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Huckleberry Announces Partnership with Tillful to Benefit U.S. Microbusinesses, Entrepreneurs

 Huckleberry Insurance Services, LLC has announced its partnership with Tillful, a business credit and funding platform powered by Flowcast. Huckleberry’s digital platform provides small businesses with a range of business insurance options, including workers’ compensation insurance, general liability insurance, and other SMB insurance coverages. Through its partnership with Tillful, Huckleberry continues to expand its reach to small business owners across the U.S., allowing them to view quotes digitally and in minutes, bind customized coverage from top-rated carriers, and secure a small business insurance policy. Through Huckleberry for Business, official partners can offer a branded business insurance experience without having to ... Read more

Japan – Eisai to Divest Rights for Anti-Epileptic Drug Fycompa (perampanel) CIII in United States to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to transfer the United States (U.S.) commercial rights for the anti-epileptic drug (AED) Fycompa (generic name: perampanel) CIII to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as well as to provide Catalyst Pharmaceuticals with an exclusive negotiation period for an asset in Eisai’s epilepsy pipeline. Eisai will maintain its rights to Fycompa in countries and regions outside the U.S. and continue to contribute to patients with epilepsy. Closing of the transaction is contingent on completion of review under antitrust laws in the U.S. The agreement will provide the opportunity for Eisai’s neuroscience ... Read more

Japan – Hitachi Energy to help French city of Clermont-Ferrand electrify its bus network and progress towards carbon neutrality

Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, recently announced it has won an order to supply its Grid- eMotion Flash ultrafast charging system for the two busiest bus routes in the city of Clermont- Ferrand, central France. Grid-eMotion Flash was the first choice of the city’s public transportation operator, SMTC-AC, which requires a fast, efficient, reliable and safe charging system that will help persuade motorists to leave their cars at home and use emission-free public transportation instead. Grid-eMotion Flash is part of the city’s InspiRe(1) program to create sustainable urban mobility and ... Read more

Hong Kong – Enhancement and Start-up Grant Scheme for Self-financing Post-secondary Education opens for application

Enhancement and Start-up Grant Scheme for Self-financing Post-secondary Education opens for application ******************************************************************************************      The Education Bureau (EDB) today (December 21) announced that the 2022/23 round of applications under the Enhancement and Start-up Grant Scheme for Self-financing Post-secondary Education is open for application from today to April 13, 2023.         The Scheme aims to provide financial support for eligible self-financing post-secondary education institutions to develop and enhance programmes that meet market needs but require high start-up costs, and help alleviate the institutions’ need to fully recover the set-up costs from tuition fees, thus relieving the financial burden on students. ... Read more

Hong Kong – Fraudulent website and phishing email related to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Fraudulent website and phishing email related to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:      The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited relating to a fraudulent website and phishing email, which have been reported to the HKMA. A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website.      The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them ... Read more