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Mondelez International Reports Higher Underlying Profits in 2012.

Feb 19, 2013

Better management of input costs and higher sales in emerging markets have helped global snacks giant Mondelez International report higher underlying profits in 2012. The Cadbury owner booked a 4% increase in operating income to US$3.64bn ...

Tags: Cost Control, Developing Markets, Mondelez

The US Scientist Has Won The 2012 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

Feb 19, 2013

The US scientist, Marlene R. Cohen PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at the University of Pittsburgh has won the 2012 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. Dr ...

Tags: Visual Perception, mental activity, Neural Basis

EU's 27 Members Are Called to Test for Horse DNA in Beef Products

Feb 19, 2013

The European Commission has called on the EU's 27 members states to test for horse DNA in beef products. Tonio Borg, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, has set out plans for tests to be carried out to see if food containing beef ...

Tags: EU, Horse DNA Tests, Beef Products

Distinguished Young Rheologist Award to Two Scientists:Dr.Anson W.K.Ma & Dr.Ali Mohraz

Feb 19, 2013

TA Instruments has presented the Distinguished Young Rheologist Award to two scientists: Dr. Anson W. K. Ma, of the University of Connecticut, and Dr. Ali Mohraz, of the University of California, Irvine. The Award cited Dr. Ma’s ...

Tags: TA Instruments, Award, Instruments

Sweden Have Won The 2011 IEEE Van Duzer Prize

Feb 19, 2013

Prof Leonid Kuzmin and co-authors from the Department of Microtechnology and NanoScience at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden have won the 2011 IEEE Van Duzer prize for the best contributed paper published in IEEE Transactions on ...

Tags: Oxford Instruments, IEEE Transactions, Oxford Instruments equipment

FSA Finds Traces of Potentially Harmful Horse Drug Phenylbutazone in Eight Horses in UK

Feb 19, 2013

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found traces of potentially harmful horse drug phenylbutazone in eight horses slaughtered in the UK - and warned six may have entered the French food chain. The announcement, issued this morning (14 ...

Tags: FSA, horse drug phenylbutazone, horses

ERA Is Launching a Report as Part of Its "Smarter Spending for Business" Campaign

Feb 19, 2013

Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) is launching a report as part of its ‘Smarter spending for business’ campaign, calling on UK businesses to implement smarter spending strategies to aid their chances of success or survival in ...

Tags: UK Business, business campaign, Smarter Spending Strategies

The Biggest Member of The Hexbug Toy Family Will Hit Shelves This Year

Feb 19, 2013

The biggest member of the Hexbug toy family will hit shelves this year, Innovation First International has announced. The Hexbug Scarab XL and Hexbug Spider XL remote control products are both 65 per cent larger than their original ...

Tags: Hexbug toy, remote control products, toy industry

Members of The GMB Union Are Staging a Number of Demonstrations

Feb 19, 2013

Members of the GMB union are staging a number of demonstrations across nine Amazon UK depots today (Wednesday, February 13th). The dispute concerns staff wages, which are £6.20 an hour - one penny above the UK minimum wage, ...

Tags: GMB union, UK, toy industry

Animal Transfer Station Is Designed to Work with The Mouse and Rat Cage Systems

Feb 19, 2013

is designed to work with the Innovive® Disposal IVC mouse and rat cage systems. This Animal Transfer Station offers ISO Class 4 sterility, protection for research animals, minimising the technician’s exposure to allergens and ...

Tags: cage systems, Animal Transfer Station, cage zone

Polypropylene(PP) Is a Common,Commercial Engineering Plastic

Feb 19, 2013

Polypropylene (PP) is a common, commercial engineering plastic that is tough, flexible and can be manufactured via extrusion film casting (EFC). Most commercial PP is isotactic with all methyl groups orientated on the same side of the ...

Tags: Tensile Temperature Stage, DMDBS, Polypropylene Films

The HS-20 Heats Liquid or Solid Samples Sealed Diffusing Into The Gaseous Into GC or GCMS

Feb 19, 2013

Shimadzu has launched the HS-20 gas chromatography headspace sampler for accurate analysis of an even wider range of volatile compounds with boiling points ranging from low to high. The HS-20 heats liquid or solid samples sealed in a ...

Tags: High Sensitivity Applications, Headspace Sampler, GC, GCMS

Trends Come and Go But Designers Stay True to Themselves

Feb 19, 2013

As I reported last week, the Centurion Jewelry Show held a week ago was the first chance to gauge both the mood of the industry in terms of the business and trends for the coming year. The mood I wrote about last week. This week I am ...

Tags: Trends, Jewellery Designers, Jewellery

Four Companies Recently Received Innovation Awards From The Iop

Feb 19, 2013

Four companies recently received Innovation Awards from the Institute of Physics (IOP) following each company’s successful development and commercialisation of a novel technology which has had significant impact in a range of markets. ...

Tags: Innovation Awards, Award Scheme, technology

Sustainable Cocoa Supply Was Found by Nestle Australia in West Africa

Feb 19, 2013

Nestlé Australia has announced that every chocolate it sells is now independently certified to ensure the cocoa is sourced and produced sustainably on farms with safe working conditions. More than 3,000 tonnes of UTZ Certified ...

Tags: Nestle Australia, Sustainable Cocoa, West Africa

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