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April 03, 2015 11:40
Schrödinger Announces Collaboration with Sanofi to Provide Computational Resources in Support of Its Drug Discovery Programs
Schrödinger, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Sanofi, in which Schrödinger will provide comprehensive computational drug design support, from target analysis and vali
April 03, 2015 10:10
SES and SkyStream Strengthen Partnership to Deliver VSAT Services across the Middle East
SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that SkyStream FZ LLC has renewed capacity on SES‘s NSS-6 satellite and has taken on additional capacity on SES’s NSS-12 satellite to deploy VSAT netw
April 02, 2015 17:35
Seiko Instruments Launches Innovative AEC-Q100 Qualified Zero-Drift Dual Op-Amp for Automotive Applications
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-19611A zero-drift dual op-amp with AEC-Q100 qualification for automotive use, which is optimized for amplification of very small sensor sign
April 02, 2015 14:00
Coty Inc. Completes Acquisition of Bourjois Cosmetics Brand from CHANEL
Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) and CHANEL announced today that Coty has completed its acquisition of the Bourjois cosmetics brand from CHANEL for a consideration of approximately 15.43 million shares of Coty’s
April 02, 2015 13:55
GSMA Announces First Keynote Speakers for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015
The GSMA today provided updates on the 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including the first keynote speakers, new exhibitors and additional events and programmes at the annual mobile industry
April 02, 2015 12:00
Nick Jonas Takes the Stage with Hilton@PLAY
Overworked and underplayed. As the world pushes playtime farther away from its priorities, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) continues to inspire travelers to reclaim fun with its recently launched Hilton@
April 02, 2015 10:00
Panasonic Runs Global Campaign Celebrating “eneloop 10th Anniversary,” Offering the Chance to Receive a One-of-a-Kind in the World*1 Soft Toy
Panasonic Corporation announced today that it will celebrate the 10th anniversary of eneloop on a global scale in November 2015. In commemoration of this anniversary, the company will hold a campaign
April 01, 2015 17:50
BBC World News Now in HD across Europe via Astra 19.2E
SES (www.ses.com/4232583/en) S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced that BBC Global News Ltd has signed a long-term agreement to broadcast its international news channel free-to-air in Hig
April 01, 2015 14:00
Capri Capital Partners Announces Business Restructuring and Formation of Capri Investment Group (CIG)
Effective today, Capri Capital Partners, LLC, becomes part of Capri Investment Group (“CIG”), an umbrella that will represent all Capri-affiliated companies and partnerships involved in real estate in
April 01, 2015 13:50
CEA to Co-Locate CEO Summit at Inaugural CES Asia
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced that the 2015 Consumer Electronics CEO Summit, an invitation-only industry event that draws technology leaders from around the globe, will
April 01, 2015 13:45
Toshiba Launches New-Generation Transistor Arrays
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)'s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of a new generation of highly efficient transistor arrays, “TBD62xxxA seri
April 01, 2015 12:00
Toshiba Expands Line-up of Photorelays in Industry's Smallest Package
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will expand its lineup of photorelays in the industry’s smallest[1] package,
April 01, 2015 11:25
Quintiles and Quest Diagnostics to Form Joint Venture to Provide Global Clinical Trials Laboratory Services
Quintiles (www.quintiles.com) and Quest Diagnostics (http://goo.gl/NbIXp) today announced a definitive agreement to form a global clinical trials laboratory services business. By combining the clinica
April 01, 2015 10:20
Toshiba Launches Brushed Motor Pre-Driver IC for Automotive EPS
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of “TB9057FG”, a brushed motor[1] pre-driver IC enhanced to achieve functional safety and for use in electric power
March 31, 2015 20:35
ZENVISION: Immersion - “Traumzeit-Dome”, the Largest Mobile 360-Degree Cinema in the World, Right in Rust!
The largest “Immersive Media Screen” (IMS) in the world opened (Trailer, 1:45, http://goo.gl/uYd7nQ). Where? Of course, at Europa-Park Rust (www.europapark.de/en), one of the most sought after attract
March 31, 2015 19:00
Enevate Reveals Unique eBoost™ Feature for Li-ion Batteries with HD-Energy® Technology
Enevate Corporation (www.enevate.com), a technology leader in Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, announces its unique eBoost™ Feature for their batteries with HD-Energy® Technology (http://goo.gl/jvzjVO)
March 31, 2015 18:35
New South Wales Leads the Way in Internet Voting and eDemocracy Innovation with Scytl Technology
Given Australia´s history in leading the way in innovation, it is no wonder that the New South Wales 2015 State Elections have set a new record as the largest government binding online voting election
March 31, 2015 14:00
Toshiba Expands Line-up of ARM® Cortex®-M4F-Based Microcontrollers for Secure Communications Control
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of a new microcontroller, “TMPM46BF10FG”, as the latest addition to its ARM® Cortex®-M4F-based TX04 series. The micro
March 31, 2015 13:50
Keio Plaza Hotel: “Exhibition of Aristocratic Art, Pursuit of Beauty Through Fragrance Vessels”
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (www.keioplaza.com) (KPH) will host a complimentary art exhibition entitled “Exhibition of Aristocratic Art, Pursuit of Beauty Through Fragrance Vessels” displaying 18th to 19th
March 31, 2015 13:20
Culture City of East Asia 2015 NIIGATA Spring Event Introduction
The Cultural Cities of East Asia commenced based on the agreement in the Japan-China-ROK Meeting of Ministers of Culture. This project selects three cities in Japan, China and the ROK to hold various
March 31, 2015 12:00
Anuroop (Tony) Singh Joins the Growing GlobeOne Advisory Board
GlobeOne (www.globeone.com), a financial technology service provider, introducing a mobile-based financial platform with two evolutionary patent pending features: GoMoneyTM and SocialBoostTM, previewe
March 31, 2015 10:20
Toshiba Starts Mass Production of Full HD (1080p) CMOS Image Sensor for Industrial Use
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)'s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will start mass production of a new CMOS image sensor “TCM3232PB” with a 1/3
March 31, 2015 10:00
Printronix Names New CEO
Printronix, Inc. announced its Board of Directors has appointed Werner Heid as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board effective immediately. Werner succeeds Randy Eisenbach
March 31, 2015 08:30
SATA-IO Schedules May Interoperability Workshop for Serial ATA Compliance Testing
The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), the consortium dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of Serial ATA (SATA™) technology, opened registration for its Inter
March 31, 2015 06:00
World's Largest and Fully-Integrated Healthcare Exhibition “tHIS 2015” to Break Attendance Records This May
The Health Industry Summit (tHIS) 2015 organized by Reed Sinopharm will be held on May 15-18, 2015, at the National Convention & Exhibitions Center in Shanghai, China. Latest figures indicate that the
March 30, 2015 21:05
Nordson EFD Releases Engineered Fluid Dispensing Product Catalog Sixth Edition Available in Print, and new Digital and App Formats
Nordson EFD (http://goo.gl/zHDJY), a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN, http://goo.gl/SsjSh3), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, announces the release of its Engineered
March 30, 2015 18:00
CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2015
CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2015 will take place at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre from 17 to 19 November, 2015. The 30th edition of the digital security industry's defining global event will sh
March 30, 2015 16:50
ACE Establishes International Excess Unit in Asia Pacific and Appoints Troy Sexton
ACE Group announced today the creation of a new business unit - ACE International Excess (AIE) - to provide commercial property insurance on an excess basis targeting large companies in the Asia Pacif
March 30, 2015 16:15
Type 2 Diabetes: CHMP Recommends Empagliflozin/Metformin Hydrochloride for Approval in the European Union
For media outside the US, the UK and Canada only Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) today announced they have received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal P
March 30, 2015 12:00
OPIS Acquires NAVX
Oil Price Information Service (OPIS, www.opisnet.com), a global provider of oil industry pricing, news, analysis and software, has acquired NAVX, the leading European and South American provider of re
March 30, 2015 11:50
GSMA Calls on Indian Government to Foster Mobile Investment
Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA comments on the conclusion of the spectrum auction in India: “The Indian Government raised a record amount from the spectrum auction - almost US $18 bil
March 30, 2015 10:50
Shiseido Will Establish the New Research Center “Global Innovation Center*” in the Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 District, Japan
Shiseido will establish a new research facility, the “Global Innovation Center*”, which is an urban type open lab for research where innovative technologies and new value are created through the integ
March 27, 2015 15:45
Galderma Announces Positive Outcome of European Decentralised Procedure for Approval of SOOLANTRA® (ivermectin) Cream 10mg/g for Rosacea Patients
Galderma, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, announced today a positive outcome of the European Decentralised Procedure (DCP) for SOOLANTRA® (ivermectin) Cream 10mg/g fo
March 27, 2015 14:00
CGDC 2015 Recruiting Speakers Worldwide
The 8th CGDC, to be held at Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai on July 30-31 in 2015, will be recruiting speakers from the global game industry until April 10, 2015. Thanks to the hardware upgrade and enh
March 27, 2015 11:55
Election Leaders Discuss Electoral Transparency and Technology Solutions
The International Elections Advisory Council (IEAC) held its annual meeting in London on 18-19 March. The Council, established by Smartmatic and comprised of leaders in the field of election administr
March 27, 2015 10:20
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Releases Regular Weekly Net Asset Value as of 24 March 2015
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of t
March 26, 2015 22:00
MBA Renewables Improves Employability
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Renewables (www.mba-renewables.de/) is officially accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). FIBAA highli
March 26, 2015 15:10
Toshiba Develops World's First 48-Layer BiCS (Three Dimensional Stacked Structure Flash Memory)
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO: 6502) today announced development of the world’s first 48-layer*1 three dimensional stacked cell structure flash memory*2 called BiCS, a 2-bit-per-ce
March 26, 2015 13:55
ZTE Posts 94% Jump in Full-Year Net Profit as 4G Sales Surge
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced a 94% rise in full-ye
March 26, 2015 10:35
HID President Anthony Ball Joins Aimetis Board of Directors
Aimetis Corp. (www.aimetis.com), a global leader in intelligent IP video management, today announced the appointment of Anthony Ball as an independent director for the firm. Mr. Ball is currently t
March 25, 2015 14:40
Toshiba Receives Order to Supply Steam Turbine and Generator for Allen Combined Cycle Power Plant in the USA
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has received an order to supply a 472-megawatt steam turbine and generator (STG) for the Allen Combined Cycle Power Plant being constructed by
March 25, 2015 14:00
Quintiles’ Anand Tharmaratnam Honored as ‘Asian Male Executive of the Year’ in BioPharma Asia Industry Awards 2015
Quintiles Head of Asia Markets Anand Tharmaratnam (http://goo.gl/KFkhvE), M.D., last night was honored as “Best Life Science Asian Male Executive of the Year” at the BioPharma Asia Industry Awards. Dr
March 25, 2015 13:55
Pershing Square Holdings Announces Annual General Meeting in Guernsey, an Investor Meeting in London and Releases its Annual Report and Financial Statements
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) announced today that its Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM) will be held Wednesday, 29 April 2015 at 10 am at Royal Chambe
March 25, 2015 13:50
Young Hollywood Launches Exclusively on Apple TV
Young Hollywood today announced the launch of its premium, celebrity-focused programming on Apple TV. The network built for millennials is available exclusively on Apple TV, providing Apple TV users a
March 25, 2015 13:45
Toshiba Expands Line-up of e·MMCTM Version 5.1 Compliant Embedded NAND Flash Memory Products
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of JEDEC e·MMCTM Version 5.1[1] compliant embedded NAND flash memory produ
March 25, 2015 13:40
Parallels Renames Service Provider Business Unit Odin
Parallels® today announced the rebranding of its Service Provider business unit. Effective immediately, the company’s Service Provider business will operate as Odin (www.odin.com) while the Cross-Plat
March 25, 2015 13:10
OT Strengthens Its Position within Public Transportation in Sweden as Sole Supplier of Stockholm’s Lokaltrafik
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced its selection by Stockholm’s Lokaltrafik (SL), the largest public transport company in
March 25, 2015 11:10
ZTE’s Patent Filings Exceed 60,000 as M-ICT Strategy Drives New Innovations
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced today that global patent ap
March 25, 2015 10:20
Anne Bouverot to Step Down as Director General of the GSMA
The GSMA today announced that Anne Bouverot, Director General of the GSMA, will leave the organisation to become the Chair and CEO of Morpho, a global leader in security and identity solutions. Ms. Bo
March 24, 2015 14:00
Global Streaming Service Platforms Officially Unify Under One Name, TIDAL
Marking the beginning of a new era of music and video experiences for consumers everywhere, TIDAL is now the sole name for the service that was once divided between streaming services TIDAL and WiMP.
March 24, 2015 13:20
THERAVECTYS Granted Authorization by the French National Agency for Medicines to Produce Lentiviral Vectors for Clinical Use and CAR-T Cell Therapies under GMP Standards
THERAVECTYS (www.theravectys.com), a clinical development biotechnology company focusing on the development of therapeutic vaccines and immunotherapies, proudly announces that its manufacturing plant
March 24, 2015 10:25
World’s Largest Oil Expo cippe to Open March 26-28 in Beijing
China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (cippe) will be held in March in Beijing. The event has attracted many well-known enterprises at home and abroad, incl
March 24, 2015 09:30
Biogen Idec Becomes Biogen
Effective today, Biogen Idec is known simply as Biogen (https://www.biogen.com) (NASDAQ: BIIB). The company has introduced a new corporate identity and logo that reflect both its evolution and focus o
March 23, 2015 19:00
Aqua Data Studio 16 Released With Enhanced Visual Analytics and Database Support
AquaFold, Inc. has released Aqua Data Studio 16, a major upgrade to its universal database management and analytics software, giving users more charts, features, capabilities, and options to produce t
March 23, 2015 13:55
OT to Showcase Its Embedded Secure Element (eSE) Based Mobile ID Solution at the Mobile World Congress 2015
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space today announced its selection by Samsung to showcase its embedded Secure Element (eSE) based Mobile ID s
March 23, 2015 13:20
Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational biologic cleared skin better than ustekinumab in head-to-head Phase II psoriasis study
For non-UK/non-Canadian media only For the first time, Boehringer Ingelheim announced Phase II data from its investigational compound BI 655066*. Nearly double the percentage of patients with moder
March 23, 2015 11:55
Positive Results from Phase III Study Evaluating Oral OTEZLA® (Apremilast) or Injectable Etanercept versus Placebo in Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis Presented at AAD
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that results from its ongoing phase III LIBERATE trial evaluating Otezla® (apremilast), the Company’s oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4
March 23, 2015 11:40
Oral OTEZLA® (apremilast) Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Data in Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis Presented at AAD
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that results from long-term efficacy and safety analyses of the ESTEEM phase III clinical trial program of Otezla® (apremilast) were presented at the
March 23, 2015 11:25
SES and Digicel Donate Emergency Satellite Services to Vanuatu
Following the devastation left by Cyclone Pam to the South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Digicel Pacific Limited have donated satellite capacity and equipment
March 23, 2015 11:20
Biogen Idec Presents Positive Interim Results from Phase 1B Study of Investigational Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Aducanumab (BIIB037) at 2015 AD/PD™ Conference
Today Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) announced data from a pre-specified interim analysis of PRIME, the Phase 1b study of aducanumab (BIIB037), in which aducanumab demonstrated an acceptable safety profile
March 23, 2015 11:10
DGG Appointed to LBMA Gold Price Oversight Committee
The Board of Directors of the Denver Gold Group (DGG) has approved the nomination of its Executive Director, Mr. Timothy Wood, as a member of the Oversight Committee for the new London Bullion Market
March 23, 2015 10:10
ZTE Invited by EU Commissioner to Contribute Technology Expertise to Europe
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, welcomes further opportunities for th
March 23, 2015 09:50
Hilton Worldwide Strengthens Presence in Japan with Hilton Tokyo Odaiba
Hilton Worldwide (www.hiltonworldwide.com) today announced the signing of a management agreement with Tokyo Humania Enterprise Inc. to re-brand Hotel Nikko Tokyo and manage the hotel as Hilton Tokyo O
March 20, 2015 14:40
Keio Plaza Hotel Celebrates the Arrival of Spring by Hosting a Special “Happy Easter Fair” Event
Keio Plaza Hotel (www.keioplaza.com) (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host a special event entitled “Happy Easter Fair (http://goo.gl/A81Cn5
March 20, 2015 13:55
MPEG LA Expands HEVC License Coverage
MPEG LA, LLC has announced that the coverage of its HEVC Patent Portfolio License has been updated to conform with recent revisions to the HEVC standard as defined in Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v2 (10
March 20, 2015 13:50
ZTE Presents M-ICT Innovations to German Vice-Chancellor Gabriel and Chinese Vice-Premier Ma
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, is pleased to host Sigmar Gabriel, Vi
March 20, 2015 13:45
Guidewire Software Enhances Education Offering
Guidewire Software®, (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, today announced significant enhancements to its Education offering. Guidewire Education has been
March 20, 2015 13:35
Deutsche Telekom Launches Advanced DNS Service
International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS, www.telekom-icss.com/home), the international wholesale arm of Deutsche Telekom (www.telekom.com/home), today announced the launch of a new Domain Name S
March 20, 2015 13:10
Toshiba Starts Commercial Production of 13-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor Equipped with “Bright Mode”, High-Speed Video Technology
Toshiba Corporation's (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO: 6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it has started commercial production of “T4K82”, a 13-megapixel BSI[1] CMOS ima
March 20, 2015 11:30
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Releases Regular Weekly Net Asset Value as of 17 March 2015
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of t
March 20, 2015 11:25
Rakuten to Acquire OverDrive for $410 Million
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755), one of the world’s largest Internet services companies, today announced it has agreed to fully acquire OverDrive Holdings, Inc., operator of OverDrive, Inc., a leading eBoo
March 20, 2015 10:50
SIPO Invalidated Vringo Patent for Lack of Invention
ZTE Corporation noted that the Patent Re-examination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China recently issued a document that one Vringo patent was wholly inva
March 19, 2015 15:00
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Wins Skytrax Awards
At the recent Passenger Terminal Expo, Augustin de Romanet, Chairman & CEO of Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (OTC Pink:AEOPF), received the Skytrax award for the “World's Most Improved Airport” on beh
March 19, 2015 13:55
Queen Mary University of London Wins 2014 Terumo BCT Plasma Exchange Innovation Award
Terumo BCT is pleased to announce that Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has been named the recipient of the 2014 Plasma Exchange Innovation Award (www.plasmaexchangegrant.com). The award is part
March 19, 2015 13:40
X2nSat Unveils Fastest Enterprise Broadband with SES and Newtec
SES S.A. (www.ses.com/4232583/en) (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced X2nSat has doubled its Ku-band capacity aboard the SES-2 spacecraft to power its new generation ST4G™ broadband service,
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