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Philips Partners with the United Nations Population Fund and the Government of Republic of the Congo to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Mortality

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced a major partnership with the Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health & Population and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates by fifty (50) percent in the country’s health facilities over [...]

Celebrating Dedication and Excellence in the SNOMED CT Community

London, United Kingdom, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SNOMED International recently presented its Award for Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Award at its Awards Gala held in conjunction with the SNOMED CT Expo 2019 hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last October. Award recipients are nominated from among the community to recognize exceptional contributors to the evolution and ongoing [...]

Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH Enforces its Patents in the Field of Human Milk Oligosaccharides Against Nestlé in Germany

RHEINBREITBACH, GERMANY, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH filed a patent infringement suit with the regional court in Mannheim on January 09, 2020 against Nestlé Nutrition GmbH and its holding company Nestlé Deutschland AG. Nestlé offers its infant formula Beba Supreme which contains two human milk oligosaccharides – unique saccharides naturally occurring in [...]

CoImmune Inc., a US-based Clinical-stage Biotech, and Formula Pharmaceutical Inc. Agree to Merge in an All-stock Transaction

DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — CoImmune, Inc. and Formula Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the merger between the two companies, bringing together two therapeutic immuno-oncology platforms. Upon completion of the merger of Formula Pharmaceuticals into CoImmune, bringing forth access to all of Formula Pharmaceuticals’ tangible and intangible assets, the merged company will continue to [...]

InnovaHealth Partners Invests in Radiaction, the Technology Leader in Robotic Radiation Protection

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Radiaction (“Radiaction” or the “Company”) and InnovaHealth Partners, LP (“InnovaHealth”) jointly announce today that InnovaHealth has made a growth equity investment in Radiaction and acquired a majority interest in the Company. Jonathan Yifat, Chief Executive Officer of Radiaction, said, “Today’s announcement represents the next stage for our Company. [...]

Digital Health Study: Estonia Overtakes Denmark as European eHealth Champion

BERLIN, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Cybersecurity, interoperability, and patient empowerment are major concerns in the European healthcare industry, according to the latest “Annual European eHealth Survey 2019” which surveyed over 500 professionals in the field. The study, which was conducted by HIMSS in cooperation with the management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, also finds [...]

Philips Expands Its Range of Consumer-focused Digital Health Solutions at CES 2020

Las Vegas, United States and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – At CES 2020 (Booth #43708, January 7-10, Las Vegas, NV), Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced its expansion of personalized consumer health solutions that help shape the industry of consumer health. With the expansion of the collaboration with [...]

Taconic Biosciences Announces New San Diego Location

RENSSELAER, N.Y., Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces the availability of both commercial animal model production and colony management services through a new location in San Diego. Taconic can now provide critical drug discovery research solutions locally to west coast customers. The new [...]

URGENT ATTENTION: PTSD Causes Officers to Take Their Own Lives at an Alarming Rate During the Holiday Season & Beyond

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – EndPTSD ‘s TTMPT.Org, A Registered 501(c)3 Non-Profit, is Launching their #GivingHolidays Fundraiser and Heightened Awareness Campaign for Police Officers Across The US Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Holidays present a unique set of problems for cops who suffer from PTSD. While most people feel Joyful around the [...]

Philips Completes Cancellation of 8.54 Million Shares

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has completed the cancellation of 8,541,356 of its shares. The cancelled shares were acquired as part of Philips’ EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program that started in the first quarter of 2019. Further details on the repurchase program can be [...]