YIWU, China-Wednesday, November 1st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 23rd China Yiwu International Commodities Fair (Yiwu Fair) closed on October 25, 2017. The five-day event attracted 180,993 visits from visitors and buyers. A total of 56,869 professional buyers were gathered, including 9,013 overseas buyers, increasing 25.1% year-on-year. During the event, over 60,000 deals and letters of cooperation intent were reached, worth a total of RMB 17.87 billion, up 2.24% from last year.

This year, Yiwu Fair provided 4,100 standard booths for over 2,200 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions including Russia, Korea, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Italy and France, as well as 24 Chinese provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. 14 industries were covered in 10 halls with an area totaling 100,000 square meters. Apart from traditional sectors, the 23rd Yiwu Fair added special zones including “Made in Zhejiang,” Standardization Exhibition, In ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday, November 1st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

The UAE, represented by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), ranked first in the world in getting electricity, as per the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report. The report uses multiple criteria to measure the ease of doing business in 190 countries.

DEWA’s Al Namoos (Emirati word that describes a race winner) service provides consultants and contractors with electricity connections of up to 150 kilowatts (kW) in just two steps within 10 days. The first step takes 8 days, and includes the application for electricity connections through low-voltage cables, with the first monthly bill postponed until after the electricity is connected. The second step takes two days and includes technical inspection and operation of the final service.

“We work to achieve the vision of our wise leadership, represented by HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UA ... Read more »

> Expanded partnership will evaluate SMAC mimetic alone and in combination with anti-PD-1 immunotherapy for the treatment of solid tumours

> Combination of Boehringer Ingelheim’s anti-PD-1 and SMAC mimetic has potential for increased effectiveness due to complementary modes of action

INGELHEIM, Germany & NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Tuesday, October 31st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boehringer Ingelheim and Sarah Cannon Research Institute today announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to bring innovative treatments to cancer patients by developing novel immuno-oncology therapies. The new effort combines Boehringer Ingelheim’s oncology research and Sarah Cannon’s expertise in clinical trial design and recruitment to evaluate BI 891065, a novel and potent SMAC mimetic, alone and as a potential combination partner with PD-1-directed cancer therapy.

SMAC mimetics are a new class of targeted, small molecules that trigge ... Read more »