Talcahuano – – October 07, 2026 -- Aclara Resources Inc. (TSX: ARA) and steelmaker CAP S.A. have inaugurated a demonstration plant designed to produce up to 175 kilograms of rare earth metal per day at 99.5% purity, targeting the permanent magnet supply chain for electromobility, robotics and wind power.

Northbrook – October 07, 2026 -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) will release its third quarter 2026 earnings results on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET.

Stepan sets October 28 date for Q3 financial disclosure

The specialty chemicals manufacturer will post supporting slides on the Investors/Presentations page of www.stepan.com around the same time as the results release. A conference call to discuss financial and operational performance follows at 9:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. CT) that same day.

New York – October 07, 2026 -- Three early-career scientists each received $250,000 unrestricted prizes at the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, the largest such award available to researchers under 42 in the United States.

Pleasanton, Calif. – October 07, 2026 -- More than 175 emerging biotechs have adopted Veeva Basics, a suite of pre-configured, pre-validated applications spanning clinical, regulatory, quality, medical, and commercial functions, Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) announced.

Fairfax, Va. – October 07, 2026 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a pilot program letting Veterans verify their identity on VA.gov through CLEAR, the secure identity company, at no cost and entirely by choice.

Irvine, Calif. – October 07, 2026 -- MAXAIR Systems will supply a substantial quantity of its CAPR® helmet systems and related disposable equipment to World Vision for Ebola response efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Milwaukee – October 07, 2026 -- Hammes, the Milwaukee-based healthcare real estate firm, has named Patrick Hammes as Chief Executive Officer, completing a planned leadership succession within the family-founded platform.

Jon Hammes Steps Back to Chairman Role After Decades Leading the Firm

Jon Hammes, who previously held both Chairman and CEO titles, will now serve solely as Chairman. He founded the firm in 1991, building it into a vertically integrated healthcare real estate platform.

Rockville, Md. – October 07, 2026 -- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched a two-part, $7.95 million prize competition designed to compress medical evidence reviews that currently take a year or more down to a matter of hours using super intelligence systems.

Chicago – October 07, 2026 -- Harris | Oakmark has launched the Oakmark U.S. Concentrated ETF (OAKL), a new active exchange-traded fund built on the firm's value investment philosophy.

Austin, Texas – October 07, 2026 -- Enverus has launched Runsheet Assistant, a new AI capability within Enverus Courthouse that lets land, title, and legal teams analyze an entire chain of title in a single query, cutting runsheet analysis time by up to 75% depending on the task.