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BlackBerry Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results
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Exceeds quarterly revenue guidance for both IoT and Cybersecurity divisionsIoT achieves 18% year over year revenue growth in the quarterDelivers sequential improvement in key Cybersecurity ARR and DBNRR metricsExceeds guidance for adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP earnings per shareMakes significant progress in operational separation of IoT and Cybersecurity businesses
WATERLOO, ON, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months ended May 31, 2024 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
“BlackBerry’s strategy is delivering results. The Company is making significant progress towards operational independence for our IoT and Cybersecurity businesses, as well as towards profitability. We exceeded our outlook range for both adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS this quarter and achieved a third consecutive sequential improvement in free cash usage. BlackBerry remains on track to be both profitable on a non-GAAP basis and generating positive cashflow in the fourth quarter,” said John J. Giamatteo, CEO, BlackBerry. “Both our IoT and Cybersecurity businesses beat revenue expectations. QNX recorded solid royalty revenue while our Cybersecurity division delivered a second consecutive quarter of ARR growth, as well as further enhancing dollar-based net retention.”
First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights
Total company revenue was $144 million.Total company non-GAAP and GAAP gross margin was 67%.IoT revenue grew 18% year-over-year and exceeded previously-provided guidance at $53 million; IoT gross margin was 81%.Cybersecurity exceeded previously-provided guidance at $85 million; Cybersecurity gross margin was 59%.Cybersecurity ARR increased by 2% sequentially to $285 million; DBNRR increased sequentially for third consecutive quarter to 87%.Licensing and Other revenue was $6 million.Non-GAAP operating loss was $12 million and GAAP operating loss was $39 million.Non-GAAP basic loss per share beat the previously-provided guidance at $0.03 and GAAP basic loss per share was $0.07.Adjusted EBITDA was negative $7 million.Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments was $283 million; Operating cash usage was sequentially flat at $15 million, while free cash usage decreased sequentially for the third consecutive quarter to $16 million.
Business Highlights & Strategic Announcements
ETAS and BlackBerry QNX® forge partnership to jointly sell and market software solutions to provide the safe and secure foundation for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV).BlackBerry announces collaboration with AMD to advance foundational precision and control for robotics industry by enabling new levels of low latency and jitter, and repeatable determinism.BlackBerry launches CylanceMDR™, an expert driven and AI-powered Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution, including an innovative “On-Demand” solution.BlackBerry introduces Cylance Assistant, a generative AI cybersecurity advisor that will help organizations speed up decision-making and stop more threats faster with fewer resources.BlackBerry® UEM places in upper-right quadrant as a 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Unified Endpoint Management tools for second year running.Independent test lab, The Tolly Group, identifies BlackBerry CylanceENDPOINT™ as detecting up to 25 percent more threats and with up to eight times less system impact than competitors.BlackBerry nominates Lori O’Neill, an experienced corporate director and financial expert, for election to its Board of Directors.
Outlook
BlackBerry is providing the following guidance for the second quarter (ending August 31, 2024) and the full fiscal year 2025 (ending February 28, 2025).
Q2 FY25
Full fiscal year FY25
Total BlackBerry revenue:
$136 – $144 million
$586 – $616 million
IoT revenue:
$50 – $54 million
$220 – $235 million
Cybersecurity revenue:
$82 – $86 million
$350 – $365 million
Licensing & Other revenue:
Approximately $4 million
Approximately $16 million
Adjusted EBITDA:
($5) – ($15) million
Breakeven – +$10 million
Non-GAAP basic EPS:
($0.02) – ($0.04)
($0.03) – ($0.07)
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios used by the company to comparable U.S. GAAP measures and an explanation of why the company uses them. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of expected Adjusted EBITDA and expected Non-GAAP basic EPS for the second quarter and full fiscal year 2025 to the most directly comparable expected GAAP measures because it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty, among other things, restructuring charges and impairment charges and, accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on GAAP reported results for the guidance period. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the tables at the end of this press release.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and live webcast will be held today beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, which can be accessed using the following link (here) or through the Company’s investor webpage (BlackBerry.com/Investors) or by dialing toll free +1 (877) 883-0383 and entering Elite Entry Number 6322676.
A replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET today, using the same webcast link (here) or by dialing Canada toll free +1 (855) 669-9658 or US toll free +1 (877) 344-7529 and entering Replay Access Code 5225167.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company’s software powers over 235M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry’s vision is clear – to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
Investor Contact:
BlackBerry Investor Relations
+1 (519) 888-7465
investorrelations@blackberry.com
Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
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mediarelations@blackberry.com
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding BlackBerry’s plans, strategies and objectives including its expectations with respect to increasing and enhancing its product and service offerings.
The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “believe”, “target”, “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, BlackBerry’s expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, competition, BlackBerry’s expectations regarding its financial performance, and BlackBerry’s expectations regarding the planned separation of its businesses. Many factors could cause BlackBerry’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks related to the following factors: BlackBerry’s ability to maintain or expand its customer base for its software and services offerings to grow revenue or achieve sustained profitability; BlackBerry’s sales cycles and the time and expense of its sales efforts; the intense competition faced by BlackBerry; BlackBerry’s ability to enhance, develop, introduce or monetize products and services for the enterprise market in a timely manner with competitive pricing, features and performance; the occurrence or perception of a breach of BlackBerry’s network cybersecurity measures, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information; potential impacts of BlackBerry’s proposed business unit separation and cost reduction initiatives; BlackBerry’s continuing ability to attract new personnel, retain existing key personnel and manage its staffing effectively; risks arising from a failure or perceived failure of BlackBerry’s solutions to detect or prevent security vulnerabilities; BlackBerry’s dependence on its relationships with resellers and channel partners; litigation against BlackBerry; adverse macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions; network disruptions or other business interruptions; BlackBerry’s ability to foster an ecosystem of third-party application developers; BlackBerry’s products and services being dependent upon interoperability with rapidly changing systems provided by third parties; failure to protect BlackBerry’s intellectual property and to earn expected revenues from intellectual property rights; BlackBerry’s ability to obtain rights to use third-party software and its use of open source software; BlackBerry potentially being found to have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; BlackBerry’s indebtedness, which could impact its operating flexibility and financial condition; the substantial asset risk faced by BlackBerry, including the potential for charges related to its long-lived assets and goodwill; tax provision changes, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities; the use and management of user data and personal information; government regulations applicable to BlackBerry’s products and services, including products containing encryption capabilities; environmental, social and governance expectations and standards; the failure of BlackBerry’s suppliers, subcontractors, channel partners and representatives to use acceptable ethical business practices or comply with applicable laws; potential impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and other business initiatives; risks associated with foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currencies; environmental events; the fluctuation of BlackBerry’s quarterly revenue and operating results; and the volatility of the market price of BlackBerry’s common shares.
These risk factors and others relating to BlackBerry are discussed in greater detail in BlackBerry’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of BlackBerry’s MD&A (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedarplus.ca or www.sec.gov). All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on BlackBerry’s forward-looking statements. Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable BlackBerry’s shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of BlackBerry from management’s perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry’s financial results and performance for future periods, particularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and BlackBerry’s business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which BlackBerry operates. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of today and BlackBerry has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of them, except as required by law.
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended
May 31, 2024
February 29, 2024
May 31, 2023
Revenue
$ 144
$ 173
$ 373
Cost of sales
48
44
194
Gross margin
96
129
179
Gross margin %
66.7 %
74.6 %
48.0 %
Operating expenses
Research and development
42
40
54
Sales and marketing
38
41
45
General and administrative
40
53
54
Amortization
12
12
15
Impairment of goodwill
—
35
—
Impairment of long-lived assets
3
4
—
Debentures fair value adjustment
—
—
22
135
185
190
Operating loss
(39)
(56)
(11)
Investment income, net
5
4
3
Loss before income taxes
(34)
(52)
(8)
Provision for income taxes
8
4
3
Net loss
$ (42)
$ (56)
$ (11)
Loss per share
Basic
$ (0.07)
$ (0.10)
$ (0.02)
Diluted
$ (0.07)
$ (0.10)
$ (0.02)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (000s)
Basic
589,821
587,523
582,812
Diluted
589,821
587,523
582,812
Total common shares outstanding (000s)
590,171
589,233
583,237
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at
May 31, 2024
February 29, 2024
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 143
$ 175
Short-term investments
86
62
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $5 and $6, respectively
148
199
Other receivables
21
21
Income taxes receivable
3
4
Other current assets
57
47
458
508
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
17
25
Long-term investments
37
36
Other long-term assets
59
57
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
27
32
Property, plant and equipment, net
19
21
Intangible assets, net
145
154
Goodwill
561
562
$ 1,323
$ 1,395
Liabilities
Current
Accounts payable
$ 6
$ 17
Accrued liabilities
112
117
Income taxes payable
29
28
Deferred revenue, current
174
194
321
356
Deferred revenue, non-current
32
28
Operating lease liabilities
33
38
Other long-term liabilities
1
3
Long-term notes
194
194
581
619
Shareholders’ equity
Capital stock and additional paid-in capital
2,957
2,948
Deficit
(2,200)
(2,158)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(15)
(14)
742
776
$ 1,323
$ 1,395
BlackBerry Limited
Incorporated under the Laws of Ontario
(United States dollars, in millions) (unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ (42)
$ (11)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization
13
16
Stock-based compensation
8
9
Impairment of long-lived assets
3
—
Intellectual property disposed of by sale
—
147
Debentures fair value adjustment
—
22
Operating leases
(2)
(1)
Other
(3)
—
Net changes in working capital items
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
51
3
Other receivables
—
4
Income taxes receivable
1
—
Other assets
(13)
(62)
Accounts payable
(11)
(3)
Accrued liabilities
(5)
(14)
Income taxes payable
1
1
Deferred revenue
(16)
(12)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(15)
99
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of long-term investments
—
(1)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(1)
(2)
Acquisition of intangible assets
(1)
(8)
Acquisition of short-term investments
(49)
(66)
Proceeds on sale or maturity of short-term investments
25
39
Net cash used in investing activities
(26)
(38)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common shares
1
2
Net cash provided by financing activities
1
2
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents during the period
(40)
63
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period
200
322
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period
$ 160
$ 385
As at
May 31, 2024
February 29, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 143
$ 175
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
17
25
Short-term investments
86
62
Long-term investments
37
36
$ 283
$ 298
Reconciliations of the Company’s Segment Results to the Consolidated Results
The following tables show information by operating segment for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards Codification Section 280 based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the CODM for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company’s reportable operating segments:
For the Three Months Ended
(in millions) (unaudited)
Cybersecurity
IoT
Licensing and Other
Segment Totals
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
Segment revenue
$ 85
$ 93
$ 53
$ 45
$ 6
$ 235
$ 144
$ 373
Segment cost of sales
35
37
10
9
2
147
47
193
Segment gross margin
$ 50
$ 56
$ 43
$ 36
$ 4
$ 88
$ 97
$ 180
Segment gross margin %
59 %
60 %
81 %
80 %
67 %
37 %
67 %
48 %
The following table reconciles the Company’s segment results for the three months ended May 31, 2024 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2024
(in millions) (unaudited)
Cybersecurity
IoT
Licensing and Other
Segment Totals
Reconciling Items
Consolidated U.S. GAAP
Revenue
$ 85
$ 53
$ 6
$ 144
$ —
$ 144
Cost of sales
35
10
2
47
1
48
Gross margin (1)
$ 50
$ 43
$ 4
$ 97
$ (1)
$ 96
Operating expenses
135
135
Investment income, net
5
5
Loss before income taxes
$ (34)
______________________________
(1) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S. GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months and year ended May 31, 2024.
The following table reconciles the Company’s segment results for the three months ended May 31, 2023 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2023
(in millions) (unaudited)
Cybersecurity
IoT
Licensing and Other
Segment Totals
Reconciling Items
Consolidated U.S. GAAP
Revenue
$ 93
$ 45
$ 235
$ 373
$ —
$ 373
Cost of sales
37
9
147
193
1
194
Gross margin (1)
$ 56
$ 36
$ 88
$ 180
$ (1)
$ 179
Operating expenses
190
190
Investment income, net
3
3
Loss before income taxes
$ (8)
______________________________
(1) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S. GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months and year ended May 31, 2023.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures
In the Company’s internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company’s U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company’s financial statements, with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and are useful in helping management and readers understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends.
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted sales and marketing expense, adjusted general and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context of the U.S. GAAP results.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP based measures with most directly comparable U.S. GAAP based measures for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Gross margin
$ 96
$ 179
Stock compensation expense
1
1
Adjusted gross margin
$ 97
$ 180
Gross margin %
66.7 %
48.0 %
Stock compensation expense
0.7 %
0.3 %
Adjusted gross margin %
67.4 %
48.3 %
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Operating expense
$ 135
$ 190
Restructuring charges
8
5
Stock compensation expense
7
8
Debentures fair value adjustment
—
22
Acquired intangibles amortization
8
10
LLA impairment charge
3
—
Adjusted operating expense
$ 109
$ 145
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net loss and U.S. GAAP basic loss per share for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 to adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Basic loss
per share
Basic earnings (loss)
per share
Net loss
$ (42)
$(0.07)
$ (11)
$(0.02)
Restructuring charges
8
5
Stock compensation expense
8
9
Debentures fair value adjustment
—
22
Acquired intangibles amortization
8
10
LLA impairment charge
3
—
Adjusted net income (loss)
$ (15)
$(0.03)
$ 35
$0.06
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, and amortization expense for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 to adjusted research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, and amortization expense is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Research and development
$ 42
$ 54
Stock compensation expense
2
2
Adjusted research and development expense
$ 40
$ 52
Sales and marketing
$ 38
$ 45
Stock compensation expense
2
1
Adjusted sales and marketing expense
$ 36
$ 44
General and administrative
$ 40
$ 54
Restructuring charges
8
5
Stock compensation expense
3
5
Adjusted general and administrative expense
$ 29
$ 44
Amortization
$ 12
$ 15
Acquired intangibles amortization
8
10
Adjusted amortization expense
$ 4
$ 5
Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 are reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Operating loss
$ (39)
$ (11)
Non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss
Restructuring charges
8
5
Stock compensation expense
8
9
Debentures fair value adjustment
—
22
Acquired intangibles amortization
8
10
LLA impairment charge
3
—
Total non-GAAP adjustments to operating loss
$ 27
46
Adjusted operating income (loss)
(12)
35
Amortization
13
16
Acquired intangibles amortization
(8)
(10)
Adjusted EBITDA
$ (7)
$ 41
Revenue
$ 144
$ 373
Adjusted operating income (loss) margin % (1)
(8 %)
9 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin % (2)
(5 %)
11 %
______________________________
(1) Adjusted operating income (loss) margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income (loss) by revenue.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue.
The Company uses free cash flow (usage) when assessing its sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. The Company believes that free cash flow (usage) is helpful in understanding the Company’s capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in the Company’s business.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ (15)
$ 99
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(1)
(2)
Free cash flow (usage)
$ (16)
$ 97
Key Metrics
The Company regularly monitors a number of financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, in order to measure the Company’s current performance and estimated future performance. Readers are cautioned that annual recurring revenue (“ARR”), dollar-based net retention rate (“DBNRR”), and recurring revenue percentage do not have any standardized meaning and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
For the Three Months Ended (in millions)
May 31, 2024
Cybersecurity Annual Recurring Revenue
$ 285
Cybersecurity Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate
87 %
Recurring Software Product Revenue Percentage
~80 %
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Matwings is pioneering a new frontier in protein engineering with its proprietary AI-based general protein design platform, AccelProtein™, which directly predicts protein functionality beyond the structural data. By predicting functionality, AccelProtein™ offers a new approach for acquiring high-functioning proteins.
AccelProtein™ is built on the Pro-PRIME model, a breakthrough developed by a collaborative team led by Professor Liang Hong at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. After years of research focused on data collection, curation, and optimization, the team developed the Pro-series – an AI framework for protein design. Their work, titled “A General Temperature-Guided Language Model to Design Proteins of Enhanced Stability and Activity” was recently published in Science Advances.
A featured case of AccelProtein™’s impact is the design of a specialized Glycosyltransferase enzyme, which is used in the production of EPS-G7, a core material for pancreatitis screening. Within just 4 months, Matwings increased the enzyme’s total glycosylation activity by 7 times, enhanced product specificity from 60% to 98%, and reduced hydrolytic activity by 33%. These improvements cut down the cost of EPS-G7 by 90%.
In another application, Matwings successfully engineered a super alkali-resistant affinity ligand (a nanobody) for affinity chromatography, improving alkali resistance by 3 folds, binding capacity over 100%, and heat stability by 8℃. This innovation saved millions of USD in CMC costs for a Matwings client. Additionally, scale-up production to 5000L has been successfully completed. Such advancement enables low-cost affinity chromatography purification a viable option for a wide range of biologics, bringing more cost-effective solutions for drug production.
Since 2021, Matwings has successfully delivered over 30 protein-engineering and enzyme-mining projects either proprietary (e.g., Enterokinase, Carboxypeptidase B, KEX2 Protease, Maltogenic Amylase, Subtilisin, Protein A, PETase, T7 RNA Polymerase, and phi29 DNA Polymerase) and co-developed with our stakeholders. These projects span across various applications, including drug innovation, in vitro diagnostics, nutrition and healthcare, food and beverage, and green energy.
About Matwings
Matwings, founded in 2021 by an elite team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, is one of the earliest companies to focus on AI protein models.
Matwings is dedicated to moving beyond directed evolution methods to design and engineer functionally optimized proteins by leveraging a proprietary, pre-trained, AI-based general protein design platform with 780 million curated full-length protein sequence data, including nearly 500 million private data.
This cutting-edge technology platform, AccelProtein™, enables us to engineer proteins and uncover or de novo design novel proteins with significantly improved properties, including stability, activity, affinity, yield, etc.
To date, Matwings has successfully engineered more than 30 proteins either proprietary or co-developed with its stakeholders, and more than 40 ongoing projects across various applications in pharmaceutical industries and synthetic biology industries, e.g. key enzymes and proteins for CMC, innovative Biologics, synthetic biology and more.
Matwings is actively seeking global partnerships to jointly develop and commercialize new products.
Contact Information:
Email: info@matwings.com
Website: https://www.matwings.com/en/
Tel: +86 158 2106 5410
Paper Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr2641
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Agoda Highlights Tokyo as Top Global New Year’s Eve Destination
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SINGAPORE, Dec. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Digital travel platform Agoda has announced Tokyo as the most popular destination for New Year’s Eve, based on accommodation searches. This marks a shift from last year when Taipei held the top spot. Following Tokyo, the list includes Bangkok, Taipei, Pattaya, and Osaka, showcasing a diverse range of preferences among travelers.
The data highlights a perpetual interest in Tokyo, a city known for its unique blend of tradition and modernity. Travelers are drawn to its vibrant celebrations, cultural experiences, and iconic landmarks. Bangkok and Taipei, too, continue to be favored destinations, offering rich cultural festivities and lively atmospheres. Pattaya and Osaka also make the list, appealing to those seeking beachside celebrations and culinary delights, respectively.
Agoda’s data reveals Tokyo’s prominence not only on a worldwide scale but also within Japan. Domestic accommodation searches have increased by 23%, with Tokyo leading as the preferred destination, followed by Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, and Okinawa Main Island. For Japanese traveling abroad, the destinations primarily considered are Taipei, Seoul, Bangkok, Pattaya, and Hong Kong.
Hiroto Ooka, Associate Vice President North Asia at Agoda said: “Tokyo’s rise to the top of Agoda’s New Year’s Eve destination list is a testament to the city’s global appeal. Whether you’re celebrating New Year’s Eve in Tokyo, Osaka, or anywhere else in the world, Agoda is ready to help you find the perfect spot to ring in the New Year.”
As travelers prepare for their New Year’s Eve plans, Agoda offers a comprehensive selection of over 4.5 million holiday properties, more than 130,000 flight routes, and over 300,000 activities, all available for seamless booking. Download the Agoda app for the latest deals or visit agoda.com/deals.
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