Events

Saitama, Japan – – September 30, 2026 -- The Saitama Prefectural Government has released a new promotional video and brochure targeting international buyers to expand exports of SAYAMA-CHA, one of Japan's three finest green teas.

Saitama Targets Global Buyers Under "Saitama's Finest Produce" Tagline

The prefecture is positioning SAYAMA-CHA for lifestyle and beverage companies abroad, using official media assets to build brand recognition in export markets. The campaign includes a YouTube video and a downloadable PDF brochure aimed at global trade audiences.

Sayama Hills' Extreme Climate Swings Drive Tea Quality

Grown 30 kilometers from central Tokyo, tea in the Sayama Hills region is shaped by temperature swings from 35 degrees Celsius in summer to near minus 10 degrees Celsius in winter. This variation produces thicker tea leaves and higher umami concentration in fresh sprouts, according to the prefecture.

Seoul, South Korea – September 30, 2026 -- DORCO, the South Korean razor manufacturer operating in more than 130 countries, has won the Red Dot Award in the Corporate Design & Identity category of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026, one of the design industry's most established competitions running since 1993.

Rebrand tied to 70th anniversary consolidates global visual identity

The recognized corporate identity was developed as DORCO marked its 70th anniversary in 2025. Founded in 1955, the company built the renewal around a new brand core, "Leading Edge," and a stated vision of "Achieving the Top with Leading-Edge Innovation," aimed at unifying how the brand communicates technological expertise and precision across markets.

Berlin – – September 30, 2026 -- TIB MOLBIOL, a subsidiary of Roche Diagnostics, has launched the LightMix® Newborn TREC/SMN1/HBB kit, an IVDR-approved in vitro diagnostic test that simultaneously screens newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID), and Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in countries accepting the CE mark.

Single kit consolidates three critical newborn screening panels for hospital labs

The test runs on established LightCycler systems, giving private and academic hospital laboratories a ready-to-use solution that integrates into existing workflows without requiring new infrastructure investment.

Devens, Mass. and Tokyo – September 30, 2026 -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has agreed to purchase more than 10,000 km (3 GA-m) of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape from Japan's Fujikura Ltd., in what the companies describe as the largest supply agreement of its kind for HTS tape.

Fujikura expands capacity to supply CFS' ARC fusion power plants

Under the long-term agreement, Fujikura is investing to expand its manufacturing capacity to deliver the HTS tape volume needed for CFS' ARC power plant rollout. The material will first be used at the Fall Line Fusion Power Station, CFS' planned grid-scale plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- Daimon Robotics demonstrated its full tactile intelligence infrastructure at IROS 2026, running the first in-person public showcase of its Daimon-TWM world model since its August 2026 launch.

Daimon-TWM performs two live autonomous manipulation tasks under real-time tactile feedback

In one demo, a robot strung engraved beads onto a flexible cord for a friendship bracelet, a task requiring small-scale precision and continuous adjustment to changing contact conditions. In a second, a robot autonomously executed canvas tote heat-transfer printing, sequencing sticker placement, film removal, hot stamping and curing while adapting each step to the physical state of the task.

San Antonio – September 30, 2026 -- NTT TechnoCross has secured Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Japanese Company of the Year Recognition in privileged access management for the third consecutive year, citing its unified governance platform for enterprise cybersecurity.

Frost & Sullivan cites unified governance across human and non-human identities

Frost & Sullivan's evaluation benchmarked NTT TechnoCross across strategy effectiveness and strategy execution, with the company excelling in both dimensions. Vivien Pua, Industry Principal at Frost & Sullivan, noted that the company's iDoperation platform brings privileged account governance, access control, monitoring, auditing, analytics, and just-in-time access capabilities into a single system, aligning with enterprise demand for dynamic access management beyond traditional account protection.

Los Angeles – – September 30, 2026 -- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) has signed a non-binding term sheet to move its entire EAI robotics business into Nasdaq-listed AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIXC), at a proposed valuation of approximately $200 million in an all-stock deal.

AIxC will rename itself FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. and swap its ticker to FFR effective September 30, 2026.

Beijing – – September 30, 2026 -- Global climate officials meeting in Beijing this week pressed for faster international cooperation on clean energy, pointing to China's build-out of what they called the world's largest clean power and clean steel production systems as a template for coordinated industrial policy.

China reports ultra-low-emission retrofits across 1.17 billion kilowatts of coal power capacity

Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment and executive vice-chairperson of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), said the retrofits extend to 990 million metric tons of crude steel production capacity. He added that China now operates or has under construction 101 nuclear power units, the largest such pipeline globally. The figures were presented as evidence of tangible emissions-cutting action rather than policy commitments alone.

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- LumiBot, a robotics startup founded just over a year ago and known in China as Shiyue Technology, unveiled a full stack of finger-shaped visuo-tactile sensors, dexterous hand hardware and manipulation foundation models at IROS 2026, where it was also selected to present at the conference's official Startup Session.

Industry-wide tactile datasets total only tens of thousands of samples, LumiBot says

The company argues that embodied AI's progress is capped by a hardware bottleneck: public multimodal datasets combining high-DOF dexterous hands with tactile feedback number only in the tens of thousands of samples, while scalable manipulation models require tens of millions of hours of real-world operational data. LumiBot's strategy is to fix data quality at the hardware layer so collected samples are standardized and reusable from the outset.

Jinan – – September 30, 2026 -- Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. (SSE STAR Market: 688309) completed a group restructuring on August 26, 2026, consolidating nearly 40 years of industrial continuous pyrolysis operations as tightening EU recycling rules drive new orders for its waste tire and plastics processing lines.

UK customer signs RMB 198 million order after evaluating global peers

A UK customer assessed Niutech's European and Chinese project references, benchmarked the company against competitors worldwide, and signed an order worth RMB 198 million for chemical recycling equipment. The company frames the deal as capital-backed validation of its technology maturity in international waste plastic recycling.

Tokyo – September 30, 2026 -- TIER IV, the developer behind the open-source Autoware platform, will begin sales on September 30, 2026, of two new automotive-grade cameras built for commercial-scale Level 4 autonomous driving. The C1-120MP and C2-120MP feature a 120-degree wide-angle lens designed to close peripheral blind spots around autonomous vehicles.

New cameras expand MP series first launched in May 2026

The MP camera series combines proprietary image optimization with flexible camera control and is aimed at scalable autonomous deployment across public transit, logistics, construction, and agricultural operations. The 120-degree field-of-view models are engineered specifically for close-range peripheral sensing, complementing narrow-angle cameras used for long-range detection.

Hollywood, Fla. – September 30, 2026 -- Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation has secured a $230,000 grant from Simply Healthcare Foundation to expand New Solutions, a pediatric mental health treatment and suicide prevention program, over the next three years.

Grant funds care for 267 individuals over three years

The three-year grant began July 1 and will allow New Solutions to serve 267 individuals, targeting the gap between emergency psychiatric treatment and community-based behavioral health care. The program addresses children and adolescents who arrive at the emergency department in crisis but do not meet medical criteria for hospital admission or an involuntary examination under Florida's Baker Act.

Los Angeles – September 30, 2026 -- The California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) will run its 13th Annual California Addiction Conference (CAC) from October 14-18, 2026, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, consolidating three previously separate summits into a single five-day program.

Washington – September 30, 2026 -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) reported positive topline results from a pivotal Phase III study of HETLIOZ® (tasimelteon) 20 mg in adults with Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (DSWPD), setting up a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Trial meets primary endpoint with statistically significant sleep-timing shift

The study, VP-VEC-162-3502 (NCT04652882), shifted sleep onset 42.5 minutes earlier in the HETLIOZ® arm (n=20) versus 5.4 minutes on placebo (n=20), a 37.1-minute difference (p=0.022). In an exploratory responder analysis, 60% of tasimelteon-treated participants (12/20) advanced sleep onset by at least 30 minutes, compared with 15% on placebo (3/20) (p=0.008).

Chicago – September 30, 2026 -- Bruce Markets LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer and operator of Bruce ATSTM, has secured new strategic investment from PEAK6 Investments and Robinhood Markets to extend U.S. equity trading into a continuous weekend session, pending regulatory review.

The move would create the first round-the-clock U.S. equity trading ecosystem for global investors, layering a weekend session onto Bruce ATS's existing overnight window, which currently runs from 8:00 PM to 4:00 AM ET.

PEAK6 remains majority shareholder as Robinhood joins as new investor

PEAK6 Investments continues as Bruce Markets' majority shareholder, with Robinhood Markets entering as a new strategic backer. Existing investors Apex Fintech Solutions, Fidelity Investments, Nasdaq Ventures, NH Investment & Securities, tastytrade and Webull retain their positions.

Hong Kong – September 30, 2026 -- City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) climbed three places to rank 70th globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, its best result to date.

CityUHK retains world No. 1 in Industry pillar for fourth straight year

The university scored a perfect 100 in the Industry pillar, topping the global ranking for the fourth consecutive year on the strength of patent development, technology commercialisation and its innovation ecosystem. THE evaluated 2,297 institutions across 118 countries using 17 indicators across five pillars: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry and International Outlook.

Hong Kong – September 30, 2026 -- City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has risen to 70th place globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, its best-ever result, advancing three places from the previous year.

CityUHK retains world No. 1 in Industry pillar for fourth straight year

The university scored a perfect 100 in the "Industry" pillar, securing the top global position for the fourth consecutive year. The metric evaluates patent development, technology commercialisation and the strength of institutional innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Sunnyvale, California – – September 30, 2026 -- Uuni LLC has released a new leadership book, The Disciplined Executive, and pledged to donate 100% of proceeds to charity rather than retain any book revenue. Written by founder Jani Hirvonen and published September 15, 2026, the book applies elite athletic training methods to executive leadership development.

Author applies IRONMAN training discipline to corporate leadership models

Hirvonen, a two-time IRONMAN All-World Gold Athlete, argues that leadership capability is built through deliberate practice, repetition, and accountability rather than gained automatically through promotion to senior rank. He draws on more than 20 years of professional experience spanning technology, research, consulting, and publishing sectors, including work in business development, partnerships, and international operations across both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

Fontana, Calif. – September 30, 2026 -- FlexScreen / RiteScreen will host a ribbon-cutting for its new manufacturing facility in Fontana, California, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, marking the launch of Southern California's first fully operational FlexScreen production line.

New Fontana facility expands window and door screen capacity for the Southwest

The plant, located at 13611 Santa Ana Ave, will host current and prospective customers, business partners, community leaders, and media for leadership remarks, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, catered lunch, and guided plant tours. Guests will see the manufacturing processes behind the company's window and door screen products firsthand.

Madison, Wisconsin – September 30, 2026 -- Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's statewide energy efficiency program, marked its 25th anniversary by recognizing four Energy Efficiency Champions at an award ceremony held at the Wisconsin State Capitol, with honorees crediting sustained operational commitments over one-time projects for their results.

Governor Evers Receives Champion Award for Program Support

Public Service Commission Chairperson Summer Strand presented Gov. Tony Evers with an Energy Efficiency Champion Award for his backing of the Focus on Energy program, including annual Energy Efficiency Day proclamations and a Clean Energy Plan that calls for expanding the program's reach across the state.