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Saves up to six months on compliant software validation in biopharmaceutical quality control.1Reduces analysis time for biotherapeutic peptides and proteins by 20%.2Enhances quality control by providing absolute molecular weight of biologics and avoiding common errors encountered with other techniques.3

MILFORD, Mass., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced that its Empower™ Software now supports biologics data acquisition and quality control (QC) analysis from Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) and differential Refractive Index (RI) instruments in its Wyatt Technology™ Portfolio. This integration expands the scope of critical quality attributes that a biopharmaceutical laboratory can manage using Empower Software. Additionally, this advancement will simplify the process and digital footprint of acquiring and submitting compliant data to regulatory authorities – from biologics development through QC – saving customers up to six months of software validation time.

Empower Software is the industry’s most established and compliant-ready chromatography data system (CDS), widely adopted globally and used to submit data for more than 80% of novel drugs to regulatory authorities.4 The new integration unlocks the ability to use MALS techniques in quality control for biotherapeutics, improving efficiency and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) readiness, while reducing end-user training in compliant settings.

“Today’s launch of Empower for Multi-Angle Light Scattering Detectors underscores our commitment from the Wyatt acquisition to integrate advanced analytical technologies into our Empower CDS ecosystem,” said Dr. Udit Batra, President & CEO, Waters Corporation. “Specifically, MALS supported on Empower Software reveals high molecular weight species that are not visible to other detectors – reducing the risk of erroneous results in biotherapeutic quality control. By combining the strengths of compliant software with deep analytical light scattering instrumentation, we are providing customers with a unified solution that enhances productivity and data accuracy – ultimately supporting high-volume QC testing to ensure the safety of life-saving biologic therapies for patients.”

The integration of the DAWN™, miniDAWN™, and OptiLab™ Detectors will enable the measurement of more critical quality attributes of peptides and proteins in a single run, reducing analysis time by 20% and providing earlier insights into the stability, safety, and efficacy of biologics.

“As a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), we anticipate that MALS on Empower Software will enhance our service offerings,” said William Wittbold, Senior Director of Operations, at Pace Analytical. “The detailed MALS data is essential for understanding complex biotherapeutics. Combined with the reliability of Empower Software, we believe this integration will deliver exceptional value to our customers, ensuring our drug development partners receive the highest quality results.”

The capability to integrate the DAWN, miniDAWN, and OptiLab Detectors with Empower Software will be available for peptide and protein workflows in July 2025. Learn more by visiting our product page. 

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ABOUT: Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Waters, Empower, DAWN, miniDAWN, OptiLab, and Wyatt Technology are trademarks of Waters Technologies Corporation.

Contact:

Molly Gluck
Head of External Communications
Waters Corporation
molly_gluck@waters.com
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1. In a recent survey of 50 MALS users, responding to the question “How long does it typically take you to validate new software in a GxP lab,” the average time was reported as 6 months since it is one software instead of two.

2. In a recent survey of 50 MALS users, responding to the question “How much time, as a percentage of total working time, would you save on average if you could use your primary CDS software (LC software) for MALS data analysis,” the average time saving was reported as 20%.

3. White paper WP1615: “SEC-MALS for absolute biophysical characterization” describes the challenges associated with determining basic physical properties of biologics in solution, and provides examples of how multi-angle light scattering can reduce the occurrence of erroneous results prevalent in relative measurement techniques. MALS provides absolute results from first principles, avoiding errors of relative measures, and is independent of retention time, reference materials, and column interactions.

4. Presented at the J.P. Morgan 43rd Annual Healthcare Conference. According to internal analysis, ~80% of the drugs filed with the FDA, EMA, and China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in 2023 were done so using Empower Software. Source: Waters data and estimates.

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Razor Labs Launches DataMind AI™ 4.1: Unlocking Faster, Smarter Predictive Maintenance for Mining Operations

SYDNEY, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Razor Labs (TASE: RZR), a leader in AI-driven predictive maintenance, proudly announces the release of DataMind AI™ Version 4.1. This major update delivers groundbreaking innovations that accelerate real-time decision-making, strengthen diagnostic power, and transform maintenance workflows for mining and industrial teams.

DataMind AI™ 4.1 is built to meet the growing operational demands of heavy industry environments, helping maintenance teams protect critical assets, optimize performance, and reduce unplanned downtime.

“Version 4.1 represents a major leap forward in empowering maintenance teams with the tools they need to act faster, intervene smarter, and achieve operational excellence,” said Raz Roditti, CEO of Razor Labs. “We remain committed to delivering practical, high-impact innovations that transform maintenance strategies across the mining sector.”

“Every feature in Version 4.1 is designed with a singular focus: empowering reliability and maintenance experts to achieve faster insights, better decisions, and earlier interventions,” added Assaf Eden, VP of Product at Razor Labs. “We are pushing the boundaries of predictive maintenance, making it simpler, smarter, and more aligned with real-world operational needs.”

Key Innovations in DataMind AI™ 4.1

Instant Asset Health Insights: Revolutionary Health Status Cards provide immediate visibility into equipment conditions, empowering proactive maintenance actions that prevent costly failures.Streamlined Maintenance Tracking: An enhanced Maintenance Data Table centralizes work orders, asset health, and maintenance scheduling into a single, intuitive hub, simplifying operations across teams.Sharper Asset Prioritization: Powerful Site and Asset Filters enable faster, risk-based targeting of critical assets requiring urgent attention, boosting maintenance efficiency and focus.Faster, Smoother Workflows: A fully upgraded interface accelerates workflows from diagnostics to intervention, reducing operational friction and enabling faster response times.Enhanced Diagnostic Power: A new Oil Report Add-On, developed specifically for reliability experts, strengthens DataMind AI™’s advanced sensor fusion analytics, catching hidden lubrication-related risks before they escalate into costly failures.

DataMind AI™’s predictive insights have already helped leading mining operations prevent equipment failures and optimize asset performance, demonstrating measurable real-world impact.

DataMind AI™ 4.1 will also be showcased at GRX 2025, the global mining event held May 20–25, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia.

About Razor Labs

Razor Labs (TASE: RZR) is a global leader in mining technology, specializing in predictive maintenance solutions that combine advanced AI Sensor Fusion with real-time diagnostics. With operations across Australia, South Africa, the United States, and Colombia, Razor Labs helps critical industries transform asset reliability, efficiency, and safety.

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SÃO PAULO, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Telefônica Brasil – (B3: VIVT3; NYSE: VIV) announces its results for 1Q25.

Strong operating performance led to robust EBITDA and net income growth.

Net revenue expanded by +6.2% YoY, driven by the strong performance of postpaid (+10.3% YoY) and fiber (+10.6% YoY) revenues. Postpaid’s performance is supported by the increase in the customer base (+7.7% YoY), that ended the quarter with 67.4 million accesses due to significant migrations and the acquisition of new customers. Additionally, the impact of annual price adjustments contributed to the +2.0% YoY increase in postpaid ARPU, excluding M2M and dongles, reaching R$52.2.

Fixed revenue increased +6.2% YoY, supported by strong growth in FTTH (+10.6% YoY) and Corporate Data, ICT, and Digital Services revenues (+15.8% YoY) in 1Q25. Our FTTH network reached 29.6 million homes passed (+10.5% YoY), with 7.2 million homes connected (+12.9% YoY).

EBITDA grew by +8.1% YoY, with a margin of 39.6%, an increase of +0.7 p.p. in the annual comparison. EBITDA AL also expanded by +8.1% YoY, with a margin of 30.4% (+0.5 p.p. YoY).

In 1Q25, Capex totaled R$1,869 million, a decrease of -0.3% YoY, representing 13.0% of revenues (-0.9 p.p. YoY), reflecting the reduction in Capex intensity over net revenue. Investments were directed towards strengthening our 5G network, which is already present in 519 cities (+2.9x YoY), covering 62% of the Brazilian population, and expanding our fiber operation.

Operating Cash Flow totaled R$3,835 million (+12.7% YoY), with a margin of 26.7% (+1.5 p.p. YoY) over net revenue.

Net income attributed to Telefônica Brasil reached R$1,058 million in the quarter, an increase of +18.1% YoY. The remuneration paid to shareholders totaled R$2,576 million by the end of April 2025. Additionally, on July 15, 2025, we will pay R$2,000 million related to the second capital reduction event. The Company has just deliberated an additional R$500 million in interest on equity, totaling R$1,120 million up to May 2025. We committed to distribute to our shareholders an amount equal to or greater than 100% of net income for each fiscal year from 2024 to 2026. In 2024, we met the guidance, with a payout of 105.3% of net income.

TELEFÔNICA BRASIL – Investor Relations

ir.br@telefonica.com 
To download the complete version of the Company’s earnings release, please visit our website: https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en 

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