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Spritzer Joins Hands with NGOs and Pledges Aid for Vulnerable Groups Affected by COVID-19

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The Company, which turns 32, affirms commitment to help communities in distress KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”), which produces Malaysia’s best-selling natural mineral water, is committed to the wellbeing of the community and has endeavoured to send aid to the vulnerable and less privileged in society during these challenging times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is especially poignant for Spritzer as the Company turns 32 today, that the best way of celebrating another milestone in its corporate journey is to continue the commitment to support fellow Malaysians, especially those who have been marginalised by society and lack the basic necessities such as food, shelter or even safe drinking water. Spritzer Malaysia recognises that the pandemic has been especially hard on those in the Bottom-40 income bracket, the Orang Asli, the homeless and those living in rural areas. The Company escalated its community outreach programme in April 2021 by working through non-governmental organisations (“NGOs”) to send them aid in the form of clean drinking water amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company has, to-...

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Fee for passport, identity card collection at SingPost outlets will be waived from Oct 1

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SINGAPORE - Singaporeans will no longer need to pay a fee when collecting their passport or identity card (IC) at SingPost outlets from Oct 1. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Wednesday (Sept 22) that it will bear the cost to provide the convenience. In a statement, senior assistant commissioner Dominic Chua, director of ICA's citizen services centre, said: "This initiative to encourage the collection of the IC and passports at post offices is part of ICA's transformation plan to provide greater convenience to our customers." Members of the public can choose to collect their documents from 27 designated post offices islandwide. Currently, citizens and permanent residents are charged a collection fee that ranges between $6 and $12 when they collect their passport or identify card. Those with previously unsuccessful biometric verification in transactions with the ICA will still need to collect their documents at the ICA Building. Applicants will be informed of the collection options available to them when the documents are ready for collection. Eligible residents will need to make an online appointment at this website to collect at their preferred post office. ...

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Cielo Maintains No. 1 Global Ranking on 2021 HRO Today’s RPO Baker’s Dozen

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SINGAPORE, Sep 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Cielo, the world's leading strategic Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider, is the top overall provider on the 2021 HRO Today's RPO Baker's Dozen list of global RPO firms for the second consecutive year. The annual ranking is based on client satisfaction surveys. Cielo also ranks as the top healthcare RPO provider for eight years running.Cielo has held the No. 1 spot four times in the last eight years - more than any other RPO provider. Its 2021 category rankings include:- No. 1 in Overall Enterprise RPO- No. 1 in Healthcare RPO- No. 1 in Quality of Service - No. 1 in Breadth of Service"These rankings demonstrate the dedication of our team to delivering unrivaled quality, innovation and results to our clients," said Sue Marks, Cielo's Founder and CEO. "Being recognized again - for the second year in a row as the No. 1 overall RPO provider on this list is an honor, especially during a year that has presented its share of challenging conditions. This shows that our clients value our partnership and impactful talent acquisition solutions that enable them to hire the top talent necessary to achieve business success."...

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Novation Wire’s Global Distribution Helps Clients Achieve Global Audience for Less

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Hong Kong – Novation Wire provides clients Global press release distribution to help achieve a global audience and shorten the time and the cost. Devoted to delivering the best PR distribution in the industry, Novation Wire gives clients the opportunity to share their press releases on top media outlets in the China (PRC China, Hongkong & Taiwan), Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia via its excellent Asia PR Distribution service. Clients who are looking to target an Asia region can distribute their news in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Malay, Filipino, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai and other languages. Alex Sung, COO of Media Developing Dept. at Novation Wire, said, “By Novation Wire’s Global Distribution help strengthen the clients’ capability to excel in most Asian regions, including: Japan, Korean, Mainland China, Hongkong, Taiwan, Singapore, Southeast Asia and Middle East. Customers can build their brand images and promote marketing strategies globally.” “Clients will grow their business to the point where expanding into Asia regions with our services. Asia is a huge market, and being able to expand into this market is a majo...

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Nano Labs Completed Another Round of Equity Financing Raising Tens of Millions of US

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George Town, Cayman Islands / SEAPRWire / September 21, 2021 / – Nano Labs Ltd, chip designer firm, completed another round of equity financing raising tens of millions of US. This round of financing was led by Yongwan Capital, followed by Hashkey and several other investors. Nano Labs is committed to provid infrastructure solutions for Metaverse. The company develops high-efficiency memory chips, high-performance computing chips, and distributed computing solutions. Those products can be applied to data centers, supercomputing, AI, and other fields. The company verified HBM2D memory technology and developed its unique storage-computing integrated FPU chip architecture in 2019 and successfully mass-produced Cuckoo 1.0 chips in 2020. Currently, the company continues to evolve and expand, provides high-bandwidth, high-performance dedicated processor chips and solutions for modular computing, core networks, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and video encoding and decoding to build a Metaverse ecosystem. Through this round of financing, Nano Labs hopes to derive new product lines for Metaverse. Under the current trend of rapid evolution from the traditional world to ...

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MC Reaches Agreement with Denbury on CO2 Transport and Storage Operations for Fuel Ammonia Production

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TOKYO, Sep 22, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Corporation ("MC") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with the Texas-based independent energy company Denbury Inc ("Denbury") on the key term-sheet of CO2 transport and storage operations, via Denbury's wholly owned subsidiary Denbury Carbon Solutions LLC ("DCS"). The business is in line with MC's aim to commence production of fuel-use ammonia ("fuel ammonia") in the US Gulf of Mexico ("GoM"). MC aims to produce one million tons of fuel ammonia annually in the US GoM and export to the Japanese market towards the late 2020s. The estimated CO2 volume to be captured from the ammonia facility is maximum 1.8 million metric tons per annum. Under the terms of our agreement with Denbury, the captured CO2 will be either sequestered underground via Denbury's EOR(1) or CCS(2) which Denbury plans to develop in the future. The term sheet contemplates an initial period of 20 years, with the ability to extend further. In the US GoM, Denbury owns unique capabilities and assets such as CO2 Green Pipeline system that ranks among the world's largest. The company has been active in the region for more than two dec...

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Airbus in talks on sales of A350 freighter

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TOULOUSE (REUTERS) - Airbus is in talks with several potential customers for a new A350 freighter while seeing signs of demand for smaller A320 passenger jets in Europe, its sales chief said on Tuesday. With e-commerce booming, Airbus formally began marketing a proposed freight variant of its A350 passenger jet in July, taking aim at Boeing's tight grip on the global cargo market. "We are in a number of very encouraging discussions," chief commercial officer Christian Scherer told reporters in Toulouse, where the European planemaker is based. "It is available for sale and is selling," he added. Boeing has for years dominated the market for purpose-built freighters, even as its European rival grabbed the crown as the world's largest maker of passenger jets. Boeing is preparing to launch its own new freighter, a cargo version of its upcoming 777X jetliner, industry sources say. Freighters can sell for higher prices than passenger planes and help to prop up depressed production for wide-body models at a time when long-haul travel is weak, industry experts say. While demand for wide-body passenger jets remains stagnant, demand for smaller planes used in regional and domestic markets is...

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Google to spend US$2.1 billion on office building in New York amid shift to remote work

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NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Google on Tuesday announced it would spend US$2.1 billion to buy a sprawling Manhattan office building on the Hudson River waterfront, paying one of the largest purchase prices in recent years for an office building in the United States and providing a jolt of optimism to a New York City real estate industry lashed by the pandemic and the shift to remote work. The transaction comes during a precarious period for the city's office market, the largest in the country, as the swift embrace of hybrid work and the shedding of office space have presented the most serious threat to the industry in decades. While Manhattan has a glut of office space available for lease, setting record highs during the pandemic, the four firms that make up so-called Big Tech - Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook - have staked a bullish position on the future of New York. The companies have rapidly grown their operations and workforce, one of the few bright spots for New York, which has been hit harder by the pandemic's economic toll than any other major American city. Google was already leasing but not yet occupying the 1.3 million-square-foot property, known as St. John's Terminal, a for...

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FedEx cuts forecast as rising costs smother price hikes

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(BLOOMBERG) - FedEx Corp. struggled with higher costs as package growth stalled, leading the courier to cut its annual earnings outlook and post quarterly profit below analysts' expectations. Adjusted earnings were US$4.37 a share for the quarter ending Aug. 31, down from US$4.87 a year earlier, FedEx said in a statement. Analysts had expected US$4.92, according to 24 estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Unadjusted operating margin was 6.4 per cent, down from 8.2 per cent a year earlier. The company said costs suffered because of a tight labour market, as a dearth of workers drove up wages, reduced network efficiencies and increased the need to hire outside transportation services. This led to a US$450 million increase in costs from a year earlier. Average daily package volume unexpectedly fell slightly from a year earlier at both the Express and Ground units as "continued supply-chain disruptions have slowed US domestic parcel demand compared to the company's earlier forecast." "The current labour environment is driving inefficiencies in the operation of our networks and significantly impacting our financial results," said Raj Subramaniam, FedEx's president and chief operating officer...

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Oil ekes out gain as investors focus on supply constraints

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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - Oil ended higher after a choppy session as concerns over tightening supply outweighed fears over the state of China's economy. Futures in New York closed 0.4 per cent higher, posting the first gain in nearly a week. Worries over supply constraints in the United States Gulf of Mexico have trumped worsening financial troubles at China's Evergrande Group, which could spill into the rest of the property sector and threaten the country's economy. Meanwhile, the industry funded-American Petroleum Institute (API) reported that US crude stockpiles fell 6.11 million barrels last week. That would be a seventh straight weekly decrease if government data on Wednesday confirms it. "There are supply issues all around the market," said Again Capital partner John Kilduff. Oil has resumed its advance over the past month, in part due to a tightening of the market following lingering supply disruptions from US storms. At the same time, consumption is coming into focus in anticipation that soaring natural gas prices will force a shift towards oil. Meanwhile, the lifting of US travel restrictions could add as much as 200,000 barrels a day of jet fuel demand, according to Energy A...

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China’s Keenon Robotics taps Singapore as launchpad

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Shanghai-based Keenon Robotics is turning to Singapore to kick off its international ambitions, with the help of its latest investor, SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, and the Japanese conglomerate's robotics arm. On Tuesday, Keenon entered a partnership with SoftBank Robotics to launch its delivery robot, called the Keenbot, in Singapore and Japan. Following this, the Chinese start-up plans to expand to Europe, the Middle East and the United States, it announced at a press event. "In the next two to three years, Keenon aspires to be a world leader in this field. Also, we are witnessing a milestone in the commercial robotics industry, whereby we will be seeing a lot of such usage in our daily lives," said its founder Tony Li, who spoke at the event over a video call. The announcement comes about a week after Keenon announced that it had raised US$200 million (S$271 million) in Series D funding, led by the SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Founded in 2010, Keenon says that it is one of the largest players in China's mobile robotics market, serving the food and beverage (F&B), hospitality and medical sectors, among others. SoftBank Robotics is integrating its cloud sys...

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HUMAN Protocol (HMT) Now Listed on Bitfinex

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NEW YORK, NY, Sep 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The HUMAN Protocol Foundation, the team behind HUMAN Protocol, have announced today that the Protocol's native utility token, HMT, is now listed on Bitfinex.Deposits for HMT on Bitfinex opened at 09:00 UTC on Monday, September 20th, and trading opened today at 09:00 UTC.In a recent token sale, HMT was purchased by 63,000 new addresses, a number which broke the CoinList participation record. HMT is the utility token of HUMAN Protocol; all services within the network, such as data sanitation, quality verification of responses, and the final payout to Workers, is denominated in HMT."HMT is designed to transform the way people work," said Haryjot Singh, Director of Technology at the HUMAN Protocol Foundation. "To be a truly practical solution, HMT needs to be accessible to Requesters, and attractive to Workers. Each listing demonstrates the broader vision to increase the circulation of the token, and to increase its utilization."Bitfinex is one of the most popular crypto exchanges in the world. It consistently performs as one of the top exchanges, based on factors including trading volume, liquidity, website visits, and co...

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VYSYN Ventures Launches $30 Million Gaming Fund

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VYSYN Ventures launches $30 Million fund to support Polygon-based gaming projects Mahe, Seychelles / SEAPRWire / September 21, 2021 / – VYSYN Ventures, a longstanding cryptocurrency venture capital fund, is launching a $30 million fund that will be focused on allocating investments exclusively to the rapidly growing field of blockchain-based gaming. In recent years, VYSYN has allocated significant investments and provided substantial support to a number of gaming-focused projects. After noticing some recent developments and rising interest in blockchain gaming, VYSYN has committed to ramping up it’s investments and support in the field of decentralized gaming. The fund will be mainly focused on supporting gaming projects that are building on the Polygon Network. VYSYN has a long history in the world of decentralized gaming and it has held significant long-term positions in blockchain-gaming projects including Ultra, My Neighbor Alice, and Axie Infinity. VYSYN supported Ultra during its seed round of fundraising 2018 and has provided significant support to the project by helping in areas such as marketing and development resources. Ultra has since grown to rank among the top gaming-...

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Nolan Bushnell Joins the Inaugural Edition of World Esports & Gaming Summit in Asia

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Singapore, Sep 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The man behind the world-renowned brand Atari, Nolan Bushnell, Board Member, Semper Fortis Esports, Chairman, Lernip is confirmed to be giving the commencement remarks at the summit. His accomplishments and breakthroughs over his career have earned him titles such as "Innovator of the year" and Newsweek's "50 men who changed America."Other notable confirmed speakers include the likes of Rob Bartlett, CEO/Founder, WTFast; Hendrik Menz, Brand & Agency Sales Director, Anzu; Mark Chew, Managing Director/Co-Founder (Reddentes Sports/Redd+E), CEO (Team Flash - Esports Team); Josh Otero, Co-Founder and CEO, NutriGMR; and Cristian Manea, Founder and CEO, Aggero to name a few. Taking place on 23 - 24 Sep 2021, the inaugural edition of World Esports & Gaming Summit will focus on topics such as Future of Gaming as a Service (GaaS) coupled with 5G; Assessing the impact of streaming platforms & OTT on gaming viewership; Exploring the investment landscape and what it means for retail investors; Rise of in-game advertisement in the modern gaming landscape; Link between Crypto and Gaming; Using esports as the next frontier of...

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CEKD IPO shares oversubscribed by 131.61 times

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The shares of CEKD BERHAD ("CEKD" or the "Group") has been oversubscribed by 131.61 times ahead of the Group's listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities").Managing Director of CEKD, Ms. Yap Kai Ning"We are extremely grateful for the strong confidence our investors have in CEKD, our business, prospects and future plans. Our hard work to build a sustainable business has paid off," said Managing Director of CEKD, Ms. Yap Kai Ning.CEKD is raising RM24.28 million from the IPO exercise. From the proceeds, the Group will use RM8.8 million for the acquisition of a factory for Hotstar, RM3.0 million for purchase of new machinery, RM1.3 million for upgrade and development of computer software and server, RM4 million for repayment of bank borrowings, with the remainder to be used for marketing activities, general working capital and listing expenses."This is just the beginning of our corporate journey. The expansion plan will give a push to the growth of the Group's business," Ms. Yap explained. "This is also part of the strategy to increase automation and capacity to meet the demand of our ...

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Enigma Labs Launches “DragonScape” Play-to-Earn Public ICO

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New York, NY / SEAPRWire / September 21, 2021 /- Enigma Labs announces its ICO has publicly launched for DragonScape. DragonScape, a turn-based open world RPG game allows for play-to-earn opportunities with the goal of becoming a full-time income for players. DragonScape ICO purchasers are eligible to collect a limited collectors set of NFT’s that will feature built-in rewards and mechanics for game use. In the wake of the recent global pandemic, the GameFi industry has seen a rise in volume, both in users and in tokens traded. Due to a high number of worldwide job losses and price hikes, the GameFi industry is positioned to become a key player in future job creation, by serving as a secondary and in some cases, primary income pipeline for many users of GameFi technology. DragonScape is focused on gamifying income generation for players and maximizing the play to earn structure by adding unique elements and technology stacks within its game environment. As an in-game currency, $DSCAPE is rewarded to players for quests completion and in-game battles and can be used to purchase in-game elements. $DSCAPE token holders also share in an 8% return on all transactions. Specifically, Drago...

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DSFR Announces Its Strategic Partnership with Mycashbackworld to Bring Cryptocurrency to Mainstream Commerce

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New York, NY / SEAPRWire / September 21, 2021 /- DSFR, a blockchain-based entity built on the robust Polygon (Matic) network, has announced a new partnership with the leading e-commerce platform – Mycashbackworld. This established tie-up will allow Mycashbackworld to leverage DSFR’s cryptocurrency payment system and wallet service to enhance its users’ shopping experience with exciting cashback rewards. The retail and e-Commerce sector is one industry that is still largely untouched by cryptocurrencies. It is no longer news that the number of crypto users has increased astronomically over the years. And quite a number of them are still looking forward to utilizing cryptocurrencies to purchase their favorite items both online and offline. Digital Swiss Franc (DSFR) is a Switzerland based cryptocurrency operating with the aim of enabling crypto enthusiasts worldwide earns DSFRs as cashbacks when shopping online or offline, as well as purchase goods with multiple payment options such as fiat currency, other crypto currencies, and DSFR itself. To facilitate this opportunity for participants and also make effective use of their tokens, DSFR has partnered with Mycashbackworld, one of the...

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18 people in Singapore arrested for illegal labour importation

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SINGAPORE - Eighteen individuals have been arrested for suspected illegal labour importation, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Tuesday (Sept 21). In a statement, MOM said that it mounted a 12-hour long enforcement operation last Tuesday (Sept 14) as part of an investigation involving a syndicate suspected of bringing foreigners into Singapore on work passes obtained through false declarations. The operation took place at 22 locations around the island. MOM said it began its investigations in July upon obtaining information of a foreigner's attempts to acquire a work pass illegally. Through detailed analyses over a few months, the ministry uncovered a potential syndicate suspected of setting up several shell companies to apply for work passes, even though they had no legitimate business operations. Such syndicates typically recruit Singapore citizens and Singapore permanent residents to receive CPF contributions as "phantom local workers" in order to illegally inflate the companies' quota to hire foreigners, said MOM. Based on inflated quota, the companies would apply for work passes for the foreigners through false declarations and collect kickbacks from them. These foreigner...

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World Alzheimer’s Day: More resources launched in S’pore to support those with dementia and caregivers

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SINGAPORE - A new online resource portal for those with dementia and their caregivers as well as a new app that helps with the early detection of pre-dementia symptoms were launched on Tuesday (Sept 21). This was in conjunction with World Alzheimer's Day, commemorated worldwide, which kicks off a month-long calendar of events and activities dedicated to raising awareness and challenging the stigma of dementia. DementiaHub.SG, rolled out by social service agency Dementia Singapore and the Agency of Integrated Care, has resources for four groups - members of a community or corporation; persons living with dementia; caregivers for a loved one with dementia; and care professionals. It has articles on the management of dementia symptoms, products and support services, self-care, as well as tool kits and videos on dementia care, exercises and dietary recommendations. Dementia Singapore chief executive Jason Foo noted that upon diagnosis, persons living with dementia and their caregivers often scramble to find more information that is often sourced from various local and international websites. "But not all sources are reliable, verified or relevant to the Singapore context. We see a need...

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Olympus Strengthens Surgical Portfolio with the Launch of POWERSEAL Advanced Bipolar Surgical Energy Devices

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TOKYO, Sep 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Olympus Corporation (Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) announced the launch of the first devices in the new POWERSEAL(TM) family of advanced bipolar surgical energy products. The POWERSEAL 5mm Curved Jaw Tissue Sealer and Divider, Double-Action devices meet the highest standards of clinical performance for advanced bipolar surgical energy devices by delivering consistent sealing reliability in an ergonomic, multifunctional design that promotes procedural efficiency.[i]The POWERSEAL 5mm Curved Jaw Tissue Sealer and Divider, Double-ActionWith the release of the POWERSEAL devices, Olympus is introducing a line of versatile advanced bipolar surgical energy devices that augment an extensive and differentiated surgical energy portfolio, which features the unique THUNDERBEAT(TM) hybrid energy devices and SONICBEAT(TM) ultrasonic dissectors. The POWERSEAL devices position Olympus competitively within the growing global market for advanced bipolar surgical energy devices, currently estimated at over $1.2B USD.[ii]The POWERSEAL devices provide surgeons with state-of-the-art sealing, dissection, and gr...