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‘Traditional research techniques are blunt tools for measuring consumer reaction...

5/21/2013 9:49 AM EST - Propel Technology Ltd

MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) – a leading research partner for food, drink and personal and household care brands – will present the benefits of its proprietary brand profiling technique, Brandphonics®, at the 2013 Insights and Strategies Conference. MMR’s experts will be also available on booth 312 to discuss all aspects of their full service market research offer, including their...

Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Rapid-Torc

4/23/2013 2:30 AM EST - Atlas Copco

Stockholm, Sweden, April 23, 2013: Atlas Copco has closed the acquisition of the business of U.S-based Rapid-Torc, which develops and markets hydraulic torque wrenches. The acquisition broadens Atlas Copco’s product range and will extend its expertise to new customers.
Rapid-Torc, with offices in Houston, Texas, and Brussels, Belgium, has about 30 employees and had revenues in 2012 of MUSD 11 (MSEK 75.) The...

IAR Systems’ powerful tools adds edge to new RX100 series from Renesas Electroni...

4/22/2013 5:00 AM EST - IAR Systems Group AB

Uppsala, Sweden—April 22, 2013—As the only tools provider covering the entire range of Renesas’ 8/16/32-bit microcontroller families, IAR Systems® is proud to announce full support for the newly introduced RX111 microcontrollers. As a result of IAR Systems’ strategic alliance with Renesas, immediate support for the group is available in the world-leading C/C++ development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench®. IAR...

BROADCAST ALERT FOR B-ROLL: 20 April 2013 - Berwick Street Celebrates Record Sto...

4/20/2013 11:09 AM EST - Sister

FREE B-ROLL TO DOWNLOAD FROM THE SISTER FTP. http://media.sisteris.com FULL USAGE RIGHTS GIVEN WITH NO TIME RESTRICTIONS. This media is HD 1920 x 1080 - H264.mov This B-Roll consists of the following shots: ‘GV’s’ ready for a live broadcast 1. Audience in street 2. Bands playing 3. Record Stores 4. Records Vox pops from event contributors and members of public 1. Smoke Fairies - Katherine Blamire and...

Atlas Copco acquires U.S. compressor distribution

4/11/2013 3:45 AM EST - Atlas Copco

Stockholm, Sweden, April 11, 2013: Atlas Copco’s U.S.-based Quincy Compressor LLC has agreed to acquire National Pump & Compressor’s air compressor business in the state of Illinois, USA.
Quincy will open a new company store that will serve as a base for the sale and servicing of Quincy’s products in the Illinois region. The business being purchased has distributed Quincy products for more than 60...

Orexo sells Abstral® in the United States to Galena Biopharma, Inc.

3/18/2013 3:00 AM EST - Orexo

Telephone conference March 18 at 1:00pm CET
Uppsala, Sweden – March 18, 2013 – Orexo AB today announced that it sold Abstral® (fentanyl) Sublingual Tablets in the United States to Galena Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GALE). Under the terms of the agreement, Galena Biopharma will pay Orexo US$10 million upfront and an additional US$5 million within the first twelve months after signing, plus low double digit...

Products "Made in the USA" Are More Popular Than Ever According To New National ...

3/6/2013 5:23 PM EST - Schneider Associates, Inc.

Americans cited product features such as “Made in the USA,” “Made Locally,” and “Country of Origin,” as more influential than ever for purchasing decisions in 2012
BOSTON- March 6, 2013- This year’s Most Memorable New Product Launch (MMNPL) survey, conducted by Schneider Associates and Sentient Decision...

Opus Group’s subsidiary Systech awarded contract for New York Vehicle Inspection...

3/5/2013 2:45 AM EST - Opus Group

Systech International, LLC (“Systech”) has signed an exclusive contract with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to sell 10,000 OBD inspection analyzers and implement a new data management system for motor vehicle safety and emissions inspections. The new program, the largest in the country, is fully funded by fees collected from the inspection stations with no cost charged to the State of New York.

Handicap International calls on President Obama to ban landmines

3/1/2013 7:22 AM EST - Handicap International UK

Handicap International is calling on the Obama administration to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which marks its 14th year of entry into force today, 1st March. This life-saving treaty counts 161 States Parties, but countries including China, Iran, Russia, Syria and the U.S. have yet to join.
More than 1.1 million people worldwide have signed Handicap International petitions pushing for the eradication of...

Release: Moomin Play – a digital toy, now at App Store

1/9/2013 9:57 AM EST - LaughLoud

The stories about Moomintroll are amongst the most popular of our time. The twelve original books – hitherto translated into over 40 different languages – were written by the Swedish-speaking Finnish author Tove Jansson and have been read and retold by generations of readers and storytellers. A total of about 10 million books have been sold, and sales continue year after year.

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