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April 10, 2015 17:00
IBA and Toshiba Sign Strategic Partnership in Particle Therapy
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announce the signing of a global collaboration to expand access to advanced particle therapy worldwide. Toshiba Medical Syst
April 10, 2015 14:00
Hilton Hotels & Resorts Makes Rio Debut with Opening of Hilton Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of the new 298-room Hilton Barra hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - the company’s first hotel in this booming metropolis. With a privileged location on Aven
April 10, 2015 13:50
Shanghai Media Group, The Wall Street Journal and ZOL Named Official Media Partners for Inaugural CES Asia
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Shanghai Media Group, The Wall Street Journal and ZOL have been named as official media partners for the 2015 International CES AsiaTM.
April 10, 2015 13:15
Quintiles wins Best CRO Award at World Vaccine Congress 2015
For the third time in the last four years, Quintiles has been named Best Clinical Research Organization (CRO) at the Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards. Presented at the World Vaccine Congress i
April 10, 2015 13:10
Societe Generale to Acquire Most of Jefferies Bache Futures Activities
Jefferies Group LLC announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for Societe Generale S.A. to acquire most of the futures activities of Jefferies’ Bache business. Under the terms of
April 10, 2015 11:40
Jefferies Expands Foreign Exchange Brokerage Capabilities with Acquisition of Faros Trading from FXCM
Jefferies Group LLC announced today that it is expanding further in foreign exchange brokerage with the acquisition of Faros Trading, LLC, the institutional foreign exchange brokerage subsidiary of FX
April 10, 2015 10:05
Valeant, Allergan, and Pershing Square Have Agreed to Drop Lawsuit in Allergan v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. has confirmed that on April 9, 2015 the parties to the lawsuit entitled Allergan, Inc., et al. v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, In
April 10, 2015 09:45
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Releases Regular Weekly Net Asset Value as of April 7 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
April 09, 2015 15:55
Dentons US and McKenna Long to Combine
A merger of Dentons US LLP (“Dentons US”) and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (“McKenna Long”) has been approved by the partners of both firms. The news builds on the momentum of the previously announced
April 09, 2015 13:55
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (“PSH”) U.S. Shareholders Tax Reporting Information (PFICs)
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (“Pershing Square”) today released the following statement: PSH will use reasonable efforts to provide to self-identified U.S. shareholders of PSH for the 2
April 09, 2015 11:55
QNB Group: Financial Results for the Three Months Ended 31 March 2015
QNB Group (http://goo.gl/3sHDZj), one of the World’s Strongest Banks and the leading bank in the Middle East and North Africa, announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2015. For th
April 09, 2015 11:45
PPD and SNBL Complete Joint Venture to Provide Japanese Clinical Development Services and Additional Collaborations
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD, www.ppdi.com) and Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. (SNBL, http://snbl.com) (TSE:2395) today announced the closing of an agreement to form a joint
April 09, 2015 10:55
CNFA and GSI Partner to Provide Solutions to Improve Farm Productivity and Food Security in Africa
CNFA and GSI Group have launched a strategic partnership aimed at promoting food storage and protein production systems as a critical way to improve farm productivity and food security. This partnersh
April 09, 2015 10:40
GSMA Provides Update on Future of Mobile World Congress
The GSMA today provided an update on the future of the Mobile World Capital and the Mobile World Congress. John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd., commented: “The contract between the GSMA and Barcelona to
April 08, 2015 18:30
Blackstone Advisory Partners Asia Transferred to Comprador
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has transferred its Hong Kong based M&A advisory business to Comprador Limited, an independent advisory firm which will be led by Anthony J. Steains. Co
April 08, 2015 17:25
Seiko Instruments Introduces New 1-cell Lithium-ion Battery Protection ICs Incorporated in Ultra-Small 1.2 x 1.2 mm Package
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-8240 Series, 1-cell lithium-ion battery protection IC available in an ultra-small package (1.2 x 1.2 x 0.4 mm). The S-8240 features an indus
April 08, 2015 13:55
Mavenir Announces VoLTE Launch with Vodafone Germany
Mavenir Systems® (NYSE:MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, today announced its VoLTE application solution was launched by Vodafone Germany, who announced (http://goo.gl/N
April 08, 2015 13:40
eASIC Joins Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium
eASIC Corp. (www.easic.com) (@easic), a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom integrated circuit (IC) platform (eASIC Platform), today announced that it has joined the Hybrid Memory Cub
April 08, 2015 10:00
Dole Names Johan Linden as President & Chief Operating Officer
Dole Food Company, Inc. announced the appointment of Johan Linden as its new President & Chief Operating Officer. The Company also announced the retirement of C. Michael Carter, the Company’s former P
April 07, 2015 17:40
Hurricane Electric Continues to Expand Globally, Adding Second Location in Japan
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone (http://he.net/ip_transit.html), today announced that it has added a second Point of Presence (PoP) in Japan at Equinix OS1 (http:
April 07, 2015 16:00
Stromasys Brings New Life to Sun SPARC applications with CHARON-SSP
Stromasys, the pioneer in cross-platform server virtualization, today launches CHARON-SSP, a seamless solution for virtualizing classic Sun SPARC hardware. CHARON-SSP brings new life to the classic
April 07, 2015 13:55
Newmont Publishes 2014 Sustainability Report
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (“Newmont” or “the Company”) today published its 2014 sustainability report, Beyond the Mine (http://goo.gl/nvvMGe), detailing the Company’s safety, economic, en
April 07, 2015 13:35
ZTE Blade S6 Plus Debuts Worldwide via eBay
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced the worldwide debut of the ZTE Blade S6 Plus on eBay. The affordable premium phablet can now be purchased by consumers across the globe via e
April 07, 2015 11:25
PanAtlantic Announces the Addition of Mr. Roberto Marino Garcia as Country Manager - Colombia
PanAtlantic Exploration announces the addition of Mr. Roberto Marino Garcia as Country Manager - Colombia. Senior Vice President H. Daniel Hogan states, “We are pleased to have Roberto join our Colomb
April 06, 2015 22:05
Gofba.com: Safe is the New Search, and It’s Here
Finally the online tool that protects you from the dangers associated with searching the World Wide Web. Online searching has become an extension of our thought process, one which answers all of ou
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