October 4, 2022

EB5 Capital Announces Two New EB-5 Projects

WASHINGTON, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EB5 Capital is pleased to announce two new offerings after the passing of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022.

“We’re excited to be back in the market traveling and meeting with prospective investors and partners from different corners of the globe,” said EB5 Capital Founder & CEO, Angel Brunner. “Between the Covid-19 pandemic and a brief expiration of the EB-5 Regional Center Program last year, our team is thrilled to be on the road again.”

EB5 Capital’s San Luis Obispo Marriott Hotels (JF31) is a dual-branded Residence Inn and SpringHill Suites Marriott hotel. San Luis Obispo is a popular tourist destination, known for its historic architecture, hospitality, and hundreds of wineries in the region. The city is situated almost exactly in between Los Angeles and San Francisco, along the well-traveled U.S. Route 101. This is EB5 Capital’s sixth partnership with developer Huntington Hotel Group, a member of Marriott’s Partnership Circle.

EB5 Capital’s Addison Row (JF32) is a 327-unit apartment building in Capitol Heights, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. The project is the second phase of a master-planned development situated four metro stops from Capitol Hill, home to the legislative and judicial branches of the federal government. This is EB5 Capital’s 19^th EB-5 project in the Washington, DC area. It is also the fifth partnership with Douglas Development Corporation, one of the most widely recognized developers in the region.

“These types of EB-5 projects – a Marriott hotel with a repeat developer in California and a multifamily project with a repeat developer in Washington, DC – have been tried and tested with our company repeatedly in the past, with a great track record of job creation and repayment success,” said EB5 Capital President, Brian Ostar. “Our first offering immediately after the passing of the new EB-5 law – our Takoma Park (JF30) multifamily project in Washington, DC – sold out within weeks, and we are beyond excited to be able to provide our investor base with new offerings so quickly.”

Earlier this year, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program received new legislation for the first time since it was established in 1990. The Program allows qualified foreign investors to obtain permanent residency in the United States after investing a minimum of $800,000 in a project and creating at least ten full-time jobs for the U.S. economy. More than $40 billion of EB-5 foreign direct investment has been injected into the U.S. resulting in the creation of at least 820,000 job opportunities for U.S. workers.

EB5 Capital provides qualified foreign investors with opportunities to invest in job-creating commercial real estate projects under the United States Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5 Visa Program). As one of the oldest and most active Regional Center operators in the country, the firm has raised nearly a billion dollars of foreign capital across more than 30 EB-5 projects. Headquartered in Washington, DC, EB5 Capital’s distinguished track record and leadership in the industry has attracted investors from over 70 countries. In addition to U.S. permanent residency, EB5 Capital offers real estate private equity investments and non-U.S. Citizenship by Investment Programs. Please visit www.eb5capital.com for more information.

Contact:
Juline Kaleyias, VP Business Development
media@eb5capital.com

October 4, 2022

Automox Expands Functionality and Reach with Remote Control and New Global Partnership

Product and distribution momentum set to fuel international growth

Boulder, Colo, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Automox®, the cloud-native IT operations provider, today announced general availability of its remote control feature, offering global IT teams advanced troubleshooting capabilities from a single cloud-native console.

Remote control is a powerful tool for IT teams everywhere. IT administrators often face a mountain of device-related issues daily, ranging from email account errors, password resets, and devices that won’t update, to processes that drain device resources. Without the ability to perform an in-depth investigation directly on the device, providing a fix generally requires significant time from IT teams and multiple tools.

With remote control, IT admins can gain immediate access to end-user devices to troubleshoot issues directly. The functionality was developed in-house by Automox’s product team to help IT teams quickly address a wide array of common endpoint issues.

“While our customers usually just set up Automox and let it run, we found that many of our customers occasionally need more hands-on capability with their endpoints to help with troubleshooting or user assistance. It was a straightforward and natural step to add in remote control capabilities,” said Corey Bodzin, Senior Vice President of Product. “Our customers can now use a single intuitive console to manage and troubleshoot all of their endpoints.”

Automox’s in-console remote control gives IT operations teams two major advantages:

Teams can quickly and easily access and troubleshoot remote devices for employees anywhere in the world to provide quick fixes to update issues, configuration problems, and more.
Teams can consolidate their toolset for simplicity and cost savings by combining patching, configuration, and troubleshooting into a single easy-to-use platform.

On the heels of its remote control release, Automox also announced further momentum into international markets with its inclusion in Orchestra, an IT channel sales distribution partnership led by QBS Software and global investor Insight Partners. Automox is one of five hypergrowth software companies to be included in the international launch, which focuses its preliminary distribution in the UK and Germany.

“This is an exciting opportunity for Automox, along with some of our fast-growing peers in the software industry, to continue to build on our international community of customers,” said Stefan Schweizer, Vice President of International Sales. “With new added functionality in our platform, our positioning is better than ever to empower fast and easy IT operations anywhere in the world.”

To learn more about Orchestra, visit here.

To learn more about remote control and troubleshooting with Automox, visit here.

About Automox

Automox is the cloud-native IT operations platform for modern organizations. It makes it easy to keep every endpoint automatically configured, patched, and secured – anywhere in the world. With the push of a button, IT admins can fix critical vulnerabilities faster, slash cost and complexity, and win back hours in their day. Join thousands of companies transforming IT operations into a strategic business driver with Automox. Learn more at : www.automox.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.

Justin Talerico
Automox
(561) 870-5957
press@automox.com

October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

Bird Flu Hits Colony of Endangered Penguins in South Africa

South African conservationists are on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu killed close to 30 penguins at one of the country’s most stable colonies and a popular tourist attraction.

The disease, formally known as avian influenza, is untreatable and has already killed more than 20,000 Cape cormorant birds since last year.

Boulders Penguin Colony, about a 40-minute drive from Cape Town’s city center, is home to about 3,000 African penguins — a significant number given there are only about 14,000 breeding pairs left on the planet.

Bird flu was identified in the colony in August.

Dr. David Roberts is a clinical veterinarian who works for the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, an NGO which advises South African National Parks, the government entity that manages the colony. He said that, for now, tourists and beachgoers are still allowed.

“We don’t think there’s any extra threat caused by people visiting,” he said. “If there’s more of an outbreak, then other measures might be put in place.”

The disease is typically spread between birds by feces. Roberts said rangers are on the lookout for sick birds.

“Because this is an untreatable disease, we don’t take them in and give them medication, we’d rather euthanize them,” he said.

There are concerns that the bird flu could spread to ostriches and chickens, which would have dire economic implications.

As far as spreading to humans, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s website said illness in humans from bird flu virus infections are rare and have ranged in severity from no symptoms or mild illness to severe disease that resulted in death.

Roberts said the H5N1 strain present in South Africa has a low probability of being transmitted to mammals.

“It is a threat that we know is real and we’re concerned about that possibility but it’s a very low probability at the moment,” he said. “But we still encourage people not to interact with sick animals, sick birds or to interact with dead birds either.”

Roberts said if people do find sick, injured or dead birds they should find somebody who is trained to respond appropriately.

Azwianewi Makhado, the seabird specialist scientist at the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment, said the department has a bird security policy for any staff handling penguins in the colonies.

“Clothes that you wear when you enter the colony should be taken off as soon as you come out and should not be worn again,” Makhado said.

Authorities said they will post regular updates about the outbreak.

Source: Voice of America

October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

Plastic-Gobbling Enzymes in Worm Spit May Help Ease Pollution

Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution.

Humans produce some 400 million metric tons of plastic waste each year despite international drives to reduce single-use plastics and to increase recycling.

Around a third is polyethylene, a tough plastic thanks to its structure, which traditionally requires heating or radiation before it starts to break down.

There have been several studies showing that microorganisms can release enzymes that start the degradation process on polyethylene, but the process has until now taken months each time.

But the enzymes contained in the saliva of the wax worm moth (Galleria mellonella) can act in only a few hours, Tuesday’s research showed.

Researcher Federica Bertocchini, an avid beekeeper, said she originally stumbled on the idea that this small caterpillar had unusual powers when storing honeycombs a few years ago.

“At the end of the season, usually beekeepers put some empty beehives in a storage room, to put them back in the field in the spring,” she told AFP.

“One year I did that, and I found my stored honeycombs plagued with wax worms. In fact, that is their habitat.”

Bertocchini cleaned the honeycombs and put the worms in a plastic bag.

When she returned a short time later, she found the bag “riddled with holes.”

“That raised the question: Is it the result of munching, or is there a chemical modification? We checked that, doing proper lab experiments, and we found that the polyethylene had been oxidized,” she said.

In her latest research, Bertocchini, from Madrid’s Margarita Salas Centre for Biological Studies (CIB) and her colleagues analyzed proteins in the wax worm saliva and identified two enzymes that could break polyethylene down into small polymers in only a few hours at room temperature.

Writing in the journal Nature Communications they explained how they used another worm’s saliva as a control experiment, which produced no degradation compared with the wax worm.

Bertocchini said her team is still trying to figure out precisely how the worms degraded the plastic.

While the study authors stressed that much more research was needed before Tuesday’s findings could be implemented at any meaningful scale, there were a number of possible applications.

“We can imagine a scenario where these enzymes are used in an aqueous solution, and liters of this solution is poured over piles of collected plastic in a waste management facility,” Bertocchini said.

“We can also imagine small amounts that can reach more remote locations, like villages or small islands, where waste facilities are not available.”

She said that further down the line the solution could be used in individual houses, where each family could degrade their own plastic waste.

Source: Voice of America

October 4, 2022

IA et villes : ONU-Habitat et Mila lancent un livre blanc collaboratif sur l’utilisation et les enjeux potentiels de l’IA pour soutenir le développement de villes et d’établissements durables et humains

TORONTO, le 4 oct. 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ONU-Habitat, le programme des Nations Unies chargé de promouvoir l’urbanisation durable dans plus de 90 pays, et Mila, le plus important centre de recherche universitaire en apprentissage profond au monde, annoncent le lancement de leur livre blanc collaboratif. Ce document présente des observations et des recommandations sur la façon dont les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle (IA) pourraient être exploités pour soutenir le développement de villes et d’établissements humains durables sur les plans social et écologique.

Conçu pour soutenir à la fois les gestionnaires et les praticiens en urbanisme, le livre blanc, qui s’inscrit dans la stratégie d’ONU-Habitat visant à promouvoir une démarche de transformation numérique axée sur les personnes, présente la valeur ajoutée et les défis actuels de l’IA dans les villes. Il fournit aussi un ensemble de recommandations pratiques pour améliorer la façon dont l’IA est utilisée afin de favoriser des villes durables et des collectivités inclusives.

Le document couvre les applications urbaines de l’IA dans un large éventail de secteurs (énergie, mobilité, sécurité publique, soins de santé, etc.) et aborde des thèmes importants, notamment les inconvénients et les risques de l’IA, des approches spécifiques et l’utilisation de l’IA urbaine en gouvernance urbaine.

Le livre blanc sera dévoilé à l’occasion d’un panel qui se tiendra au Urban Economy Forum 2022 à Toronto.

« L’intelligence artificielle, comme toute autre technologie, peut être une force qui accentue ou réduit les écarts sociaux; tout dépend de comment elle est utilisée. Nous avons la responsabilité collective d’utiliser et d’intégrer adéquatement les solutions d’IA en veillant à ce qu’il n’y ait pas de conséquences imprévues », déclare Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Directrice exécutive du Programme des Nations Unies pour les établissements humains d’ONU-Habitat.

L’objectif du livre blanc est de fournir aux autorités locales des conseils utiles pour évaluer les avantages et les inconvénients de l’IA afin de favoriser des collectivités locales durables. Les autorités locales prennent régulièrement des décisions au sujet de l’IA qui ont une incidence sur la vie des gens. Elles ont donc besoin d’outils pour évaluer où et à qui l’IA apporte une valeur ajoutée, et déterminer si son utilisation est appropriée dans un contexte donné. Le document sert de base de connaissances pour guider la prise de décisions en ce qui concerne l’engagement positif et l’utilisation de l’IA dans une optique de villes et d’établissements humains durables, intelligents et centrés sur les personnes.

« Comme toute autre occasion de transformation, l’intégration de l’IA dans les environnements urbains comporte des défis et des risques qui doivent être pris en compte et traités avec sérieux pour que l’IA puisse améliorer les sociétés », déclare Valérie Pisano, présidente et chef de la direction de Mila. « Ce livre blanc pourrait être un outil très utile pour les autorités locales qui, comme ONU-Habitat et Mila, se consacrent au développement responsable de l’IA. »

Visitez le site https://unhabitat.org/ pour accéder au livre blanc complet.

Principaux auteurs du livre blanc :

Jean-Louis Denis, professeur titulaire (UdeM)
Golnoosh Farnadi, professeure adjointe (HEC Montréal), membre académique principale (Mila), titulaire d’une chaire en intelligence artificielle Canada-CIFAR
Shaz Jameson, doctorante (Tilburg Institute of Law and Technology, UdeM, Mila)
Shin Koseki, professeur adjoint (UdeM), directeur (chaire UNESCO en paysage urbain)
Catherine Régis, professeure titulaire (UdeM), membre académique associée (Mila)
David Rolnick, professeur adjoint (Université McGill), membre académique principal (Mila), titulaire d’une chaire en intelligence artificielle Canada-CIFAR

Renseignements sur le lancement :

Événement : panel sur le lancement du rapport intitulé « AI and Cities: Risks Applications and Governance » d’ONU-Habitat et de Mila à la quatrième édition du Urban Economy Forum (UEF4 ) on Sustainable Urban Finance. La séance d’ouverture qui aura lieu le lundi 3 octobre à 9 h (HAE) donnera le coup d’envoi de la quatrième édition du Urban Economy Forum (UEF4 ) on Sustainable Urban Finance.
Lieu : Toronto, Canada, au World Urban Pavilion (WUP) dans le quartier Regent Park et en ligne. Lien pour l’inscription gratuite : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/uef4-tickets-344374632797?discount=COMPLIMENTARY100
Heure du lancement : Le mardi 4 octobre 2022 à 16 h 45 (HAE)
Conférenciers :
- Anna Jahn (modératrice), directrice, Politiques publiques et éducation, IA pour l’humanité (Mila)
- Golnoosh Farnadi, professeure adjointe (HEC Montréal), membre académique principale (Mila), titulaire d’une chaire en intelligence artificielle Canada-CIFAR
- Shaz Jameson, doctorante (Tilburg Institute of Law and Technology, UdeM, Mila)
- Davild Rolnick, professeur adjoint (Université McGill), membre académique principal (Mila), titulaire d’une chaire en intelligence artificielle Canada-CIFAR
Renseignements sur le forum : https://www.ueforum.org/uef4

Au sujet d’ONU-Habitat

ONU-Habitat est le programme des Nations Unies œuvrant à un meilleur avenir urbain. Sa mission est de promouvoir le développement durable des établissements humains sur le plan social et environnemental ainsi que l’accès à un logement décent pour tous. Le programme œuvre dans plus de 90 pays afin de favoriser des changements transformateurs dans les villes et les établissements humains par le biais de connaissances, de conseils politiques, d’assistance technique et de mesures collaboratives. Il travaille avec des partenaires pour bâtir des collectivités et des villes inclusives, sécuritaires, résilientes et durables tout en faisant la promotion de l’urbanisation comme une force transformatrice positive pour les personnes et les collectivités en vue de diminuer les inégalités, la discrimination et la pauvreté. Renseignements supplémentaires sur le programme : ONU-Habitat – Pour un meilleur avenir urbain | ONU-Habitat (unhabitat.org)

À propos de Mila

Fondé en 1993 par le professeur Yoshua Bengio de l’Université de Montréal, Mila est un institut de recherche en intelligence artificielle qui rassemble aujourd’hui plus de 1000 chercheurs spécialisés en apprentissage automatique. Basé à Montréal, Mila a pour mission d’être un pôle mondial d’avancées scientifiques qui inspire l’innovation et l’essor de l’IA au bénéfice de tous. Mila est une organisation à but non lucratif reconnue mondialement pour ses importantes contributions au domaine de l’apprentissage profond, en particulier dans les domaines de la modélisation du langage, de la traduction automatique, de la reconnaissance d’objets et des modèles générateurs.

Ekaterina Bezgachina (ONU-Habitat), ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org; Eric Aach (Cabinet de relations publiques NATIONAL pour Mila), eaach@national.ca

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October 4, 2022

Moore Nanotechnology Systems Opens Global Training and Process Development Center in Charlotte, North Carolina

SWANZEY, N.H., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Moore Nanotechnology Systems (“Nanotech”), a leading global supplier of ultra-precision machining systems, announces the grand opening of their Global Training and Process Development Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mark Boomgarden, President and CEO of Nanotech shared, “Nanotech is very excited to announce the grand opening of our Global Training and Process Development Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although the initial focus of this facility is to provide customer-specific training and industry-leading process development, it also provides Nanotech incremental production capacity to meet the demands of a rapidly growing market.”

Nanotech purchased and recently completed the upfit of a 50,000 ft² building located in the Northpark Corporate Park – Charlotte, NC.

Nanotech’s core technology and employee base is in Swanzey, New Hampshire, and this foundation is fundamental to the products and services in which they provide. But as the organization continues to grow, Nanotech needed to find an ecosystem to help foster and accelerate this growth, and the Charlotte region allows Nanotech access to a world-class university, an international airport, and a city with the infrastructure to support a global footprint.

Robert Keynton, Dean of Engineering at UNC Charlotte added, “One of the advantages of having Nanotech expand their facilities here in Charlotte is that it strengthens our collaborations and our relationship, to include the hiring of our students.” Keynton continued, “But it also enables them access to the cutting-edge research our faculty are doing and to incorporate that knowledge into their systems.”

Nanotech continues to see significant growth as the requirements for optical systems become more and more complex and evolve from both real to virtual applications. The knowledge and process development required to support the manufacturing of these systems has also dramatically increased.

Scott Gerhart, Vice President Nanotech Sales and Service commented “Training and application support are fundamental to our product and service offerings, and in today’s markets, are expected by our customers.” Gerhart continued, “Because of this, our business depends on hiring the top talent available in the ultra-precision machining world. The students that are coming out of the Precision Manufacturing and Metrology Programs at UNC Charlotte are extremely well-prepared for the kind of roles we need to be successful at Nanotech.”

Paul Vermette, Vice President of Engineering stated, “As our customer’s continue to advance their in-house capabilities to meet the industry’s demanding product requirements, Nanotech continues to stay 1 to 2 generations ahead of the curve.” Vermette continued, “Our 5-year product & technology roadmap is built with customer input, which when combined with our internal investments, provides Nanotech the required strategic direction to achieve these goals.”

This new Nanotech facility is located at 6510 Northpark Blvd in Charlotte – fifteen minutes from both Uptown and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The facility was renovated in 2022, to include the buildout of Class 10k cleanrooms, sitting on 24-inches of concrete isolation pads, and temperature control to +/- 0.1 degrees C. Additionally, the facility was upgraded to include temperature controlled high-bay manufacturing space, and a state-of-the-art training complex to support customer engagement.

Moore Nanotechnology Systems (Nanotech) was founded in Keene, New Hampshire in 1997 as a stand-alone subsidiary of the Moore Tool Company. In 2010, the company relocated into a modern, purpose-built facility in Swanzey, New Hampshire and in 2020 opened a facility in Concord, North Carolina. For over 25 years, Nanotech has been a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of state-of-the-art ultra-precision machine tools and associated processes (single point diamond turning, micro-milling, micro-grinding and glass press molding) for the production of advanced optical components in consumer electronics, space, defense, aerospace, lighting, medical and automotive sectors. Moore Tool, founded in 1924 and located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has a long history in the precision and ultra-precision machine tool markets. Today, Moore Tool provides a complete line of high-performance CNC jig grinders, along with contract precision-manufacturing services certified to both ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D. Moore Nanotechnology Systems and Moore Tool are vertically integrated under the PMT Group.

Moore Nanotechnology Systems: www.nanotechsys.com
Moore Tool, Inc: www.mooretool.com

For further information, please contact: sales@nanotechsys.com

October 4, 2022

AI and Cities: UN-Habitat and Mila launch a collaborative White Paper on the use and potential challenges of AI to support the development of people-centered sustainable cities and settlements

TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — UN-Habitat, the United Nations organization working for sustainable urbanization in over 90 countries, and Mila, the world’s largest academic deep learning research centre, announce the launch of their collaborative White Paper offering insights and recommendations on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems could be harnessed to support the development of socially and environmentally sustainable cities and human settlements.

Aimed at supporting both urban managers and practitioners, the White Paper, part of UN-Habitat’s strategy to promote a people-centered approach to digital transformation, outlines the current value add and challenges of AI in cities and provides a set of practical recommendations to improve the way in which AI is used and promotes sustainable cities and inclusive inclusive communities.

The document covers urban applications of AI across a wide range of sectors (Energy, Mobility, Public Safety, Healthcare, etc.), and covers important themes including the trad-offs and risks of AI, the specific approaches and applications of urban AI in urban governance.

The paper will be unveiled during a panel discussion at the 2022 Urban Economy Forum (UEF) in Toronto.

“AI, like any other technology, can be a force that widens or reduces social gaps depending on how it is applied. We have a collective responsibility to appropriately use and integrate AI solutions and ensure that there are no unintended consequences.” says Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director at UN-Habitat.

The goal of the White Paper is to provide local authorities with the necessary guidance they need to weigh up the pros and cons of AI in fostering sustainable local communities. Local authorities regularly make decisions about AI that impact people’s lives, and need the tools to assess where and for whom AI brings added value and whether it is appropriate in a given context. The paper serves as a knowledge resource to help guide decision making with respect to the positive engagement with and use of AI for smart and people centered sustainable cities and human settlements.

“Like any other transformative opportunity, integrating AI into urban environments comes with challenges and risks that must be taken and tackled seriously for AI to benefit societies,” says Valérie Pisano, President and CEO of Mila. “This White Paper could be a very useful tool for local authorities who, like UN-Habitat and Mila, are committed to the responsible development of AI.”

Visit https://unhabitat.org/ to access the full White Paper.

White Paper main authors:

Jean-Louis Denis, Full Professor (UdeM)
Golnoosh Farnadi, Assistant Professor (HEC Montréal), Core Academic Member (Mila), Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Shaz Jameson, PhD student (Tilburg Institute of Law and Technology, UdeM, Mila)
Shin Koseki, Assistant Professor (UdeM), Director (UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape)
Catherine Régis, Full Professor (UdeM), Associate Academic Member (Mila)
Davild Rolnick, Assistant Professor (McGill University), Core Academic Member (Mila), Canada CIFAR AI Chair

More details on the Launch event:

Event: Panel on the launch of the “AI and Cities: Risks Applications and Governance” Report by UN-Habitat and Mila at the 4th Urban Economy Forum (UEF4) on Sustainable Urban Finance. UEF4 will start with the opening session on Monday October 3 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT).
Location: Toronto, Canada World Urban Pavilion (WUP) at Regent Park Powered by Daniels and virtually. Free registration link : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/uef4-tickets-344374632797?discount=COMPLIMENTARY100
Time of the Launch: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 4:45 p.m. (EDT)
Speakers:
- Anna Jahn (moderator), Director of Public Policy and Learning, AI for Humanity (Mila)
- Golnoosh Farnadi, Assistant Professor (HEC Montréal), Core Academic Member (Mila), Canada CIFAR AI Chair
- Shaz Jameson, PhD student (Tilburg Institute of Law and Technology, UdeM, Mila)
- Davild Rolnick, Assistant Professor (McGill University), Core Academic Member (Mila), Canada CIFAR AI Chair
More information about UEF4: https://www.ueforum.org/uef4

About UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat is the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate housing for all. It works in over 90 countries to promote transformative change in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance and collaborative action. It works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities while promoting urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty. For more information, visit UN-Habitat – A Better Urban Future | UN-Habitat (unhabitat.org)

About Mila

Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Mila is an artificial intelligence research institute that brings together over 1,000 researchers specializing in machine learning. Based in Montreal, Mila’s mission is to be a global hub for scientific advances that inspire innovation and development of AI for the benefit of all. Mila is a non-profit organization recognized worldwide for its significant contributions to the field of deep learning, particularly in language modeling, machine translation, object recognition, and generative models. For more information, visit mila.quebec

Media contacts: Katerina Bezgachina (UN-Habitat), ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org; Eric Aach (NATIONAL Public Relations for Mila), eaach@national.ca

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October 4, 2022

Moore Nanotechnology Systems Inaugura Centro Global de Treinamento e de Desenvolvimento de Processos em Charlotte, Carolina do Norte

SWANZEY, N.H., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Moore Nanotechnology Systems (“Nanotech”), fornecedora global líder de sistemas de usinagem de ultra precisão, anuncia a inauguração do seu Centro Global de Treinamento e de Desenvolvimento de Processos em Charlotte, Carolina do Norte.

Mark Boomgarden, Presidente e CEO da Nanotech disse: “A Nanotech está muito contente com a inauguração do nosso Centro Global de Treinamento e Desenvolvimento de Processos em Charlotte, Carolina do Norte. Embora o foco inicial seja fornecer treinamento específico para o cliente e o desenvolvimento de processos líder da indústria, o local fornece também a capacidade de produção incremental da Nanotech para atender a demanda do mercado em rápido crescimento.”

A Nanotech comprou e recentemente completou a modificação de um prédio de quase 5 mil m² no Northpark Corporate Park – Charlotte, NC.

A tecnologia central e a base de empregados da Nanotech estão em Swanzey, New Hampshire, e esta instalação é fundamental para os produtos e serviços que a empresa oferece. Com o crescimento da empresa, a Nanotech teve que encontrar um ecossistema para ajudar a fomentar e acelerar este crescimento. Em Charlotte a Nanotech tem acesso a uma universidade de categoria internacional, um aeroporto internacional, e uma cidade com a infraestrutura necessária para a sua presença global.

Robert Keynton, Reitor de Engenharia da UNC Charlotte acrescentou: “Uma das vantagens da expansão da Nanotech em Charlotte é a solidificação das nossas colaborações e do nosso relacionamento, para incluir a contratação dos nossos alunos.” Keynton continuou: “Além disso, viabiliza o a acesso à pesquisa de ponta que nossos professores estão realizando e a incorporação desse conhecimento nos seus sistemas.”

A Nanotech continua a ter um crescimento significativo com os requisitos de sistemas ópticos cada vez maiores e mais complexos, e a sua evolução para aplicações reais a virtuais. O conhecimento e o desenvolvimento dos processos necessários para apoiar a fabricação desses sistemas também aumentaram drasticamente.

Scott Gerhart, Vice-presidente de Vendas e Serviços da Nanotech, comentou: “O treinamento e suporte de aplicativos são fundamentais para as nossas ofertas de produtos e serviços, que hoje em dia são esperados pelos nossos clientes.” Gerhart continuou: “Por causa disso, a nossa empresa depende da contratação dos melhores talentos disponíveis no mundo da usinagem de ultra precisão. Os alunos recém-formados dos Programas de Fabricação e da Metrologia de Precisão em UNC Charlotte estão extremamente bem-preparados para o tipo de funções necessárias para o sucesso da Nanotech.”

Paul Vermette, Vice-Presidente de Engenharia disse: “Como os nossos clientes continuam a avançar suas capacidades internas para atender aos requisitos dos produtos exigentes da indústria, a Nanotech continua 1 a 2 gerações à frente da curva.” Vermette continuou: “Nosso plano de execução de produtos e tecnologia para os próximos 5 anos tem por base a contribuição do cliente, que, quando combinada com nossos investimentos internos, proporciona para a Nanotech a direção estratégica necessária para que possamos alcançar esses objetivos.”

A nova instalação da Nanotech está situada em 6510 Northpark Blvd em Charlotte – a quinze minutos de Uptown e do Charlotte Douglas International Airport. A instalação foi renovada em 2022 com a adição de salas limpas Classe 10k, em placas de concreto de isolamento de 24 polegadas, e controle de temperatura de +/- 0,1 graus C. Além disso, o espaço de fabricação passou a ter uma maior altura com controle de temperatura, e um complexo de treinamento de última geração para o maior envolvimento com o cliente.

A Moore Nanotechnology Systems (Nanotech) foi fundada em Keene, New Hampshire em 1997 como uma subsidiária autônoma da Moore Tool Company. Em 2010, a empresa se mudou para uma instalação moderna em Swanzey, New Hampshire, e em 2020 abriu uma instalação em Concord, Carolina do Norte. Há mais de 25 anos a Nanotech é líder mundial de design, desenvolvimento e fabricação de ferramentas de ultra precisão de última geração e processos associados (tornos de diamante de ponto único, micro moagem, micro trituração e moldagem por prensa de vidro) para a produção de componentes ópticos avançados para os setores de eletrônica de consumo, espaço, defesa, aeroespacial, iluminação, médicos e automotivos. A Moore Tool, fundada em 1924 e localizada em Bridgeport, Connecticut, tem uma longa história nos mercados de máquinas-ferramenta de precisão e ultra precisão. Atualmente a Moore Tool fornece uma linha completa de jig grinders CNC de alto desempenho, juntamente com serviços de fabricação de precisão de contrato certificados para ISO 9001:2015 e AS9100D. A Moore Nanotechnology Systems e a Moore Tool são integradas verticalmente sob o PMT Group.

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