LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Friday, March 31st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) submitted a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) for its Electronically Heated Tobacco Product (EHTP) to the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products. This is consistent with the Company’s stated goal of submitting its PMTA in the first Quarter of 2017.

PMI’s PMTA seeks authorization to commercialize the EHTP in the United States. Should FDA grant the requested marketing order, Altria Group Inc. would be responsible for commercializing and marketing the product in the United States under the terms of a licensing agreement with PMI.

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On December 5, 2016, PMI submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application for its EHTP to the FDA. Administrative review of that application is ongoing. A PMTA marketing order is a prere ... Read more »

GOETTINGEN, Germany -Monday, April 3rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    Sartorius acquires leading company for bioprocess data analytics software
    Successful completion of the acquisition of Essen BioScience
    Financial targets raised for fiscal 2017

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sartorius (FWB:SRT), a leading international partner of the biopharmaceutical industry and research laboratories, today acquired through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech the company MKS Instruments AB (Umetrics) based in Malmö, Sweden. Umetrics is a leading specialist in data analytics software for modeling and optimizing biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing processes. Umetrics has already been cooperating with Sartorius for around five years and, in 2017, plans to generate full-year sales revenue of around U.S. $15 million and a significant double-digit operating profit margin. Sartorius purchased the company for U.S. ... Read more »

 The region's leading maritime industry awards, officially launched today, are now in their fourth year. They will celebrate and reward the achievements of the best and brightest stars in the industry across the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, from the shipping, ports and related maritime sectors, at a glamorous, high quality gala dinner in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, April 2nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

The Maritime Standard Awards (TMS Awards) 2017 will take place at the Atlantis Ballroom, Atlantis, The Palm on 23rd October this year. This is the fourth year in succession that the Awards and gala dinner, now established as the leading event of its type in the region, returns to this impressive, iconic venue, aiming to set the bar higher still.

Trevor Pereira, managing director, says, “We have earned a deserved reputation for offering the very best in terms of the value and profile of the Awards and for the integrity of the j ... Read more »

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -Tuesday, March 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global-IP Cayman, the innovative satellite communications company with the mission to bring cost-effective Internet and related value-added services to Sub-Saharan Africa, is pleased to announce its outstanding sales team brought on board to develop channel partners and offer new types of communications services in the region.

The sales team is led by Senior Group Vice President, Yaron Tchwella, a seasoned executive who previously served in various president and CEO roles and brings many years of leadership and experience in Africa.

The sales team has deep experience working in African markets with a keen awareness of the industry trends and market conditions. Its leaders include:

    Jean-Pierre Kabanda, Vice President Sales & Business Development, former VP Marketing and Sales for SES S.A., responsible for Africa and Middle East, with over 15 y ... Read more »

● With this acquisition TDK has made another decisive step forward to further grow its sensor business.
● ASICs perform processes essential to sensor products by reading the values detected by sensors and conducting signal processing.

TOKYO-Tuesday, March 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TDK Corporation (“TDK”, TOKYO:6762) announced today that TDK’s wholly-owned subsidiary TDK-Micronas GmbH (“TDK-Micronas”), a leading supplier of Hall-effect sensors based in Freiburg, Germany, and ICsense NV have signed an agreement of acquisition of shares, to which TDK-Micronas will make ICsense NV a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Through the acquisition TDK will further boost its sensor and actuator business. TDK is expanding its sensor business by completing a lineup of various sensors, in addition to its own pressure, temperature, current and magnetic sensors. Recently, TDK acquired TDK-Micronas, a leading supplier ... Read more »