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Bridge to Life™ Expands North American Commercial Footprint with Regulatory Milestones in the U.S. and Canada

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Health Canada Medical Device License makes VitaSmart® available to transplant centers across CanadaU.S. FDA grants Breakthrough Device Designation for the use of the VitaSmart® System for investigational hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of donor intestines

DULUTH, Ga., Nov. 3, 2026 /CNW/ — Bridge to Life™ Ltd., a global innovator in organ preservation solutions and perfusion technologies, today announced two regulatory milestones that expand the company’s addressable market and build momentum for its VitaSmart® platform. Health Canada has issued a Medical Device License for the VitaSmart® Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) System for hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of donor livers, making the system available to transplant centers across Canada, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the system’s investigational use in hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of donor intestines.

More than 4,000 Canadians and over 100,000 Americans are currently on waiting lists to receive life-saving organ transplants, and the shortage of transplantable organs remains one of the greatest constraints in transplant care. VitaSmart® is designed to help transplant teams address this gap by mitigating ischemic injury and supporting confident use of more donor livers. In the U.S. Bridge to HOPE randomized controlled trial, conducted across 15 transplant centers with 219 recipients, VitaSmart® HOPE improved early allograft function in liver transplantation. These milestones strengthen Bridge to Life’s position as it converts pipeline innovation into commercial opportunities with scalable adoption.

“Securing our Canadian market authorization alongside FDA Breakthrough Device Designation continues to accelerate momentum in our global commercial trajectory,” said Don Webber, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge to Life™. “Our vision has always focused on removing friction points within the transplant care ecosystem. VitaSmart® is engineered to be portable, operationally versatile, and seamless to embed into standard clinical workflows. By giving surgical teams better preservation options, we aim to help them use more of the organs available to them, improve outcomes for recipients, and save more lives.”

Opportunity to save more lives with Canadian authorization

With Health Canada authorization secured, the company is set to introduce VitaSmart® to liver transplant surgeons and care teams across Canada. This achievement underscores a commitment to working alongside North American healthcare professionals to deliver technologies tailored to modern transplantation needs, advancing organ preservation standards and improving outcomes for transplant recipients. As part of this Canadian market launch, Bridge to Life™ leaders attended the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) Annual Scientific Meeting in Montreal, QC, in October.

FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in the U.S.

Following the FDA’s January 2026 De Novo clearance of the VitaSmart® System for hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of donor livers after static cold storage, within defined DBD and DCD donor criteria, the FDA has now granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the system’s investigational use in the hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of donor intestines. The Breakthrough Devices Program is intended to provide more timely FDA interaction and prioritized review for devices that may offer more effective treatment of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating conditions. Breakthrough Device Designation does not constitute FDA clearance or approval, and the intestinal application remains investigational.

The designation is a meaningful milestone for the platform in intestinal transplantation, a field with significant unmet need given the intestine’s sensitivity to ischemic injury. It also builds upon Bridge to Life’s broader strategy to establish VitaSmart® as a versatile, multi-organ platform. Beyond North America, VitaSmart® is already used for both liver and kidney preservation in Europe. It is also available in Saudi Arabia, India, and in all countries accepting the CE mark.

Bridge to Life™ is also supporting active investigator studies evaluating the system’s efficacy in pancreas preservation. VitaSmart® was recently highlighted in Sydney during the 31st International Congress of The Transplantation Society, which featured presentations on successful pediatric multivisceral transplant cases involving all abdominal organs.

About Bridge to Life™ Ltd.

Bridge to Life™ Ltd. is a global innovator in organ preservation and perfusion technology. Driven by a commitment to science-based innovation, the company empowers transplant teams with advanced tools that help expand the donor pool, streamline clinical workflows, and improve patient outcomes worldwide. VitaSmart® joins a preservation franchise anchored by Belzer UW®, one of the most widely used preservation solutions in abdominal organ transplantation. Together, the portfolio gives Bridge to Life™ a differentiated position spanning both established preservation and next-generation machine perfusion.

Product Development Statement

Pipeline programs described in this release, including applications for intestinal perfusion, are investigational, and are not cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory authority. Nothing herein should be construed as a claim of safety or effectiveness for any use that has not received clearance or approval.

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ATTOM ENHANCES RENTAL AVM WITH AI-POWERED MODEL COVERING NEARLY 100 MILLION U.S. HOMES

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Enhanced model expands coverage by about 40% and delivers a 5.9% median error on homes not yet listed for rent

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, today announced enhancements to its Rental AVM, introducing an AI-powered model that estimates current monthly market rent for nearly 100 million U.S. single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses, an increase in coverage of about 40%. The model delivers a 5.9% median absolute error on homes before they are listed for rent, helping businesses evaluate rental potential and make more informed decisions.

“Estimating rental values is difficult because leases are private and many homes have no rental history,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. “With these enhancements, we’re extending the same approach driving ATTOM Intelligence, combining trusted property data with advanced AI and analytics, to many more homes, so customers get more meaningful insights and can make better-informed decisions.”

Key Enhancements Include:

Expanded Coverage: Rental estimates for nearly 100 million single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, a coverage increase of about 40%.Improved Accuracy: A 5.9% median absolute error on homes before they’re listed for rent, with calibrated low and high values that tighten as the evidence behind an estimate grows.AI-Powered Modeling: Multiple machine-learning models evaluate property characteristics, property value, rental history, and recent rental activity, weighing each based on the available evidence for a property.Listing-Based Training: The model is trained and benchmarked on observed rental listings, cleaned to remove duplicates, placeholder rents, and unrealistic prices.

“Our enhanced Rental AVM evaluates multiple sources of rental information and adapts to the evidence available for each property,” said Aaron Wagner, Head of Data Science at ATTOM. “That adaptability is what allows us to estimate rent for homes with no rental history and extend coverage to nearly 100 million properties, while keeping the ranges calibrated to the strength of the evidence behind each estimate.”

Built for Real-World Applications
ATTOM’s enhanced Rental AVM supports a range of business needs, including:

Real Estate Investors and Rental Operators: Screen acquisitions, evaluate rental potential, compare rental income with property values, and support rent-setting decisions.Mortgage Lenders and Insurers: Assess rental income for investment-property and DSCR loans, monitor portfolio exposure, and support loss-of-rent analysis.Real Estate Portals and AI Developers: Integrate rental estimates into property listings, investment tools, and AI-powered applications through ATTOM’s MCP Server.

Updated monthly to reflect new rental activity and changing market conditions, the enhanced Rental AVM is available through ATTOM’s APIs, bulk data licensing, Snowflake, Databricks, and MCP Server.

To learn more about ATTOM’s enhanced Rental AVM, visit the Rental AVM landing page or download the Rental AVM White Paper.

About ATTOM
ATTOM delivers AI-driven property intelligence built on the nation’s most trusted property data repository, covering 160+ million U.S. properties—99% of the population. Our engineered, multi-sourced, semantically rich real estate data spans property tax, deeds, mortgages, foreclosure, environmental risk, property conditions, natural hazards, neighborhood insights, and geospatial boundaries, rigorously validated for advanced analytics. ATTOM supports analytics, AI applications, and AI agents through flexible delivery options including APIs, bulk licensing, cloud delivery, and the MCP Server for AI-powered, agentic access to engineered property data, enabling organizations to automate analysis, power intelligent workflows, and scale property intelligence across industries.

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Megan Hunt
megan.hunt@attomdata.com 

Data and Report Licensing:
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Staypineapple to Donate to American Humane Society’s Pups4Patriots™ in Honor of Veterans Day

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Hotel brand will donate a portion of November bookings to help veterans and retired first responders receive service dogs

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of Veterans Day, Staypineapple, the national boutique hotel brand, is supporting American Humane Society’s Pups4Patriots™ program. Throughout the month of November, Staypineapple will donate up to $5,000 on behalf of its guests from every Pineapple Pup Package booking and every booking made with military or government rates. The initiative supports the placement of specially trained service dogs with veterans and retired first responders living with post-traumatic stress (PTS) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI), at no cost to recipients.

In recognition of Veterans Day, Staypineapple will donate a portion of November bookings to the Pups4Patriots program.

“Dogs have an incredible ability to bring comfort, connection and a renewed sense of purpose to our lives,” said Dina Belon, President of Staypineapple. “We’re proud to support American Humane Society’s Pups4Patriots program and help more of our nation’s heroes access the companionship and support of a service dog. We hope our guests will join us in making a difference through booking a stay this November.”

Pups4Patriots helps remove financial barriers to obtaining a specially trained service dog, matching eligible veterans and retired first responders with dogs trained to support their specific needs.

The impact of the program can be seen in the bond between Russell, a retired U.S. Army veteran and law enforcement officer, and his service dog, Nico. Through Pups4Patriots, Nico has become an important source of support in Russell’s life. As Russell shared, “Nico has brought me a renewed sense of living that I was very much struggling to find before meeting him.”

Through this initiative, Staypineapple hopes to help connect more of America’s heroes with life-changing canine companions to those who have served our country and communities.

To learn more or book a stay, visit Staypineapple.com.

About Staypineapple
Staypineapple is a brand of boutique hotels in urban markets across the U.S., managed by Staypineapple Hotels Inc., based in Kirkland, Wash. Known for personalized service and a warm welcome for people and pets alike, Staypineapple creates unique guest experiences that offer more than just a place to stay. It is a place Where Stays Become Stories. For reservations or more information, visit Staypineapple.com or call (866) 866-7977. Follow Staypineapple on Instagram, Threads, TikTok and Facebook.

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Terakeet’s Mac Cummings Named to ADWEEK Innovator 50 List

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Recognition honors Cummings’ leadership in transforming Terakeet and building a new model for enterprise reputation management in the age of generative AI

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ADWEEK today announced that Terakeet CEO & Co-Founder Mac Cummings has been named to the 2026 ADWEEK Innovator 50 list, which recognizes leaders driving innovation and shaping the future of marketing, media and technology.

Cummings was recognized for his leadership and vision in anticipating how generative AI would reshape enterprise reputation and positioning Terakeet to address the emerging challenges facing the Fortune 100 and its executives.

Over the past year, Cummings has led Terakeet’s transition from enterprise search marketing to global reputation management. The shift expanded the company’s focus beyond search visibility to the ways brands and executives are represented across search engines, generative AI platforms and the broader digital ecosystem.

“AI has changed what’s at stake for the Fortune 100,” said Cummings. “Reputation risk now moves across search and AI at the same time, and most brands don’t have the infrastructure to manage it. We built the Reputation Operating System to give them the technology, intelligence and expertise to understand those risks and strengthen their position before issues escalate.”

To better serve these customers, Cummings directed investments in proprietary technology, expanded the company’s expertise in cybersecurity and reputation risk, and established new strategic partnerships.

The recognition comes as Terakeet celebrates its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter century of evolution alongside major shifts in technology and the digital landscape. Cummings co-founded Terakeet in 2001 and has led the company through each stage of its growth, from its origins in search to its current focus on enterprise reputation management.

“The responsibility of a leader isn’t to protect the business model that worked yesterday but to recognize where the market is going and build for it,” Cummings said. “For Terakeet, that has meant looking past short-term fixes and building the infrastructure enterprises need to understand risk and protect trust in the AI era.”

About Mac Cummings

Mac Cummings is the CEO and Co-Founder of Terakeet. He co-founded the company in Syracuse, New York, in 2001 and has led its evolution across search marketing, digital strategy and enterprise reputation management. Today, Cummings oversees Terakeet’s business strategy and the continued development of its reputation management capabilities and technology.

About Terakeet

Terakeet is an enterprise reputation management company that helps brands and executives understand and manage how they are represented across search engines, generative AI platforms and the broader digital ecosystem. Founded in 2001, the company combines proprietary technology, intelligence and strategic expertise to support enterprise reputation programs.

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