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January 05, 2016 16:50
Bioventus Launches DUROLANE® for Osteoarthritis Patients in Taiwan
Bioventus (www.bioventusglobal.com), a leader in orthobiologic solutions, today announced its entry into the patient care market in Taiwan with the launch of DUROLANE®, a single-injection joint-fluid
January 05, 2016 14:00
Blackboard Inc. Names William L. Ballhaus Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Blackboard Inc., the world’s leading education technology company, today announced that William “Bill” L. Ballhaus, PhD has been named Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Jay
January 05, 2016 13:50
22nd Century Files Modified Risk Tobacco Product Application with the FDA for World’s Lowest Nicotine Tobacco Cigarettes
22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is a leader in tobacco harm reduction, announced today that on December 31, 2015, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, G
January 05, 2016 13:40
Fleetmatics to Release Fourth Quarter Financial Results on February 24, 2016
Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE:FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), today announced that it
January 05, 2016 13:30
NOW PUBLISHED IN THE ANNALS OF SURGERY: LONG-TERM FAVORABLE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE GORE BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT EFFICACY IN COMPLEX VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIRS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced final results of a long-term, prospective, multicenter study[1] evaluating the use of GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement, a biosynthetic mesh, in co
January 05, 2016 10:55
Segway Announces Expansion of Global Business Lines
In the morning of January 4 EDT, Segway Inc. (hereinafter “Segway”) officially announced an expansion of its business and released its new corporate visual identity (VI) system. This Smart News Rel
January 05, 2016 10:20
Merck, Pfizer and Syndax Announce Collaboration to Evaluate Combination of Avelumab and Entinostat in Ovarian Cancer
Merck, Pfizer and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a collaboration agreement to evaluate avelumab*, an investigational fully human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 monoclonal an
January 05, 2016 10:15
RFaxis Expands Portfolio of CMOS RF Front-End ICs for Internet of Things (IoT)
RFaxis, Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company focused on developing innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity market, today announced additional products to its ex
January 04, 2016 22:00
Cellular Regenerative Therapy Greeted by French Minister of Health
After European authorization was obtained this summer, the French and British regulatory agencies have authorized CellProthera to begin its first phase I/IIB clinical trial in Humans, starting January
January 04, 2016 13:30
Herbalife Appoints Filipino Doctor to Its Nutrition Advisory Board
Global nutrition company, Herbalife welcomes Dr. Francis Gregory Samonte, an expert in pediatric neurology, to become the first Filipino appointed to its prestigious Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB), ef
January 04, 2016 10:55
AECOM and Pininfarina Win Istanbul New Airport Design Competition
İGA has chosen an innovative design by AECOM and Pininfarina as the winner of an international design competition for the regional Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and technical building at the Istanbu
December 30, 2015 09:40
3G Licensing S.A. Launches 3G Licensing Program
3G Licensing S.A. announced today’s launch of a licensing program for patents essential to the 3G standard and related 3G specifications. The Patents licensed by 3G cover technologies used in a wid
December 30, 2015 08:30
Skin Garden Holds End of the Year Events for Customers Purchasing Korean Cosmetics
Skin Garden (http://www.skingarden.jp/), a K-beauty select shop, is crowded with customers looking for Korean cosmetics in the year-end holiday season. This is because the number of people visiting th
December 29, 2015 13:55
Panasonic Develops a Stretchable Resin Film and Its Application Materials for Stretchable Electronics
Panasonic Corporation announced today that the company has developed a soft, flexible, and stretchable[1] polymer resin film using its proprietary stretchable resin technology. The Company will also p
December 29, 2015 10:10
Mitsui Chemicals Participates in Subsidiary of Taiwan's Sentronic International Corp.
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) announced it is financially participating in MSCT Corporation, a subsidiary of the electronic component trading company Sentronic
December 28, 2015 14:00
Takeda Provides Further Information about Its New Business Venture with Teva
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO: 4502) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) (TASE: TEVA) today made the below follow-up announcement regarding the overview of their new bu
December 28, 2015 11:20
Furukawa Electric: Recycled Plastic Cable Trough Has Been Officially Approved by the UK Railway Network
”Green Trough®”, a recycled plastic cable trough developed by Furukawa Electric (TOKYO:5801)(ISIN:JP3827200001), has been officially approved by the UK railway network. Green Trough® contributes to th
December 24, 2015 13:55
Moody’s Honored with Top Industry Awards Throughout 2015
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) has again been recognized as an industry leader by several top-tier journals around the world in 2015, receiving almost double the number of awards it did last year. Mo
December 24, 2015 13:35
Weiler Corporation Acquires SWATYCOMET from Avtotehna
Weiler Corporation, a leading provider of power brushes, abrasives and maintenance products for surface conditioning, announced today the acquisition of SWATYCOMET d.o.o. (SWATYCOMET), one of Europe’s
December 24, 2015 10:50
ACE Announces Future Leadership Team for Asia Pacific’s Property & Casualty Business
ACE Group announced today the future commercial property and casualty leadership team for the new Chubb Group in Asia Pacific. These appointments will take effect upon completion of the acquisition of
December 23, 2015 15:40
High Profile Japanese Video Series “Dancing in the Four Seasons of Fukushima” Launched in 3 Languages!
Under its slogan, “Future From Fukushima,” the governmental departments of Fukushima Prefecture have been primarily using Facebook as their information-sharing platform, providing a forum for anyone i
December 23, 2015 15:15
Samruk-Kazyna announces six agreements totaling US$4bn at 3d meeting of Kazakhstan-China Business Council
Samruk-Kazyna, the sovereign wealth fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan, today announced memorandums of understanding and agreements for five projects totaling US$4bn around the 3d meeting of the Kazak
December 23, 2015 14:50
Panasonic Large Screen Solutions -Enhance the Fan Experience
Panasonic released a video featuring large-screen solutions for gold standard venues of sports and entertainment in North America to enhance the fan experience. The video highlights the reasons Panaso
December 23, 2015 11:50
UNESCO and Panasonic Launch Educational Support Programs for the Next Generation in Off-Grid Communities in Myanmar
UNESCO and Panasonic Corporation signed a project agreement for Myanmar in November 2015 to promote educational support aimed at sustainable development for the next generation of young people living
December 23, 2015 10:55
Boehringer Ingelheim Invests in Europe: Pharma Company Expands Biopharmaceutical Production at Vienna Site
Boehringer Ingelheim will make a significant investment in biopharmaceutical production at its Vienna (Austria) site. There the research-driven pharmaceutical company will establish a new large-scale
December 23, 2015 10:30
Merck and Pfizer Advance Clinical Development Program with Two Additional Phase III Trials of Avelumab
Merck and Pfizer today announced the opening of trial sites for an international Phase III study of avelumab*, an investigational fully human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 monoclonal antibody, in patients with plat
December 22, 2015 17:50
Panasonic Announces the Acquisition of Hussmann, a U.S.-Based Refrigerated, Freezer Display Case Manufacturer
Panasonic Corporation today made an announcement regarding its acquisition of Hussmann Corporation (“Hussmann”), a Missouri-based manufacturer of refrigerated display cases and systems. Panasonic has
December 22, 2015 17:15
Panasonic Presents 360° OBSERVATION CAM - Neymar Jr.'s Crazy Skills in 360-degree Real Footage!
Panasonic Corporation released a new web content, “360° OBSERVATION CAM (https://goo.gl/GWSdDF),” on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 10:00 (Japan Time), where users can view the 360-degree footage of Ney
December 22, 2015 15:20
Mannaso Bangawoyo, South Korea! Shake Shack® is Seoul Bound in 2016
Shake Shack Inc. (“Shake Shack” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SHAK) is movin’ East to shake up the capital of South Korea. Shake Shack® is thrilled to announce that together with its Korean licensee it will
December 22, 2015 13:30
Panasonic to Start Production of Heat-Resistant Phenolic Molding Compounds for Automotive Parts in Ayutthaya, Thailand
Panasonic Corporation’s Automotive & Industrial Systems Company will launch a production line for heat-resistant phenolic molding compounds [1] for use in automotive parts at Panasonic Manufacturing A
December 22, 2015 11:15
ZTE USA and the Houston Rockets Complete Third Annual Season of Giving
ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone supplier in the U.S. and second largest in the no-contract market*, and the Houston Rockets concluded their third annual Season of Giving by wrapping up the thir
December 21, 2015 19:15
Boehringer Ingelheim 3rd-generation EGFR TKI, BI 1482694, receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation in lung cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for its novel, 3rd-generation, epidermal growth factor receptor (
December 21, 2015 15:45
Oral REVLIMID® Plus Dexamethasone Granted Approval for Treatment of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma in Japan
Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that REVLIMID® (lenalidomide), a cancer medicine that is administered orally, has been grante
December 21, 2015 11:50
Boehringer Ingelheim presents strong lung cancer portfolio and long-awaited head-to-head data of afatinib compared to gefitinib at ESMO Asia 2015 Congress
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the latest data from its oncology portfolio will be presented at the ESMO Asia 2015 Congress in Singapore (http://goo.gl/7U6Olz), 18-21 December 2015. New dat
December 21, 2015 11:30
Televisa Inks New Capacity Deal with SES
SES S.A.(NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today that Televisa, the leading Mexican multimedia company, has contracted capacity on SES’s AMC-9 satellite at the orbital position of 83 degrees Wes
December 21, 2015 10:35
ZTE Launches 6-Inch AXON MAX and Global VIP Passport Service for Chinese Users
ZTE Mobile Devices today announced the launch of the newest and final model of its high-powered AXON flagship series, the AXON MAX. At the same time, the company has announced its special “Global VIP
December 21, 2015 09:55
World’s Largest Oil Expo cippe to Gather Top 10 Oil Giants Next March in Beijing
The 16th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (cippe 2016) will be held on March 29-31, 2016 at New China International Exhibition Center. With an exhibiti
December 18, 2015 18:50
Hilton’s New Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Hotel Has Landed
Hilton Hotels & Resorts (http://goo.gl/yQ6MqE), pioneer of the world’s first airport hotel in 1959, today opens the new Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (http://goo.gl/4RxYqV), the latest vision for
December 18, 2015 18:20
Retired U.S. Senator Tom Harkin Joins Masimo’s Board of Directors
Masimo (www.masimo.com) (NASDAQ: MASI), a global innovator of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, announced today that retired Senator Tom Harkin, former five-term U.S. Senator and former Cha
December 18, 2015 17:45
Analogix’s SlimPort Port Controller and High-Speed Switch ANX7428 Achieves USB Power Delivery Certification
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that its ANX7428 achieved USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification for USB Power Delivery (USB PD), receiving the Product Test ID 10970042. The ANX74X
December 18, 2015 17:25
Voxeljet Expands to India
The German manufacturer of industrial 3D printing systems established voxeljet India Pvt. Ltd. in December 2015. The new voxeljet subsidiary is located in Pune, a large automotive and manufacturing ce
December 18, 2015 16:55
ADK YouTube Video Series Entitled “Meet the FURUSATO” Introduces Regional Cultures from Around Japan
ASATSU-DK (www.adk.jp/en) (TOKYO:9747)(ADK), one of Japan’s leading advertising agencies and headquartered in Tokyo, has launched a series of videos on YouTube introducing the various highly diverse c
December 18, 2015 15:55
Toshiba Launches DMOS FET Transistor Arrays with Industry's First 1.5A Sink-Output Driver
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, the TBD62064A s
December 18, 2015 15:25
GSMA Welcomes Mobile Industry Agreement on Technology Standards for Global Low Power Wide Area Market
The GSMA today announced that the mobile industry has agreed on technology standards for the emerging Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) market and these standards have been accepted by 3GPP. Industry alignme
December 18, 2015 14:30
Tommy Hilfiger Announces Gigi Hadid as Global Brand Ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], announces that internationally renowned supermodel Gigi Hadid will appear as the brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger women’s beginning Fall 201
December 18, 2015 13:35
Philip Morris Asia Limited Comments on Tribunal’s Decision to Decline Jurisdiction in Arbitration Against Commonwealth of Australia Over Plain Packaging
Philip Morris Asia Limited (PMAL), a Hong Kong company that is the parent of Philip Morris Australia, said today that an arbitral tribunal has declined jurisdiction to hear the merits of PMAL’s case a
December 18, 2015 13:15
Allianz Worldwide Care assigned A+ Superior rating by A.M. Best
Allianz Worldwide Care S.A. has welcomed today’s designation of a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” by A.M. Best. The outlook assigned to both ratings is
December 18, 2015 11:55
Premiere of Revolutionary Medical Refrigerator with Cooltech Applications at Medica 2015
Cooltech Applications, the world’s leading magnetic refrigeration development company, presented, at MEDICA (Dusseldorf, November 16-19), at its partner’s booth (Kirsch), a pre-series medical fridge r
December 18, 2015 01:05
The Estée Lauder Companies Completes Investment in Dr. Jart+
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today that it has completed its investment in Have & Be Co. Ltd., the South Korean company behind skin care brands Dr. Jart+ and Do The Right Thing.
December 17, 2015 22:05
Andersen Global Establishes a Presence in Chile
Andersen Global is proud to announce a new presence in Santiago, Chile, with the addition of Landa Consultores. Landa Consultores will adopt the name Andersen Tax - Landa, making it the fourth member
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