Extra! Extra! - Crossroads PR Clients in the News - October 2012 Issue
Have you seen Crossroads PR clients in the news lately? Here’s the scoop on their announcements in October.
Ajinomoto Amino Acid Technologies
Ajinomoto Amino Acid Technologies had a byline featured in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News discussing antibody-drug conjugates, which can be made from antibody fragments. In “Options for Producing Antibody Fragments,” Joel White, business manager for Ajinomoto North America, shares advice on how to produce the fragments themselves.
Centice announced they would demo its narcotics identification system, the Mobile Field Lab-3000 (MFL-3000) at the Enforcement Expo (booth 347). The annual meeting for law enforcement professionals, which is produced by Cygnus Expositions, runs alongside the EMS World Expo. The conference took place October 31-November 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Clinipace Worldwide raised an additional $9 million of funding. The announcement was covered in Healthcare Finance News, WRAL Techwire, MedCity News, Fierce CRO and other outlets. This news comes on the heels of Clinipace Worldwide’s acquisition of Paragon Biomedical in September, doubling its size and further expanding the company’s therapeutic expertise, site management capabilities, and global footprint.
FM:Systems announced the upcoming release of Version 8.2 of its Web-based FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite. FM:Interact 8.2 offers a compelling set of new tools for facilities professionals helping them to better plan, optimize and manage their facilities. FM:Interact 8.2 provides FM:Systems customers with an opportunity to access several new capabilities including powerful new features specifically built for space and occupancy scenario planning, a new add-on module that extends the power of FM:Interact into the field on mobile platforms such as on Apple® iPad® and iPhone® devices as well as enhancements to existing FM:Interact capabilities.
Media Excel swept the South Korean Telco industry by winning the large-scale multiscreen transcoding projects of the three largest Telcos in South Korea. SK Telecom, Korea Telecom, and LGU+ utilize Media Excel’s HERO platform to prepare, package and deliver more than 120 HD live channels over wired and 4G/LTE-wireless networks to all connected devices, ranging from smartphones and tablets to PCs and connected TVs. Media Excel received coverage in leading industry publications including Broadcast Engineering, Total Telecom, Light Reading, and Video World insider.
Square 1 Bank announced strong momentum in Silicon Valley including new key hires, client wins and key partnerships with local startup incubators. Benjermin Colombo, senior vice president of life sciences, Philip Korn, senior vice president of venture capital relationships/banking and Timothy J. McDonough, vice president of venture banking. This hiring corresponds with an increase in new banking clients including Credit Karma, Mixbook, and Vitapath Genetics. Square 1 Bank also continues to support the startup ecosystem through sponsorships and partnerships. Square 1 Bank is the official banking partner of Greenstart and a resource partner for StartX.
The company also announced a $20.6 million capital raise to support Square 1 Bank’s continued strong growth and for other general corporate purposes.
