10 équipes se sont qualifiées pour le stade suivant de cette compétition internationale destinée à la mise au point d’un appareil de diagnostic axé sur le consommateur

CHICAGO - Dimanche 31 Août 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--XPRIZE, le leader mondial des compétitions dotées d’incitations financières, a annoncé aujourd’hui les 10 équipes finalistes pour « $10 M Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE », une compétition mondiale se déroulant sur trois ans et demi, parrainée par la Fondation Qualcomm dans laquelle des équipes doivent mettre au point un appareil mobile axé sur le consommateur, capable de diagnostiquer et d’interpréter un ensemble de 15 pathologies, et de capturer cinq paramètres vitaux de santé. Lancée en janvier 2012, la compétition encourage la mise au point d’un appareil similaire au tricordeur médical rendu célèbre par Star Trek®, le faisant passer de la science-fiction à la réalité scientifique.

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In a Family-like Atmosphere Filled with Educationlal Entertainment

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, August 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police Clubs and Sports Activities Department organized a family forum, which coincides with the new academic year. The forum, held at the Police Officers Club, was attended by Brigadier Ahmed Mohammed Nehkairah Al Mahrami, Head of Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Interior; Sakr Al Meskari, Senior Activity Specialist at Abu Dhabi Education Council, and a large number of officers, parents and students.

Colonel Saif Saeed Al Shamesi, Deputy Head of the Clubs Department, said: “The forum embodies the Abu Dhabi Police’s constant commitment to communicate with staff members and their families, and provide high quality services to citizens and residents alike.” Al Shamesi also pointed out that the program motivates and encourages students to pursue their ... Read more »

10 Teams Advance in Global Competition to Develop Consumer-Focused Diagnostic Device

CHICAGO - Friday, August 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, today announced the 10 finalist teams competing for the $10M Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 3.5-year global competition sponsored by the Qualcomm Foundation for teams to develop a consumer-focused mobile device capable of diagnosing and interpreting a set of 15 medical conditions and capturing five vital health metrics. Launched in January 2012, the competition encourages the development of a device much like the medical Tricorder of Star Trek® fame, moving it from science fiction to science reality.

Announced during the opening ceremony of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society International Conference, the group of finalists competing for the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE includes a wide range of expertise and backgrounds, representing ... Read more »

TOKYO - Thursday, August 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) develops products in three fields: automotive, communication and motor control. The characteristics of Toshiba mixed signal ICs are engineering power in the analog business (development, cost, quality and supply capacity) and proposal power that considers customer. In 2014, we are extending collaboration with other business units, utilizing strong in-house engineering (image recognition, motor control technology, etc.), improving integrated solution capacity and promoting new market development in collaboration with other in-house companies and Toshiba Group companies, so as to enhance our product competitiveness and line-up across our product range.

(1) Automotive field (Image recognition, Automotive analog)

The environment for automotive semiconductors is changing significantly and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) are becoming increasingly popula ... Read more »

-- Découverte des médicaments, médecine régénérative, médecine personnalisée, aliments fonctionnels, bioénergies et imagerie --

TOKYO. - Dimanche 31 Août 2014 [ME NewsWire]

BioJapan 2014 World Business Forum

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le forum commercial mondial BioJapan 2014 se déroulera pendant trois jours du 15 au 17 octobre 2014 (de mer. à ven.) à Pacifico Yokohama (halls d’exposition C et D et hall annexe).

Avec son salon, ses séminaires et ses partenariats, BioJapan est le premier événement de partenariat biotechnologique en Asie. Le thème du 16e BioJapan est « Les bioentreprises en constante évolution » (Ever-Evolving Bio-Business). Dans le cadre d’une exposition intégrée qui couvre la médecine régénérative, la médecine personnalisée, les diagnostics, aliments fonctionnels, les bioénergies et d’autres thèmes en matière de biotechnologies, des cadres de haut niveau et des responsables de la recherche et du développement, du d ... Read more »

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014 IFA 2014 GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014 2015 International CES Mobile World Congress 2015 CeBIT 2015

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Friday, August 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The winning products of the COMPUTEX design & innovation (d&i) awards are going on a year-long global tour, stopping at major ICT shows that include IFA in Berlin, GITEX in Dubai, CES in Las Vegas, MWC in Barcelona and CeBIT in Hannover. This multi-continental tour aims to spur the ICT world to let loose the creative juices to shape the future.

    IFA / Sept. 5th to 10th, 2014 Hall 25 / Booth 122
    GITEX / October 12th to 16th, 2014 Hall 8 / Booth E8-20
    CES / January 6th to 9th, 2015 South Hall 1 / Booth 21642
    MWC / Mar. 2nd to 5th, 2015 Hall 5 / Booth 5J11
    CeBIT / March 16th to 20th, 2015

The 2014 winning products were unveiled at last June&rsq ... Read more »

Met with a Selection of Distinguished Officers who Passed Specialized Courses

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, August 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, urged police recruits to redouble their efforts in applying the best international practices and to continue developing further in order to implement quality standards. He also encouraged them to keep abreast of new developments in the fields of education and the specialized trainings that have been implemented in police agencies throughout developed countries.   The secretary general met with two elite groups of distinguished officers at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ today, Wednesday. The first group included 31 officers from the bureau of experts batch No. 24.  These officers have completed the graduation requirements in levels of higher education, professional standards ... Read more »

Under the Slogan “Their safety is our concern”

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, August 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Traffic Coordination Directorate General, has launched the fourth unified traffic awareness campaign titled “Back to School” to coincide with the beginning of the new academic year. The campaign is initiated under the slogan “Their safety is our concern” and is one among many initiatives launched by the traffic sector that aims to unite all segments of society to educate school students about traffic accidents. It urges them to abide by traffic rules and safeguard themselves against the dangers of the road.

The campaign embodies the Ministry of Interior’s strategy emanating from that of the Federal Government. It is also in line with the police leadership’s directives to achieve the highest levels of traffic safety for all. It also ... Read more »

Drug discovery, regenerative medicine, personalized medicine, functional foods, bio-energy and imaging --

TOKYO. - Friday, August 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

BioJapan 2014 World Business Forum

(BUSINESS WIRE) BioJapan 2014 – World Business Forum – will be held for three days from October 15th (Wed.) to 17th (Fri.), 2014 at Pacifico Yokohama (Exhibition Halls C & D, and Annex Hall).

Comprised of exhibition, seminars and business partnering, BioJapan is the largest biotechnology partnering event in Asia. The theme of 16th BioJapan is ‘Ever-Evolving Bio-Business’. As an integrated exhibition which includes regenerative medicine, personalized medicine, diagnostics, functional food, bio-energy and other biotechnology topics, top-level executives and persons responsible for R&D, business development, licensing and alliances gather under one roof at this event to share cutting-edge solutions, technology and information.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

 Carmudi, the world’s fastest growing car classifieds, is the vehicle marketplace that offers buyers, sellers and car dealers the ideal platform to find cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles online. The rules of driving are changing on a global scale, and Carmudi has the perfect fit for every driver of today and tomorrow.

Zeroing in on the five key technologies that will hit the market over the next decade, Kerem Kuyucu Co-Founder and Managing Director at Carmudi Middle East, said, “As technologies evolve, so do our users. For those that want self-driven cars or to fly to work, no problem! Carmudi is closely observing all of the developments in driving technologies, as it is our passion to connect drivers with their dream cars.”

For lethargic drivers, Google’s autonomous cars are fitted with cameras, sensors, radars and lasers to drive themselves- no doubt ... Read more »

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TOKYO. - Friday, August 29th 2014

Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) will focus on development and sales expansion of automotive and medical imaging sensor, in addition to sales expansion with Chinese smartphone manufacturers based on the BSI (backside illumination image sensor) technology and technologies that realize high sensitivity and speed. The current image sensor market is mainly for smart phones and digital cameras and has a scale of approximately 800 billion yen [1]. Future growth is expected on such factors as expansion to automotive applications and bringing higher performance levels to existing applications.

Smartphone sensors

The volume zones for image sensor used in the main cameras mounted on current smartphones are 8- to 13-million pixels. Toshiba supplies products mounting high-sensitivity image processing technology such as HDR[2] and Bright Mode[3]. We have already developed a 20-million pixels sensor for high-end marke ... Read more »