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Norstella Launches Real-World Data Agentic Platform and First Agent to Replace Manual Cohort Building

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New agentic platform for real-world data debuts with its first agent, Atlas Patient Analytics, built on Norstella’s structured and unstructured RWD foundation — with additional agents on the way

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Norstella, the global biopharma commercial intelligence and data company, today launched its new agentic platform for real-world data.

The platform is built on Norstella’s curated, integrated real-world data asset and centralized delivery system. With it, teams have full transparency: They can pull data on demand, track every request from status updates to SLAs, and explore other data modalities across NorstellaLinQ to enrich their cohorts.

The platform’s agent, Atlas Patient Analytics, gives biopharma teams something the current wave of AI plus real-world data tools hasn’t delivered: not just an answer, but a defensible, reproducible cohort. Teams build, explore, and reuse patient cohorts on Norstella’s real-world data through natural conversation — and can see, verify, and rerun every criterion behind the result.

“Every breakthrough therapy starts with understanding the right patients,” said Kris Kaneta, Chief Product and Innovation Officer. “With our new agentic platform for real-world data, people doing the foundational work of cohort-building get swift, transparent access to the data they need. This shift is the difference between a therapy that reaches patients in need and one that doesn’t.”

Atlas Patient Analytics is built for real-world evidence (RWE), health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), feasibility, and data-science teams who already license Norstella real-world data but still depend on manual SQL and custom analyst pulls to turn that data into a usable cohort. It is also built for commercial analytics and market access teams who are looking to size a patient population themselves, without waiting on a data pull.

Unlike tools that pair real-world data with a general-purpose chat assistant and return a count with no visible logic, Atlas Patient Analytics shows the inclusion and exclusion criteria, code sets, and query logic behind a supported cohort and preserves that definition so it can be rerun and verified, not just recalled.

“Every real-world data vendor is going to tell you they’re fast,” said Ilan Behm, SVP of RWD and Commercial Strategy at Norstella. “Fast isn’t the differentiator anymore — everyone got fast. What matters is whether the answer is one you can stand behind. Norstella customers already license some of the richest real-world data in specialty and complex therapeutic areas — Atlas Patient Analytics turns that into a cohort you can defend, rerun, and take into your own environment, in the time it used to take to get a meeting on an analyst’s calendar.”

Atlas Patient Analytics is designed for teams that currently license Norstella real-world data, where the agent makes that data faster and easier to use, reuse, and expand. Key features include:

Built on NorstellaLinQ: Runs on Norstella’s real-world data foundation spanning more than 85 million EHR-covered lives, 350 million unique patients, and 3 billion clinical notes, with roughly seven years of linked patient historyConversational cohort building: Describe the population you need in plain language, refine the definition through dialogue, and review inclusion/exclusion criteria, code sets, and logic in an inspection-first view before running the analysisPortable by design: Cohort-level data and query logic move into your own environment — S3, SFTP, Snowflake Databricks — and it’s purpose-built on Norstella’s specialty real-world data in complex therapeutic areas, not a general-purpose AI layer on a one-size-fits-all data setCentralized delivery: Self-service, on-demand data delivery with full visibility into request status, data enhancements and SLA history”Bring your own code” lists: Upload custom code lists to shape a cohort definition around your own criteriaReproducible, not just recalled: Run a supported cohort to produce an authoritative patient count, attrition, and a standard descriptive profile, with the underlying definition and logic preserved so it can be rerun and reusedFeasibility without full access: Where permitted, preview feasibility across additional Norstella real-world data you don’t yet license, without gaining full access to itIntentionally flexible: Available now through a managed, conversation-led experience, with API access for dashboard feeds and a governed MCP access path for customer cloud and agent environments planned for later in 2026

Atlas Patient Analytics builds on the momentum of Norstella Atlas, the agentic platform that powers all of Norstella, and Atlas CI, the first agent on the platform, built for competitive intelligence teams. Atlas Patient Analytics extends that same agentic approach to real-world data and is one of roughly a half-dozen additional agents Norstella plans to bring to market across the platform before the end of the year, each purpose-built for specific biopharma teams and use cases.

“Atlas Patient Analytics is proof of where Norstella is headed,” said Kaneta. “But identifying the right patients is only the beginning. Biopharma teams need to understand those patients in depth — their treatment journeys, the HCPs treating them, and the clinical and access dynamics shaping their care. With Atlas and our AI development engine powering all that we do, we’re excited to bring a suite of AI agents to market that will provide value across the drug life cycle.”

Norstella will be demonstrating recently launched agents at BioTechX USA in Boston on Sept. 29 & 30.

About Norstella

Norstella is the AI company for biopharma’s highest-stakes decisions. A global life sciences company trusted by every Top 100 pharma company and industry experts the world over, Norstella unites market-leading brands — Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta, and The Dedham Group — turning decision-grade data, insights and expertise into AI you can act on. Visit norstella.ai and follow us on LinkedIn for more.

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Finys Launches the Latest Version of the Finys Suite at ITC Vegas

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Built on the redesigned Finys Platform, the latest version of the Finys Suite connects data, products, rates, rules, and workflows to support AI across insurance operations

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Finys, a provider of core insurance software and services for U.S. property and casualty carriers, today unveiled the latest version of its flagship Finys Suite at InsureTech Connect (ITC) Vegas. The release brings policy, billing, and claims functionality onto the redesigned Finys Platform and introduces an updated user experience, embedded CRM, a restructured data model, and expanded configuration capabilities.

Property and casualty carriers are using AI across underwriting, service, claims, and other areas of the business. The results AI can produce are dependent on the core environment beneath it, including the data it can access, the business rules it can interpret, and the workflows in which its outputs can be used. Finys developed the latest version of the Suite around that operating reality.

“AI can only be as effective as the core environment supporting it,” said Kurt Diederich, CEO of Finys. “That is why we rebuilt the Finys Suite. We connected the data, products, rates, rules, and workflows AI needs to produce meaningful results across the business.”

The latest Finys Suite includes:

A redesigned technology foundation. The Finys Platform has been rebuilt to improve performance, scalability, resilience, and integration flexibility as the Suite evolves.An updated day-to-day experience. Updated landing and home experiences, clearer navigation, and streamlined workflows reduce friction for users.More connected customer and operational data. An embedded Finys CRM provides a customer-centric view of contacts and interactions, while a restructured data model is designed to make information easier to access and improve performance for carriers with complex operations.Greater configuration control. Finys Design Studio gives carrier subject matter experts a low-code environment to configure products, screens, rules, and forms.AI assistants across the Finys Suite that answer questions, provide conversational insights, and provide configuration assistance based on where the user is working.

The release extends beyond an interface update. It carries forward the proven insurance functionality carriers rely on while changing the foundation beneath it, creating greater flexibility to improve workflows, connect services, and introduce new capabilities without starting over.

About Finys
Finys provides core insurance software and services for U.S. property and casualty carriers. Its flagship product, the Finys Suite, supports the full policy lifecycle across policy, billing, and claims and includes portals, CRM, document management, data, intelligence, and configuration capabilities. For more than 25 years, Finys has combined technology built for insurance with a partnership-driven approach. For more information, visit finys.com or Booth 1339 throughout ITC Vegas, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2026.

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Senior Director of Marketing
Finys, LLC
860-212-5799
bbartlick@finys.com 

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Cognizant Named to Forbes World’s Best Employers 2026 List

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Company recognized among the world’s top employers for the fifth consecutive year

TEANECK, N.J., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced it has been named one of the World’s Best Employers 2026 by Forbes for the fifth consecutive year. Presented in collaboration with Statista, the ranking recognizes organizations setting the global standard for workplace excellence.

The World’s Best Employers were identified through an independent survey that measures employee recommendations, feedback and peer evaluations from more than 300,000 employees across 50 countries.

“Cognizant is proud to be named among Forbes’ World’s Best Employers for the fifth consecutive year,” said Kathy Diaz, Chief People Officer, Cognizant. “Maintaining this recognition while at the forefront of the rapidly changing AI era reflects our focus on supporting our global workforce and staying true to our values as we evolve for the future.”

This recognition adds to Cognizant’s growing list of employer-related accolades, including being named to TIME World’s Best Companies 2026 list, and being certified as a Great Place to Work® in 30 countries. Reflecting its continued evolution as an employer, Cognizant recently introduced Frontier Certified Engineer and Frontier Business Operator roles, purpose-built for the AI era and designed to help shape the next generation of AI-powered work.

Statista publishes hundreds of worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. This research and analysis service is based on the success of statista.com, the leading data and business intelligence portal that provides statistics, business-relevant data and various market and consumer studies and surveys.

To view the full World’s Best Employers 2026 list, visit Forbes’ website.

About Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is an AI builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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Alexis Garfinkel

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Europe / APAC

Sarah Douglas

sarah.douglas@cognizant.com

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Vipin.nair@cognizant.com

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ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. Announces Share Consolidation

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BEIJING, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETO) (“ReTo” or the “Company”) today announced that its board of directors approved a combination of its Class A shares, no par value (the “Class A Shares”), on a twenty-to-one basis (the “Share Combination”). The Class A Shares will begin trading on a post combination basis on October 2, 2026.

As a result of the Share Combination, each twenty (20) pre-combination Class A Shares will be automatically combined into one (1) Class A Share without any action on the part of the holders, with the number of issued and outstanding Class A Shares reduced from 145,814,975 to approximately 7,290,749. There will be no change to the par value of the Class A Shares, which will remain no par value following the Share Combination. The Class A Shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “RETO” under a new CUSIP number – G75271158. The Share Combination is intended to increase the market price per share of the Class A Shares to allow the Company to maintain its Nasdaq listing.

No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Share Combination. Shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to a fractional share because they hold a number of Class A Shares not evenly divisible by four will automatically be entitled to receive an additional share of the Class A Shares.

The Share Combination will not be submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders as shareholder approval is not required under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

The Company’s transfer agent, VStock Transfer, LLC, will act as the exchange agent. Adjustments made to Class A shares represented by physical stock certificates can be made upon surrender of the certificate to the transfer agent. Please contact VStock Transfer, LLC for further information at (212) 828-8436.

About ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc.

Founded in 1999, ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc., through its operating subsidiaries in China, is primarily engaged in the research and development, and sales of ecological environment protection equipment, intelligent mining equipment and smart craft beer machines. The Company provides consultation, design, implementation and installation of its equipment and related parts, as well as engineering support and technical advice and services. For more information, please visit: http://en.retoeco.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. The Company’s actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties. The reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission discuss these and other important factors and risks that may affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial conditions. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

 

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