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Delta Becomes First Corporation in Taiwan to Serve as an Official Observer at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) to Share its Biodiversity Policies and Coral Restoration Achievements

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TAIPEI, Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Delta became the 1st corporation in Taiwan to participate in the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP 16 conference, held in Colombia, as official observer through its foundation. The Delta Electronics Foundation organized four events onsite, including two side events where it shared coral reservation and one side event that is related to green buildings and corporate biodiversity policies. At its booth, Delta showcased its coral restoration achievements. Those events attracted hundreds of international climate leaders. Today, Delta held a press conference in Taiwan to share these achievements and help Taiwanese stakeholders stay informed about global climate trends.

Shan-Shan Guo, Chief Brand Officer of Delta and Vice Chairperson of the Delta Electronics Foundation, said, “As an official observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), we have actively participated annually since 2007, bringing back the latest carbon reduction information and sharing how Delta leverages its strengths to address global warming. This year, we are honored to gain observer status at CBD COP 16, allowing us to present Delta’s biodiversity efforts and results on the international stage. Recently, the world has been accelerating the disclosure of biodiversity impacts, with over 300 companies committed to adopting the ‘Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)’ recommendations. Delta began implementing TNFD in 2021, became a TNFD Forum member in 2023, and has since been listed as one of the first cohort of TNFD Early Adopters globally, setting a benchmark for the technology industry and fulfilling our sustainability commitments. Delta’s foundation will continue restoring corals, and this year we have invited Professor Chang-Feng Dai, former director of the Institute of Oceanography at National Taiwan University, to serve as our chief consultant, guiding related research projects and presenting at COP16 side events. Leveraging Professor Dai’s pioneering research and experience in the field, we aim to restore 10,000 coral colonies by 2025.”

Dr. Chang-Feng Dai, Chief Consultant of Delta Foundation’s “The Birth Coral Restoration Project”, said, “It’s encouraging to see academia and corporations collaborating for coral restoration, especially with the introduction of technology to enhance coral heat tolerance. Delta has supported Taiwanese coral reef researchers in achieving various aspects of research, such as cultivating heat-resilient Pocillopora acuta in laboratories for field restoration, using sexual reproduction for maintaining coral genetic diversity, collecting gametes from spawning corals for artificial incubation, and establishing the Chaojing Coral Conservation Center in Keelung. This center currently houses 20 coral species and 3,000 live coral colonies, aiming to protect at least 30 threatened species listed on the IUCN Red List and endemic Taiwanese species. Once these coral colonies are transplanted into marine protected areas, we will continue monitoring coral fish abundance as a key indicator of restoration success. Additionally, with Delta’s Micro-CT technology and next-generation DNA sequencing, we will improve coral species identification and help establish Taiwan’s coral gene bank, integrating with international genetic databases.”

Delta Foundation hosted side events with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at the “Nature Pavilion” and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) at the “ForCoral Pavilion”, as well as sharing insights with the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center (BRCAS). Since launching its coral restoration project in 2021, Delta has successfully developed Micro-CT and LED lighting equipment suitable for coral growth, aiding coral reef researchers and institutions both domestically and internationally with data acquisition, research, and ex-situ conservation. During the conference, Delta was also invited by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to share the correlation between green buildings and biodiversity in the green zone alongside JPMorgan and AECOM. By adopting TNFD methodologies, Delta assessed whether their global operations were situated in biodiversity-sensitive areas, specifically using the Delta Americas headquarters as an example to illustrate how green buildings can avoid and minimize ecological impacts, advancing towards the Net Positive Impact (NPI) target by 2050.

Later this November in Azerbaijan, Delta will participate for the 17th time in the UNFCCC COP29, where it will share innovations in energy-efficient building integration and AI data center operations, continuing to bring back the latest trends from international climate negotiations to Taiwan.

About Delta

Delta, founded in 1971, and listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (code:2308), is a global leader in switching power supplies and thermal management products with a thriving portfolio of IoT-based smart energy-saving systems and solutions in the fields of industrial automation, building automation, telecom power, data center infrastructure, EV charging, renewable energy, energy storage and display, to nurture the development of smart manufacturing and sustainable cities. As a world-class corporate citizen guided by its mission statement, “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow,” Delta leverages its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics and its ESG-embedded business model to address key environmental issues, such as climate change. Delta serves customers through its sales offices, R&D centers and manufacturing facilities spread over close to 200 locations across 5 continents.

Throughout its history, Delta has received various global awards and recognition for its business achievements, innovative technologies and dedication to ESG. Since 2011, Delta has been listed on the DJSI World Index of Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices for 13 consecutive years. Delta has also won CDP with double A List for 3 times for its substantial contribution to climate change and water security issues and has been named Supplier Engagement Leader for its continuous development of a sustainable value chain for 7 consecutive years.

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Siyata Mobile Products Deployed by EMS Organization in Papua New Guinea

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VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 13, 2024 /CNW/ — Siyata Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: SYTA) (“Siyata” or the “Company”), a global vendor of Push-to-Talk over Cellular (“PoC”) devices and cellular signal booster systems, today discussed the deployment of its SD7 handsets and VK7 vehicle kits by The National St John Ambulance Service (NStJA), a trusted life-saving service in Papua New Guinea, the most populous Pacific island country.

Marc Seelenfreund, CEO of Siyata, commented, “By upgrading from standard smartphones to our ruggedized SD7 handsets and VK7 vehicle kits, NStJA is experiencing the many benefits of our solution. Our devices stand up to the demanding environments faced by first responders and medical personnel. Integrated with the Zello Push-to-Talk app, our solution for this customer is providing secure and reliable communication that far exceeds the performance of standard smartphones. Our global deployments continue to increase, and we are pleased that our reach now extends to Papua New Guinea, and we are also encouraged by the number of new customers who are selecting Zello as their preferred PTT application.” 

Mark Cannon, Chief Executive for NStJA, commented, “We provide mission-critical evacuation and medical services to residents and visitors of our country. It is absolutely critical that we have a communications solution that is reliable and effective. Since upgrading from standard smartphones and a traditional UHF radio system, our team is finding the Siyata devices to be simpler to use with a PTT button, provide loud and clear audio and have a better battery life. We are quite pleased with Siyata’s solution.”

About Siyata Mobile

Siyata Mobile Inc. is a B2B global developer and vendor of next-generation Push-To-Talk over Cellular handsets and accessories. Its portfolio of rugged PTT handsets and accessories enables first responders and enterprise workers to instantly communicate over a nationwide cellular network of choice, to increase situational awareness and save lives. Police, fire, and ambulance organizations as well as schools, utilities, security companies, hospitals, waste management companies, resorts and many other organizations use Siyata PTT handsets and accessories today.

In support of our Push-to-Talk handsets and accessories, Siyata also offers enterprise-grade In-Vehicle solutions and Cellular Booster systems enabling our customers to communicate effectively when they are in their vehicles, and even in areas where the cellular signal is weak.

Siyata sells its portfolio through leading North American cellular carriers, and through international cellular carriers and distributors.

Siyata’s common shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SYTA”, and its warrants trade under the symbol “SYTAW”.

Visit www.siyata.net and unidencellular.com to learn more.

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Forsea Achieves Record-Breaking Cell Density for Its Cultivated Seafood

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Forsea’s technology sets new industry standard, paving the way for affordable cultivated seafood production.

REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cell-cultivated seafood innovator Forsea struck a major breakthrough in making freshwater eel farming a viable commercial reality. The start-up announced its organoid technology reached a record-breaking cell density of more than 300 million cells/ml, and with minimal and precise use of cultured media ingredients.

This is the highest cell density recorded in the field, moving Forsea to the forefront of cultured seafood production efficiency. The landmark technology allows for a scalable and highly cost-effective supply for the hugely popular traditional Japanese delicacy, eel (unagi) whose availability has been significantly hampered by overfishing and the destruction of aquatic ecosystems.

Eel is Big in Japan

Forsea is currently focusing on manufacturing cultured freshwater eel due to the immense market potential, particularly in Japan. As the world’s largest consumer of eel, Japan recorded sales of 140,000 tons in 2023—50% of total global sales. The traditional Japanese dish unagi (eel) is considered a premium delicacy, prized not only for its rich flavor and tender texture but also because of its rarity. Freshwater eel is endangered and cannot be commercially bred in captivity. Demand for eel far surpasses the industry’s current supply capabilities, translating to skyrocketing prices.

Better, faster, and economical

Setting a new standard for “blue ocean” initiatives, Forsea created a new approach to cell cultivating fish tissues outside of their native water habitats via organoid technology. Forsea’s patent-protected platform involves creating the ideal environment for animal cells to spontaneously assemble into three-dimensional tissue structures with their natural composition of fat, muscle and connective tissue.

This method not only echoes the natural growth process of these tissues in a living animal, giving it a closer-to-nature edge, it bypasses the scaffolding stage and is dramatically less dependent on expensive growth factors. This makes the process highly affordable and positions its cell-grown version to price parity (or potentially lower)  with traditional aquafarmed eel, a key challenge the cell-based industry was desperate to overcome.

Ample affordable cultivated eel not oceans away

“The breakthrough to this level of cell density highlights the strength of our organoid technology,” exclaims Moria Shimoni, CTO of Forsea. “It’s a validation of our approach to high-efficiency cultivation of seafood to meet both economic and sustainability goals at scale”.

After completing its proof-of-concept continuous harvesting process, Forsea reports it is ready to take production of its cultured fish products to the next phase of commercial scale-up.

“Forsea’s organoid technology requires less capital expenditure than other technologies,” explains Roee Nir, Founder and CEO of Forsea. “Achieving this level of cell density with minimal resources will translate to substantial reductions in the unit of economics and will bring cultured seafood production to a cost that is actually below the traditional market price. This is major milestone for Forsea and validates our vision of making sustainable, high-quality seafood affordable and widely accessible. It also sets a powerful precedent for scaling other cultured seafood products and establishing sustainable alternative supply chains for ecologically sensitive species.”

Forsea’s cell-cultured eel is expected to ease the strain on the world’s eel populations and reduce environmental impact of traditional eel farming. This encompasses reducing global warming potential, water consumption, and land use and alleviated pressure on marine ecosystems by focusing on endangered species.

“Our recent industry survey shows that cultivated meat production is definitely not a one-size-fits-all approach,” says Elliot Swartz, Principal Scientist Cultivated Meat, GFI. “It’s encouraging to see positive data from companies showing how different methods can address challenges in cost and scale. I’m especially pleased to see a GFI research grantee, Dr. Iftach Nachman, help a startup pioneer new ways of cultivating meat. This is a great example of how foundational open-access science enables and makes possible follow-on work by the private sector.”   

The company is preparing for commercial launch of its unagi product in 2026. Earlier this year, Forsea held a successful tasing event at the reputable ‘a’ restaurant in Tel Aviv, where it served the world’s first cultivated unagi kabayaki—grilled fresh eel on a bed of aromatic rice—receiving rave reviews. Among the tasters where representatives from the Japanese embassy and various Japanese food companies based in Israel.

About Forsea
Forsea was founded by biotech engineer Roee Nir, MBA; Moria Shimoni, PhD; Iftach Nachman, PhD; and Yaniv Elkouby, PhD with support from the Israeli Innovation Authority (IIA) and The Kitchen Hub. It has garnered seed backing from Target Global, PeakBridge VC, Future Food Fund, Zora Ventures, FoodHack, and M&H Ventures. Forsea’s organoid approach to cultivating fish tissue involves creating an ideal environment for fish cells to spontaneously form their natural composition of native fat and muscle. They grow as a three-dimensional tissue structure, just as in nature.

For more information, contact:

Company Contact

Forsea Foods Ltd.

Roee Nir, CEO and Co-Founder

Email: info@forseafoods.com

Web:   www.forseafoods.com 

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NutriPR

Liat Simha

Tel: +972-9-9742893

E-mail: liat@nutripr.com

Web: www.nutripr.com

 

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EP3® Technology Powers $560 Million in U.S. Election Contracts: The Invisible Engine Behind ForecastEx’s Fast-Growing Predictions Market

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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ForecastEx, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interactive Brokers (IBKR) and a US-regulated predictions exchange and clearinghouse, processed an impressive $560 million+ in election contracts for the 2024 U.S. general election. The innovative technology driving those contracts? Connamara Technologies’ EP3 ® matching engine and exchange platform.

The election showed EP3’s resilience and commitment to seamless, high-volume processing for predictive events.

In the days leading up to – and during – election night, EP3 operated like the gears of a fine timepiece: inconspicuous, vital, and unfaltering. This synchronicity of unyielding performance weathered waves of volatility and seamlessly processed trades at a record volume.

Working in concert with ForecastEx’s internal teams, Connamara Technologies’ engineers monitored systems around the clock, ready to respond to surges in trade volume with precision and expertise. The team’s commitment went beyond standard duty, ensuring unparalleled service during this first-in-a-lifetime historic trading event.

With EP3 powering its trading, ForecastEx has not only established a benchmark for transparency in elections but has also offered the public real-time, market-based insights into election sentiment. EP3 operates from a legacy of trading knowledge that dates back to the late 1980s.

“While you may not recognize the name EP3 just yet, you’ll certainly recognize our impact. Whether you placed a trade or watched from afar, the 2024 election proved our technology’s resilience and our team’s commitment to deliver seamless, high-volume processing at every turn for future predictive events,” said Jim Downs, Co-Founder and CEO of Connamara Technologies.

As predictions markets continue to grow, the unseen elements – the EP3 technology and the engineers who support it – will remain crucial to providing reliable, transparent platforms that allow for public sentiment to be expressed and analyzed in real-time. Moving forward, Connamara Technologies aims to expand EP3’s reach, enabling new exchanges and markets to take advantage of this dependable backbone technology.

About Connamara Technologies

Connamara Technologies is the leading provider of fully-integrated exchange infrastructure, empowering new and existing exchanges to operate with exceptional efficiency and reliability. Its EP3 platform is a new breed of exchange and clearing technology that seamlessly integrates all key functions into a single, robust platform. It is cost-accessible, adaptable, scalable and quick-to-market. Engineered for the evolving needs of the next generation of exchanges and marketplaces, EP3 is shaping the future of financial markets.

For more, visit www.connamara.tech or LinkedIn.

Media Contact:

Claire Downs
marketing@connamara.tech

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