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Till 2020 Singapore will be the host for the next three editions of the leading breast cancer summit of the Asia Pacific region

Singapore - Tuesday, September 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

MCI is proud to announce the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit (APBCS) will be held in Singapore from 27 – 28 February 2016. At the summit, educational leaders and delegates will come together and share their knowledge to further the research and development of breast cancer treatment.

With the support of the Singapore Exhibitions and Conventions Bureau (SECB), the APBCS will be held in Singapore for three consecutive editions – 2016, 2018 and 2020.

The 2016 summit will be chaired by some of the best minds in the field like Drs. Rebecca Dent (Senior consultant in National Cancer Centre Singapore’s division of medical oncology), Paul Mainwaring (Consultant Medical Oncologist at Australia’s ICON Cancer Care) and Shaheenah Dawood ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Directorate General of Central Operations at the Abu Dhabi Police called upon bikers to exercise caution while driving in conditions of fog or low visibility to avoid accidents. The Directorate also urged bikers to park on the outside of the road, away from traffic if the fog becomes too dense and it is not possible to continue driving,

Lt. Colonel Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Chief of Major Accidents Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police, noted that riding motorcycles in such weather conditions is a dangerous practice, because they cannot be seen by motorists during the fog, due to their small size.

Lt. Colonel Al Zeyoudi urged companies and stores that provide home delivery services to ensure that their bikers adhere to safety procedures to prevent injuries resulting from accidents, and to wear protective clothing to miti ... Read more »

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 Free mobile app also makes it easier to prosecute hackers.

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. - Wednesday, September 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Macate Group Corporation (Macate), developers of software programs and mobile technology, announces the release of CyPeers™ Mail mobile app, with customer friendly security tools.

In recent months, data security breaches have affected major retailers, government employees and even celebrities - who have had their personal accounts hacked. Now, Android® and iPhone® users have a new way to keep highly confidential e-mails safe during transmission.

“There are a lot of public employees, private citizens and small businesses who have concerns about guarding their e-mail confidentiality. This app will help subscribers apply a sophisticated level of security to their information without needing technical skills,” says Isaac Daniel - CEO of Macate Group Corp.

The CyPeers&trad ... Read more »

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Mobile platforms driving social and financial inclusion

NEW YORK - Thursday, October 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting closing plenary, Tata Communications and MasterCard announced a CGI Commitment to Action to financially empower 25,000 women in the developing world, part of a larger vision to ultimately reach 100 million women. The global telecommunications leader and the leader in global payments technology join forces with a unique network of partners including Brightstar Corp, Kiva, Tone, Trickle Up and the Hidary Foundation to bring their shared vision to life over the next five years through access to transformative mobile platforms comprising a range of financial, health and education applications and services.

“Three billion people will come online over the next decade primarily from the developing world. We now have our generation’s greatest opportunity to unshackle women from ... Read more »

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TOKYO - Wednesday, September 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HOYA Group PENTAX Medical has entered into an agreement to invest in Creo Medical Ltd., a leading electrosurgical energy devices company based in the U.K. The official documents formalizing the agreement were signed on September 10, 2015 — subject to regulatory approvals by the relevant authorities, PENTAX Medical has acquired an interest in Creo Medical Ltd. PENTAX Medical has identified endoscopic therapeutic devices as a priority area in its growth strategy, and equity participation in Creo Medical Ltd. accelerates PENTAX Medical’s expansion of their footprint in the therapeutics segment through a lineup of differentiated products.

Flexible endoscopes have been developed for use in minimally invasive treatment procedures, in combination with therapeutic devices. These scopes are gaining worldwide interest and adoption for their clinical and financial benefits, as well as in the real ... Read more »

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has triumphed yet again with their second edition of the Taiwan Excellence Days campaign in the UAE. The exhibition took place from September 9th to the 12th, 2015 where a collection of leading Taiwanese brands took the opportunity to display their latest innovations to consumers at The Dubai Mall.

Award winning brands such as Acer, ADATA, ASUS, Aver, Avision, BenQ, BESV, D-Link, DrayTek, Edimax, EnGenius, FRANZ, Getac, Heartway, Hiti, Holux, HTC, IN WIN, Just Time, Maxxis, Mozbii, Orange Electronic, pqi, QNAP, Silicon Power, Transcend, Thermaltake, vivitek, and ZyXEL among others, enjoyed a large number of intrigued customers at the mall.

Thajin Thomas, CEO of D-Link stated, “We had no doubt that this tour would be successful. It is a pleasure to be able to expand and grow through this event. We noticed that the initiative to ... Read more »

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Global Competition Challenges Innovators to Develop Breakthrough Technologies to Convert CO2 into Valuable Products

AUSTIN, Texas - Tuesday, September 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At Fortune’s Brainstorm E conference today, XPRIZE Chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis announces the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a competition to address CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. With registration opening today, teams are challenged to develop breakthrough technologies that convert the most CO2 into one or more products with the highest net value. Co-sponsored by NRG and COSIA, the 4-½ year competition will include two tracks, with the new technologies tested at either a coal power plant or a natural gas facility.

“We are living in an age of unprecedented technological progress and prosperity driven by energy,” said Diamandis. “Yet, most of this energy comes from burning fossil fuels, a leading contributor to climate change. We are ... Read more »

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Remains preferred provider among biopharmaceutical companies

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C - Tuesday, September 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles has been named the market leader in Phase IV services for the third year in a row, according to the 2015 CRO Quality Benchmarking – Phase IV Service Providers Report from Industry Standard Research (ISR).

Quintiles was selected as the preferred provider among biopharmaceutical companies for Phase IV services based on a survey of 110 global biopharmaceutical representatives. In the report, Quintiles was highlighted as a leader across a number of key service quality metrics, including its service breadth, global footprint and technology that enables real-time data access delivered by its award-winning Quintiles Infosario® platform.

“We are proud to be honored once again for our leadership in Phase IV services across all of our customer segments,” said Andrea Spannheimer, s ... Read more »

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SEOUL, South Korea - Wednesday, September 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On September 23rd, G-STAR Organizing Committee (Organizing Committee hereinafter) had a press conference about the current status of G-STAR 2015 in Seoul.

A global game exhibition, G-STAR 2015 will be held in BEXCO, Busan, Korea from November 12th to 15th. This global game exhibition has generated more than $200 million of business value for four days, breaking records every year. As of now, 50 days to go before the exhibition, the Organizing Committee expects 1154 booths in Public Area and 916 booths in Business Area, breaking the record of 2014’s exhibition with the biggest scale of all time.

The Organizing Committee announced that it selected the mobile game company, 4:33 as a main sponsor of the event this year. 4:33 plays a significant role in the Korean game market as a mobile game company and is also well known for re-investing for the growth of small and mid-size ... Read more »

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INGELHEIM & AMSTERDAM. - Tuesday, September 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Interim analysis of INPULSIS®-ON study shows: Beneficial effect of OFEV®* on slowing disease progression was maintained and the change from baseline in FVC was consistent over 2 years1
    Long-term treatment with OFEV®* had a manageable safety and tolerability profile (mean exposure of 2.4 years, maximum exposure of more than 3 years)1
    Commonly used concomitant medications, such as anti-acids or systemic steroids, do not influence the beneficial effect of OFEV®* on slowing disease progression2,3

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- An interim analysis of the INPULSIS®-ON extension trial has confirmed the efficacy and safety of OFEV®* (nintedanib) previously observed in the INPULSIS® trials.1 The results were presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015, and confirm that OFEV®* has a l ... Read more »

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SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, September 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today in San Francisco, Huawei and Google introduced the Nexus 6P, an innovative smartphone featuring Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Google’s newest operating system for mobile devices.

“Huawei is very excited to collaborate with Google and deliver a premium Nexus experience for the global market,” said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group. “We value the way consumers embrace mobile technology in all parts of their lives and have created a smartphone with great design, performance and seamless integration of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the latest Android release.”

“We're excited to partner with Huawei to introduce customers to Nexus 6P, our most premium phone yet, and Android 6.0, Marshmallow, our most polished and highest-performing OS ever," said Hiroshi Lockheimer, VP Android, Chromecast and Chrome OS at Google.

Elegantly ... Read more »

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