Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi discussed with a delegation from the services sector of the Abu Dhabi Municipality the latest developments regarding the mechanism allowing the registration of tenancy contracts.

The discussions took place during a meeting held by Colonel Salim Al Qattam Al Zaabi, Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi, with Sultan Mohamed Hweir, Head of the Registration Department in the Abu Dhabi Municipality and the accompanying delegation in the conference room of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi.

The convening parties discussed issues pertaining to tenancy contracts and their authentication and studied the registration of people’s units in addition to residences found in Khalifa A and Khalifa B cities, Mohamed Bin Zayed city, and Mussafah public accommodations. The ... Read more »

Le livre blanc du Hay Group, Transforming to succeed: Make market access a competitive advantage in the changing life sciences landscape, soutient que les êtres humains seront les agents de changement les plus puissants de l’industrie des Sciences de la Vie

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PHILADELPHIE - Mercredi 2 Octobre 2013

La Hay Group Global Life Sciences Practice a publié un livre blanc propriétaire qui soutient qu’un accent redoublé mis sur le « capital humain » — la façon dont on organise, gère et sélectionne les gens — peut rapporter de plus gros dividendes qu’à l’accoutumée pour les sociétés de sciences de la vie. Pourquoi ? En partie parce que plusieurs des voies habituelles vers la réussite de l’industrie ont été encombrées ou même coupées par des circonstances allant de l’impact de la perte de brevets à la nouvelle composition du « marché » et à celui-ci attend de l’ ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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Ten abstracts featuring Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor, faldaprevir*and polymerase inhibitor, deleobuvir* will be presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2013, 1-5 November, Washington.1

Faldaprevir* is a second generation protease inhibitor and is the foundation of Boehringer Ingelheim’s interferon-based and interferon-free treatment regimens.

The accepted abstracts include final results from the Phase III STARTVerso™1 and 2 studies, investigating the treatment regimen of faldaprevir* in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Also data in difficult-to-treat populations such as treatment-experienced (STARTVerso™3 – final data) and HCV/HIV co-infected (STARTVerso™4 – end of treatment data) patients will b ... Read more »

Global Philanthropic Initiative Will Leverage Citi Velocity Platform

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NEW YORK - Tuesday, October 1st 2013

Citi today announced the launch of e for Education, a three-month initiative to raise funds for education-related nonprofits around the world. Beginning today and through December 31, Citi will donate funds to several charities based on a percentage of institutional client FX transaction volumes executed through its electronic trading platform, Velocity.

Citi Velocity is an award-winning proprietary FX electronic trading platform for institutional clients. It provides real-time pricing with one-click trading for multiple foreign exchange products, including spot, forwards, swaps and options. Citi Velocity is used by a large number of Citi’s institutional clients globally not only for trading but also as their source for research, economics, FX market color and post-trade activity.

"We believe e for Education is the fir ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of "TB9043FTG”, a multi-output system power supply IC that incorporates multiple DC-DC converters and series regulators1 for general automotive applications. Sample shipments start today, with mass production scheduled to start in October 2014.

The growth of highly sophisticated automotive applications requires microcontrollers that operate with low power and high current. This increases the need for power supply IC incorporating DC-DC convertors with the high electrical efficiency required to reduce overall power consumption. The"TB9043FTG” integrates two channels of DC-DC converters and two channels of low noise series regulators, and can drive microcontrollers that require a 1A class large current load. The IC also integrates a wide variety of monitoring functions and outputs monitoring status, which helps to contribute to improved safety of aut ... Read more »

        
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, represented by the Public Relations Section, reviewed the traffic awareness initiative for pilgrims travelling by land. The initiative, implemented as part of the Security Media Department’s "Your Safety” campaign, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate via all media outlets, aims at ensuring pilgrims’ safety during their journey to and from the Holy Land.

Lt. Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Chief of Public Relations Section at Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, explained that the traffic awareness initiative for pilgrims includes setting up traffic education points on the Abu Dhabi-Al Ghuwaifat Road, and Al Ain, Khatam Al Shukla, Mezyad, Al Madheef and Al Hilli border posts. As part of the initiative, educational traffic pamphlets and booklets are dis ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Marking a new scientific milestone for work systems implemented to enhance an initiative spirit among its employees, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has received the platinum certificate from Ideas UK. MoI is the first governmental ministry to receive the platinum certificate from the first assessment carried out by a team from the association.

The platinum category is the highest level within the Ideas UK classification, followed by gold then bronze categories.

The ministry received this credit after an auditing process performed by auditors from the association on the Institutional Suggestions System implemented by the Ministry of Interior via the Strategy and Performance Development Directorate General. The ministry utilizes the system to encourage employees to contribute with their recommendations and ideas, in order to improve performance and productivity, develop the working environment, ... Read more »

Hay Group white paper, Transforming to succeed: Make market access a competitive advantage in the changing life sciences landscape, contends that people will be the Life Science industry’s most powerful agents of change

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PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday, October 2nd 2013

The Hay Group Global Life Sciences Practice has just released a proprietary white paper which asserts that a redoubled focus on "human capital”—how people are organized, managed and selected—can pay bigger dividends than usual for life sciences companies in today’s changing environment. Why? Partly because many of the usual avenues to success in the industry have been clogged or even cut off by circumstances ranging from the impact of the patent cliff to the new composition of the "market” and what it expects from the life sciences industry. But mainly because the "sea change” in the industry has destroyed the efficacy of the traditional business model. Companies that formerly o ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SpinalCyte, LLC, a spinal technology company focused on autologous regrowth of the spinal disc nucleus using human dermal fibroblasts, announced today the Australian Patent Office issued a Notice Of Acceptance on its patent application "Methods and Compositions For Repair Of Cartilage Using An In Vivo Bioreactor” to regrow the spinal disc, using human dermal fibroblasts. The allowed claims include the use of human dermal fibroblasts from the patient’s own body, to regrow the nucleus of the spinal disc in vivo.

"This is the sixth international patent in our growing patent portfolio and it distinguishes SpinalCyte as a world leader for regeneration of the spinal disc,” said Pete O’Heeron, Chief Executive Officer. "This is our second Australian Patent and we are excited the Australian Patent Office continues to validate the uniqueness of our technology. Regenerative medicine is leading the rapidly growing mo ... Read more »

G2 Buyers Can Display HD Movies, Give Presentations or Play Video Games on Any Size Screen

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) LG’s new flagship smartphone, the G2, is now available at all major U.S. wireless carriers including Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, as well as BestBuy. The G2 offers consumers some of the most advanced mobile features on the market today, and its built-in SlimPort™ interface makes life-on-the-go even better on a bigger screen.

Connecting easily with projectors – both HDMI and older VGA models – as well as with TVs and computer monitors, the SlimPort solution from Analogix Semiconductor enables G2 users to plug in their handset and give presentations or share movies on any size screen, either on the road, in the office or at home. G2s and other SlimPort-enabled devices can even function as mobile gaming system controllers.

"LG’s next-generation G2 smartphone was designed for ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, September 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Media and Public Relations Coordination Committee at the Ministry of Interior discussed a number of topics and issues that will be tackled in the upcoming period.  Among these topics, security awareness, the risks of electronic networks, and the use of modern technology by young people. The committee also reviewed the awareness-related materials to be posted in all traditional and new media outlets, as well as the ideas and proposals related to awareness-raising programs prepared in cooperation and coordination with the Security Media Department.

This came during a meeting chaired by Colonel Hussein Mahmoud Al Awadi, Acting Head of Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Interior and chairman of the committee, at the Ferrari World Headquarters in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Present at the meeting were Colonel Dr. Jassem Khalil Mirza, Director of Security Awareness at Dubai police and al ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 30th 2013

The Ministry of Interior discussed with the Federal Customs Authority ways to boost mutual cooperation and collaboration in their respective areas of jurisdiction. This took place during a meeting of the Higher Joint Committee, held this morning, Monday, at Al Ittihad Hall at the Ministry of Interior.

The meeting was chaired by Lt. Genera Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior. It comes in line with the ongoing cooperation and mutual collaboration to combat illegal commercial and customs practices, between the Ministry of Interior, the Federal Customs Authority and the local customs, being the ministry’s main partners in this regard.

The meeting addressed a number of topics listed on the agenda, and ways of mutual cooperation and collaboration between the two parties, namely; cooperation in managing customs risks; exchanging information and statistics; st ... Read more »

SALO, Finland - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SATEL is a leading manufacturer of radio modems, which recently released a new data transceiver module SATELLINE-M3-TR3. The module is specifically designed to be integrated into host devices. It is compact, slim and easy to add to various systems. This makes it a versatile and exceptionally compatible solution for data transfer.

With a 70 MHz tuning range, selectable channel width and 128-bit encryption available for secure transmission, it makes this one of the most versatile SATEL products available. With a weight of 18 grams and compatibility with many other manufacturers’ radio protocols it makes this module a simple choice. It utilizes Intelligent Power Save, which is a feature enabling very low power consumption.

SATELLINE-M3-TR3 is very flexible and can be customised using numerous ways. For example the shape of the PCB and mechanical fasteners can be customised as well as the interfa ... Read more »

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Elcome International LLC have officially become a sales and service partner for PSM Instrumentation Ltd. in the Middle East region.

PSM Instrumentation Ltd. has been established in the UK for over 30 years and is a supplier of marine tank gauging, monitoring, and remote reporting systems providing solutions to ship designers, ship builders, and ship owners.  PSM’s products allow their customers to construct and operate vessels economically, efficiently, and in compliance with safety and environmental legislation.

Elcome International LLC, based in Dubai, is a system integrator, distributor, installer and after-sales service agent of marine products, systems, and solutions. Established in 1969, Elcome has grown to be the largest and most well recognized maritime technology provider in the Indian Ocean region with offices throughout the Middle East and India.

"We are excited to be able ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Al Ain Police Officers Club organized a health program in collaboration with Oasis Hospital that includes many medical events in order to spread the health culture among police staff and those affiliated with the police.

The program covered comprehensive tests for measuring blood pressure, diabetes, lung performance, and the body mass index (BMI) under the supervision of a medical staff.

Colonel Mohammed Suhail Al Rashidi, Deputy Director of Al Ain Police Directorate, launched the program’s activities, toured the participating hospital stands, and carried out a number of medical examinations. He stressed the importance of organizing such medical events as they spread health awareness among the Police General Headquarters’ staff.

At the end of his tour, Al Rashidi honored the Oasis Hospital management with a commemorative shield and expressed the Al Ain Police Officers Club’s than ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Mercredi 2 Octobre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), leader mondial de la sécurité numérique, fournira à la Belgique son passeport électronique Sealys, dont le lancement est prévu pour mai 2014. Selon les termes de ce contrat pluriannuel, Gemalto livrera chaque année au Service Public Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères de Belgique plus de 400 000 passeports électroniques et Zetes jouera le rôle d’intégrateur système.

Le « ePasseport », appelé également passeport électronique ou passeport biométrique, contient un microprocesseur et peut être vérifié par des lecteurs sans contact homologués. Le passeport électronique intègre le logiciel embarqué hautement sécurisé de Gemalto et stocke les données personnelles uniques, telles que les empreintes digitale ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, Émirats Arabes Unis - Mercredi 2 Octobre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Le Lieutenant Général, Son Altesse Saif bin Zayed AL Nahyan, Vice-Premier Ministre  et Ministre de l'Intérieur, a donné une conférence sur la sécurité nationale au Collège de la Défense Nationale(CDN). Un groupe d’officiers de haut rang des forces armées et de la police ont participé à la conférence ainsi que de nombreux secrétaires généraux adjoints et directeurs du ministère de l’intérieur et des élèves du CND.

Son Altesse a souligné pendant son intervention la solidarité unique entre le peuple des Émirats et les dirigeants avisés. Il a déclaré à cette occasion, « La responsabilité de maintenir une sécurité permanente sur le territoire national ne dépend pas uniquement des institutions militaires et de la poli ... Read more »

HSI et PMI formalisent un partenariat de longue durée pour offrir des connaissances opérationnelles stratégiques inégalées

LONDRES - Mercredi 2 Octobre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le Project Management Institute (PMI) fait l'acquisition de Human Systems International (HSI), une société d'évaluation et d'analyse comparative basée au Royaume-Uni et qui possède des connaissances organisationnelles approfondies acquises au cours de 20 années de collecte de données relatives aux pratiques d'excellence en gestion de projets, de programmes et de portefeuilles auprès d'entreprises commerciales et gouvernementales du monde entier.

« HSI et PMI sont des entreprises qui partagent la même vision, vouées à fournir les compétences éclairées à diriger, les connaissances et les opportunités de réseautage indispensables pour améliorer les capacit&ea ... Read more »