Companies Enter Into Agreement for Sale of GaN-On-Silicon Technology / Chip related Assets to Toshiba, with Expanded Licensing and Manufacturing Collaboration

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LIVERMORE, Calif. & TOKYO - Tuesday, April 23rd 2013

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502), a world-leading electric manufacturer, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Bridgelux will sell to Toshiba its industry-leading GaN-on-Silicon technology and related assets, and the companies will strengthen and extend their strategic technology collaboration, through an expanded licensing and manufacturing relationship.

In January, 2012, Bridgelux and Toshiba entered into a Joint Development and Collaboration Agreement for the development of GaN-on-Silicon LED technologies. The success of that relationship was demonstrated by Toshiba's announcements of ... Read more »

Jeddah, Arabie saoudite - Mardi 23 Avril 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Les personnes fortunées ou  à fort pouvoir d’achat  vivant dans les pays  du CCG  et ne peuvent pas se passer   d’une voiture de luxe ou plus lorsqu’ils descendent sur la Côte d'Azur, ces derniers auront désormais un accès direct  aux services d’assistance familiers et personnalisés d'Al Ghassan Motors, le principal concessionnaire de voitures de haute gamme dans le Golfe, pour la première fois en Europe.

En outre, les propriétaires européens de voitures de luxe auront l'occasion de découvrir l'approche unique qu’Al Ghassan Al Motors offre  à sa clientèle, dont la priorité est la prestation  de services.

Dans une démarche stratégique visant à développer sa présence sur le continent au profit du marché local ainsi que la base existante de ses clients qui comprend des personnes&nbs ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    In the Phase III clinical trial STARTVerso™1, up to 80% of patients treated with faldaprevir+ and PegIFN/RBV achieved viral cure (SVR12)
    At both doses, 87 to 89% of patients met criteria to stop all treatment after 24 weeks and 86 to 89% of these patients went on to achieve SVR12
    Faldaprevir+ was well tolerated at both doses; at the lower dose, side-effect related treatment discontinuation was similar to placebo

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Results from the pivotal Phase III STARTVerso™1 trial for the investigational once-daily protease inhibitor faldaprevir+ (BI 201335), combined with pegylated interferon α2a and ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV), in treatment-naïve patients with chronic genotype-1 hepatitis C infection, will be presented at the International Liver CongressTM (ILC) in Amsterdam this week. The primary endpoint ... Read more »

DALLAS - Mardi 23 Avril 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le consortium ECFS (Eastern Caribbean Fiber System) a sélectionné Xtera Communications Inc. (Xtera), un prestataire mondial de premier plan de solutions de mise en réseau optique, pour moderniser son système de câbles sous-marins en guirlande. Le système de câbles sous-marins ECFS est composé de 10 segments, reliant Tortola dans les Îles Vierges britanniques à Trinidad au sud de l'arc des Caraïbes. L'équipement Nu-Wave OptimaTM de Xtera offre la possibilité de mélanger des débits de canal 10G et 100G en soutien des services haute capacité existants et émergents. Des multiplexeurs optiques d'insertion-extraction reconfigurables ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers) sont utilisés dans les stations d'arrivée des câbles pour éviter ou minimiser le nombre de points de regénération pour la connectivité ... Read more »

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Khaled Juffali Company, KJC Ltd. and Hilti Saudi Arabia for Construction Tools signed in Jeddah their Joint Venture to create enthusiastic customers and build a better future for both companies.

For KJC means the sponsorship in KSA of another important international brand and increasing its presence in the construction industry. For Hilti the support of Juffali will strengthen their standing and foothold in the Saudi, improving its level of relationship with all players of the construction market.

KJC and Hilti can create significant synergies that will favor our customers and share common values such as innovation, excellence, commitment and social responsibility.

Hilti provides leading-edge technology to the global construction industry. Hilti products, systems and services offer the construction professional innovative solutions with outstanding added value. The headquarters of the Hilti Group ... Read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Monday, April 22nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AquaFold, Inc. has released Aqua Data Studio 13, an important upgrade to its universal database query and management software, allowing users to design and administer the latest class of relational and embedded databases. The focus of this release, coming just seven months after version 12, is native support for high-end databases such as Vertica from Hewlett-Packard and Greenplum from EMC, as well as the embedded database SQLite for Android.

"Our customers have data that is growing massively in size, requiring the use of specialized databases like Greenplum and Vertica that can store and quickly retrieve content from petabytes of records,” says AquaFold’s CEO, Niels Gron. "This version of Aqua Data Studio adds even more Big Data support to our users’ database toolbox.”

In addition to Big Data improvements, Aqua Data Studio 13 includes native support for one of the smallest and fastest, SQL ... Read more »

Un nouveau rapport montre comment la numérisation des soins peut optimiser l'efficacité tout au long du cycle de vie des produits biopharmaceutiques

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, Caroline du Nord - Mardi 23 Avril 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobiliser les ressources qu'offre le patient numériquement connecté permet non seulement de réduire considérablement les dépenses du secteur des soins de santé, mais aussi d'améliorer les soins thérapeutiques.

Les sociétés qui déploient des systèmes bien conçus de numérisation thérapeutique vont se singulariser et accroître leur probabilité de succès selon un nouveau rapport publié par Quintiles et intitulé « Harnessing the Power of the Digital Patient » (Exploiter les potentialités du patient numérique). Ce rapport explore une approche plus moderne envers la participation du patient en v ... Read more »

World’s Most Innovative and Comprehensive Cloud-Based CRM Now Offers Optimized Multimedia CLM, OneKey™ Digital Integration & Contact Center Availability on Windows 8 Pro and Apple iOS Devices

PARIS - Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cegedim Relationship Management, today launched the highly anticipated, ninth generation of their award winning* CRM platform, Mobile Intelligence™ 9 – the industry’s most advanced and comprehensive cloud-based CRM solution for the Life Sciences. The new Mobile Intelligence features the most advanced multimedia Closed Loop Marketing (CLM) functionality for interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs); new Contact Center functionality captures customers’ interactions; and seamless integration with OneKey™ Digital, which provides insights on HCPs’ social media footprint. As of today, the cloud-based Mobile Intelligence is the only Life Sciences CRM platform that supports Windows 8 Pro and Apple iOS devices.
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DALLAS - Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) Consortium has selected Xtera Communications Inc. (Xtera), a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, for the upgrade of its festoon subsea cable system. ECFS subsea cable system is made of 10 segments, connecting Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad at the south of the Caribbean arc. Xtera’s Nu-Wave OptimaTM equipment offers the possibility to mix 10G and 100G channel rates to support existing and emerging high-capacity services. Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) are used in cable landing stations to avoid or minimize the number of regeneration points for island-to-island connectivity.

The latest upgrade of ECFS, continues the consortium’s commitment to provide new and improved communication services to the region. The additional bandwidth will allow significant improvement in Internet access for residents, tourists and ... Read more »

New report demonstrates how the digital patient can yield efficiencies throughout the biopharma product lifecycle

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Harnessing the power of the digitally connected patient can not only help produce enormous amounts of savings in the health care system, but can also improve patient outcomes.

Companies that can successfully engage with the digital patient will distinguish themselves and increase their probability of success according to a new report from Quintiles, "Harnessing the Power of the Digital Patient.” The report explores a more modern approach to patient engagement to streamline product development, prove product value and accelerate product adoption and adherence.

Declaring this, "The Age of the Digital Patient,” Quintiles tracks the evolution of patient engagement models over time and argues that the patient is at the center of today’s model—a change from the mor ... Read more »

Parmi ses thèmes divers, la piraterie et la sécurité, les stratégies ‘Zéro Émissions’, l'émergence du GNL dans l'industrie maritime, les meilleures pratiques en matière de finance portuaire et bien plus.

 LOS ANGELES - Mardi 23 Avril 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--L'Association Internationale des Ports et Havres a publié le programme de sa 28e Conférence mondiale des ports qui se tiendra du 6 au 10 mai à LA Live au centre-ville de Angeles. La conférence biennale des autorités portuaires mondiales portera sur les divers aspects économiques, sécuritaires, logistiques et environnementaux des opérations portuaires mondiales.

« Le programme de la 28e Conférence mondiale des ports reflète bien la variété des intérêts, des tendances et des activités des autorités portuaires du monde entier », a déclaré Arley Baker vic ... Read more »