The 2013 in-cosmetics Asia show closed on 31 October with a palpable sense of success for exhibitors and attendees alike. The aisles seemed constantly busy with visitors eager to discover more about the latest ingredients and technology, ...
Tags: Light Industry news, in-Cosmetics, Asia
Velcro Industries has collaborated with garden products supplier Scotts Miracle-Gro to improve packaging for Scotts EZ Seed grass seed bags. Scotts has selected Velcro Brand PRESS-LOK hook-to-hook closure technology to offer greater ease ...
Tags: Velcro, Packaging Solution, Seed Bags
Covagen has announced that the company has secured CHF42m in a tranched Series B financing with an option to obtain an additional CHF14m that would increase the total amount of the financing round to CHF56m. This financing will mainly ...
Global IPO activity should remain on a firm footing in Q1'14, following a strong uptick in listings in the last quarter of 2013 to close the year with a total of 864 deals raising around US$163.0b, according to EY Global IPO Trends: Q4 ...
Tags: Global IPOS, investment, stock
SK Planet Inc. announces the launch of their first major mobile app, Styletag, for finding, sharing and buying the most-wanted styles of the moment. The dynamic, free fashion app will be released for iOS 7 (iPad, iPhone and iPod) and on ...
Tags: SK Planet, Mobile Fashion App
Asahi Kasei Zoll Medical, the Japanese subsidiary of Zoll Medical, has obtained Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its X Series monitor/defibrillator, designed primarily for emergency medical ...
CareFusion, a global medical technology company, has announced multiple new technologies across its device and software platforms to help improve the safety, efficiency and cost of intravenous (IV) medications to enhance enterprise-wide ...
Tags: technology, health, medicine
When a rubber ball and a droplet of water are compressed onto a solid surface, they behave very differently. For the ball, the compression process is reversible, so the ball retains its original form when decompressed. In contrast, the ...
Tags: Liquids, Solids, Electronics
In November, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 3.0 percent in cities and 3.1 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 5.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
Sorin, a medical device company, has received CE Mark approval for its Intensia family of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) devices. The Intensia family includes single-chamber ...
Tags: medical device, CRT-D Devices
Swedish medical devices company Molnlycke Health Care has announced the launch of its Avance Solo, a true negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system, in the UK. Medela, Molnlycke Health Care's collaboration partner within NPWT, has ...
Tags: Wound Therapy System, Medicine
American Car Care Centers Inc. (ACCC) will inform dealers and suppliers today of its board of director's decision to dissolve the company by Jan. 31, 2014. Since its 1989 formation, ACCC has grown to encompass a combination of 21 ...
Tags: ACCC, dissolution of company, dissolution
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for the treatment of Peyronie's disease. The company claims ...
Tags: Peyronie's Disease Drug, Medicine
U.S. public health efforts since the 1970s to get people to lower their blood pressure and quit smoking have helped reduce stroke deaths, researchers say. "The decline in stroke deaths is one of the greatest public health achievements of ...
The laws of gift giving call for making an effort when choosing a gift so a gift card or re-gifting can put a relationship at risk, a British researcher says. Karen Pine, a professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Gift Giving