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Former JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort Traders Launch Crypto Prop Firm After Paying Out USD2.5 Billion in Fintech

*Velotrade enters the crypto funded trading market with institutional foundations, aligned incentives, and a rule set built from scratch for crypto traders*

HONG KONG, March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Velotrade, founded by former institutional derivatives traders from JP Morgan, Dresdner Kleinwort, and Bank of America, today announced the launch of its crypto funded trading platform. The firm offers traders the opportunity to operate a prop trading account without risking their own capital. The account sizes range from $5,000 to $200,000, with considerable profit splits.

Velotrade is not a rebrand, a pivot from forex, or a first venture. The founding team brings combined decades of experience in capital markets, risk management, and financial technology. Their previous company, Velotrade Management Limited, operates a fintech trade finance platform that has paid out more than $2.5 billion to clients worldwide since 2016. That business continues to operate today as a separate legal entity. The founding team and the Velotrade name carry a track record covered by Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Nasdaq. The crypto funded trading platform is operated by Velotrade Re Limited, a separate Hong Kong company incorporated in November 2025.

The decision to enter the crypto prop market came from a simple observation: most firms in the space are not built by or for traders.

“We looked at the crypto prop market and found firms run by people with little experience in trading, in risk management, or in running a financial services company,” said Gianluca Pizzituti, CEO and co-founder of Velotrade. “That shows. It shows in the rules, in the structure, in the fine print. We thought: there is an opportunity to build something the industry actually needs.”

A Different Business Model

Most prop firms generate the majority of their revenue from challenge fees. The more traders fail, the more fees they collect. Velotrade is built on the opposite logic.

The firm uses institutional liquidity bridges and AI driven hedging to mirror selected trader positions in real markets. When a funded trader is profitable, Velotrade earns alongside them. The business model only works if traders succeed.

“We are not here to collect challenge fees and hope people fail,” Pizzituti said. “Our revenue model is tied to trader performance. That changes everything about how you design rules, and how you treat the people trading your capital.”

Rules Written for Crypto, Not Borrowed from Forex

The majority of prop firms offering crypto instruments today were originally built for forex. Their evaluation frameworks reflect that: trailing drawdowns calibrated for pip range volatility, consistency rules, weekend holding bans, and restricted news trading windows. Applied to a 24/7 asset class with a fundamentally different liquidity and volatility profile, these rules create avoidable breaches that end funded accounts for reasons unrelated to trading skill.

Velotrade was designed from the ground up for crypto. The evaluation framework includes:

  • No consistency rule.** Traders are not penalised for having one large winning day or for varying position sizes based on conviction.
  • No time limit.** There is no cap on evaluation duration. Traders move at their own pace.
  • News trading permitted.** No restricted windows around market events.
  • Weekend holding permitted.** Positions can be held through weekends across all account tiers.

Two evaluation formats are available. The 2 step challenge targets traders who want maximum drawdown room (10% overall, 5% daily). The 1 step challenge offers a faster path to funding with tighter parameters (7% overall, 4% daily). Both run on DXtrade.

The full rule set is published on [velotrade.com](http://velotrade.com) and written with institutional grade clarity. The stated standard: a trader should be able to read the rules once and know exactly where they stand.

Crypto Only

Velotrade does not offer forex, indices, or equities. The platform trades a wide range of cryptocurrencies with leverage of up to 6x on BTC and ETH. The decision is deliberate: build for one asset class and do it properly, rather than bolt crypto onto an existing infrastructure.

Payout Structure

Funded traders can request their first payout after 14 calendar days. Subsequent payouts are available weekly on request. All payouts are processed within 24 hours in USDC or USDT.

About the Founders

Gianluca Pizzituti, Chief Executive Officer

Formerly at the derivatives desk at Dresdner Kleinwort in London. Founded and ran a proprietary high frequency trading firm in FX and equity indices out of Singapore. In 2016, he founded Velotrade in Hong Kong and scaled the trade finance platform to over USD 2.5 billion in disbursements worldwide.

Vittorio De Angelis, Executive Chairman

Over 30 years in capital markets and risk management. Traded equity derivatives at JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort in London, rising to Co Head of Equity Derivatives at Bank of America. Later served as Head of Brokerage at a global broker in Hong Kong.

About Velotrade

Velotrade Re Limited is a Hong Kong based company operating a crypto funded trading platform for disciplined traders. The founding team previously built Velotrade Management Limited (est. 2016), a trade finance platform that has paid out over $2.5 billion to clients worldwide and has been covered by Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Nasdaq. The two companies are separate legal entities.

Challenge options, pricing, and the complete rule set are available at [velotrade.com](http://velotrade.com).

Media Contact
press@velotrade.com
[velotrade.com](http://velotrade.com)

Former JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort Traders Launch Crypto Prop Firm After Paying Out USD2.5 Billion in Fintech

*Velotrade enters the crypto funded trading market with institutional foundations, aligned incentives, and a rule set built from scratch for crypto traders*

HONG KONG, March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Velotrade, founded by former institutional derivatives traders from JP Morgan, Dresdner Kleinwort, and Bank of America, today announced the launch of its crypto funded trading platform. The firm offers traders the opportunity to operate a prop trading account without risking their own capital. The account sizes range from $5,000 to $200,000, with considerable profit splits.

Velotrade is not a rebrand, a pivot from forex, or a first venture. The founding team brings combined decades of experience in capital markets, risk management, and financial technology. Their previous company, Velotrade Management Limited, operates a fintech trade finance platform that has paid out more than $2.5 billion to clients worldwide since 2016. That business continues to operate today as a separate legal entity. The founding team and the Velotrade name carry a track record covered by Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Nasdaq. The crypto funded trading platform is operated by Velotrade Re Limited, a separate Hong Kong company incorporated in November 2025.

The decision to enter the crypto prop market came from a simple observation: most firms in the space are not built by or for traders.

“We looked at the crypto prop market and found firms run by people with little experience in trading, in risk management, or in running a financial services company,” said Gianluca Pizzituti, CEO and co-founder of Velotrade. “That shows. It shows in the rules, in the structure, in the fine print. We thought: there is an opportunity to build something the industry actually needs.”

A Different Business Model

Most prop firms generate the majority of their revenue from challenge fees. The more traders fail, the more fees they collect. Velotrade is built on the opposite logic.

The firm uses institutional liquidity bridges and AI driven hedging to mirror selected trader positions in real markets. When a funded trader is profitable, Velotrade earns alongside them. The business model only works if traders succeed.

“We are not here to collect challenge fees and hope people fail,” Pizzituti said. “Our revenue model is tied to trader performance. That changes everything about how you design rules, and how you treat the people trading your capital.”

Rules Written for Crypto, Not Borrowed from Forex

The majority of prop firms offering crypto instruments today were originally built for forex. Their evaluation frameworks reflect that: trailing drawdowns calibrated for pip range volatility, consistency rules, weekend holding bans, and restricted news trading windows. Applied to a 24/7 asset class with a fundamentally different liquidity and volatility profile, these rules create avoidable breaches that end funded accounts for reasons unrelated to trading skill.

Velotrade was designed from the ground up for crypto. The evaluation framework includes:

  • No consistency rule.** Traders are not penalised for having one large winning day or for varying position sizes based on conviction.
  • No time limit.** There is no cap on evaluation duration. Traders move at their own pace.
  • News trading permitted.** No restricted windows around market events.
  • Weekend holding permitted.** Positions can be held through weekends across all account tiers.

Two evaluation formats are available. The 2 step challenge targets traders who want maximum drawdown room (10% overall, 5% daily). The 1 step challenge offers a faster path to funding with tighter parameters (7% overall, 4% daily). Both run on DXtrade.

The full rule set is published on [velotrade.com](http://velotrade.com) and written with institutional grade clarity. The stated standard: a trader should be able to read the rules once and know exactly where they stand.

Crypto Only

Velotrade does not offer forex, indices, or equities. The platform trades a wide range of cryptocurrencies with leverage of up to 6x on BTC and ETH. The decision is deliberate: build for one asset class and do it properly, rather than bolt crypto onto an existing infrastructure.

Payout Structure

Funded traders can request their first payout after 14 calendar days. Subsequent payouts are available weekly on request. All payouts are processed within 24 hours in USDC or USDT.

About the Founders

Gianluca Pizzituti, Chief Executive Officer

Formerly at the derivatives desk at Dresdner Kleinwort in London. Founded and ran a proprietary high frequency trading firm in FX and equity indices out of Singapore. In 2016, he founded Velotrade in Hong Kong and scaled the trade finance platform to over USD 2.5 billion in disbursements worldwide.

Vittorio De Angelis, Executive Chairman

Over 30 years in capital markets and risk management. Traded equity derivatives at JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort in London, rising to Co Head of Equity Derivatives at Bank of America. Later served as Head of Brokerage at a global broker in Hong Kong.

About Velotrade

Velotrade Re Limited is a Hong Kong based company operating a crypto funded trading platform for disciplined traders. The founding team previously built Velotrade Management Limited (est. 2016), a trade finance platform that has paid out over $2.5 billion to clients worldwide and has been covered by Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Nasdaq. The two companies are separate legal entities.

Challenge options, pricing, and the complete rule set are available at [velotrade.com](http://velotrade.com).

Media Contact
press@velotrade.com
[velotrade.com](http://velotrade.com)

ACE ROBOTICS Open-Sources Real-Time Generative World Model Kairos 3.0-4B

  • A native world model built from the ground up for embodied intelligence, Kairos 3.0-4B delivers exceptional physics-consistent deep understanding and cross-embodiment generalization, enabling a single “brain” to drive robots of multiple form factors.
  • Kairos 3.0-4B leverages a unified “multi-modal understanding-generation-prediction” architecture for physical-level deep understanding, long-horizon dynamic interaction, precise action control, and long-horizon interaction — 7-minute coherent interaction videos set a new industry benchmark.
  • As a lightweight 4B-parameter model, Kairos 3.0-4B outperforms mainstream embodied world models while delivering industry-leading inference efficiency. It achieves real-time edge generation on the THOR platform with a1:1.5 ratio of generation time to video duration, leading performance across both cloud and edge environments.
  • Kairos 3.0-4B achieves top-ranking accuracy across multiple authoritative benchmarks. Furthermore, leveraging model capabilities and inference tooling, its inference speed is 72 times faster than Cosmos 2.5, setting a new global performance record for embodied world models.

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 March 2026 – ACE ROBOTICS announced the open-source release of Kairos 3.0-4B, the industry’s first native world model for embodied intelligence to realize unified “multi-modal understanding-generation-prediction” within a single architecture. As the technical cornerstone of the company’s “Human-Centric” ACE Embodied Intelligence R&D Paradigm, Kairos 3.0-4B is designed from the ground up for real-world robotic operation — integrating physical laws, human behavior, and real robot actions to deliver physics-consistent deep understanding of the real world.

The prevailing approach to embodied world models has largely involved retrofitting general-purpose large language or vision models with motion interfaces. Kairos 3.0-4B takes a fundamentally different path. Rather than appending motion capabilities onto existing model architectures, it is built from the architectural level around the fundamental physical and causal laws that govern real-world environments, constructing a unified world-understanding framework capable of cross-embodiment generalization. By embedding causal reasoning chains directly into its decision-making process, the model transcends behavioral imitation and achieves what ACE ROBOTICS defines as physical-level deep understanding — enabling robots to not only know what to do, but to understand why. Its core breakthrough lies in the deep integration of three categories of data: real robot interaction data, structured human behavioral data, and chain-of-thought reasoning data, effectively breaking down multi-source data barriers and significantly improving the reuse efficiency of real-world data.

A landmark achievement of this release is Kairos 3.0-4B’s real-time edge deployment capability. Deployed on the NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 platform at 517 TFLOPs, it is the world’s first embodied world model to achieve real-time generation on edge hardware — achieving a 1.5x faster-than-real-time generation speed on the THOR platform — and the first capable of directly driving physical robot bodies for real-world task execution through native edge deployment. The model issues full-body control commands spanning upper limbs, fingers, and lower limbs without intermediate control layers, enabling robots to move from “capable of performing” to genuinely “capable of working.”

Kairos 3.0-4B also delivers a breakthrough in long-horizon interaction. By combining its unified architecture with Agent-based hierarchical planning and a self-reflective iterative optimization mechanism, the model generates coherent future-state predictions up to 7 minutes in length while maintaining full scene coherence and physical fidelity throughout — setting a new industry benchmark for long-horizon embodied interaction and opening new pathways for embodied intelligence training and deployment.

On the A800 GPU benchmark, Kairos 3.0-4B’s inference speed surpasses NVIDIA Cosmos 2.5 by 72 times, setting a new global performance record for embodied world models. This performance is delivered with a lightweight footprint of just 4B parameters and 23.5GB of VRAM — a fraction of Cosmos 2.5’s 70.2GB requirement — demonstrating that efficiency and capability need not be in tension and fundamentally challenging the assumption that larger parameters are a prerequisite for superior performance. The model has also achieved top rankings across three authoritative global benchmarks: PAI-Bench-robot, co-developed by Georgia Tech and CMU; WorldModelBench-robot TI2V, introduced at CVPR 2025; and NVIDIA GEAR Lab’s DreamGen Bench, outperforming all evaluated models on physical consistency and instruction-following metrics.

In A800 GPU benchmarks, Kairos 3.0-4B achieves order-of-magnitude breakthroughs in compute efficiency and inference speed
In A800 GPU benchmarks, Kairos 3.0-4B achieves order-of-magnitude breakthroughs in compute efficiency and inference speed

Supporting seamless cross-embodiment deployment across single-arm, dual-arm, and dexterous hand configurations with no additional per-embodiment training required, Kairos 3.0-4B is compatible with major hardware platforms including Agilex PIPER, Unitree G1, and Galaxy G1. Kairos 3.0-4B is now available on Github (https://github.com/kairos-agi/kairos-sensenova) and Hugging Face (https://huggingface.co/kairos-agi/kairos-sensenova-common).

Hashtag: #ACEROBOTICS


The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

About ACE ROBOTICS – Equipping robots with intelligent “brains” and engaging “souls”

ACE ROBOTICS is a pioneering robotics company dedicated to advancing the field of embodied intelligence. Founded by SenseTime co-founder Wang Xiaogang, the company has brought together a team of young, globally scarce AI scientists and industry experts to focus on embodied intelligence. Through breakthrough technological innovations and deep insights into embodied intelligence scenarios, we aim to empower robots with the ability to autonomously understand and explore the physical world, thereby accelerating their commercial implementation.

The company pioneered the ACE R&D paradigm and built a vision-based “environmental data engine, real-world cognition, embodied interaction generalization” technology chain. Using full spatiotemporal and multi-perspective environmental capture as its engine, along with Kairos 3.0 – China’s first open-source and commercially applicable world model – plus the Embodied Foundation Model as its technical backbone, ACE ROBOTICS addresses core industry challenges such as data scarcity, common sense gaps, poor generalization, and limited versatility. Simultaneously, the company unveiled its flagship A1 Embodied Super Brain Module, accelerating the large-scale commercial deployment of embodied intelligence across diverse scenarios.

ACE ROBOTICS is both a technology pioneer and an ecosystem builder. Through strategic cooperation with top hardware manufacturers, cloud service providers, and vertical scenario partners, we have broken through the “model-hardware-scenario” industrial deadlock, providing standardized and customized solutions that are driving the development of China’s embodied intelligence industry.

YY Group Welcomes The Landmark Bangkok to Growing Hospitality Client Portfolio

New Manpower Outsourcing Contract Advances Subsidiary YY Circle Thailand’s Path to Meaningful Scale, Adds to 2026 Revenue Visibility

SINGAPORE, March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) (“YY Group” or the “Company”), a global leader in on-demand workforce solutions and integrated facilities management (IFM), today announced that its Thailand subsidiary, YY Circle (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (“YY Circle Thailand”), has signed a one-year manpower outsourcing contract with The Landmark Bangkok, one of Thailand’s most prominent luxury hotels. The agreement further strengthens YY Circle Thailand’s growing portfolio of premium hospitality clients and advances the Company’s strategy to build Thailand into its next significant manpower revenue contributor alongside its subsidiaries in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.

Since joining YY Group in June 2025, YY Circle Thailand has rapidly built a portfolio of internationally recognized hotel clients, including Central Group, CP All, Shangri-La, Banyan Tree, Hyatt, Sheraton, and JW Marriott. The five-star Landmark Bangkok further extends the Company’s reach within Thailand’s luxury hospitality segment and increases the density of its client base in the Bangkok metropolitan area, driving greater operational efficiency and workforce utilization. The addition of this iconic property to YY Circle Thailand’s client roster also reinforces the Company’s reputation as a trusted workforce partner to the highest tier of Bangkok’s hospitality market.

Mike Fu, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of YY Group Holding Limited, commented, “Winning The Landmark Bangkok represents another important step in our Thailand growth story. Each new partnership with a world-class hotel property strengthens our operational footprint, deepens our talent pool, and moves us closer to reaching the operational density needed to achieve scale in the Thai market. Thailand represents one of the most compelling hospitality workforce opportunities in Southeast Asia, and our continued investment in regional capacity and operational infrastructure is enabling us to capture these opportunities at an accelerating pace. We are confident that YY Circle Thailand is on a clear trajectory to join our Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia subsidiaries as a core growth engine for our manpower segment.”

Jirapat Haetanurak, Co-founder and Country Director of YY Circle Thailand, added, “The Landmark Bangkok is one of Thailand’s most iconic hotels and a property we are proud to serve. This win reflects premier hospitality operators’ growing confidence in our people, our technology-enabled staffing model, and our ability to deliver consistent service quality at scale. With each new client, we are building the operational presence needed to make Thailand a major market for YY Group, and we see significant runway ahead.”

This client win strengthens YY Group’s position in Thailand’s premium hospitality workforce market, where rising international tourism and increasing demand for flexible, compliant manpower solutions continue to create attractive growth opportunities. The Company will continue pursuing partnerships with leading hotel brands as part of its broader strategy to scale its Thailand operations and build long-term recurring revenue streams in one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic markets.

About YY Group Holding Limited

YY Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: YYGH) is a Singapore-headquartered, technology-enabled platform providing flexible, scalable workforce solutions and integrated facility management (IFM) services across Asia and beyond. The Group operates through two core verticals: on-demand staffing and IFM, delivering agile, reliable support to industries such as hospitality, logistics, retail, and healthcare.

Leveraging proprietary digital platforms and IoT-driven systems, YY Group enables clients to meet fluctuating labor demands and maintain high-performance environments. In addition to its core operations in Singapore and Malaysia, the Group maintains a growing presence in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East.

Listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, YY Group is committed to service excellence, operational innovation, and long-term value creation for clients and shareholders.

For more information on the Company, please visit https://yygroupholding.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the YY Group Holding Limited’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, (i) growth of the hospitality market (ii) capital and credit market volatility, (iii) local and global economic conditions, (iv) our anticipated growth strategies, (v) governmental approvals and regulations, and (vi) our future business development, results of operations and financial condition. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and YY Group Holding Limited undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact
Jason Phua Zhi Yong, Chief Financial Officer
YY Group
enquiries@yygroupholding.com

 

ThunderSoft Showcases Edge AI Innovations at embedded world 2026, Highlighting the Rise of Intelligent Edge Systems

NUREMBERG, Germany, March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As embedded world 2026 concludes in Nuremberg, one theme stands out across the exhibition halls: the rapid acceleration of intelligent edge systems. With the convergence of high-performance computing, on-device AI, and industry-specific software platforms, enterprises are increasingly shifting intelligence from the cloud to the edge to enable real-time decision-making, improved efficiency, and scalable deployment across industrial and robotic environments.

Against this backdrop, ThunderSoft, together with its joint venture Thundercomm, showcased a series of innovations designed to accelerate edge intelligence across industries. During the event, Thundercomm introduced three new solutions that demonstrate how advanced hardware platforms and software stacks are enabling a new generation of edge AI applications.

Thundercomm at embedded world 2026
Thundercomm at embedded world 2026

TurboX IRB10 Development Kit for Physical AI and Robotics
Built on the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ10 series, the TurboX IRB10 development board and reference design targets emerging Physical AI applications such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and humanoid robots. The platform provides high-performance heterogeneous computing, AI acceleration, and rich sensor connectivity, enabling developers to rapidly prototype and scale intelligent robotics systems for industrial and service environments.

Edge AI–Powered Industrial Inspection Solution
Thundercomm also demonstrated an intelligent industrial inspection solution developed in collaboration with ecosystem partners. By combining edge AI inference with machine vision technologies, the solution enables real-time defect detection directly on the factory floor. This approach significantly reduces reliance on manual inspection and cloud processing, improving manufacturing quality control while lowering operational costs and latency.

TurboX EB8 Edge Intelligence Computing Device
Complementing these solutions is the TurboX EB8, a compact edge computing device designed for AI workloads in industrial and enterprise environments. The system integrates high-performance compute, flexible I/O, and robust software support to enable deployment of vision analytics, intelligent automation, and edge-based AI services across a wide range of real-world scenarios.

Together, these three innovations illustrate a broader industry transition: the emergence of scalable edge intelligence platforms that connect powerful computing, AI capabilities, and industry software frameworks. From robotics to smart manufacturing, edge AI is rapidly becoming the backbone of next-generation intelligent systems.

ThunderSoft’s presence at embedded world reflects its long-term commitment to enabling this transformation. With deep expertise in operating systems, AI frameworks, edge computing, and industry software platforms, ThunderSoft provides end-to-end technologies that help enterprises bring intelligent products and solutions to market faster.

As industries accelerate their adoption of edge AI, ThunderSoft continues to work closely with global technology partners and ecosystem developers to unlock new possibilities for intelligent devices, connected systems, and AI-driven industrial innovation.

About ThunderSoft
ThunderSoft, a world-leading provider of operating systems and on-device AI products and technologies, has been continuously accumulating and innovating in the operating system field, with its business expanding gradually from smart phone to smart vehicle, AIoT and smart industries. ThunderSoft was successfully listed in 2015, which leads it to be China’s very first listed technical company specialized in the intelligent operating system. ThunderSoft now operates in more than 40 cities worldwide and has over 15,000 employees, with over 90% of them focused on R&D. Further information available at: https://en.thundersoft.com

Unixell Biotech receives IND clearance by FDA for its Allogeneic iPSC-Derived cell therapy, UX-GIP001, for focal Epilepsy

SHANGHAI, March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On March 12, Unixell Biotech achieved a significant milestone as UX-GIP001, its iPSC-derived allogeneic cell therapy targeting focal epilepsy, secured Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This breakthrough marks UX-GIP001 as the first iPSC-derived allogeneic epilepsy cell therapy approved in the U.S. and simultaneously establishes it as China’s pioneering cell therapy for epilepsy to advance into the clinical stage.

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder affecting over 70 million people worldwide. It is prevalent in infants and the elderly, and can be triggered by events like brain injury or surgical trauma. While resection and neurostimulation help some, they have significant side effects, so innovative therapies are urgently needed to selectively target epileptic foci while preserving healthy tissue and avoiding drug effects.

In epilepsy patients, impaired GABAergic interneurons drive neural hyperexcitability and seizures. UX-GIP001 targets this by leveraging Unixell’s proprietary stem cell technology to produce inhibitory neural progenitor cells through directed differentiation. After transplantation, it reconstructs inhibitory circuits, suppressing seizures. The preclinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of UX-GIP001 in epileptic animal models and its safety profile, supporting progression to clinical trials. Phase 1 study is planned to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of UX-GIP001 for drug-resistant epilepsy patients.

With UX-GIP001 advancing into the clinical stage, Unixell Biotech has established a core product pipeline targeting Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy—two areas burdened by significant unmet clinical needs. The company is simultaneously advancing both autologous and allogeneic cellular therapy strategies, building a comprehensive product matrix that spans diverse indications and treatment scenarios. Leveraging its internationally leading human pluripotent stem cell R&D platform and sophisticated neural cell directed differentiation technology, Unixell Biotech is continuously expanding its capabilities to develop and translate cellular drugs for multiple indications. Driven by scientific evidence, the company is dedicated to building a long-term competitive, innovative cellular therapy platform, striving to deliver safer and more effective breakthrough treatment options for patients worldwide!

About UniXell Biotech
Shanghai UniXell Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established in 2021, specializing in the research and development of cell therapy drugs for neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy.

The company is equipped with a 4,000-square-meter R&D center and GMP facilities. It has developed four major innovative technology platforms based on reprogramming technology, stem cell differentiation technology, SISBAR lineage tracing technology, and high-precision gene editing. These platforms facilitate the development and production of neural cell drugs with higher purity and more stable efficacy, ensuring efficient and safe clinical treatment outcomes. As of the present, UniXell has successfully obtained several rounds of financing from esteemed investors, such as Hillhouse Capital, CDH Investments, Fosun Group, Sherpa Healthcare Partners, TF Capital and Tasly Capital, among others. This underscores the robust market confidence in its pioneering therapeutic solutions and its potential for growth.

Contact
UniXell Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
business@unixell.com 

XtalPi Holdings Limited to Announce 2025 Annual Results on March 25, 2026

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — XtalPi Holdings Limited (“XtalPi”, or the “Company”) (HKEX: 2228), a leading global technology company in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for drug and materials discovery, announced that it will report its annual results for the full year ended December 31, 2025 on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, after the Hong Kong market closes.

The Company will hold a conference call in Chinese with English simultaneous interpretation at 7:00 PM Hong Kong/Beijing Time on March 25, 2026 (7:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on the same day). Details for the conference call are as follows:

For Chinese original audio channel:

Online Registration Link: https://s.comein.cn/cwi78hst

Alternatively, participants may access the conference call by dialing the following numbers:

Mainland China:

+86-4001510269

International:

+86-1021377168

Hong Kong, China:

+852-51089680

Taiwan, China:

+886-277083288

United States:

+1-2087016888

Password:

040763

The replay of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.xtalpi.com/en/investor-relations.

For English simultaneous interpretation channel:

Online Registration Link: https://s.comein.cn/7jmvczxy

About XtalPi

XtalPi Holdings Limited (XtalPi, 2228.HK) was founded in 2015 by three physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is an innovative R&D platform powered by quantum physics, artificial intelligence, and robotics. By integrating first-principles calculations, AI algorithms, high-performance cloud computing, and standardized automation systems, XtalPi provides digital and intelligent R&D solutions for companies in the pharmaceutical, materials science, agricultural technology, energy, new chemicals, and cosmetics industries.

Investor Relations Contact:

In China:

XtalPi Holdings Limited
Investor Relations
Email: ir@xtalpi.com

Piacente Financial Communications
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: XtalPi@thepiacentegroup.com

In the United States:

Piacente Financial Communications
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
Email: XtalPi@thepiacentegroup.com

OPPO and Google Partner to Redefine Productivity for Foldable Devices with Next-Gen AI Stylus Experience


SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 March 2026 – OPPO, a leading global smart device brand, is deepening its collaboration with Google Cloud to reimagine AI-powered productivity on its upcoming Find N6 foldable flagship with the new OPPO AI Pen.

OPPO AI Pen Kit_Front.jpg

Kai Tang, President of Software Engineering at OPPO, said: “OPPO’s close collaboration with partners like Google Cloud enables us to bring the latest and most advanced AI experiences to our users. Featuring powerful AI capabilities, we have evolved the traditional stylus into the innovative OPPO AI Pen, marking a significant leap in efficiency for the foldable smartphone experience.”

AI Chart and AI Image: Next-Level Productivity with OPPO AI Pen

The upcoming Find N6 will launch together with the OPPO AI Pen, featuring exclusive AI Chart and AI Image functions built with Google Cloud’s cutting-edge AI capabilities.

While taking notes or sketching ideas with a stylus helps capture inspiration quickly, translating handwritten drafts into polished, professional formats has always been a challenge. With AI Chart built with Gemini Pro, users can press the dedicated side button on the OPPO AI Pen and simply circle their handwritten notes to instantly generate a clean, editable digital table, allowing for faster information organization in meetings, planning sessions, and daily work.

Beyond text and charts, the AI Image feature is built with Nano Banana, and further expands creative possibilities by transforming simple doodles into refined artwork. Users can even provide specific text prompts to guide the AI, reimagining their drawings in any style, from classic oil painting textures to modern digital art.

Enhanced Cross-Ecosystem Sharing

OPPO is also collaborating with Google to bring AndroidTM Quick Share compatibility with Apple devices to Find N6. In the coming weeks, users will be able to send photos, videos, and files directly to Apple devices—with no additional apps required, advancing cross-ecosystem connection.

Next-Level Productivity on Find N6

These advanced productivity-enhancing features of ColorOS 16 will be fully integrated into the upcoming OPPO Find N6, delivering a high-performance and seamless experience from the very first touch. By combining OPPO’s advanced hardware with Google’s AI capabilities, Find N6 is set to turn the foldable device into a true mobile workstation, empowering users to create, collaborate, and communicate like never before.

Disclaimer: AI Chart is built with Gemini 2.5 Pro, while AI Image is built with Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image).

*Google, Android and Quick Share are trademarks of Google LLC.

Hashtag: #OPPO

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.