During the province of Manitoba’s most recent throne speech, the province was promised upgrades to their highway infrastructure. The multi-year reconstruction of PTH 75 will help protect the vital trade route from flood-related ...
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US-based BioVentrix has announced the successful completion of it 50th clinical case using the Revivent myocardial anchoring system in a 74-year-old male patient at the OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium. The case comes on the heels of other ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance for the marketing of Iceland-based Kerecis' proprietary fish-skin, omega-3, tissue-regeneration product for treating chronic wounds in the US. The product known as ...
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The Center for Tomography Research Laboratory (CTECH Labs) introduced the latest technology in brain scanning at the 6th International IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference on Neural Engineering at the Sheraton Hotel, ...
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The world's second biggest steelmaker Japan-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) has announced its financial results for the first half ended September 30 of the financial year 2013-14, posting a net profit of JPY 115.6 billion ...
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Integra LifeSciences, a US-based medical technology company, has announced the launch of its Integra proximal humeral fracture plate system in the US. The proximal humeral fracture plate system, which is the latest addition to the ...
US-based Heart Imaging Technologies (Heart IT) has announced the launch of OsiriX interface for the WebPAX image management system. OsiriX is an open-source software package for advanced post-processing of medical images and is the latest ...
Major Chinese steel producer Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO) has announced that its subsidiaries Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. Limited and Hubei-based Chinese steel producer Echeng Iron and Steel (Echeng Steel) have signed a contract ...
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Three cooperation agreements were signed between China and Afghanistan on Sunday. The signing ceremony took place in presence of President Hamid Karzai and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, Afghan advisor of ...
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RTI Surgical, a surgical implant company, has announced the first US implantation of its map3 cellular allogeneic bone graft in a foot and ankle procedure. Map3 cellular allogeneic bone graft is based on Athersys' licensed multipotent ...
US-based Stryker has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the medical device company Mako Surgical for $30.00 per share in cash with an aggregate purchase price of around $1.65bn. The acquisition is subject to customary closing ...
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China will adopt the principle that polluters pay and large oil consumers assume more in the quality upgrade of finished oil, according to the policy issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on September 23. Upgrade ...
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Integra LifeSciences, an integrated medical technology company, has announced the first US implantation of its Integra Titan reverse shoulder system, which is designed for use in the treatment of shoulder replacement surgery. Integra ...
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Faurecia, a French automotive components producer, has received EUR122.5m loan from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support its expansion plans. As part of its capital expenditure plan, the company will use this ...
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The European Parliament voted Wednesday to limit the use of biofuels in the European Union, one of a series of potential changes to the bloc's climate-change policies that investors say are creating uncertainty and bottling up energy ...
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