U.S. researchers began an early stage clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent genital herpes disease by removing two key proteins so the virus cannot multiply. Principal investigator Dr. Lesia K. Dropulic of the National Institute of ...
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High Liner Foods Incorporated ("High Liner Foods" or "the Company"), the leading North American value-added frozen seafood company, today reported financial results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2013. All ...
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Ingenico, leading worldwide provider of payment solutions, announced that its Telium 2 range is now certified with EMP (Emerging Markets Payments) requirements. Working with more than 130 banks and 30 000 retailers, EMP is the leading ...
Lenovo, the Beijing-based PC and server maker, was rebuffed in its attempt to acquire smartphone maker BlackBerry by the Canadian government, which blocked its bid on national security grounds. According to Canada's Global and Mail ...
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Global steelmakers, metallurgical coal miners and merchant coke producers are feeling the heat thanks to sluggish steel and coal prices coupled with the prospect of higher energy costs in the US due to regulation, participants said Tuesday ...
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Sofradir of Chatenay-Malabry, near Paris, France, which makes infrared (IR) detectors based on mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/HgCdTe), indium antimonide (InSb), quantum-well infrared photodetector (QWIP) and indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) ...
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AkzoNobel has expanded its presence in the Middle East after acquiring a 50 percent stake and management control of Sadolin Paints Oman SAOC, which employs around 150 people. The company has signed a joint venture agreement with Omar ...
Reportedly, Norsk Hydro has signed an agreement to sell the aluminum rolling mill in Malaysia to Nippon Foil Mfg. Co., Ltd. (NFM), a wholly owned subsidiary of UACJ Corporation, based in Japan. It’s leaned that the transaction prices ...
Wheels Manufacturing is now distributing Sapim and Wheelsmith spokes and KinLin rims. The company offers custom spoke lengths and an assortment of spoke nipples with no minimum order for retailers. Wheels owner Dave Batka said the new ...
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GT Nexus announced that The Children’s Place has selected its technology platform and services to enable its global supply chain and support business growth. The Children’s Place is the largest pure-play children’s ...
DuPont advanced its transformation to a higher growth, higher value company as its Board of Directors authorized management to execute a full separation of its Performance Chemicals segment, which includes the Titanium Technologies and ...
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Shriram General Insurance (SGI), the non-life insurance subsidiary of Shriram Capital, and its South African partner Sanlam, are mulling over acquiring non-life insurance operations in Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and ...
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Arbor Investments, a US-based private equity firm, has completed recapitalization of PBF Pita Bread Factory. Headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, PBF is a manufacturer and marketer of frozen baked goods. It supplies baked goods to ...
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Sulzer Pumps has acquired Tartek Oy, a family-owned mechanical seal manufacturer based in Rauma, Finland. Established in 1978, Tartek specialises in the development, manufacture, repair and maintenance of mechanical seals for the pulp and ...
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Spain-based insurance firm Mapfre has purchased a 20% percent stake in Indonesia’s Asuransi Bina Dana Arta ( ABDA), for an undisclosed sum. Besides acquiring the minority stake in ABDA, Mapfre has formed a partnership to provide the ...