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Author Nina M. Kelly, PhD, is developing a new edition of her nonfiction book, “Grace Has a Silent Voice,” titled “Life in the Key of G,” with an expanded emphasis on resilience in times of tragedy. The updated edition will further examine themes of perseverance in the face of loss. She is also continuing her work through her children’s books, supporting her ongoing work promoting literacy initiatives for children.

Dr. Kelly is the proprietor of HoneyBee TreeHouse LLC. She holds a doctorate in mythological studies and depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and completed postdoctoral certifications through Assisi International Institute. Her professional background spans medicine, executive film production, literature and arts leadership.

Storytelling in Medical Recovery Research

“Grace Has a Silent Voice” acknowledges silent heroes and examines resilience in the face of tragedy. Dr. Kelly is currently rewriting the new edition while also drafting her fourth children's book. Her publishing efforts reflect her focus on supporting children's literacy and the use of storytelling to increase personal development.

Throughout her career, Dr. Kelly has emphasized the role of story and imagery in times of tragedy to help the healing process. Her doctoral dissertation, “Myth Making and Modern Medicine: A Case of Kidney Transplantation,” was a significant milestone in her career. Through her research at Louisiana State Medical School in New Orleans, she used stories and images to reduce the incidence of post-operative rejection episodes among kidney transplant patients. This pilot study resulted in 50% fewer rejection episodes. She observed that the patients, who once feared they would not survive, not only recovered quicker but also later wanted to give back to the community and share their recovery success.

Dr. Kelly cited her dissertation as the highlight of her career. She noted the importance of observing patients regain stability and a renewed sense of direction following transplantation.

A Career in Arts, Film and Service

In addition to her literary work, Dr. Kelly is an Emmy Award-winning film executive producer. She served as executive producer of the documentary “A New Lease On Life: K9 for Warriors,” which received four Emmy Awards. She also executive-produced “Folds of Honor,” recipient of the Humanitarian Award; “The Voice of a Generation: The Life of Larry King;" and the short film “Dandelion,” which earned the Judges’ Award.

Dr. Kelly's published works include three Mother’s Choice Award-recognized children's books, “Honeybee Treehouse," “Athena the Brave,” and “Athena, Tudor and the Eagle.” She has collaborated with programs and figures, including Larry King and Jack Canfield, on books such as “The Big Question," “Success Mastery,” “Success Breakthrough,” and “Leo Learns a Lesson.”

Dr. Kelly has held leadership roles as president and chief executive officer of the Children's Bureau and the New Orleans Opera, visiting committee chair for Loyola University Music School, the vice president of Shreveport Opera and president and chief executive officer of the Southern Repertory Theater. Her civic involvement has included service on numerous nonprofit boards. She received the Atticus Award and the Most Outstanding Dedication to Volunteering Award for her work with the Juvenile Justice Organization in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Maternal Values, Integrity and Faith

Dr. Kelly attributes her success to her life and the values instilled in her from her mother, who died when she was seven, her father, Irvin J. Kelly II, and her great aunt, Rosalie Kelly. “If the community is good to you, it is imperative that you are also good to your community” is a guiding principle she was taught and lives by. Her inspiration to serve others also stems from her great aunt, one of The ARC’s founders. She also dedicates her work to her mother and father’s teachings of integrity, humanitarian efforts and religious philosophies.   

Dr. Kelly intends to complete a book based on her dissertation research and to prepare the next edition of “Grace Has a Silent Voice” for publication. Through her continued work in literature, film and humanitarian service, she remains focused on sharing stories that encourage empathy, cultural awareness and literacy among young readers.

About HoneyBee TreeHouse

Nina M. Kelly, PhD, is a mythologist, humanitarian, bestselling author and executive film producer. She is the proprietor of HoneyBee TreeHouse, LLC and earned a doctorate from Pacific Graduate Institute. Dr. Kelly produced an award-winning documentary, “A New Leash on Life: K9 for Warriors,” and wrote several award-winning children's books. She's preparing the next edition of “Grace Has a Silent Voice” while supporting children's literacy initiatives. For more information, visit ninamkelly.com.

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Hermest Hair Clinic has been recognized in the category of Hair Transplant Surgery at the European Awards in Medicine 2025, an international ceremony honoring healthcare providers for excellence in patient care, safety protocols and clinical innovation. The award ceremony took place Nov. 27, 2025, in Rome, Italy, bringing together medical professionals and healthcare organizations from across Europe and global healthcare networks.

The recognition highlights Hermest Hair Clinic’s approach to surgical precision, structured treatment planning and post-operative care in hair restoration procedures. Organizers of the European Awards in Medicine state that recipients are selected based on factors including treatment safety standards, patient satisfaction, and the use of established medical protocols.

The award comes amid rising global demand for hair transplantation procedures, particularly in Turkey. According to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), demand for hair transplant procedures continues to grow worldwide as techniques such as FUE-based methods advance and success rates improve through structured post-operative care.

Turkey has emerged as one of the leading destinations for medical tourism in hair restoration, with thousands of international patients traveling each year for treatments addressing male pattern baldness, female hair loss and other hair restoration needs.

Clinical Leadership and Surgical Approach

Hermest Hair Clinic is led by Dr. Ahmet Murat, a physician specializing in hair restoration surgery with experience in advanced FUE, Sapphire FUE and Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) procedures.

Dr. Murat’s work focuses on natural hairline design, long-term graft survival planning and individualized donor area management. The clinic’s surgical team emphasizes evidence-based practices aligned with ISHRS guidance, particularly in donor preservation, graft handling and post-operative care.

Patients considering hair restoration procedures often prioritize factors such as density design, graft angulation and natural growth direction — areas that Hermest incorporates into its surgical planning.

Turkey’s Role in Global Hair Transplantation

Turkey has become a central hub for hair restoration procedures, with clinics in Istanbul and Ankara performing a high volume of treatments each year. This procedural frequency allows surgeons to refine techniques and treat a wide range of hair types and conditions.

Many clinics serving international patients provide integrated treatment packages that may include accommodation, airport transfers, medication and aftercare kits, interpreter services and digital follow-up monitoring. These services are designed to simplify the treatment process for patients traveling internationally.

According to ISHRS reports, the high number of procedures performed in the region has contributed to improvements in graft survival optimization, graft placement patterns and long-term density planning.

Treatment Techniques and Planning

Most modern hair transplant procedures rely on follicular unit extraction (FUE) and related variations. Common techniques include:

• Follicular unit extraction (FUE): Individual graft extraction from donor areas with minimal visible scarring.
• Sapphire FUE: Use of sapphire blades to create smaller channels for graft placement, supporting precise implantation and healing.
• Direct hair implantation (DHI): Direct graft implantation using implanter pens, allowing detailed control of angle and direction.

Clinics frequently use digital planning tools such as graft calculators, density mapping and simulation software to help patients understand expected results.

Methodology

Hermest Hair Clinic applies a structured surgical system that combines technique with safety planning. These methods are intended to support graft survival and reduce potential complications during recovery.

• UNIQUE FUE® Method: This approach focuses on controlled graft extraction and placement designed to support natural hairline transitions and minimize donor area trauma. It integrates customized graft angulation, density planning per square centimeter and multi-zone implantation strategies.
• AIS Protocol (All-In Safety Protocol): Hermest’s internal protocol standardizes surgical safety and aftercare procedures, including sterile surgical environment controls, graft hydration and handling standards, staged implantation procedures and a structured recovery timeline.

Patient Experience and Recovery

Patients traveling internationally for hair transplantation procedures in Turkey typically remain in the country for three to four days, allowing time for surgery, the first washing session and early healing checks.

After returning home, many clinics continue monitoring recovery through digital follow-up systems, which may include scalp care guidance, medication schedules, monthly growth updates and long-term progress tracking over six to 12 months.

Turkey Prices vs. Global Prices

Patients frequently compare hair transplant pricing across countries when evaluating treatment options. Typical 2025–2026 cost ranges include:

• Turkey: $2,000–$4,500 USD (typically includes procedure, hotel accommodation, VIP transfers, medication and aftercare)
• United States: $6,500–$12,000-plus USD (procedure generally priced separately from travel and aftercare services)
• United Kingdom: £5,000–£10,000 (procedure typically priced without bundled services)

The difference is often attributed to integrated service models and lower operational costs, rather than differences in surgical techniques.

About Hermest Hair Clinic

Hermest Hair Clinic is a medical practice specializing in advanced hair restoration procedures, including FUE, Sapphire FUE and Direct Hair Implantation (DHI). Led by Dr. Ahmet Murat, the clinic focuses on evidence-based surgical techniques, natural hairline design and structured post-operative care to support long-term patient outcomes. Hermest serves an international patient base and incorporates digital planning tools and safety protocols to guide treatment and recovery. For more information, visit www.hermestclinic.com.

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This content is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Individuals should consult with a qualified dermatologist or licensed medical professional before undergoing any medical or surgical procedure.

PDF Guru has launched its free Net Price Calculator that ranks more than 1,500 U.S. affordable universities and colleges by what students actually pay after financial aid.

What colleges advertise for tuition and what students actually pay are often very different, and that gap is especially hard on low-income students. PDF Guru’s Head of Product, Dmytro Kanievskyi, says the team created the Net Price Calculator after studying data from over 1,500 schools to help close that information gap.

“Our goal was to show families the true net price after Pell Grants, federal aid, and scholarships, so they can compare colleges by the amount they will really pay instead of the sticker price on a website,” said Kanievskyi.

How the Calculator Works

At its core, the tool is built on IPEDS data from the U.S. Department of Education, updated annually, with the latest figures covering 2023–2024. It spans 1,582 institutions — everything from cheap colleges with low tuition to higher-priced schools that award big scholarships to offset their sticker price.

Users can filter by state, school type and size, graduation rate, tuition range, acceptance rate, income, residency, and living situation, including in-state and out-of-state tuition. Each school is ranked by net price, and schools with income-based tuition models are included in the results.

Once filters are set, users can place two colleges for low-income students side by side and compare net price, tuition, total cost, financial aid, and admissions metrics — all updating in real time. Worth noting: The calculator doesn't replace the FAFSA or school-specific aid estimates, but it's built on the same data colleges file with the federal government each year.

How Sticker Prices Mislead Low‑Income Students

In 2024–25, public four‑year colleges listed an average in‑state tuition of $11,610, and private nonprofit four‑year colleges listed $43,350, based on College Board data analyzed by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). For example, Stanford's annual cost of attendance is $87,800–$92,900 per year, yet the average net price for first-year students receiving grant aid is only about $23,410.

California State University, Long Beach, offers a good contrast. For 2025–26, CSULB's total cost of attendance is $27,722 for California residents living at home, with 2024–25 costs slightly lower. Even with that lower price, some CSULB students with aid may still pay more out of pocket than students at private universities with generous aid. That is because grants and eligibility vary widely by school. For methodology and school-level net price data from federal IPEDS figures, see PDF Guru's top U.S. universities analysis.

PDF Guru Highlights the Most Affordable Colleges in the U.S.

PDF Guru ranks 100 of America's most affordable colleges by net price after aid. Six of the top ten are in Florida, two in Texas — states with low tuition. Florida leads with $6,360 average in-state tuition for public four-year schools. 

The report also includes an interactive map of all 100 schools, giving readers an easy way to see where the most affordable options are. Users can filter by ranking range, hover to view each school’s name, rank, and net price, and quickly spot clusters in places like Florida’s Gulf Coast and Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.

What Students Should Keep in Mind

The PDF Guru team recommends using its Net Price Calculator as the first step when comparing college costs. From there, students can keep these tips in mind:

• Check all deadlines; aid, scholarship, and admission may have different dates.
• Consider lesser-known schools; they often give stronger aid.
• Ask how your aid could change if your family income changes.
• If you plan to work, check whether your offer includes work‑study.
• Contact the financial aid office if anything is unclear. 

About PDF Guru

Founded to make PDF work simpler and faster, PDF Guru provides an all-in-one document management platform used by 15 million people in 180 countries. The web-based tool enables users to edit text in PDFs, convert between formats, including Word, Excel, and image files, add electronic signatures, and process scanned documents with OCR — all without downloading software. PDF Guru prioritizes security and privacy through GDPR compliance, SSL and AES encryption, and verification by industry leaders. Available in over 20 languages with subscription plans for both individuals and teams, the platform combines powerful functionality with an interface designed for immediate usability. For more information, visit pdfguru.com.

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A new artificial intelligence-powered home search platform is changing how buyers find homes in the Charleston market — and how sellers gain exposure — as local real estate broker Bryan Crabtree announces the rollout of conversational AI search on his website.

The technology allows users to search for homes by simply asking questions in plain language, mirroring how consumers increasingly interact with platforms like ChatGPT and other AI tools. Instead of filtering through dropdown menus and preset criteria, buyers can now input highly specific requests such as lifestyle preferences, architectural styles, location nuances, and even investment goals.

“I realized that people are now simply asking AI chatbots to find the home they want,” said Crabtree. “They are asking very specific questions, but virtually all of the major search sites, companies and agents haven't launched this technology yet. My buyer customers find it of great value and it significantly enhances the exposure for my seller clients to give them a clear market advantage. Given my operational background combined with the global power of the Christie’s International Real Estate brand, my goal is to offer a clear advantage to my sellers and home buyers.”

The launch comes at a time when the real estate industry is undergoing rapid change, particularly around how listings are marketed and accessed. With the growing trend of “exclusive previews” and private listing networks, many buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to view the full scope of available inventory in one place.

Crabtree says the AI-driven platform addresses that challenge directly.

“This is one of the few ways buyers can still see and search across the full spectrum of live inventory in a single experience,” he said. “It removes friction from the process and gives buyers a more intuitive way to discover properties that actually match what they’re looking for — not just what fits into a standard search box.”

Beyond convenience, the platform is designed to improve outcomes for both sides of the transaction. Buyers benefit from more precise and efficient discovery, while sellers gain increased visibility as their properties are surfaced through more nuanced and intent-driven searches.

The technology is now live and available to the public through Crabtree’s website, www.bryancrabtreerealestate.com — marking one of the first implementations of conversational AI home search in the Charleston region.

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, Crabtree believes early adoption will be key in real estate.

“Consumers are already there,” he said. “The platforms just haven’t caught up yet.”

About Bryan Crabtree Real Estate

Bryan Crabtree is a Charleston, South Carolina real estate broker and Realtor® with Indigo Oak | Christie’s International Real Estate, serving Charleston and Mount Pleasant. He specializes in luxury homes, historic properties, golf communities, and waterfront real estate across the Lowcountry. Crabtree works with both local and relocating buyers and sellers. For more information, visit www.therealestateexperts.com.

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As couples look for more authentic and shareable ways to capture their wedding day, Memphis-based Clip Collective is gaining traction ahead of peak wedding season for its modern, guest-powered approach to wedding memories. Instead of relying on a single videographer, the platform turns the moments friends and family are already capturing on their phones into one professionally edited wedding video, preserving candid moments, behind-the-scenes clips, and the kind of real memories couples actually want to watch back.

But Clip Collective goes well beyond the video itself. With thoughtful features like a Private Wedding Feed that brings every moment together in one place, couples can collect, organize, and relive their wedding day through a seamless digital experience. The result is a wedding video and memory hub designed for how modern couples celebrate, share, and revisit their big day, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional videography.

How It Works

Clip Collective is designed to be simple and stress-free, so couples can focus on enjoying their wedding day while friends and family capture the moments that make it unforgettable.

1. Select Your Date: Couples book their wedding date through Clip Collective and receive a personalized wedding profile where everything for their event lives in one place.
2. Invite Your Family and Friends: Guests join using a simple link or QR code, making it easy for everyone attending to share the photos and videos they capture.
3. Upload Videos and Photos: Guests upload their clips throughout the celebration, which are automatically organized and used to create the final wedding video.

What’s Included

Beyond the final wedding video, Clip Collective offers a suite of features to help couples capture, share, and relive every moment of their wedding day.

• Professionally Edited Wedding Video: Guest footage is transformed into one polished, ready-to-share wedding video that captures the energy and candid moments of the day.
• Private Wedding Feed: A private feed lets couples and guests view, share, and relive moments from the celebration as photos and videos are uploaded.
• Video and Photo Gallery: All guest-submitted photos and videos are organized into a clean, easy-to-browse gallery that preserves every angle of the day.
• Guestlist: Couples can easily invite guests, manage participation, and track who has joined the wedding feed.
• Wedding Hub: Everything lives in one simple hub, making it easy to access memories, share the final video, and revisit the celebration anytime.

Book While You Can

With dates filling quickly ahead of peak wedding season, couples interested in Clip Collective are encouraged to reserve their date before it’s taken. By combining guest-captured moments with professional editing and modern sharing tools, the platform is quickly becoming a go-to option for couples who want wedding memories that feel real, personal, and easy to relive. Couples can learn more and secure their date at clipcollective.com.

About Clip Collective

Clip Collective is the guest-powered wedding video platform for modern couples who want an authentic, beautifully edited wedding film without traditional videography prices or pressure. Guests capture the day from every angle while professional editors transform those moments into a polished, social-ready wedding video delivered in just 10 business days. Couples also receive a private wedding feed, an organized gallery, and a simple hub where friends and family can relive the celebration. Real moments, captured naturally and crafted professionally. For more information, visit clipcollective.com.

Corridor, the security platform built for AI-native software development, has raised a $25 million Series A at a $200 million valuation, led by Felicis, with participation from Conviction, Timeless, Artisanal Ventures, Lux Capital, Sunflower Capital, Datadog, SV Angel, and leading angels from Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, Cognition, Factory, Lovable, and more. The company will use the capital to expand its Agentic Coding Security Management (ACSM) platform and deepen integrations across modern developer tools.

As AI coding tools dramatically increase the volume and speed of software production, security teams are struggling to keep up with approaches designed for a pre-AI world. Corridor was founded on the belief that security must move into the flow of development, not operate after code is written.

“Secure by design can’t just be a slogan, it has to be how software actually gets built,” said Jack Cable, CEO and co-founder of Corridor. “As AI revolutionizes coding, security has to be embedded at the moment code is created, not bolted on later.”

Corridor’s Agentic Coding Security Management (ACSM) platform embeds real-time security controls directly into AI coding workflows, helping prevent vulnerabilities as code is generated. 

“AI code generation is only as powerful as the ecosystem around it,” said Ashwin Ramaswami, CTO and co-founder of Corridor. “Our platform natively integrates with coding agents to embed security at the source, and we're assembling a world-class team to do it."

Aside from the velocity of code, new tools expand who is creating code. Corridor secures use cases ranging from expert developers overseeing teams of autonomous agents, to sales and marketing teams using AI to create internal apps. “Corridor is building the missing layer for this new era: a security and management system designed specifically for code generation” said Jake Storm, general partner at Felicis. “And they're doing it in a way that fundamentally reimagines where in the development process security actually lives.”

That philosophy is reflected in Corridor’s partnership with code generation leaders like Cursor and Factory, where Corridor runs natively inside the agents developers use. These integrations provide real-time security feedback during development and code review without disrupting developer velocity.

“Corridor meets developers where they already work,” said Mike Vernal, partner at Conviction. “That’s why adoption happens naturally and why this approach to application security is so compelling.”

Early customers report strong results.

Sublime Security, the leader in next-gen email security, uses Corridor to secure their AI development pipelines. Their founder and CEO, Josh Kamdjou, says, “AI code generation has the potential to dramatically accelerate engineering teams, but for a security company like Sublime, speed can never come at the expense of safety. With Corridor, we’re able to empower our developers with the latest AI tools while ensuring the code that reaches production is secure, compliant, and worthy of our customers’ trust. Just as importantly, it allows us to capture the real ROI of AI-assisted development - faster delivery, higher developer productivity, and less friction between engineering and security.”

Pylon, the AI-native B2B customer support platform, uses Corridor to secure its development workflows. “Corridor has been essential in adding security to our software development life cycle at all stages, ensuring that we can continue to ship quickly and securely,” said Aashish Kapur, security lead at Pylon.

"Most security tooling was designed for a world where humans write every line. Corridor is different — it's an actual agentic security solution built for agentic coding," said Gil Spencer, founder and CTO of WitnessAI. "It gives agents the security context and guardrails they need at the prompt level, in real time, before a single vulnerable line gets written. It's an approach built from the ground up for how modern development actually works."

Corridor plans to use the funding to advance its ACSM capabilities, expand AI development integrations, and support growing customer demand. Corridor continues to grow its strong team of engineers, researchers, and cybersecurity experts.

“I’m bullish on what the Corridor team is building. As AI coding agents become part of the default SDLC, the question is not whether teams move faster, it is whether they can trust what gets shipped,” per Nancy Wang, the CTO of 1Password. “What stands out to me is Corridor’s proactive model: guardrails at code generation time, real PR feedback. If we are going to let agents write meaningful portions of our codebase, we need security that operates at the same layer and velocity.”

“I’m excited that Corridor is building a product that gives every CISO the assurance they need while giving engineers rocket fuel to move fast but also to break nothing,” said Alex Stamos, CPO of Corridor.

About Corridor

Corridor builds security infrastructure for AI-native software development. Its Agentic Coding Security Management (ACSM) platform helps teams prevent vulnerabilities as code is generated, enabling secure development at modern engineering speeds. The Corridor team brings deep expertise across both cybersecurity and AI. CEO Jack Cable is a top-ranked bug bounty hunter who helped start CISA’s Secure by Design initiative. CTO Ashwin Ramaswami has built large-scale systems and published research on AI and foundation models at Stanford. CPO Alex Stamos brings decades of security leadership experience, including serving as CSO at Facebook, Yahoo, and SentinelOne. Across the company, the team draws on experience from leading organizations including Applied Intuition, Vanta, Amazon, and others. For more information, visit www.corridor.dev.

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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (OTCQB: KBLB) announced that it has deployed one million genetically engineered silkworm eggs across multiple production facilities in Vietnam as part of a spring scale-up effort that could eventually produce approximately 10 metric tons of recombinant spider-silk cocoons per month.

Spider silk has attracted scientific interest, due to its impressive mechanical properties, for decades. By weight, the fiber can be stronger than steel and tougher than many high-performance synthetic materials. The challenge has been viable mass production, since spiders cannot be farmed easily due to their territorial behavior.

The company’s approach modifies domesticated silkworms so they spin fibers incorporating the desired spider-silk proteins. The insects retain their natural spinning process, allowing the fiber to be produced using traditional sericulture methods rather than industrial reactors.

Kraig Labs says it is preparing initial shipments of the biodegradable recombinant Spider Silk material to several unannounced global brands as part of pilot development programs and first commercial deliveries.

From Lab Research to Industrial Production

Kraig Labs first reported integrating spider-silk genes into silkworms more than a decade ago. The work was later described in a peer-reviewed study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which reported that composite fibers produced by transgenic silkworms were tougher than conventional silkworm silk and approached the toughness of natural dragline spider silk.

The research drew widespread attention at the time, including coverage in science publications and mainstream media following a press conference at the University of Notre Dame announcing the breakthrough.

The technology is still attracting interest from the leading authorities, as the March issue of National Geographic examines efforts to commercialize spider silk and highlights genetically engineered silkworms as a potential pathway to scalable production.

Rare Precedent for Engineered Animal Products

Commercial products derived from genetically engineered animals remain uncommon.

One example is ATryn®, a therapeutic antithrombin protein produced in the milk of genetically modified goats. The drug was approved in Europe in 2006 and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2009 after more than two decades of development.

Kraig’s platform differs from pharmaceutical production because the silkworm directly produces a structural fiber rather than a purified biological compound.

If the company succeeds in maintaining industrial-scale production, it would represent one of the few examples of a transgenic animal system used for commercial manufacturing outside pharmaceuticals.

Hybrid Fibers Today, Purer Silk Tomorrow

Current production fibers are hybrid composites combining traditional silkworm silk proteins with spider-silk proteins. Kraig Labs stated that laboratory testing of the material has shown tensile strengths for some samples approaching 1.8 gigapascals and elasticity above 38%.

The company is also exploring a more ambitious genetic design using sequences from the Darwin’s bark spider, known for producing some of the toughest natural silk fibers measured. That research aims to replace the silkworm’s native silk genes with spider-silk genes, potentially allowing the insects to produce fibers composed largely of spider silk proteins. Results from that work have not yet been announced.

Ancient Industry Meets Modern Genetics

Sericulture is the cultivation of silkworms for silk production, which dates back more than a thousand years and remains a major industry in Asia.

By combining that historical production system with modern gene-editing techniques, Kraig Labs is attempting to turn spider silk from a laboratory material into a commercially manufactured fiber.

For more information about Kraig Labs’ spider silk technology and partnership opportunities, visit www.kraiglabs.com.

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About Kraig Biocraft Laboratories

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Kraig Labs”) is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced biomaterials through genetic engineering. The company is best known for its work in producing recombinant spider silk using genetically engineered silkworms, an approach designed to overcome the long-standing challenges of harvesting spider silk at scale. 

With growing interest in sustainable and high-performance materials, Kraig Labs is positioning itself at the intersection of biotechnology and advanced materials science, seeking to deliver novel fiber solutions to global markets.

Kraig Labs was featured on the cover of the March 2026 issue of National Geographic. Read the National Geographic cover story.

For more information, visit www.kraiglabs.com.

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ShapeShift, a non-custodial, multichain platform for digital assets with millions of users across its open-source ecosystem, announced the launch of ShapeShift Earn, a fully integrated yield experience powered by Yield.xyz. The launch includes native access to Morpho Vaults deployed on Katana. Morpho is one of DeFi's most trusted lending protocols with billions of dollars in deposited capital. The integration gives ShapeShift users the ability to deploy capital into curated, high-quality lending positions on Katana, directly within the ShapeShift interface.

ShapeShift Earn represents a new standard for how consumer crypto platforms should approach yield. Rather than building and maintaining individual protocol integrations, a process that typically requires months of engineering work and ongoing maintenance across each new yield opportunity, ShapeShift integrated the Yield.xyz API and instantly unlocked access to staking, lending, and DeFi yield opportunities spanning multiple networks. Morpho Vaults on Katana are among the first available at launch, bringing ShapeShift's broad user base direct access to one of the most battle-tested lending protocols in DeFi.

"Yield.xyz exists to make onchain yield accessible to everyone, and partnerships like this one show what that means in practice. ShapeShift users can now earn yield on some of the best lending markets in DeFi, directly from an interface they already trust, without any of the complexity that has historically made that difficult,” said Serafin Lion Engel, co-founder at Yield.xyz

The announcement brings together three distinct pieces of DeFi infrastructure: Katana as the yield-optimized network layer, Morpho as the lending protocol, and Yield.xyz as the API that makes onchain yields accessible to ShapeShift users through a single integration.

Yield.xyz Integration

Onchain yield is fragmented. Opportunities exist across hundreds of protocols, dozens of networks, and thousands of individual markets, each with its own integration requirements, smart contract interfaces, and risk profiles. For a platform like ShapeShift, building direct integrations with each protocol is not a sustainable path. The engineering cost is high, the maintenance burden is ongoing, and coverage will always lag behind the pace of DeFi.

Yield.xyz was built to solve this problem at the infrastructure level. By abstracting yield discovery, routing, and execution into a single API, Yield.xyz allows any platform to offer comprehensive yield access without protocol-by-protocol integration work. The API covers over 2,800 yield opportunities across more than 80 networks, including staking, lending, liquidity provision, and vault strategies. Built-in support for auto-compounding, reward conversion, and secure transaction verification means platforms can launch production-grade yield products with minimal overhead.

How It Works

When ShapeShift users access the Earn section of the platform, Yield.xyz surfaces available opportunities in real time, handles yield routing, and manages the underlying complexity of cross-protocol interactions. Morpho's lending architecture sits on top of that foundation, enabling access to permissionless, immutable lending vaults with transparent risk parameters and competitive rates driven by supply and demand.

"ShapeShift has always believed users deserve access to the best DeFi opportunities without giving up control of their assets. Integrating Yield.xyz gave us a path to launch a complete yield product without rebuilding infrastructure from scratch. Morpho Vaults on Katana are a natural fit for our users: transparent, non-custodial, and built on a network specifically designed for yield. ShapeShift Earn is what we think accessing the frontier of DeFi should look and feel like," said Tim Black, product lead at ShapeShift.

Why Morpho on Katana

Katana's architecture is designed to attract and retain liquidity by directing protocol revenue back to the network, creating a compounding yield environment that benefits its users. Deploying Morpho Vaults on Katana concentrates that yield-generating potential into one of DeFi's most trusted lending frameworks.

“Morpho Vaults were built to be integrable with any application. Through them, we're excited to support Yield.xyz in bringing that infrastructure to an entirely new universe of developers, making it simple for any app to connect their users' balances to onchain lending markets and put idle capital to work at scale,” said Paul Frambot, CEO and co-founder of Morpho.

Morpho's market structure is permissionless and immutable. Curators define vault parameters, and the protocol enforces them without upgradeable contracts or custody risk. For ShapeShift users accessing yield through Earn, Morpho Vaults on Katana offer a combination of competitive rates, transparent mechanics, and a security model that has been validated by billions of dollars in deposited capital across the broader Morpho ecosystem.

"Katana was built to be the best place in DeFi to earn, and that means making quality yield accessible without friction. ShapeShift Earn, powered by Yield.xyz, is a strong example of what that looks like in practice. It connects Katana's yield-optimized infrastructure to ShapeShift through an API layer that makes the whole experience seamless for end users," said Matthew Fisher, CEO of Katana.

The decision to launch ShapeShift Earn with Morpho on Katana reflects a deliberate choice to lead with quality infrastructure at every layer of the stack. Yield.xyz's API makes it possible to surface any yield opportunity across any network; the teams chose to lead with a combination that delivers on both yield and credibility.

About Yield.xyz

Yield.xyz is the unified onchain yield infrastructure layer for Web3, enabling developers to integrate once and access over 2,800 yield opportunities across more than 80 networks spanning staking, lending, and liquidity provision strategies. Trusted by leading wallets and financial platforms including Ledger, DeBlock, Utila, Tuyo, Crossmint, Turnkey, Tangem, and Zerion, Yield.xyz powers production-grade yield products with built-in support for auto-compounding, reward conversion, and secure transaction verification. Yield.xyz abstracts complex strategy engineering into simple API calls and enables teams to launch scalable yield products with minimal overhead while unlocking new revenue streams through fee-customizable vaults. To learn more, visit yield.xyz.

About ShapeShift

ShapeShift is a non-custodial, multichain platform for digital assets. Community-owned and operated by the ShapeShift DAO, ShapeShift gives users self-sovereign access to crypto assets across multiple blockchain networks. Learn more at shapeshift.com.

About Morpho

Morpho is the universal lending network with over $10 billion in deposits. Businesses can connect to Morpho's open infrastructure to power any lending or borrowing use case at scale, including embedded crypto-backed loans and custom yield solutions. To learn more, visit morpho.org.

About Katana

Katana is a purpose-built DeFi blockchain focused on turning real network fees into deep liquidity and sustainable yield. It aligns core DeFi apps, users, and the network through a shared economic engine that recycles chain-generated fees back into the ecosystem. The Katana App serves as a unified entry point, while Vault Bridge helps make bridged assets productive and Chain-Owned Liquidity supports lasting depth in key markets. Together, these components aim to deliver a more efficient DeFi experience with less fragmented liquidity and more durable incentives. Learn more at app.katana.network.

Media Contact

Apurv Mishra
apurv@yield.xyz

A cross-sector panel at SXSW 2026 will bring together leaders from government, technology, and public policy to explore how artificial intelligence is moving from theory and legislation to real-world implementation inside government.

SXSW is one of the world’s premier gatherings for technology, innovation, and public policy, drawing thousands of leaders from government, academia, and industry to Austin each year.

The session, “AI Implementation in Government,” will take place March 18 at 10:00 a.m. CT at the JW Marriott, Salon E.

The panel represents the full lifecycle of government technology adoption — from legislation and policy research to procurement, implementation, and technology development.

Speakers include:

• Sen. Tan Parker, Texas Senate
• Tony Sauerhoff, Chief AI and Innovation Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources
• David Dunmoyer, Associate Vice President, Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Laura Davis, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, USLege

Together, the panelists represent every part of how artificial intelligence enters government.

Sen. Parker brings the perspective of lawmakers responsible for establishing policy frameworks that guide emerging technologies. Sauerhoff oversees how state agencies evaluate and deploy new technologies while maintaining cybersecurity, transparency, and operational reliability. Dunmoyer contributes research and policy analysis on AI governance and innovation policy across the states.

Davis represents the technology builders developing tools designed to help policymakers and government affairs professionals navigate the rapidly expanding volume of legislative and regulatory information.

The discussion will explore how government institutions can responsibly adopt AI while navigating the operational realities that shape implementation, including legacy IT systems, procurement processes, siloed data, and evolving cybersecurity threats.

“The future of AI in government won’t be decided by technology alone,” said Laura Davis, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of USLege. “It will be shaped by lawmakers, agencies, researchers, and the builders creating the tools. Bringing those perspectives together is how we responsibly move from AI theory to real-world implementation in government.”

"If the public sector truly harnesses the potential of AI, taxpayers will feel tangible benefits. Reduced wait time for services, improved transparency, more proactive problem solving, and dramatic taxpayer savings in the long term," said David Dunmoyer, Associate Vice President, Texas Public Policy Foundation. "But to unleash the benefits while protecting civil liberties and human agency, smart public policy is more critical than ever. Texas has both the technical solutions and public policy to advance this revolution, and I'm excited to share the stage with a diverse array of experts who will paint this vision in clear strokes."

The panel will also explore how artificial intelligence can help policymakers and government affairs professionals manage the overwhelming volume of legislative and regulatory activity — from bills and amendments to hearings and rulemaking — while maintaining human oversight, transparency, and accountability. Speakers will also look ahead to the next five years of AI adoption in government and discuss how states can build the institutional capacity needed to implement these technologies responsibly.

Click to learn more about the panel or how USLege is bringing AI to government at all levels.

About USLege

USLege is an AI-powered legislative tracking platform transforming how government affairs professionals track, analyze, and act on policy at the local, state, and federal levels across the U.S. Built for the fragmented and fast-moving world of government relations, USLege unifies legislative CRM, live government video, and real-time bill tracking, powered by a customizable AI agent that delivers instant alerts, stakeholder-specific insights, and tailored content that matters. For more information, visit www.uslege.ai.

Media Contact

Jess McDonald
Head of Marketing, USLege
jess@uslege.ai

Enrollment is now open for the 2026–2027 school year at Michigan Online School, a tuition-free, accredited online public school serving students in grades K-12 across the state of Michigan.

Michigan Online School offers families a flexible online learning option that allows students to complete coursework from home while staying on track academically. Through interactive virtual classrooms and guidance from certified teachers, students receive the support they need to stay engaged and progress toward graduation.

A Flexible Online Learning Experience

Michigan Online School provides a structured virtual learning environment designed to meet the needs of students across the state while maintaining strong academic standards.

Students benefit from:

• Flexible online learning for Michigan families: Students can complete coursework from home while staying on track academically.
• Certified teachers lead instruction: Students receive guidance and support from experienced educators.
• Interactive virtual classrooms: Technology supports engaging lessons and collaboration.
• A personalized path to success: The program adapts to student needs and learning pace.
• Focused on strong outcomes: Michigan Online School prepares students to graduate ready for college, careers, or other goals.

Enrollment Information

Enrollment is open to Michigan students in grades K-12 who meet the following criteria:

• Residency: Students must live in the state of Michigan.
• Age and Status: Students must be under 21 years old.
• Tuition-Free: Michigan Online School is free for all Michigan students.

Families can learn more or apply at michiganonlineschool.com/admissions or contact (888) 995-7464.

Frequently Asked Questions About Online School

How is online schooling different from attending school in person?

The academic standards, curriculum, and diploma requirements remain the same as in a traditional public school. The difference is that learning takes place online, allowing students flexibility in their daily schedule and learning environment.

Why do families enroll in online school?

Families may choose online learning because it offers flexibility, support, and personalization while also providing a safe learning environment. It can be a good option for students who benefit from a different pace or schedule.

What can parents do to support their student?

Parents can help by encouraging routines, recognizing their child’s efforts, keeping track of progress through the learning platform, and communicating with teachers when needed.

How are students encouraged to stay motivated?

Clear expectations, regular encouragement, and consistent check-ins help keep students engaged. Students are often more motivated when they feel supported and see steady progress.

What supplies are required for online learning?

Typically, students need a computer, dependable internet access, and a quiet area for learning. Some schools offer laptops for families who qualify, so reaching out to the school directly can provide more information.

Will my child have chances to interact with classmates?

Online schools support social development through live classes, collaborative assignments, clubs, and other student activities.

Is it possible to switch to another school later on?

Because online schools align with state academic standards, students can remain on track academically. If circumstances change, school staff can help guide families through the transition.

About ACCEL Schools

ACCEL Schools is an educational service provider to more than 100 public charter schools serving K-12 students across the United States. The organization directly manages or supports brick-and-mortar, online, and hybrid schools tailored to the needs of the communities they serve. ACCEL Schools supports a range of innovative educational models, including college prep, career and technical, classical, dropout prevention, and other specialized academic pathways. For more information, visit accelschools.com.

About Michigan Online School

Michigan Online School is a tuition-free, accredited K-12 online public school serving students across the state of Michigan. The school offers flexible virtual learning supported by certified teachers, interactive coursework, and personalized academic guidance. By combining the convenience of online learning with strong instructional support, Michigan Online School helps students stay engaged, meet Michigan academic standards, and build the knowledge and skills needed for graduation and future success. For more information, visit michiganonlineschool.com.

Media Contact

Warren Cohn
warren@rocketshippr.com

The Illinois personal injury law firm of John J. Malm & Associates has secured an out-of-court settlement of $495,000 on behalf of a motorcyclist and his passenger who were seriously injured after their motorcycle struck a dangerous roadway defect on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive.

The claim arose from a motorcycle crash in the 2000 block of South Lake Shore Drive, where a pavement buckle that had previously been patched, but never properly repaired, created a raised section of asphalt resembling a speed bump. The defect created a hazardous condition for motorists traveling along one of the city’s busiest lakefront corridors.

At the time of the crash, the plaintiffs were traveling southbound on Lake Shore Drive as part of a group of three motorcycles riding together. As the riders proceeded through the area, they encountered the raised pavement buckle in the roadway.

Witness testimony became an important part of the case. The two motorcyclists riding with the plaintiffs both provided eyewitness accounts during the litigation. Each testified that they observed a vehicle traveling ahead of the motorcycles strike the raised section of pavement, bottom out, and emit sparks before losing control and leaving the roadway.

Moments later, the plaintiffs’ motorcycle encountered the same roadway defect. When the motorcycle struck the raised pavement buckle, the sudden elevation change caused the bike to bottom out violently, sending sparks from the underside of the motorcycle and destabilizing the vehicle. The operator lost control, and both riders were ejected from the motorcycle as it left the roadway, resulting in significant injuries to the driver and his passenger.

The motorcycle operator suffered severe traumatic injuries, including a brain bleed, skull fracture, and separated shoulder, requiring emergency medical treatment and follow-up care. His passenger, who was also his wife, sustained a concussion, wrist injuries, hip injuries, and multiple soft tissue contusions because of the crash. Both plaintiffs required medical treatment following the incident.

The claim against the City of Chicago alleged that the dangerous roadway condition was caused by a pavement buckle that had been patched but never properly repaired, leaving a raised portion of asphalt that functioned much like an unintended speed bump in the roadway. According to the plaintiffs, the condition posed a particular danger to motorcyclists, whose vehicles have lower ground clearance and are especially vulnerable to abrupt changes in roadway elevation.

The City of Chicago argued that it had not yet undertaken permanent repair of the roadway defect due to municipal budget constraints and broader infrastructure priorities. The City also asserted a legal defense based on municipal tort immunity under Illinois law. Under the Illinois Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, municipalities are often protected from liability for discretionary policy decisions, including how public funds are allocated for infrastructure repairs.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the City nevertheless had a duty to maintain the roadway in a reasonably safe condition for motorists. The case focused on whether the failure to properly repair the pavement buckle constituted a breach of that duty.

Evidence gathered during the case included witness testimony, documentation regarding the roadway condition, and analysis of the patched pavement buckle that had created the raised surface in the roadway. The testimony from the two accompanying motorcyclists was particularly significant because it demonstrated that another vehicle had struck the same roadway defect moments earlier, producing sparks and losing control before the plaintiffs reached the location. This sequence of events helped establish that the roadway condition posed a serious hazard to motorists traveling through the area.

Motorcycles are particularly susceptible to roadway hazards because they rely on two wheels for stability and generally have far less ground clearance than passenger vehicles. A raised pavement buckle, especially one encountered at highway speeds, can cause the underside of a motorcycle to strike the pavement, potentially destabilizing the bike and causing the rider to lose control.

Lake Shore Drive is one of Chicago’s most heavily traveled roadways, carrying large volumes of commuter and recreational traffic along the lakefront each day. Maintaining the roadway surface in safe condition is critical to ensuring that motorists can travel safely through the area.

Lead attorney Marilynn Frangella of John J. Malm & Associates represented the injured plaintiffs in the case.  “This case involved a pavement buckle that had been patched but never properly repaired, leaving a raised section of asphalt that created a dangerous hazard for motorists,” Frangella said. “Our clients suffered serious injuries when their motorcycle suddenly encountered the raised surface, and they were thrown from the bike. The evidence showed that the City had constructive notice of the dangerous roadway condition and failed to correct it.” When a municipality has notice of a hazardous roadway defect, Illinois law requires them to take steps to repair it.

Through fierce advocacy, John J. Malm & Associates reached a $495,000 settlement, resolving the claims brought by both injured plaintiffs.

Chicago personal injury attorney, John Malm, explained that the case highlights the importance of roadway safety and municipal responsibility. “Motorcyclists are uniquely vulnerable to roadway defects because even relatively small changes in pavement elevation can cause a motorcycle to lose control,” Malm said. “Illinois law requires municipalities to maintain roadways in a reasonably safe condition to prevent a crash.”

The settlement reached by the firm compensates the injured couple for their medical treatment and injuries and brings the litigation to a conclusion. For the plaintiffs, the resolution allows them to finally move forward after a serious and traumatic crash.

About John J. Malm & Associates Personal Injury Lawyers

John J. Malm & Associates is an Illinois personal injury firm that serves clients throughout the Chicagoland area and its western suburbs with offices in Naperville and St. Charles. Our top-rated personal injury lawyers represent injured victims of automobile accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, work injuries, nursing home abuse and neglect, dog attacks, slip and fall, premises liability, wrongful death, and other accident and injury claims. For more information, visit www.malmlegal.com.

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Media Contact

John Malm
John J. Malm & Associates
marketing@malmlegal.com
+1 630-527-4177

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) will roll out Laurel to all 800 fee earners across its international network, establishing a single, firmwide platform for recording time and understanding how work happens.

WFW selected Laurel as its global AI Time platform following an extensive and market-wide evaluation process.

The firm identified Laurel as the platform best positioned to deliver compliant, automated time collection and meaningful visibility into work across matters, teams, and clients. It will deploy Laurel globally with a structured implementation plan to ensure rapid adoption and integration into day-to-day workflows.

Joby Tyler, Chief Information Officer at Watson Farley & Williams, said:

“Our evaluation process was deliberate and thorough. We needed a platform that could operate at global scale while integrating seamlessly into how our lawyers’ work. Laurel stood out for end-user experience, its ability to capture and structure time data efficiently and accurately, and turn this into actionable insights. Feedback from existing customers was incredibly positive, the deployment so far has been fast and smooth, and the Laurel team responsive and agile.”

Lindsey Keeble, Managing Partner at Watson Farley & Williams, added:

“We are excited to team up with Laurel as our global AI time partner. This is one of many strategic steps we are taking on our innovation journey. It will help us better understand how work actually gets done across our offices, while also making daily life easier for everyone who records time. With clearer visibility and a smoother process, we’ll be able to make better decisions, improve client service and move toward a more modern, practical way of working.”

Ryan Alshak, CEO and co-founder of Laurel, said:

“WFW ran a world-class evaluation process which set the bar for how law firms will evaluate their time and billing needs in the age of AI. Their decision to partner with Laurel and deploy across all 800 fee earners is a signal of their commitment to build the leading data-driven law firm. We are excited to partner with one of world’s leading firms to deliver that outcome.”

Emil Dyrvig, Chief Revenue Officer at Laurel, added:

“Selecting a single global platform and committing to full firmwide adoption from day one is a decisive move. WFW is not experimenting but are operationalizing AI across their entire organization. That is exactly what it takes to unlock real value.”

About Laurel

Laurel is the world’s first AI time platform for professional services firms. The company's AI transforms how organizations track, analyze, describe, and optimize their most valuable resource: time. By automating work time and connecting time data to business outcomes, Laurel enables firms to increase profitability, improve client delivery, and make data-driven strategic decisions. Founded in 2018, Laurel serves many of the world's largest accounting, consulting and law firms. For more information, visit www.laurel.ai.

About Watson Farley & Williams

Watson Farley & Williams is an international law firm with a focus on the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors. With offices in Athens, Bangkok, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo our 700-plus lawyers work as integrated teams to provide practical, commercially focused advice to our clients around the world. For more information, visit www.wfw.com.

Media Contact

Alexa Guerra
alexa@laurel.ai

Elithair, a leading hair transplant clinic certified by the Turkish Health Ministry, recently released its new study, “Hair Loss Impact: U.K. Hair Confidence Report 2026,” examining how hair loss affects men’s self-confidence, social experiences, and mental well-being across the United Kingdom. Elithair conducted the research in collaboration with Censuswide in November 2025, surveying 2,000 U.K. men aged 18 and older.

The report provides insight into how appearance-related pressures — particularly hair loss — are shaping confidence and behaviour in an era of increased social comparison.

The research uncovered that over half of men (55%) were worried about their hairline receding, with 48% also reporting that their hairline is likely to impact their self-confidence. The concern is even stronger among younger men, with 65% of men aged 18–24 reporting that their hairline affects their confidence.

Hair loss was cited as one of several appearance-related factors that influence men’s confidence in the report. Respondents ranked teeth (68%), weight (66%), build and muscles (52%), complexion and skin (50%), and hairline (48%) as the features most likely to affect self-confidence.

While hair concerns ranked fifth overall, they were among the most prominent when respondents were asked which factors were “highly likely” to impact confidence. In that category, hairline concerns ranked third (21%), followed closely by hairstyle (20%).

Notably, the impact of hair loss is keenly felt amongst respondents. According to the survey, men experiencing hair loss were more likely to report negative feelings about their appearance, including feeling older (34%), unattractive (27%) and unhappy (25%). By contrast, having a full head of hair was associated with feelings of confidence (48%), happiness (38%) and attractiveness (37%).

This underscores the rising interest in hair transplantation, which has become one of the most effective long-term solutions for hair loss. According to the ISHRS, more than 700,000 hair transplant procedures are performed worldwide each year, highlighting the growing global interest in surgical hair restoration and the empowerment people can find in restoring their hairline.

It’s also important to recognise the connection between appearance and an individual’s sense of wellbeing and confidence. Elithair’s research revealed that a quarter of all men (25%) say that their appearance negatively impacts their mental health.

In particular, younger generations are more likely to say their appearance negatively impacts their mental health, with 18–24-year-old men being almost two times more likely to report that their appearance negatively impacts their mental health than men aged 25–34.

Dr. Abdulaziz Balwi, co-founder and medical director at leading hair transplant clinic Elithair, discusses the effects of hair loss on mental well-being and shares advice for those experiencing a loss of confidence:

“Hair changes can deeply influence how a person feels, often leading to feelings of low self-esteem, anxiety, or even depression. Because hair is so closely linked to identity and personal appearance, thinning or loss can make individuals feel less confident or attractive and may cause them to withdraw from social or romantic situations. Despite how common it is, there is still a great deal of stigma surrounding hair loss, which can make individuals hesitant to speak openly about their experiences."

"When dealing with the emotional side of hair loss, it’s important to start by opening up about the way you’re feeling, whether that’s to a partner, friend, family member or licensed therapist. Discussing your feelings with others can bring comfort and help you see your experience from a more balanced point of view."

"Alongside emotional support, maintaining a consistent scalp and hair care routine is key. Even small things like using the right products for your hair type or implementing a consistent wash routine can improve appearance and self-esteem."

"When hair loss becomes more severe, it’s important to visit a qualified dermatologist or trichologist who can assess the cause and recommend appropriate treatment options. Depending on the type of hair loss, treatments may include medications, targeted therapies, or hair transplants designed to encourage healthy regrowth. These approaches not only enhance appearance but can also significantly boost personal confidence.”

Methodology

Elithair surveyed 2,000 nationally representative males in the U.K. aged 18-plus on the topics of appearance, confidence, and wellbeing in relation to physical attributes. The research was in collaboration with Censuswide and was conducted between November 18, 2025 and November 20, 2025.

About Elithair

Elithair is the largest hair transplantation clinic in the world, based in Istanbul, and has successfully treated over 150,000 patients so far. Led by founder Serdar Öztürk and co-founder Dr. Abdulaziz Balwi, the clinic offers leading, innovative procedures in the field of modern hair treatments. These procedures are unique to the practice and Dr. Balwi’s many years of experience in the industry. Now, Elithair brings its high-quality standards and Turkish expertise to the U.K. For more information, visit elithairtransplant.com.

Media Contact

Sash Opacsiti
contact@elithairtransplant.com

In response to the recent surge in the adoption of remote care models by healthcare providers, Transtek, a leading provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices and solutions, has updated its medical-grade devices, connectivity technology, device management dashboards, and fulfillment services for telehealth partners. The company is open and scalable, allowing devices to be integrated into customers’ solutions, and leverages its expertise to help customers realize greater value, potential, and outcomes. 

These improvements are designed to support chronic disease management while reducing the operational complexity often associated with remote monitoring programs. They simplify deployment and improve patient engagement.

Cellular Connectivity Simplifies Remote Patient Monitoring

A common barrier to RPM adoption is the technical complexity patients face during device setup. Many traditional monitoring setups involve smartphone pairing, app downloads, and stable internet connections, which may be challenging for some users.

Transtek has addressed these issues by developing cellular-enabled RPM devices with built-in 4G connectivity, allowing patients health data to be transmitted automatically without requiring smartphones or home Wi-Fi networks. By removing several setup steps, Transtek’s devices can help improve patient participation while reducing the technical support demands placed on healthcare providers.

“Our goal is to make remote monitoring as simple and reliable as possible for both patients and providers,” the company noted. “When devices connect automatically, healthcare teams can focus more on care delivery rather than technical troubleshooting.”

Transtek Devices and Solutions support Chronic Care Programs

Transtek’s ecosystem combines cellular-connected devices with a device management dashboard, giving healthcare providers real-time oversight to efficiently manage remote monitoring programs. The company offers a portfolio of connected RPM devices, including:

• Blood pressure monitors
• Weight scales
• Blood glucose monitors
• Pulse oximeters

Patient readings are transmitted automatically to the device management dashboard, where clinicians can access real-time health data to monitor trends and intervene when necessary. By integrating devices and platforms into a single monitoring ecosystem, Transtek aims to help healthcare providers deploy RPM programs more efficiently for diverse patient populations.

Advancing Healthcare Providers as RPM Adoption Grows

As remote monitoring becomes more widely adopted, healthcare providers are increasingly focused on solutions that balance clinical value with operational efficiency. Transtek’s approach emphasizes device reliability, simplified deployment, and scalable infrastructure that can support growing patient monitoring programs.

The company’s cellular device architecture helps reduce common deployment challenges such as connectivity issues, device configuration, and inconsistent patient usage — factors that can affect the success of RPM initiatives.

With remote patient monitoring playing a growing role in chronic care management, Transtek continues to expand its technology portfolio to support healthcare providers seeking practical and scalable monitoring solutions.

About Transtek

Founded in 2002, Transtek has established itself as a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing and supply of advanced medical devices, providing innovative device solutions to meet diverse healthcare needs. With more than two decades of healthcare technology experience, Transtek offers dedicated solutions for remote patient monitoring (RPM), chronic care management (CCM), and digital health programs. The company uses cellular and Bluetooth-enabled technologies to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of remote healthcare. Its connected medical devices seamlessly integrate with healthcare platforms, providing reliable, real-time data that empowers healthcare professionals to make informed decisions and improve patient outcomes. For more information, visit www.transtekcorp.com.

Opkey, provider of the leading Cloud Application Lifecycle Management (CALM) platform for Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Coupa and more, today announced the launch of Opkey Design Studio a groundbreaking suite of agentic AI capabilities that extends Opkey’s platform to automate and standardize cloud application discovery and design from statement of work (SOW) creation through configuration.

Design Studio addresses one of the most challenging phases of cloud application implementations — discovery and design — which has traditionally been manual, fragmented, and high-risk. By applying agentic AI across SOW creation, discovery, design thinking and configuration, Opkey empowers systems integrators to accelerate delivery, improve traceability from sales to delivery, reduce rework, and focus teams on higher-value transformation and change management activities.

"Systems integrators face increasing pressure to deliver enterprise application programs faster with fewer resources while managing aggressive timelines and tight customer budgets," said Grae Gray, Executive Vice President of Strategic Innovation and Excellence at Opkey. "Opkey Design Studio transforms this equation by automating manual tasks that have historically consumed significant time and introduced risk. Our agentic AI approach brings continuous intelligence and traceability from SOW through configuration, helping eliminate scope creep, reduce delivery risk and protect margins, ultimately enabling SIs to deliver faster and more predictable programs while improving profitability and scalability."

Agentic AI Purpose-Built for Managing Cloud Application Lifecycles

Unlike horizontal LLM tools, Opkey Design Studio is powered by Argus, the industry’s first domain-specific model trained on decades of expertise and 200-plus terabytes of enterprise application and performance data. Opkey’s 20+ AI agents manage every phase of the application lifecycle — Define, Design, Configure, Test, and Train. SI partners receive their own secure copy of Opkey's AI to train on internal IP and best practices, ensuring differentiated methodologies and optimal design recommendations tailored to each firm’s delivery model.

Key capabilities include:

• SOW creation and automation: End-to-end traceability from statement of work through delivery, reducing scope creep and project overages.
• AI-powered discovery: Digital questionnaires with an AI copilot trained on comprehensive enterprise application knowledge, streamlining requirements, gathering and design thinking.
• Visual design set canvas: Modern, intuitive interface, enabling architects to visualize designs and make changes with drag-and-drop simplicity.
• BPMN-compliant business process modeling: AI-powered business process mapping, automating documentation and ensuring alignment between IT and business stakeholders.
• Design validation: Automated validation against system requirements, ensuring clean deployment from the start.
• Automated configuration: Direct system configuration from validated design sets, complete with unit testing, approval tollgates, and notifications.
• Unified project management: Visibility, traceability and enterprise-grade data security and compliance across the entire application lifecycle

Measurable Business Impact

Opkey Design Studio delivers significant competitive advantages for systems integrators:

• Up to 50% faster Oracle and Workday implementations through automated discovery, design and configuration.
• Reduced delivery effort by automating manual work, reducing reliance on manual FTE-heavy processes, and enabling consultants to focus on advisory services.
• Improved margins through reduced rework, lower risk, and optimized resource utilization.
• Increased project velocity, allowing firms to manage higher volumes of concurrent implementations and stand-up new business faster.
• Enhanced bid competitiveness with predictable delivery timelines and reduced costs.
• Superior customer experience through modern digital tools and faster alignment on future-state business processes.

Industry Recognition and Partner Validation 

"Opkey frees us to focus our teams on business consulting rather than configuration consulting. By automating so many crucial yet time-consuming steps, we're able to reduce timelines by a third, giving 15–20 consultants per project the freedom to focus on providing their expert business guidance, rather than getting tied up in configuration quagmires,” said Howard Engle, Vice President, Solutions, Argano Oracle Business Unit. “We're able to plan, scope, and deliver implementations in 9–12 months — a process that used to take 18 months. We're reducing project costs by millions while actually reducing risk by leveraging automated testing and governance from day one."

"Opkey's agentic AI approach represents a meaningful advancement for systems integrators facing the challenges of enterprise modernization," said Mickey North Rizza, Sr. Vice President at IDC. "The platform brings continuous intelligence across the enterprise application lifecycle, addressing critical pain points around delivery speed, predictability, and margin protection."

Availability

Opkey Design Studio is available immediately for Oracle and Workday Systems Integrator partners. For more information, visit www.opkey.com/design-studio or contact sales@opkey.com.

Discover more about Opkey:

• Recent News: Discover more about this partnership and others in our Opkey Newsroom
• Customer Success: See how global leaders achieve operational excellence on our Customers Page.
• Product Innovation: Learn how Opkey’s Agentic AI-powered platform protects application investments by streamlining workflows and reducing risk.
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Trinetix announced it has joined the SAP® PartnerEdge program in the Service track, expanding its consulting and managed‑services capabilities for SAP solution design, development, implementation and integration guidance.

The company said the partnership will help strengthen its global portfolio of services aimed at simplifying SAP technology landscapes and supporting enterprise modernization initiatives. “The collaboration reflects our commitment to reducing the complexity of enterprise systems and encouraging organizations to adopt clean‑core innovation,” said Sam Ferrise, CTO of Trinetix.

Trinetix provides support for SAP technology adoption, user enablement and digital adoption programs powered by WalkMe. The company said its work has helped enterprises reduce SAP technology‑related help‑desk tickets by 30%, accelerate onboarding by 25-40% and improve day‑to‑day productivity by 15-25%. It also reported up to $7 million in annual operational savings for clients through lower support demand, reduced training effort, and faster processing in financial workflows.

Following its experience scaling WalkMe across SAP environments, Trinetix said it joined SAP PartnerEdge to further expand its consulting potential in solution design, implementation and integration.

Boris Bukengolts, Chief Growth Officer (North America) at Trinetix, emphasizes the strategic importance of this expansion for client growth. “Our clients are seeking more than just standard implementation; they are looking for a design-forward, intelligent approach to modernization. Joining SAP PartnerEdge allows us to blend our deep expertise in AI-driven experience and automation with the power of the SAP ecosystem, ensuring our clients achieve a clean core that is ready for the future of intelligent business.”

About Trinetix

Trinetix is a global custom software development partner that brings ambitious ideas to life. Trinetix helps its clients to transform the way their business operates, serves, navigates industry changes, and sets new market standards. Trinetix specializes in delivering design-forward, award-winning technology solutions. As a strategic technology partner, Trinetix crafts a tailored user experience that also drives top and bottom-line growth. Trinetix team of experts in Al, GenAl, machine learning, automation, mobile, cloud, user experience, and full platform and product development have delivered thousands of successful engagements over the past 15 years. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Trinetix employs more than 1,000 industry professionals, operating across three continents, including the United States, Europe, and Latin America. For more information, visit www.trinetix.com.

About SAP

As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP (NYSE: SAP) stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit www.sap.com. 

About WalkMe

WalkMe, an SAP company, pioneered the world’s leading Digital Adoption Platform, enabling organizations to navigate the change brought on by technology. Leveraging over a decade of experience, WalkMe’s platform integrates generative AI to deliver proactive, accessible, and actionable insights. Our context-aware solutions guide users through any workflow, identifying and resolving digital friction to ensure seamless execution of critical processes across all departments. Trusted by global leaders like IBM, Nestlé, ThermoFisher Scientific, and the U.S. Department of Defense, WalkMe empowers organizations to maximize software ROI and drive people-centric digital transformation. For more information, visit www.walkme.com.

On March 10 (local time), the Oceanology International 2026 (Oi2026), the world's premier ocean technology exhibition, officially opened in London, UK. Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Administration, together with China Merchants Sanya Deep-Sea Technology City Development Co., Ltd., led a delegation of marine enterprises and institutions from YZBSTC to participate in this key global exchange platform for the ocean technology and marine science communities.

At the exhibition, the YZBSTC pavilion attracted professional visitors across the world. Representatives of YZBSTC's enterprises exchanged views with counterparts from international marine technology companies and research institutes on product features, application scenarios, and potential cooperation. They also held in-depth discussions on marine equipment R&D, product applications, and international market expansion.

In this exhibition, YZBSTC Administration organized a group of marine enterprises from the park, including Peneson Offshore Tech Sanya, Haidilong (Hainan) Intelligent Equipment, Hainan CathayBot Technology, and Hainan Hengsheng Intelligent Technology. Nearly 30 advanced marine technology products were exhibited, covering deep-sea equipment, ocean observation, intelligent navigation, and other technological fields, which fully demonstrated the strong R&D capabilities of YZBSTC's enterprises in deep-sea equipment manufacturing, underwater detection technology, and marine intelligent equipment.

This participation in the Oi2026 is an important measure for YZBSTC to help its marine technology enterprises "go global." Through this professional international platform, the enterprises of YZBSTC have not only showcased their technological achievements but also connected with upstream and downstream partners in the global marine industry chain, further expanding opportunities for international cooperation.

In the future, relying on the opening-up advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port, YZBSTC will continue to build and upgrade platforms for international exchange and cooperation, empower more marine technology enterprises to participate in global industrial chains, and bring more "Intelligent Manufacturing in YZBSTC" to the global stage.

The PEO Link is celebrating over two decades of advancing its mission of helping businesses navigate the complex professional employer organization (PEO) landscape. The highlights a milestone rooted in advisory-driven guidance, strategic alignment, and a commitment to matching employers with the right co-employment partners for their operational needs.

Lee Chapman, founder and CEO of The PEO Link, built his career inside the PEO space and recognized early on that companies needed a more consultative approach. Years spent representing single providers revealed a recurring pattern: every business had distinct operational dynamics, yet many were offered similar, one-size-fits-all solutions. That realization led him to establish The PEO Link 21 years ago as a brokerage designed to align companies with PEO partners suited to their structure, risk profile, and aspirations. “Every organization has its own complexity,” Chapman says. “I believe positive outcomes will follow if those distinctions are acknowledged.”

The broader PEO landscape has expanded considerably over the past decade. According to the report from the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), industry revenue has risen to over $410 billion since 2012, reflecting significant adoption among small and mid-sized employers. 

The same research notes that businesses engaging a PEO experience double the median growth of comparable firms, alongside a 16% increase in profitability and a 27% return on investment through cost savings alone. Additional findings indicate 12% lower employee turnover and a greater likelihood of long-term continuity. “These metrics show an environment in which outsourced HR infrastructure supports strategic business performance,” Chapman states.

The problem, according to The PEO Link, is that perceptions about PEOs often remain narrow. “Many executives initially associate the model with payroll processing alone. Payroll is essential, but it represents only one component within a much broader framework,” Charles Schattenberg, president of The PEO Link, explains. The PEO Link notes that a PEO operates through a co-employment partnership in which employer responsibilities are shared under a unified structure. This arrangement extends into human resources administration, employee benefits design, workers’ compensation oversight, compliance guidance, safety programs, and risk mitigation. In that sense, a PEO functions like an outsourced executive resource.

This distinction is integral to understanding the model’s potential. “A payroll service completes a task. A PEO participates in stewardship. Incentives align around long-term health when accountability is shared,” says Karlos Funes, chief revenue officer. Through co-employment, employees are reported under the PEO’s federal employer identification number, creating fiduciary responsibility that encourages sustained engagement. The relationship tends to carry an embedded interest in workforce stability, regulatory alignment, and benefit competitiveness.

For business owners, this structure can shift daily priorities. Administrative demands that once consumed leadership bandwidth, such as multi-state payroll, benefits administration, or workers’ compensation management, are consolidated within one integrated system. As stated by NAPEO, 52% of companies with 10 to 49 employees that use a PEO offer retirement plans, compared with 23% of similar firms without one. The PEO Link suggests that access to scaled benefit programs contributes to talent attraction and employee satisfaction, both of which may influence retention and productivity.

However, such advantages depend heavily on selecting an appropriate partner. The PEO market encompasses providers with varied industry specializations, underwriting philosophies, service models, and technology platforms. Construction firms, healthcare practices, manufacturing operations, and professional services companies often require distinct configurations. The PEO Link emphasizes that a brokerage structured to evaluate those nuances can therefore add meaningful clarity.

The company approaches this responsibility through a proprietary evaluation framework. The process begins with comprehensive discovery. Client interviews explore payroll systems, timekeeping infrastructure, claims history, safety protocols, workforce demographics, growth projections, and succession considerations. Financial modeling and benefits benchmarking follow. Only after this assessment does the firm approach select PEOs whose capabilities align with the client profile.

Erik Bednarz, chief operating officer, emphasizes discipline in this stage. “Representation begins with listening,” he says. “Sourcing the right PEO partner becomes powerful when it reflects real operational detail, not surface-level assumptions.” Competitive proposals are then negotiated, with attention to rate structure, service scope, and long-term scalability. Once a client selects a provider, The PEO Link remains engaged through implementation and ongoing monitoring. As organizations expand or adjust strategy, relationships are reassessed to confirm continued alignment.

This lifecycle perspective reflects a belief that growth trajectories evolve. Businesses that double in size, expand geographically, or introduce new service lines may require different underwriting tolerances or benefits architecture. Ongoing evaluation supports adaptability within the co-employment model, helping ensure that infrastructure keeps pace with ambition. 

The PEO Link notes that the brokerage segment of the PEO industry has also expanded as awareness increases. Greater participation can introduce opportunities for education around consultative depth. Schattenberg observes that sustainable advisory work demands both market access and analytical rigor. “Scale opens doors, but discernment determines which doors to walk through,” he says. Schattenberg adds that longstanding relationships across the PEO landscape enable The PEO Link to negotiate competitive arrangements while maintaining a consultative lens.

Parallel investment in technology and insurance expertise further informs this approach. The PEO Link observes that healthcare design remains a primary driver of PEO adoption, particularly among small and mid-sized employers navigating rising benefit expectations. By integrating insurance agency capabilities and underwriting insight, The PEO Link aims to interpret trends in medical inflation, network configuration, and risk pooling with greater precision. This breadth of perspective may complement partnerships with private equity firms seeking operational efficiency across portfolio companies.

The PEO Link’s franchise platform, established in 2025, is the first of its kind in the PEO brokerage space, further driving the firm's growth. Franchisees operate within an established framework that supports carrier contracts, proposal modeling, negotiations, and compliance oversight. 

Overall, the evolution of PEO brokerage reflects a broader shift in how businesses think about workforce infrastructure. Within that shift, The PEO Link positions itself as an intermediary focused on alignment, stewardship, and long-term value. Its strategic planning centers on the belief that innovation across payroll platforms, HR information systems, analytics dashboards, and compliance automation will continue to reshape what effective co-employment can look like. 

As these tools advance, partnerships with technology providers and advisory networks expand the firm’s ability to respond to emerging market needs. Chapman sees this adaptability as essential to the firm’s identity. “Longevity comes from curiosity,” he says. “If we remain open to emerging tools and evolving client needs, relevance will follow.”

About The PEO Link

Lee Chapman entered the PEO industry in 1999 at just 19, quickly distinguishing himself as a top-performing sales professional for major payroll and staffing firms. Recognizing that no single provider could meet every employer’s needs, he founded The PEO Link to offer true brokerage choice. For more information, visit thepeolink.com.

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Haven has exceeded $10 million in revenue, marking a significant financial milestone as the accounting, finance, and tax platform continues expanding its operations nationwide.

The company's revenue growth reflects sustained adoption of its integrated platform among businesses seeking consolidated oversight of bookkeeping, tax compliance, and financial reporting. As Haven expands across the United States, the milestone represents both operational scale and continued geographic reach.

Exceeding $10 million in revenue positions Haven within a new stage of growth, demonstrating recurring demand for unified financial infrastructure designed to support businesses managing multi-state operations and layered tax compliance requirements.

Scaling Responsiveness Alongside Revenue

Haven's financial expansion corresponds with increasing platform volume. To date, the company has:

• Tracked more than $2.4 billion in startup spend
• Identified over $30 million in tax credits and savings for clients
• Maintained an average client response time of approximately four minutes
• Built a team with more than 100 years of combined accounting and tax experience, including professionals from KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte

These figures provide context for the revenue milestone. As transaction volume increases and multi-entity reporting becomes more common, consolidated oversight becomes increasingly critical.

Revenue exceeding $10 million reflects the scale at which Haven's integrated accounting, finance, and tax infrastructure is now operating. The milestone coincides with Haven's continued expansion across the United States. The company serves businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, supporting clients navigating varying tax compliance requirements and reporting standards across state lines.

National growth introduces coordination demands across state lines. Remote hiring introduces new accounts payable and bill pay variables. Entity structures may require consolidated reporting across subsidiaries or operating units. As businesses expand, managing accounts receivable and invoicing across jurisdictions adds further complexity.

Haven's platform centralizes these variables within one coordinated framework, aligning bookkeeping and tax oversight across jurisdictions. As Haven expands its national footprint, revenue growth reflects both geographic scale and operational depth.

Founder Perspective on Financial Milestone

Founder and CEO Cyrus Shirazi said the revenue milestone reflects sustained client confidence. "Crossing $10 million in revenue represents continued trust in our integrated accounting, finance and tax platform," Shirazi said. "Businesses expanding nationally require coordinated financial oversight. This milestone reinforces that consolidated infrastructure is increasingly necessary."

Shirazi added that revenue growth is a product of structural alignment rather than short-term acceleration. "Our focus remains on building financial systems that scale with operational complexity," he said. "Revenue growth follows when that system works consistently."

Client communication operates through dedicated Slack channels supported by internal monitoring systems that track response times. The company maintains an average response time of approximately four minutes across client workflows. Preserving responsiveness while surpassing $10 million in revenue demonstrates structural scalability. As more businesses rely on the platform, timely financial clarity remains central to the company's operating model.

Exceeding $10 million in revenue marks a key stage in Haven's development as it continues expanding nationally. The milestone signals financial momentum while reinforcing the company's emphasis on unified oversight across bookkeeping, tax compliance, and reporting.

As businesses expand geographically and regulatory requirements evolve, demand for integrated accounting, finance and tax systems continues to increase. Haven's revenue milestone reflects sustained adoption of its platform and positions the company for continued national growth.

About Haven

Haven is an accounting, finance, and tax platform built to serve the financial infrastructure needs of growing businesses — including startups, law firms, creative agencies, e-commerce brands, crypto businesses, recruiting firms, PC-MSOs, and companies managing multiple entities. Operating across multiple jurisdictions, Haven centralizes bookkeeping, corporate tax preparation, tax credit identification, multi-entity reporting, bill pay, invoicing and more within a single coordinated system. As financial requirements evolve for SMBs expanding across states and managing layered entity structures, Haven delivers consolidated oversight intended to reduce fragmentation and improve structural clarity. The platform has tracked more than $2.4 billion in startup spend and identified over $30 million in tax credits and savings for clients. With national reach and a team bringing more than 100 years of combined tax experience, Haven continues broadening access to integrated accounting and tax infrastructure for businesses navigating growth. For more information, visit www.usehaven.com.

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Haven has announced it is broadening its market focus to include small and mid-sized businesses seeking consolidated accounting, finance, and tax infrastructure. The expansion extends the company's integrated platform to a wider segment of businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions, managing layered entity structures, and navigating increasingly complex compliance requirements.

The decision reflects sustained inbound demand from SMB operators looking for unified financial oversight rather than fragmented accounting relationships. Haven will continue delivering bookkeeping, corporate tax preparation, credit identification, accounts payable/bill pay, accounts receivable/invoicing, and coordinated reporting within a single structured platform.

Founder and CEO Cyrus Shirazi said the expansion is aligned with how operational complexity has evolved within the broader SMB market.

"We've consistently seen that financial complexity is no longer limited to one segment of companies," Shirazi said. "Many small and mid-sized businesses are hiring across states, managing multiple entities, and facing increasing compliance exposure. Broadening our market focus allows us to extend consolidated financial infrastructure to those businesses."

Addressing Increasing Financial Complexity in SMBs

The SMB segment has evolved significantly as digital commerce, remote hiring, and multi-state operations have become more common. Many small and mid-sized businesses now operate across multiple jurisdictions, manage accounts payable and receivable across state lines, and operate under multiple legal entities.

These structural realities create coordination requirements that extend beyond periodic bookkeeping and annual tax filings. Haven is extending access to its current integrated accounting, finance, and tax platform to serve a broader range of businesses.

The platform centralizes:

• Bookkeeping and financial reporting
• Corporate tax preparation and compliance
• Identification of eligible tax credits
• Multi-entity reporting coordination
• Accounts payable and bill pay
• Accounts receivable and invoicing

Rather than requiring businesses to manage separate relationships for bookkeeping, tax filings, and compliance oversight, Haven aligns these functions within a unified structure.

To date, the platform has tracked more than $2.4 billion in startup spend and identified over $30 million in tax credits and savings for clients. As the company broadens its market scope, that same infrastructure will be applied to a wider segment of SMBs encountering operational complexity.

Haven's integrated platform centralizes oversight across these variables. Financial data is maintained within one coordinated system, allowing bookkeeping and tax considerations to align. Accounts receivable and invoicing are monitored in conjunction with revenue reporting. Entity-level reporting is consolidated within the broader financial structure. By broadening its market focus, Haven is extending this model to SMBs seeking structured oversight rather than siloed services.

Building Financial Systems Designed for Complexity

Haven currently serves businesses nationwide and will continue expanding its national presence as part of its broader growth strategy. The broadened SMB focus represents a strategic extension of its platform rather than a shift in core mission. Cyrus Shirazi emphasized that the company's objective remains consistent.

"Our focus has always been on building financial systems designed for complexity," he said. "As more small and mid-sized businesses encounter multi-state operations and layered compliance requirements, extending our platform to serve them is a natural progression."

By broadening its market focus, the company is increasing access to consolidated financial infrastructure while maintaining its integrated delivery model. As Haven expands its market reach, the company will maintain its established engagement standards.

Client communication operates through dedicated Slack-based workflows supported by internal monitoring systems. Haven maintains an average response time of approximately four minutes across client channels, reinforcing timely engagement as platform adoption grows.

Operational scale also requires technical depth. Haven's team includes professionals with more than 100 years of combined tax experience, including backgrounds at KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte. This expertise supports tax compliance oversight across jurisdictions and entity structures.

The company's expansion into the SMB segment does not alter its operating philosophy. Haven will continue emphasizing consolidated oversight, centralized reporting, and continuous engagement across bookkeeping and tax functions.

About Haven

Haven is an accounting, finance, and tax platform built to serve the financial infrastructure needs of growing businesses — including startups, law firms, creative agencies, e-commerce brands, crypto businesses, recruiting firms, PC-MSOs, and companies managing multiple entities. Operating across multiple jurisdictions, Haven centralizes bookkeeping, corporate tax preparation, tax credit identification, multi-entity reporting, bill pay, invoicing and more within a single coordinated system. As financial requirements evolve for SMBs expanding across states and managing layered entity structures, Haven delivers consolidated oversight intended to reduce fragmentation and improve structural clarity. The platform has tracked more than $2.4 billion in startup spend and identified over $30 million in tax credits and savings for clients. With national reach and a team bringing more than 100 years of combined tax experience, Haven continues broadening access to integrated accounting and tax infrastructure for businesses navigating growth. For more information, visit www.usehaven.com.

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