PneumRx has treated the first US patient in a FDA-approved RENEW clinical study of its RePneu lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), designed to treat severe emphysema. Made from shape-memory Nitinol, the CE-marked minimally invasive medical ...
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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. Photo courtesy of the ABC. The Qantas Group has announced statutory profit after tax of $111 million and underlying profit before tax of $223 million for the six months ended 31 December 2012. This includes $125 ...
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US frozen-food firm Overhill Farms has seen its first-quarter profits slide after a shift in product mix, less favourable commodity prices and increased costs weighed on margins. Alongside the results, Overhill revealed it was in talks ...
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LAS VEGAS — Officials with the Specialty Sleep Assn. said the group's recent showing at a new home in the World Market Center here was a big success. The SSA moved up to the 15th floor of Building C to open its new The Future of ...
Italian design house Pininfarina has confirmed it will pay tribute to its late chairman Sergio Pininfarina with an "innovative and exclusive" concept car named in his honour at next month's 2013 Geneva motor show. Previewed here in a ...
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Commercial insurer National Insurance and Guarantee (NIG) has introduced a full-cycle eTrading platform for commercial brokers. Dubbed TheHub, the platform builds on NIG's proven eTrading track record, and provides the brokers with an ...
Just because a venue is located in a small town and prides itself on its community links and support for local artists doesn't mean that it is content with being simply average. The Godset Rock Club in Kolding, Denmark is an excellent case ...
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Editor's note: The following article appeared in the January 2013 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — While the industry’s three prominent advocacy groups decided to continue to work ...
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Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu has won ¥1.5-billion ($17-million) worth of contracts from the Iraqi government. Japan Times reports that the machines — 106 for stomach X-rays and 27 for chest examinations — ...
Waitrose has put 420 jobs at risk by ending one of its distribution contracts with logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel. Waitrose has put 420 jobs at risk The global logistics firm employs the 420 workers on lease to Waitrose at its centre ...
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LAS VEGAS — Educational seminars at the Las Vegas Market will give buyers a chance to soak up an array of ideas, advice and information about the home furnishings business. Here's a rundown of the dates, times and locations. All ...
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Cyber attacks on U.S. banks over the last several months reflect a frightening new era in cyber warfare, according to security expert Darren Hayes, who says that corporations are unprepared to battle such attacks because of a shortage of ...
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November 15th is America Recycles Day, a national event started by the Keep America Beautiful organization, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency and various state agencies and manufacturers. Of course, recycling has to ...
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Salesforce.com is being sued by a customer who claims the CRM (customer relationship management) software vendor’s misrepresentations made their relationship go sour. Bray International, a valve manufacturer based in Houston, first ...
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Salesforce.com is being sued by a customer who claims the CRM software vendor's misrepresentations made their relationship go sour. Bray International, a valve manufacturer based in Houston, first licensed Salesforce.com's software in ...
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