Lincoln Financial Group has launched a new e-ticket system for its hybrid life insurance policies featuring AFFIRM technology from Aplifi, to shorten application process. Besides reducing the potential of lost sales for producers, the ...
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Medtronic, a US-based developer of medical devices, has introduced its new implantable neurostimulation systems, also called spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems, for use in the treatment of chronic, intractable back and limb pain that are ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel is scheduled to decide on Ocular Therapeutix’s premarket approval application for the ReSure Sealant in September and may suggest some recommendations. ...
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has closed the acquisition of Bausch + Lomb Holdings, a US-based manufacturer of eye health products, for $8.7bn. Bausch + Lomb Holdings has a broad portfolio of eye health products, including OTC ...
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Diageo North America has completed more than $120m investment in its bottling facility in Plainfield, Illinois, US, which is part of the company’s investment of more than $250m in its manufacturing network since 2010. The facility, ...
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Design agency Pearlfisher has collaborated with gourmet convenience food producer Tanfield to create a new allergy free food brand ilumi. Tanfield briefed Pearlfisher to create a new brand from a strategic brand positioning to original ...
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Luxembourg-based food and beverage containers manufacturer Ardagh Group is all set to invest $93.5m to establish a metal packaging manufacturing operation in a 525,000ft2 facility in Roanoke County, Virginia, US. Virginia Governor Bob ...
Sheffield Hallam University-based consultancy Design Futures has created packaging for Pork Farms’ new product Dippy Egg. The UK company coined the idea for a product comprising a part-boiled egg which is converted into a cooked egg ...
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French chocolatier Chocolaterie Jacquot is set to install two CJ400 printers from Linx Printing Technologies, as the company upgrades its production lines. The Linx CJ400 weighs 13.5kg for portability between lines and features an ...
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Global chemical company BASF will exhibit its expertise in specialty particle foams for packaging applications at the FachPack trade fair taling place from 24 to 26 September 2013 in Nuremberg. The company will introduce new molded parts ...
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Ken-Tool Corp., supplier of tire servicing hand tools and equipment, has announced that Dublin, Ireland-based Wheelcare Ltd. has become a Ken-Tool distributor for its wheel and tire service bay customers. Wheelcare Ltd. has 30 years of ...
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In addition to exhibiting at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas Aug. 22-24, 2013, the Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau's (TRIB) Managing Director David Stevens will join a panel of industry experts for a free ...
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After more than 20 years of licensing its brand name to an Italian company for use outside of North America, Bell Helmets has reacquired the worldwide rights to its brand in the powersports market. "Our motorcycle helmet business is a ...
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Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending August 9, Canada's rig count increased by 17 to 358, also marking a 59-rig increase from the same week last year.? Meanwhile, the US rig count decreased by four to 1,778, dropping after ...
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Digital Insurance, a US-based employee benefits-only agency, has acquired employee benefits firm TurnKey Benefits for an undisclosed amount to enhance its market presence. As part of terms of the acquisition, TurnKey Benefits will operate ...
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