Archives April 2026

Wasabi Technologies to Acquire Seagate’s Lyve Cloud Business

Business Wire India

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today announced it will acquire the Lyve Cloud business from Seagate Technology LLC (NASDAQ: STX), a leading innovator of mass-capacity data storage. Under the terms of the agreement, Seagate will receive equity in Wasabi and become a shareholder of the company. Additional financial terms were not disclosed.

 

“This acquisition strengthens our position as the world’s leading pure-play cloud storage vendor,” said David Friend, co-founder and CEO of Wasabi Technologies. “Seagate has built a loyal enterprise customer base for Lyve Cloud storage, and we welcome those customers to Wasabi. We are focused on supporting their growth with our global network of data centers, innovative security features such as Covert Copy, AI-ready capabilities, partner integration tools, and technical support.”

 

 

“This transaction is aligned with Seagate’s strategic focus on its core mass-capacity storage business to meet the surging demand for data storage, while ensuring Lyve Cloud customers continue receiving exceptional support through Wasabi, a dedicated, independent cloud storage provider,” said Gianluca Romano, chief financial officer of Seagate Technology.

 

 

Strengthening Enterprise-Grade Cloud Storage

 

 

AI initiatives, analytics, video workloads, and longer data retention requirements are driving rapid growth in enterprise storage demand. As data volumes scale into the petabytes, organizations are re-evaluating cloud economics and seeking to reduce vendor complexity. Increasingly, they are choosing providers that deliver predictable pricing, strong security, and global performance at scale.

 

 

Lyve Cloud has long been positioned as an enterprise-ready storage platform with strong security and compliance capabilities. Combined with Wasabi’s focused execution, channel reach, and straightforward pricing model, the acquisition creates a powerful independent option for enterprise customers seeking predictable, cost-efficient storage deployments.

 

 

Expanded Ecosystem and Simplified Backup Integrations

 

 

Wasabi and Lyve Cloud share strong integration partnerships with leading data protection and backup providers, including Veeam, Rubrik, and Commvault. The combination simplifies the landscape for customers and channel partners by reducing the need to manage multiple S3-compatible storage vendors. The transaction strengthens Wasabi’s ability to serve enterprise backup and recovery workloads while maintaining cost-effective, predictable pricing outside the hyperscalers.

 

 

About Wasabi Technologies:

 

 

Recognized as one of the technology industry’s fastest growing companies, Wasabi is on a mission to store the world’s data by making cloud storage affordable, predictable and secure. With Wasabi, visionary companies gain the freedom to use their data whenever they like without being hit with unpredictable fees or vendor lock-in. Instead, they’re free to build best-of-breed solutions with the industry’s fastest-growing ecosystem of independent cloud application partners. Customers and partners all over the world trust Wasabi to help them put their data to work so they can unlock their full potential. Visit wasabi.com to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

Andersen Global Expands Caribbean Presence with Member Firm Launch in Grenada

Business Wire India

Andersen Global continues to strengthen its presence in the Caribbean as JD Consulting adopts the Andersen brand and becomes a member firm, launching Andersen in Grenada.

 

Andersen in Grenada is a professional services firm providing accounting, tax, and business advisory services to private clients, owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and organizations across a range of industries. Led by Managing Director Johnson Dion, the firm combines strong local insight with globally recognized professionals and delivers tailored, practical solutions that support financial stability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth.

 

 

“Adopting the Andersen brand marks an important step in our firm’s growth,” said Managing Director Johnson Dion. “Our focus has always been on delivering high-quality, client-focused advisory services rooted in integrity and excellence. Becoming a member firm enhances our ability to support clients with broader capabilities while preserving the personalized approach that defines our practice.”

 

 

“The launch of Andersen in Grenada reflects the firm’s long-standing role in the local market and its evolution over time,” said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. “Johnson has built a practice grounded in integrity and consistency, and his leadership supports our continued expansion across the Caribbean.”

 

 

Andersen Global is an international association of legally separate, independent member firms comprised of tax, legal, and valuation professionals around the world. Established in 2013 by U.S. member firm Andersen Tax LLC, Andersen Global now has more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms.

 

 

 

 

 

César Cernuda, President at NetApp, Receives Prestigious HITEC 100 Recognition for 2026

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NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced the inclusion of César Cernuda, President at NetApp, in the esteemed 2026 HITEC 100 list honoring 100 technology leaders of all backgrounds whose leadership and innovation are shaping the future of the global technology ecosystem. The list recognizes executives whose impact extends beyond their organizations and advances opportunity by embracing underleveraged, forward‑thinking talent.

 

As part of its ongoing commitment to growth, excellence, and measurable impact, HITEC also announced a strategic evolution of the HITEC Awards program. The HITEC 100 award will continue to embody the organization’s Architects of Growth ethos by celebrating exceptional industry leaders whose influence extends beyond their organizations. These honorees are setting industry direction, driving innovation at scale, and expanding opportunity through inclusive leadership.

 

 

“At NetApp, I have had the opportunity to transform the technology industry by enabling enterprises to build Intelligent Data Infrastructure that unlocks the full value of their data,” said César Cernuda, President at NetApp. “Being recognized as a 2026 HITEC 100 honoree reflects how our approach is helping lead the industry into the AI era. I hope that my work at NetApp inspires the next generation of technology leaders to take an active role in shaping the future of the industry.”

 

 

The 2026 HITEC 100 honorees include some of the most respected technology leaders from Fortune 100 and global enterprises, spanning roles such as CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology executives across diverse disciplines. This year’s class reflects the breadth and strength of the technology ecosystem, with leaders representing multiple industries, geographies, and organizations.

 

 

“I am so proud of the 2026 HITEC 100 honorees—they are at the top of their game and demonstrating what it means to be an Architect of Growth in a global, technology-driven world,” said Miriam Hernandez-Kakol, Chair of the HITEC Board of Directors. “They create collaborative networks rooted in shared values and a culture of excellence. Their leadership shows what it takes to create enduring value across a broader ecosystem.”

 

 

The HITEC 100 reflects a rigorous and comprehensive recognition process designed to honor the most impactful technology leaders across the global ecosystem. Honorees are selected based on leadership impact, scope and scale of influence, contributions to innovation and technology, and a demonstrated commitment to developing future leaders.

 

 

To view the complete HITEC 100 list, please click here. For more information about NetApp, visit: https://www.netapp.com/

 

 

For more information, please contact Cristin Aguilera, Programs Director, at cristin@hitecglobal.org.

 

 

About NetApp

 

 

For more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading organizations navigate change – from the rise of enterprise storage to the intelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and growth.

 

 

At the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform – the unified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and activates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the proven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and enhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers observability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.

 

 

Disaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services, and control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and innovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively embedded in the world’s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom to run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and protection.

 

 

With NetApp, data is always ready – ready to defend against threats, ready to power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking enterprises trust NetApp to turn intelligence into advantage.

 

 

Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

 

 

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SK Telecom Signs MOU with Arm and Rebellions for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure Innovation

Seoul, Korea, Apr 10 – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, hereinafter referred to as “SKT”) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Arm and Rebellions to drive innovation in next-generation AI infrastructure.

Through this agreement, the three companies will jointly develop a solution that combines Arm’s newly launched AGI CPU and Rebellions’ upcoming RebelCard™, scheduled for release in the third quarter of this year, to enhance AI inference performance. The solution will be tested and verified in SK Telecom’s AI data centers.

Arm AGI CPU is optimized for high-density inference environments and large-scale AI deployment. Rebellions’ ‘RebelCard™’ is an AI accelerator chip specialized for large-scale AI inference. Recently, heterogeneous computing architectures that combine CPUs and AI accelerator chips are gaining significant attention in the AI server market. In this structure, the CPU handles general-purpose computing such as data processing and system operation, while the AI accelerator chip is dedicated to AI inference computation.

Compared to GPU-based servers, this architecture offers higher power efficiency and processing efficiency for AI inference tasks, as well as reduced operating costs. As a result, it is recognized as an efficient server architecture for data centers running large-scale AI services.

SKT plans to deploy servers equipped with this solution in its AI data centers to validate performance and stability. In particular, the company is reviewing the possibility of operating its sovereign AI foundation model, A.X K1, on these servers. Through this collaboration, SKT aims to secure low-power, high-efficiency AI inference infrastructure and further strengthen its competitiveness in the AI data center business.

Arm is a leading AI compute platform powering the world’s most advanced technologies. While Arm has traditionally focused on chip design, the company on March 24 announced the launch of its first Arm-designed silicon, Arm AGI CPU — a data center CPU optimized for high-density inference environments and large-scale AI deployment.

In March, at the “Arm Everywhere” event, Arm and Rebellions combined their respective chips to deliver a live demonstration of an agentic AI service based on OpenAI’s GPT OSS 120B, highlighting the potential applicability of this heterogeneous CPU–accelerator architecture to large-scale data center workloads.

Lee Jae-shin, Head of AI Business Development at SK Telecom, said, “By offering a full package that combines infrastructure optimized for inference with our sovereign AI foundation model A.X K1, we will further enhance the competitiveness of our AI data centers.”

Eddie Ramirez, Vice President of Go-to-Market, Cloud AI Business Unit, Arm, said, “The rapid growth of AI inference is driving demand for new data center infrastructure designed for large-scale deployments. Partners like SK Telecom and Rebellions played an important role in helping us build the Arm AGI CPU and modernize AI inference infrastructure.”

Oh Jin-wook, CTO of Rebellions, said, “By providing our ‘RebelCard’—which offers overwhelming performance and power efficiency—alongside our full-stack software, Rebellions has become a core pillar supporting next-generation AI data centers. We expect this ‘one-team’ collaboration of experts to serve as a significant precedent in the industry for building AI-specialized infrastructure.”

 

 

 
     

 

Tezos Ecosystem Expands Global Presence with New Entities in Dubai and Singapore

Tezos Middle East and Tezos Southeast Asia will focus on regional ecosystem development in key verticals such as gaming, capital markets, and art, with the Tezos Patronage Association helping ensure strategic alignment

Zug, Switzerland—9th April, 2026—The Tezos ecosystem is broadening its international institutional presence through new entities designed to attract builders, deepen ecosystem engagement, and incubate projects across the ecosystem. The establishment of Tezos Middle East, headquartered in Dubai International Financial Centre, and Tezos Southeast Asia, headquartered in Singapore, extends that effort into two regions with strong track records across key verticals, including gaming, DeFi, capital markets, and art. The Tezos Patronage Association (TPA) has also been established to help ensure strategic alignment across these independent entities.

Tezos Ecosystem Expands Global Presence with New Entities in Dubai and Singapore

Founded in 2017 and based in Zug, Switzerland, the Tezos Foundation has focused on advancing the long-term development of the Tezos ecosystem through strategic investment, research and development, and ecosystem initiatives. Tezos Middle East and Tezos Southeast Asia will complement that effort as independent entities designed to move quickly, develop domain expertise, and engage with promising projects and companies across the ecosystem. As a Swiss association, TPA will bring together major organizations focused on the growth and development of the Tezos ecosystem and help maintain strategic alignment among independent entities. In time, TPA may invite additional members to join the association, broadening participation and echoing the Tezos blockchain’s globally distributed structure.

Roman Schnider, Chairman of TPA, said, “Tezos has come a long way, from the early fundraiser to a global ecosystem powering DeFi, gaming, art, and real-world applications that benefit many. Today, we are proud to take the next step in that journey with the launch of the Tezos Patronage Association, a new Swiss industry association created to align and amplify efforts across the Tezos ecosystem, alongside new independent entities in Dubai and Singapore.

By establishing independent entities in two of the world’s most dynamic regions for blockchain development, we can engage faster, develop deeper expertise, and connect more effectively with the projects and companies shaping the future in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. For builders and partners in these regions, this means we are here, local, and ready to work with you. We are not slowing down in Europe or the US either; this is about expanding our commitment globally, one great project at a time.”

Tezos is supported by a number of organizations around the world, reflecting the ecosystem’s international scope. In addition to TPA and the entities announced today, the Tezos Foundation in Switzerland and the Digital Commonwealth Foundation (DCF) in Jersey continue to contribute to the ecosystem’s long-term development. Tezos Commons, a US-based organization, contributes community infrastructure, governance tooling, educational resources, and expertise around the Tezos protocol. While the organizations in Switzerland, Jersey, Dubai, and Singapore focus on ecosystem growth through strategic investment and ecosystem initiatives, Tezos Commons plays a distinct role in strengthening the ecosystem’s community and technical foundations.

Commenting on the launch, Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, said, “Tezos is a global ecosystem, and its institutional structure should reflect that reality. A more distributed model gives different organizations the autonomy to move quickly, develop domain expertise, and respond to opportunities as they arise. That kind of subsidiarity makes the broader Tezos effort more dynamic, more adaptable, and better positioned for long-term ecosystem growth and broader adoption.”

SLB OneSubsea Awarded Contract for Shenandoah Field

Business Wire India

 

Global energy technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB) announced that its SLB OneSubsea joint venture was awarded a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy (BOE) Exploration and Production LLC to deliver a high‑pressure, high‑temperature (HPHT) multiphase boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America.

 

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SLB (NYSE: SLB) announced that its SLB OneSubsea joint venture was awarded a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy (BOE) Exploration and Production LLC to deliver a high‑pressure, high‑temperature (HPHT) multiphase boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America.

SLB (NYSE: SLB) announced that its SLB OneSubsea joint venture was awarded a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy (BOE) Exploration and Production LLC to deliver a high‑pressure, high‑temperature (HPHT) multiphase boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America.

 

 

The award reflects continued investment in deepwater developments, where advanced subsea systems are being applied to improve recovery. SLB OneSubsea’s HPHT multiphase boosting system is engineered to operate reliably above 15,000 psi, addressing operating conditions that exceed the limits of conventional subsea solutions.

 

“Our engagement with BOE began in January 2025, enabling us to design a subsea boosting solution tailored to the field’s operating conditions,” said Andreas Fjellbirkeland, vice president, Processing Systems, SLB OneSubsea. “As operators continue to invest in deepwater projects in the Gulf of America, this type of technology plays a critical role in accelerating production and improving recovery.”

 

 

 

 

 

Key points

 

  • SLB OneSubsea has been awarded a contract by BOE Exploration & Production LLC to deliver a multiphase boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America
  • The system is engineered to reliably operate above 15,000 psi, surpassing conventional subsea solutions and addressing advanced HPHT field demands
  • SLB OneSubsea’s processing technology supports enhanced oil recovery, faster production, and increased field value for BOE

 

About SLB

 

SLB (NYSE: SLB) is a global technology company that has driven energy innovation for 100 years. With a global footprint in more than 100 countries and employees representing almost twice as many nationalities, we work each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate the energy transition. Find out more at slb.com.

 

 

About SLB OneSubsea

 

 

SLB OneSubsea is driving a new subsea era leveraging digital and technology innovation to optimize our customers’ oil and gas production, reduce emissions in subsea operations, and unlock the large potential of subsea solutions to shape a sustainable energy future. SLB OneSubsea is a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7 headquartered in Oslo and Houston, with 10,000 employees across the world. Find out more at onesubsea.slb.com.

 

 

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Moody’s Brings Credit and Compliance Workflows Directly into Anthropic’s Claude

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Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) and Anthropic today announced that Moody’s Agentic Solutions (MAS) will be available natively in Anthropic’s Claude environment – including Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, and Claude Enterprise – through a purpose-built Model Context Protocol (MCP) application. Together, the companies are bringing Moody’s decision-grade risk intelligence into Anthropic’s frontier AI environment, delivering trusted, auditable outputs at the scale and speed regulated institutions demand.

 

“The institutions that will lead in an AI-driven world are those that build on intelligence that can be trusted, defended, and acted upon,” said Cristina Pieretti, Head of Digital Content and Innovation at Moody’s. “Moody’s provides that intelligent layer – connected, decision-grade, and now available directly in the Claude environment where our customers are already working.”

 

 

Separately, Moody’s is deploying Claude Enterprise, Claude Code, and Claude Desktop in its own operations to accelerate the product development lifecycle that powers its AI roadmap.

 

 

“Claude is built for work where the stakes are high and the outputs need to be defensible, and that’s exactly what credit and compliance teams face every day,” said Kate Jensen, Anthropic Head of Americas. “Moody’s is going all in by bringing Moody’s Agentic Solutions natively into Claude for their customers and deploying Claude in their own operations.”

 

 

At launch, Moody’s purpose-built agents will support credit analysis for financial institutions – including memo generation, peer comparisons, and scorecard assessments – as well as compliance workflows spanning entity profiling, ownership structure mapping, adverse media screening, and sanctions checks. All will be rendered as interactive reports directly within Claude through a dedicated MCP integration that connects Moody’s intelligence at the protocol level, enabling agents to run natively in the Claude environment and produce outputs inline without requiring customers to move between systems.

 

 

For a credit analyst at a financial institution, workflows that previously required hours of data gathering across multiple platforms – assembling ratings, research, and financial data into a defensible memo – can now be executed conversationally inside Claude, with outputs that carry the same sourcing, explainability, and audit trail that regulated environments require. For KYC and compliance professionals, entity screening workflows that span ownership structure mapping, adverse media analysis, and sanctions checks are available as a single, integrated workflow rendered directly in the Claude interface.

 

 

Today’s launch is the first in a series of Moody’s agentic workflows planned for the Claude environment, with additional capabilities across risk monitoring and portfolio intelligence to follow.

 

 

Each agent is grounded in Moody’s connected intelligence – a unified architecture spanning 600 million entities, 2 billion ownership links, and interconnected risk intelligence across credit, compliance, and operational domains. Outputs are valid, explainable, and auditable to meet the standard required for high-stakes decision-making in regulated environments.

 

 

To learn more, visit http://moodys.com/agenticsolutions.

 

 

About Moody’s Corporation

 

 

In a world shaped by increasingly interconnected risks, Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) data, insights, and innovative technologies help customers develop a holistic view of their world and unlock opportunities. With a rich history of experience in global markets and a diverse workforce of approximately 16,000 across more than 40 countries, Moody’s gives customers the comprehensive perspective needed to act with confidence and thrive.

 

 

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INNIO and Rehlko Enter Into Framework Agreement for 1.25 GW of Gas Engine Capacity

Business Wire India

 

INNIO Group today announced the signing of a strategic gas engine framework agreement with Rehlko, securing 1.25 gigawatts (GW) of engine capacity over the next three years. This agreement formalizes and expands Rehlko’s existing firm reservation of 700 MW, which is included as part of the secured multi-year allocation. It is designed to support rapidly growing demand from data center and flexible generation projects across key global markets.

 

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INNIO and Rehlko announce framework agreement for 1.25 GW of gas engine capacity

INNIO and Rehlko announce framework agreement for 1.25 GW of gas engine capacity

 

 

Dr. Olaf Berlien, President and CEO of INNIO Group, commented: “With this framework agreement, we are strengthening our partnership with Rehlko and creating long‑term planning certainty in a market with rapidly growing demand. It ensures that our customers can continue to rely on proven technology and dependable execution, even in highly critical applications such as data centers and grid‑stabilization projects.”

 

“This agreement strengthens our ability to support customers making long‑term investments in data‑center infrastructure and flexible power generation. Securing multi‑year supply enhances visibility and confidence in delivery at a time when demand is being driven by structural, rather than cyclical, market forces,” said Brian Melka, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rehlko.

 

 

Rehlko will deliver these projects through Clarke Energy, its in-house engineering, delivery, and lifecycle solutions platform. Clarke Energy brings more than 30 years of collaboration with INNIO and supports a global installed base of over 10 GW, much of it covered by long-term service agreements.

 

 

The framework agreement provides Rehlko and its customers with long-term access to supply at a time of unprecedented growth in both data center development and grid resilience investment. A significant portion of the secured capacity is intended to address continued demand from hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center operators undertaking rapid and multiphase expansion.

 

 

About INNIO Group

 

 

INNIO Group is a leading energy solution and service provider that empowers industries and communities to make sustainable energy work today. With its Jenbacher and Waukesha product brands and its AI-powered myplant digital platform, INNIO Group offers innovative solutions for data center power infrastructure, distributed power generation, and compression applications. With its flexible, scalable, and resilient energy solutions and services, INNIO Group enables its customers to drive the energy transition across the energy value chain and helps ensure reliable energy supply even where the grid is not available.

 

 

For more information, visit INNIO Group’s website at innio.com. Follow INNIO Group on X and LinkedIn.

 

 

INNIO, Jenbacher, Waukesha, and myplant are trademarks or registered trademarks of the INNIO Group, or one of its subsidiaries, in the European Union, the United States and in other countries. For a list of INNIO Group trademarks, please visit innio.com/trademarks. All other trademarks and company names are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

 

 

 

NIQ Debuts Growth Pathways: Transforming How Brands Create Growth

Business Wire India

 

NIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a global leader in consumer intelligence, announces the launch of NIQ Growth Pathways, a next-generation insights and analytics offering that modernizes traditional research and gives business leaders and marketers a clearer and structured route for category and brand growth. By integrating qualitative and quantitative research with NIQ’s industry-leading performance data, Growth Pathways delivers a connected view of how consumers think, feel, and act.

 

In today’s shifting consumer landscape, where global CPG volume growth has stagnated at under 1% annually, brand marketers need clarity on where to source demand, which opportunities matter most, and how to focus resources that will accelerate penetration and strengthen brand preference. Traditional strategies no longer meet the needs of today’s environment, as consumer behavior evolves and market dynamics grow increasingly complex.

 

 

NIQ’s Growth Pathways creates a growth relevant roadmap relevant for your brand and your market context, by linking your current performance reality – your actual sales performance, with consumer insights and future performance projections, into an expedited and actionable roadmap to achieve market growth. Fast AI enabled qualitative research at scale reveals the real, lived human Jobs to Be Done and behavioral context that sit behind category and brand choice. This provides an accurate starting point for sizing and prioritizing the high-value strategic spaces where your brand has the right-to-play. This all comes together as a strategic playbook for either category, or brand growth, or both.

 

 

“When brands look beyond familiar boundaries and consider the full range of choices consumers actually weigh in and beyond your category, new growth possibilities come into view,” said Stacy Bereck, NIQ Global Practice Leader. “Growth Pathways helps teams notice opportunities in places they may not have explored previously, which inspires new ways of thinking about growth. As brands innovate and enter new spaces, they can energize the entire category.”

 

 

The launch of Growth Pathways reflects NIQ’s ongoing transformation and commitment to delivering AI-enabled, open-data, client-first solutions. With more than 23,000 clients across 90+ countries, 22.2M store coverage, 220M product categories and collaboration programs across more than 50 retailers worldwide, NIQ continues to build a faster, smarter, and more connected insights ecosystem—empowering leaders with predictive intelligence that fuels growth across the global marketplace.

 

 

“More than ever before, companies need to make fewer but bigger brand bets in order to grow, and those bets must be consumer driven, evidence-based, and scalable,” said Gillian O’Sullivan, NIQ Global Sub-Practice Leader. “Growth Pathways takes validated marketing methods and applies them in a structured scientific KPI framework to determine the right pathway to sizeable and sustainable brand growth.”

 

 

To explore NIQ Growth Pathways or request a demo, click here.

 

 

FAQs

 

 

1. What is NIQ Growth Pathways?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways is an AI-enabled consumer insights and analytics solution that helps brands identify, prioritize, and activate new sources of growth. It combines consumer research, retail measurement data, and advanced analytics to deliver a structured growth strategy for brands and categories.

 

 

2. What does NIQ Growth Pathways do?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways helps companies:

 

 

  • Identify untapped growth opportunities
  • Understand consumer behavior (what consumers think, feel, and do)
  • Prioritize high-value demand spaces
  • Build actionable growth strategies based on data

 

 

It translates complex data into clear, decision-ready growth pathways.

 

3. How does NIQ Growth Pathways use AI?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways uses AI to scale qualitative research and uncover deep consumer insights, including motivations, unmet needs, and “Jobs to Be Done.” AI accelerates insight generation, improves accuracy, and enables faster identification of growth opportunities.

 

 

4. What makes NIQ Growth Pathways different from traditional market research?

 

 

Unlike traditional market research, NIQ Growth Pathways:

 

 

  • Integrates qualitative insights, quantitative data, and sales performance
  • Connects past performance with future growth projections
  • Uses AI to analyze consumer behavior at scale
  • Delivers a structured, actionable growth roadmap instead of static reports

 

 

5. What problem does NIQ Growth Pathways solve for brands?

 

NIQ Growth Pathways helps brands solve the problem of low growth and unclear demand signals in modern markets. With global CPG growth under 1%, brands need better tools to identify where to grow, how to win, and which investments will deliver the highest return.

 

 

6. Who should use NIQ Growth Pathways?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways is designed for:

 

 

  • Brand managers
  • Marketing leaders
  • Consumer insights teams
  • Strategy and innovation teams

 

 

It is especially useful for organizations making large, strategic, data-driven growth decisions.

 

7. What industries can use NIQ Growth Pathways?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways is primarily built for FMCG and CPG companies but can be applied to any consumer-focused industry that relies on understanding buying behavior, demand drivers, and market dynamics.

 

 

8. What are “growth pathways” in NIQ Growth Pathways?

 

 

“Growth pathways” are data-driven, prioritized routes to growth. They are based on:

 

 

  • Current brand and category performance
  • Consumer needs and behaviors
  • Competitive and market dynamics
  • Future growth potential

 

 

Each pathway represents a strategic opportunity that a brand can act on.

 

9. How does NIQ Growth Pathways identify growth opportunities?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways identifies growth opportunities by combining:

 

 

  • Retail and sales performance data
  • Consumer research (qualitative and quantitative)
  • AI-driven insight generation
  • Advanced analytics

 

 

This creates a holistic view of where demand exists and where it can be expanded.

 

10. How does NIQ Growth Pathways help brands grow beyond their category?

 

 

NIQ Growth Pathways analyzes the full set of consumer choices, not just those within a single category. This helps brands discover adjacent markets, new use cases, and emerging white spaces where they have the right to compete and grow.

 

 

11. What are the key benefits of NIQ Growth Pathways?

 

 

Key benefits include:

 

 

  • Identification of new and untapped growth opportunities
  • Faster, AI-powered insights
  • Clear prioritization of strategic investments
  • A structured, repeatable growth framework
  • Alignment between insights, strategy, and execution

 

 

12. How does NIQ Growth Pathways fit into NIQ’s capabilities?

 

NIQ Growth Pathways is built on NIQ’s global data, AI, and analytics platform, including:

 

 

  • Retail measurement and consumer panel data
  • AI modeling and advanced analytics
  • Global coverage across 90+ countries
  • Insights across $7.4 trillion in consumer spend

 

 

13. When was NIQ Growth Pathways launched?

 

NIQ Growth Pathways was announced on April 9, 2026, as part of NIQ’s continued investment in AI-enabled, client-first innovation.

 

 

14. How can companies access NIQ Growth Pathways?

 

 

Companies can access NIQ Growth Pathways by contacting NIQ or requesting a demo through www.niq.com.

 

 

About NIQ
NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ) is a leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete and trusted understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. By combining an unmatched global data footprint and granular consumer and retail measurement with decades of AI modeling expertise, NIQ builds decision systems that help companies turn complex data into confident action.

 

 

With operations in more than 90 countries, NIQ covers approximately 82% of the world’s population and more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Through cloud-based platforms, advanced analytics and AI-driven insights, NIQ delivers The Full View™—helping brands and retailers understand what consumers buy, why they buy it, and what to do next.

 

 

For more information, please visit www.niq.com.

 

 

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UH Seidman Cancer Center Researchers to Test a Gut Microbiome Intervention as Part of a Cancer Therapy Regimen

Cleveland:  University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center researchers announce the S2419 BioFront study, which is the first SWOG trial and first phase III research study anywhere to test a gut microbiome intervention as part of a cancer therapy regimen.

The S2419 BioFront study is chaired by UH Seidman Cancer Center medical oncologist and Miggo Family Chair in Cancer Research, Pedro Barata, MD, M.Sc, whose work developing the trial was supported in part by a 2023 Coltman Fellowship from The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research.

The intervention being tested in this pending FDA registration trial is a capsule containing a strain of the bacterium Clostridium butyricum known as CBM588. Early phase studies in renal cell carcinoma showed that the combination of CBM588 with immunotherapy have produced encouraging signals in survival outcomes and response rates with no evidence of additional toxicity. 

“The phase III study, BIOFRONT, represents an important step toward understanding how the gut microbiome can be leveraged to improve outcomes for patients with advanced kidney cancer. By integrating a novel, well-tolerated intervention with standard immunotherapy, we aim to generate high-level evidence that could meaningfully improve outcomes of patients and inform future treatment strategies,” said Dr. Barata.  

S2419 aims to enroll more than 700 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component. All participants will get a standard-of-care immunotherapy-based treatment, chosen in consultation with their physician. Once that regimen has been selected, they’ll be randomized to also get either a placebo or the CBM588 capsule. 

The primary endpoint aims for progression-free survival with secondary endpoints that include response rates and overall survival. The study team will also compare toxicities between the arms and potential interactions with other medications patients are taking.

A set of quality-of-life objectives will focus on gastrointestinal symptoms and the association of clinical and other outcomes with patient-reported dietary fiber intake.

To confirm the safety of pairing CBM588 with immunotherapy-based treatment combinations, S2419 includes a safety run-in, with three months of enhanced toxicity monitoring for the first 50 randomized patients.

The investigational agent is a once-daily capsule requiring no refrigeration or special handling. 

The clinical trial is led by SWOG Cancer Research Network, a major, publicly funded international cancer research organization founded in 1956. As a part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), it conducts Phase II and III trials for adult cancers, involving over 20,000 members across 1,300+ global institutions. SWOG research has led to FDA approval for 15 therapies and changed over 100 care standards