Japan – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation Opened the New Demonstration and Collaboration Base “Advanced-Technology Innovation Center Naka”

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today announced the opening of its new demonstration and collaboration base “Advanced-Technology Innovation Center Naka (ACN)” in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture. This facility will function as a site to demonstrate above mentioned products to customers and to initiate and to promote the development of new solutions for analytical system products via collaborative activities at the closer location to its design and development base.

The analytical system products such as electron microscopes and probe microscopes are used for structural understandings, dimension measurements, elemental analyses, and physical property evaluations in various phases from research and development to quality control in a wide range of industrial and also scientific fields such as semiconductors, materials, or life sciences.

Especially in recent years, demands for integrated analytical data of plural aspects acquired with various instruments are increasing to elucidate structures and properties of the specimen in multi-scale from centimeters to nanometers under the situation of intensive competitions for realization of the carbon neutral or for research and development of the 5G products.

In order to provide prompt solutions for such demands, demonstration bases that had been operated in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture and the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture were moved to concentrate into the new demonstration base with all the product categories equipped. Moreover, the ACN was established in Hitachinaka area adjacent to the design and development base as a collaboration center for closer cooperation with domestic and overseas customers. The ACN personnel will create novel analytical and metrological solutions in the fields of “semiconductors”, “environment”, and “safety and security” together with Hitachi High-Tech’s design, development, and manufacturing teams.

In the ACN, demonstrations of the products and operation trainings for customers are performed. Continuous improvements of the customer’s convenience by strengthening remote support capabilities in line will be sought, considering the new work style “After COVID-19”.

From the opening of the ACN this time, Hitachi High-Tech will swiftly deliver integrated solutions developed from deepened its group’s core technologies: “Observation, Measurement, and Analysis”, as one of the important activities of Hitachi’s Lumada, to contribute customer’s advancements and growths in cutting-edge fields by these solutions and to aim further enhancements of customer satisfaction and its business enhancement.

About Hitachi High-Tech

Hitachi High-Tech, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is engaged in activities in a broad range of fields, including manufacture and sales of clinical analyzers, biotechnology products, and analytical instruments, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and analysis equipment. and providing high value-added solutions in fields of social & industrial infrastructures and mobility, etc. The company’s consolidated revenues for FY 2021 were approx. JPY 576.8 billion [USD 5.1 billion]. For further information, visit http://www.hitachi-hightech.com/global/

Contact:
Kosuke Nishikawa
Corporate Communications Dept., CSR Div.,
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
E-mail: kosuke.nishikawa.yz@hita

Hong Kong – HKETO, Brussels launches month of celebrations in Europe to mark 25th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR (with photo)

HKETO, Brussels launches month of celebrations in Europe to mark 25th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR (with photo)

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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) is bringing the message “A New Era – Stability • Prosperity • Opportunity” across Europe.



     The message “A New Era – Stability • Prosperity • Opportunity”  is the theme for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).



     Starting from June 1, trams fully wrapped with this message will parade through streets and alleys in Milan, Lisbon, Brussels and Istanbul. 



     The HKETO, Brussels will host HKSAR 25th anniversary gala events in Brussels, Paris, Milan, Lisbon, The Hague, and Dublin. 



     Signature events will be held in the form of receptions at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Kunstmuseum in The Hague. Through an exhibition on the M+ museum and the Hong Kong Palace Museum at the receptions, guests can take a glimpse of the vibrant art and cultural scene in Hong Kong. 



     Hosting the receptions at museums in Europe aims to highlight the HKETO, Brussels’ efforts to promote Hong Kong as an international platform for art and cultural exchanges. The HKETO, Brussels looks forward to forging deeper cultural collaborations and exchanges between Hong Kong and Europe.



     In Brussels, the iconic fountain-statue Manneken-Pis will be dressed in a Hong Kong costume on July 1 (Brussels time). 

Hong Kong – LegCo Panel on Security visits Government Flying Service Headquarters (with photos)

LegCo Panel on Security visits Government Flying Service Headquarters (with photos)

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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:



     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Security visited the Government Flying Service (GFS) Headquarters today (May 31) to better understand the daily operation of the GFS.

 

     Panel members first took a helicopter ride arranged by the GFS from the helipad in Wan Chai. They took the opportunity to conduct aerial inspection of the community isolation facilities in the former Kai Tak runway when the helicopters flew over the GFS Kai Tak Division.

 

     Panel members were then briefed by the GFS representatives on its searching and rescue operations when the helicopters flew over the hot spots of mountain rescue including the Kowloon Peak and the Lion Rock.

 

     When Panel members arrived at the GFS Headquarters in Chek Lap Kok, they toured the Hangar and received a briefing from the Controller of the GFS, Captain West, on the GFS’s aircraft fleet and related equipment. They also observed a training demonstration by the aircrews of the GFS. Meanwhile, Panel members also exchanged views with the aircrews of the GFS to gain a better understanding of the situation and challenges of the daily operation of the GFS.

 

     A total of 12 members of the Panel on Security attended the visit.

Why Instagram Beauty Influencer Randi Cain Fell in Love with CURECODE Double Barrier Cream

Beauty influencer and high-level content creator Randi Cain wrote “I fell in love with this on my first use!” She was referring to CURECODE Double Barrier Cream and squeezed in an extra review for it into her schedule because she “just HAD to share!” Here’s why.

Beauty influencers try hundreds if not thousands of products. Every so often, one turns out to be a holy grail on first use. This was the case for Randi Cain, a high-level influencer with over 60-thousand followers who look to her for a reliable opinion, when she tried CURECODE Double Barrier Cream. CURECODE is K-Beauty’s first ever “smart” skin care with the patented super ceramide formula Neuromide and triple-biotics, formulated to stimulate the healing properties within the skin’s own biome for faster calming and skin barrier restoration.

“I fell in love with this on my first use! Its super moisturizing, but not heavy or greasy feeling any way. It does create a barrier on the skin, which also helps to hold in all hydrated applied before without causing any pilling or tackiness. I can feel it on my skin, but it in no way is bothersome or slimy,” Randi wrote in her review after an explanation of the ingredients in the cream.

“The squalane definitely helps to make my skin look much more smoothe as well. In my opinion, this is perfect for all skin types; from the most sensitive to super oily. This is one I’ll definitely repurchase!!” she added.

CURECODE Double Barrier Lotion contains an arsenal of intensive skin care ingredients, including patented Neuromide, formulated to acts like postbiotics to foster a healthy skin microbiome to calm skin irritation and keep skin calm. Ceramide NP also boosts the ceramide levels in the skin barrier, actually stimulating the skin into believing it’s healthy and building itself up the way a strong skin barrier does. St. John’s Wort and a blend of skin nourishing natural oils and sunflower boost the skin’s nutrient levels while helping to calm and hydrate.

More information and a complete ingredients list are available on the product’s webpage.

https://www.dermartology.com/Double-Barrier-Lotion-p/40004.htm

About Dr. Raymond Laboratories, Inc

Dr. Raymond Park has researched in skin barrier Science has helped many people who have suffered from skin barrier dysfunction. Dr. Raymond Labs has invented platform Skin Barrier Technology, named as Crystal Lamella MES (Micro-Encapsulation System) and have published more than fifty articles covering dermatological research. www.dermartology.com is the official site to introduce innovative skin barrier products.

One AI to Take on Global Language AI Challenge with NLP-as-a-service Platform for Developers

One AI, Language AI startup, will enable seamless integration into developer workflows with use-case ready API

One AI, an NLP-as-a-service startup, empowering developers to embed Language AI in their products, officially launched today. One AI has raised $8M in seed funding from leading angel investors and VCs, including Ariel Maislos, Tech Aviv, Tomer Wiengarten, CEO of Sentinel One.

One AI allows developers to seamlessly embed language comprehension into their projects, transforming texts from any source into structured data, with no training data or machine learning knowledge required. To deliver accuracy, predictability and fast time-to-value for concrete product tasks, One AI’s Language Skills combine curated and optimized open-source models with models designed by their research team.

One AI was founded by serial entrepreneurs and executives. Amit Ben and Aviv Dror, who previously co-founded NanoRep, later sold to LogMeIn (LOGM). Yochai Levi, who has filled executive positions at companies such as WeWork, LivePerson, and Conduit, and Asi Sheffer, who bridges the gap between industry and academia with his past experience in companies like IBM and LogMeIn.

“The generation of unstructured data is increasing at unprecedented rates,  and the inability to understand it results in negative outcomes that include everything from lost sales, to lower levels of user engagement and loyalty, to reputation damage.” says Amit Ben, Founder & CEO at One AI. “The adoption of language comprehension tools by the broader developer community is the way to overcome it.”

“Language is the most valuable untapped resource, beyond the reach of most products and companies. This is true to most industries and domains and results in negative outcomes that include everything from lost sales, to lower levels of user engagement and loyalty, to reputation damage.”  says Yaron Samid, Founder and Managing Partner of TechAviv. “Unleashing Language AI allows us to harness the power of this unstructured data and turn it into useful information and insights.”

One AI’s Language Skills API packages NLP models, trained for concrete business use-cases. Language Skills support input in various formats (text, audio, JSON, video..). Developers can mix-and-match Skills in a single pipeline using One AI’s Language Studio – a no-code visual interface – to process texts in a single API call, and can also include O/S and their own models.

Skills include:

  • Conversation summarization

  • Article summarization

  • Action item detection

  • Sale insights (buyer, timing, needs, …)

  • Numbers extraction (quantities, dates, times, pricing…)

  • Names (people, places, products, organizations…)

  • Topic detection

  • Proof-reading (transcriptions, synthetic text)

  • Emotion & sentiment extraction

  • Clustering & Text Analytics

  • Split by topic

  • And more

Visit our website and Language Studio to learn more and help making human-level Language AI an integral part of everyday-life

About One AI

One AI is a Language AI service for developers. Our Language Skills enable language comprehension in context, transforming texts from any source into structured data to use in code. No training data or NLP/ML knowledge are required.