North Chicago – October 19, 2026 -- AbbVie's investigational dual-targeting therapy ABBV-466 delivered endoscopic remission in 40.5% of Crohn's disease patients at Week 24, against 22.4% for risankizumab and 20.0% for trosunilimab monotherapy, according to Phase 2a TARGET-CD data (NYSE: ABBV).

ABBV-466 clears the Week 12 primary endpoint at 30.2%

At Week 12, the primary endpoint, 30.2% of ABBV-466 patients achieved endoscopic remission. Patients on anti-IL-23 p19 monotherapy (risankizumab) reached 21.3%, and those on anti-α4β7 monotherapy (trosunilimab) reached 18.0%. The gap to both monotherapy arms widened by Week 24.

ABBV-466 combines risankizumab with trosunilimab. AbbVie said its research found α4β7-driven inflammation persisting despite IL-23 p19 inhibition, which led it to add the α4β7 inhibitor to risankizumab.

Charlotte – October 19, 2026 -- FlowBelow Aero, Inc. has launched a redesigned Trailer AeroSlider System that saves 3.0 gallons of fuel per 1,000 miles, with a payback period the company says can fall below 12 months at current diesel prices. The company unveiled the product at the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition, held Oct. 17-20, 2026, in Charlotte.

Record diesel prices drive the savings case

The U.S. Energy Information Administration put the national average on-highway diesel price at $6.179 a gallon on Oct. 12, after a record $6.529 on Sept. 21. At $6.18 a gallon, the AeroSlider delivers about $18.54 in fuel savings for every 1,000 miles a trailer travels.

Fremont – October 19, 2026 -- Ultima Genomics' UG200 Sequencing Platform has been selected to power a single-cell immune profiling study of 80,000 UK Biobank blood samples, run with IMU Biosciences to produce a foundational dataset for AI.

Study starts with 80,000 samples and targets the full 500,000-participant cohort

The project combines IMU's High Definition (HD) Immunology platform, the BD FACSDiscover Cell Analyzer platform, the BD Rhapsody single-cell multiomics platform from Waters Corporation and Ultima's sequencing. The initial cohort is 80,000 blood samples from UK Biobank participants. The partners aim to expand across the full UK Biobank cohort of 500,000 participants.

Riyadh – October 19, 2026 -- stc group has published its AI Native Core Network White Paper at Network X 2026, setting 2030 as the target for evolving into an AI-native telecom network. The paper explains how the Saudi operator plans to embed AI directly into network design and operations to support emerging digital services and improve reliability.

stc group is upgrading its core network to resolve issues with less manual intervention

The group is upgrading its core network, which manages user connections and delivers communications services. Integrating AI deeply into that layer is meant to help the network adapt to changing service requirements and resolve issues with less manual intervention.

London – October 19, 2026 -- Boots Group Finco L.P. and The Boots Group Luxco S.à r.l. have launched a consent solicitation covering €650 million of 5.375% and £375 million of 7.375% senior secured notes due 2032, offering holders a cash fee of 2.50 per 1,000 of principal for backing indenture changes tied to a pending change of ownership.

Wittington and Fairfax funds agree to acquire Boots Group parent on October 7

Oak UK Bidco Limited, owned directly or indirectly by funds linked to Wittington Investments, Limited, together with funds linked to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, signed a share purchase agreement on October 7, 2026. Under it, the buyer will acquire all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Blazing Star Boots Superco (Jersey) Limited from The Boots Group Limited. Completion is expected in the first half of 2027, though the agreement allows that date to be extended.

Boston – October 19, 2026 -- Ascentria Care Alliance is the subject of an upcoming "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia" segment, filmed in Worcester, Massachusetts, that presents workforce development and immigrant integration as a response to a shrinking caregiving workforce and an aging U.S. population.

Segment frames care shortages as a systems problem

The feature argues that traditional healthcare systems struggle to meet the long-term needs of older adults when they operate in isolation. It points to social determinants of health, including housing stability, transportation and language access, as the foundation for community infrastructure that supports people at every life stage.

Paris – – October 19, 2026 -- InfiMotion Technology's electric drive systems power nearly every vehicle on the Geely Auto stand at the 2026 Paris Motor Show, even though the Chinese supplier does not exhibit independently. Its e-drives also appear in Lynk & Co, Zeekr and Smart models. The show ran October 12 to 18 at the Paris Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center.

Geely stand hosts European debut of the Monjaro EM-i

The Geely stand also shows the EX2, EX5 and STARRAY EM-i. InfiMotion's newest products are additionally featured at Geely's UTAC roadshow in France, giving European media direct access to its next-generation e-drive portfolio.

London – October 19, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed David Krap, formerly Managing Director and Co-Head of Consumer & Retail EMEA at J.P. Morgan, as Managing Director and Co-Head of European Consumer, Retail & Leisure.

Krap brings more than two decades of consumer M&A advisory experience to Lazard

Krap's focus areas are food and beverage, home and personal care, and select consumer health categories. Before J.P. Morgan, he held senior roles at Credit Suisse, Centerview Partners and UBS. He holds an honors degree from the European Business School London and is fluent in German and Spanish.

Krap will join Lazard's European financial advisory practice in London

He will sit within the firm's European financial advisory practice, led by Jean-Louis Girodolle and Cyrus Kapadia, who are both Co-Heads of European Investment Banking.

Seattle – October 19, 2026 -- Yoodli, an AI platform for human skills, has appointed Mike Mather, KPMG US's Chief Learning Officer from 2023 to September 2026, as Chief Learning Advisor to shape how its customers prepare workforces for AI.

Mather will work directly with Yoodli customers and its product team. His remit includes advising clients on readiness programs that move beyond course completions to measurable behavior change.

Mather brings CLO perspective into Yoodli's product roadmap

Mather will feed the learning chief's view into the roadmap as Yoodli builds out its platform. The platform pairs AI-powered practice with coaching and measurement, so skills are applied on the job rather than only learned.

Yoodli says its customers already include Google, Databricks, FranklinCovey, Korn Ferry and Snowflake. They use it for AI tool training, manager coaching and go-to-market enablement.

Boston – October 19, 2026 -- TraceLink has set up separate global Commercial, Research & Development (R&D) and Services organizations for each of its two businesses, Track & Trace Compliance and Supply Chain Agentic Business Process (ABP).

Each business line now has its own specialists for product innovation, customer engagement and education, implementation, and ongoing customer success. Both lines continue to run on the OPUS Platform and the Integrate-OnceTM Agentic Business Network.

Track & Trace gets a dedicated Customer Account Management organization

The new account managers will help customers get more from existing investments, improve compliance outcomes, and track changing regulation. TraceLink's multinational compliance roadmap covers emerging requirements in Egypt and Ethiopia and the FDA's move to a uniform 12-digit National Drug Code.