TOKYO-Saturday, June 3rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) has developed fully isolated N-channel LDMOS technology that overcomes the trade-off between breakdown voltage to negative bias (BVnb) and HBM robustness, a measure of resistance to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Details of this achievement were reported on June 1 at ISPSD 2017 (International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs 2017), an IEEE-sponsored international conference on power semiconductors, held in Japan. Recent years have seen an increasing need for automotive analog ICs and Power ICs with fully isolated Nch-LDMOS and high BVnb, especially devices supporting voltages of 40V and over. Achieving a higher BVnb has until now required a trade-off with securing HBM robustness, and achieving both has required a bigger die, in order to electrically isolate substrates and the inside of the die. This has impeded progress in miniaturization and cost reduction. Furthermore, since HBM robus ... Read more »

SAINT-PREX, Switzerland -Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that Aaron Graff has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and made a member of the Ferring Group Executive Board, effective immediately. Aaron Graff joined Ferring in 2002 as Vice President Global Marketing, Business Development, and Medical Affairs, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. After leading the acquisition and integration of Israeli biopharmaceutical company BTG in 2005, he relocated his team to the newly established Ferring International Center in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, where he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Asia Region and Global Marketing. Since 2010, Graff has led Ferring’s U.S. operations from its U.S headquarters in New Jersey, first as Chief Operating Officer and since 2016 as Chief Executive Officer. “Under Aaron’s leadership in the United States, our U.S. business grew at double-digit rates,” said Michel Pet ... Read more »

Property development firm recruits leading food and beverage expert Duncan Fraser-Smith to head up new business venture – an ‘industry disruptor’ in the making Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, June 5th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] The First Group has launched a dedicated F&B business that will introduce new and established restaurant brands to Dubai, some of which will be global firsts. In a move that marks significant expansion for the Dubai-based property development firm, the new division will fill the gap in the market for affordable lifestyle-driven dining concepts, as demand in the midscale and upscale hospitality sectors starts to boom. Heading up the new venture is one of the region’s leading F&B experts, Duncan Fraser-Smith, who was recently appointed Director of Global Food & Beverage for The First Group. Fraser-Smith will draw on his extensive experience defining and developing unique high street and hotel-based bars, cafés, restaurants and lifestyle outlets to pioneer “in ... Read more »

- Based on 20 years of experience and expertise, Macrogen is the first in the world to offer an astonishing $299 promotional price on Exome Sequencing. - Providing expert genome analysis services by enhancing sequencing capability through introduction of NovaSeq6000 platform SEOUL, South Korea-Friday, June 2nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Macrogen Inc. (CEO Hyon-yong Chong, www.macrogen.com) (KOSDAQ:038290), a precision medicine biotechnology company, announced on June 1st that it is launching a special promotion on Exome Sequencing to celebrate their 20th anniversary. During this special promotion period, Macrogen will offer Exome Sequencing service with 100x coverage using SureSelect Human All Exon V5 (50M) or V6 (58M) capture kit at a special price of $299 per sample. This is an innovative price that has never been offered anywhere else before. Through this promotion, researchers around the world can take advantage of Macrogen’s Exome service that is known for its hig ... Read more »

LONDON & WILMINGTON, N.C. & TOKYO-Wednesday, May 31st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chiltern, a leading global contract research organization, has acquired Integrated Development Associates Co. Ltd. (IDA), a CRO specializing in integrating Japan and Asia into global drug development. With staff based in Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia, IDA has extensive expertise in establishing regulatory and development pathways for Japan and implementing Pan Asian clinical trials to achieve both Japanese and global regulatory objectives. IDA’s experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas and its local knowledge and relationships will allow Chiltern to offer optimal approaches for integrating Japan and Asia into global drug development. In addition, the acquisition opens opportunities for Japanese companies to enter a wider market by relying on Chiltern’s global expertise and connections. “The acquisition of IDA is driven by our commitment to establish a substantial presence in all major ... Read more »

Oral nintedanib plus standard chemotherapy (pemetrexed/cisplatin) demonstrated a 46% reduction in the risk of disease progression in patients with inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) compared to placebo plus standard chemotherapy Overall survival (OS) was also prolonged with the addition of nintedanib to standard chemotherapy INGELHEIM, Germany-Monday, June 5th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that Phase II results from LUME-Meso, a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, have been presented as part of an Oral Abstract Session at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Nintedanib*, an oral triple angiokinase inhibitor, demonstrated improved progression-free survival (PFS, primary endpoint) and overall survival (OS, secondary endpoint) when added to standard first-line chemotherapy of pemetrexed/cisplatin in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) compared to chemotherap ... Read more »

BOSTON & BERLIN & LEIPZIG, Germany-Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boston Healthcare Associates, Inc. (Boston Healthcare), a global life sciences consultancy, and Data Information Intelligence GmbH (dii) today announced a new partnership to develop and commercialize life sciences data and analytics for biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies. Boston Healthcare and dii will provide a joint offering for clients who need access to data and analytics across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The offering includes access to data from over 7,000 hospitals and labs, with a focus on detailed insights on installations from over 2,400 hospitals and labs, and clinical diagnostics testing volumes, trends, systems, and reagents used for Molecular and IVD tests in over 1,500 labs. “We are excited to announce this new agreement with dii, which will not only expand our global market analytics offering, but more importantly will deliver highly gr ... Read more »

The seventeen-year-old Indian boy showcases his talent with a series of 13 exquisite works of art titled ‘Visions of Life’ Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Wednesday, May 31st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Aamir Kudel, a seventeen-year-old Indian artist in Dubai, recently conducted his debut solo exhibition in Dubai with a series of 13 exquisite works of art titled ‘Visions of Life’ painted with oil on canvas. The star-studded event was held at Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai in the presence of Indian Consul-General in Dubai His Excellency Vipul; Aamir's parents Mr. Zulfeq Kudel and Mrs. Lasitha Zulfeq, along with his teachers and other dignitaries. Aamir is a Grade 12 student at the Emirates International School and aspires to be an engineer by profession. Hailing from the Indian state of Kerala, he has won accolades in a number of national and international art competitions. By passion, the teenage prodigy hopes to create artworks that evoke a sense of warmth on life, nature, culture and pe ... Read more »

NEW YORK -Lundi 5 Juin 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--IPsoft, le leader du travail numérique, a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir été reconnu comme le principal "Leader" de l'automatisation des activités TI, comme l'indique le rapport 2017 "Automatisation des activités TI: mise à jour du marché et évaluation PEAK Matrix™ de produits" de l'Everest Group. La matrice PEAK évalue le succès commercial relatif et la capacité générale des fournisseurs de technologies dans une variété d'industries. Pour ce rapport, Everest Group a évalué huit offres d'automatisation de processus TI et a positionné les fournisseurs de technologies sur la matrice PEAK selon deux axes: 1) l'impact du marché et 2) la vision et la capacité. IPsoft a été classé comme leader grâce à sa capacité technologique, sa vision et stratégie, son déploiement et exécution, sa création et modification, et son engagement et modèle commercial. "L'analyse et le positionnement de l'Everest Group d'IPsoft comme principal leader dan ... Read more »

NEW YORK -Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- IPsoft, the leading digital labor company, today announced that it has been recognized as the top “Leader” in IT operations automation as determined by Everest Group’s “IT Operations Automation – Market Update and PEAK Matrix™ Assessment for Products” 2017 report. The PEAK Matrix assesses the relative market success and overall capability of technology providers across a variety of industries. For this report, Everest Group evaluated eight IT process automation offerings and positioned the technology providers on the PEAK Matrix based on two axes - 1) Market impact and 2) Vision and capability. IPsoft was rated the leader due to its technology capability, vision and strategy, deployment and execution, creation and modification, support and integration, and engagement and commercial model. “Everest Group’s analysis and positioning of IPsoft as the top leader in IT Operations Automation reinforces the sophistication a ... Read more »

New volume-based solution will enhance maritime connectivity in Europe and in the Middle East LUXEMBOURG-Friday, June 2nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and GTMaritime, a specialist in providing communication solutions and services to the maritime industry, announced today a partnership to provide a new volume-based service package for regional maritime connectivity. The new SES Networks Maritime+ Regional Connectivity service, leveraging SES’s extensive satellite fleet and ground infrastructure, will be marketed by GTMaritime under the name GTLitespeedMAX as part of their airtime portfolio. The service provides customers with a set price, fixed volume, regional VSAT solution and is perfect for offshore supply vessels, fishing vessels, ferries and RoRo ships, barges, cargo carriers, leisure craft, dredgers and yacht management companies and will be available across European waters and in the Middle East. “This new ... Read more »