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    <li>
      <p>
        Circulor, a British blockchain-based SaaS solution to trace sustainability within supply chains, has entered into a strategic partnership with North Coal, a Canadian steelmaker, to establish Metallurgical Coal (Met Coal) traceability and ESG tracking at its Michel Coal Project in British Columbia.
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    </li>
  </ul>
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    <li>
      <p>
        North Coal will use Circulor&rsquo;s solution in the development phase to track Met Coal samples from the Michel Coal Project to end-users.
      </p>
    </li>
  </ul>
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    <li>
      <p>
        Both companies plan to scale up, making the solution available to all customers once full production begins at the Michel Coal Project in 2025.
      </p>
    </li>
  </ul>
  <p>
    &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;
    <b>Analyst QuickTake:</b>
     The collaboration is consistent with Circulor&rsquo;s plan to expand its presence in North America. This was disclosed at the time of its 
    <a href="https://sp-edge.com/sectors/sustainability/updates/3506">
      USD 14 million Series A funding round
    </a>
     in June. Moreover, just last week, Circulor 
    <a href="https://sp-edge.com/sectors/sustainability/updates/6254">
      partnered with the Urbix
    </a>
    , an Arizona-based battery-grade graphite processing company, to trace graphite supply chains.&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <p>
    <a href="https://www.circulor.com/north-coal-press-release">
      Press release
    </a>
  </p>
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Carbon Management Software

Circulor and North Coal partner to improve traceability of steel supply chains

Managing employee health-related benefits

Health Benefits Platforms

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 <p>Paytient, a company specializing in a care navigation platform for employee health benefits, has welcomed Joe Gabler into the role of chief growth officer (CGO). This role is considered crucial to the expansion of the company's strategic partnerships with major employers, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Overall, Gabler's appointment is expected to drive substantial company growth.</p>
 <p>The company highlights Gabler’s extensive career, noting his 20 years of experience in building successful companies and innovating healthcare payment solutions. Gabler's previous roles include a 13-year tenure at SPS Commerce, and a leading role at Solutran, where he was instrumental in the creation of a significant payment network that served a large portion of the Medicare Advantage market. </p>
 
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Paytient appoints Joe Gabler as chief growth officer

More important now than ever, telehealth will long outlast the pandemic that drove its growth.

Telehealth

PROMINENT_CATEGORY

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 <p>Suki, a healthcare digital assistant provider, has secured a national group purchasing agreement with the health improvement organization, Premier. Premier will have access to Suki's AI-powered scribe, Suki Assistant, starting May 1, 2024.</p>
 <p>Suki Assistant is an AI tool that assists clinicians with administrative tasks. It creates clinical records by listening to conversations between the patient and clinician, simplifies code processes, responds to questions, and aids with dictation. It can also be integrated with major Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, leading to increased efficiency by reducing the time clinicians spend note-taking.</p>
 
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Suki partners with Premier to streamline clinical documentation

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<p>BrightInsight, a firm offering technology for biopharma and MedTech companies, enhances its collaboration with Google Cloud by integrating AI technology into its Disease Management Solution. This move aims to promote more efficient healthcare provision and enhance patient care.</p>
<p>With the integration of GenAI models from Google Cloud into solutions provided by BrightInsight, an AI-enabled chatbot will facilitate patient access to information. This will also assist healthcare providers in promptly identifying problems with treatments or medications. Furthermore, BrightInsight plans to improve its internal operations using AI technology for identifying issues and producing detailed data analytics. The implementation of AI will comply with strict security measures and compliance standards to protect patient data.</p>
</div>

BrightInsight expands partnership with Google Cloud to optimize disease management

Building future-ready applications in the cloud

Cloud-native Tech

INCUMBENTS_PRESENT

<div>
 
 <p>Red Hat, in partnership with NVIDIA, has introduced NVIDIA's NIM microservices into its platform, Red Hat OpenShift AI. This move aims to improve AI inferencing for a variety of models over an open-source hybrid cloud platform.</p>
 <p>The collaboration further builds on the pre-existing optimization between NVIDIA AI Enterprise and Red Hat technologies such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift. The integration is reported to hasten the implementation of GenAI applications in numerous business functions. These functions include customer service virtual assistance and IT ticket summarization.</p>
 <p>The potential advantages of this partnership extend beyond the aforementioned. They include a streamlined integration process, scalable and monitorable hybrid cloud environments, and robust security and support suitable for enterprise-grade needs.</p>
 
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Red Hat partners with NVIDIA to support NIM microservices on OpenShift AI

Promising research and receding stigma are giving investors cannabis-boom flashbacks.

Psychedelic Medicine

ANALYST_QUICK_TAKE

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 <p>Clearmind Medicine, a Vancouver-based psychedelic drugs company, has announced a patent licensing agreement with Yissum Research Development Company at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The main objective of this partnership is to develop and make use of psychedelic substances to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions.</p>
 <p>The agreement allows Clearmind exclusive worldwide rights to develop, produce, and sell novel compounds discovered by Professors Rami Yaka, Ahmed Masaewa, and Avi Priel from the Hebrew University. As part of the agreement, Clearmind will also handle additional development and possible commercialization while complying with established regulations. Additionally, the terms of the agreement include future milestone payments, royalties from sales, and commitments to protect patents.</p>
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
</b> This partnership follows a prior collaboration with Yissum in <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/28601"> April 2024 </a> aimed at developing psychedelic compounds for addiction and mental health disorders.</p>

Clearmind Medicine enters licensing agreement with Yissum for psychedelic compounds development for PTSD treatment

Platforms, apps, and cards to keep the corporate wallet in check

Business Expense Management

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<p>Accounts payable and receivable automation platform, Paymerang, has entered a partnership with enterprise resource planning system provider, Harris ERP. The collaboration is intended to advance invoice and payment automation for local governments.</p>
<p>The aim of the partnership is to integrate Paymerang's accounts payable automation (APA) tools with Harris ERP's CitySuite system. This integration is forecasted to reduce manual AP tasks by approximately 84%, improving the efficiency of governmental finance departments significantly.</p>
<p>Claims suggest that the solution will boost protection against fraudulent activities, thereby securing taxpayer money. Additionally, the automated accounts payable process is predicted to enhance vendor satisfaction and allow for a high volume of transactions to be processed promptly and accurately.</p>

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Paymerang and Harris ERP partner to provide advanced invoice automation to local governments

Empowering Tomorrow's Innovations with Generative AI Infrastructure

Generative AI Infrastructure

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 <p>Red Hat has incorporated NVIDIA's NIM microservices into Red Hat OpenShift AI, with the goal of improving AI inferencing for different models on an open-source hybrid cloud platform. This development aims to accelerate the deployment of GenAI applications across numerous business operations, like virtual customer service and IT ticket summarization.</p>
 <p>The partnership is an expansion of the already existing optimization for NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Red Hat technologies, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift. Integration benefits that are reported include smooth integration, scalability, and monitoring across hybrid cloud infrastructures, bolstered with enterprise-level security and support.</p>

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Technologies bringing about a new reality

Extended Reality

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 <p>XR hardware manufacturer OPTIX has secured USD 15 million in a pre-A investment round, with Primavera Venture Partners as the lead investor. Lanchi Ventures and Vlight Capital also participated in the funding round.</p>
 <p>The funds have been designated for incorporating gaze tracking and foveated rendering features into OPTIX's pancake lenses, along with the implementation of PB lens technology. The company is also planning to launch an AR waveguide module in Q3 2024.</p>
 <p>OPTIX's focus lies in the manufacturing of optical modules, including AR waveguides such as geometric, SRG, and VHG, through its laboratory. It is also working on VR pancake optics, aiming for an 8K resolution and a 115-degree field-of-view (FoV). </p>

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XR hardware manufacturer OPTIX raises USD 15 million in pre-A funding to advance product development

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 <p>Cybersecurity company Vectra AI has broadened its platform to combat cyber threats stemming from GenAI tools. The platform uses its proprietary Attack Signal Intelligence to identify and neutralize cyber attacks that exploit GenAI.</p>
 <p>The platform has the ability to detect threats across various domains such as network, identity, cloud, SaaS, and GenAI, offering encompassing security. It is specifically designed to detect misuse of Microsoft Copilot too. Additionally, the platform's capacity to distinguish genuine attacks within minutes aids in efficient response and containment of threats, minimizing potential harm.</p>
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Cybersecurity startup Vectra AI adds tools to detect GenAI-backed attacks

Sustainably solving the food shortages of the future

Smart Farming

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 <p>Carbon Robotics, an agricultural technology firm, has received an investment from NVentures, the venture capital division of NVIDIA. The funding will boost the development of the startup's advanced agricultural systems, notably the AI-driven autonomous weeding robot, LaserWeeder.</p>
 <p>This robot uses 24 NVIDIA GPUs and is said to decrease weed control expenses by 80%. The company suggests that the LaserWeeder can enhance crop yield and quality by replacing conventional weed control techniques.</p>
 
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All Updates

Paytient appoints Joe Gabler as chief growth officer

Suki partners with Premier to streamline clinical documentation

BrightInsight expands partnership with Google Cloud to optimize disease management

Red Hat partners with NVIDIA to support NIM microservices on OpenShift AI

Clearmind Medicine enters licensing agreement with Yissum for psychedelic compounds development for PTSD treatment

Paymerang and Harris ERP partner to provide advanced invoice automation to local governments

Red Hat partners with NVIDIA to support NIM microservices on OpenShift AI

XR hardware manufacturer OPTIX raises USD 15 million in pre-A funding to advance product development

Cybersecurity startup Vectra AI adds tools to detect GenAI-backed attacks

Carbon Robotics secures investment from NVentures for AI-powered LaserWeeder