Dr. Todd Werpy, Archer Daniels Midland Company’s senior vice president, Research and Development, has received the 2014 American Chemical Society Affordable Green Chemistry award for his work in producing bio-based propylene glycol ...
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Whenever Nasser Edeeb visits Switzerland, which the 44-year-old businessman from Libya does with some frequency, there are two products he likes to pick up. The first are Swatch watches (for family, friends, himself), the second iPhones (if ...
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US-based private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners will acquire Berlin Packaging, a supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers for an amount close to $1.43bn, including debt. Oak Hill will pay a price for Berlin Packaging that is ...
According to the Wall Street journal, after 12 consecutive months of weak growth in the euro zone economy, it stagnated in the second quarter, highlights in the Eurozone has concerns about high unemployment and low inflation dilemma. ...
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Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
The Afrezza-branded inhaled insulin from Mannkind (Valencia, CA) will be introduced in the United States in 2015 after Sanofi entered into an agreement with the company, offering up to $925 million for the rights to sell the product ...
July 24, according to the Wall Street journal reported that the international monetary fund (IMF) released its world economic outlook report. By the United States, China and other emerging market countries weak economic growth, the global ...
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By including so many healthcare-related features in its much-anticipated iWatch, Apple is apparently discovering what established medical device companies have known for a long time: The FDA’s ways make the timetable for releasing a ...
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Hewlett-Packard Co. is launching two new supercomputers called Apollo, doubling down on tech hardware as the company looks to take more market share from rival IBM Corp. in the high-end supercomputer realm. The first machine, Apollo 6000, ...
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T+ink, the developer and designer of patented “thinking ink” solutions that make objects smart and winner of a gold Wall Street Journal 2012 Technology Innovation Award, today announced a new partnership with Dai Nippon Printing ...
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Resource Furniture, named "the biggest retailer in the multifunctional space in the U.S." by The Wall Street Journal, is excited to team up with ConcreteWall to exhibit at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) from May 17-20, ...
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Intuitive Surgical stock fell 11.5% in value on Wednesday after a disappointing quarterly earnings report and the FDA raising cancer concerns over how robotic hysterectomies are performed. The Sunnyvale, CA–based maker of da Vinci ...
China’s gross domestic product rose 7.4% year over year in the first quarter–down from 7.7% growth in the fourth quarter of last year, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. The increase was more than a ...
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Yue Yuen Industrial on Thursday offered to make disputed social-insurance payments to settle a four-day strike. As reported, the strike is reportedly over benefits, particularly the alleged failure of ...
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Brazil's JBS plans to raise BRL3bn ($1.36bn) through initial public offering (IPO) of its poultry and processed food division. The company has appointed five investment banks, including Banco Itaú BBA, Banco Santander, BTG Pactual ...
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