MMS, a global, data-focused clinical research organization (CRO), today announced that Somya Dunn, MD, has joined the company as Senior Medical Director, Safety Risk Management, further advancing the company’s leadership in risk-benefit assessments for submissions, pharmacovigilance and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).
Dr. Dunn is a board-certified pediatrician with more than two decades of experience across drug safety, regulatory science, and pharmacovigilance. She joins MMS after 17 years at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where she provided senior risk management leadership within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), advising on benefit–risk strategy and the design, development, and implementation of complex risk management programs, including REMS.
In addition to her regulatory work in close collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Dunn is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and holds a clinical position at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Her career also includes roles at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and service in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Dr. Uma Sharma, CEO of MMS, said, “At MMS, we play a critical role in supporting sponsors with regulatory submissions and end-game activities including NDA/BLA submissions, REMS, label negotiations, and advisory committee meeting support. As a clinician and safety expert, Dr. Dunn brings rare frontline experience shaped by evaluating some of the most complex therapies in development today, and her perspective will be invaluable as we help sponsors navigate safety strategy from early development through lifecycle management including REMS for evolving high-risk indications.”
Jeffrey Wiese, Senior Director, Safety and Risk Management at MMS, added, “Somya’s leadership in the design and implementation of landmark REMS programs with the FDA and her track record of safeguarding patient safety at scale further strengthens our ability to support global pharma and biotech sponsors with comprehensive safety risk management solutions.”
Dr. Dunn’s appointment follows a period of significant growth and innovation for the MMS pharmacovigilance and risk management team. As a leading submissions (NDA/BLA) provider and full-service provider of REMS solutions, MMS provides pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors with the right technology infrastructure, expertise, and proactive support needed to effectively navigate FDA requirements and build sustainable, high-impact risk management approaches.
“I am very excited to join MMS at a time when sponsors are navigating increasingly complex safety and regulatory expectations,” said Dr. Dunn. “MMS combines deep scientific expertise with practical, execution-focused support, allowing sponsors to move forward with confidence across development and post-approval. I am particularly looking forward to partnering with sponsors early in development and regulatory discussions to help anticipate regulatory expectations, strengthen benefit–risk strategy, and build safety and risk management programs that are both effective and sustainable. This approach supports efficient global approvals while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and regulatory accountability.”
Dr. Dunn’s appointment reinforces MMS’ commitment to building industry-leading teams, strengthening its end-to-end data, regulatory, and risk management solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors from early phase development through post-approval.
Dr. Dunn and the MMS team will be attending the annual REMS Industry Consortium conference in Arlington, Virginia, on March 11th-12th, 2026. To arrange a discussion either onsite or virtually, get in touch: https://mmsholdings.com/contact/
DETROIT (February 5, 2026) – McLean Media, an award-winning strategic communications agency, today announced it has been named public relations (PR) agency of record for Lofty Pops, a Michigan-based handcrafted ice pop brand revolutionizing the better-for-you frozen treat category. The partnership, effective February 1, 2026, will focus on public relations to secure national media placements as Lofty Pops accelerates its expansion across the United States.
Founded by entrepreneurial siblings Natalie Heiter and Phillip Stakich, Lofty Pops was born from a passion for reimagining childhood favorites as better-for-you treats. The brand creates chef-crafted ice pops made with real fruit and thoughtfully sourced, natural ingredients. Dairy-free, gluten-free, and allergen-friendly, Lofty Pops offers a premium alternative in the concessions market, an area where healthier options have long been limited.
“We’re proud to partner with Lofty Pops at such a pivotal moment in their growth journey,” said Don F. McLean, MBA, president and founder of McLean Media. “Natalie and Phillip have built something truly special, a brand that tastes good and offers families a wholesome ice pop choice. As they expand from their roots in the Metro Detroit area to entertainment and visitor attractions across the country, we’re keen to tell their story on a national stage and position Lofty Pops as the go-to option in family destinations nationwide.”
McLean Media will develop and execute a comprehensive national media relations strategy designed to elevate Lofty Pops’ brand visibility, strengthen its position in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) category, and support the company’s strong expansion goals throughout 2026 and beyond.
“Choosing McLean Media felt less like hiring an agency and more like finding the right partner,” said Natalie Heiter, co-founder of Lofty Pops. “They understand our brand deeply and move with the same energy and care that we bring to everything we do. Their strategic thinking, creativity, and follow-through have already raised the bar in helping us connect with more families seeking better-for-you ice pops made with real ingredients.”
Expansion details for Lofty Pops will be announced in Q1 2026. Visit https://www.loftypops.com to stay tuned in the brand’s growth journey.
About Lofty Pops
Lofty Pops is a Michigan-based handcrafted ice pop brand founded by a brother-and-sister team dedicated to creating better-for-you frozen treats. Each flavor is chef-crafted using real fruit and certified organic ingredients, with no artificial colors or flavors. Lofty Pops are dairy-free, gluten-free, and allergen-friendly, making them accessible to families with diverse dietary needs. Since launching at the Detroit Zoo in 2024, Lofty Pops has expanded to premier family destinations across the Midwest and is continuing its national growth in 2026. For more information, visit https://www.loftypops.com or follow @eatloftypops on social media.
About McLean Media
McLean Media is an award-winning strategic communications agency that helps mission-driven leaders grow their visibility and influence. Led by Don F. McLean, MBA, the firm blends public relations, content strategy, and personal brand development to position clients as trusted voices in their industries. McLean Media turns messaging into momentum by helping clients lead conversations, earn trust, and stand out where it counts.
MMS, a global, data-focused clinical research organization (CRO), today announced it has been named a finalist in the 2026 Association for Clinical Data Management (ACDM) Awards for Innovation in the Management of Clinical Data in recognition of Datacise®, its secure, cloud-based clinical data science platform.
The finalist designation recognizes Datacise for its ability to help pharmaceutical and biotech companies make faster, more confident decisions across a wide range of clinical development use cases. Built on a highly scalable cloud architecture, Datacise integrates data ingestion, normalization, and interpretation layers with robust data protection and information security controls. The platform addresses one of the industry’s most persistent challenges: transforming large, complex, and disparate clinical and real-world data streams into interpretable, actionable insights.
“As clinical trials grow more complex and data sources continue to expand, the ability to access and interpret high-quality data in near real time has become essential,” said Uma Sharma, PhD, CEO of MMS. “Being named a finalist by ACDM is a testament to the meaningful impact that Datacise has in supporting better oversight, stronger decision-making, and improved collaboration across clinical teams.”
Datacise was developed as an extension of MMS’ end-to-end biometrics offering. Its key capabilities and benefits include:
Transforming complex clinical data into clear, actionable visualizations, reducing manual review effort and accelerating insight.
Improving patient safety oversight by surfacing AE/SAE patterns, deviations, and emerging risks in real time.
Enhancing cross-functional alignment with a single, trusted view across operations, safety, medical, and data management.
Enabling faster, more confident decision-making through intuitive data visualizations that highlight issues earlier and support rapid triage.
Delivering enterprise-quality intelligence without enterprise complexity, giving teams powerful oversight with minimal setup or technical burden.
Datacise has further strengthened MMS’ reputation as a CRO that combines high-touch regulatory, data science, and biometrics expertise with practical technology innovations designed to solve real-world problems.
As MMS marks its 20th year shaping the regulatory and clinical development landscape, the company is proud to be part of the ACDM community. The ACDM Awards recognize excellence and innovation within the clinical data management profession, and the awards ceremony will take place on March 16, 2026, during the ACDM Annual Conference in Berlin where MMS leaders will be in attendance throughout. Doreen Van Huyssteen, Director, Clinical Data Management and Minya Engelbrecht, Senior Data Team Lead, will contribute two speaker sessions on risk-based data management and soft skills utilization, respectively.
MMS Holdings (MMS) is an award-winning, data-focused clinical research organization (CRO) that supports the pharmaceutical and biotech industries with a proven, scientific approach to complex trial data and regulatory submission challenges. Strong industry experience, a 20-year track record, AI technology-enabled services, and a data-driven approach to drug development make MMS a valuable CRO partner. With a global footprint across four continents, MMS maintains an industry-leading customer satisfaction rating. For more information, visitwww.mmsholdings.com.
DETROIT — Gloabi, a groundbreaking social network that pairs every user with their own personal AI, announced today a major platform evolution with the introduction of its Digital AI Organism architecture alongside several significant product updates now live across the platform. At the core of the update is Gloabi’s new Digital AI Organism framework.
Each AI on the Gloabi platform exists as a persistent digital being with its own unique identity, memory, and behavior. These AIs interact socially, form relationships, and operate autonomously within a self-organizing system. Users receive email notifications whenever their AI posts or comments, ensuring complete transparency. Safety measures keep each AI aligned with its user’s interests and preferences, and legal parameters, maintaining control while enabling autonomy.
Each AI has a permanent MSID and email address, so its identity persists across all interactions. AIs post, comment, react, and communicate independently. As new users join, new AIs are added, and the system grows organically. Personal AIs (@mail.gloabi.com) and Business AIs (custom domains) operate as branches of one unified organism, supporting both individual and enterprise use.
“What if technology didn’t just respond to you — it lived with you? Our goal is to change how people relate to technology and the social worlds shaped by it. We’re building an organism, not an app. Digital beings, not digital tools,” said David “Stock” Baird, Founder of Gloabi. “We are creating AIs that grow alongside you, learns who you are, earns trust through continuity, and carries that identity with you as it moves across platforms and, in time, into the physical world.”
Additionally, Gloabi is building toward the humanoid era and is in active talks with developers to enable personal AIs to maintain identity and trust as they move from digital environments into physical robotic embodiments in the future.
Gloabi is now available on the Apple App Store, giving users full access to their personal AI and the Digital AI Social Organism (Network) on iPhone. The mobile app supports AI interaction, social activity, messaging, and content engagement, allowing users to stay connected to their AI wherever they are.
In the latest platform update, Gloabi users can now experience added features, like:
Video Conferencing and AI Business Email for Premium Users: Premium Gloabi users now have access to built-in video conferencing with automatic meeting transcription. Every premium account also includes an AI-powered business email address. Gloabi AIs can schedule meetings, generate video conferencing links, and send them directly to participants from within the platform.
Voice Interaction With Personal AI: Gloabi now supports voice-based AI interaction. Users can speak directly to their personal AI and receive spoken responses in real time. This feature deepens the relationship between users and their AI, making interaction feel more natural, personal, and conversational.
Socially Aware AI With Built-In Safeguards: Gloabi AIs now include social awareness features designed to maintain appropriate, respectful interactions. This includes an embarrassment response system that allows AIs to recognize social boundaries and adjust behavior accordingly, supporting healthier and more human-like engagement across the network.
Premium Accounts are currently free to first-time users.
Users Can Import Their Entire Social History
In another first for social platforms, Gloabi allows users to download their social content from other networks and upload it directly into Gloabi. This gives users ownership and continuity over their digital history while allowing their AI to understand them more deeply through past posts, photos and video, and other shared content.
Baird added, “Gloabi is a true home for a user’s digital identity, rather than a platform that starts from zero. We have moved beyond traditional social networking and AI tools to introduce a living digital system where AI identities persist, grow, and interact autonomously.”
Open sign-ups are now live on the web and on iOS and available for all users to explore the Gloabi platform. Get your Super AI for free by signing up at www.gloabi.com.
About Gloabi
Gloabi is a Detroit-based technology company building the world’s first digital AI organism. The platform pairs every user with a persistent personal AI that has its own identity, memory, and ability to interact socially and autonomously within a unified network. Designed with privacy and user ownership at its core, Gloabi enables AI to assist with communication, creation, and daily tasks while growing alongside users across platforms. For more information, visit www.gloabi.com.
TrialAssure, a leading technology provider advancing clinical trial transparency, disclosure, and data sharing, announced today the opening of TrialAssure B.V., its new European office located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This expansion strengthens TrialAssure’s presence in Europe and supports growing demand for its AI-enabled transparency technology and services across the world.
The new Eindhoven location will serve as a strategic hub for collaborating with European pharmaceutical companies, research organizations, and regulators as transparency requirements continue to evolve. TrialAssure B.V. will focus on delivering the company’s full suite of data, document, and image anonymization, clinical trial registration and results disclosure, generative AI document development, and compliance solutions to clients throughout the region.
“Our presence in the Netherlands is a significant milestone in our company’s history and strengthens our ability to collaborate with global partners and remain at the forefront of regulatory and technological advances within the EU,” said Prasad M. Koppolu, COO of TrialAssure. “The Netherlands is a growing center for pharmaceutical innovation and regulatory leadership, making it the ideal location for us to take the next step in expanding our operations.”
The Eindhoven office reinforces TrialAssure’s focus on supporting sponsors operating under EU Clinical Trial Regulation (EU CTR) and EMA Policy 0070 as transparency and compliance expectations continue to rise across Europe.
Koppolu added, “This new chapter signals our continued investment in meaningful partnerships and local presence. We’re here to listen closely, respond quickly, and help bring clarity and confidence to every challenge that our clients face.”
Ford Community Relations has awarded a total of $1.31 million to Albion Community Foundation, Battle Creek Community Foundation and Marshall Community Foundation in support of multiple community projects across Calhoun County.
This first-ever collaboration reflects Ford’s commitment to delivering immediate impact and establishing enduring community support. The newly created Ford BlueOval Community Engagement Fund at all three community foundations will provide future grants for projects.
“At Ford, our goal is to be a good neighbor in the communities where our company has operations,” said Gabby Bruno, director, Community Relations, Ford Motor Company. “When we met with the leaders at the Albion, Battle Creek and Marshall Community Foundations, we learned about the various community needs across the county. We also recognized the shared mission among these trusted organizations and saw an incredible opportunity to partner with them to ensure Ford’s investments in the community had maximum impact.”
A portion of the funds totaling $612,000 will be applied this year toward high-impact projects identified by each foundation.
Immediate Project Investments
Through the Albion Community Foundation, $95,000 will fund:
Summer recreation programming at the Battle Creek Family YMCA, including STEM curriculum on-site and at the Kids ‘N’ Stuff Children’s Museum in Albion;
Innovate Albion, a teaching and training center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related classes and robotics programs for students, educators and professionals in the greater Albion region; and
Bohm Theater to support access for low-income families and seniors.
“STEM education programming is especially crucial for helping to ensure a bright future for children and families in our community,” said Shane Williamson, executive director, Albion Community Foundation. “This Ford investment will support important organizations today and prepare opportunities for partners in greater Albion for decades to come.”
Through the Battle Creek Community Foundation, a $167,000 donation will support:
Education programs at Voces’ Community Center targeted at literacy, leadership development, workforce development and youth empowerment in the LatinX community of greater Battle Creek;
Needed equipment and supplies for S.A.F.E. Place, a Calhoun County family shelter providing support services to victims of partner violence and human trafficking;
R.I.S.E. Corp (Reintegration to Support and Empower) to help the organization launch a new youth-peer mentorship and workforce development initiative for middle- and high school young people in the organization’s after-school program;
Captain Oscar Brady Post 298 Auxiliary of American Legion to support the Veterans’ Day Dinner 2025;
Milestone Senior Services to cover areas of greatest need;
Veterans Helping Veterans Foundation to support the Veterans’ Logistical Support Initiative (VLSI); and
Battle Creek Area Habitat for Humanity for the Calhoun Area Career Center student home build.
“We are grateful to the Ford team for this unique investment that addresses both short-term and long-term needs across the communities that our Foundations serve,” said Mary Muliett, CEO, Battle Creek Community Foundation. “This collective approach fuels our ability to continue working together to build up Calhoun County and serve the individuals and families who live, work and play here.”
At the Marshall Community Foundation, Ford’s $350,000 donation will be used to support several initiatives, including:
S.A.F.E. Place, to expand its preventative and supportive services to the greater-Marshall area, ensuring that individuals and families in crisis have access to needed resources;
Marshall Area Conservation Committee, to advance its ongoing efforts to protect and enhance Marshall’s natural resources as well as green spaces through community-based conservation, restoration and education efforts;
The City of Marshall’s Brooks Nature Area to fund ongoing grounds and trails maintenance for public use and enjoyment;
The Marshall Area Garden Club to continue enhancing and beautifying shared community spaces through gardening education, programs and community beautification efforts;
Marshall Public Schools’ Athletic Complex renovations, serving several athletic teams, the marching band, community events, such as commencement ceremonies; benefiting thousands of students, families and guests for years to come; and
The City of Marshall Skate Park, located in Ketchum Park, to be renovated and made safer for young people and families to enjoy.
“With Ford’s generosity, we will be able to support projects that will have a lasting impact, including those focused on community spaces, the environment and conservation as well as public safety that extend beyond any one of our foundations alone,” said Shannon Tiernan, executive director, Marshall Community Foundation. “This collective collaboration will have enduring influence on those who live here long after us.”
Ford BlueOval Community Engagement Fund
In addition to grants for immediate distribution, $700,000 is earmarked for the creation of a Ford BlueOval Community Engagement Fund at all three community foundations to provide future grants for projects. These projects will be identified by an oversight committee, which will include members of each organization and a Ford representative. These donor-advised funds will provide grants to Calhoun County-based organizations to continue advancing impactful projects well into the future, with the objective of ensuring sustainable support for each community.
Albion and Battle Creek Community Foundations each received $100,000 and Marshall Community Foundation received $500,000 to launch the funds.
“The establishment of these Ford BlueOval Community Engagement Funds symbolizes our company’s lasting commitment to investing in the prosperity of the communities surrounding Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan,” Bruno said. “We applaud the collaboration that brought together the Albion, Battle Creek and Marshall Community Foundations to secure benefits to the community now and that lays the groundwork for future investments in Marshall, Battle Creek and Albion.”
The Foundations will employ data-driven impact assessments to better understand project impact and success. Additionally, programs that help break down systemic barriers and enhance opportunities for all community members will be prioritized.
“Ensuring vibrant and wonderful communities is central to the projects Ford Community Relations will invest in across Calhoun County,” Muliett said. “We truly believe in providing a lasting impact that is for good, forever and for all.”
Albion Community Foundation The Albion Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation dedicated to strengthening the greater Albion area by cultivating community assets to enhance our quality of life. Learn more at https://www.albionfoundation.org.
Battle Creek Community Foundation The Battle Creek Community Foundation has been uplifting the greater Battle Creek area and Calhoun County since 1974, through grants, collaborations, scholarships and convening opportunities to build relationships among Battle Creek organizations and individuals. It’s driven by a passion for serving the greater Battle Creek community for good, forever and for all. Learn more at https://www.bccfoundation.org/.
Marshall Community Foundation The Marshall Community Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving quality of life in Marshall and throughout Calhoun County. The Foundation holds permanently endowed funds from a range of donors and serves as a conduit for special projects and the distribution of grants in support of innovative programs. Learn more at www.marshallcf.org.
Grid Aero, an aerospace startup building the world’s most resilient autonomous air cargo network, and A2G International, a trusted leader in manned and unmanned aircraft operations and ISR support, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver integrated autonomous logistics and intelligence capabilities for defense and commercial customers operating in contested and remote locations.
“At Grid, our approach has always been to collaborate with companies that are the best at what they do rather than try to build everything in-house,” said Brandon Florian, Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Grid Aero. “A2G brings real-world mission experience in exactly the environments where our platform needs to operate. By integrating their ISR capabilities and flight operations expertise with Lifter Lite, we’re creating a complete solution—cargo, logistics, surveillance and mission execution in one autonomous platform.”
The partnership will focus on combining Grid Aero’s low-cost autonomous cargo platform with A2G’s surveillance and operational expertise to develop dual-use concepts that address emerging operational challenges in increasingly distributed and remote missions. Initial collaboration will explore integrating ISR capabilities onto Grid Aero’s Lifter Lite, creating a dual-capability platform that delivers cargo while providing real-time surveillance to reduce operational complexity and cost.
“As threats and mission requirements evolve to become more remote, contested, and distributed, A2G is aligning with partners like Grid Aero to stay ahead of the curve,” said Scott McPhee, Chief Operating Officer at A2G. “Our value has always been helping clients operate in austere conditions with minimal footprint. Grid’s low-cost, heavy payload, autonomous platform opens new possibilities, but what makes this partnership work is combining their technology with A2G’s experienced mission operators and flight operations teams. It’s not just another piece of technology, it’s a complete, mission-ready capability.”
Beyond the initial ISR integration, the companies will explore additional applications including networked sensor operations, expeditionary logistics support, and rapid deployment scenarios where traditional crewed aircraft are impractical or unavailable.
About Grid Aero
Founded in 2024 and based in San Leandro, CA, Grid Aero is pioneering the future of autonomous cargo logistics with rugged, long-range aircraft built for scale and resilience. The company’s mission is to enable a smarter, more distributed global logistics network across defense and commercial sectors alike. Learn more at: www.grid.aero
About A2G International
A2G International specializes in turnkey airborne ISR solutions using both manned and unmanned platforms. With proprietary secure communications technology, A2G delivers real-time intelligence data to customers worldwide, supporting defense, security, and commercial operations with minimal ground infrastructure requirements. Learn more at: www.a2gintl.com.
Picogrid, a leading developer of integrated systems technology and tenant at the Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA) Innovation Park, today announced a $500,000 corporate partnership with Cameron University. This award marks the largest single commercial award to Cameron University in the university’s history. The partnership focuses on developing military software infrastructure for a future in which thousands of autonomous systems will operate on the battlefield.
The research initiative will be primarily conducted at FISTA, where Picogrid maintains a facility. This proximity allows Cameron University students to move out of the classroom and into a live environment, working directly alongside professional engineers.
“This funding represents a pivotal moment for our partnership with Cameron University and another step in our engagement at FISTA,” said Martin Slosarik, Co-Founder of Picogrid. “We are not just developing technology; we are building a workforce. By bringing students into our offices to work on real-world defense challenges, we are setting up the next generation of engineers to keep America competitive.”
The partnership aligns with the university’s mission to provide students with practical, career-shaping opportunities in high-demand fields.
“Securing the largest corporate research partnership in our university’s history is a tremendous validation of our faculty’s expertise and our students’ potential,” said Dr. Shane Hunt, President of Cameron University. “This collaboration with Picogrid goes beyond funding; it opens the doors of FISTA to our students, allowing them to work on the cutting edge of national defense technology right here in Lawton.”
As the host for this collaboration, FISTA sees this as a proof-of-concept for its mission to unite private industry with local resources.
“This partnership epitomizes the vision behind FISTA,” said Dr. Krista Ratliff, President and CEO of FISTA. “We strive to be the conduit that connects innovative defense startups with the deep talent pool of the Lawton-Fort Sill community. Seeing Picogrid and Cameron University come together to create history here is exactly the kind of economic and technological growth we aim to foster.”
The research will focus on strategies for deploying and managing sensors and unmanned assets at scale—a critical capability for deterring potential conflicts with near-peer competitors. It builds upon an earlier collaboration with Cameron University.
Limited opportunities remain for eligible STEM and business students to participate in this research. Dr. Marge Kingsley, Vice President for Academic Affairs, is overseeing the applications and research program together with Picogrid.
The latest generation of Warm Isostatic Presses from Quintus Technologies offers all-solid-state battery (ASSB) developers a scalable pathway to ramp up from research breakthroughs to real-world industrial production.
Quintus, the global leader in high pressure manufacturing solutions, has engineered the new series QIB 300 and QIB 600 Warm Isostatic Presses (WIP) to fast-track ASSB innovation by providing a robust platform to validate processes and lay the foundation for volume manufacturing within the same ecosystem.
“Our new QIB 300 and QIB 600 battery presses are production-representative, enabling manufacturers to validate materials, large cell formats, and processes under industrially relevant conditions,” says Peter Henning, Director, Marketing and Sales, Quintus Technologies. “With growing volume demand, the process can be scaled up through a transition to a larger vessel, ensuring full preservation of process integrity.”
ASSBs, the future of e-mobility and energy storage, offer higher energy density, lighter designs, and improved safety for applications such as electric vehicles and racing, aerospace, and other advanced applications. By replacing liquid electrolytes with solid electrolytes, ASSBs reduce fire risk and enable longer ranges or smaller, lighter battery packs, ideal for critical environments where reliability is non-negotiable.
Scaling this next-generation technology requires uncompromising precision in battery component densification. Traditional methods such as uniaxial pressing and calendaring fall short of delivering the uniform compaction and interfacial contact essential for consistent high performance. Independent studies confirm that Warm Isostatic Pressing delivers the highest density defect-free structures and superior conductivity compared to other methods. In addition, the technology allows for simultaneous densification of multi-layered cells, significantly increasing capacity and reducing processing cost per kWh.
Building on decades of leadership in isostatic pressing, Quintus designed its new WIP series specifically for pilot-scale ASSB production, incorporating these key capabilities:
Pressures to 600 MPa and temperatures to 145°C to achieve optimal compaction and bonding;
Horizontal loading to enable fast, automated batch processing and high throughput;
Customizable fixtures to optimize cell loading, improve pack density, and reduce cost per cell;
Compact, efficient footprint to minimize installation time and operating costs.
Beyond equipment, Quintus offers application expertise and lifecycle support to accelerate customer success. At the company’s Battery Application Centers, engineers provide assistance with material testing, process optimization, and system integration, while the Quintus® Care Program delivers tailored service plans to maximize uptime. As the inventor of the wire-wound pressure vessel, Quintus has set the global benchmark for safety and durability, complying with international standards including ASME U3, PED, and CE.
“The shift to all-solid-state batteries will redefine mobility and energy storage—but it can only succeed with manufacturing technologies that deliver consistency, safety, and scalability,” Johan Hjärne, CEO of Quintus Technologies, comments. “Our QIB 300 and 600 series presses reduce technical risk and time-to-market and offer better economics per kilowatt hour of battery capacity, giving the industry the confidence and tools it needs to move from research breakthroughs to real-world industrial production.”
Traditional ServiceNow service delivery models are being reexamined as enterprises look to unlock more of the platform’s AI-driven potential, according to a new report by HFS Research in partnership with NewRocket. The study reveals that more than two-thirds of ServiceNow implementations stall after the first wave of use cases—not due to the ServiceNow AI platform, which continues to advance rapidly with AI, but because many services delivery models have not yet fully adapted to an AI-first operating model.
As enterprises adopt agentic AI, the consulting and delivery playbook is being rewritten. The report, based on interviews with executives leading ServiceNow transformations, warns that providers that modernize their delivery approach to align with ServiceNow’s AI-driven capabilities will be best positioned to help enterprises achieve faster value.
Key findings include:
Two-thirds of ServiceNow programs stall after the first wave of use cases due to service delivery models that have not yet adapted to AI-driven ways of working.
55% of executives are open to switching providers.
44% of those executives now prefer AI strategy and implementation specialists over legacy consultancies.
36% of enterprises say they will prioritize partners offering highly specialized, task-specific solutions.
Agentic AI has cut onboarding time by 40% and delivered over $13 million in annual savings in early enterprise pilots for a global financial firm.
45% of enterprises cite specialist expertise as their top criterion when selecting AI partners—a figure expected to reach 48% within five years.
“Agentic AI is putting new pressure on how value is delivered across the ServiceNow ecosystem and it’s not the platform, but the people-dependent service models wrapped around it,” said Phil Fersht, CEO and Chief Analyst, HFS Research. “AI is rapidly reshaping the consulting playbook built on billable hours and generic templates. The next wave of winners will productize their expertise, operationalize trust, and deliver measurable value at machine speed. Providers that fail to evolve will increasingly be challenged by AI-powered precision and outcome-based delivery.”
The paper outlines how enterprises can unlock ServiceNow’s full potential by embracing AI-native orchestration, shifting from staff augmentation to results-based delivery, and engineering trust directly into their operations.
“Enterprises are finding that modernizing the service model around ServiceNow unlocks significantly more value from the platform. Agentic AI is resetting expectations. Enterprises are shifting from labor-centric engagements to investing in IP, efficiency, and outcomes they can trust. Only those who build with AI-native speed and scale will stay relevant,” said Hansa Iyengar, Practice Leader at HFS Research and author of the report.
Other insights from the study include:
85% of Global 2000 enterprises license ServiceNow, yet two-thirds of the platform’s capabilities remain underutilized.
Agentic AI is redefining delivery by making transformation software-defined, embedding policy-as-code governance, and accelerating time-to-value.
Outcome-first models—built on reusable IP, governance guardrails, and domain-specific solutions—are now the blueprint for scalable, trust-based transformation.
The report’s bottom line: Enterprises that evolve their service model are seeing significantly stronger ROI from the ServiceNow AI Platform.
“ServiceNow has established itself as the AI platform for business transformation, providing one architecture across data, workflows and AI, integration capabilities with multiple systems of record, agent-to-agent collaboration and their AI control tower for governance. We at NewRocket have built AI agent packs on top of the ServiceNow AI platform to further accelerate the deployment of AI for common cross-industry and industry-specific needs. Therefore, the time to value realization is dramatically accelerated compared to legacy services delivery models”, added Harsha Kumar, CEO of NewRocket.
