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May 13, 2016 10:50

Takeda Appoints New Chief Financial Officer, James Kehoe

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TOKYO:4502) today announced the appointment of James Kehoe as Takeda’s new Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Officer, effective on June 15, 2016.

May 13, 2016 09:55

SES Enables Danish Defence Wideband Global Satcom System Connectivity

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced it will provide two anchor stations for the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO). Under the agreement, SES Techcom Ser

May 12, 2016 16:00

StepStone Acquires Swiss Capital: Launches StepStone Private Debt and StepStone Hedge Funds

StepStone Group LP (“StepStone”), a leading global private markets advisory and asset management firm, today announced it will acquire Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG (“Swiss Capital”), one o

May 12, 2016 16:00

StepStone Significantly Bolsters Global Infrastructure and Real Assets Team

StepStone Group LP (“StepStone”), a leading global private markets advisory and asset management firm, today announced that it has reached an agreement to add an established team of infrastructure inv

May 12, 2016 15:50

Novum Deploys Patton VoIP CPE in BroadSoft-Based NBN Solution for Business

Novum Networks is rolling out its business-class ISDN replacement National Broadband Network (NBN) service that is based on the Broadsoft BroadWorks Hosted telephony platform and features Patton’s Sma

May 12, 2016 14:20

NIKE, Inc. Sets Bold Vision and Targets for 2020

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today released its FY14/15 Sustainable Business Report, which details strong progress against the company’s environmental and social targets and sets a vision for a low-carbon, c

May 12, 2016 14:15

Pradaxa®: First NOAC to be assessed in prospective study in patients with blood clots in the veins or venous sinuses of the brain

Boehringer Ingelheim will undertake the first prospective, randomised controlled study of a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) in patients with blood clots in the veins or venous sinus

May 12, 2016 14:10

Evrnu™ and Levi Strauss & Co. Create First Jeans Made from Post-Consumer Cotton Garment Waste

Textile technology startup Evrnu™, SPC and global jeanswear leader Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today announced they have created the world’s first jean made from regenerated post-consumer cotton waste

May 12, 2016 14:00

Free Zone of the Future Program Launched at World Free Zones Organization's Second Annual International Conference and Exhibition

World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) today launched the ‘Free Zone of the Future Program’ on day two of its 2nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition currently underway in Dubai. The

May 12, 2016 13:50

ees Europe: Energy Storage System Triggers Paradigm Change in the Energy Sector

ees Europe, Europe's largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, sends a positive signal to the market: The exhibition space was already booked up by 200 exhibitors two months before

May 12, 2016 13:25

e21FORUM 2016 “Vision with Intelligence: Amazing New Era”

e21FORUM, one of the most important forums of the world’s leading ICT trade show COMPUTEX TAIPEI, will take place in the 3rd floor Banquet Hall of the Taipei International Convention Center at 2:00pm

May 12, 2016 09:50

Sodali Inc. and Morrow & Co. LLC Join to Form Largest Independent Global Governance and Shareholder Services Firm

Sodali Inc. and Morrow & Co. LLC jointly announced today that Sodali has acquired Morrow & Co., creating Morrow Sodali Global, the largest independent corporate governance, proxy solicitation, investo

May 11, 2016 21:05

Naver Licenses whiteCryption to Secure Global Live Streaming Service V Live

whiteCryption, an Intertrust company that provides advanced application security solutions, and Naver, South Korea‘s premier Internet company and parent of LINE Corporation, today announced that Naver

May 11, 2016 18:40

SES Moves over 25 Million Households in Nigeria to Digital

SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator, has signed a multi-year agreement with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) to provide a strategic, reliable and stable video platf

May 11, 2016 18:35

Boehringer Ingelheim: Nine out of 10 AF patients are concerned about stroke and many want to be part of OAC treatment decisions, new international survey shows

Nine out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) surveyed were concerned about the risk of a stroke.[1] Oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatments are usually prescribed to reduce this risk3 and the vas

May 11, 2016 18:25

Incyte and ARIAD Announce Agreement for Incyte to Acquire ARIAD’s European Operations and In-license Iclusig® (ponatinib) in Europe

Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARIA) today announced the entry into a definitive agreement for Incyte to acquire ARIAD’s European operations. At the close of

May 11, 2016 15:45

Expo 2020 Dubai Reveals its Master Plan at Arab Media Forum 2016

Expo 2020 Dubai® has revealed its master plan in the form of a dedicated experiential zone displayed at the 15th edition of the Arab Media Forum. Visitors were among the first to take a glimpse at how

May 11, 2016 14:00

BARC Planning Survey 16: BOARD is the Best Software for Planning Functionality

With 26 leading positions in the BARC Planning Survey 16, BOARD proved its strength in high importance categories for every planning project surveyed. Being top ranked or leading in the peer groups ”g

May 11, 2016 13:50

Excel Dryer Gives University of Reading Green Light to Save Energy

The University of Reading has long been at the forefront of sustainability research and initiatives to mitigate its own environmental impact and reduce its carbon footprint. The London-based research

May 11, 2016 13:35

CTS Engines Acquires 12 CF6-80 Engines

CTS Engines, the global leader for mature jet engine maintenance services, announced today that it had completed the acquisition through an affiliate of 12 CF6-80 engines from a major U.S. carrier. Th

May 11, 2016 13:25

NEC and Netcracker Contribute to NTT’s SDN/NFV Trial

NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced today that they have participated in a trial with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) to contribute to their NetroSphere concept. NT

May 11, 2016 13:15

JHL Biotech Opens Innovative Biosimilars Manufacturing Facility in China

JHL Biotech (JHL), a biopharmaceutical company, opened the world’s first KUBio™ biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility with single-use bioprocessing technology at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Wuhan,

May 11, 2016 11:35

Takeda Reports Results for Fiscal Year 2015 (April 2015 - March 2016) and Forecast for Fiscal Year 2016

FY2015: A year of turnaround to sustained growth; achieved full year management guidance · Underlying revenue up +3.4% (reported revenue growing +1.7% to 1,807.4 billion yen), led by strong performan

May 10, 2016 23:00

Madison Realty Capital Debt Fund III LP Closes with $695 Million Committed, Substantially Exceeding Initial Target

Madison Realty Capital (MRC), a vertically-integrated real estate private equity firm focused on real estate equity and debt investments in the U.S. middle markets, announced the final closing of Madi

May 10, 2016 17:45

Leading Manufacturers of Lithium-Ion Batteries Choose Edwards for Vacuum

Edwards has seen an increase in orders for GXS dry screw vacuum pumps from some of the world’s leading manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, with several significant orders fro

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