Shuanghui International has acquired a US pork processor Smithfield Foods in an all-cash deal valued at $7.1bn, which includes the assumption of net debt. The deal received approval from Smithfield's shareholders at a special meeting held ...
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US-biotechnology company Labcyte has partnered with AstraZeneca to develop acoustic sample handling for mass spectrometry to advance drug discovery applications. Biotechnology tools firm Labcyte has recently developed techniques for the ...
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In a recent statement, JCPenney said that it is pleased with its progress thus far in the Company's turnaround efforts and the traction its initiatives are starting to achieve. Moreover, the Company said it is starting to see greater ...
World biggest biopharmaceutical company Amgen in terms of market cap declared the establishment of a Chinese R&D center, another important step taken after forming a JV with Zhejiang Beta Pharma in May 2013. Amgen Global Business ...
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1) What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group will be the focus at GITEX this year showcasing many of its latest technologies and solutions catered to industries from government ...
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Germany's Azzurro Semiconductors AG has reported uniformity measurements for indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes on large-diameter silicon substrates up to 200mm [Andrea Pinos, etal, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p095502, ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA, which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications, has announced the newest entry in its portfolio of GaN in Plastic packaged ...
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Intematix Corp., a leading manufacturer of phosphor solutions for LED lighting, announced that patents covering its green and yellow GAL® phosphor products and certain LuAG phosphors have been issued by the United States Patent and ...
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Ian Williams, Linear Applications Engineer at Texas Instruments tackles printed circuit board (PCB) solder flux issues that affect circuit functionality in a recent blog entry. When troubleshooting non-functional or poorly performing ...
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Cree Inc. introduces the new XLamp® XQ-E LED family enabling lighting manufacturers to significantly reduce the size and total cost of their LED luminaires without sacrificing light output, efficacy or reliability. The new game-changing ...
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The production version of the Citroen Cactus concept will be unveiled in February, expanding the French brand’s line-up with an entry-level compact crossover hatch. Citroen C line product manager Pierre Monferrini told Autocar ...
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The Qoros 3 sedan has become the first Chinese-developed car to score a maximum five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP, with results that make it 2013′s best performer to date. The compact C-segment model achieved an overall score of ...
Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has commenced production at its new EUR15m passenger car axle systems plant in Beijing, China. The company will assemble several 10,000 passenger car axle sets annually for its client Beijing ...
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Life's too short for washing up. Surely you'd rather be curled up on the sofa with a box set than arguing over who dons the rubber gloves and who dries, if you're offered help, that is. Figures from Bosch suggest that a dishwasher could ...
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GC Chemicals Americas Inc. will be featuring its new peroxide-curable specialty FKM, AFLAS® 200P, in booth 451 at this year’s Chem Show. The event takes place December 10 to 12 at New York’s Javits Center. AFLAS 200P ...
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