Basel, 20 October 2021 Group sales up 8%1 at constant exchange rates (CER); 6% in Swiss francs Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow 5% in the third quarter and are now in line with the prior year for the first nine months; continued strong growth of newly launched medicines Diagnostics Division sales grow 18% in the third... Read more
Nairobi, Kenya – October 16, 2021: In a major milestone for the fight against cancer in Kenya, the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, has inaugurated the first publicly-owned comprehensive Integrated Molecular Imaging Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of Cancer in Sub Saharan Africa. The center was built through a... Read more
Targets the 10% of Global Emissions Generated by Water Use and Management RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 14, 2021– Global water technology company, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), today called on water sector leaders and organizations to join a global sustainability push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to water systems and water management. The encouragement comes after last... Read more
ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) (“MKS”), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today released its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which highlights the Company’s commitment Read more
Team “Res-Queue” wins the Xylem Water Challenge award at HackZurich2021 with a decision support system that helps optimize rescue operations during floods RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 27, 2021– Global water technology company, Xylem, today congratulated a team of hackathon participants that has come up with a new way to respond to abrupt flood events. Team... Read more
Dr. Kent Willis is a neonatologist physician-scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA). He splits his time between critical care for preterm newborns and running a lab focused on exploring how the early life microbiome influences disease in newborn babies. His lab uses a number of gnotobiotic mouse models, ex vivo lung culture... Read more
BOSTON – September 23, 2021 – GE (NYSE:GE) has entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical, a leader in advanced surgical visualization, from Altaris Capital Partners for a cash purchase price of $1.45 billion. BK Medical is an innovator in global intraoperative imaging and surgical navigation, used to guide clinicians during minimally invasive and... Read more
Xylem & Esri Partner to Analyze Risk on 88,000 Pipe Segments And Reduce Planning Time by 75% RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 22, 2021– Global water technology company, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), has helped the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department (Raleigh Water) get a clearer picture of its 2,340 miles of pipes, some of which are more... Read more
It all started with a painting of Queen Anne. After many years spent in storage, this anonymous oil canvas was recently cleaned and restored by Jenny Williamson, painting conservator at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (GVAG) in Swansea, UK. The portrait could not be dated correctly and the painter was unknown. There are no dates... Read more
Roche launches the Digital Pathology Open Environment, encouraging collaboration among software developers to improve patient outcomes and expand personalised healthcare through innovative image analysis tools Artificial intelligence technology shows promise in advancing pathology imaging, which can benefit cancer patients through more precise diagnosis leading to targeted treatment Open digital pathology environments can break down barriers... Read more