Market Updates

Implications on different industries amid the COVID-19 outbreak
December, 2020

The covid 19 virus outbreak has turned out to be one of the biggest threats to the global economy, pushing many institutions to restructure their forecasts. The virus has infected millions of people globally across more than 100 countries within a span of the last 10 months, forcing the authorities to shut down education institutes and businesses bringing much of the world’s economic activity to a halt. The Covid-19 impact has created a sense of uncertainty in the global economy bringing down the stock prices in the majority [...]

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Biogen released promising clinical trial data of its much-anticipated Alzheimer drug, aducanumab
January, 2020

The Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company, Biogen, has revealed data of its highly anticipated clinical trial, alleged successful, for aducanumab, a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Initial studies of the drug aducanumab in March 2019 found that the drug did not appear to work, but the company told its investors and Alzheimer's researchers in Octo [...]

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Immunitas Therapeutics raises $39 million to develop unique immunology-focused drug development platform based on single-cell genomic sequencing
December, 2019

Checkpoint inhibitors are successful in treating a few cancer types, such as lung cancer and melanoma, but unfortunately, they do not work in every individual patient. To increase the efficacy, these drugs are generally been thrown into combination studies with new drugs. Immunitas Therapeutics is trying to overcome this hurdle. According to Lea Hachigian, Ph.D., co-founder, director, and president of Immunitas, “Most current immuno-oncology drugs are not really targeted. They are effective – if you are lucky – in [...]

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Plastic recycling gaining traction with big names of Unilever, Coca-Cola, BASF, Dow, and Borealis
October, 2019

The first week of October 2019 was very interesting for the chemical industry from the perspective of waste management and environmental impact. Both supply and demand sides made significant strides towards better future with economic contribution coming from recycled plastic content. Given below are few of the key happenings from the industry.

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Plastic recycling gaining traction with big names of Unilever, Coca-Cola, BASF, Dow, and Borealis(Copy)
October, 2019

The first week of October 2019 was very interesting for the chemical industry from the perspective of waste management and environmental impact. Both supply and demand sides made significant strides towards better future with economic contribution coming from recycled plastic content. Given below are few of the key happenings from the industry.

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Innovative regenerative medicine approach using modified stem cells to treat stroke
June, 2019

Human brain cells need plenty of oxygen and nutrients to survive. Whereas, a hibernating ground squirrel can survive with less nutrients. By tapping into the cellular mechanisms that keeps these animals’ brains healthy during the long winter months, IRP scientists have discovered a way to increase the survival of neuron-producing stem cells implanted into the brain after a stroke.An ischemic stroke cuts off blood flow to part of the brain, by depriving the cells of essential substances. While clinicians can reduce the [...]

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Progression Towards Smart Electricity Metering in India
June, 2019

Power is one of the most critical components for the economic growth of any country. With the production of more than 1500 TWh, India's power sector is one of the most diversified in the world, which has has progressed over last seven decades along with country’s economic growth. In recent years, the demand for electricity has increased significantly across India owing to various factors which include rapid urbanization, expansion in industrial activity, increasing number of households and increase in per-capita usage energy consumption. [...]

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AI changing M&A landscape
June, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is influencing every aspect of the global economy, including investment banking. BFSI has witnessed rise in number of merger & acquisitions in last decade. This rise in M&A has developed the need for solution that can reduce the time associated with this activity. One of the preferred solutions is implementation of artificial intelligence that can accelerate the process. M&A areas where AI is being implemented are as follows: Diligence - Data analytics [...]

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Data-driven new age financial sector
June, 2019

Widespread digital transformation and continuously changing customer behaviour and demands are driving financial institutions towards adoption of cognitive systems to meet customer expectation and reduce operational cost. Customer growth is crucial for the new age financial institution. These institutions are finding actionable insights to make faster decisions associated with these objectives with a single customer view by using visual as well as real-time analytics. Furthermore, analytics platforms can feed a variety of multisource datasets w [...]

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Project Limitless: 5G in a PC
June, 2019

5G network is a next-gen technology providing mobile internet connectivity with faster speeds and more reliable connections on smart devices. Built on cutting-edge network technology, 5G network will offer connections that are way faster than current connections, with average download speeds of appx 1GBps expected. Network technology is predominantly being used for communication devices however it will also boost the rise in Internet of Things (IoT) technology. This will provid the infrastructure required to carry huge amounts of data thereby a [...]

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