systems, global green hydrogen molecule market, and building AI infrastructure & token delivery factories; joins this round as an investor. The move extends the collaboration behind the 5GW AI factory initiative, including a 3GW renewable-powered AI compute platform, that AMI is building in India. CDIB-TEN is a joint fund between CDIB Capital, a leading Asian PE/VC firm expanding its asset management business through a strong regional presence anchored by over 65 years of investment heritage in Taiwan, and TEN Capital Corporation is a prestigious fund management company that is deeply wired into the semiconductor ecosystem in Taiwan and North America. Pegatron Venture Capital, the investment arm of one of the world's largest ODMs and system integrators, adds manufacturing and systems depth to carry chiplet AI accelerator designs from architecture to deployment. Morgan Creek Digital, an investor focused on AI and digital infrastructure, joins the round on the thesis that compute capacity and architecture choice will define the AI economy this decade. Darwin Venture Management, a Taipei-based venture firm investing across the Taiwan-Silicon Valley technology corridor, brings cross-border conviction that mirrors OXMIQ's own design and supply chain footprint. Intel Capital rounds out the group as a strategic IP partner, adding to OXMIQ's design and engineering depth.

About OXMIQ Labs

OXMIQ Labs is a GPU and AI architecture company with expertise spanning every layer of the AI stack, from renewable energy and data center infrastructure to silicon IP, electron-to-token machines, and cloud software for AI factories and agents. OXMIQ develops licensable compute IP and adaptive AI infrastructure software. The OXMIQ stack, OxCore™, OxQuilt™, OxPython™ and OxCapsule™, enables semiconductor companies, neoclouds, and AI system builders to develop and deploy custom AI compute across the full spectrum of AI applications. The company’s mission is to re-architect the GPU stack: from Atoms to Agents™, making high-performance AI compute available, affordable, and within reach of design teams and builders who need it. Founded by Raja Koduri, OXMIQ is headquartered in Campbell, California, with a development site in Hyderabad, India. Learn more at oxmiq.ai.

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NIQ Completes Acquisition of Flywheel’s China and Southeast Asia eCommerce Data & Insights Business, Expanding Digital Commerce Intelligence Capabilities

 CHICAGO - Wednesday, 01. July 2026 AETOSWire  

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a leading consumer intelligence company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Flywheel’s China and Southeast Asia eCommerce Data & Insights business. The acquired business operates in China under the YiMian (“一面”) brand and is a leading provider of eCommerce, social commerce, and digital shelf solutions.

The acquisition expands NIQ’s capabilities across China and Southeast Asia and strengthens its ability to measure and understand consumer behavior across retail, eCommerce, social commerce, and digital environments — advancing NIQ’s mission to deliver The Full View™, the most complete understanding of consumer behavior across online and offline channels. It also enhances NIQ’s data and analytics foundation by expanding access to rich digital commerce signals that support the development of more advanced analytics and AI-powered solutions.

By bringing together NIQ’s global intelligence, analytics, and retail measurement capabilities with the acquired business’ rich digital commerce data and expertise, NIQ will offer clients a more connected view of performance across marketplaces, social commerce, and the digital shelf. This will help clients improve visibility into pricing, assortment, availability, content quality, and competitive positioning, while making faster, more informed commercial decisions.

A key benefit of the acquisition is the introduction of Digital Shelf capabilities in China, enabling NIQ to deliver more consistent and comprehensive eCommerce insights across global and regional markets.

“Flywheel brings deep expertise in digital commerce, social commerce, and digital shelf measurement across China and Southeast Asia, along with a talented team that complements NIQ’s global scale,” said Rachel White, APAC Regional President of NIQ. “With the transaction now complete, we are excited to move forward together and help clients navigate today’s increasingly complex digital commerce landscape with richer insights and stronger decision support.”

“Joining forces with NIQ marks an exciting new chapter for our business and, most importantly, for our clients,” said Will Lv, General Manager, Flywheel. “Our expertise in digital commerce intelligence across China and Southeast Asia, combined with NIQ's global reach and analytics capabilities, creates a stronger platform for helping clients navigate complexity, move faster, and unlock growth.”

The acquired business supports more than 100 global and regional clients across China and Southeast Asia, reflecting its strong market position and trusted client relationships.

About NIQ

NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ) is a leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete and trusted understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. By combining an unmatched global data footprint and granular consumer and retail measurement with decades of AI modeling expertise, NIQ builds decision systems that help companies turn complex data into confident action.

With operations in more than 90 countries, NIQ covers approximately 82% of the world’s population and more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Through cloud-based platforms, advanced analytics and AI-driven insights, NIQ delivers The Full View™—helping brands and retailers understand what consumers buy, why they buy it, and what to do next.

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

About YIMIAN

YIMIAN is a leading AI-powered commerce intelligence company that transforms digital commerce data into actionable business insights. Leveraging advanced AI and large-scale data from e-commerce and social media platforms, we help brands make informed decisions across strategy, innovation, marketing, sales, and digital commerce operations.

Trusted by leading companies in personal care, beauty, food and beverage, automotive, household products, consumer electronics, healthcare, and pet care, YIMIAN provides real-time market intelligence, consumer insights, competitive benchmarking, and performance tracking to accelerate growth in dynamic local markets.

Learn more at YIMIAN Official Website

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IFF Launches SENSORA™, an Innovative Pro-Fragrance Technology Platform

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A light-activated fragrance experience enhancer, starting with liquid detergents

(BUSINESS WIRE)--IFF (NYSE: IFF) — a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health and biosciences — today announced the launch of SENSORA™, its advanced patent-pending pro-fragrance technology designed to transform how scent is experienced across home, fabric and personal care applications. Developed to meet the rising demand for a longer-lasting and more sophisticated scent experience, SENSORA™ delivers an evolving olfactive profile with sustained release, extending enjoyment well beyond first use.

“With SENSORA™, we are advancing fragrance performance into a new territory — one where scent continues to reveal itself in real life, long after the first moment of use,” said Ana Paula Mendonça, president of IFF Scent. “By combining pro-fragrance science with our deep expertise in fragrance design, we are creating more enduring, more meaningful experiences that bring consumers joy.”

Where pro-fragrance science meets fragrance experience enhancement

A pro-fragrance is a delivery system designed for the controlled release of scent. At the core of SENSORA™ is an innovative pro-fragrance mechanism engineered to unlock complex olfactive dimensions over time. This activation is triggered by light — both indoor and outdoor — enabling a controlled, phased release of scent from storage through wear.

SENSORA™ is designed to:

Sustain fragrance presence well beyond washing and into use

Reveal new olfactive facets over time, enhancing richness and sophistication

Extend scent perception for days — up to 20 days after activation

First application: fabric care

Today, IFF introduces Floral Fusion under the SENSORA™ platform — its first light-activated pro-fragrance specifically designed for liquid detergents — as part of its fragrance experience enhancer portfolio. It delivers a long-lasting, evolving scent experience, releasing refined floral notes on dry fabrics, enriching the fragrance experience beyond the original scent signature.

“SENSORA™ gives our customers a powerful new way to differentiate in laundry care, a category where consumers increasingly expect fragrance to deliver both lasting impact and elevated sensorial pleasure,” said Jan Bechtel, senior vice president of consumer fragrance for IFF Scent. “Starting with liquid detergents, this breakthrough offering creates new opportunities to build memorable product experiences, strengthen brand preference and respond to evolving consumer expectations.”

Meeting a clear consumer shift

An IFF global usage and attitudes survey conducted in 17 countries in 2026 found that consumers are increasingly seeking benefits that go beyond freshness to deliver lasting impact and sensorial pleasure:

More than one-third expect laundry fragrance to last longer

Nearly one in four want scent to remain noticeable for at least four days

SENSORA™ responds directly to these expectations, delivering premium scent performance designed for real-life conditions.

A scalable platform for future innovation

Part of IFF’s SCENT+™ innovation pillar and grounded in its Science of Performance, SENSORA™ integrates seamlessly into fragrance compositions, giving perfumers precise control to design bespoke performance profiles.

“SENSORA™ represents a step-change in how we design fragrance performance,” said Mohammed Ashour, vice president of innovation for IFF Scent. “Its light-activated pro-fragrance mechanism gives perfumers a new level of control to orchestrate how scent evolves, revealing new olfactive facets over time while providing a scalable platform for innovation across applications and categories.”

Welcome to IFF

At IFF (NYSE: IFF), we make joy through science, creativity and heart. As the global leader in taste, scent, food ingredients, health and biosciences, we’re innovating for the future. Every day, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable solutions that elevate products people love—advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience. Learn more at iff.com, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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Interactive Brokers Expands Access to Korean Equities with Launch of Nextrade ATS

 IB SmartRouting℠ Routes Orders to the Best Available Price Between KRX and Nextrade

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global broker, today announced the launch of select Korean equities through Nextrade, South Korea's first Alternative Trading System (ATS). The addition of Nextrade builds on Interactive Brokers' earlier launch of the Korea Exchange (KRX), through which it became the first major US-based broker to provide global investors with direct access to Korean equities. Clients trading on Nextrade benefit from significantly extended trading hours and access to additional liquidity. Interactive Brokers has enabled IB SmartRouting℠ across both the Korea Exchange (KRX) and Nextrade, automatically routing orders to the venue offering the best price. This helps clients achieve best execution while providing greater flexibility and more opportunities to participate in one of Asia's most dynamic equity markets.

Korea's equity market ranks among the top global exchanges by market capitalization and is home to world-leading companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor offering meaningful exposure to some of Asia's most prominent and innovative industries. From a single unified platform, Interactive Brokers clients can seamlessly manage diversified global portfolios, trading stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds across more than 170 markets worldwide, now including Korean equities through both the Korea Exchange and Nextrade.

"Korea is home to some of the world's most innovative companies, and its equity market has become increasingly central to global investment strategies," said David Friedland, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Interactive Brokers. "By adding Nextrade alongside the Korea Exchange, we're giving clients greater flexibility and more ways to capture opportunities in one of Asia's most compelling markets, while further demonstrating our commitment to providing broad, cost-efficient market access worldwide."

Nextrade offers access to approximately 650 securities from the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets, competitive fees, and an extended 12-hour trading window, running from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM KST across three sessions. This expanded trading window gives clients greater flexibility to act on Korean market opportunities outside traditional exchange hours, whether responding to overnight global developments or coordinating trades across multiple time zones.

Nextrade operates from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM KST across three sessions: Pre-Market (8:00-8:50 AM), Standard (9:00 AM-3:20 PM), and After-Market (3:30-8:00 PM).

For additional information visit:

US and countries served by IB LLC: Nextrade

Canada: Nextrade

United Kingdom: Nextrade

Europe: Nextrade

Hong Kong: Nextrade

Singapore: Nextrade

Australia: Nextrade

Japan: Nextrade

Access to equities on Nextrade through Interactive Brokers is not available to residents of Korea. Availability of products varies by Interactive Brokers affiliate and client country of residence.

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About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a member of the S&P 500. Its affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities, foreign exchange, and prediction markets around the clock on over 170 markets in numerous countries and currencies from a single unified platform to clients worldwide. We serve individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation have enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments. Interactive Brokers has consistently earned recognition as a top broker, garnering multiple awards and accolades from respected industry sources such as Barron's, Investopedia, Stockbrokers.com, and many others.

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