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Suzhou – September 13, 2026 -- Transcenta Therapeutics has licensed its Highly Intensified Continuous Bioprocessing (HiCB) platform to WuXi Biologics under a non-exclusive technology agreement, securing an upfront payment of RMB 10 million plus future milestone payments.

Transcenta and subsidiary HJB grant WuXi Biologics non-exclusive rights to HiCB and ExcelPro media

Under the deal, Transcenta and its subsidiary HJB will license certain technologies tied to the HiCB continuous bioprocessing platform and its ExcelPro cell culture media to WuXi Biologics and its affiliates. WuXi Biologics will become a strategic CMC development partner supporting molecules across Transcenta's pipeline.

Austin, Texas – September 13, 2026 -- Findhelp has become the first specialty exchange to register with the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), enabling social care referral and reporting support for the state's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

Findhelp registers as Maryland's first specialty exchange under MHCC oversight

The registration allows Findhelp to help RHTP grant awardees manage social risk screening, referrals, data exchange, and reporting requirements. Health care providers and community-based organizations (CBOs) gain specialized technical capabilities intended to reduce barriers in care coordination for rural patients.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Albaron Partners, LP has completed the sale of Texas-based Prime Wellness LLC, doing business as Prime Psychiatry, to Beacon Behavioral Partners, ending a four-year buildout of the outpatient and interventional psychiatry provider.

Albaron built Prime Psychiatry into a regional platform since 2022

Albaron partnered with founder Dr. Efosa Airuehia in 2022 to scale Prime Psychiatry across the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin metro areas. The practice treats children, adolescents, and adults, offering anxiety and depression treatment, medication management, TMS, and Spravato therapy.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Avo has expanded its MEDITECH Alliance partnership, adding Chart Assist and Ask Avo to its existing AI Scribe integration, giving MEDITECH Expanse health systems access to its full clinical AI platform inside the EHR.

Avo adds two AI tools to its MEDITECH Alliance partnership

Chart Assist synthesizes patient charts, flags care gaps, evaluates discharge readiness, and automates documentation across inpatient, emergency department, and outpatient settings. Ask Avo pairs live patient data with DynaMed medical evidence to answer clinical questions and draft documentation at the point of care. Both now join AI Scribe, Avo's ambient documentation tool that converts patient-provider conversations into structured, reimbursement-ready notes.

Boston – September 13, 2026 -- Clearway Health has appointed Rishi Seth as chief operating officer, adding a 20-year healthcare operations veteran to its executive leadership team as the specialty pharmacy sector undergoes rapid change.

Seth brings two decades of healthcare integration experience to Clearway Health

Seth most recently served as senior vice president of integration at Millennium Physician Group, one of the largest independent physician groups in the United States, where he led integration of new provider groups and strategic partnerships. He previously held senior leadership positions at Optum Health and Privia Health, focusing on multidisciplinary scalability across clinical operations, finance, technology, human resources and revenue cycle functions.

Chino, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- Specialty Enzymes & Probiotics has published dual-track research showing its ingredient SlimSEBTM reduces post-meal blood sugar spikes by 16.90% in a controlled human clinical trial, providing formulators with clinically backed data for glucose-support supplements.

Clinical trial confirms 16.90% reduction in glucose AUC

In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial, subjects supplemented with SlimSEBTM showed a 16.90% reduction in Area Under the Curve (AUC), a standard measure of post-prandial glycemic response. The result demonstrates statistically significant improvement in blood sugar control following meals.

Beijing – September 13, 2026 -- Cheche Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CCG) has signed a non-binding term sheet to make a strategic investment in Long Way Fortune, a residential solar-plus-storage operator active in Australia and Singapore, at an implied equity value of $490 million.

Cheche targets initial 20% stake with option to reach 51% ownership

The proposed stock-for-stock deal would give Cheche an initial 20% minority position in Long Way Fortune, with the option to raise its stake to as much as 51% over time subject to performance milestones and agreed conditions. Cheche's consideration will be stock-linked and released on a delayed schedule over several years.

Point of Rocks, Md. – September 13, 2026 -- Canam Steel Corporation (CSC) has launched CrossBite, a proprietary pneumatic side lap connection tool designed to cut jobsite labor costs by requiring fewer total connection points than screws or welds on steel deck installations.

CSC pairs joists and decking with a new proprietary fastening tool

The launch gives CSC a single-source package combining joist fabrication, deck manufacturing, and now CrossBite, a tool built specifically for steel deck applications facing high shear and stiffness demands. Michael Martignetti, Chief Commercial Officer of CSC, said the tool lets the company offer deck solutions in areas with high lateral loads while allowing customers to economize designs by reducing connection counts or lightening deck gage.

Westminster, Colo. – September 13, 2026 -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia, CEO of Maker's Pride, and Sherry L. Buck, former CFO of W. L. Gore & Associates, to its board of directors, adding decades of manufacturing, procurement and finance expertise ahead of the company's push for profitable growth.

Nicosia brings 30 years of food and beverage operations experience

Nicosia spent much of her career at The Coca-Cola Company, where she served as President of Canada and Northeast U.S. and Chief Procurement Officer. She began her career at PepsiCo and Kraft Foods Group, and previously chaired the Audit Committee at Foot Locker, Inc. from 2020 to 2025. At Ball, Nicosia will join the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and Finance Committee.

Cork, Ireland – September 13, 2026 -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock, the board announced.

Board sets Oct. 16, 2026 payout date for shareholders of record

The dividend is payable on Oct. 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 21, 2026.

Company extends 139-year unbroken dividend streak

Johnson Controls has paid a consecutive dividend since 1887, a track record spanning through multiple economic cycles. The Cork, Ireland-based firm operates in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency and decarbonization, serving sectors including data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing and higher education.

Houston – September 13, 2026 -- US oil production hit a study-period high in 2025, but reserve replacement fell below 100% for the first time since 2021, according to an annual benchmarking study released by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US).

Oil reserve additions declined 11% while production climbed to a record

The EY US Oil and Gas Reserves and Production Benchmarking Study analyzed five years of data from the 30 largest publicly traded US exploration and production companies, representing about 43% of combined US oil and gas production. Oil reserve additions from extensions and discoveries fell 11% year over year and failed to fully replace production volumes, while combined oil reserves declined by less than 1%.

Vancouver – September 13, 2026 -- Century Lithium Corp. has submitted its Mine Plan of Operations and Nevada Reclamation Permit Application for the 100%-owned Angel Island lithium project in Esmeralda County, Nevada, starting the federal environmental review clock on one of the largest known sedimentary lithium deposits in the United States.

Company files 5,379-acre plan with U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The Plan of Operations was submitted September 3, 2026, to the BLM's Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office, by wholly owned subsidiary Cypress Holdings (Nevada), Ltd. The document, prepared under 43 CFR Subpart 3809 and Nevada's NAC 519A regulations, will serve as the basis for the BLM's National Environmental Policy Act analysis. The Project Area covers 5,379 acres of BLM-administered public land, with approximately 2,364 acres of proposed disturbance.

Austin, Texas – – September 13, 2026 -- La Luce Cristallina has launched a 0.5-micrometer silicon-based quantum paraelectric strontium titanate on insulator (QP-STOI) wafer platform, giving researchers and national laboratories a new tool for building next-generation cryogenic and quantum devices.

Pittsburgh – September 13, 2026 -- Industrial Scientific has launched TectraTM, a connected personal gas monitoring ecosystem designed to replace standalone monitors with an integrated safety network for industrial plants.

Tectra iX5 monitor delivers 20-hour runtime and peer-to-peer alerts

The Tectra iX5 personal monitor combines rugged reliability with a 20-hour runtime, peer-to-peer alerts, and effortless data transfer, according to the company. It is built to protect workers throughout every shift without disrupting operations.

System bump-tests and calibrates six monitors simultaneously

Tectra streamlines daily maintenance by supporting quick bump tests and calibrations for up to six monitors at once, cutting the time workers spend preparing equipment before a shift. Hands-free data sharing and over-the-air updates remove dependence on individual docking devices for data transfer, improving system uptime.

Lexington, Ky. – September 13, 2026 -- Valvoline Global Operations has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Luval S.A., a Chilean manufacturer and distributor of high-performance lubricants, greases, and maintenance products, deepening its footprint in Latin America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Deal builds on 37-year partnership between the two companies

Valvoline Global and Luval have maintained a commercial relationship spanning 37 years, with Luval serving as the brand's representative in the Chilean market. The acquisition formalizes that relationship by merging Valvoline Global's fluid technology leadership with Luval's local operational and commercial infrastructure.

Boston – September 13, 2026 -- Duck Creek has secured a Luminary rating, the highest possible score in Celent's Technical Capabilities Matrix, along with two XCelent Awards for Advanced Technology and Breadth of Functionality in the research firm's 2026 Claims Systems Vendors: North America P&C Insurance report.

Celent names Duck Creek Claims a top performer for third consecutive year

The recognition marks the third consecutive time Duck Creek has received Celent honors for its claims solution. Celent evaluated vendors on functionality, technology architecture, and customer base and support, reserving the Luminary distinction for the strongest performers across both technical criteria.

Provo, Utah – September 13, 2026 -- Qualtrics has introduced its XM Data & AI Platform, a system designed to close what the company calls the "Experience Gap" -- a divide between customer expectations and delivery that it estimates puts close to $3 trillion in sales at risk globally.

Qualtrics builds new platform on data from 18,000 organizations and 41,000 healthcare facilities

The platform consolidates more than two decades of Qualtrics experience data across 18,000 organizations with four decades of healthcare experience data from Press Ganey, spanning over 41,000 facilities. Qualtrics acquired Press Ganey Forsta in May 2026 for $6.75 billion, a deal the company says added regulatory-grade governance and anonymized health data to its experience dataset.

Los Angeles – September 13, 2026 -- BLAZE has launched the BLAZE E-Commerce API, a headless commerce solution giving licensed cannabis dispensaries and multi-state operators full creative and technical control over their online storefronts while retaining compliance, inventory, and payment infrastructure required in regulated retail.

API grants developers full access to product, cart, order, and compliance data

The BLAZE E-Commerce API allows teams to build fully custom websites or in-store kiosks. It connects natively with BLAZE Retail POS, syncing inventory, pricing, and order data between a dispensary's physical and digital storefronts with minimal maintenance.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 13, 2026 -- Sceye's ST1 high-altitude platform completed a nearly 30,000 km round-trip flight from New Mexico to Japan and back, re-entering continental U.S. airspace on September 4, 2026 and reaching Moriarty, New Mexico on September 5, 2026, where the company conducted final vehicle testing and a planned descent.

ST1 marks Sceye's first flight to Asia in partnership with SoftBank

The month-long mission was conducted with SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) and represents Sceye's first flight into Asian airspace. ST1 carried SceyeCELL, described as a first-of-its-kind stratospheric "cell tower in the sky" built to deliver wide-area mobile broadband directly to standard devices. At full scale, one Sceye HAPS is designed to cover an area equivalent to roughly 500 terrestrial towers.

Moriarty, New Mexico – September 13, 2026 -- Sceye's ST1 high-altitude platform station has completed a nearly 30,000-kilometer round trip between New Mexico and Japan, re-entering the continental United States on September 4, 2026, and reaching the company's Moriarty headquarters airspace on September 5 for final tests and controlled descent.

ST1 marks Sceye's first flight into Asian airspace under a SoftBank partnership

The month-long mission, conducted with Japanese telecom operator SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434), represents a commercial milestone for high-altitude platform station (HAPS) deployment. ST1 operated in Japanese airspace for more than seven days, maintaining continuous position over Japan's coast with a station-keeping radius of just 5 kilometers at altitudes between 16.5 and 17 km.