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Revolutionary technology requires no overhead lines and offers silent and zero-emission mass transit solution as a viable alternative to diesel buses, providing a model for future urban transportation

ZURICH - Friday, July 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB has been awarded orders totaling more than $16 million by Transports Publics Genevois (TPG), Geneva’s public transport operator, and Swiss bus manufacturer HESS, to provide flash charging and on-board electric vehicle technology for 12 TOSA (Trolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation) fully electric buses (e-buses) which will run on Line 23, connecting Geneva’s airport with suburban Geneva. The e-buses can help save as much as 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, when compared with existing diesel buses.

ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus route, as well as three terminal and four depot feeding stations. This will be the world’s ... Read more »

The new DEFINA GI system offers cost effective, high performance imaging in gastroenterology

HAMBURG, Germany - Friday, July 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The new PENTAX Medical DEFINA system in Gastroenterology

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PENTAX Medical launches into Europe, Middle East and Africa a new high definition (HD) video processor for highly detailed endoscopic imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. The new DEFINA GI EPK-3000 performance system combines advanced HD imaging with i-scan image processing to cost effectively deliver excellence in image quality. This enhanced endoscopic in vivo diagnostic ensures faster detection, easier demarcation and characterization of gastrointestinal lesions to support improved patient outcomes.

The outstanding HD image quality produced by the new processor enables excellent visualization of gastrointestinal mucosal structures. Also contributing to the clear and more detailed visualization of the mucosa, dynamic range (D-r ... Read more »

All who applied have the opportunity to be selected to appear in the special movie! Try your own hand at emulating Neymar Jr.'s crazy skills so that you too can live the dream of appearing with him!

OSAKA, Japan - Friday, July 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic launched the "NEYMAR JR. CRAZY SKILLS" project with the intention of using Panasonic technology to support children the world over who "want to be as good at football as Neymar Jr." At the end of 2015, "360° OBSERVATION CAM" which enables people to view crazy skills of Neymar Jr. from angles across 360 degrees on smartphones and PCs, that can also be enjoyed in slow motion and with a close-up view of the legs of the footballer, was launched on the website (https://crazyskills.panasonic.com). The launch of "NEYMAR JR.'s CRAZY SKILLS AWARD" has entailed the screening by Neymar Jr. of videos submitted by applicants the world over who have tried ... Read more »

SAN DIEGO - Friday, July 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BioLegend announces that it has licensed from Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation a novel technology to study antigen-specific T cells. Through a collaborative effort, Sanquin’s Reagents Division and The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), both in Amsterdam, have developed an MHC-multimer technology that allows the user to conveniently prepare their own customized tetramer reagents in their laboratories, as needed. This powerful technology is now available commercially from BioLegend, with the same high quality of manufacturing, superior customer support and excellent value that customers have come to recognize from BioLegend.

Presented under the brand name Flex-T™, BioLegend currently offers biotinylated MHC/peptide monomers, with a variety of products to be added in the near future. “The Flex-T™ technology is very exciting as it allows for our customers to have more control over ... Read more »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Friday, July 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) announced today that it has acquired Tampereen Teollsuussähkö Oy (TTS-Ciptec), a company that optimizes Cleaning in Place systems through remote monitoring capabilities and predictive analytics services for industrial use in brewing, beverage and dairy companies.

“TTS-Ciptec’s unique approach and complementary technology in patented sensing and algorithms bolsters our knowledge based services,” said Karl R. Deily, President of Sealed Air’s Food Care division. “Combined with Sealed Air’s expertise in data analytics and experience in the food and beverage industry, this acquisition enhances how we meet our customers’ sustainability needs by saving time, reducing product loss and water and energy consumption, and improving quality, hygiene and yield.”

TTS-Ciptec was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tamp ... Read more »

 GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index Supports Industry Efforts to Deliver Universal Access to the Internet

LONDON - Wednesday, July 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA has launched a new online tool that measures the ability of more than 130 countries worldwide to connect offline citizens to the mobile internet. The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index measures each country on the four key enablers for driving mobile internet adoption: infrastructure; affordability; consumer readiness; and content. The tool aggregates best-in-class data from multiple sources1 and is designed to support the efforts of the mobile industry and the wider international community to deliver on the ambition of universal access to the internet.

“Already more than 3 billion people worldwide are accessing the internet via mobile, but this still leaves more than 4 billion people offline and excluded from the powerful opportunities for social and economic development that ... Read more »