CHALFONT ST. GILES, England - Tuesday, January 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]


GE to expand in fast-growing Life Sciences sectors; extends bioprocessing manufacturing footprint in Asia, the Americas and Europe
GE to acquire cell culture media and sera, gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses
Supports the development of technologies for research and manufacture of innovative new medicines

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE (NYSE:GE) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) announced today that they have entered into an agreement for GE Healthcare to acquire Thermo Fisher’s HyClone™ cell culture media and sera, and gene modulation and magnetic beads businesses for approximately $1.06 billion. The acquisition will allow GE to expand its offering of technologies for the discovery and manufacturing of innovative new medicines, vaccines and diagnostics in its growing Life Sciences business.

The complementary product offerings and strong strategic fit of the acquired businesses w ... Read more »

New products accelerate cost effective design and deployment of optimized M2M solutions - Together with SensorLogic cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform, the new products simplify Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology and speed up application development to expand the growing Internet of Things (IoT).

LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, January 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CES - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the addition of next generation Oracle Java™ ME Embedded version 8 solutions based on Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI) chipsets to its Cinterion® portfolio of cellular modules and devices. With support for Java and for the SensorLogic cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform, the new products enable Gemalto to launch next generation embedded solutions and services that simplify Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology and speed up application development to expand the growing Internet of Thi ... Read more »

January 15, 2014

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Tuesday, January 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles CEO Tom Pike will present at the 2014 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis Hotel.

The Quintiles presentation will begin at 9 a.m. PST. Investors may access a live audio webcast of the presentation through the Quintiles Investor Relations website at www.quintiles.com/investors. An archived audio version of the presentation will be available later that day.

About Quintiles

Quintiles (NYSE:Q) is the world’s largest provider of biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services with a network of more than 28,000 employees conducting business in approximately 100 countries. We have helped develop or commercialize all of the top-50 best-selling drugs on the market. Quintiles applies the breadth and depth of our service offerings along with extensive therapeut ... Read more »

Flagship Grand S II will be the First in ZTE’s Product Lineup to Include Voice Recognition Unlocking, Voice Photography and an Updated Driving Assistant

ME Newswire / Business Wire

LAS VEGAS - Monday, January 6th 2014

2014 International CES

ZTE, a top global handset manufacturer, today announced the debut of new voice control technology for easier hands-free operation of its latest smartphones. The upcoming Grand S II flagship smartphone is the latest evolution in ZTE’s high-end Grand Series line and it will be ZTE’s first implementation of the new technology, which will include voice recognition unlocking, voice photography and an upgraded ZTE My-drive assistant.

ZTE’s latest voice processing technology is exemplified in the Grand S II’s suite of voice control features. The voice recognition unlocking feature enables the Grand S II to recognize its owners’ voices and differentiate between them, and for its owners to unlock the phone with a simple vo ... Read more »

2014 International CES

LAS VEGAS - Monday, January 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced Dolby® Vision, a new imaging technology that helps content creators and television manufacturers deliver true-to-life brightness, colors, and contrast by augmenting the fidelity of Ultra HD (UHD) and HD video signals for over-the-top (OTT) online streaming, broadcast, and gaming applications. Content mastered and color-graded in Dolby Vision can be seen at this week’s 2014 International CES® event on the latest UHD and HD TVs from Sharp and TCL Multimedia. Both companies are exhibitors in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall: Sharp at booth 10916 and TCL at booth 9825. TVs featuring Dolby Vision technology are expected to be available for retail purchase later this year.

"By dramatically enhancing picture quality, Dolby Vision will drive adoption of UHD 4K displays with a winning combination of more and be ... Read more »