Regulatory Update

Eden Radioisotopes Advances $1.4B N.M. Isotope Plant with Kiewit, State Backing

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Eden Radioisotopes Advances $1.4B N.M. Isotope Plant with Kiewit, State Backing

Albuquerque, N.M. – September 28, 2026 -- Eden Radioisotopes has secured New Mexico state economic support and locked in Kiewit Nuclear Solutions Co. as its engineering, procurement and construction partner for a planned $1.4 billion medical isotope production facility in Lea County, New Mexico.

New Mexico backs up to $1.4 billion investment through tax incentives

Economic Development New Mexico confirmed the state will support Eden's investment through the Job Training Incentive Program, high-wage and rural job tax credits, and LEDA GRT Share. The project is projected to create 205 jobs statewide and generate more than $1.5 billion in economic impact over 10 years.

EPO Board Upholds Carbon's Core Dual-Cure 3D Printing Patent

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EPO Board Upholds Carbon's Core Dual-Cure 3D Printing Patent

Los Angeles – September 28, 2026 -- A Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office has rejected a competitor's challenge to Carbon's European Patent No. 3158400, upholding the broadest claim covering its dual-cure 3D printing technology.

EPO appeals board affirms earlier ruling maintaining patent claim 1

The decision confirms an earlier EPO Opposition Division ruling that kept claim 1 intact and additionally restores dependent claims that had been stripped during the original opposition proceeding. The patent covers Carbon's dual-cure chemistry, which pairs light-based 3D printing with a secondary thermal curing step to produce parts with engineering-grade strength, elasticity, durability and temperature resistance.

Civil Infrastructure Platform Hits IEC 62443-4-1/4-2 Compliance

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Civil Infrastructure Platform Hits IEC 62443-4-1/4-2 Compliance

San Francisco – September 28, 2026 -- The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP), an open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, has achieved compliance with IEC 62443-4-1 and IEC 62443-4-2, becoming one of the first open source initiatives to reach this level of industrial cybersecurity alignment.

CIP compliance cuts adopter security work by up to 70%

CIP estimates that manufacturers building on its security processes, technical capabilities and reusable artifacts can reduce their IEC 62443 compliance effort by up to 70%, while retaining responsibility for requirements specific to their own products and deployments.

AbbVie Wins FDA Approval for First D1/D5 Parkinson's Drug JUVMO

North Chicago, Ill. – – September 28, 2026 -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has secured U.S. FDA approval for JUVMO (tavapadon), the first and only selective D1/D5 receptor agonist for adults with Parkinson's disease, with commercial availability set for October 2026.

JUVMO targets dopamine pathways differently than existing D2/D3 agonists

Roopal Thakkar, AbbVie's chief scientific officer, called the approval the first dopaminergic breakthrough for Parkinson's disease in decades. The once-daily oral tablet can be taken with or without levodopa, positioning it across the full disease continuum rather than a single treatment stage.

Thesis Gold & Silver Files Detailed Project Description for Lawyers-Ranch

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Thesis Gold & Silver Files Detailed Project Description for Lawyers-Ranch

Vancouver – September 28, 2026 -- Thesis Gold & Silver Inc. (TSXV: TAU; OTCQX: THSGF) has submitted a Detailed Project Description for its 100%-owned Lawyers-Ranch Gold-Silver Project to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office, advancing the project toward a Readiness Decision under the province's Environmental Assessment Act.

Submission triggers next stage of BC's environmental review process

The DPD gives the EAO the basis to determine whether the project is ready to proceed to a formal Impact Assessment. Thesis initiated the environmental assessment process for Lawyers-Ranch on December 10, 2025, and the review is being conducted under a substituted process announced in June 2026, whereby the Government of Canada confirmed the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada would delegate the review to BC's EAO under a "one project, one review" arrangement.

Brookfield-Linked Fund Discloses 6.17% Stake in Tanker Owner TORM

Hellerup, Denmark – September 28, 2026 -- OCM Njord Holdings S.à r.l. has disclosed ownership of 6,329,874 A shares in product tanker operator TORM plc, equivalent to 6.17% of the company's total share capital and voting rights.

Filing confirms Brookfield-linked entity crossed disclosure threshold on September 23

The stake, held through the entity known as Njord Luxco, was reported under section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, which requires investors to disclose holdings once they cross defined ownership thresholds. Each share carries a nominal value of USD 0.01.

Ownership structure traces to Brookfield Corporation through two Luxembourg vehicles

Njord Luxco is jointly controlled by OCM Luxembourg Opps IX S.à r.l. and OCM Luxembourg Opps IX (Parallel II) S.à r.l. Both entities are ultimately controlled by Brookfield Corporation, placing a sizable minority position in TORM under the asset manager's indirect influence.

L.A. Concrete Retrofit Lag Persists as Colombia Quake Highlights Stakes

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L.A. Concrete Retrofit Lag Persists as Colombia Quake Highlights Stakes

Los Angeles – September 28, 2026 -- Fewer than 15% of Los Angeles properties covered by the city's mandatory non-ductile concrete retrofit program had submitted retrofit plans more than a decade after the ordinance took effect, according to research published in Earthquake Spectra in July 2026.

Colombia's $13.28 Billion Earthquake Loss Underscores Retrofit Stakes

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia in August 2026, damaging more than 225,000 structures and causing an estimated $13.28 billion in direct physical damage, according to a United Nations Development Programme assessment. The scale of destruction has renewed scrutiny of Los Angeles buildings that share similar structural vulnerabilities.

Artesia, Burbank, Lakewood Approve PACE Financing via Home Run Financing

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Artesia, Burbank, Lakewood Approve PACE Financing via Home Run Financing

Lakewood, Calif. – September 28, 2026 -- The City Councils of Artesia, Burbank and Lakewood have voted to approve Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) home improvement financing through Home Run Financing (HRF), bringing the total number of participating California jurisdictions to more than 360.

Three Los Angeles County cities join 39 others already offering HRF's PACE program

Artesia, Burbank and Lakewood follow Hawthorne, Calabasas and Lawndale, which approved the program last fall, expanding PACE access across Los Angeles County. Los Angeles was an early adopter of the financing model.

ISO, UNDP Launch First Global Standard for SDG Management Systems

Paris – September 28, 2026 -- ISO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched ISO/UNDP 53001, the world's first International Standard providing organizations with a requirements-based management system to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into strategy, governance and operations.

Standard debuts at ISO Annual Meeting to close implementation gap on SDGs

The standard was unveiled on the opening day of the ISO Annual Meeting in Paris, marking a shift from voluntary SDG commitments to a structured, auditable framework. ISO/UNDP 53001 gives organizations tools to identify priorities, set objectives, embed them into existing processes and measure performance over time, offering a consistent basis to demonstrate compliance and strengthen accountability.

Cuvo Health Report: Only 14 States Ease Telehealth Licensing

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Cuvo Health Report: Only 14 States Ease Telehealth Licensing

Wilmington, Del. – September 28, 2026 -- A new 51-jurisdiction dataset from Cuvo Health shows that only 14 states offer out-of-state physicians a telehealth registration or telemedicine license short of full licensure, exposing a costly compliance gap for digital health startups seeking national scale.