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Univfy® Publishes Study in Nature Communications, Validates Univfy Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) Platform’s Superior In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Live Birth Predictions, Key to Improving IVF Access, Affordability and Clinical Outcomes

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New research highlights Univfy IVF live birth prediction models performing significantly better than US registry-based model using model metrics key to improving IVF access, affordability and clinical outcomes.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Calif., April 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Univfy, a leading innovator in fertility and health AI, today announced the publication of peer-reviewed research in Nature Communications demonstrating clinic-level, real-world validation of its proprietary IVF live birth prediction models and model metrics that are requisites of economic and clinical solutions to improve IVF access, affordability and clinical outcomes.  Specifically, the study, titled “Machine learning center-specific models show improved live birth predictions over US national registry-based model” shows Univfy models outperformed US national registry model with significant improvements in model metrics, F1 score (the harmonic mean of precision and recall) and precision-recall area-under-the-curve (PR AUC). Beyond improved accuracy, these metrics measure a model’s ability to minimize false positives and false negatives, a quality that is critical in real-world economic solutions including value-based care and actuarial models.  To contextualize, of the 4,645 patients and 6 centers analyzed in the study, Univfy models correctly predicted that 76% of patients had first-cycle IVF live birth probabilities (LBP) of 50% or greater. Most importantly, 23% of patients correctly predicted to have LBP ≥ 50% by Univfy models were given lower LBPs by the US national registry model. Further, Univfy correctly predicted that 11% of patients had LBP ≥ 75% (actual live birth rate 81%), whereas the US national registry model did not identify any of them as having LBP ≥ 75%. 

This publication marks a significant milestone in validating the science behind the Univfy AI/ML Platform and its potential to enable economic solutions, such as value-based IVF care, that are key to expanding IVF access and affordability.  This study builds upon prior research showing 2-3x improvement in IVF utilization with Univfy® PreIVF Report-based patient counseling and AI/ML IVF live birth prediction model validation for centers in the US, UK and EU, demonstrating the value of using locally validated AI-powered solutions in real-world clinical settings.

“This publication is a testament to the rigorous science behind the Univfy AI/ML Platform enabling it to correctly predict the excellent IVF outcomes that are achieved by our collaborators and the broader IVF ecosystem yet are conventionally under-appreciated,” said Dr. Mylene Yao, CEO and Cofounder of Univfy. “Univfy was founded to improve patient-centric care, especially in supporting patient IVF prognostic counseling. Through our work to improve IVF cost-success transparency, we have now established a platform that also enables scaled production of validated economic solutions that are not only win-win for patients, providers and healthcare stakeholders but are urgently needed to help more women and couples to access and afford IVF to have a family.”

Stakeholder Benefits From Key Findings

For patients: Improved IVF cost-success transparency to inform fertility care and family-building decisions.For healthcare providers: Enhanced patient-counseling and simplified clinical workflow and efficiency to avoid underestimation of IVF efficacy and treatment delays.For health insurers & benefits programs:  Improved members’ experience and transparency, provider support and IVF coverage expansion with predictability and cost-savings.

About Univfy
Univfy, a Series B company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is improving IVF success, access and affordability. Developed by Stanford University researchers, the proprietary Univfy AI/ML Platform delivers an accurate, personalized and validated pre-treatment probability of having a baby from IVF and other treatment options to empower each patient’s decision-making. The Univfy platform also enables providers to offer value-based IVF pricing at scale to make IVF more affordable. Univfy has commercialized provider solutions in the US, UK and EU via a B2B model to support providers in patient counseling, clinical analytics, and business analytics including delivery of customer relationship management tools. The Univfy AI/ML Platform is scaled to support enterprise level health plans and benefits programs to realize cost-savings by improving patient-centric care and enabling value-based IVF care delivery. The Univfy AI/ML Platform, technology and products are protected by Univfy’s US & global intellectual property portfolio with issued and pending patents and copyrights.

About Infertility, IVF and the IVF Market
Infertility refers to the need for medical care to have a baby. Infertility affects one in six people of reproductive age or over 200 million (M) globally, including ~7-10M in the US, ~25M in the EU, ~3-5M in the UK, and ~186M in other countries. Overall, an estimated ~4M IVF treatments are performed worldwide each year, resulting in ~1M+ babies born annually. In the US, ~2% of babies born per year are conceived through IVF.  Although IVF is safe and efficacious, multiple treatments may be needed. High IVF costs, lack of insurance coverage and no guarantee of success are key barriers resulting in a dismal IVF utilization rate of ~3% in the US as fertility patients struggle to afford and access IVF.  

The above estimates are based on reports by the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Society for Human and Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and others.  See the complete list of references here.

The global and US IVF market has undergone significant consolidation by private equity, with the IVF market size estimated at ~USD $25B (2023) and projected to reach ~USD $44B by 2033, with a CAGR of 5.57% from 2024-2033 (Biospace, April 2024). 

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The Next Frontier: Consciousness & UAP: $100,000 Research Prize Winner Announced

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The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) has announced the winner of the 2026 Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize, a $100,000 award that will fund a study of consciousness-associated Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP, formerly known as UFOs).

NOVATO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The winning study, selected from more than 80 qualifying proposals, comes from a multidisciplinary team of six. Peter Skafish, PhD, a sociocultural anthropologist and Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Sol Foundation, leads the team as Principal Investigator. Brian Lord, PhD, a cognitive neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona, serves as Co-Principal Investigator, and David Dominguez Hooper, engineer and Founder and CEO of ELDAEON Inc., is Co-Investigator. Collaborators are Damon Abraham, PhD (experimental psychologist, Entangled Labs); Jacob Haqq-Misra, PhD (astrobiologist, Blue Marble Space); and Garry Nolan, PhD (immunologist, Stanford University School of Medicine). For the first time in the prize’s four-year history, a single team will receive the full $100,000.

“IONS proved itself to be over the horizon of even heterodox thinking in their decision to fund a scientific inquiry not only into UAP but also into one of the most enigmatic questions the phenomena raise: what is their relationship to human consciousness?”–Peter Skafish

The team will organize a group of experienced practitioners to apply meditation and conscious intention to invite contact with UAP at a remote site in the American Southwest. Practitioners’ experiences will be recorded alongside physiological measures and instrumental records of the sky and the physical environment. Using preregistered methodology, the study will analyze the data to test whether deliberate contact practice generates changes in reported experiences and in independently recorded events in the sky and environment. De-identified data and methods will be shared openly, and null results will be released on the same schedule as positive ones.

According to IONS leadership, this year’s prize was created to bring UAP into open, consciousness-inclusive science, and to carry forward a question with profound implications for humanity that its founder, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, pursued for decades: whether consciousness and contact are connected.

“The Sol Foundation couldn’t be more happy to receive the recognition of IONS for our research,” said Peter Skafish. “IONS proved itself to be over the horizon of even heterodox thinking in their decision to fund a scientific inquiry not only into UAP but also into one of the most enigmatic questions the phenomena raise: what is their relationship to human consciousness?”

This year, distinguished external experts, including Daniel P. Sheehan, Jessica Utts, Adam Curry, Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Richard Dolan, and J.J. Hurtak, joined members of the IONS science team on the judging panel, chaired by Arnaud Delorme. The panel’s selection was then ratified by the IONS Board of Directors.

IONS researchers will collaborate with the winning team on the study, which is expected to begin in December and run for one year, with results to be shared in 2028. The winning team was announced on October 30 during a live event, which can be watched here.

More About IONS & the Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize

The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is a nonprofit scientific research center whose mission is to reveal the interconnected nature of reality through scientific exploration and personal discovery. Founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, IONS investigates consciousness, interconnectedness, and extended human capacities to help foster a more compassionate and thriving world. The Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize, now in its fourth year, is funded through an endowment created by Linda G. O’Bryant, member of the IONS Board of Directors, and overseen by the Board. To arrange an interview with Peter Skafish or IONS leadership, contact communications@noetic.org. More details about the prize and winners can be found here.

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Leslie G. Lovejoy, Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), 1 707-775-3500, communications@noetic.org, www.noetic.org

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Budget 2026 advances national electricity strategy, a downpayment on unlocking $3 trillion in economic growth

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Proposed tax credit extensions and support for industrial electrification and EV charging can help build more clean power and put it to work

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 5, 2026 /CNW/ — New Economy Canada strongly supports the finalization and funding of Powering Canada Strong in Budget 2026 with a $50 billion commitment, marking an important step toward doubling Canada’s electricity supply by 2050. Budget 2026 puts electrification at the heart of Canada’s economy, ensuring energy security and affordability for businesses and households.  

Ian Bruce, President of New Economy Canada said:

“Today we are celebrating a critical win for Canada. By finalizing and funding Powering Canada Strong, the federal government has made electricity an economic priority.  Budget 2026’s $50B commitment to doubling the grid, including strengthening and extending the clean economy investment tax credits, is a significant step.

Budget 2026 puts an electrified economy at the heart of Canada’s economic strategy. We are glad to see the federal government recognize that building more clean electricity, electrifying more of our economy, and improving energy efficiency are some of the most effective ways to build a competitive, strong economy and ensure energy security for businesses and households alike.

Our economic report shows the opportunity on the table. Doubling electricity supply and doubling the share of energy that homes, businesses and industry meet with electricity could add more than $3 trillion cumulatively to Canada’s economy by 2050. Getting there will take sustained investment and a workforce that can build projects at the pace and scale we need.”

Why this matters:

Affordable, clean electricity can help Canada win investment, strengthen competitiveness, modernize manufacturing and create jobs. As Canada looks for new investors and trading partners in an electrifying global economy, its abundant, affordable and clean electricity is a competitive advantage.Doubling Canada’s electricity supply and putting it to work could unlock $3 trillion of economic opportunity for Canada and 1.6 million jobs.The budget’s extension of investment tax credits will support much-needed investment in generating and transmitting more electricity. And support for industrial electrification and EV charging will help businesses and households make greater use of that power.Every province stands to benefit, with cross-sectoral growth. Growth associated with an electrified economy spans all provinces and beyond electricity generation to services, mining, construction and more. 

New Economy Canada is a non-partisan initiative uniting 70+ companies, labour unions and Indigenous organizations, all committed to accelerating investment in Canada’s clean economy. Our partners employ or represent over 750,000 workers. https://neweconomycanada.ca 

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East Side Games Group to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

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VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 5, 2026 /CNW/ — East Side Games Group (“ESGG” or the “Company”), Canada’s leading free-to-play mobile game group, will release its third quarter ended September 30th, 2026, after market close on November 12th. Following the release, the Company will host a conference call to review its performance with the investment community at 3:30pm PT (Western Canada), 2:30pm PT, 5:30pm ET on the same day.

Related earnings release materials can be found in the Investors section of ESGG’s website at https://eastsidegamesgroup.com/investors/financial-information/.

Conference Call Details:

Toll Free Dial-In Number:       (+1) 800 717 1738
Local Dial-In Number:            (+1) 289 514 5100
Conference ID:                       53358

A replay will be available by dialing (+1) 888 660-6264 or (+1) 289 819-1325 and entering passcode 53358#.

ABOUT EAST SIDE GAMES GROUP

ESGG is a leader in free-to-play mobile gaming, thrilling players with unforgettable experiences that spark lifelong fandom. Fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit, we are driven by creativity, flawless execution, and a laser-focused growth strategy. We develop and publish both original and licensed IP titles, license our cutting-edge GameKit(s) platforms, and strategically acquire studios or games to expand our family. Headquartered in Vancouver with around 80 talent-dense team members, we operate over a dozen titles under East Side Games (“ESG”) and LDRLY (Technologies) Inc. (“LDRLY”). Together, we’re crafting, launching, and publishing mobile games across our own studios and an extended Game Kit partner network–reaching players on iOS and Android worldwide.

We power our success through in-app purchases (“IAP”)–offering exclusive, game-enhancing virtual items–and in-game advertising. To keep growing, we focus on captivating audiences, keeping them engaged, and unlocking exciting new ways to monetize. We’ll drive this momentum by launching bold new titles, enriching our current lineup, innovating discovery, expanding into fresh markets and exploring new distribution platforms.

Additional information about the Company continues to be available under its legal name, East Side Games Group Inc., at www.sedar.com.

Forward-looking Information

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the proposed transactions described herein. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including factors beyond the Company’s control. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release.

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