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Hape and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Unveil Art-Inspired Toy Collection at New York Toy Fair 2026

Blending world-renowned art with early learning, the collaboration invites children to explore creativity through play

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following their initial collaboration announcement last year, Hape Toys and The Metropolitan Museum of Art today announced that they will unveil their highly anticipated Hape x The Met toy collection exclusively at New York Toy Fair 2026, taking place February 14–17, at Booth #635.


The unique collaboration brings iconic works of art to life through beautifully crafted, developmentally rich toys designed for infants, toddlers, and young children. Drawing inspiration from The Met’s world-renowned holdings, spanning 5,000 years of global art, the line transforms celebrated masterpieces into engaging play experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity, and early learning.

The collection includes wooden puzzles, stacking and building toys, sensory play items, and imaginative blocks inspired by renowned artists and artistic traditions such as Hokusai, Klimt, Monet, and Van Gogh, with works spanning The Met collection of over 2 million works of art.


“Last year, we shared our vision to merge art and early learning. This year, we are proud to see this creative concept and shared vision come to reality,” said Peter Handstein, Founder and CEO of Hape. “This series reflects Hape’s commitment to thoughtful design, sustainability, and child development, while introducing families to the wonder of art in a way that feels joyful, accessible, and meaningful from the very first years of life.”

Each product in the collection is designed in collaboration with early-childhood experts and features museum-inspired storytelling, encouraging children to explore color, form, movement, and imagination through hands-on play. Thoughtfully designed packaging further extends the experience by sharing the story behind the artwork that inspired each toy, turning every unboxing into a cultural discovery.

“Welcoming families and inspiring the next generation of creators is central to The Met’s mission,” said Josh Romm, Head of Global Licensing and Partnerships at The Met. “Through our collaboration with Hape, we are extending the reach of our collection beyond the Museum’s walls, transforming iconic works of art into playful, educational experiences that invite children to connect with creativity, history, and storytelling in their everyday lives.”

Attendees of New York Toy Fair are invited to preview the Hape x The Met collection at Booth #635

For more information about Hape, please visit: http://toys.hape.com

For more information about The Met, please visit: https://www.metmuseum.org/

About Hape
Hape is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-quality, eco-friendly wooden toys. Hape’s mission is to promote the development of young minds through playful, innovative toys designed to inspire creativity and learning. With a focus on sustainability and craftsmanship, Hape brings educational play to families worldwide.

About The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens, businessmen and financiers as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day, who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Today, The Met displays tens of thousands of objects covering 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City, The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.

The domestic service industry will continue to be exempt from value-added tax, and the 2026 tax reform will promote the sustainable and high-quality development of China’s domestic service sector

FUZHOU, China, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — E-Home Household Services Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EJH) (the “Company” or “eHome”), an integrated home services provider in China, announced today that the company will fully leverage new tax incentives to enhance financial management, strengthen training for domestic service personnel, improve service quality, and introduce AI technology. The company will progressively roll out a human-machine integrated service model and make effective use of tax benefits to increase staff deployment rates, propelling its performance to new heights by 2026.

Key support directions for China’s 2026 tax policies targeting the domestic service industry: 1. Domestic service enterprises may benefit from a reduction or exemption of VAT on income derived from providing domestic services, as stipulated. 2. Social insurance contributions paid by enterprises for their employees are deductible when calculating taxable income, thereby reducing corporate tax burdens. 2. Eligible home service enterprises may benefit from preferential corporate income tax rates. Training expenses incurred by enterprises for home service personnel can be deducted at an increased rate when calculating taxable income, which encourages enterprises to enhance the skills of home service workers. 3. Taxpayers who support elderly dependants or raise children may qualify for special additional deductions under personal income tax regulations, which indirectly stimulates demand for home services.

Mr. Wenshan Xie, Chairman and CEO of E-Home, commented: “The specific benefits of the 2026 tax reform for the domestic service industry are as follows: 1. Reducing corporate operating costs directly lowers the tax burden on domestic service enterprises, freeing up more capital for improving service conditions, enhancing compensation for domestic workers, and elevating service quality. 2. Stimulating market demand through the special additional deductions for individual income tax alleviates the financial burden of family elder care and childcare, thereby boosting demand for domestic services and expanding the industry’s market potential. 3. Standardizing industry development: Policy implementation compels home service enterprises to strengthen financial management and compliant operations, driving the industry toward standardization and professionalization. Tax reform will promote sustainable industry growth, enhance societal recognition of the sector, and spur innovative development.”

About E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited

Established in 2014, E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited is a Nasdaq-listed household service company based in Fuzhou, China.

The company is mainly involved in: 1. Home appliances, smart home installation, maintenance; 2. Housekeeping, nannies, maternity matron and cleaning services; 3. Internet aging + home care; 4. Units of public places cleaning. After years of development, E-Home has formed two main business channels, ToB and ToC, with two important subsidiaries.

Two main channels: 1. The ToC business to nanny, maternity matron, home care, cleaning, repair, maintenance of family integrated services. 2. The ToB business to public cleaning. Two subsidiaries: 1. Zhongrun Pharmaceutical, integrating pharmaceutical warehousing, distribution, wholesaling, retailing, and online sales; 2. Chuangying: presidential training, internal training, corporate consulting and counseling, and policy counseling. E-Home has been a comprehensive service enterprise for family life! We have always adhered to the “solving every issue of customers with heart” business philosophy, adhere to do the industry benchmark. For more information, visit the Company’s website at http://www.ej111.com/ir.html

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Kolmar Korea Wins Legal Battle Over Sun Care Technology Leakage Against Intercos Korea

– Korean courts order Intercos Korea to bear full legal costs, affirming both civil and criminal liability

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kolmar Korea has secured a decisive legal victory in a long-running dispute over the illegal leakage of proprietary sun care technologies involving Intercos Korea, the Korean subsidiary of Italian cosmetics ODM company Intercos. Following the Supreme Court’s final guilty ruling, the courts have further ordered the losing party to bear the full cost of litigation, underscoring the seriousness of technology misappropriation and the accompanying legal responsibility.

Kolmar Korea R&D Complex
Kolmar Korea R&D Complex

Kolmar Korea recovered a total of KRW 31.2 million in legal costs from Intercos Korea and a former employee, representing the full amount of civil litigation expenses actually incurred in connection with the case.

The dispute originated when a former Kolmar Korea employee, identified as A, who had worked at the company for approximately 10 years, transferred to Intercos Korea in 2018 and unlawfully removed multiple core research and development materials, including proprietary sunscreen formulation data and new product development information. Investigations later revealed that another former employee, B, who also joined Intercos Korea around the same time, participated in the leakage of trade secrets.

In January 2024, the Supreme Court of Korea finalized guilty verdicts against both former employees. Subsequently, in October 2024, the Suwon District Court ruled that Intercos Korea had violated the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act, imposing a fine of KRW 5 million.

A Kolmar Korea spokesperson commented, “This ruling represents the firm application of our principle that technology leakage must be held accountable to the very end. We will continue to take all necessary measures to protect our core technologies and R&D assets.”

Kolmar Korea is widely recognized for its world-class sun care research and development capabilities. In 2022, the company established a dedicated research organization, the UV Tech Innovation Lab, and currently holds more than 100 patents related to UV protection technologies. Last year, Kolmar Korea developed the world’s first stabilization technology for a hybrid composite sunscreen that combines mineral and chemical UV filters. The company has also been a pioneer in global sun care markets, having become the first company in Korea to obtain U.S. FDA OTC certification for sunscreen products in 2013.

DaVinci Gourmet Named Title Sponsor of The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026, to Be Unveiled in Madrid

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global beverage solutions brand DaVinci Gourmet proudly serves as Title Sponsor of The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026. The prestigious global ranking will be officially unveiled on February 16 during CoffeeFest Madrid, Europe’s leading specialty coffee festival.

The event recognises the most inspiring coffee shops worldwide, evaluated by experts and voted by coffee lovers.
The event recognises the most inspiring coffee shops worldwide, evaluated by experts and voted by coffee lovers.

As Title Sponsor, DaVinci Gourmet, a brand under Kerry Group, places creativity, craftsmanship, and barista-led innovation at the heart of this internationally recognised benchmark, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the global coffee community and celebrating excellence across café culture worldwide.

The 2026 edition reflects a rigorous global evaluation, assessing more than 15,000 coffee shops from around the world. The final ranking follows a robust methodology that combines the expertise of over 800 industry professionals with 350,000 public votes, making it a key reference point for the specialty coffee sector.

“Our partnership with The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and passion in the coffee world,” says Eloise Dubuisson, General Manager, Foodservice Brands, Kerry Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa. “As a global beverage solutions brand that champions café culture and the coffee community, DaVinci Gourmet is proud to support an initiative that recognises the most inspiring coffee shops around the world, evaluated by experts and voted by coffee lovers.”

A Global Ranking Reflecting the Rise of Quality Coffee

The 2026 list highlights both emerging and established coffee scenes across the United States, Australia, Colombia, Peru, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico, Korea, the UAE, Chile, and Spain, underscoring the strength and diversity of a global coffee movement driven by quality, innovation, and cultural exchange.

“This ranking is more than just a list of exceptional coffee shops; it’s a snapshot of the cultural, creative, and professional moment coffee is experiencing around the world,” says César Ramírez, CEO of The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops with DaVinci Gourmet.

Rigorous Evaluation Process

Selected coffee shops stand out not only for exceptional coffee, but for delivering a distinctive, holistic, and consistently high-quality experience. To ensure a fair, consistent, and representative outcome, the ranking relies on an international jury of professionals from the coffee, gastronomy, and hospitality sectors. The evaluation process combines expert assessment, weighted at 70 percent, and public voting, weighted at 30 percent.

All coffee shops are assessed using uniform global standards covering coffee quality, barista expertise, sustainability, service, ambience, food quality, innovation, and consistency. Regional evaluations are led by respected industry figures across all major coffee regions worldwide.

Insilico Medicine Appoints Halle Zhang, PhD (Med), as Vice President, Clinical Development – Oncology

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”)  (3696.HK),  a clinical-stage biotechnology company powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the appointment of Halle Zhang, PhD (Med), as Vice President, Clinical Development – Oncology. Dr. Zhang will report to Feng Ren, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of Insilico Medicine, and will be based in the company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts office.

In this role, Dr. Zhang will lead the global clinical development strategy and execution for Insilico’s oncology portfolio, guiding both early- and late-stage programs across multiple tumor types. She will also contribute to broader portfolio planning and the company’s growth strategy, partnering closely with discovery, translational, biomarker, regulatory, and clinical operations teams to accelerate development timelines and deliver differentiated, patient-centered therapies.

Dr. Zhang is a strategic leader in oncology clinical development with more than 20 years of experience spanning academia, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, she served as Global Clinical Development Program Leader for late-stage oncology and Global Program Leader for early oncology at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she was accountable for global development strategy and execution across multiple solid tumor indications, including lung, breast, melanoma, gastric, colorectal, bladder, and head and neck cancers. Her experience spans diverse therapeutic modalities, including immuno-oncology–based approaches, targeted small-molecule therapies, and antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs), leading programs from first-in-human studies through registrational trials.

She worked closely with global regulatory authorities to shape development strategies, optimize study design, and support regulatory submissions, while integrating translational science and biomarker strategies into clinical plans. Over the course of her career, she has built and scaled high-performing clinical development organizations and is recognized for fostering a culture of scientific rigor, accountability, and collaboration.

Earlier, Dr. Zhang held senior clinical development leadership roles at Infinity Pharmaceuticals and BioMed Valley Discoveries and began her career in academic research and clinical operations at Harvard Medical School, where she led NIH-sponsored clinical trials. She holds a PhD in Medicine and an MSc in Immunology and Microbiology from University of Birmingham, and a BSc in Nursing from University of Portsmouth.

“Halle brings exceptional scientific depth, strategic judgment, and operational excellence to Insilico’s oncology programs,” said Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine. “Her proven leadership across global oncology development will be instrumental as we continue to expand our AI-driven pipeline and translate innovative science into meaningful clinical outcomes for patients.”

“I am excited to join Insilico Medicine at such an important stage of growth,” said Dr. Zhang. “Insilico’s unique AI-driven platform, combined with a bold, science-first culture, creates a powerful opportunity to rethink how oncology medicines are discovered and developed. I look forward to partnering with this talented team to advance therapies that address significant unmet needs for patients.”

Over the past year, Insilico Medicine’s oncology pipelines have been moving forward with high efficiency. Several innovative pipelines designed and optimized with the help of Chemistry42 have progressed to Phase I clinical trials. In January 2025, ISM6331, a pan-TEAD inhibitor with an innovative structure, was announced to have completed first patient dosing in a global, multicenter Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of mesothelioma and other solid tumors. In June 2025, ISM3412, a potential “best-in-class” inhibitor targeting MAT2A, was announced to have completed first patient dosing in patients with locally advanced and metastatic solid tumors, aiming to evaluate safety, tolerability, PK/PD characteristics, and preliminary efficacy.

In addition to advancing its internal pipeline, Insilico Medicine and its global partners have achieved multiple milestones across collaborative oncology programs. The company entered a multi-program discovery and development collaboration with Servier valued at up to USD $888 million to leverage Insilico’s AI platform to generate first-in-class small-molecule cancer therapies. Under its collaboration totaling up to USD $550 million with Menarini Group, Insilico received a USD $3 million development and regulatory milestone payment in July 2025, followed by a USD $5 million milestone upon dosing the first patient in the Phase I clinical trial of MEN2501 (ISM9682), a highly differentiated KIF18A small-molecule inhibitor.

Harnessing state-of-the-art AI and automation technologies, Insilico has significantly improved the efficiency of preclinical drug development. While traditional early-stage drug discovery typically requires 3 to 6 years, from 2021 to 2024 Insilico nominated 20 preclinical candidates, achieving an average turnaround – from project initiation to preclinical candidate (PCC) nomination – of just 12 to 18 months per program, with only 60 to 200 molecules synthesized and tested in each program.

About Insilico Medicine

Insilico Medicine, a leading and global AI-driven biotech company, utilizes its proprietary Pharma.AI platform and cutting-stage automated laboratory to accelerate drug discovery and advance innovations in life sciences research. By integrating AI and automation technologies and deep in-house drug discovery capabilities, Insilico is delivering innovative drug solutions for unmet needs including fibrosis, oncology, immunology, pain, and obesity and metabolic disorders. Additionally, Insilico extends the reach of Pharma.AI across diverse industries, such as advanced materials, agriculture, nutritional products and veterinary medicine. For more information, please visit www.insilico.com.

Samsung Biologics leads climate transparency with independent validation of Product Carbon Footprint system

  • Samsung Biologics’ PCF system validated in line with globally established ISO and PAS standards
  • Validation reflects continued efforts to establish credible carbon accounting in support of net-zero goals
  • Validated system provides reliable, consistent carbon footprint data for clients

INCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced that its product carbon footprint (PCF) system has been validated by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), an independent third-party assurance provider, confirming alignment with globally recognized standards.

The validation confirms that Samsung Biologics’ PCF calculation methodology complies with global standards, including ISO 14067 and PAS 2050. This reflects the company’s advanced and systematically developed approach to carbon accounting across biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, supporting transparency and consistency in sustainability reporting.

The validation was conducted by DNV, an independent assurance and risk management provider headquartered in Norway. DNV assessed the validity of the company’s PCF system across data input, conversion, and output, confirming that the assumptions, methods, and overall approach follow globally accepted practices.

Through this validated PCF framework, Samsung Biologics aims to support clearer communication and greater comparability of product-level carbon footprint data across the biopharmaceutical value chain, in line with evolving client expectations and sustainability requirements.

“Achieving independent validation of our PCF system reflects the rigor and transparency of the carbon data we provide to clients,” said John Rim, President and CEO of Samsung Biologics. “This represents the company’s continued focus on building sustainable operations based on established standards, while maintaining reliable and consistent manufacturing. As sustainability considerations continue to shape decision-making across the biopharmaceutical industry, we believe this system enables constructive collaboration with our partners.”

Samsung Biologics’ sustainability efforts have also been recognized through its recent EcoVadis assessment, where the company received a Platinum rating, placing it among the top one percent of companies evaluated globally for sustainability management.

For more information on Samsung Biologics’ sustainability efforts, please visit the company’s website.

About Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) is a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), offering end-to-end integrated services that range from late discovery to commercial manufacturing.

With a combined biomanufacturing capacity of 785,000 liters across Bio Campus I and II, and 60,000 from the planned acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, U.S. upon deal closure at the end of Q1 2026, Samsung Biologics leverages cutting-edge technologies and expertise to advance diverse modalities, including multispecific antibodies, fusion proteins, antibody-drug conjugates, and mRNA therapeutics.

By implementing the ExellenS™ framework across its manufacturing network with standardized designs, unified processes, and advanced digitalization, Samsung Biologics ensures plant equivalency and speed for manufacturing continuity.

Samsung Biologics’ global manufacturing and commercial network spans Korea, the U.S., and Japan. Samsung Biologics America supports clients based in the U.S. and Europe, while its Tokyo sales office serves the APAC region. Samsung Biologics continues to invest in new capabilities to maximize operational and quality excellence, ensuring flexibility and agility for clients. The company is committed to the on-time, in-full delivery of safe, high-quality biomedicines, as well as to making sustainable business decisions for the betterment of society and global health.

For more information, visit https://samsungbiologics.com/.

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MicroCloud Hologram Inc. Develops GHZ State and W State Transmission Scheme Based on Brownian State Quantum Channel

SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), (“HOLO” or the “Company”), a technology service provider, developed a transmission scheme for GHZ states and W states based on Brownian state quantum channels. This scheme establishes an efficient transmission mechanism for multi-particle entangled states by constructing special quantum channels and measurement systems. At the technical implementation level, HOLO uses quantum Fourier transform for quantum state projection measurement and precisely designs the sequence of quantum gate operations required for reconstructing quantum states at the receiving end. This technical scheme not only perfects the theoretical system of quantum teleportation but also provides new technical paths for information transmission in large-scale quantum systems, promoting the development of quantum communication technology toward practicalization.

In terms of technical architecture design, the implementation of the Brownian state quantum channel demonstrates significant innovation. The Brownian state is a special four-particle entangled state, whose characteristics are very suitable for constructing quantum transmission channels. HOLO utilizes this entanglement characteristic to establish stable quantum links. When transmitting the three-particle GHZ state, the sender performs joint measurement on the quantum state to be transmitted and specific particles in the Brownian state, which establishes quantum correlation between the transmission state and the channel state. The key to technical implementation lies in using specially designed measurement devices to make the measurement results form a definite correspondence with the channel state. This design enables the receiver to select the corresponding quantum gate operations to reconstruct the original quantum state based on the measurement results transmitted through the classical channel.

The quantum Fourier transform plays a key role in this protocol, and its technical implementation has unique advantages. The research team adopts the quantum Fourier transform to construct the basic measurement framework required for projection measurement; this method has better system adaptability compared to traditional measurement methods. Through this mathematical transformation method, researchers can map quantum states to a set of standard measurement bases, thereby achieving accurate measurement of quantum states. In actual operation, this transformation is realized through an ordered combination of a series of quantum logic gates, and its system complexity maintains a reasonable relationship with the number of qubits, ensuring the scalability of the scheme.

In the design and implementation stage of quantum gate operations, HOLO has established complete technical specifications. Based on quantum mechanics principles, the research team accurately calculates all quantum gate operations that the receiving end needs to execute to reconstruct the quantum state. For the transmission of GHZ states, these operations include the combined application of specific types of phase gates and controlled-NOT gates; whereas for the transmission of W states, it is necessary to implement more complex multi-particle control operations. Technical documents show that all quantum gate operations can be represented using a standard quantum gate set; this representation method simplifies the operation process and facilitates implementation on different quantum hardware platforms. The research team has also verified the feasibility of these quantum gate operations on superconducting quantum processors; through precise regulation of the electromagnetic control signals of qubits, the required quantum logic operations can be reliably realized.

From the perspective of technical application prospects, this protocol has broad application potential in the field of quantum communication. The use of quantum Fourier transform makes the construction of measurement bases more systematic and standardized, and this characteristic is advantageous for unified implementation on different quantum hardware platforms. In quantum network architectures, this protocol can be used to build core transmission modules for distributed quantum computing, realizing the transmission of quantum information between different computing nodes. In addition, HOLO has also explored application schemes for this technology in specific scenarios such as quantum secure communication and distributed quantum measurement. With the continuous advancement of quantum hardware technology, particularly the continuous improvement in qubit performance and quantity, this transmission protocol is expected to play an important role in future quantum information systems, providing key technical support for building large-scale quantum networks.

About MicroCloud Hologram Inc.

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) is committed to the research and development and application of holographic technology. Its holographic technology services include holographic light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions based on holographic technology, holographic LiDAR point cloud algorithm architecture design, technical holographic imaging solutions, holographic LiDAR sensor chip design, and holographic vehicle intelligent vision technology, providing services to customers offering holographic advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). MicroCloud Hologram Inc. provides holographic technology services to global customers. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. also provides holographic digital twin technology services and owns proprietary holographic digital twin technology resource libraries. Its holographic digital twin technology resource library utilizes a combination of holographic digital twin software, digital content, space data-driven data science, holographic digital cloud algorithms, and holographic 3D capture technology to capture shapes and objects in 3D holographic form. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. focuses on developments such as quantum computing and quantum holography, with cash reserves exceeding 3 billion RMB, and plans to invest more than 400 million in USD from the cash reserves to engage in blockchain development, quantum computing technology development, quantum holography technology development, and derivatives and technology development in frontier technology fields such as artificial intelligence AR. MicroCloud Hologram Inc.’s goal is to become a global leading quantum holography and quantum computing technology company.

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World’s Best Tactical Police Units Converge at UAE SWAT Challenge 2026

DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The UAE SWAT Challenge continues to strengthen its position as a leading global platform bringing together elite tactical police and special forces units from around the world, according to commanders participating in the 7th edition, which runs from 7-11 February 2026 in Dubai.

UAE SWAT Challenge 2026 Kicks off in Dubai
UAE SWAT Challenge 2026 Kicks off in Dubai

Team leaders said the challenge plays a vital role in enhancing operational readiness by improving physical and mental preparedness, reinforcing teamwork under pressure, and simulating realistic policing scenarios that closely reflect daily field operations.

Lieutenant Colonel George Rumanzi, Commissioner of Operations and Public Order at the Rwanda National Police and leader of the Rwanda team, highlighted the steady growth in both participation and performance levels. He noted that standards continue to rise with each edition, adding that Rwanda is aiming for a strong performance this year, particularly in the obstacle challenge.

Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Ayman Al Mugharbil, General Supervisor of the two Syrian teams, said preparations were based on detailed analysis of previous editions. He explained that specialised training facilities were developed to replicate competition conditions, supported by an intensive three-month programme focusing on fitness, tactical readiness, and complex field scenarios.

Officer Cristian Fernandez, leader of the Paraguay team and a first time participant, described the UAE SWAT Challenge as one of the world’s most closely followed tactical competitions, praising the professionalism of the teams and the high level of organisation.

Officer Joffre Ortega, leader of Ecuador Team 2, said the challenge closely mirrors real policing environments, requiring precision, resilience, and teamwork, while allowing teams to exchange expertise and maintain operational readiness.

From the host nation, First Lieutenant Yasser Al Zarouni, Manager of Dubai Police SWAT Team, described the event as a global platform for knowledge exchange and cooperation, stressing that its objectives extend beyond competition to strengthening international partnerships.

Sergeant James Coddington, leader of Dallas SWAT team from the United States, said their participation was inspired by the experience of American teams in previous editions. He noted that intensive preparation aims to improve performance under pressure and sharpen tactical decision making.

Organised by the Ministry of Interior and hosted by Dubai Police, the UAE SWAT Challenge features 5 realistic challenges across five days, with teams competing for a total prize pool of USD 260,000. Competitions will be broadcast live on the official UAE SWAT Challenge YouTube channel.

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