Events

San Diego – September 24, 2026 -- ACROBiosystems has launched CHO-Direct, a rapid high-throughput affinity validation service that delivers antibody affinity data in as little as four days from sequence submission, alongside a broader infrastructure platform called ACRO AIx aimed at AI-driven drug discovery (AIDD).

CHO-Direct compresses antibody validation timelines to four days

Using an optimized CHO cell system, CHO-Direct converts computationally generated antibody sequences into structured affinity data within days, addressing a bottleneck where AI tools generate candidate sequences faster than labs can validate them. The service leverages the protein-folding and post-translational modification environment of mammalian cells while maintaining compatibility with CHO systems already used in downstream development and manufacturing.

Dallas and Tel Aviv – September 24, 2026 -- Enterprises have working detections for only 63% of the cyber threats they have already identified as relevant, leaving more than a third of known risks operationally uncovered, according to new research from Conifers based on an analysis of 14,652 detections in live enterprise environments.

The report, titled The Detection Blind Spot, found that detection coverage extended to just 64% of the MITRE ATT&CK techniques relevant to each environment studied. Nearly half of all detections examined, 47%, required attention before they could be trusted to function as intended, despite appearing as deployed or healthy in standard inventory-based reporting.

Santa Fe, N.M. – September 24, 2026 -- Snow Secure's insulated mats retained 85% of stored snow volume through a full Colorado summer, according to drone measurements taken by Aspen Snowmass management on August 31, 2026, at the resort's Buttermilk and Snowmass locations.

Aspen Snowmass tested Colorado's first deployment of the European snow-storage system

Snow was covered under the insulated mats in April 2026, marking the first-ever Colorado deployment of Snow Secure's patented technology. Continuous temperature monitoring ran from April 30 through August 31, tracking how the insulation performed against seasonal heat and sun exposure.

Jacksonville Beach, Fla. – September 24, 2026 -- FaverGray has broken ground on a 415-unit market-rate multifamily community on the former site of Adventure Landing in Jacksonville Beach, marking the general contractor's second project with developer Trevato Development.

Development spans 10.7 acres with 410,509 square feet of new construction

The project will introduce a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom rental units across two three-story residential buildings. Approximately 1,800 square feet of ground-floor commercial space will be included alongside the residential units.

Austin, Texas – September 24, 2026 -- A proposed Medicare payment change involving Modifier 25 would reallocate approximately $889 million in annual fee-for-service payments, with private practices and solo physicians absorbing $724.4 million, or 81.5%, of the modeled reductions, according to a new analysis from Jiro Health.

Six specialties bear 82.3% of the total reduction

Jiro's Practice Impact Analysis, titled "Who Pays for CMS's Modifier 25 Proposal?", found that six medical specialties account for roughly $732 million of the modeled impact. Dermatology alone represents $395.4 million, or 44.5% of the total reallocation. Podiatric medicine and surgery, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology and family medicine together account for an additional $336 million.

Boston – September 24, 2026 -- RS2 Healthcare Partners has completed an investment in KMM Group, a Hatboro, Pennsylvania-based precision contract manufacturer for the medical device industry, marking the Boston private equity firm's first new platform deal since narrowing its focus exclusively to lower middle-market healthcare investing.

RS2 names industry veteran J. Mark King as KMM's new CEO

J. Mark King, who brings more than 30 years of medical device industry experience, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of KMM. King previously served as President and CEO of Tegra Medical, a medical device contract manufacturer and former RS2 portfolio company, and has also acted as an advisor to KMM prior to the deal.

"I am honored and excited to continue building on KMM's momentum," King said, citing a long working history with RS2's principals.

Washington – September 24, 2026 -- More than half of US adults did not attempt to get a flu, COVID-19, RSV, or pneumococcal vaccine in the past year, even though 77% agree vaccines are among the best proven tools against serious infectious disease, according to a new national survey released by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).

Survey finds 48% of adults tried to get at least one of four respiratory vaccines in the past year

The survey, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago among 1,206 US adults age 18 and older between August 13-17, 2026, has a margin of sampling error of ±3.6 percentage points. Just 44% tried to get a flu vaccine and only 23% attempted a COVID-19 vaccine, despite 89% of respondents agreeing that anyone who wants vaccine access should have it and 71% saying benefits strongly outweigh risks.

Fulton County, Ill. – September 24, 2026 -- Lightstar Renewables confirmed continued expansion of its Illinois development portfolio spanning community solar, agrivoltaic solar, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), building on a national pipeline that now exceeds 1,000 MW across 15 states.

Illinois clean energy mandates drive developer demand

Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) sets a target of 100% clean energy by 2050, while the Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Program opens its 2026-2027 cycle on June 1, 2026. The state's Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA) permits co-location of projects up to 10 MW on a single parcel or adjacent properties, and 2026 statewide energy storage legislation established new storage targets, reinforcing demand for grid-responsive infrastructure.

West Chester, Ohio – September 24, 2026 -- E Tech Group will present on the compliance and data integrity risks of scaling laboratory automation from pilot to full production at the ISPE Boston Area Chapter 2026 Product Show on October 7 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Session targets the gap between pilot success and regulated production failure

Sura Hadi, Director of Laboratory Automation and Industrial Robotics (LAIR) at E Tech Group, will lead the 3:00 p.m. ET session, "From Pilot to Production: Scaling Lab Automation Without Breaking Compliance, Data Integrity, or Teams," in West Red Level, Suite 81. The talk addresses why automation pilots that succeed in contained workflows frequently break down when expanded into regulated manufacturing environments, where instruments must connect to scheduling systems, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN), and other enterprise platforms.

Durham, N.C. – September 24, 2026 -- The International Society of Automation (ISA) has released the Fourth Edition of A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, the sole officially authorized text mapping ISA's core competencies for automation professionals.

Nearly 30 experts update the industry's reference text for certification exams

The revised guide was edited and written by close to 30 leading automation specialists and covers process instrumentation, control valves, discrete and batch control, digital twins, cybersecurity, safety systems, and asset management. It is designed to prepare candidates for ISA's Certified Automation Professional (CAP), Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST), and the Professional Engineer Control Systems Engineer (PE CSE) exams.

Las Vegas – September 24, 2026 -- Columbus Vegetable Oils has opened a new packing and distribution facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada, marking a expansion of its West Coast operations as the company marks 90 years in business.

New rail-served plant to ship millions of pounds of edible oils annually

The facility increases production capacity to ship millions of pounds of edible oils annually throughout the West Coast, according to the company. It is equipped with processing technology designed to serve food manufacturers, foodservice operators and retailers.

Facility offers conventional, non-GMO and organic oil lines

The plant will stock a range of conventional, non-GMO and organic oils, including soybean, canola, olive, safflower, avocado and corn. The expansion strengthens the company's ability to serve customers across the West Coast region.

Las Vegas – September 24, 2026 -- Hands-on participation at live brand events correlates with an 85% increase in purchase intent among deeply engaged attendees, according to new research from experiential agency Spiro released today.

Spiro's second EMIR report isolates which design choices drive trust and sales action

The findings come from EMIR: The Deeper Dive, the second wave of Spiro's Experiential Marketing Impact Report (EMIR), based on a survey of 2,000 additional B2B and B2C live-event attendees. The first EMIR report, published in 2025, established a business case linking live experiences to trust, advocacy and purchase intent; this follow-up isolates which specific design decisions produce those results.

Atlanta – September 24, 2026 -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions and IMS have integrated the LexisNexis Drive Metrics scoring model into IMS's EdgeSDK, enabling U.S. auto insurers to cut usage-based insurance (UBI) operational costs by up to 50% to 80% through on-device processing that eliminates cloud storage fees.

On-device computing eliminates cloud costs for insurers

The integration moves driving behavior data processing directly onto consumers' smartphones rather than through cloud infrastructure, addressing a cost barrier that has historically limited UBI program growth. LexisNexis states the approach can generate savings of 50% or more by removing cloud processing and storage fees tied to traditional telematics programs.

St. Cloud, Minn. and Marietta, Ga. – September 24, 2026 -- GeoComm and SCENA have formed a partnership to deliver indoor mapping at scale for organizations managing large, distributed, or complex facility portfolios, combining public safety grade location intelligence with national reality-capture capacity.

SCENA adds national field capacity and multi-technology capture to GeoComm's mapping pipeline

SCENA brings LiDAR scanning, Matterport-based digital twins, 360-degree imagery, point clouds, drone capture, and as-built documentation to the partnership, expanding the range of capture approaches GeoComm can deploy across a project. GeoComm contributes public safety grade location intelligence expertise and GIS data quality standards required to prepare indoor data for mission-critical use.

Austin, Texas – September 24, 2026 -- T3 Sixty and Real Estate News have named nine finalists for the 2026 Edge Pitch Battle, a live proptech competition set for Oct. 28-29 in Dallas as part of Edge: The Tech and Data Forum.

Nine early- to growth-stage firms will compete across the full real estate transaction lifecycle

The finalists include 10xSearch, Agent Buddi, FIJIapp, homhub, Open Houses Direct, Pairgap, Purlin, RealAnalytica and VIZO. Collectively, the companies address discovery, client matching, deal closing and business operations for agents, brokerages, teams, MLSs and associations. Purlin was cited as the most scaled competitor in this year's field, offering an end-to-end platform spanning search to close.

Los Angeles – September 24, 2026 -- A fraud alert from a Lear Capital employee led Antioch, California police to dismantle a multi-state identity theft operation with combined victim losses of nearly $30,000, the Antioch Police Department said.

Employee tip triggers police investigation into suspicious transactions

On July 21, 2026, a Lear Capital employee flagged account activity believed to be fraudulent and alerted the Antioch Police Department. Detective Ryan Duff traced the transactions to victims in multiple states.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 24, 2026 -- Forbes has named Farm Aid Co-Executive Director and Program Director Shorlette Ammons to its 2026 50 Over 50: Impact list, recognizing her role in strengthening family farmers and rural food systems.

Forbes list marks sixth year honoring women over 50

The list, produced in partnership with Mika Brzezinski's Know Your Value initiative, is now in its sixth edition, celebrating women driving impact at age 50 and beyond. Ammons' selection cites her work addressing barriers facing family farmers, particularly Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color, and building farmer-led power within agricultural systems.

Washington – September 24, 2026 -- Four in ten Americans report moderate to severe loneliness, according to the second annual Social Connection in AmericaTM survey, which found that key indicators of social connection weakened for a second consecutive year.

Nearly 70% of Americans see loved ones no more than once or twice a month

The survey, part of a 25-year national tracking initiative led by RAND and The Connection Institute with founding funder the Barnes Family Foundation, found that one in five Americans meet with people they care about only a few times a year or less. Time constraints are the top barrier to connection, cited by 30.6% of respondents, followed by distance (14.8%), effort (13.3%) and social anxiety (11.1%).

Shanghai – September 24, 2026 -- Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and NovoCodex Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to jointly develop next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), combining Sanyou Bio's AI-driven antibody discovery platforms with NovoCodex's clinically validated site-specific conjugation technology.

NovoCodex brings a clinically validated conjugation platform to the partnership

NovoCodex's proprietary NovoCodeTM platform incorporates unnatural amino acids into antibodies to achieve defined, controllable conjugation sites, producing homogeneous ADC products rather than the heterogeneous mixtures typical of traditional random conjugation. The technology has been validated in the pivotal Phase III trial of ARX788 and supported ARX305 in showing a favorable safety window and durable antitumor activity in advanced renal cancer patients with high CD70 expression.

Arlington – September 24, 2026 -- Communities In Schools (CIS) has appointed 10 alumni to its National Alumni Advisory Council, a body tasked with shaping engagement strategy across the organization's national network.

Ten alumni from CIS affiliates nationwide join the new council

The cohort draws from CIS chapters including Atlanta, Tacoma, Georgia, Los Angeles, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Eastern Pennsylvania, Nevada, South Carolina, East Texas and Nation's Capital. Members are Ariana Ellis, Leanna Esquivel, J'Niyah Freeman, Bryan Harris, Amanye Jinwright, James Leap, Kaylee Main-Gomez, Miracle Mozzee, James Rivera and Kuniya Young. The group will advise on alumni programs, network connectivity and leadership pathways.