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WHOOP, the human performance company, today unveiled multiple initiatives and new clinically-backed features, including the coming launch of the company’s Women’s Health Specialized Blood Biomarker Panel. Building on the WHOOP Advanced Labs Baseline Panel launched last year, the Women’s Health Specialized Blood Biomarker Panel adds 11 clinically backed, female-specific blood biomarkers that expand insight into areas that are frequently under-measured or misinterpreted in traditional women’s health testing. WHOOP has also announced a new Hormonal Symptom Insights and Predictions update, along with a comprehensive Menstrual Cycle White Paper detailing the science behind its cycle modeling.

 

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These initiatives reflect the company’s commitment to advancing women’s health in an area that has historically been under-researched and underrepresented in data, clinical standards, and performance science. Women represent a growing share of new WHOOP members, with 150% year-over-year growth, signaling increasing demand for health insights that account for hormonal dynamics, training response, and long-term health outcomes. Women also engage with WHOOP AI approximately 30% more than male members, reflecting strong demand for intelligent, personalized women’s health support.

 

“Unlike solutions that focus on isolated conditions or single life stages, WHOOP delivers a connected health experience informed by one of the world’s largest datasets on women’s physiology,” said Alex Vannoni, Head of Healthcare Product at WHOOP. “We’re not just helping women track their cycles. We’re helping them understand how their physiology evolves over time – and giving them tools to act on it.”

 

 

WHOOP Advanced Labs: Women’s Health Specialized Panel

 

 

The Advanced Labs baseline and new Women’s Health Specialized Panel create a progressive, female-first testing pathway that supports women across all life stages.

 

 

The new panel, launching next month, includes critical biomarkers that dive deeper into cycle regulation and hormonal transitions, including perimenopause, thyroid function, nutrient sufficiency, and bone–metabolic resilience. The biomarkers tested are: Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH), Progesterone, Prolactin and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb), Free T4, Free T3, Leptin, Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin), Folate, Magnesium and Phosphate (as Phosphorus).

 

 

By layering lab data on top of continuous wearable metrics and AI-modelling, WHOOP enables members to see how biomarkers correlate with recovery trends, strain tolerance, sleep efficiency, and stress patterns over time – turning static lab results into dynamic insight.

 

 

Members will be able to purchase the Women’s Health Specialized Panel via the WHOOP app.

 

 

Hormonal Symptom Insights and Predictions

 

 

WHOOP is also expanding its Menstrual Cycle Insights and Pregnancy Insights offering, with a new update – Hormonal Symptom Insights and Predictions. Within the WHOOP app, menstruating members will now receive a personalized model of their cycle that adapts over time, based on their unique physiological data and historical patterns.

 

 

Within the WHOOP app, members will now have access to key data about their cycle that allows them to accurately adjust their daily routines, fitness regimes, and recovery practices and anticipate potential symptoms rather than simply recording them. This includes access to:

 

 

• A dynamic date window for the next period, allowing for more anticipation around the menstrual cycle
• Tracked trends in cycle length, period length, and variability, flagging irregular patterns before larger issues persist
• Analyzed individual symptom patterns to anticipate when symptoms are most likely to occur

 

As part of the latest Cycle Insights updates, the feature now integrates with WHOOP Advanced Labs. This integration enables WHOOP to deliver personalized biomarker ranges – categorized as ‘optimal,’ ‘sufficient,’ or ‘out of range’ – based on where a member is in their cycle. When a member completes a blood draw, WHOOP automatically applies the appropriate reference range aligned to their recorded cycle phase, ensuring results are interpreted through the lens of their physiology. It’s another example of how women’s unique biology is embedded into every WHOOP product and feature.

 

Menstrual Cycle White Paper

 

 

WHOOP has also published a comprehensive Menstrual Cycle White Paper outlining the research, methodology, and validation behind its modeling approach. The white paper proves how continuous physiological monitoring improves prediction accuracy over time, how the system accounts for variable cycles, perimenopause, and hormonal birth control, and how prediction windows dynamically widen or narrow based on variability.

 

 

By bringing continuous, longitudinal visibility to cycle patterns, WHOOP aims to increase health literacy and close a long-standing data gap in women’s health.

 

 

“What makes this powerful isn’t any single data point – it’s how the system comes together,” said Emily Capodillupo, Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data at WHOOP. “Women don’t experience their physiology in silos. Hormones influence sleep, sleep affects recovery, and recovery shapes training response. By modeling these interactions over time – across continuous biometrics, lab data, and behavior – we can deliver guidance that reflects the full system, not just a snapshot.”

 

 

With the support of the WHOOP Medical Advisory Board, including Dr. Robin Berzin and Dr. Hazel Wallace, and in tandem with their recent collaboration with Clue, a leader in menstrual and reproductive health, WHOOP will continue to drive innovation in women’s health and deliver on the company’s goal of adding one billion healthy years to the planet.

 

 

The Women’s Health Specialized Panel, along with additional blood panels, will be available via WHOOP in April. You can find links to imagery in our Digital Press Kit.

 

 

*The Women’s Health Specialized Panel will be available exclusively in the US at launch.

 

 

About WHOOP:

 

 

WHOOP delivers a wearable membership to help people live healthier, longer lives and unlock extraordinary potential. Through a powerful 24/7 wearable with a 14-day battery life, WHOOP provides intelligent health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness, and long-term wellbeing. The health platform includes an FDA-cleared ECG, a Healthspan longevity feature, Blood Pressure Insights, and Advanced Labs blood biomarker analysis. Peer-reviewed research shows: that members who wear WHOOP daily increase their weekly exercise by more than 90 minutes, gain over two hours of additional sleep per week, and improve heart rate variability by 10%.

 

 

Trusted by millions of members worldwide including athletes, global leaders, military operators, executives, and artists, WHOOP has become a modern symbol of disciplined, intentional living. WHOOP was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston. The company has raised more than $400 million in venture capital, ships to 56 countries, and operates in six languages. Learn more at whoop.com and connect with WHOOP on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and YouTube.

 

 

 

 

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Worldwide shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations in 2026 are expected to decline by 12% to 245 million units, according to the latest outlook from Omdia. This forecast is grounded in sharp increases in memory and storage prices – particularly the expected minimum 60% rise in 1Q26. Further upward price pressure is anticipated throughout the remaining quarters of the year, though subsequent increases are expected to be more moderate. Since 1Q25, the costs of mainstream memory and storage configurations have risen by between US$90 and US$165, placing substantial financial pressure on PC vendors and forcing them to reduce promotions, raise product prices, and adjust configurations. The impact across PC product categories is expected to be broadly consistent. Desktops are set to decline by 10% to 53.2 million units, while laptops will decline by 12% to 192.2 million units.

 

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Considering how quickly the situation is evolving, Omdia has conducted a multi-scenario analysis of the impact. Based on the latest available information and market signals, the forecast carries a higher downside risk, namely a widening of shortages for both memory and storage and increasingly steep price hikes. This could further suppress consumer demand and tighten PC vendors’ supply, pushing PC shipments toward a 15% decline or potentially worse. In addition, the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East has introduced substantial uncertainty for international transportation and regional market growth, although it remains to be seen whether this situation will persist.

 

Further analysis by price band shows that shortages and price increases have affected products across different price tiers to varying degrees. “For lower-priced products, there is less margin room to absorb rising costs, and consumers in this segment are typically more sensitive to price fluctuations,” said Omdia Principal Analyst Ben Yeh. “In addition, lower-price-band products often rely on lower-capacity, previous-generation components and receive lower allocation priority while facing the hurdle of some suppliers discontinuing production. Within the limited bit supply PC vendors could obtain, prioritizing premium products will be a preferred strategy to mitigate impacts to business performance.”

 

 

In 2026, PCs priced below US$500 are expected to be hit hardest, declining by 28% to around 62.1 million units shipped. By contrast, shipments of high-end PCs priced at US$900 and above are better supported and may even maintain modest growth. “Beyond the stronger ability of higher price bands to absorb cost increases, we also factored in that some consumers and IT decision makers will accept higher price points to meet essential needs, which will drive an upward shift in the price mix,” Yeh added. “However, the movement toward higher price bands does not necessarily represent improved product configurations.”

 

 

Worldwide desktop and notebook shipments (market share and annual growth)   Omdia PC Forecast: 2025 and 2026
Platform	2025 shipments	2025 market share	2026 forecast	2026 market share	Annual growth
Windows & Others	231,679	83.1%	203,550	83.0%	-12.1%
MacOS	27,740	10.0%	26,401	10.8%	-4.8%
ChromeOS	19,317	6.9%	13,990	5.7%	-27.6%
HarmonyOS	141	0.1%	1,404	0.6%	897.0%
Total	278,876	100.0%	245,344	100.0%	-12.0%
Note: Unit shipments in thousands. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.   Source: Omdia PC Horizon Service (sell-in shipments and forecast), March 2026

 

 

“The supply-driven downturn in 2026 will not affect all PC platforms equally,” said Kieren Jessop, Research Manager at Omdia. “Windows PCs, which account for 83% of shipments, are forecast to decline 12% in 2026 as the platform bears the brunt of memory and storage constraints. Chrome devices face the steepest decline at 28%, as the education-heavy platform is particularly exposed to tighter component allocation, lower margins and the discontinuation of some memory and storage products. Macs are set for a comparatively modest 5% decline, supported by Apple’s vertically integrated supply chain and premium positioning. Meanwhile, HarmonyOS-based PCs are emerging as a notable growth segment, forecast to expand tenfold year on year from a small base as Huawei ramps up its PC ecosystem in China.”

 

ABOUT OMDIA

 

 

Omdia, part of TechTarget, Inc. d/b/a Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT), is a technology research and advisory group. Our deep knowledge of tech markets grounded in real conversations with industry leaders and hundreds of thousands of data points, make our market intelligence our clients’ strategic advantage. From R&D to ROI, we identify the greatest opportunities and move the industry forward.

 

 

 

 

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• Ferring’s total revenues for 2025 exceeded €2.5 billion, an increase of 10% from 2024, mainly driven by our flagship product Menopur®
• Continued ramp-up in the US for Adstiladrin®, our novel gene-based therapy for bladder cancer, confirming its position as Ferring’s second major growth driver
• Commitment to sustainability demonstrated by SBTi approval of our targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and by our programme to reduce maternal deaths in low- and lower middle-income countries

 

Ferring today published its 2025 Annual Report and Sustainability Report. The company achieved total revenues of over €2.5 billion in 2025, an increase of 7% over the previous year at actual exchange rates (AER) and 10% at constant exchange rates (CER). These were mainly driven by our flagship product Menopur^® (menotropins for injection) in reproductive medicine, and the ramp-up in the US of our breakthrough gene-based therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, Adstiladrin^® (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg).

 

Operating expenses were contained to an increase of €61 million year-on-year (i.e. +5% at AER and +7% at CER), and this includes significant non-recurring items (notably impairment charges and restructuring provisions). Underlying operating expenses remained well-controlled, with increased investments targeted to support the growth of Adstiladrin and other opportunities. Thus, operating profit for the year reached €167 million, a decrease of -€24 million (‑13%) versus the prior year at AER, while remaining flat at CER – with the difference being driven by the weaker US dollar.

 

 

Following a focus on improving cash conversion after several heavy investments, free cash flow generation approached neutral despite currency headwinds from the weaker US dollar. This represents a substantial improvement compared to the previous year, and a significant step towards sustainable cash generation.

 

 

Jean-Frédéric Paulsen, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, said: “This was a pivotal year as we continued evolving our business to become stronger, more agile and more resilient, and importantly we got back to free cash flow neutral. Moreover, in 2025, we introduced an enterprise model designed to create greater value for patients and customers while supporting sustainable growth. This reflects our long-term commitment to serving patients’ need, and fostering an environment where people can learn, grow and perform at their best.”

 

 

Ferring has always conducted business responsibly by seeking to protect the environment, create value for society, and uphold our high standards of ethics and governance. In 2025, we passed a major milestone when our targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This globally recognised standard ensures corporate goals are aligned with international climate policy. During the year, we succeeded in reducing our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 4.3% and Scope 3 emissions by 19%.

 

 

Access to affordable healthcare is embedded in Ferring’s purpose and strategic priorities. The Project Family™: Safe Birth initiative aims to reduce maternal deaths in low- and lower middle-income countries by enabling wider access to Carbetocin Ferring (carbetocin, room-temperature stable formulation). In 2025, we worked with partners to supply around 1.7 million doses of this life-saving medicine at an affordable access price, while gaining further approvals in seven low- and lower middle-income countries.

 

 

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals

 

 

Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a privately owned specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine with a strong heritage in gastroenterology and urology and are at the forefront of innovation in uro-oncology gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,500 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which market its medicines in over 100 countries.

 

 

Learn more at www.ferring.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

 

 

 

 

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Global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip, which celebrates its 20^th anniversary this year, is set to launch its AI-native, fully managed solution AgentOS. The new platform builds on Infobip’s recently launched AI Agents, the intelligent foundation for autonomous customer communications. AgentOS is a major step in Infobip’s evolution from a communications platform to an intelligent orchestration layer for the AI era, enabling businesses to move from campaigns and workflows to autonomous, goal-driven interactions.

 

AI communication models enable autonomous customer communications, hyper-personalization and highly engaging content across multiple channels. However, AI agents need a unified view of all customer touchpoints to deliver such benefits. Businesses must eliminate data silos. Yet readiness is low. Few enterprise AI agent projects reach production due to unstructured data and internal barriers. AgentOS overcomes these barriers, operationalizing AI safely and at scale across the enterprise.

 

AgentOS combines Infobip’s Conversational Customer Data Platform with real-time journey orchestration to deliver one and two-way contextual engagement across all natively integrated channels. The platform unites marketing, sales and support into one AI-native platform to connect every customer touchpoint into a seamless journey. This means fewer disconnected tools, faster execution and measurable improvements in customer conversion, satisfaction and lifetime value.

 

Infobip’s real advantage lies in its human-in-the-loop model, where AI manages scalability and efficiency, and human specialists intervene to address complex issues, continuously training and refining the AI agents. Retailers and e-Commerce companies are at the forefront, delivering hyper-personalized experiences, while healthcare and finance sectors are quickly embracing AI-powered solutions to improve patient care with a strong focus on trust, security, and regulatory compliance.

 

Moreover, modular components, MCP interfaces, open APIs, and intuitive user interface elements enable fast deployment, integration or standalone use. Brands can start with one use case, enhance customer experience and scale to other use cases quickly. Built-in security and compliance ensure every interaction is trusted, giving enterprises the confidence to automate without losing control. Automation and analytics power hyper-personalized engagement and operational efficiency at scale.

 

Krešo Žmak, Chief Innovation Officer at Infobip, said: “AgentOS is the control layer where AI agents, data, channels and customer intent come together to decide what happens next in every interaction. It leverages our omnichannel foundation to enable AI agents to operate autonomously across SMS, RCS, email, WhatsApp, voice, and more, adapting in real-time to optimize content, channel and timing based on customer context. With more than 15 natively integrated channels, Infobip is uniquely positioned to deliver agentic AI at scale.”

 

Infobip has integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers into its platform to provide AI agents with communication superpowers. By creating a universal language where AI agents can interact with third-party systems, Infobip’s MCP servers enable AI agents to book flights, set up two-factor identification and more. No matter if a brand uses an Infobip or third-party agent, they can make the most of Infobip’s global omnichannel communications platform to complete real AI-first customer tasks end-to-end.

 

AgentOS is available directly from Infobip on 1 April. More about AI agents here: https://www.infobip.com/ai-agents

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Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global end-to-end IoT solutions provider, today announces the launch of its range of Quectel Pi series of single-board computers (SBCs), designed for a broad range of industrial use cases. The portfolio currently includes three compact development platforms – the Quectel Pi M1, L1, and H1 boards – engineered for low power consumption, cost efficiency, and full-stack software support. Designed to accelerate prototyping and product development, they are well suited for embedded applications, IoT solutions, robotics projects, and edge computing deployments.

 

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“We’re delighted to launch the affordable, versatile, open source Quectel Pi series of SBCs to help developers of real IoT projects in areas such as home automation, robotics, sensors and edge computing to achieve their goals,” says Zjelko Maric, Product Development Manager, EMEA, Quectel Wireless Solutions. “It is important to stress that these boards are for industrial use cases, not just the educational sector. We look forward to supporting the developer community at all levels with these highly capable new Quectel Pi boards.”

 

SBCs are a complete computer on a single printed circuit board (PCB) and comprise the CPU, GPU, memory storage and I/O ports. Versatility is assured thanks to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE and Ethernet connectivity options and general-purpose input/output pins to support I2C, SPI and UART interfaces. In addition to powerful CPU and GPU capabilities, support for LTE in the Quectel Pi M1 and L1 boards brings new connectivity capabilities to this sector of the market, and the Quectel H1 Pi board opens up edge computing performance for developers including industrial and commercial developers, educators and students, prosumer and home users, tech enthusiasts and developers, and hobbyists and makers.

 

 

With dimensions of 68.70mm x 108.94mm x 23.00mm, the Quectel Pi H1 is powered by the Qualcomm QCS6490 processor and offers numerous interfaces, 8GB LPDDR4x and 128GB UFS memory, an Adreno 643 GPU and options to select the Linux, Debian or Ubuntu operating systems. The SBC also supports 2.4GHZ and 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and gigabit ethernet connectivity.

 

 

Also included in the range is the Quectel Pi M1 and L1 boards, both offering LTE Cat 4 connectivity to users. The Pi M1 product is powered by the Qualcomm SM6115 processor and has dimensions of 56mm x 85mm x 23mm. A wide range of interfaces make this board highly compatible with the Raspberry Pi and the needs of that community of developers. This SBC also offers Wi-Fi5, Bluetooth 5.0 and gigabit ethernet as well as LTE Cat 4 and the option of GNSS connectivity. The Quectel Pi M1 also offers 4GB LPDDR4x and 64GB eMMC memory and the option of Linux, Android or Ubuntu operating systems.

 

 

The Quectel Pi L1 board features a 64-bit ARM quad-core Qualcomm QCM2290 processor alongside a rich set of interfaces, a 64-bit Adreno 702 GPU and offering 2 GB LPDDR4X* + 32 GB eMMC memory. With dimensions of 56mm x 85mm x 21.66mm, this SBC offers easy compatibility with the Raspberry Pi and offers two SIM interfaces. The Quectel Pi L1 board offers LTE Cat 4, 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and the option of GNSS connectivity. Both the M1 and L1 boards are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing development board ecosystems, enabling straightforward adoption and compatibility with widely used hardware platforms.

 

 

About Quectel

 

 

Quectel’s passion for a smarter world drives us to accelerate IoT innovation. A highly customer-centric organization, we are a global end-to-end IoT solutions provider backed by outstanding support and services.

 

 

With a worldwide team of over 5,800 professionals, we lead the way in delivering end-to-end IoT solutions, spanning cellular, GNSS, satellite, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules, high-performance antennas, value-added services and full turnkey offerings including ODM services and system integration.

 

 

With regional offices and support across the globe, our international leadership is devoted to advancing IoT and helping build a smarter world.

 

 

For more information, please visit: www.quectel.com or LinkedIn

 

 

 

 

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Pune successfully hosted the third edition of the Pune City Marathon (PCM 2026) on March 1, 2026, uniting citizens, institutions, and running enthusiasts in a citywide initiative that promotes preventive health, social inclusion, and environmental responsibility. VIBGYOR Group of Schools joined the marathon as the Gold Sponsor, with students and educators from multiple campuses participating across race categories.

 

Guided by the theme “Bolder, Bigger, and Better,” the event called on Punekars to “Join the Movement,” underscoring how shared participation can deepen community connections and strengthen civic pride. Organised by The Poona Club Ltd. in partnership with Fitforce Events, the marathon was designed to be inclusive and widely accessible.

 

The event witnessed participation from over 15,000 runners across four race categories: 3 km, 5 km, 10 km, and the Half Marathon (21 km), encouraging people across age groups and fitness levels to take part. Families, first-time runners, corporate teams, schools, and seasoned athletes came together in a shared citywide celebration of health and community spirit.

 

The races were flagged off by eminent dignitaries:

 

• The 21 km Half Marathon was flagged off by Vivek R. Wadekar, Chief Commissioner of the Income Tax Department.
• The 10 km race was flagged off by Dinesh Bhoyar, IRS Commissioner, GST.
• The 5 km race was flagged off by Vishal Agarwal, Major General and GOC Sub Area (Maharashtra & Goa), representing the Southern Command.
• The 3 km race was flagged off by Nidhu Saxena, Managing Director & CEO of Bank of Maharashtra.

 

Adding to the event’s cultural identity is its official mascot, Chhava “Sher ka Baccha,” representing courage, resilience, and discipline. Inspired by the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the mascot reflects Pune’s Maratha heritage while encouraging citizens to participate with pride and purpose.

 

Event Highlights – Race Winners

 

21 km Half Marathon

 

• Men’s Winner: Raj Tiwari (1 hour, 8 minutes, 11 seconds)
• Women’s Winner: Ravina Gaikwad (1 hour, 27 minutes, 45 seconds)
   

10 km Race

 

• Men’s Winner: Saurabh Mehra (30 minutes, 56 seconds)
• Women’s Winner: Sakshi Bhandari (36 minutes, 51 seconds)

 

Beyond fitness, Pune City Marathon 2026 aligns with a broader social and environmental agenda. The initiative supports education and empowerment programmes for children of sex workers, assistance to old-age homes, inclusion of visually, hearing, and speech-impaired citizens, tree plantation and urban greening efforts, and cleanliness drives across the city. By encouraging participants to run for a cause, the marathon seeks to foster a more inclusive, compassionate, and sustainable Pune.

 

In a significant association this year, VIBGYOR Group of Schools joined as the Gold Sponsor. Students and educators from multiple campuses participated across race categories, reinforcing the institution’s focus on holistic development through physical fitness, social awareness, and experiential learning.

 

Commenting on the association, Kavita Kerawalla, Vice Chairperson, VIBGYOR Group of Schools, said, “Events like the Pune City Marathon create powerful opportunities for students to experience the values of discipline, perseverance, and community participation firsthand. At VIBGYOR, we believe such platforms play an important role in shaping well-rounded individuals who are conscious of both personal well-being and social responsibility.”

 

For VIBGYOR Group of Schools, the association reflects its broader philosophy of holistic education, where physical fitness, mental well-being, and social awareness are integral to the learning process. By enabling student and educator participation in a large-scale city initiative, VIBGYOR continues to contribute meaningfully to Pune’s public health, environmental awareness, and community engagement efforts.