The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved US-based StemCells’ investigational new drug (IND) application for clinical testing of its HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury. StemCells is ...
Tags: Spinal Cord Injury, Medicine
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has reported sales of 5,719 cars in September in China, up 48.6%, compared to the same period in 2012. Of all the models sold, Volvo XC60 emerged as the top selling model with 2,482 cars ...
Tags: automobile, Volvo Car
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. — a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of active outdoor performance products — has introduced a collection of alpine apparel featuring Switzerland-based Schoeller Textil AG's stretch-woven textiles ...
Tags: Textile
Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications, has announced underwhelming financial results for its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 (ended 29 June). ...
Tags: Oclaro, Electrical, Electronics, optical communications
Hong Kong has had enough of mainland mothers emptying the region's shelves of imported baby formula. The government there will fine people up to US$64,000 and potentially throw them in jail for up to two years if they're caught carrying too ...
Tags: Foreign Dairy, baby formula
Allnex will be exhibiting at RadTech Europe 13 at booth No. 14. Allnex will present its broad range of UV/EB Curable Coating Resins. RadTech Europe13 Conference and Exhibition will take place at the Congress Center Basel on 15-17 October ...
Tags: Allnex, Coating Resins
Allied World US, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, Allied World Company Holdings (AWH), has rolled out a new independent directors liability product named Independent ForceField. The new ...
Reinsurance and insurance provider Validus Holdings is planning to establish a Swiss underwriting company, by transforming the existing operations of Flagstone Reassurance Suisse. Following regulatory approval, the company will be ...
The Dow Chemical Company's Performance Packaging business has launched new innovation center, Pack Studios, which provides packaging solutions through a global network of labs, experts and testing equipment. According to the company, Pack ...
Tags: Innovation Center, Packaging
Asian countries, including Singapore, Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and India, are becoming the potential market movers of luxury lingerie brands worldwide. Several global players, such as Cosabella, La Perla, Andres Sarda, etc., ...
Tags: Luxury Lingerie, Potential Market
Greenville-based Measured Solutions Inc. — a sales and service provider for textile laboratory testing equipment, spinnerets and related inspection systems, cleaning equipment, and viscosity measurement systems — now offers ...
Tags: Textile
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the marketing approval for its NovoEight (turoctocog alfa), ...
Tags: Novo Nordisk, Novoeight
David Jones Limited announced that it has entered into a department store exclusive agreement with UK high street fashion brand Phase Eight. Phase Eight is a womenswear brand renowned for its high quality, flattering fit and originality. ...
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Wabag Wassertechnik AG has been awarded two new contracts for its BIOPUR biofiltration process in Switzerland and Spain. The first project is in Windisch, Switzerland, which is in a nature conservation area, while the second is in a cliff ...
Switzerland-based auto components manufacturer Kringlan Composites has signed a deal with the Netherlands-based TenCate Advanced Composites to develop automotive parts using thermoplastic technologies. Under the deal, the manufacturer ...