JM announces results from first five years of sustainability reporting; establishes objectives for the next five years DENVER - Saturday, April 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Johns Manville (JM), a leading global manufacturer of energy-efficient building products and engineered specialty materials and a Berkshire Hathaway company, released its 2015 Sustainability Report today. The fifth annual report communicates JM’s corporate commitment to sustainability and conducting business in a responsible way that respects stakeholders and the environment, and is available at www.jm.com/sustainability. “Johns Manville is committed to proactively shaping the environmental, health, and safety management systems that balance our interest in positively impacting our employees, customers, communities, and the environment,” said Tim Swales, vice president of research and development and chief sustainability officer. “Over the last five years, we have advanced our measurement and manage ... Read more »

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Sunday, May 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2016. For the quarter, the Company generated adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.19 and adjusted operating income from continuing operations of $42 million. Reported loss per share from continuing operations for the quarter was $0.17 and reported operating income from continuing operations was $15 million. See page 3 of this press release for the reconciliation of reported to adjusted results and related disclosures. Michael T. McDonnell, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are very pleased with our sequentially improved first quarter results which reflect both an improving demand environment in certain businesses, particularly in North America, and the benefits from our business improvement and restructuring initiatives. Our first quarter results demonstrate that our busine ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire] In another first for the region, CloudHPT is now offering existing Veeam customers the ability to seamlessly add Offsite Disaster Recovery hosted from the UAE. CloudHPT, the region's first Cisco Powered Cloud uses Veeam to backup all hosted Virtual Machines (VMs). And for more than a year has offered companies from the GCC the ability to back up their on-premise Virtual Machines seamlessly to CloudHPT using Veeam Cloud connect as part of their Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS). CloudHPT will be participating at the Veeam ON Forum taking place on 26th April 2016 in Dubai. At the forum CLoudHPT will be showcasing the Veeam Cloud Connect Backup and disaster recovery solutions. This new offering enables Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) with just a few clicks from the Veeam console at the customer’s site. DRaaS is an important component as part of a comprehensive availability strategy, embracing virtualization and stora ... Read more »

DODOMA, Tanzania - Saturday, April 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The XPRIZE Foundation with the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a new partnership for the US$15 Million Global Learning XPRIZE – a five-year competition challenging teams to develop open-source software that will enable children with limited access to schooling to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic. XPRIZE, a non-profit organization, is the world’s leader in designing and managing incentive prize competitions for the benefit of humanity. The partnership was marked with the announcement of Tanzania as the host country for the competition. Google has donated 8,000 Pixel C tablets for the competition’s testing phase set to begin in September 2017. Currently, there are 136 teams from 33 countries developing education technology solutions. The top five finalist teams will each receive US$1 million and ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the current chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), welcomed Magnet Forensics, the private industry leaders in the fight against online child sexual exploitation, as a new member of the VGT, the Global Alliance against online child abuse. This new addition will represent a distinct presence worldwide in this regard. Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Chair of the VGT said: “The accession of private companies represents an added value to the objectives that the VGT endeavors to achieve, including building active partnerships with private sector companies to protect children against online sexual abuse.” Major General Al Nuaimi also explained that the mechanism of accession of any international police authority or private company to the VGT is subject to strict procedures and crite ... Read more »

Will Lead Company’s Efforts to Create Transformational Medicines CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Thursday, April 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) today announced the appointment of Michael Ehlers, M.D., Ph.D., as executive vice president, Research and Development. Dr. Ehlers will oversee Biogen’s global Research, Drug Discovery, Clinical Development, and Medical Affairs functions, defining the strategic direction for the company’s R&D organization and leading its efforts to develop therapies for patients with few or no treatment options. Dr. Ehlers will report to George Scangos, Ph.D., chief executive officer, and will be a member of the Biogen management team. He will begin his tenure at Biogen in late May. “I am thrilled to have Mike join us,” said Dr. Scangos. “We conducted a thorough, global search, and I am convinced that we have found the right leader to build on our already outstanding R&D team. Mike is a brilliant neuroscientist, having made major contrib ... Read more »

Les résultats de l’étude pivot TOURMALINE-MM1 ont démontré que l’addition de l’ixazomib orale au lénalidomide et à la dexaméthasone a considérablement prolongé la survie sans progression, avec une toxicité supplémentaire limitée chez les patients atteints d’un myélome multiple récidivant/réfractaire CAMBRIDGE, dans l’État du Massachusetts ; et OSAKA, au Japon - Jeudi 28 Avril 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE : 4502), a annoncé aujourd’hui que les résultats de TOURMALINE-MM1, l’étude clinique internationale de phase 3 randomisée, en double aveugle, contrôlée versus placebo évaluant NINLARO® (ixazomib) en gélules en administration orale une fois par semaine avec le lénalidomide et dexaméthasone versus placebo plus lénalidomide-dexamethasone chez les patients atteints d’un myélome multiple récidivant ou réfractaire, ont été publiés dans le New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). NINLARO a été récemment approuvé par la Food and Drug Administr ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] In an effort to reaffirm its sustainable innovation and environment-friendly practices, Grundfos Gulf Distribution, the world leading pump manufacturer, opened today Monday its new showroom Studio Miyah in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Freezone. The new showroom is the latest initiative by the industry leader that takes visitors on an interactive journey to discover pump manufacturing. The grand opening ceremony was attended by Her Excellency Merete Juhl, Danish Ambassador to the UAE; alongside a number of high level dignitaries and guests. Her Excellency the Ambassador delivered a speech during the event by which she congratulated Grundfos and wished the company further success. Named ‘Miyah’, the Arabic word for water, the new showroom resembles a laboratory, with pump solutions displays exhibited against blue walls decorated with piping motifs. Spacious, with a fresh feel filled with air-conditioned breezes, the showroom emb ... Read more »

Les canneberges peuvent être une solution simple à une infection irritante commune LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Massachusetts - Jeudi 28 Avril 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Aujourd’hui, les femmes s’attèlent à toutes les tâches et n’ont pas le temps d’être ralenties par de petites infections comme les infections des voies urinaires (IVU). Heureusement, il existe une solution simple pour éviter cette sensation indésirable, et elle existe depuis près d’un siècle : le jus de canneberge. Pleine de puissants nutriments, la canneberge (aussi appelée « cranberry ») possède des propriétés antibactériennes uniques aidant à empêcher les bactéries provoquant les IVU d'adhérer dans l’organisme. C’est une bonne nouvelle pour votre agenda surchargé, et une meilleure encore pour vous ! Une super douleur Si vous pensez que les infections des voies urinaires ne vous toucheront pas, réfléchissez-y à deux fois. Selon les chercheurs, environ 60 pour cent des femmes seront atteintes d’une IVU au cours de ... Read more »

Pivotal TOURMALINE-MM1 Results Demonstrated that the Addition of Oral Ixazomib to Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone Significantly Extended Progression-Free Survival, with Limited Additional Toxicity in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, April 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that results from the international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled TOURMALINE-MM1 Phase 3 clinical study, evaluating once-weekly oral NINLARO® (ixazomib) capsules plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone versus placebo plus lenalidomide-dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma, have been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). NINLARO was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), based on the pivotal TOURMALINE-MM1 data, in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatmen ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Friday, April 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has agreed to increase its interest in O3b Networks (O3b) to 50.5% and, in doing so, will take a controlling share in the company. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals which are expected to be completed during H2 2016. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160428007129/en/ SES will pay USD 20 million to increase its fully diluted ownership of O3b from 49.1% to 50.5%, bringing its aggregate equity investment in O3b to date to USD 323 million (EUR 257 million). On completion, SES will consolidate O3b’s net debt, which is currently USD 1.2 billion. The transaction is expected to generate returns exceeding SES’s hurdle rates for infrastructure investments. Strengthening SES’s differentiated global network and capabilities Expanding SES’s global reach and satellite-enabled solutions by compl ... Read more »

Cranberries can be simple solution to a common, irritating infection LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass. - Thursday, April 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Women today do it all and don’t have time to be slowed down by pesky infections like urinary tract infections (UTIs). Luckily, there’s a simple solution to stave off that unwelcome sensation, and it’s been around for nearly a century – cranberry juice. Chock-full of powerful nutrients, cranberries have unique anti-bacterial properties that help prevent the bacteria that cause UTIs from sticking in the body. That’s great news for your busy schedule, and even better for you! This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160427006082/en/ A Super Pain If you think urinary tract infections won’t affect you, think again. According to researchers, approximately 60 percent of women will experience one UTI in their lifetimes and one in four women will suffer a recurrenc ... Read more »

Marketing and leasing solution for new Duja Tower development in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 27th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nasser Lootah Real Estate Company (NLRE) is enhancing its marketing and resident services with RENTCafé®, a comprehensive property marketing, leasing and resident services solution. NLRE is one of Dubai’s leading real estate companies with a mixed use portfolio comprising office, retail and residential developments. In 2011, NLRE adopted the Yardi Voyager® platform for portfolio management, and is now expanding the range of technology services offered to applicants and residents. NLRE will use RENTCafé as an online platform for listing properties, executing leases, and accepting payments and maintenance requests for the residential component of the Duja Tower. The new 51-floor mixed-use development is located on Sheikh Zayed Road in the heart of Dubai’s business district. “We are very excited to be expanding our technology ... Read more »