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St. Pölten UAS: Digital Product Data for More Sustainability

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Increasing Sustainability by Putting Digital Product Passports into Practice

ST. PÖLTEN, Austria, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a series of projects, the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences explores how digital product passports can be implemented, and which sustainability effects they may have. The projects address the areas of plastics, electronics, and food.

Digital product passports form the data basis for a sustainable circular economy because they make it possible to track products along the entire supply chain. This leads to more product safety, makes production more efficient, and reduces negative environmental impacts.

“The effective integration and management of environmental data on products’ raw materials, composition, and fabrication is a basic requirement for the establishment of a circular economy and the business models it inspires”, says Tassilo Pellegrini, Co-Head of the St. Pölten UAS’ Institute for Innovation Systems which conducts research on this topic.

Sustainable Business Model for the Electronics Industry
In the project ECO-TCO, for example, Pellegrini explores how data from a digital product passport could be used for circular and ecologically sustainable electronic products and for comparing the life-cycle costs of different product variants.

Improving Plastics Recycling
The study DPP4PLASTICS of the St. Pölten UAS researches the technical, legal, and organisational implications of a digital product passport for companies that produce and process plastics.

In order to promote the transition towards a sustainable circular economy, disposal companies and waste-processing companies need precise information about the type and composition of the respective synthetic material. This is to ensure that recycling leads to high-quality processed plastics waste that can compete with new materials.

Digital Product Passport for the Soybean
Moreover, the St. Pölten UAS coordinates a research project developing a prototype for a digital product passport for food supply chains based on the example of the soybean.

“There are multiple obstacles to overcome in the practical implementation of a digital product passport. For one thing, the supply chains’ complexity is challenging, and then we have to ensure that the various technical systems and organisations can communicate with each other”, explains project manager Alexandra Anderluh from the Carl Ritter von Ghega Institute for Integrated Mobility Research at the St. Pölten UAS.

Project ECO-TCO
This project receives funding from the FFG within the framework of the “Digital Technologies 2023” programme. Partners are Siemens AG Austria and the law firm “Höhne, In der Maur & Partner”.
https://research.fhstp.ac.at/projekte/eco-tco

Project DPP4PLASTICS
This project is also funded by the FFG within the framework of the “Digital Technologies 2023” programme. Partners are the Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik GmbH and the law firm “Höhne, In der Maur & Partner”.
https://www.fhstp.ac.at/de/newsroom/news/digitaler-produktpass-fuer-die-kunststoffindustrie

Project DPP4FOOD – Digital Product Passport for the Food Industry
This project receives funding from the Lower Austrian Gesellschaft für Forschungsförderung (GFF). Project partners are Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH, Bio Agrar Service, Biogast, and FH Campus Wien.
https://research.fhstp.ac.at/projekte/dpp4food-digitaler-produktpass-fuer-nahrungsmittel

Project DPP4ALL
In the already concluded research project DPP4ALL, the St. Pölten UAS’ Institute for Innovation Systems investigated the technical, legal, and organisational requirements for a digital product passport. The project received funding from the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK).
https://research.fhstp.ac.at/projekte/dpp4all-daten-service-oekosystem-fuer-den-digitalen-produktpass-f-e-dl

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Vivalink Recognized with 2024 Global Healthcare IT Solutions Award by Frost & Sullivan

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Vivalink honored for enabling technology leadership with its innovative remote patient monitoring solutions

CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vivalink, a leading provider of digital healthcare solutions, receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 Global Healthcare IT Solutions Enabling Technology Leadership Award. This distinction highlights Vivalink as a leader in the global remote patient monitoring (RPM) market for worldwide clinical applications of hospital-at-home, cardiac monitoring and clinical trials.

Frost & Sullivan’s Enabling Technology Leadership Award recognizes companies that apply their technology in new ways to improve existing products and services and elevate the customer experience. Its primary criteria includes Vivalink’s leveraging of technology to improve efficiency, application diversity and creativity, as well as its customer impact through performance, customer experience and brand equity.

Vivalink’s medical-grade wearable technology enables providers to deliver patient-centered care for hospital-at-home services, ambulatory cardiac monitoring, and remote clinical trials. Unlike traditional RPM systems, Vivalink offers continuous, real-time monitoring for a variety of specialties, including cardiology, oncology and neurology, while supporting chronic condition management, early interventions, and specialized applications.

“Frost & Sullivan commends Vivalink for its strategic focus on addressing critical unmet needs and limitations within traditional remote patient monitoring systems, thus accelerating its leadership in the increasingly competitive space,” said Dr. Rishi Pathak, research director at Frost & Sullivan. “With its flexible, versatile, and scalable Biometrics Data Platform and unique business model, the company strategically positions its platform as a convenient, cost-effective, and advanced solution, helping Vivalink capture significant market share.”

This award highlights Vivalink’s commitment to innovation, creativity, and ability to launch new solutions with far-reaching impact and application. Through its evolving solutions, Vivlink enables the integration of RPM technologies for modern healthcare delivery and optimized patient care.

“It is an honor to be recognized as a global leader of health IT solutions, highlighting our commitment to providing informed, continuous data that drives modern healthcare delivery models,” said Jiang Li, PhD and CEO of Vivalink.

For a copy of the detailed award write-up, see: www.vivalink.com/HealthIT_Award

About Vivalink
Vivalink is a provider of digital healthcare solutions for remote patient monitoring in healthcare and clinical trials. By combining medical wearables, advanced algorithms, and clinical applications, we provide a more effective and accessible approach to patient care worldwide.

About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan is the Growth Pipeline Company™. We power our clients to a future shaped by growth. Our Growth Pipeline as a ServiceTM provides the CEO and the CEO’s growth team with a continuous and rigorous platform of growth opportunities, ensuring long-term success. To achieve positive outcomes, our team leverages over 60 years of experience, coaching organizations of all types and sizes across 6 continents with our proven best practices. To power your Growth Pipeline future, visit Frost & Sullivan at http://www.frost.com.

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IDEMIA Awarded 10-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement from the General Services Administration for Next-Generation Identity Proofing for Login.Gov

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IDEMIA offers trusted identity proofing and verification platforms backed by decades-long history of partnership with government agencies.

RESTON, Va., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IDEMIA Public Security North America, a leader in identity security and authentication services, has been awarded a 10-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) worth up to $194.5 million from the General Services Administration (GSA) for its identity proofing capabilities. IDEMIA is one of 8 technology providers selected by GSA to accelerate the deployment of next-generation identity proofing technologies for Login.gov, a secure sign-in platform used by the public to create a single digital account that can be used to access multiple federal, state and local government agency sites.

After a rigorous qualification process by GSA, IDEMIA was selected for its robust and trusted identity proofing and verification technology, designed to ensure that individuals are who they say they are and prevent identity-related fraud, and its long-standing history of more than 60 years serving government agencies. IDEMIA’s Identity and Verification (ID&V) solution incorporates document authentication technology with comprehensive checks, such as digital tampering detection, document identification, font anomaly detection, liveness detection, and face capture. It complies with the highest security standards and is certified by the Kantara Initiative as compliant with NIST SP 800-63 rev. 3 Component Service at Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2).

IDEMIA’s identity proofing technology supports both active and passive facial liveness detection during authentication to ensure the person behind the camera is an actual individual. This technology has been awarded Level 1 and Level 2 compliance by iBeta in accordance with the ISO/IEC 30107-3 standards and most recently the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Department (DHS S&T). In addition, IDEMIA has incorporated accessibility and usability design feedback from Applause, a world leader in testing and digital quality, to ensure that IDEMIA’s identity proofing technology conforms with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

“We look forward to serving GSA as a committed technology partner, supporting their digital transformation efforts to improve identity verification and customer experience of Login.gov, which is accessed by millions of users,” shared Donnie Scott, CEO, IDEMIA Public Security North America.

IDEMIA’s ID&V solutions are trusted by public and private organizations across the globe. It serves as the backbone of IDEMIA’s Mobile ID issuance technology, which has been rolled out in New York, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, and Mississippi, with more states to launch in the coming months.

To learn more about IDEMIA’s Identity and Verification solutions, click here.

About IDEMIA Public Security North America
IDEMIA Public Security North America is a leader in identity security and authentication services to governments and private companies operating in North America. Our mission is to Unlock the World, Make It Safer – helping people access what matters most, more quickly, more safely, and more securely, in both the physical and the digital worlds. Our best-in-class technology helps to authenticate and secure physical and digital transactions. IDEMIA is recognized by the National Institute of Standards (NIST) as a top-ranking participant in the Institute’s passenger facilitation simulation testing as well as in its regular Biometrics Technology Evaluations rankings, reinforcing the trustworthiness and reliability of IDEMIA’s facial recognition solutions for government and consumers alike.  

Learn more at www.na.idemia.com / Follow @Idemia_NA on Twitter and on LinkedIn.

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Genevieve de Vera
IDEMIA Public Security North America
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Topaz Labs to Expand Addison, TX Headquarters from 7,000 to 27,000 Square Feet; Add 130 High-Tech Jobs

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The Town of Addison secures Topaz Labs with a $200,000 grant to build amenities and collaborative spaces for a new office.

ADDISON, Texas, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Topaz Labs, the leading provider of AI-powered photo and video enhancement technology, and the Town of Addison announce an award of a $200,000 Amenities and Collaboration Grant to Topaz Labs to support the expansion of its headquarters, nearly tripling its current size.

” Topaz Labs is exactly the kind of company we love to see grow here in Addison,” said Wayne Emerson, Director of Economic Development at the Town of Addison. Their innovative work in AI and commitment to the Town make them the perfect partner.

The company will lease 28,208 square feet of office space — up from their current 7,000 square feet and expects to invest at least $2.5 million to customize the space with innovation labs and collaborative workspaces for staff. Topaz Labs will become the sole office tenant at Building 900, the newest building in Village on the Parkway, a vibrant mixed-use destination offering premier shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences.

As AI continues to be a booming industry nationally and locally in DFW, Topaz Labs expects to add 130 high-tech jobs by the end of 2027, further contributing to Addison’s reputation as a hub for innovation and technology.

” Topaz Labs is exactly the kind of company we love to see grow here in Addison,” said Wayne Emerson, Director of Economic Development at the Town of Addison. Their innovative work in AI and commitment to the Town make them the perfect partner. We’re also thrilled for their employees, who will enjoy working in a brand-new, highly amenitized building surrounded by great restaurants, entertainment options, and walkable amenities at Village on the Parkway.”

” We’re so excited for the future of Topaz Labs in Addison,” said Eric Yang, CEO at Topaz Labs. “We sought a vibrant, safe, and energetic community with like-minded professionals doing their best work. We’ve found all of that in Addison.”

” This transformative lease aligns seamlessly with Topaz Labs’ rapid growth in the AI industry, as well as our partnership with the Town of Addison. We are honored to have represented them in securing this exceptional space for their headquarters,’ said Nick Lee, President – Office Division and Principal at NAI.

Topaz Labs will begin occupying its new office space in May of 2025.

About Addison

Addison, Texas, is the Address for Success—a vibrant 4.4-square-mile urban hub offering over 200 restaurants, 22 hotels, 12 million square feet of office space, and upscale residential options. Home to Addison Airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in Texas, and providing prime access to a diverse and highly skilled workforce, Addison is a strategic location for businesses to thrive. Addison is a premier destination in North Texas, known for its world-class special events and exceptional amenities. Learn more at http://www.addisoned.com/

About Topaz Labs

Topaz Labs is the innovator in AI image and video enhancement software for enterprise-scale and professional videographers, cinematographers, post-production specialists, and consumer photographers alike to improve images and video at a speed and scale never before seen. Topaz Labs allows users to upscale, sharpen, and remove noise from blurry or otherwise imperfect images and videos. The company has 1.5 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.topazlabs.com.

About NAI

NAI Robert Lynn, established in 1962, is a leading commercial real estate firm specializing in Dallas/Fort Worth. With a comprehensive range of services—including office, retail, industrial, property management, capital markets, corporate services, site selection, land, and consulting— the firm combines local expertise with global reach to deliver tailored solutions for clients. Their deep-rooted presence and proactive market approach have solidified their reputation as industry leaders. For more information, please visit www.nairl.com.

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