Calyx and Invicro rebrand, usher in a new era of leadership and support to the biopharmaceutical community

NOTTINGHAM, England, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Calyx and Invicro businesses officially launched under its new corporate identity, Perceptive. The new name reflects the organization’s increased strengths and capabilities, as they consolidate their place as a global leader in the provision of discovery, imaging, and eClinical solutions and services.

Expanding on their combined 50 + -year history, Perceptive provides best-in-class specialist support to global pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical research organizations, spanning the complete R&D lifecycle, from discovery and preclinical through clinical development to post marketing. Perceptive’s offerings include imaging biomarkers and core lab services, as well as innovative technologies in randomization and trial supply management (RTSM), analytics and software.

“Today marks a major milestone for Perceptive, as we advance our mission to serve science. We are committed to delivering the diligence, drive, and innovation today that will enable the global clinical research community to realize tomorrow’s new therapies,” said Perceptive CEO, David Herron. “We’re honoured to be part of the global healthcare solution by providing unmatched scientific and technological expertise, global operational experience, and end-to-end solutions that ensure confident R&D decision-making.”

Guided by values of customer-centricity, quality, and accountability, and with global reach across the US, Europe, and Asia, Perceptive aims to bring new insight and understanding to today’s biopharmaceutical industry by supporting researchers across three key areas:

Perceptive Discovery – identify the most promising candidate compounds and minimize risk on the path to clinical success with our collaborative approach to premier preclinical and first-in-human imaging services.

Perceptive eClinical – optimize patient and clinical supply management through the alliance of expertise, innovation, and agility.

Perceptive Imaging – advance novel therapies with scientific, regulatory, and global operational expertise that drives efficient and high-quality data across small and large-scale clinical trials.

Perceptive’s expertise is reflected in the support of almost 12,000 clinical research trials and 800+ approvals to date, across all clinical phases and therapeutic areas, with concentrated expertise in oncology and neuroscience. Moving forward under its new name, Perceptive will continue to serve science by delivering clarity and consistency for clinical trials worldwide on delivery, speed, and results.

To find out more, visit http://www.perceptive.com.

About Perceptive
Perceptive is a leading global technology-enabled service provider for preclinical and clinical trial imaging and IRT/RTSM (Interactive Response Technology/Randomized Trial Supply Management) for drug developers and the global clinical research community. Perceptive’s market-leading service, scientific knowledge, expertise, and technology offering help speed up the delivery of life-saving treatments to millions of patients around the world by accelerating and improving clinical trial outcomes. With operations in the US, Europe, the UK and Asia, the company provides 24/7 services to most of the world’s leading pharma and biotech companies.

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Employees and infrastructure are safe

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CleanSpark Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner® (the “Company”) today provided comments and updates on the impact of Hurricane Helene.

Statement from CEO Zach Bradford

In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destructive path across the Southeastern United States, we extend our deepest condolences to the communities, families, and individuals who have suffered loss, damage, and disruption due to this catastrophic event. We recognize the immense challenges faced by those in regions where the storm has left countless without power, water, and other basic necessities. The loss of life, including first responders who bravely served during this crisis, underscores the severity of Helene’s impact. Our thoughts are with every person whose life has been altered by this hurricane.

The communities in rural Georgia, where our employees and their families reside and where we operate, have experienced this firsthand. The resilience shown by the affected communities and our employees, as they come together to support one another is a testament to the human spirit’s indomitable nature. Our teams have been working hand in hand with the local utilities to mutually support the efforts to bring power back online to regions affected. Their grit and commitment have been outstanding.

I want to extend our deepest gratitude to our incredible teams who have demonstrated remarkable resilience and dedication in the face of this challenge. Your unwavering commitment to excellence, even under trying circumstances, has not gone unnoticed. The spirit of collaboration, grit, and perseverance you’ve shown is truly commendable. Thank you for your hard work, your adaptability, and for pushing through adversity with such determination. We continue to move forward and achieve our goals because of your efforts.

Most importantly, all our team members are safe. Additionally, our geographically diverse portfolio of sites allowed us to maintain approximately 10.5 EH/s at our sites in Northwest Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee throughout the storm. To ensure health and safety, and to avoid any undue pressure on the electrical grid, we shut 365 MW of our Southeast Georgia sites down as the hurricane began impacting the region.

Since then, we have been in regular communication with the local utilities to safely bring up the sites in a manner that ensured the local community was supported throughout the process. Within 24 hours, we were able to bring hashrate back to over 17.5 EH/s. We have now brought approximately 200 MW back online and expect to bring the remaining 165 MW online in the coming week after the utilities and communities around us receive power. The majority of the 165 MW remaining offline is projected to be restored to communities no later than October 4, 2024. Our teams are prepared to promptly restore normal operations as soon as power becomes available.

We have also thoroughly evaluated all of our sites and are pleased to report that we have experienced no material damage to any site infrastructure. We are not aware of any material losses related to our mining servers and will continue this evaluation as we energize the remaining sites. Our hashrate is currently at approximately 22 EH/s. When our sites are fully reenergized, we expect to reach standard operations at approximately 28 EH/s.

About CleanSpark 
CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is America’s Bitcoin Miner®. We own and operate multiple data centers that primarily run on low-carbon power. Our infrastructure responsibly supports Bitcoin, the world’s most important digital commodity and an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. We cultivate trust and transparency among our employees and the communities we operate in. Visit our website at www.cleanspark.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this press release, forward-looking statements include, but may not be limited to, statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, and strategies. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the timing of power being restored, potentially unknown damage due to the storm; the timing of energization of the storm affected data centers; anticipated additions and targets to CleanSpark’s hashrate and the timing thereof; the risk that the electrical power available to our facilities does not increase as expected; the success of its digital currency mining activities; the volatile and unpredictable cycles in the emerging and evolving industries in which we operate; increasing difficulty rates for bitcoin mining; bitcoin halving; new or additional governmental regulation; the anticipated delivery dates of new miners; the ability to successfully deploy new miners; the dependency on utility rate structures and government incentive programs; dependency on third-party power providers for expansion efforts; the expectations of future revenue growth may not be realized; and other risks described in the Company’s prior press releases and in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, and any subsequent filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as to the date of this press release, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of any new information, changed circumstances or future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Investor Relations Contact 
Brittany Moore
702-989-7693
ir@cleanspark.com 

Media Contact
Eleni Stylianou
702-989-7694
pr@cleanspark.com

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Pittsburgh-based AI startup joins forces with Gloo to put AI to work for faith-based content creators, publishers, and media organizations

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Gloo, the leading technology platform dedicated to connecting the faith ecosystem and releasing its collective might, announced the acquisition of withSoul, an innovative AI company founded by Jake Klinvex and Alex Cook. withSoul has partnered with prominent Christian publishers to revolutionize content distribution and engagement through AI-powered data ingestion, enrichment, and personalization. The strategic acquisition aligns with the Gloo mission to use advanced technology to connect publishers, content creators, and media organizations to the “big C” Church in more effective ways.

Both withSoul founders came from fintech leadership roles in the crypto and digital asset sectors at Mastercard and BNY Mellon, respectively. Seeing the alignment between their AI-driven mission and the Gloo vision to advance human flourishing and organizational thriving through redemptive technology, they quickly realized the potential for greater impact.

“We were truly blown away by the talent, vision, and experience within the Gloo team,” said Jake Klinvex, co-founder of withSoul. “Our AI technology was already making strides in transforming how Christian publishers engage their audiences, but after seeing the Gloo expertise and passion for using AI to serve the Church, it became clear that joining forces would allow us to make an even greater impact. We’re excited to take faith-based content discovery and engagement to a whole new level for publishers and consumers alike.”

Alex Cook, co-founder of withSoul, added, “We’ve always believed that AI has the power to serve Christian publishers and content creators as they help people grow in exciting new ways. Joining Gloo allows us to scale even further, creating richer and more personalized growth experiences that support the power of the relationship in ways that other generative AI tools don’t.”

Earlier this month, Gloo announced a new suite of AI tools, starting with AI Data Engine for faith-based publishers and churches, along with two new AI platforms currently in beta — Aspen AI and the Christian Aligned Large Language Model. The tools are designed as values-aligned resources for Christians and church leaders, offering tailored AI solutions to support ministry work and organizational needs.

Steele Billings, managing partner for Gloo Ventures and Gloo AI, echoed the enthusiasm for the acquisition: “Bringing withSoul’s AI expertise into the Gloo family of brands is a game changer for the faith ecosystem. Their work in data enrichment and discoverability perfectly complements our vision to create technology that helps individuals flourish and organizations thrive. Together, we are positioned to lead the way in trusted AI-powered solutions for publishers and ministries.”

Gloo’s AI Data Engine for publishers is live now, and new tools are expected to be released from Gloo AI in late 2024 and early 2025. For more information, visit ai.gloo.us.

About Gloo
Gloo is the trusted platform that releases the collective might of the faith ecosystem. As a leading technology innovator, Gloo is a tech platform that connects ministry leaders to resources, people, data, insights and funding so their people and communities flourish and their organizations thrive. Gloo is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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