Ranking marks 10th consecutive year Newmont selected for inclusion on index

DENVER - Friday, September 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the second year in a row, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) was ranked by the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) as the mining industry’s overall leader in sustainability. Newmont’s inclusion on the index also marked the 10th consecutive year the company has been selected for the DJSI World. This year, the DJSI World – one of the most highly regarded sustainability indices – included 316 global companies identified as leaders in the areas of sustainable economic, environmental and social performance. Newmont was the first gold company named to the index in 2007, and has been included on the DJSI North America Index every year since 2006.

“We’re honored that our economic, environmental and social performance was recognized as the best in the mining sector by t ... Read more »

TROON, Scotland - Friday, September 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MaidSafe, a start-up developing a fully decentralised, secure approach to the Internet, has announced it will be launching an equity fund-raising round with BnkToTheFuture, a leading global online investment platform. BnkToTheFuture enables qualifying investors to invest in the future of finance and technology. The pitch will go live on BnkToTheFuture.com on September 12th and it will be open for 30 days.

This is the next major development in the company’s long-term strategy following the successful launch of the alpha version of its network, called the SAFE (Secure Access for Everyone) Network. This round of funding will enable MaidSafe to continue recruitment of top developer talent to build out the features and functionality of the network, and to grow awareness amongst application developers and strategic partners.

“We are incredibly excited to be launching this inves ... Read more »

Clipping tool for B2B retail community helps spur co-creation, innovation among designers, retailers and suppliers

BOSTON - Friday, September 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bamboo Rose, the product innovation platform that connects the retail community, today announces Rose Clipper, a new clipping tool for securely capturing and sharing images that inspire product designers, retail merchants and product developers. Bamboo Rose members will be able to easily clip and save photos from the web directly to the Bamboo Rose platform, instantly sharing ideas with their teams and communities as they develop products.

“To thrive in today’s retail economy, retailers and suppliers need to stay ahead of trends and be able to develop big ideas they can share across their retail community, while protecting their intellectual property which is too often stored in disparate technologies like Pinterest, Instagram and Box, ” said Sue Welch, c ... Read more »

Introduces end-to-end media service platform, MX1 360, and new leadership team

MUNICH & AIRPORT CITY, Israel - Friday, September 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MX1, a global media services company newly formed from the merger of RR Media and SES Platform Services (SPS), today presents its complete service offering and new innovative, end-to-end media service platform, MX1 360. MX1 the world’s media globalizer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, works with leading media businesses to transform content into the ultimate viewer experience for a global audience. MX1 serves as a complete end-to-end media experience provider, amplifying the value of media content.

MX1 has centralised its full suite of next-generation video and media services into its new innovative open media service platform – MX1 360, enabling leading media businesses to manage, deliver and monetise content from a single, hybrid, cloud-based and on-premises service platfo ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Friday, September 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the European Commission (EC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted Orphan Drug Designation to nintedanib for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc, also known as scleroderma), including the associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).

SENSCIS™, the largest trial to date in this disease area, is specifically evaluating nintedanib to understand the disease process and potential benefit of the compound to treat SSc-ILD.

Systemic sclerosis, commonly referred to as “scleroderma,” is a disfiguring, disabling and potentially fatal rare disease that can cause scarring of the skin, lungs (SSc-ILD) and other organs. Worldwide, an estimated two million people have systemic sclerosis (also known as scleroderma) and up to 90% may develop some degree of lung scarring. SSc-ILD indicates a poor prognosis and acco ... Read more »