​Digital Science and Sunmedia partner to bring research impact reporting to Japan's medical affairs teams

 

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New reports help medical affairs teams connect published research to real-world outcomes, including clinical guidelines

Digital Science , a leading technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, today announced a partnership with Sunmedia , a Tokyo-based scholarly information company, to help medical affairs teams across Japan understand the impact of their research.

Under the partnership, Sunmedia will develop customized, narrative-driven reports using Digital Science’s Dimensions and Altmetric data, helping medical affairs teams show how their published research and independent medical education (IME) activity translate into real-world outcomes, such as clinical guidelines.

The reports help medical affairs teams understand the impact of their work – including how much attention their research and independent medical education activities receive and the sentiment regarding those activities. That understanding feeds directly into publication strategy.

Sunmedia serves around 2,000 corporate customers across various sectors, with pharmaceutical as its core market, including most major pharma companies in Japan.

Koji Yamashita , CEO, Sunmedia, said: "Medical affairs teams in Japan have long needed a clearer way to demonstrate the value of their work to leadership. Combining Dimensions and Altmetric data with a narrative-driven approach gives us a way to help them tell that story with real evidence behind it, in a market where this kind of reporting hasn't really existed before."

Gareth Williams , Director of Partnerships, Digital Science, said: "We're excited to partner with Sunmedia to bring new insight to medical affairs teams in Japan. This partnership provides medical affairs teams with clear insights into how their research output is received, enabling them to internally justify and externally measure their impact in clear, accessible terms."

About Sunmedia

Established in 1964, Sunmedia Co., Ltd. is Japan’s leading innovation-driven content solutions and market development partner, connecting global scholarly publishers, AI companies, and research solution providers with the Japanese scientific community. For over 60 years, Sunmedia has provided top-tier research content solution tools, e-journal hosting, rights permissions, and single-article sales to university libraries, hospitals, corporations, and government agencies across Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company accelerates business growth and supports academic advancement through deep local market knowledge and trusted strategic partnerships.

For more information, please visit: https://www.sunmedia.co.jp

About Digital Science

Digital Science is an AI-focused technology company providing innovative solutions to complex challenges faced by researchers, universities, governments, funders, industry, and publishers. We work in partnership to advance global research for the benefit of society. Through our brands – Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, metaphacts, Overleaf, ReadCube, Symplectic, and Writefull – we believe when we solve problems together, we drive progress for all. Visit digital-science.com and follow Digital Science on Bluesky , on X or on LinkedIn .

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AACSB Deans Survey Finds AI and Finances Are Top of Mind

 

Global 2026–27 Deans Survey of 558 leaders identifies artificial intelligence as the clearest professional development challenge for deans, regardless of experience or region


TAMPA, Fla., Oct 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AACSB International (AACSB) today released 2026–27 Deans Survey: Findings in Focus, a look at global business school leadership. The survey is conducted every three years and this year received responses from 558 leaders, including 522 deans or equivalent heads of schools and 36 interim deans, across 75 countries and territories.

Artificial intelligence is the clearest professional development challenge for deans, regardless of experience or region. AI in education and research ranks second in priority among 49 typical dean activities, yet it shows the largest gap between priority and self-rated proficiency. Time is a barrier: 84 percent of deans report limited, very limited, or no time for professional development.

“Today’s deans are more prepared to lead through change than ever before,” said Lily Bi, president and chief executive officer of AACSB. “The question now is whether they have the time, resources, and peer connections to turn ambition into action. AACSB’s responsibility is not to observe these changes. It is to help our members lead through them.”

The survey also finds:

• Finances are the most commonly cited challenge in deans’ open-ended responses: 34 percent mention budget, finances, or resources among their top challenges, followed by enrollment and student recruitment.
• Deanships are getting shorter. The average tenure of predecessor deans fell from 6.8 years in 2020–21 to 5.7 years, and current deans have been in their positions for an average of 3.9 years.
• A substantial majority of deans—87 percent—feel fulfilled by their work, but just half of respondents report having their desired work-life balance.
   

The report also explores how the dean profile is becoming more diverse and international, and how priorities for development and school readiness differ by region and by deans’ experience. The full report is available at aacsb.edu/deans-survey. The report was supported by Risepoint.

About AACSB

Established in 1916, AACSB International (AACSB) connects educators, learners, and businesses to create the next generation of great leaders. With more than 2,000 member organizations and over 1,000 accredited business schools worldwide, AACSB is the world’s largest business education network. Through the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™, accreditation, and thought leadership, AACSB fosters engagement, accelerates innovation, and amplifies impact in business education. Learn more at aacsb.edu.

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SOURCE: AACSB International

MONGOLIAN MINING’S Q3 COKING COAL SALES FALL 26 PCT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Mongolian Mining Corporation’s washed coking coal sales fell 26 per cent quarter-on-quarter to about 1,996.9 kilotonnes (kt) in the third quarter (Q3) ended Sept 30, even as coking coal prices in China rebounded strongly on tighter domestic supply.

Sales were also down 13 per cent from 2,303.2 kt a year earlier, according to the company’s unaudited operational update.

The number of coal trucks crossing the Ganqimaodu border point into China fell to an average of 897 per operating day during the quarter. This was 34 per cent and 29 per cent lower than the averages of 1,366 and 1,270 trucks in the second and first quarters, respectively.

However, the year-to-date average of 1,177 trucks per operating day was 15 per cent higher than the 2025 full-year average of 1,023, the company said in a statement.

Combined output from its Ukhaa Khudag and Baruun Naran mines showed raw coal mined rising eight per cent quarter-on-quarter and 33 per cent year-on-year to 4,791.2 kt.

Coking coal processed fell six per cent from the previous quarter to 4,253.2 kt but rose 13 per cent year-on-year, while washed coking coal production dropped 11 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 2,503.1 kt, up 19 per cent from a year earlier.

At its Bayan Khundii gold mine, ore mined rose 68 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 414.9 kt, ore processed increased seven per cent to 164.5 kt and gold sales edged up one per cent to 11,853 ounces (oz).

The company’s average realised gold price fell four per cent quarter-on-quarter to US$4,315 an ounce, but was 13 per cent higher than US$3,805 a year earlier. (US$1 = RM4.08)

Mongolian Mining Corporation sells its coking coal through auctions on the Mongolian Stock Exchange.

-- BERNAMA

​Axi Launches MCP Integration Connecting MT5 Accounts to Claude

 SYDNEY, Oct 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how people interact with technology, the online trading industry is entering a new phase in the evolution of trading tools. From analysing information to managing increasingly complex workflows, AI-powered applications are opening up new possibilities for traders looking to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to their trading experience.

Against this backdrop, Axi, a global online trading broker, has announced the launch of its Axi MCP integration, connecting eligible MT5 accounts to Claude, the AI assistant developed by Anthropic. The integration brings AI-powered interaction directly into the trading environment, allowing eligible clients to access live market data, track positions, execute trades and update risk parameters through Claude.

Built on Model Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI applications with external tools and data, the integration reflects the growing convergence of artificial intelligence and online trading technology. Clients can connect their eligible MT5 accounts through Claude.ai by adding the Axi connector, completing the setup process and authorising access through their secure Axi login credentials.

"AI is creating new opportunities to rethink how traders interact with technology. With our MCP integration, we're bringing AI closer to the trading experience by connecting Claude directly with eligible MT5 accounts," said Santiago Vazquez-Munoz, Global Head of Sales at Axi. "It's another step in our commitment to exploring innovative technology that gives clients new ways to access their trading information and manage their accounts."

The integration enables clients to interact with supported account information and trading functions through a conversational AI interface. By connecting Claude with MT5 through MCP, Axi is expanding the ways eligible clients can engage with their trading accounts as AI adoption continues to develop across financial services.

The integration does not eliminate the risks associated with trading. Clients remain responsible for their trading decisions and should understand the permissions granted when connecting their accounts.

The Axi MCP integration is available to eligible Axi clients with an active MT5 account.

About Axi

Axi is a global online FX and CFD trading company, serving thousands of clients across 100+ countries worldwide. Axi offers OTC derivatives across a range of asset classes including Forex, Shares, Gold, Oil, and more.

Media Contact: mediaenquiries@axi.com

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SOURCE: Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited

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BrainChip Launches Sequora: Edge AI That Doesn't Just Recognize — It Understands and Responds

 

Sequora extends BrainChip’s proven ultra-low-power, always-on sensing advantage to generative AI


LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Oct 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), a global leader in ultra-low-power, fully digital, event-based neuromorphic AI, today announced BrainChip Sequora^™ Core IP, a processor IP core that runs generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), directly on battery-powered edge devices.

The next step in BrainChip's edge AI roadmap, Sequora builds on the strengths of the company's Akida^™ platform. Its efficiency comes from model structure: a state-space design keeps memory use fixed no matter how long the data stream or conversation runs. As a result, Sequora scales from models of a few million parameters up to 3 billion. Devices that once could only recognize a signal can now understand, explain and respond — at the power levels customers expect from BrainChip.

"Our commercial and aerospace/defense customers are designing AI into many of the next-generation edge systems that provide real-time processing and decision-making in congested and contested environments with minimal footprint in size, weight and power," said Frank Ferrante, chief executive officer at ForwardEdge ASIC. "Sequora puts generative AI in a low-power IP core that fits many of the demands of the custom silicon we build. It gives us a path to add on-device intelligence to mission-critical edge ASICs."

What Sequora Does

Sequora removes the memory and power bottleneck that has kept generative AI out of battery-powered devices such as earbuds and sensor nodes. Paired with Akida, it brings two workloads together in one solution: Akida processes streaming sensor data — vibration, audio, radar, raw radio-frequency (RF) IQ data and biological signals — while Sequora runs generative and sequential AI, including on-device LLMs, voice-to-voice interaction and AI agents.

Markets from consumer voice and wearables to aerospace and defense, automotive and industrial radar, industrial IoT, and medical and biomedical devices need conventional inference and generative inference in the same product.

"The edge is where AI becomes useful in everyday infrastructure, from utility meters to mobility systems," said Jay Kim, CEO of edgeAI Inc. "BrainChip saw early that efficiency would decide who wins at the edge. Now they're applying that same thinking to generative AI, bringing language and reasoning capabilities to devices that run on a small battery."

Key challenges Sequora addresses:

• Generative models stall on memory bandwidth
• Per-word cost that climbs as the conversation (context window) and its cache grow
• Memory traffic caps model size on battery power
• Make run-time branching predictable for automotive, medical and avionics certification
• On-device per-query latency and privacy
   

Sensing and Generative AI on One Device, One Battery

“Customers are not asking for just a signal classifier or a language model,” said Sean Hehir, chief executive officer, BrainChip. “They want both, in the same product, on the same battery. Akida and Sequora together deliver exactly that.”

Because Sequora runs generative and sequential AI without sending data off the device, it addresses a growing market priority: keeping data and AI models sovereign while minimizing size, weight and power.

Availability

Sequora is available now as licensable semiconductor IP. Customers integrate the design into their own system-on-chip (SoC) and manufacture it at the foundry and process node of their choice. Delivered as process-portable, fully synthesizable register-transfer level (RTL) code, the Sequora package includes verification IP and testbench, synthesis scripts and timing constraints, and an SDK with a static graph compiler, a C++ runtime library and a model zoo.

About BrainChip Holdings Ltd.

BrainChip is the worldwide leader in edge AI on-chip processing and learning. The company’s first-to-market, fully digital, event-based AI processor, Akida^™, uses neuromorphic principles to analyze only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, processing data with unmatched efficiency, precision and energy economy. BrainChip’s Sequora^™ is an efficient digital AI processor for GenAI and other large models using state-space architectures. BrainChip’s technology is deployed across industries including aerospace, defense, industrial IoT, healthcare, consumer devices, and wearables. Explore more at www.brainchip.com.

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SOURCE: BrainChip Holdings Ltd.

Axi Launches MCP Integration Connecting MT5 Accounts to Claude

SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how people interact with technology, the online trading industry is entering a new phase in the evolution of trading tools. From analysing information to managing increasingly complex workflows, AI-powered applications are opening up new possibilities for traders looking to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to their trading experience.

Against this backdrop, Axi, a global online trading broker, has announced the launch of its Axi MCP integration, connecting eligible MT5 accounts to Claude, the AI assistant developed by Anthropic. The integration brings AI-powered interaction directly into the trading environment, allowing eligible clients to access live market data, track positions, execute trades and update risk parameters through Claude.

Built on Model Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI applications with external tools and data, the integration reflects the growing convergence of artificial intelligence and online trading technology. Clients can connect their eligible MT5 accounts through Claude.ai by adding the Axi connector, completing the setup process and authorising access through their secure Axi login credentials.

“AI is creating new opportunities to rethink how traders interact with technology. With our MCP integration, we're bringing AI closer to the trading experience by connecting Claude directly with eligible MT5 accounts,” said Santiago Vazquez-Munoz, Global Head of Sales at Axi. “It's another step in our commitment to exploring innovative technology that gives clients new ways to access their trading information and manage their accounts.”

The integration enables clients to interact with supported account information and trading functions through a conversational AI interface. By connecting Claude with MT5 through MCP, Axi is expanding the ways eligible clients can engage with their trading accounts as AI adoption continues to develop across financial services.

The integration does not eliminate the risks associated with trading. Clients remain responsible for their trading decisions and should understand the permissions granted when connecting their accounts.

The Axi MCP integration is available to eligible Axi clients with an active MT5 account.

About Axi

Axi is a global online FX and CFD trading company, serving thousands of clients across 100+ countries worldwide. Axi offers OTC derivatives across a range of asset classes including Forex, Shares, Gold, Oil, and more.

Media Contact: mediaenquiries@axi.com

Promoted by AxiTrader LLC. CFDs carry a high risk of investment loss. This content may not be available in your region

SOURCE: Axi Financial Services (UK) Limited

DISCLAIMER: BERNAMA MREM are not accountable for any causes of website defacement, misuse, or illegal activities connected to cryptocurrency, blockchain, tokenisation, or bitcoin. This material should not be considered as guidance or an opinion, as it does not constitute financial or investment advice. Use this information at your own risk; we are not liable for any losses or damages caused by the republication of this article.

--BERNAMA

IE BUSINESS SCHOOL TURNS ABB BANK’S TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY INTO A CASE-STUDY

 

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- ABB Bank’s transformation journey has become the subject of a case study at IE Business School, one of the world’s leading business schools.

The case study, developed by IE Business School Professor Antonio Zabaleta Moreno, is titled “ABB Bank’s Next Frontier: Choosing the Scope and Path of Growth.” It presents the Bank’s successful strategic and digital transformation in recent years, the implementation of an Agile operating model at ABB Bank, its technological modernization, and AI-driven development priorities as a real-world business case for students.

The case study covers ABB Bank’s journey from the challenging circumstances it faced in 2016 to a new stage of development achieved through transformation, as well as the Bank’s strategic goals for 2026–2028.

In developing the case, Professor Antonio Zabaleta Moreno referred to a number of tangible indicators demonstrating the success of ABB Bank’s transformation. One such indicator is the 16-fold increase in the number of users of the Bank’s mobile application over a five-year period. The number of ABB mobile users increased from approximately 171,000 in 2020 to 2.6 million in 2025. The application’s rating rose from 1.2 to 4.9, while ABB Bank’s Net Promoter Score (NPS) for digital channels increased from 48 to 77.

The Bank has also successfully implemented its Agile transformation. Today, ABB Bank operates 14 Agile domains and more than 80 Agile squads. As a result of adopting Agile ways of working, the time required to develop and launch a new product has been reduced from 243 days to 59 days.

More than 1,113 people have graduated from ABB Tech Academy, established by the Bank in 2019, with 83% of graduates securing employment.

The case study explores the broader adoption of artificial intelligence solutions, the expansion of digital capabilities, entry into new markets, and the development of services integrated into customers’ everyday lives as a lifestyle partner among the key priorities for ABB Bank’s next stage of growth.

Abbas Ibrahimov, Chairman of the Management Board of ABB Bank, said: “For us, ABB Bank’s transformation is not only about renewing technologies and processes, but also about transforming the way we think, the way we work, and the way we serve our customers. The fact that our experience is being studied as a case at such a respected academic institution as IE Business School demonstrates that the positive experience we have gained is also generating interest within the international business community.”

Professor Antonio Zabaleta Moreno said: “Developing this case has been a truly rewarding experience, and I am deeply grateful for the fantastic collaboration with the leadership at ABB Bank. ABB Bank is an amazing institution that has undergone a remarkable evolution to become an innovative digital pioneer. I am thrilled with the final result of this project and cannot wait for students to explore the strategic choices shaping the future of this ambitious, AI-first bank.”

ABB Bank’s achievement is also significant in a broader context, as it reflects growing international academic interest in the digital and organizational transformation taking place across Azerbaijan’s banking sector.

The case study is available here.

More information about ABB Bank’s modern, useful and universal products and services is available at the Bank’s branches and offices, on ABB Bank’s official website, through the 937 Contact Centre, and via the Bank’s official social media channels.

Media contact:
Yedgar Jafarov
Press Secretary
Yedgar.jafarov@abb-bank.az

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9f840cd1-b3b5-4bf8-9a80-e40ac4b909af 

SOURCE: Bank ABB - International Bank of Azerbaijan