KYOTO, Japan - Tuesday, September 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6981)(ISIN:JP3914400001) will be introducing to the market a SAW duplexer (1.8x1.4 mm) that adopts original technology to achieve higher steepness, a lower dissipation factor and more stable temperature characteristics than SAW devices up till now. As a result, frequency bands that could not be supported by conventional SAW devices are now supported. Mass production is scheduled to begin in early 2017.

SAW devices filter out various frequencies, making them a vital component in smart phones and other communication terminals. In recent years, there has been increased demand for steep, low-dissipation-factor filter characteristics and stable temperature characteristics as a result of higher communication frequencies and closer proximity of frequency bands, both areas that could not be sufficiently supported by conventional SAW devices.

Murata has ap ... Read more »

Enrollment begins on new clinical study for the first device designed specifically for the endovascular treatment of aortic arch lesions

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Monday, September 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced the first implant of the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE) in the pivotal study. The patient was enrolled by Himanshu Patel, MD, section head of adult cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center and co-national principal investigator.

The objective of the study is to determine the safety and efficacy of the TBE in treating lesions of the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta which includes dissection, trauma, or aneurysm. This pivotal study follows both an early feasibility study conducted in Zones 0-1 with the branch device in the brachiocephalic (BCA) or left common carotid (LCC) arteries and a feasibility study in Zone 2 with the b ... Read more »

Launch ‘SDGs in Action’ App to Increase Awareness of and Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals

NEW YORK - Monday, September 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the 2016 Social Good Summit, the GSMA today announced a collaboration with the United Nations and Project Everyone, a non-profit global campaign, to increase awareness of and engagement with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, the organisations have developed and launched the ‘SDGs in Action’ mobile app, which provides a global forum through which industry, governments and individual citizens can collectively realise the promise of the SDGs.

“The agenda set forth by the Sustainable Development Goals is far-reaching and ambitious, from ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all, to achieving gender equality, to making cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, to helping to combat clima ... Read more »

BOSTON - Monday, September 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced it has completed a significant investment in Radixx International, Inc., an industry-leading provider of travel distribution and passenger service system software for airline reservations, distribution and merchandising. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Radixx offers a cloud-based SaaS Passenger Service System (PSS) designed to help airlines increase profitability and maximize productivity through expanded distribution of products and services. The company’s product suite features flexible, modern technology that allows airlines to sell to ticketed passengers at all touch points – online, via call centers and at airports – and through multiple channels, including directly to consumers, via travel agents and tour operators, and through global distribution systems. Radixx’s solutio ... Read more »

Beirut, Lebanon - Monday, September 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

EuroMena has announced the listing of Biopharm, one of its portfolio companies, on the Algiers Stock Exchange. The shares listed represent 20% of the company for a value of DZD 6.3 billion (c. USD 60 million). The company is the third company of EuroMena to successfully enter a stock market, after Siniora Food on the Amman Stock Exchange and the Palestine Securities Exchange on the Palestine Exchange.

Biopharm is one of the leading Algerian pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution companies owning c.15% market share in the Algerian market, with its revenues growing at c.45% over the past three years, reaching DZD 50 billion (c. USD 460 million) in 2015. With a solid pipeline and several avenues for growth, the company is expected to maintain the strong growth momentum in the coming years.

Today, with a market cap of DZD 31.5 billion (c. USD 290 million), Biopharm is the fifth company to enter Al ... Read more »

PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, September 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lombard International, a global leader in wealth-structuring solutions for the high net worth market, today announced the creation of a Transatlantic Solutions Team. The team is comprised of seasoned executives from the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia and focuses on the unique challenges high net worth individuals and their families face as a result of the globalization of their wealth.

“More and more, individuals and families are living, working, and retiring in multiple countries giving them financial touch points that cross jurisdictions,” said John Fischer, Senior Managing Director - Transatlantic for Lombard International. “These families have specialized needs and are subject to increasingly complicated tax, legal, currency and planning issues. The Transatlantic Solutions Team will address the complex issues facing US expatriates and prospective US reside ... Read more »