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North P&I Club and SMMI Are in Discussions to Merge Their Operations
Aug 13, 2013Marine mutual liability insurer The North of England P&I Association (North P&I Club) and fishing vessels insurer Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance (SMMI), are in discussions to merge their operations. The combined company is expected to ...
Tags: Merger Talks, P&I Club
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Global Professional Services Company Has Entered a Web Broker Entity Agreement with CMS
Aug 13, 2013Global professional services company has entered a web broker entity agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US, which will allow employers to connect eligible populations to the federally managed exchange. ...
Tags: Towers Watson, CMS
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Medtronic Acquired Cardiocom in a $200m All-Cash Deal
Aug 13, 2013Medtronic, a US-based manufacturer of implantable heart-rhythm devices, has acquired Cardiocom, a disease-management and patient-monitoring firm, in a $200m all-cash deal. Cardiocom is a manufacturer of glucose monitors and weight scales ...
Tags: Medtronic, heart-rhythm devices
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Symetis Announced Its Systems Have Been Successfully Implanted in Patients in Japan
Aug 13, 2013Symetis has announced its Acurate TA and Acurate TF TAVI systems have been successfully implanted in patients in Japan as part of a feasibility study to secure the Pharmaceutical and Device Agency's (PMDA) pre-market approval. Based on a ...
Tags: Symetis, TAVI Systems
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Web Biotechnology Received CE Certification for The Spyder
Aug 13, 2013WEB Biotechnology, a Singapore based medical technology company, has received CE certification for its cloud-based continuous ECG monitor called the Spyder. It is claimed to the first cloud-based continuous ECG monitor available in the ...
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Us FDA Approved HIV-1/2 Antibodies and The HIV-1 Antigen in Human Serum
Aug 13, 2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first rapid point-of-care test that detects both HIV-1/2 antibodies and the HIV-1 antigen in human serum, plasma, and venous or fingerstick whole blood specimens. The Alere ...
Tags: Rapid Diagnostic Test, HIV-1, HIV-2
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GE and University of Washington Developed a Light-Weight Device That Can Detect Diseases
Aug 13, 2013Scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric, in collaboration with a team based at the University of Washington are currently developing a small, light-weight device that can detect a wide range ...
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Swimwear Brands Are Sticthing Fashion Elements to Attract More Customers and to Boost Sale
Aug 13, 2013As more and more people desire to be fashionable and trendy at the pool, swimwear brands are sticthing fashion elements to attract more customers and to boost their sales. The changing trends of the consumers are prompting the ...
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SendGrid Has Found an Inventive New Way to Raise Brand Awareness
Aug 13, 2013SendGrid, a well-known tech startup based in Denver, has found an inventive new way to raise brand awareness, and give their employees' monochrome "coder" dress code. "It's common to see branded shirts, hats, mugs and key chains, but ...
Tags: SendGrid, Coder Dress Code
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GmbH Is Partnering with ItSuitsFashion International to Service Small Fashion Companies
Aug 13, 2013impuls Informations management GmbH is partnering with itSuitsFashion International to service small and midsized fashion companies in Germany. itSuitsFashion International relies on its global partners to distribute the fashion solutions ...
Tags: German Market, impuls Informations
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India to Showcase Lectra Solutions Specific to Lingerie Market in Galleria Intima 2013
Aug 13, 2013Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, will be participating in Galleria Intima 2013, exhibition being ...
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HC Petrochemical Is Operating Its Daesan, No.2 Aromatics Plant at Reduced Rate
Aug 13, 2013Hyundai Cosmo (HC) Petrochemical Ltd. is operating its Daesan, South Korea-based No.2 aromatics plant at reduced rate. “The No. 2 aromatics plant is running at 80 percent operating rates due to lower Mixed Xylene (MX) – ...
Tags: Petrochemical, Aromatics Plant
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Première Vision Will Be Presenting The Third Edition of Knitwear Solutions
Aug 13, 2013In September, Première Vision will be presenting the third edition of Knitwear Solutions, a platform dedicated to creative flatbed knits. Initiated in September 2012, this area has, in only two seasons, confirmed its legitimacy at ...
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Nigeria's BoI Has Announced That About N56.48 Billion Has Been Distributed Till Date
Aug 13, 2013Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) has announced that about N56.48 billion of the N100 billion Cotton, Textiles and Garmenting (CTG) Revival Fund allocated by the Federal Government has been distributed till date. This was ...
Tags: Cotton, Textiles, Garmenting
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Granbio and Rhodia Have Signed an Agreement to Produce Bio N-Butanol
Aug 13, 2013GranBio, a Brazilian biotechnology company, and Rhodia, a Solvay Group company, have signed an agreement to create a partnership to produce bio n-butanol. Bio n-butanol is made from sugar cane straw and bagasse, the same raw material that ...
Tags: Granbio, Renewable Chemicals
