For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to 28 June 2014), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $316.3m, up 23.6% on $256m last quarter and up 8% on $293m a year ago (and well above the $305m forecast at the ...
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The FDA wants medical device developers to join them in facilitating a smoother, quicker approval process. A proposed Medical Device Development Tools qualification process would affect measurement tools that assess medical device ...
FIRA COO Phil Reynolds visited the Celebrity Motion Furniture factory in Nottinghamshire recently to present the company with a FIRA test certificate for BS EN 8474:2013 - 160kg User (Furniture – Chairs with electrically-operated ...
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With 2,289 people surveyed in a nationwide poll conducted by YouGov, 57% of respondents preferred their grocery and food packaging in paper-based material, while 31% expressed no preference and 8% opted for plastic containers. Consumers ...
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Sensata Technologies B.V. has reached an agreement to buy tire pressure monitoring systems manufacturer Schrader International Inc. from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for $1 billion. Sensata Technologies B.V. is a ...
Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has signed a new US$125m senior secured multi-currency revolving syndicated credit facility that will replace its existing US$100m senior secured ...
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Vipal will display its VL130 ECO tread design, the first in South America to receive U.S. SmartWay approval, at the Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo. Vipal Rubber Corp. will display its DV line, VL130 ECO tread and other retreading ...
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Medtech regulatory consultants and manufacturers are working to interpret the new medtech regulations promulgated in the People's Republic of China. The new regulations, designed to boost supervision and administration of medical devices, ...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will supply original equipment tires to Daimler AG for the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class compact SUV. The German vehicles will come factory equipped with Yokohama C.drive2 tires for overseas markets. Two versions of ...
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ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto are realigning its resources to support volume production of their EV product ...
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WASHINGTON – President Obama signed bipartisan legislation Tuesday that includes five innovative skills-training provisions from the Senate’s Manufacturing Jobs for America campaign. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), who ...
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People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
NeuroPace (Mountain View, CA) will team with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new neurostimulation treatments for epilepsy patients with memory deficits. The project may ultimately benefit patients with other ...
Intravascular imaging may just have become easier for Boston Scientific (Marlborough, MA) iLAB customers. The company has launched a more powerful imaging device that could also reduce confusing workflows, shorten procedure times, and ...
Medtech manufacturers may soon have clearer guidelines on how to get their products through the FDA’s 510(k) process—with the changes meant to address the widespread criticism of the regulatory pathway in recent years by ...