LONDON-Thursday, January 18th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IBC is delighted to announce that it is now accepting synopsis submissions for its prestigious Technical Papers for the IBC2018 Conference. For over 50 years, IBC has been the world's foremost forum for the unveiling, explanation, exploration and dissemination of the very latest concepts in media technology. Its published proceedings are a collected history of broadcasting and media technology written by engineers and scientists who have personally shaped today's exciting and diverse industry. The selected 2018 Technical Papers will not form part of a single conference stream, as in previous years. Instead, they will be integrated with business and strategic presentations within specific themes throughout the conference. This will bring ground-breaking technologies closer to the attention of more delegates, and will ensure these delegates have the opportunity to hear first-hand presentations from the world's bright ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Monday, January 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has played an integral role in the development of UAE-Taiwan trade relations. Through its various initiatives, (TAITRA) has always been instrumental in promoting foreign trade. Their latest endeavour throws light on the emerging and path-breaking security industry with products that promise to redefine the market. With an aim to introduce cutting edge products to the UAE market, TAITRA, led a delegation of 6 established Taiwanese Suppliers to the UAE at the Intersec 2018 in Dubai, where the Taiwanese suppliers unveiled their latest products and innovations in the Security & Safety Business. The participating delegates were from top Taiwanese companies such as VIVOTEK INC., WFE Technology Corp, Genius Vision Digital INC, GeoVision Inc, Hunt Electronic Co, Ltd and A-Mobile Intelligent Corp. The event comes at a time when the security industry is seeing a spike in both ... Read more »

SAINT-PREX, Switzerland -Monday, January 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Ferring Pharmaceuticals will use Ligand’s OmniAb® platform to discover new human monoclonal antibodies Through this platform, Ferring aims to accelerate development solutions for unmet patient needs in reproductive medicine and women’s health, urology and gastroenterology Agreement expands Ferring’s growing capabilities in biologics to create innovative solutions for patients and doctors (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals to use Ligand’s OmniAb platform® to discover new human monoclonal antibodies for a range of indications. Under the agreement, Ferring will use OmniAb to accelerate development solutions for unmet patient needs in reproductive medicine and women’s health, urology and gastroenterology. “Antibody-based therapies improve the quality of life and care for patients with a wide range of conditions but ... Read more »

The UAE continues to lead research and scientific enquiry through innovative program designed to boost global water security Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.-Thursday, January 18th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] The awardees of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science were announced during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018. In the presence of an audience comprising VIP dignitaries, ambassadors, stakeholders and leading scientists, three research teams from the USA, China and Russia were awarded the US $5 million grant offered by this innovative UAE initiative. The three awarded scientists for this Third Cycle of the Program are: Professor Eric Frew, of the University of Colorado, for his project dealing with targeted observation and seeding using autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. Dr Lulin Xue, of the Hua Xin Chuang Zhi Science and Technology LLC in China, for a project entitled “Using Advanced Experimental - Numerical Approaches to Untangle Rain Enhancement”. and Dr ... Read more »

In Davos, host city of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, fast charging for e-vehicles is becoming an integral part of the transport ecosystem DAVOS, Switzerland -Monday, January 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- For this year’s annual World Economic Forum (January 23–26, 2018), the city of Davos and ABB have teamed up in a long-term partnership to provide e-infrastructure for public and private transportation. Davos residents and WEF guests can experience the pioneering TOSA bus for themselves. The award-winning TOSA bus, developed by ABB in Switzerland, is already in use in Geneva and will soon be implemented in the French city of Nantes. It can recharge its battery in just 20 seconds as passengers board and disembark. In Davos, it will operate on the busy Line 1, running from the tourist center to the hospital. This is the first time TOSA technology is being used in an Alpine region. The idea is to run the system under extreme winter weather conditions; AB ... Read more »

• New office opened in Atlanta, Georgia • Workforce increased by 50 globally • Cloud Uptake, Absence and Paid Family Leave driving expansion DUBLIN-Thursday, January 18th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FINEOS Corporation, the market leading provider of core processing systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, today announced continued growth and momentum, including a new North American office in Atlanta, Georgia, and an increase in the workforce by 50 staff in six months. This growth has been driven by new customers in Claims, Absence and Paid Family Leave and the preference carriers have for FINEOS products in the Cloud. Speaking about the announcement, Michael Kelly, CEO, FINEOS said, “We are growing strongly, winning new business and investing heavily in FINEOS Absence and Paid Family Leave as part of FINEOS AdminSuite, our next generation core product suite for Life, Accident and Health insurance. By recruiting new talent, with the right level of business and ... Read more »

The Level 3 NICU services put the hospital at the forefront of healthcare for premature babies Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Thursday, January 18th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Emirates Hospital, a subsidiary of Emirates Healthcare, has announced its recent investment of AED ten million in advanced technology for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Emirates Hospital in Jumeirah, Dubai. The level 3 NICU services will make the difference in the survival of the sickest premature and full-term babies. The state-of-the-art facility will provide services like total body cooling (therapeutic hypothermia) for neonatal asphyxia and nitric oxide therapy that caters to persistent pulmonary hypertension due to various causes such as Meconium aspiration syndrome, pneumonia, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and more. Additionally, the advanced unit is equipped with best-in-class technology for neonatal ventilation. "At Emirates Hospital, the new advances in NICU enable us to treat sick newborns for ... Read more »

Company Sets Goal to Help Collect and Recycle a Bottle or Can for Every One it Sells by 2030 ATLANTA-Saturday, January 20th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it is fundamentally reshaping its approach to packaging, with a global goal to help collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030. This goal is the centerpiece of the Company’s new packaging vision for a World Without Waste, which the Coca-Cola system intends to back with a multi-year investment that includes ongoing work to make packaging 100% recyclable. This begins with the understanding that food and beverage containers are an important part of people’s modern lives but that there is much more to be done to reduce packaging waste globally. “The world has a packaging problem – and, like all companies, we have a responsibility to help solve it,” said James Quincey, President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. “Through our World Without Waste vision, we ar ... Read more »