Apr. 30, 2019 11:10

Big Wins for BC&F Dentsu at the 2019 APAC Effies

Dentsu Brand Agencies is proud to announce that Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu had a great night at the 2019 APAC Effies, finishing in third place overall against agencies many times its size. This is a great achievement by the Auckland-based age...

Apr. 30, 2019 10:45

I Squared Capital Names Gautam Bhandari and Adil Rahmathulla Managing Partners

The Board of Directors of I Squared Capital has announced the appointment of Gautam Bhandari and Adil Rahmathulla as Managing Partners. Sadek Wahba, Chairman & Managing Partner of I Squared Capital, said: “It is a great pleasure on a personal and ...

Apr. 30, 2019 10:35

Gen Re Consolidates International Property & Casualty Management

Effective May 1, 2019 and subject to regulatory approvals, Gen Re’s international direct property and casualty reinsurance business and the broker market business handled through the Faraday platforms will be overseen by Andrew D’Arcy as Head of G...

Apr. 29, 2019 14:25

Ashcroft Announces Acquisition of Rüeger SA and Stiko BV

Ashcroft Inc. (Ashcroft) announced the planned acquisition of Swiss-based Rüeger Holdings SA (Rüeger) and Dutch-based STIKO Meetapparatenfabriek B.V. (Stiko), both manufacturers of specialty temperature and pressure measurement products. The trans...

Apr. 29, 2019 14:00

P&G Partners to Improve Environmental Impact and Smallholder Livelihood in Palm Oil Supply Chain

In celebration of Earth Week and to further its commitment to drive a more sustainable future, the Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced a new collaboration with Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), International Plant Nut...

Apr. 29, 2019 11:45

5 Modern Residences That Preserve and Showcase Artisanship

HONG KONG: K11 ARTUS Following the launch of the hotly anticipated Rosewood Hong Kong in the art and design district Victoria Dockside, entrepreneur Adrian Cheng will unveil K11 ARTUS in the third quarter of this year, marking his fledging K11 gro...

Apr. 29, 2019 11:35

Velodyne Expert Addresses How Lidar Boosts Business Value of Mobile Mapping Applications

Frank Bertini, UAV and Robotics Business Manager at Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (booth #1420), will deliver a featured presentation on the business cases for 3D lidar technology in mobile mapping applications at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019, taking place on Apr...

Apr. 29, 2019 11:35

BPU Holdings CTO Appointed Chair of Industry Advisory Board for the NSF Center for Cloud and Autonomic Computing

Earlier this month, the National Science Foundation Center for Cloud and Autonomic Computing appointed BPU Chief Technology Officer, Carlos Art Nevarez, to chair their Industry Advisory Board. IAB members represent the interests of their organizat...

Apr. 29, 2019 10:20

The Office of the Prosecutor in Cambodia Officially Filed a Criminal Case against Executives of J Trust Who Colluded to Defraud in Obtaining Shares of a Pacific Opportunities, a Parent of Client Company of Group Lease, a Subsidiary of Wedge Holdings

The Office of the Prosecutor of Phnom Penh in Cambodia against Mr. Nobuyoshi Fujisawa, a director of J Trust Asia Pte. Ltd (JTA) which is a Singapore subsidiary of J Trust Co.,Ltd., Mr. Nobiru Adachi, an employee that handles legal matters for JTA...

Apr. 29, 2019 09:45

Celgene Corporation and Acceleron Pharma Announce Submission of Luspatercept Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for MDS and Beta-Thalassemia

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Acceleron Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: XLRN) today announced that Celgene has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for luspatercept for the treatment of adult p...

Apr. 26, 2019 17:40

Velodyne Lidar, Nikon Announce Manufacturing Agreement for Mass Production of Velodyne Lidar Sensors

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced an agreement with Nikon Corporation, under which Sendai Nikon Corporation, a Nikon subsidiary, will manufacture lidar sensors for Velodyne with plans to start mass production in the second half of 2019. The par...

Apr. 26, 2019 17:10

The Smarter E Europe - Explore Sector Coupling for Yourself at Europe’s Largest Platform for the Energy Industry

The innovation hub The smarter E Europe, encompassing the exhibitions Intersolar Europe, ees Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power, was launched in 2018 and has seen impressive growth ever since. It will be held for the second time from May 15-1...

Apr. 26, 2019 16:30

Loomis Sayles Bolsters Investment Staff and Capabilities in Singapore

Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has named Thu Ha Chow a portfolio manager on Asia credit strategies, including the recently launched Asia Bond Plus strategy, and senior credit strategist for t...

Apr. 26, 2019 15:50

Toshiba Launches Three-phase Brushless Motor Controller ICs With Sine Wave Drive

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) today released two three-phase brushless motor controller ICs “TC78B041FNG” housed in an SSOP30 package and “TC78B042FTG” in a VQFN32 package. Both adopt InPAC[1], Toshiba’s original aut...

Apr. 26, 2019 15:00

AWS Launches New Region in Hong Kong

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the opening of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. With this launch, AWS now spans 64 Availability Zones within 21 geographic regions around the world, and ...

Apr. 26, 2019 13:55

Biomedical Software Startup BostonGene Secures $50M in Series A Financing from NEC

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and BostonGene Corporation (BostonGene), a Boston, Mass-based biomedical software company, today announced a US$50M series A strategic investment in BostonGene by NEC. BostonGene, a pioneer in the use of biomedical...

Apr. 26, 2019 13:25

ABS, Google Cloud and SoftServe Partner to Demonstrate Feasibility of AI-enabled Corrosion Detection

ABS, Google Cloud and SoftServe completed a pilot project applying artificial intelligence (AI) models to detect levels of corrosion and coating breakdown on ships and offshore structures. The project successfully demonstrated the accuracy of AI i...

Apr. 26, 2019 11:45

SugarCRM Announces Game-Changing Product Enhancements to Accelerate Growth, Improve Business Performance and Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

SugarCRM Inc.®, the company that helps organizations build better business relationships, today announced several new platform capabilities to help companies to accelerate their business growth. These new capabilities will enable them to resolve c...

Apr. 26, 2019 11:35

Enterprise Integration Middleware Leader, Fiorano Software, Announces Release of Fiorano Platform 12.0

Fiorano Software, a leader in Integration Middleware, API Management and peer-to-peer distributed systems, announced today the release of version 12.0 of the Fiorano ESB and API Management platform. The latest release with new adapters and tools i...

Apr. 26, 2019 11:25

Trust Ex Has Officially Endorsed DUSD to Jointly Build Future Ecological Economy

On April 18, 2019, the “DUSD in Ten Asian Cities: ‘From Wall Street to the New World’” came to a perfect close in Shanghai. Trust Ex attended the meeting as an exchange and signed a formal deal with DUSD. More than 1200 media were present and cove...

Apr. 26, 2019 11:00

Watch Hong Kong’s Ancient History Come to Life

Steeped in culture and tradition, Hong Kong honours its Chinese past with unique ancient festivals. Coming up this spring, peek into the past with four fascinating festivals: the Tin Hau Festival, the Cheung Chau Bun Festival, and the birthdays of...

Apr. 26, 2019 10:45

Leading P&G Brands Including Pampers, Ariel and Herbal Essences Expand Leadership in Responsible Consumption

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today detailed the roadmap and actions its leadership brands are taking to increase positive impact on society and the environment through its “Brand 2030” criteria. Today at the Sustainable Brands Paris conf...

Apr. 26, 2019 10:40

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-Joon Launches Campaign to Support School in Vietnam

Hyosung (KRX:004800) completed a project to renovate an elementary school in a village in Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province in the central part of Vietnam on April 23. The project was funded with donations from its employees. Some 200 employees...

Apr. 26, 2019 10:00

IDEMIA Will Present Its Q1 2019 Financial Results to Investors on April 29, 2019

IDEMIA, the world leader in Augmented Identity, today announced that it will present its Q1 2019 financial results to investors on Monday April 29, 2019. Yann Delabrière (CEO) and Laurent Lemaire (CFO) will be presenting the financial results and ...

Apr. 25, 2019 21:20

Nordson EFD Introduces the Contact versus Jet Dispensing White Paper

Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, is pleased to introduce its Contact vs. Jet Dispensing white paper. As products continue to get smaller and smaller, Nordson EFD ha...

Apr. 25, 2019 17:45

Alibaba Cloud Ranked First in Asia Pacific(*) by Gartner Market Share: IT Services in IaaS and IUS

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and data intelligence arm of Alibaba Group, has been named first in Asia Pacific(*) market share for IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and IUS (Infrastructure Utility Services) in two consecutive years as per Ga...

Apr. 25, 2019 17:30

Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) Delivers Full Suite of Certification Exams in Over 5,000 Locations Through Expanded Testing Agreement with Pearson VUE

Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI), the leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project management profession, and Pearson VUE, a global leader in the computer-based testing industry, have announced an expanded, mu...

Apr. 25, 2019 17:10

USD$90 Million Initiative between A*Star, Aptorum Group and Aeneas Capital to Drive Healthcare Innovations

Aptorum Group Limited (Nasdaq: APM), Aeneas Capital Limited, and A*ccelerate Technologies Pte Ltd, the enterprise office of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have signed a USD$90 million agreement to co-create local deep te...

Apr. 25, 2019 13:05

Teleglobal Brings Broadband Access and Mobile Connectivity Services to Rural Communities in Indonesia via SES Networks

Communities in remote areas of Indonesia will soon be able to enjoy reliable broadband internet access delivered by Teleglobal enabled by SES Networks’ managed data services and the SES-12 satellite, SES announced today. Under a new agreement, Tel...

Apr. 24, 2019 18:05

Aptorum Group Limited Announces Repurchase of USD13,500,000 Outstanding Convertible Bonds Due 2019

Aptorum Group Limited (NASDAQ: APM) (“Aptorum” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic and diagnostic technologies to tackle unmet medical needs, announced today that the Company,...

Apr. 24, 2019 17:50

Andersen Global Marks Growth to 50 Countries with Collaborating Firm in Zambia

Andersen Global announced it achieved a new milestone today in its continuing growth with the addition of Mulenga Mundashi Kasonde Legal Practitioners (MMKLP). MMKLP, a law firm in Zambia, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Andersen Global....

Apr. 24, 2019 17:35

Aventri Introduces Uber Vouchers to Deliver New Transportation Options

Event management software (EMS) leader Aventri today announces a new partnership with Uber for Business. Aventri is the first EMS provider to launch a partnership with Uber for Business to offer customers the opportunity to utilize Uber Vouchers. ...

Apr. 24, 2019 17:30

Aptorum Group’s Smart Pharma announces launch of its asset backed Smart Pharma token (SMPT), supported by its computational repurposed drug discovery platform Smart-ACT™

Aptorum Group Limited (Nasdaq:APM) is excited to announce the launch and issuance of its asset backed Smart Pharma Token (“SMPT”) by its wholly owned subsidiary group, Smart Pharma group and Smart Pharmaceutical Limited Partnership (“SPLP”) target...

Apr. 24, 2019 17:30

Aptorum Group establishes Smart Pharma to Focus on Computational Repurposed Drug Discovery for Orphan and unmet Diseases

Aptorum Group Limited (Nasdaq: APM) today announced the establishment of a new subsidiary group, Smart Pharma (“SmartP”), which operates its novel computational repurposed drug discovery, modeling and validation platform, together referred to as t...

Apr. 24, 2019 17:10

Expensify Partners With Grab to Automate Receipt Tracking for Business Travellers in Southeast Asia

Expensify, the most widely used expense software in the world, has teamed up with Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ridesharing company, to automate expense tracking and reimbursement from rideshares. Mutual customers can now automatically create and...

Apr. 24, 2019 14:00

Solidia Technologies Surpasses Four Million Kilograms of Carbon Impact in Cement and Concrete

The carbon impact of Solidia Technologies® cement and concrete has surpassed four million kilograms (8.8 million lbs) through the combination of emissions reduction and carbon capture achieved during production. Solidia’s technology allows for a 3...

Apr. 24, 2019 11:15

Age Matters: PMI Calls All Tobacco and E-Cigarette Companies To Do Their Part to Guard Against Youth Nicotine Use

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today reaffirmed its vision for the future: To achieve a smoke-free world; that is, one without cigarettes. For the hundreds of millions of men and women globally who will otherwise continue to smo...

Apr. 24, 2019 11:10

Brightline Initiative and Duke Corporate Education Collaborate to Advance People-centric Strategy Execution

The Brightline™ Initiative announced a new research collaboration with Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE), part of Duke University and a premier global provider of leadership development. The two partners will explore key principles, guidelines, a...

Apr. 24, 2019 10:55

Gemalto Shares Will Be Delisted on 29 May 2019

Reference is made to the joint press release by Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) dated 16 April 2019 on the results of the Post-Closing Acceptance Period in relation to the recommended all-cash offer by T...

Apr. 24, 2019 09:30

UNAOC and BMW Group Launch Search for Innovative Projects Promoting Intercultural Dialogue and Understanding

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group launched the call for applications of the sixth edition of the Intercultural Innovation Award. Grassroots initiatives that encourage intercultural understanding through innovat...

Apr. 24, 2019 09:00

Mopria Print Service Now Available for Unified Endpoint Management Solutions

The Mopria® Alliance, a global non-profit membership organization providing universal standards and solutions for print and scan, today announced that its Mopria Print Service app for Android is now available for easy integration into Unified Endp...

Apr. 23, 2019 13:50

Infraredx, a Nipro Company, Announces FDA Approval of Expanded Label Claim for the Makoto™ Intravascular Imaging System

Infraredx, a Nipro Company, a pioneer in intravascular imaging for mapping coronary artery disease, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the indications for use for its Ma...

Apr. 23, 2019 11:30

Toyoko Inn Daegu Dongseung-ro Opening on May 3, 2019

Toyoko Inn Co., Ltd. is proud open its 11th hotel in Korea, Toyoko Inn Daegu Dongseung-ro with 215 rooms on Friday May 3, 2019. Toyoko Inn Daegu Dongseung-ro · Third Largest City in Korea, Daegu Toyoko Inn Daegu Dongseung-ro covers 7th-10th floor ...

Apr. 23, 2019 10:55

Landmark Deal Puts Coca-Cola at the Heart of the Entertainment Industry in MENA as the UAE’s First Indoor Venue is Named the Coca-Cola Arena

The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) has signed a 10-year agreement for the exclusive naming rights of the brand new indoor multipurpose arena in Dubai. Now known as the Coca-Cola Arena, the breath-taking venue is the largest of its kind between Istanbul ...

Apr. 23, 2019 09:50

ExxonMobil Signs 20-Year LNG Agreement with Zhejiang Energy

ExxonMobil said today that it signed a sales and purchase agreement with Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply. Under the agreement, Zhejiang Energy is expected to receive 1 million metric tons per annum of LNG ov...

Apr. 23, 2019 09:00

Onchain Custodian, the Cryptocurrency & Digital Asset Custodian Backed by Sequoia, Announces Its First Customers and Partnerships

Following its successful service launch, Onchain Custodian (ONC), the digital asset custodian backed by Sequoia, Fosun and DHVC, announces the on-boarding of its first customers and the establishment of important partnerships. Headquartered in Sin...

Apr. 23, 2019 00:00

Comprehensive Tumor Profiling Promises New Therapeutic Options for Patients with Advanced Cancer

Published in Nature Medicine* today, results of WINTHER, the first study pioneered by the WIN Consortium - - Genomic and transcriptomic profiling expands precision cancer medicine: the WINTHER trial - shows that RNA profiling together with DNA tes...

Apr. 22, 2019 15:00

Schlumberger Announces First-Quarter 2019 Results

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) today reported results for the first quarter of 2019. (To view the table, please visit ) *These are non-GAAP financial measures. See section titled “Charges & Credits” for details. Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Paa...

Apr. 19, 2019 14:00

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun Joon Expands Customer-Centric Marketing Strategies Through Global Exhibitions

Hyosung TNC (KRX:298020) showed functional yarns to Vietnamese and global customers in the Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry Expo 2019 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, from April 10 to 13. SaigonTex 2019 is Vietnam’s biggest textile exhibition whe...

Apr. 19, 2019 13:50

Andersen Global Expands Africa Presence; Signs Collaboration Agreement in Economic Hub of South Africa

Andersen Global is excited to announce the addition of its first collaborating firm in South Africa. Tabacks Attorneys and Corporate Law Advisors, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Andersen Glob...

Apr. 19, 2019 13:30

KCI Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

Acelity announced today that its affiliate, KCI Holdings, Inc. (“KCI”), filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), relating to a proposed initial public offering of KCI’s common stock. Prio...

Apr. 19, 2019 13:10

Amazon and Google Announce Official YouTube Apps to Launch on Fire TV; Prime Video App Coming to Chromecast and Android TV

Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that in the coming months, the two companies will launch the official YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as the Prime Video app for streami...

Apr. 19, 2019 11:40

IDEMIA Provides NOS with eSIM Management Solutions

At the occasion of the launch of the first ever eSIM (embedded SIM) service on the Portuguese market, NOS today introduces with IDEMIA an eSIM subscription management commercial service for the consumer market, based on a physical voucher approach...

Apr. 19, 2019 11:25

Newmont and Goldcorp Successfully Create World’s Leading Gold Company

Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) (Newmont Goldcorp or the Company) today announced the successful conclusion of its transaction combining Newmont Mining Corporation and Goldcorp Inc. to form the world’s leading gold business. The...

Apr. 19, 2019 10:10

2019 PLUS TOKEN Jeju Island Summit Brings New Consensus to blockchain Industry

From April 8th to 9th, the blockchain International Conference was held in Jeju Island by the Korean, Japanese and Chinese representatives of PLUS TOKEN. Around 1200 people from South Korea, Japan, Germany, Malaysia and China attended the summit. ...

Apr. 18, 2019 17:10

Racketeering Lawsuit Filed by Boies Schiller Flexner LLP Alleges Czech Oligarch Defrauds US Hedge Fund and Former Partner Out of Over $1 Billion

New York hedge fund, Kingstown Capital Management L.P, and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit on 10 April 2019 in the Southern District of New York against Radovan Vitek, a Czech real estate mogul with business interests throughout Europe, whose for...

Apr. 18, 2019 16:15

LEGO® Education and FIRST® Inspire STEAM Learning with New Architecture-Themed LEGO sets for 2019-2020 FIRST® LEGO® League Season

Today at the FIRST® Championship, LEGO® Education and FIRST unveiled two new, exclusive LEGO sets created specifically for the 2019-2020 FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. and FIRST® LEGO® League season. LEGO Education also announced today that its newly rel...

Apr. 18, 2019 16:00

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-Joon Consoles Gangwon Wildfire Victims

Hyosung (KRX:004800) donated 100 million won to the Community Chest of Korea, a charity institution, in a relief aid for the victims of a recent large wildfire in Sockcho, Gangwon Province. The money was raised by Hyosung Corp. which is the holdin...

Apr. 18, 2019 16:00

Eaton to Supply High-Performance Inverters for Battery-Electric Passenger Vehicle

Power management company Eaton today announced its eMobility business was chosen by Nidec-PSA Emotors (Emotors), a joint venture between Nidec Leroy-Somer and Groupe PSA, to supply high-performance traction inverters for a battery-electric vehicle...

Apr. 18, 2019 15:50

Boyd Corporation Expands Global Footprint With New Facility in Noida, India

Boyd Corporation, a global leader in thermal management and environmental sealing solutions, announced the expansion of its global presence in South Asia. The company’s latest precision converting facility, located in Noida, India, brings engineer...

Apr. 18, 2019 15:30

Native Raises $2.5 Million to Bring the On-Demand Economy to Market Research

Native, an on-demand marketplace that enables global brands to task locals to collect any type of data they need on the ground nearly anywhere in the world, from pricing to store checks, announced today closing a $2.5 million round to fuel its glo...

Apr. 18, 2019 14:55

Greene Tweed’s FPH Seal™ - First Aerospace Seal to Pass Fireproof Testing

Greene Tweed’s FPH Seal™ meets fireproof testing requirements while providing static sealing capabilities in fire- and flame-resistant equipment, such as thrust reverser actuator systems (TRAS), fuel systems, and thrust vectoring and nozzle system...

Apr. 18, 2019 14:30

ExaGrid and Zerto Announce Integrated Solution for Real-Time Backup and Recovery

ExaGrid®, a leading provider of intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup, today announced the availability of an integrated disaster recovery, long-term retention backup storage, and data backup solution with Zerto, an industry leader for IT ...

Apr. 18, 2019 14:20

Farmers Edge Adds In-Cab Intelligence to Precision Digital Platform

Farmers Edge™ today released an app-based in-field intelligence tool that provides a seamless digital experience from the office to the cab. Digitally linking growers, dealers, retailers, trusted advisors, and other key stakeholders, the In-Cab To...

Apr. 18, 2019 11:55

Equipped with Velodyne Lidar Sensors, Techmake’s Eagle X Swoops into Aerial-Mapping Market

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced that Techmake Solutions, S.A., an IT consulting and technology development company headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, is including Velodyne lidar sensors in its Eagle X mapping and surveying system. Velodyne’s...

Apr. 18, 2019 11:45

Cloudflare Launches AMP Real URL to Give Publishers and Site Owners More Control Over Their Brands

Cloudflare, the leading Internet performance and security company, today announced that it is launching AMP Real URL to give Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) publishers the ability to display content under their own unique domains, rather than AMP-g...

Apr. 18, 2019 11:00

Fexco’s OpenConnect Solution Achieves Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle Payment Interface

Fexco, a Gold level member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN), today announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of its OpenConnect solution with Oracle Payment Interface (OPI 6.2) as a secure, robust, open platform that provides acquirers...

Apr. 17, 2019 18:00

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon to Strengthen Ties With Zhejiang Province, China

Hyosung (KRX:004800) discussed business cooperation with an economic mission of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, in its headquarters in Mapo, Seoul. The meeting was arranged at the request of the mission to Hyosung, a major Korean company which ...

Apr. 17, 2019 18:00

Financial year 2018: Boehringer Ingelheim grows and invests

The research-driven pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim ended 2018 with net sales of 17.5 billion euros. Adjusted for currency effects, as well as one-off effects due to the asset swap with Sanofi in 2017, net sales grew by 4 per cent. At ...

Apr. 17, 2019 17:55

PSE Launches PATH Initiative for Chemical Engineering Education

Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), the advanced process modelling company, today launched PATH - the Process systems engineering Academic Teaching Highway - an initiative aimed at ensuring that chemical engineering graduates enter industry with 21s...

Apr. 17, 2019 17:35

AGCO Production Manager Jane Song Recognized with STEP Ahead Award for Excellence in Manufacturing

AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agriculture equipment and solutions, announces that Jane Song, manager, production for AGCO Power in Changzhou was honored with a 2019 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineerin...

Apr. 17, 2019 17:10

Suqia Announces Details of 2nd Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, with Prizes Totalling USD1 Million

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), announced details of the 2nd Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Presi...

Apr. 17, 2019 16:55

Acelity L.P. Inc. Announces New Senior Leadership Appointments

Acelity today announced Gaurav Agarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, has been promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, Rohit Kashyap, President of the Americas, has been promoted to the position of President, G...

Apr. 17, 2019 16:45

ABB: Resilient Growth

FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS · Total orders +3%[1], order backlog +6% · Base orders +6%, higher in all divisions and regions · Revenues +4%, book-to-bill[2] 1.11x · Operational EBITA margin[2] 11.2%, impacted 100 basis points by GEIS dilution and a fu...

Apr. 17, 2019 16:00

Bryan, Garnier & Co Makes Significant Move into the Nordics with the Acquisition of Beringer Finance

Today, Bryan, Garnier & Co announced the acquisition of Beringer Finance and the expansion of its partnership. Beringer Finance is a premier, Nordic-focused boutique investment bank with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Reykjavik and Palo Alto. Through...

Apr. 17, 2019 16:00

ABB Names Peter Voser as Interim CEO; Ulrich Spiesshofer Steps Down

The Board of Directors of ABB and its CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer (55) have mutually agreed for him to step down from his role, which he has held since 2013. The Chairman of the Board, Peter Voser (61), will become interim CEO in addition to his curren...

Apr. 17, 2019 15:30

Book Launch: Governance in the Digital Age Provides A New Framework for Board Directors

It’s never been harder to be a board director than today. The rapid rate of change, the speed of information and digital disruption have sent corporate risk soaring to an all-time high, yet many boards are still governing according to practices th...

Apr. 17, 2019 15:10

The Brightline Initiative and HBR-AS Global Survey Report Highlights How Culture Beats Structure

Research conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, in association with Brightline™ Initiative explores how organizations can change their way of working to improve strategy execution. The report titled “Testing Organizational Boundar...

Apr. 17, 2019 14:55

MSCI Schedules Investor Conference Call to Review First Quarter 2019 Results

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today it will release its results for first quarter 2019 on Thursday, May 2, 2019. MSCI‘s senior management w...

Apr. 17, 2019 14:25

Bank of America Reports First-Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Bank of America reported its first-quarter 2019 financial results today. The news release, supplemental filing and investor presentation can be accessed in the following ways: · Bank of America newsroom at · Bank of America Investor Relations webs...

Apr. 17, 2019 14:20

Algorand Publicly Opens TestNet

Algorand, an open-source software and blockchain technology company, announced today the opening of its TestNet to the public at large. After a successful private TestNet period with several hundred participants, the company is now inviting all bu...

Apr. 17, 2019 13:45

Global Leadership Strategy Firm YSC Consulting Appoints Eric Pliner as CEO, Effective May 1st

YSC Consulting announced today that Eric Pliner will succeed Robert Sharrock as Chief Executive Officer of the leadership strategy consultancy beginning May 1. Grounded in the behavioural sciences, YSC helps organisations around the world connect ...

Apr. 17, 2019 13:10

CORRECTING and REPLACING SpeeDx and Cepheid Announce Test Partnership

First sentence, seventh paragraph of release dated April 16, 2019 should read: “Currently, there is no FDA-cleared molecular diagnostic test for the combined detection of M. genitalium and macrolide resistance markers in the U.S. Cure rates for M....

Apr. 17, 2019 11:30

New Study Investigates Cerebral Oxygenation Normative Values Using Masimo O3® Regional Oximetry

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of a study, recently published in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, in which researchers at Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia sought to measure cerebral oxygenation in a large cohort of health...

Apr. 17, 2019 10:35

Daimler Leads $170M Financing in Sila Nanotechnologies

Sila Nanotechnologies (“Sila Nano”), a next-generation battery materials company, announced today that it has secured $170 million in Series E funding led by Daimler AG to bring the first Sila Nano-powered batteries into the market, accelerating t...

Apr. 17, 2019 10:25

Asian Energy Company Bangchak Invests in Enevate’s Fast-Charging EV Battery Technology

California-based Enevate Corp., whose innovative battery technology is addressing extreme-fast charge times for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, announced that Thai energy giant Bangchak, through its Bangchak Initiative and Innovation Center (BiiC...

Apr. 17, 2019 08:00

French Biotech CellVax is Now Able to Propose Preclinical Studies in Large Animals

Thanks to this strategic partnership, CellVax can now respond to the strong demand for optimal selection of models that represent the human disease best and is able to offer preclinical studies in large nonrodent species as well as diversified pre...

Apr. 16, 2019 17:00

KPMG and Egon Zehnder Find Automotive Industry Culture a Roadblock to Digital Transformation

A comprehensive study of the automotive industry has found that driving cultural change is one of the most significant barriers to digital transformation. Leaders recognize the unprecedented challenge now facing them, but have yet to establish the...

Apr. 16, 2019 14:35

97% of Gemalto shares have been tendered to the Thales offer

Regulatory News: Reference is made to the joint press release by Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) dated 29 March 2019 on the results of the recommended all-cash offer by Thales for all the issued and outs...

Apr. 16, 2019 13:45

Itron and VINCI Energies to Build Australia’s Largest Standalone Smart Lighting Project

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), VINCI Energies’ Electrix and Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) are working together to create an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) network to support smart lighting and smart city and energy solutions in Ca...

Apr. 16, 2019 13:05

Moody’s Acquires Majority Stake in Vigeo Eiris, a Global Leader in ESG Assessments

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research, data and assessments. The acquisition furthers Moody’s objective of promo...

Apr. 16, 2019 10:50

Sharjah Ruler Opens Historic Dh 6-Billion Khorfakkan Highway Along With Number of Ambitious Projects

HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, accompanied by HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, C...

Apr. 16, 2019 10:20

Mashreq Raises the Bar on Premium Card Payment Experience with IDEMIA

Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, boasts a proud tradition of introducing cutting-edge banking products for its customers. It was the first bank to introduce “Portrait”, the UAE’s first “selfie” credit card, which...

Apr. 15, 2019 16:40

Independent large real-world study comparing NOACs in AF-patients

The results from an independent retrospective comparative study, published in January 2019 in the American Journal of Medicine, showed that dabigatran was associated with a more favourable benefit-harm profile than both warfarin and rivaroxaban. T...

Apr. 15, 2019 16:35

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires stake in SoundTalks NV, begins pilot programme

Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired a minority stake in SoundTalks NV, a Belgian company. SoundTalks NV has developed a digital monitoring tool that seeks to improve the healthcare of pigs and helps farmers operate more efficiently. “We are proud to...

Apr. 15, 2019 14:03

ABLIC Inc., Launches the S-35710/20 (I-Series) Wake-up Timer IC

ABLIC Inc. (President: Nobumasa Ishiai, head office: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, hereinafter “ABLIC”) today launched the S-35710/20 (I-Series), a wake-up timer IC with ultra-low power consumption that allows flexible wake-up time settings. This ...

Apr. 15, 2019 13:50

State Street Appoints Francisco Aristeguieta to Lead Its International Business

State Street Corporation, (State Street), NYSE:STT today announced that it has appointed Francisco Aristeguieta to chief executive officer for its international business. Aristeguieta, who joins the company in July, will report to State Street pre...

Apr. 15, 2019 10:15

XPRIZE Awards $1 Million ‘Moonshot Award’ to Team SpaceIL

XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating world-changing incentive competitions, announced it will recognize SpaceIL’s achievement with a $1 million Moonshot Award for its successful entry into lunar orbit and for its attempt to land on...

Apr. 15, 2019 10:05

Newmont Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly to Create World’s Leading Gold Company

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) today announced that the Company’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the authorization and issuance of Newmont common shares in connection with the proposed transaction wit...

Apr. 15, 2019 09:45

New post-hoc analysis of EMPA-REG OUTCOME® examined cost-effectiveness of empagliflozin versus standard of care in a subgroup of people with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced results from a new cost-effectiveness analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial in a subgroup of 2,250 people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease who a...