INGELHEIM, Germany & DUNDEE, Scotland - Thursday, July 14th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

    Collaboration aims to develop PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeric molecules (PROTACs) – a new therapeutic modality that is able to degrade proteins playing a central role in disease processes
    PROTACs and their new mechanism of action are expected to open new horizons for drug development allowing new drug targets to be accessible
    Research bears potential to develop innovative new treatment options for patients with high medical need

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and the University of Dundee will join forces in an exciting collaboration with the aim to develop a novel class of medicines that target disease causing proteins for degradation. The collaboration brings together the expertise of Dr Alessio Ciulli, one of the pioneers in the field of PROTACs and based in the School of Life Sciences at Dundee, with B ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS - Thursday, July 14th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Revenue of $39.1 million, up 41% year over year

Deferred revenue of $128.5 million, up 41% year over year

Billings of $56.4 million, up 74% year over year

1,451 signed clients to date, up 34% year over year

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global provider of independent enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail and Oracle Agile PLM software, today announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal 2016 Q2 ending June 30, 2016.

Continued Record Results with Accelerating Growth

Rimini Street’s second fiscal quarter of 2016 included an all-time quarterly record of 107 new client transactions worldwide, up 98% year over y ... Read more »

STAMFORD, Conn. - Thursday, July 14th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The lack of standardization and shared common ‘best practices’ are the biggest obstacles in achieving ecommerce excellence.

That is the broad conclusion of a new study by Brand View. The study, entitled Ecommerce Excellence Study USA: CE & GM 2016, is the first of its kind, as it is based on exclusive research conducted by Brand View, centering on the manufacturer-retailer relationship and best-in-class approaches to General Merchandise (GM) and Consumer Electronics (CE) online sales.

The shopper journey starts online for well over eighty percent of purchases of General Merchandise and Electrical products. Shoppers now enjoy the freedom of using multiple devices, whenever and wherever they like.

Ecommerce is recognized for its ability to allow businesses to communicate and to form transactions anytime and anyplace. Whether an individual is in the US or overseas, ... Read more »