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Neusoft Education Actively Advances Education-Healthcare-Wellness Integrated Development, Starting a New Horizon for High-Quality Development

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HONG KONG, Aug. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Neusoft Education Technology Co. Limited (Stock code: 9616.HK, “Neusoft Education” or “the Group”) announced its interim results for 2024. In 2024, the Group strategically expanded its elderly education and healthcare and wellness services on the basis of its existing “One Fundamental Business with Two Strategic Businesses” business system, and entered into a new strategic stage of healthcare-wellness integrated development. In the first half of the year, the Group achieved revenue of approximately RMB968 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.4%; gross profit of approximately RMB511 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 11.2%; and adjusted net profit of approximately RMB277 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.8%.

Deepening digital talent education services while empowering development with a “technology +R&D” dual-engine mode
In the first half of 2024, Neusoft Education’s full-time higher education program comprising its three self-owned universities further improved in terms of enrollment scale, educational quality, and reputation. As of 30 June 2024, the total number of student enrollments in the three universities amounted to approximately 57,000, marking a year-on-year increase of approximately 7.5% compared with that of 2023, setting a new record high. The teaching quality of these institutions has saw steady improvement, with Dalian University cumulatively obtaining 7 National-level First-class Bachelor Degree Programme Construction Sites (國家級一流本科專業建設點) and 8 Provincial-level First-class Bachelor Degree Programme Construction Sites (省級一流本科專業建設點); Chengdu University cumulatively obtaining 1 National-level First-class Bachelor Degree Programme Construction Site and 6 Provincial-level First-class Bachelor Degree Programme Construction Sites; and Guangdong University cumulatively obtaining 3 Provincial-level First-class Bachelor Degree Programme Construction Sites. Dalian University ranked second in China and first in Liaoning Province in the WUSHULIAN China’s First-Class Private Universities Rankings (2024).

In terms of education resources business, in the first half of 2024, we optimized the cooperation structure for joint establishment of academic majors, deepened the programmes of joint establishment of academic majors, and collaborated with 54 institutions on the joint establishment of industrial colleges and academic majors, with a total of 224 cooperation projects covering approximately 20,000 students. At the same time, we continued to improve the 4S product service system, launched the Metaverse Creation Sharing Platform – OpenNEU (元宇宙創意創作分享平台– OpenNEU), the Comprehensive Innovation Quality Development Platform (全維創新素質發展平台), and the Intelligent Platform for Educational Quality Monitoring and Evaluation (教育質量監測評估數智化平台). Based on continuous application and practical verification in three universities, we focused on the application scenarios of “teaching-learning-management training-evaluation”, and iteratively upgraded the integrated Neuedu Smart Education. In addition, we newly launched several practical training labs including the HarmonyOS OpenHarmony Information Technology Innovation Practical Training Lab, Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Practical Training Lab, Large Model Practical Training Lab, Virtual Studio Practical Training Lab, and Smart Manufacturing Dual Carbon Control System Practical Training Lab, forming a portfolio of smart practical training lab products that cover Neuedu’s five predominant advantageous major clusters: computer science & software, artificial intelligence, big data, digital media, and healthcare and wellness.

In terms of continuing education business, during the Reporting Period, we implemented 42 2B training projects for 33 institutions across 12 provincial regions, covering nearly 3,000 trainees. For 2C training services, Neuedu has established partnerships with over 2,000 renowned enterprises, to create a closed-loop rolling talent delivery and diversified cooperation model Neuedu Online and Neuedu IT Cloud Class had registered users of approximately 2.3 million.

Intensifying efforts in elderly education and wellness businesses, and building the “education-healthcare-wellness” integrated strategic layout
The Group has strategically embarked on expanding and deepening our presence in the silver economy market and completed the acquisition of Neusoft Health Medical Management Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries on 31 May 2024, improving the layout of education-healthcare-wellness business.

By integrating healthcare and wellness industry resources, it constructed a unique and integrated elderly education product, Neuedu Phoenix Academy, that integrates “education, healthcare, wellness, and travel”. It has created an integrated new “LIFECARES” model for elderly education, which encapsulates leisure, wellness, healthcare and education, tailored to meet the individual needs of seniors in learning, socializing, and health in the digital times, comprehensively covering their physical and mental needs in diverse life stages from early retirement to advanced age. Currently, Neuedu Phoenix Academy primarily offers distinctive courses in three major sections: “AI and Artistic Creation”, “Health and Rehabilitation”, and “Mental Wellness Travel”. The academy has started to recruit students in Dalian and Chengdu.

Looking ahead, Neuedu will leverage its research and development capabilities in “education + technology + healthcare and wellness” to forge a new integrated development paradigm that intertwines education, healthcare, wellness and other key resources. It will deepen the development of elderly education by leveraging educational resources and teaching facilities our three universities, designing a wide range of diversified elderly education courses and establishing practical training bases for healthcare, wellness, tourism. Neuedu will actively expand the quality cooperation network at home and abroad, jointly establish the smart elderly care technology platform and wellness talents output system, and form the new benchmark in China’s elderly care technology industry. We will accelerate the professional layout of healthcare and wellness services with a focus on quality enhancement and cultivation improvement to support our business development; at the same time, by leveraging advanced technologies and superior resources, we continue to improve the 4S product service system to establish Neuedu’s leading brand with distinctive features in digital talent education services, and make continuous efforts to foster a stable, interoperable, mutually supportive, efficient, and sustainable new business format, where education enhances healthcare and wellness, healthcare transitions into wellness and supplements education, and wellness supports and complements both healthcare and education.

About Neusoft Education Technology Co. Limited
Headquartered in Dalian, Neusoft Education Technology Co. Limited (“Neuedu” or the “Company”) is China’s leading IT higher education technology group and a provider of digital talent education services. For more than 20 years, the Company has leveraged its research and development capabilities in “education + technology + healthcare and wellness” with a focus on value creation for learners to embark on a fresh strategic chapter featuring an integrated development paradigm that intertwines education, healthcare, and wellness.

In full-time formal higher education services, since 2000, the Company has established three IT application-oriented undergraduate universities with a high starting point and standards in Dalian, Liaoning, Chengdu, Sichuan, and Foshan, Guangdong, under brand-new institutional mechanisms, namely, Dalian Neusoft University of Information, Chengdu Neusoft University, and Neusoft Institute, Guangdong. In education resources, it has established a 4S product service system spanning four levels: resources, software, platforms, and data (CaaS – Content as a Service, SaaS – Software as a Service, PaaS – Platform as a Service, DaaS – Data as a Service), continuously empowering more undergraduate universities and vocational colleges with first-class educational products and services. In continuing education services, the Company has established a continuing education service system with its own characteristics. In healthcare and wellness services, on 31 May 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of Neusoft Healthcare Management Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, namely Cardiovascular Hospital, Stomatological Hospital and Nursing Home, thereby embarking on a fresh strategic chapter.

CONTACT: Wei Lin, weilin@neuedu.com

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The American Legion seeks entries for Fourth Estate Awards in media

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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The American Legion has announced its call for entries in the annual Fourth Estate Awards competition for excellence in journalism and its positive impact on society. The deadline for submissions to be received or postmarked is March 15, 2025.

The American Legion presents the awards to recognize the outstanding achievements made in print and broadcast media. Website and podcast submissions are also encouraged to compete in the print or broadcast categories. In addition to the award, the winner in each category will be presented a $2,000 stipend to cover travel and lodging expenses to The American Legion National Convention in Tampa. The presentation will occur at approximately 9 am on August 28, 2025 at the Tampa Convention Center.

An entry form with contest rules can be found at https://www.legion.org/information-center/the-fourth-estate-award. You can also contact kchrisman@legion.org for further information.

Submissions are judged on the quality of the work and the impact that it had in producing a positive result for the community. The work must have been published, posted or broadcast in 2024.

All journalists or media outlets who believe their work improved society in a tangible and way are encouraged to submit their entry. There is no entry fee and no single medium is limited to the number of entries.

Past winners include CBS News, CNN, USA Today, WFTS (Tampa) and the Military Times. The complete list can be found at www.legion.org.

Media contacts: Katie Chrisman, (317) 630-1298, kchrisman@legion.org

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CellFE® and Syenex Collaborate to Advance Cell Engineering with Hybrid Gene Editing Workflow

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ALAMEDA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CellFE®, a leader in non-viral gene editing technology, and Syenex, a pioneer in enveloped delivery vectors, have announced an innovative collaboration to create a hybrid workflow that seamlessly integrates non-viral and viral approaches to cell therapy engineering. This next-generation process aims to enable streamlined workflows of complex edited cells for biotech and pharmaceutical applications. 

CellFE® and Syenex announce collaboration on hybrid gene editing workflow ahead of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.

The collaboration application note will be officially unveiled the week of the highly anticipated J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco this January, a premier event that brings together industry leaders, investors, and innovators from around the world.

“The market has been anticipating a solution that seamlessly integrates non-viral knockout with viral knockin capabilities into a streamlined workflow—one that preserves cell viability and functionality without compromise.” said Dr. Alla Zamarayeva, CEO of CellFE. “By collaborating with Syenex, we are directly addressing this critical need.”

Jay Rosanelli, CEO at Syenex, added: “This joint effort showcases the role of collaborative science in accelerating the creation of life-changing medicines for patients around the globe. We are thrilled to partner with CellFE and showcase the potential of this novel hybrid workflow to dramatically simplify manufacturing of genetic medicines.”

This collaboration comes at a pivotal time as allogeneic and autologous cell therapy providers seek more efficient manufacturing processes. A key challenge is developing gentler yet highly effective techniques for delivering gene-editing cargo to patient cells, as current methods—often involving viral transduction and electroporation—can be detrimental to cells and extend recovery and processing times, particularly for complex, sequential editing. This innovative hybrid workflow aims to overcome these challenges, enabling advanced genetic editing while preserving cell functionality and supporting streamlined workflows.

Both companies will be attending the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this month from January 13-16th. Details on where to partner with the companies at the conference can be found below, along with contact information for both companies.

Partner with CellFE at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference:

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference – Jan 13-16
Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CABiotech Showcase – Jan 13-15
Hilton Union Square, San Francisco, CABio Partnering at JPMorgan Week – Jan 13-16
San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, CA
cellfebiotech.com/meet

Partner with Syenex at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference:

Bio Partnering at JPMorgan Week – Jan 13-16
San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, CA
syenex.com/meet

About CellFE Biotech
CellFE, a cutting-edge microfluidics company, is transforming the development and manufacturing of lifesaving cell therapies to make them more accessible to patients. CellFE aims to unlock the full potential of this transformative modality by tackling its key market challenges, notably high manufacturing costs and extended vein-to-vein timelines. With a focus on T-Cell, HSC, and iPSC-based therapies, CellFE’s microfluidics-based gene-delivery technology, in conjunction with proprietary best-in-class workflows, targets critical bottlenecks in cell therapy manufacturing. For more information, please visit www.cellfebiotech.com.

About Syenex
Syenex builds bioengineering technologies to unlock the future of human health. Leveraging the power of synthetic biology, we design scalable, precision-engineered gene delivery vectors, empowering cell and gene therapy developers to cure disease and build the next generation of medicines. Designed to break the barriers that slow medical progress, our Open Science model ensures global access to our expanding toolkit and a network of scale-up partners, accelerating the path of breakthroughs from idea to impact for all of academia and biopharma. Since 2022, Syenex has rapidly built a portfolio of cell-specific bioengineering systems and established partnerships across the fields of immune cell, stem cell, and hepatocyte engineering. Learn more and get started at www.syenex.com.

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The TreppWire Podcast Celebrates 300th Episode with Strategic Rebrand and Enhanced Vision

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Trepp announced today a rebrand and enhanced vision for The TreppWire Podcast ahead of its milestone 300th episode.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Trepp, a leading provider of data, insights, and technology solutions to the structured finance, commercial real estate (CRE), and banking markets announced today a rebrand and enhanced vision for The TreppWire Podcast ahead of its milestone 300th episode.  

“Powered by our marketing, research, and product groups, this show has been a trusted resource for the commercial real estate community, and we are excited to continue its growth,” said Hayley Keen, VP, Head of Marketing.

Since its launch in 2020, The TreppWire Podcast has garnered more than 1.7 million listens, establishing itself as a leading voice in the CRE industry, as well as the structured finance, banking, and broader economic markets. The podcast leverages Trepp’s proprietary commercial property, loan, and financial data and deep market expertise to provide weekly insights to industry professionals.

Complemented by a sleek new visual identity and modern design aesthetic, this strategic rebrand builds upon Trepp’s 40-year legacy of delivering timely, accurate, and comprehensive specialized CRE data and insights to help listeners make better, more informed decisions. Through market cycles, volatility, and periods of growth, The TreppWire Podcast remains committed to uncovering both challenges and opportunities, providing listeners with actionable insights to navigate market dynamics.

The rebrand also introduces an elevated format, which will include frequent industry expert guest appearances, as well as exclusive macroeconomic commentary from Trepp’s newly appointed Chief Economist, Rachel Szymanski. The podcast will continue to be a go-to resource for market participants, delivering timely insights from diverse industry perspectives.

“It is so exciting to watch our podcast hit the 300th episode milestone. Powered by our marketing, research, and product groups, this show has been a trusted resource for the commercial real estate community, and we are excited to continue its growth,” said Hayley Keen, VP, Head of Marketing. “The market has trusted Trepp’s data for more than 40 years, and with this rebrand, we’re not just maintaining that commitment – we’re elevating it. We’re enhancing the podcast experience while staying true to what our audience has always trusted us for: delivering reliable, actionable market intelligence that helps them make informed, confident decisions.”

Listeners can tune in to the newly rebranded The TreppWire Podcast on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, and YouTube. Weekly episodes are released every Thursday. Check out our new website to learn more: https://www.trepp.com/the-treppwire-podcast

About Trepp 
Trepp, founded in 1979, is the leading provider of data, insights, and technology solutions to the structured finance, commercial real estate, and banking markets. Trepp provides primary and secondary market participants with the solutions and analytics they need to increase operational efficiencies, information transparency, and investment performance. From its offices in New York, Dallas, and London, Trepp serves its clients with products and services to support trading, research, risk management, surveillance, and portfolio management. Trepp subsidiary, Commercial Real Estate Direct, is a daily news source covering the commercial real estate capital markets. Trepp is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT)

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Ennys Soydas, Trepp, Inc., 212-754-1010, press@trepp.com, www.trepp.com

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