{"id":6785,"date":"2025-02-19T12:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/?page_id=6785"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:16:49","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6785\" class=\"elementor elementor-6785\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75303ba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75303ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1febdb07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1febdb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2da13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d2da13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read the latest commentary and news from our industry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee957ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ee957ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e246689 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top 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alt=\"AST strategic partnership logo with Marchesini Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/partnership-blog-featured-image.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/partnership-blog-featured-image-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/partnership-blog-featured-image-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/partnership-blog-featured-image-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news\/ast-and-marchesini-group-announce-strategic-partnership-press-release\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAST and Marchesini Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Market Presence\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news\/ast-and-marchesini-group-announce-strategic-partnership-press-release\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AST and Marchesini Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Market Presence\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead Post \u25b6\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 9, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7375 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-news-and-events tag-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news\/jacob-stephen-named-chief-operating-officer-press-release\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COO-Announcement-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7377\" alt=\"acob Stephen chief operating officer of AST Inc. headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COO-Announcement-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COO-Announcement-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COO-Announcement-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COO-Announcement-1-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news\/jacob-stephen-named-chief-operating-officer-press-release\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAST Names Industry Veteran Jacob Stephen as Chief Operating Officer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a 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class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7260\" alt=\"GENiSYS C being placed at Bora Pharmaceuticals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GENiSYS-Ci-web-alt-2048x1457.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Charisse-Announcement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7104\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Charisse-Announcement.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Charisse-Announcement-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news-and-events\/charisse-curtis-named-chief-commercial-officer-press-release\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAST Announces New Chief Commercial Officer, Charisse Curtis\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/news-and-events\/charisse-curtis-named-chief-commercial-officer-press-release\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AST Announces New Chief Commercial Officer, Charisse Curtis\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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