Access Advance LLC today announced an extension of its Founding Licensee incentive program for the Video Distribution Patent (VDP) Pool through September 30, 2025. The incentive program, which originally concluded on June 30, 2025, offers significant savings in royalty payments for video streaming providers seeking comprehensive video codec licensing coverage across HEVC, VVC, VP9, and AV1 technologies. The VDP Pool Licensors have approved this extension to give potential Licensees additional t...

Concept Medical Inc., a global pioneer in drug-delivery technologies, announced the enrollment of the first patient in the MAGICAL-SV (MAGIcTouch™ Sirolimus-Coated Balloon for Treatment of Coronary Artery Lesions in Small Vessels) trial, a U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study evaluating its MagicTouch™ sirolimus-coated balloon (SCB) for the treatment of small coronary vessels. This first U.S. enrollment follows the FDA’s IDE approval of MagicTouch SCB, marking a major milestone in ...

TOURISE, the bold new global tourism platform, has announced the members of its cross-sector Advisory Board, a powerhouse of industry titans guiding TOURISE’s strategic direction and shaping the agenda of the inaugural global summit taking place in Riyadh from 11-13 November, 2025. TOURISE is where cross-sector convergence begins, a platform where leaders and visionaries debate, collaborate and take action to shape the future of tourism. The 14-member board brings together expertise from to...