SHANGHAI, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On May 20, 2026, Aphranel® celebrated its first anniversary at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, marking a major milestone in the brand’s international presence in regenerative aesthetics.

One year earlier, on May 8, 2025, Aphranel® officially launched globally in Shanghai after obtaining China’s first approval for a Calcium Hydroxyapatite (CaHA) Microsphere Injectable Facial Filler. At the time, many questioned how far a regenerative aesthetics brand built on long-term scientific research and biomaterial innovation could go.

One year later, Aphranel® has demonstrated both scientific credibility and market acceptance.

Within its first year on the market, cumulative product deliveries across China exceeded 150,000 syringes. The brand expanded across 28 provinces and 94 cities in China, partnered with more than 620 medical clinics, and certified over 700 physicians nationwide.

In an increasingly competitive regenerative aesthetics market, Aphranel® moved from launch to broad clinical adoption within just 12 months.

During the anniversary summit, Aphranel® announced that it had obtained European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) certification under Regulation (EU) 2017/745.

With this achievement, Aphranel® became the first China-originated and China-manufactured facial injectable filler to obtain EU MDR certification and the first CaHA microsphere facial injectable filler from the Asia-Pacific region certified under the EU MDR framework.

The MDR certification process lasted 2 years and 7 months under the Class III pathway for absorbable implantable medical devices, involving more than 6,381 pages of technical documentation and over 120 internal regulatory meetings. The process was completed in collaboration with BSI, a UK-based Notified Body and one of the world’s first MDR-designated organizations.

Over the past 12 years, Shanghai Moyom, the biotechnology company behind Aphranel, has remained committed to long-term biomaterial research and regenerative CaHA technology, driving advances in microsphere structure, degradation pathway validation, and regenerative biomaterial development.

Another major highlight of the anniversary event was the launch of Aphranel® MagicCrystal Arc™, the brand’s second flagship product. Arc™ represents a new chapter in “The Poetics of Time,” extending the brand’s vision through facial contouring and regenerative aesthetics.

A multidisciplinary roundtable examined biomaterial innovation, regenerative medicine, clinical applications, and the growing role of China-originated innovation in the global medical aesthetics landscape.

New perspectives on regenerative aesthetics and tissue remodeling were also presented by researchers and leading experts in the field. Professor Yuan Tun from Sichuan University’s National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials shared preliminary findings on the in vivo degradation kinetics and tissue remodeling mechanisms of Aphranel® CaHA microspheres, providing additional scientific insight into the brand’s approach to controlled biodegradation and regenerative aesthetics.

Aphranel® also launched “The Norns’ Plan,” a global academic initiative designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange in regenerative aesthetics.

Built around knowledge sharing, collaboration, and scientific exchange, the initiative aims to advance international medical education, collaborative research, global clinical dialogue, and the development of a worldwide mentor system for regenerative aesthetics.

Aphranel® also signed collaboration agreements with medical experts and partners from Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region, further strengthening the brand’s international academic network.

Beyond regenerative medicine, Aphranel® announced a strategic partnership with Langjiu Manor, one of China’s leading premium liquor estates known for its philosophy of growth and aging through time.

Throughout the venue, immersive artistic installations inspired by butterflies, architecture, and time transformed the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai into a sensory expression of “The Poetics of Time.”

Looking ahead, Aphranel® will continue expanding into Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia while investing in the science and research shaping regenerative aesthetics.

“Being willing to wait is the ultimate hallmark of a brand built for the long term,” said Aphranel® founder Guangming Lin.

For Aphranel®, the first anniversary is not the end, but the beginning of its next chapter.

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Agentic AI adoption is already taking shape, with 15% of business leaders strongly agreeing that tasks within their organisations are already supported by AI agents. Yet formal job scopes are not keeping pace, with only 27% of business leaders saying job scopes accurately reflect AI agent involvement, while 42% say AI responsibilities are under-represented and 25% report job scopes have not been updated at all, contributing to gaps in supervision and accountability.Control is uneven, with more than a quarter of business leaders not being confident in their ability to supervise AI agents (24% are not very confident, 2% are not confident at all), while 24% say accountability is unclear when AI agents are involved in decisions.Workforce readiness is trailing adoption, with 44% of business leaders citing a lack of skills required for AI-augmented roles as the most significant workforce challenge, followed by difficulty measuring performance fairly (43%) and lack of relevant upskilling opportunities (42%).

SINGAPORE, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Agentic AI adoption is already taking shape, with 15% of business leaders strongly agreeing that tasks within their organisations are supported by AI agents, particularly in functions such as data analysis and reporting (46%), compliance (30%), customer support and service (30%), IT and cybersecurity (29%), and marketing and sales enablement (28%).

As adoption advances, organisations are grappling with how this shift is being managed. While AI agents are taking on more responsibility within workflows, the structures that define governance, accountability and workforce readiness are not always evolving at the same pace.

One area where this disconnect is most visible is in formal job scopes. Only 27% of business leaders say job scopes accurately reflect the involvement of AI agents, while 42% report that AI agent responsibilities are under-represented and 25% say job scopes have not been updated at all. This misalignment indicates that while AI agents are influencing daily work, yet responsibility for supervision, decision‑making and outcomes is not always clearly defined.

These structural gaps are reflected in the levels of confidence among leaders. More than a quarter of business leaders say they are not confident in their ability in supervising AI agents (24% are not very confident, 2% are not confident at all), and a further 24% report that accountability is unclear when AI agents are involved in decisions. These findings point to ongoing challenges in supervision and governance as AI agents are integrated into organisational decision‑making.

These are some of the key findings from NTUC LearningHub’s Industry Insights Report on Agentic AI and Organisational Transformation, which surveyed 200 business leaders to examine how agentic AI is reshaping job control, decision-making and accountability. All respondents have experience working with agentic AI in their roles, with 24% reporting it as a regular and integral part of their daily work and a further 33% engaging with it frequently. In terms of decision‑making involvement, 31% lead or directly influence decisions on AI agents, while 49% provide input and recommendations.

Challenges around measurement and oversight add further complexity. Fairness and bias are cited by 39% of business leaders as the most difficult AI agent performance area to quantify, followed by accountability attribution (36%). While many organisations can track productivity and cost metrics, assessing how AI agents perform across these harder‑to‑measure dimensions is a key issue.

At the same time, workforce readiness is failing to keep pace with the speed of adoption. The most significant workforce challenge organisations face is the lack of skills required for AI-augmented roles, cited by 44% of business leaders. This is followed closely by difficulty measuring individual and team performance fairly in AI-integrated environments (43%) and limited access to relevant training and upskilling opportunities (42%). As AI agents undertake more tasks, job scopes and role definitions may not be reflecting how work is actually being done.

The shift towards agentic AI is also reshaping demand for specific roles and capabilities. Business leaders report that the most sought‑after job functions driven by the emergence of AI agents are data privacy and protection (46%), followed by AI operations and performance monitoring (45%), AI risk and compliance (43%), AI workflow integration (42%) and AI security and threat management (42%).

Alongside this, the competencies that organisations prioritise are also evolving. The top emerging competency cited by business leaders is critical thinking when working with agentic AI‑generated outputs (38%), followed by change management and agentic AI adoption leadership (37%), cross‑functional and human–AI team coordination (35%), agentic AI governance, accountability and regulatory compliance (34%), and ethical judgement and responsible agentic AI deployment (34%). Together, these findings highlight a shift towards skills that support oversight, judgement and coordination as AI agents become more embedded in organisational workflows.

Despite widespread AI adoption, human judgement is central. The most important criterion for trusting AI agents cited by 37% of business leaders, is ensuring that a human remains in the loop to review and approve AI recommendations before any action is taken. This highlights that even as AI systems become more autonomous, organisations still depend heavily on human oversight to manage risk, accountability and ethical considerations.

Commenting on the report’s findings, Mr Amos Tan, Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Core Skills Officer, NTUC LearningHub, says, “AI agents are already embedded in daily operations, but many organisations are scaling faster than what their workforce and control structures can manage. As AI systems take on more autonomous decision‑making, gaps in supervision, accountability and governance become real risks if not thought through and properly designed. Our findings suggest that without deliberate investment in skills such as AI oversight, critical thinking and ethical judgement, organisations may struggle to maintain trust and control as AI adoption accelerates. To scale agentic AI responsibly, companies must redesign roles, update job scopes and strengthen human capabilities in parallel—because while AI may act, accountability must ultimately rest with people.”

As agentic AI becomes embedded in day-to-day operations, organisations face a defining choice—continue accelerating adoption without adequate control, or invest in the workforce, governance and operating models needed to manage autonomous systems responsibly at scale.

To download the Industry Insights Report on Impact of Agentic AI on Jobs, please visit www.ntuclearninghub.com/media/research-reports/2026/Agentic-AI. To find out more about the courses, training, and grants, please contact NTUC LearningHub at www.ntuclearninghub.com.

About NTUC LearningHub

NTUC LearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people. Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individual learners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Infocomm Technology, Generative AI & Cloud, Healthcare, Retail & Food Services, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence, Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources & Coaching and Foreign Workers Training.

To date, NTUC LearningHub has helped over 34,000 organisations and achieved more than 3.2 million training places across more than 1,000 courses with a pool of about 1,000 certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, we also forge partnerships to offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end training. Besides in-person training, we also offer instructor-led virtual live classes (VLCs) and asynchronous online learning. The NTUC LearningHub Learning eXperience Platform (LXP)—a one-stop online learning platform—offers timely, bite-sized and quality content for learners to upskill anytime and anywhere. Beyond learning, LXP also serves as a platform for jobs and skills development for both workers and companies.

For more information, visit www.ntuclearninghub.com.

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Electrify Europe and ZEVA Global launch the world’s first over-the-air battery intelligence reporting, challenging how battery health is measured across the EV industry.

HEIST-OP-DEN-BERG, Belgium and VANCOUVER, BC, June 5, 2026 /CNW/ – Millions of electric vehicle owners rely on a battery metric called State of Health (SoH) to assess the condition of their battery. According to Electrify Europe and ZEVA Global, that’s a growing issue.

While SoH is widely used throughout the EV industry, it measures only the remaining battery capacity, not whether a battery is balanced, developing faults, experiencing moisture intrusion, or showing signs of premature degradation.

With replacement battery costs often ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars depending on vehicle model, battery condition remains one of the largest financial risks associated with EV ownership.

“A battery can display an acceptable State of Health score while simultaneously exhibiting severe cell imbalance, moisture contamination, or battery management system faults,” said Sven Van Passel, Founder of Electrify Europe. “After years of diagnosing and repairing EV batteries, we’ve seen firsthand that capacity alone does not tell the full story.”

The issue comes at a pivotal moment for the EV market. Cox Automotive and J.D. Power are reporting a 185% to 230% year-over-year spike in off-lease EV volumes, while battery replacement costs remain one of the largest financial concerns among EV owners.

To address what the companies describe as a battery transparency gap, Electrify Europe and ZEVA Global have partnered to launch the world’s first over-the-air battery intelligence reporting capable of remotely analyzing battery condition without hardware installations, OBD devices, workshop appointments, or battery discharge testing.

“Consumers deserve greater transparency into the condition of the most expensive component in their vehicle,” said Cedric Blijweert, Managing Director of Electrify Europe. “Our battery intelligence reporting helps owners identify potential issues earlier, better understand replacement risk, and make more informed decisions throughout the lifecycle of their vehicle.”

The companies believe battery intelligence will become as essential to EV ownership as vehicle history reports are to buying a used car, creating a new standard for battery transparency as the global EV fleet ages.

“The EV industry has invested heavily in helping drivers understand range, charging, and energy consumption, but battery condition has largely remained a black box,” said Raymond Reid, Founder of ZEVA Global. “We believe the next chapter of electric mobility is battery transparency, where owners can understand the condition of their battery with the same confidence they understand their fuel gauge or odometer today.”

Over-the-air Battery Health Reports are currently available for all Tesla vehicles globally, with support for additional manufacturers planned in the coming year.

For more information, visit: http://batteryhealth.zevaglobal.com/

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