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Cochlear North America Celebrates International Cochlear Implant Day by Announcing 2025 Academic Scholarship Winners

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LONE TREE, Colo., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In celebration of International Cochlear Implant Day, Cochlear North America is thrilled to announce the winners of 2025 annual Cochlear Academic Scholarships. Eight outstanding recipients of either the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Implant, Cochlear Baha® System and Cochlear Osia® System have been chosen for their abilities to uphold the Cochlear ideals of leadership and humanity, as well as demonstrate high academic achievement.

“We are incredibly proud of this year’s scholarship recipients. I am personally inspired by all eight recipients. These exceptional individuals embody the spirit of resilience and innovation, and we are honored to support them as they continue to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond,” Lisa Aubert, President Cochlear North America, said.

The Graeme Clark Scholarship is in its 23rd year and named after Professor Graeme Clark who invented the multi-channel cochlear implant. This scholarship is awarded to academically exceptional Cochlear Nucleus Implant recipients. This year, there were five exceptional recipients dedicated to their studies and passion for helping others:

Emily E., from Decatur, AL, is studying Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Montevallo. Born profoundly deaf with Pendred Syndrome, Emily has overcome significant challenges with the help of her cochlear implant. Her experiences have inspired her to pursue a career in audiology, where she hopes to serve as a role model and advocate for others with cochlear implants.Farah B., from Phoenix, AZ, is attending Washington University in St. Louis. Farah’s journey with bilateral cochlear implants has fueled her passion for holistic change and advocacy within the cochlear implant and hearing-loss communities. She’s earned a full-academic merit scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis and co-founded the non-profit Deaf-i. Pursuing a degree in neuroscience with aspirations for a career in audiology, she is committed to advancing research, education, and accessibility for those with hearing loss.Grace F., from Millington, IL, is attending St. Louis University. She is enrolled in the five-year, freshman-entry occupational therapy master’s program at St. Louis University. Her experiences have inspired her to pursue a career in occupational therapy, where she hopes to serve as a role model and advocate for others with cochlear implants.Kaitlin C., from Elsie, NE, is attending the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She is majoring in pre-med. Her journey with cochlear implants has significantly improved her life, allowing her to engage with those around her and pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Her experiences have inspired her to pursue a career in medicine, where she hopes to make a positive impact on her patients’ lives.Sophie G., from St. Johns, FL, is attending Florida State University. Sophie’s journey with cochlear implants has been marked by her determination to overcome barriers and advocate for her hearing loss. Her involvement in the Future Teachers Academy and Best Buddies club has fueled her passion for education and inclusion. Sophie’s experiences have inspired her to pursue a career in the education field.

In its 14th year, the Anders Tjellström Scholarship is named after Dr. Anders Tjellström who, in collaboration with others, created the first bone conduction hearing implant and has worked tirelessly to restore hearing to people around the world. This year, three outstanding recipients were chosen:

Dylan G., from Cooper City, FL, is attending Tulane University. He is pursuing a double major in neuroscience and psychology on the pre-medical track. As an aspiring physician and dedicated musician in concert and marching band, he is passionate about bridging medicine, advocacy, and the arts while uplifting the hearing-impaired community.Nathaniel G., from Arlington Heights, IL, is attending Harvard University. He is majoring in Government with an honors thesis in Public Policy and minoring in Economics. Nathaniel’s journey with hemifacial microsomia and unilateral hearing loss has been transformed by Cochlear’s Baha System. His experiences have inspired him to pursue a career in public service, where he hopes to make a positive impact on education policy and the broader American political sphere.Zachary M., from Boulder City, KS, is attending the University of Kansas. He is working towards a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and an MBA through a unique five-year integrated program. Born with profound conduction hearing loss due to Treacher Collins Syndrome, Zachary’s life has been transformed by Cochlear’s Baha System technology. Zachary’s experiences have inspired him to pursue a career in conductive hearing technology, where he hopes to advocate for and implement positive changes.

Academic scholarship winners will receive $2,000 per year for up to four years at an accredited college or university, providing $8,000 to each student adding up to $64,000 in total scholarship funds given by Cochlear North America in 2025.

For more information about the scholarships, visit Cochlear.com/us/Scholarship.

About Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) 
People have always been Cochlear’s inspiration, ever since Professor Graeme Clark set out to create the first multi-channel cochlear implant after seeing his father struggle with hearing loss.  Since 1981, Cochlear has helped more than 700,000 people to hear across 180 countries, helping people of all ages around the world to hear. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear connects people with life’s opportunities, and welcomes them to the world’s largest hearing implant community.

Cochlear has a global workforce of over 5,000 people, with a passion for progress, who strive to meet the needs of people living with hearing loss. The company continually innovates to anticipate future needs, investing more than AUD$3 billion to date in research and development to push the boundaries of technology and help more people hear.

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Genedata Expands AI Discovery Workflows with NVIDIA BioNeMo Open Models, Including the New RFD4-Proteina Release

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BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Genedata, a Danaher company, and the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced the addition of the new RFD4-Proteina binder design model into Genedata’s AI-enabled discovery workflows, following the model’s introduction at NVIDIA GTC Berlin. As an early ecosystem partner, Genedata is among the first companies to make RFD4-Proteina available within its production discovery workflows. By connecting AI-generated molecular designs, scientific data, and laboratory results, Genedata helps researchers transform AI predictions into continuous learning cycles that accelerate biologics discovery.

The workflow begins with scientists defining target characteristics and required properties using Genedata’s AI co-scientist. NVIDIA’s open protein design models then generate and evaluate candidate binders within Genedata. As candidates move into laboratory testing, results are captured and linked back to the original designs, helping scientists refine and rank the next round.

“Advances in AI are creating unprecedented opportunities for protein and antibody discovery, but unlocking their full value requires more than access to powerful models alone,” said Othmar Pfannes, Ph.D., President of Genedata. “Researchers need a way to connect molecular design, experimental execution, and scientific data into a continuous learning process. Genedata serves as the digital backbone that brings these elements together, helping scientists evaluate more candidates before testing, preserve the scientific context behind each outcome, and build knowledge from one discovery cycle to the next.”

While advances in generative AI are rapidly expanding what scientists can design, many organizations still struggle to operationalize these models within production scientific research workflows. Genedata provides the orchestration, governance, and scientific data foundation needed to deploy NVIDIA BioNeMo open models, including RFD4-Proteina, directly within the discovery workflows scientists use every day. Researchers can apply AI-generated designs within established processes while maintaining lineage, traceability, and scientific context across the discovery lifecycle.

Within Danaher’s autonomous laboratory initiative, these capabilities connect AI, automation, and scientific data in a closed-loop discovery framework where each experimental outcome informs the next design cycle, creating a continuous learn-and-improve process that advances science while keeping scientists in control.

About Genedata
Genedata, a Danaher company and the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharma R&D, transforms biopharma data into intelligence. Our innovative solutions combine deep science, technology, and AI domain knowledge. Leading biopharma organizations and cutting-edge biotechs partner with Genedata to digitalize and automate complex data workflows. Our advanced analytics and embedded AI enable data-driven decisions. From early discovery through development to the clinic, Genedata solutions drive innovation and maximize ROI being trusted by customers worldwide for more than 25 years.

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Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. Through our connected ecosystem of industry-leading businesses, we work side by side with customers to solve their most complex scientific and clinical challenges—helping move innovations from discovery to delivery faster for patients who depend on them. Powered by the Danaher Business System, our advanced science and technology and proven ability to innovate help enable faster, more accurate diagnoses and reduce the time, cost, and risk required to discover, develop, and deliver life-changing therapies. Through continuous improvement and operational excellence, our approximately 60,000 associates worldwide are focused on delivering lasting impact and improving quality of life around the world, while building a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. Explore more at www.danaher.com.

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Bybit AI Empowers Users with Their Personal Financial Edge, Adding Personalization and Memory

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DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has announced new personalization and memory features for Bybit AI, its in-app intelligent conversational layer. Bybit AI now builds a profile from each user’s assets, positions, behavior and risk profile, connecting wealth, markets and trading across the Bybit ecosystem.

Launched in September, Bybit AI organically unifies Bybit’s core services within a single chat interface. The newly added features extend its capacity from responding to individual requests to maintaining a continuous understanding of the user, giving each user their personal financial edge.

Putting the user at the center, Bybit AI is evolving on three pillars:

Personalized: With permissions granted and limits set, Bybit AI analyzes actual account information, including financial behavior and risk profile alongside assets and positions, to generate outputs tailored to the individual.Connected: Bybit AI links Markets, Trading, Earn, Card and other Bybit products, drawing on the full picture of a user’s holdings and activity rather than a single product.Remembered: Users can proactively share their preferences with Bybit AI, which retains this context through long-term memory so that each conversation builds on the previous one.

The release also introduces Featured, a set of customized entry points for specific use cases. Each entry point offers predefined prompts, such as generating a wealth management plan based on a user’s assets and risk tolerance, and returns structured analysis with key data, clear insights and suggested next steps.

Bybit AI supports main account operations while giving users the option to deploy it within a dedicated Bybit AI sub-account. The AI-powered assistant is built on a security-first architecture. Outputs are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Instructions are executed in chats only after customer authorizations.

Bybit expects to introduce further updates to Bybit AI as it continues to build toward AI-native financial services, with conversational intelligence positioned as core infrastructure.

To explore Bybit AI and learn more about how it works, users may visit: Bybit AI  – Learn how to use Bybit through conversation.

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We believe every person should have access to every financial opportunity on earth. That’s why we’re building the first intelligent platform that connects anyone, anywhere to the world’s finance.

Trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, Bybit brings together investing, trading, payments, and wealth-building in a single secure and intelligent ecosystem. Through the combination of AI-powered technology, deep global liquidity, robust security, and transparent operations, Bybit makes global finance more accessible, efficient, and empowering for everyone.

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Poq is now a Shopify Certified Technology Partner

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LONDON, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —  poq, the native mobile app platform for retail brands, today announced it has been recognised as a Shopify Certified Technology Partner. Shopify’s certification is reserved for app partners that meet Shopify’s standards for quality, security, performance and support. poq is now listed in the Shopify Technology Partner Directory and the Certified Technology Partner App Store Collection, making it easier for enterprise Shopify merchants to find and adopt a proven native app platform.

poq already powers native iOS and Android apps for joint customers including Ardene, Steve Madden UK, e.l.f. Beauty (globally), Horze (pan-European), Mamas & Papas (UK) and ECO. Modern Essentials (ANZ and UK). Across the poq platform, shoppers convert at 1.8 times the rate of mobile web, based on the median across 21 brands from January 2025 to January 2026.

“Certification from Shopify is independent validation that poq meets the high standard Shopify sets for its technology partners,” said Jay Johnston, CEO of poq. “Our customers use their apps to build loyalty and drive repeat purchases from their most valuable shoppers. This recognition means more Shopify merchants can launch a high-performing native app with confidence, on a platform already proven at scale across four continents.”

Results for Shopify Brands

European equestrian retailer Horze moved to Shopify and chose to stay with poq for its native app. “After choosing to continue working together, I can confidently say that this was absolutely the right decision. The level of motivation, ownership, and commitment the poq team demonstrated throughout the project was truly impressive,” said Dominik Schlag, CFO of Horze.

In the UK, Mamas & Papas uses its poq app to make shopping easier for busy parents. “Our poq app makes shopping with us quick and easy wherever they are, and drives loyalty and repeat purchases,” said Jo Molineux, Digital Director at Mamas & Papas.

About poq

poq is a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that empowers retailers and brands to create and maintain engaging, high-performance native mobile apps. With a focus on driving customer engagement and revenue, poq’s platform enables seamless integration, powerful personalisation, and an enhanced shopping experience for businesses worldwide. Learn more at poqcommerce.com.

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