Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-Monday, April 2nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Julphar, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa, has been ranked as the number one pharmaceutical company in the UAE by IMS Health February 2018 panel, reflecting a strong double digit sales growth versus 2017. Julphar 2017 audited results were announced following a Board of Directors’ meeting, which was chaired by His Highness Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Board of Julphar. Jerome Carle, General Manager of Julphar, said, “Firstly, I wish to express my gratitude to our shareholders, our 5000 employees across the world, our customers and our partners for their continued support. “We are off to a strong start in 2018. We have reached the number one position in the UAE, our new management team is now fully on board and we have just launched several new products in key therapeutical area such as cardiovascular. “Furthermore, our expansion plans are on t ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Results enhance existing evidence base showing Spiolto® Respimat® improves symptom reduction and quality of life over Spiriva® Respimat®2,3,4,5,6 For media excluding the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced data from the landmark 52-week DYNAGITO® trial which show that in people with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Spiolto® Respimat® (tiotropium/olodaterol 5/5µg) lowers the rate of moderate-to-severe exacerbations compared with Spiriva® Respimat® (tiotropium). The pre-specified significance level of p<0.01 for the primary endpoint of DYNAGITO® was not met.1 Treatment with tiotropium/olodaterol resulted in a 7% lower rate of moderate-to-severe COPD exacerbations compared with tiotropium alone (p=0.0498).1 This study, involving more than 7,800 people with COPD over 1 year, was published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.1 “The re ... Read more »

• Boehringer Ingelheim, KMOH, and ZNWT establish a vaccine joint venture targeting foot-and-mouth disease control and prevention in China • The vaccine manufacturing project is located at the Airport New City in Xi’an with a total investment of 840 million yuan (around €108 million) • The venture will introduce the world’s leading vaccine technology and expertise against foot-and-mouth disease in a bid to shape the future market in China XI’AN, China-Monday, March 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Shaanxi Meili Omni-Honesty Animal Health Co., Ltd., China’s world-class vaccine company targeting foot-and-mouth disease in swine, was launched on March 24th with a groundbreaking ceremony held at the Airport New City in Xi’an, capital city of Shaanxi Province. Meili Omni-Honesty is a joint venture between Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading global pharmaceutical company and the world’s second-largest animal health company, Beijing KangMu Omni-Honesty Animal Health Products Co., L ... Read more »

Leading performance and energy efficiency company in France frees up internal resources and diverts support savings to fund business growth initiatives LAS VEGAS -Friday, March 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced that VINCI Energies, a leading performance and energy efficiency company in France, has realized significant savings and gained premium level enterprise support by switching to Rimini Street for maintenance of its Oracle Database and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) systems. By making this switch from vendor support, VINCI Energies was able to save more than €500K in annual support fees, which enabled the company to invest in its future platform direction and free up IT resources to accelerate numerous strategic projects. Quality of Service “a World of Difference” VINCI En ... Read more »

Sharjah, Émirats Arabes Unis-Lundi 2 Avril 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Le 7ème Forum International de la Communication Gouvernementale (IGCF), organisé par le Centre de Communication du Gouvernement International de Sharjah, a ouvert sa deuxième journée à l’Expo Centre Sharjah avec les discours de l'invité d'honneur Lech Walesa, ancien Président de la Pologne, et SE Tariq Saeed Allay, Directeur du Bureau des Médias du Gouvernement de Sharjah. La séance d'ouverture a été modérée par Maqsoud Kruse, Directeur Exécutif de « Hedayah ». Lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture, Walesa a souligné l'importance des messages véhiculés dans le discours d'ouverture prononcé par SE Cheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Membre du Conseil Suprême et Souverain de Sharjah. Ces messages comprennent des valeurs auxquelles nous devons adhérer lorsque nous vivons et réagissons aux changements de l'ère numérique. Walesa a appelé les pays européens à tirer parti de l'expérience de communication du gouvernement de Sharjah, ... Read more »

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] The 7th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), organised by the International Government Communication Centre of Sharjah Government Media Bureau, opened its second day at Expo Centre Sharjah with speeches by the guest of honour Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland, and HE Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of Sharjah Government Media Bureau. The opening session was moderated by Maqsoud Kruse, Executive Director of “Hedayah”. Wałęsa stressed the importance of the messages conveyed in the keynote address given by HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, at the opening ceremony. These include values that we must adhere to as we live in and respond to changes of the digital age. Wałęsa called on European countries to draw from Sharjah's government communication experience, pointing to the challenges faced by the world community today, particularly in Europe, wh ... Read more »