AURAK Awarded for Best Green Campus in UAE

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah has been presented with the Best Green Campus award for 2016, receiving the prestigious accolade at an exclusive ceremony in Abu Dhabi.

AURAK competed against 14 other major universities, all based in the UAE, for the award which was organized as part of the Sustainable Campus Initiative. The initiative was jointly launched by the Emirates Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Borouge in 2014 with the goal of encouraging university students in the UAE take responsibility for the ecological footprint their respective campuses leave on their wider communities.

Speaking of his team’s success, Professor Mousa Mohsen, dean of the School of Engineering at AURAK, stated, “This award comes as a result of our continuous hard work over the last year. This is not the end however. We will set targets on an annual basis in order to continue promoting sustainable development and reduce the impact we have on the environment.”

Aktham Al Chaar, a student member of the team, added, “The project wanted to approach the issue of climate change from a different angle, namely to look at the adaptation to global warming rather than just focusing solely on renewable energies. We found that the country’s mangroves, which are able to absorb carbon dioxide and withstand the effects of climate change, are a potential solution to this problem.”

Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, president of AURAK, expressed his delight upon receiving news that the university had won the award. “This is yet another example of the fantastic work that is going on at AURAK. It is deeply satisfying to see that our students are being given the opportunity to actively participate with their professors in research. Everyone prospers from this arrangement, as they are producing knowledge and solutions which benefit society as a whole.”

Contacts

Eóin Brown

Marketing and Public Relations Department

+971 7 2210900 Ext: 1325

eoin.brown@aurak.ac.ae









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Bitmovin Releases First End-to-End Video Infrastructure API for Developers

Bitmovin has bundled its APIs for encoding and playback with analytics and integrations to other services to create the first comprehensive video infrastructure for developers

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Sunday, December 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bitmovin, the provider of streaming video infrastructure technologies, today released a new video infrastructure API that bundles Bitmovin’s successful video encoding and video player services with a new video performance analytics product as well as integrations into various storage and content delivery network (CDN) providers. The result is an end-to-end video infrastructure API that greatly simplifies the development and delivery of web-based video, including live, VOD, 360, and virtual reality.

The term “video infrastructure” refers to all of the components required to deliver adaptive streaming video in an online environment. The chain begins with a video file, which is encoded into adaptive streaming format (usually MPEG-DASH and/or HLS) and then transferred to some form of online storage (AWS S3, FTP, Aspera, etc.). From there the files are fed out through a content delivery network, or CDN (Akamai, Level3, CloudFront, etc.), which quickly delivers the video to a user, who watches it through an adaptive player such as an HTML5 Player. The last piece of the puzzle is the analytics system which tracks user behaviour. On top of this infrastructure is another layer of technologies that are often required. This can include encryption (Digital Rights Management), advertising integrations, VR or 360° video controls, subtitles and closed captions, and many more possibilities.

The use of video has grown so quickly that most video infrastructures are built by patching together systems from a variety of different providers. This results in long and expensive development cycles, complex and unscalable systems, and online video offerings that fall short of the quality found on Netflix, YouTube or Twitch.

The new Bitmovin API, which was a direct result of customer feedback, solves these challenges by combining every component in the adaptive streaming video encoding and playback workflow -- encoding, playback, analytics, storage and content delivery -- into one single management interface without locking users into a one-size-fits-all solution. Content providers, broadcasters, integrators and developers can combine any part of the new Bitmovin API, or utilize the whole Bitmovin offering, with their existing video infrastructure.

“We’ve listened to the feedback of our customers and are now ready to deliver the first comprehensive video infrastructure that integrates all aspects of the adaptive streaming workflow into one easy to use API layer,” said Stefan Lederer, CEO of Bitmovin. “As Twilio is to communication, and Stripe is to payments, Bitmovin is the API for video, which enables Netflix- or Twitch-like video experience on the Web. We can’t wait for our customers to experience it.”

Major online video providers such as Ooyala, RTL and Technicolor already use this API in their production environments.

For more information visit www.bitmovin.com.

About Bitmovin

Bitmovin was founded in 2013 by the co-creators of the MPEG-DASH video streaming standard, used by industry leaders like Netflix and YouTube and currently accounts for 50% of US peak internet traffic. The company is laying the groundwork for a cross-platform future dominated by video content. Bitmovin, Inc. is based in Palo Alto, CA, and Klagenfurt, Austria and is privately owned. Investors include Atomico, YCombinator (YC S15), Dawn Capital, SpeedInvest, Constantia New Business and a number of angel investors, including the former VP Engineering of Netflix, the former CTO of Cisco and the founder of Unity. www.bitmovin.com.

Contacts

Press Contact US

Stefan Lederer, +1-650-443-8956

stefan.lederer@bitmovin.com

Skype: stefan-lederer

Twitter: @slederer



Press Contact EMEA/AP

Tristan Boyd, +43-463-203-014

tristan.boyd@bitmovin.com

Twitter: @BoydTristan







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IBKR Unveils More Upgrades to Its Award Winning Trading Platform

GREENWICH, Conn. - Wednesday, November 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Company Announces Greenwich Compliance Corp.

Adds New Forex products

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) has released its November IB Communiqué to inform clients worldwide about the latest enhancements to its Trader Workstation platform (TWS) and new product offerings.

IB Announces Greenwich Compliance

Interactive Brokers recently announced the launch of Greenwich Advisor Compliance Services Corp. as a new resource for experienced investors and traders wishing to start their own investment advisory firm. Greenwich Compliance professionals have regulatory and industry experience who are able to assist investment advisors trading on the IB platform with their registration and compliance needs. Learn more here.

New Financial Products Launched

Interactive Brokers expanded its product offerings this quarter. IB now offers Forex Contracts for Difference (CFDs). Eligible clients can also now trade Forex CFDs using IB’s FXTrader. CFDs are derivative trading instruments that offer opportunities to trade on the price movement of various financial assets.

Natural Language Interface

IB recently rolled out IBot, which lets customers easily enter commands in Trader Workstation in simple text. With IBot, users can access quotes and charts and even enter orders and trades. IB’s developers are working on more IBot enhancements, including voice recognition for mobile devices. Read more about IBot.

PortfolioAnalyst Enhancements

Now you can view sector performance at a glance. This popular tool has expanded reporting capabilities, with heat maps to show sector and symbol performance. IB also added a new color-coded bar chart to show performance by asset class. Read more about recent enhancements to PortfolioAnalyst.

Keep Informed with IB FYIs

Customers can keep abreast of upcoming events that could impact their investments with IB FYIs. Notifications are customized based on each customer’s trading activity and portfolio. For example, the recently released Options Exercise FYI can notify you about the last trading date for options positions you hold, so you’re always up to date on your options. Learn about IB’s FYIs.

IB Feature Explorer Makes Finding Features Fast

To help people quickly locate all the tools and information IB offers, we created the IB Feature Explorer. Accessible from the home page and every menu on IB’s website, the Feature Explorer helps customers easily find information. You can learn more about over 500 of IB’s top features, such as our trading and risk management tools and custody and clearing services. Try the Feature Explorer.

Custom Workspace Layouts

IB’s newest Layout Library is a browser that enables you to customize your own layout or select from our Layout Library. Create your own or choose from over 20 different layouts so you can see exactly what you want in your personalized workspace. Learn more about Custom Workspace Layouts.

Read the entire November IB Communiqué here.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is an automated global electronic broker that specializes in catering to financial professionals by offering state-of-the-art trading technology, superior execution capabilities, worldwide electronic access, and sophisticated risk management tools at exceptionally low costs. The brokerage trading platform utilizes the same innovative technology as the Company's market making business, which specializes in routing orders and executing and processing trades in securities, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds and funds on more than 100 electronic exchanges and trading venues around the world. As a market maker, we provide liquidity at these marketplaces and, as a broker, we provide professional traders and investors with electronic access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds and mutual funds from a single IB Universal Account™. Employing proprietary software on a global communications network, Interactive Brokers is continuously integrating its software with a growing number of exchanges and trading venues into one automatically functioning, computerized platform that requires minimal human intervention.

Contacts

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

For Investors:

Nancy Stuebe, 203-618-4070



For Media:

Kalen Holliday, 203-913-1369







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SES: MX1 Brings Sky Sport News HD Free-to-Air Channel via Satellite

More than 20 Million TV-households in Germany and Austria are able to View Sky Sport News in both high and standard definition

LUXEMBOURG - Thursday, December 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will assist pay TV provider Sky in taking its first steps into free-to-air TV in Germany and Austria, by introducing Sky Sport News to audiences in these two markets.

On 1 December, the 24-hour high definition (HD) sport news channel “Sky Sport News HD” will be free-to-air via satellite. In addition, Sky has contracted additional SES satellite capacity to also broadcast the channel in standard definition (SD). This provides Sky with access to more than 20 million households in Germany and Austria through ASTRA satellites.

Global media services provider MX1 delivers the technical services, including uplink, signal encoding, and the transmission via ASTRA 19.2° East.

“We are pleased to seal the deal with Sky. The free reception of Sky Sport News in HD as well as in SD is – considering the current state of German households – a groundbreaking decision, as SDstandard TV is still of great importance in Germany,” said Christoph Muehleib, Vice President Sales and Marketing SES and responsible for the marketing of MX1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. “By activating both signals, we have the opportunity to reach every household in Germany and Austria which receives their TV signal via satellite.”

Stefan Kunz, Vice President Broadcast Services at Sky Germany, stated “Starting December, Sky Sport News HD, the very first and the only 24-hour sport news channel on German TV, will reach even more viewers via satellite, cable and IPTV. Launching its first free TV channel is an important step for Sky Germany, which we want to achieve with our long time service provider for satellite distribution, MX1.”

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About SES

SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite operator, with more than 50 geostationary satellites (GEO) and, through its subsidiary O3b Networks, 12 medium Earth orbit satellites (MEO). Focusing on value-added, end-to-end solutions in four key market verticals (Video, Enterprise, Mobility and Government), SES provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, and mobile and fixed network operators, as well as business and governmental organizations worldwide. SES's fleet includes the ASTRA satellite system, which has the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) reach in Europe. Through its ownership of O3b Networks, SES significantly enhances existing data capabilities, and is the first satellite provider to deliver a differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide. Another SES subsidiary, MX1, is a leading media service provider and offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media services.

Further information available at: www.ses.com

About MX1

MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), is a global leading media services provider. The world’s first media globalizer works with leading media businesses to transform content into the ultimate viewer experience for a global audience. With more entertainment, more innovation and more impact, MX1 offers a full range of content management, delivery and value-added digital media services. Every day, MX1 distributes more than 2,500 TV channels, manages the playout of over 500 channels, delivers syndicated content to more than 120 leading subscription VOD platforms, delivers over 8,000 hours of online video streaming and delivers more than 500 hours of premium sports and live events. The new company has 16 offices worldwide and operates six global state-of-the-art media centers, enabling customers to reach billions of people around the world. To find out more, visit www.mx1.com and follow LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook und YouTube

Contacts

For further information please contact:

Markus Payer

Corporate Communications

Tel. +352 710 725 500

Markus.Payer@ses.com









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NCI Building Systems Switches to Rimini Street for Support of Oracle E-Business Suite Products

Top U.S. manufacturer invests support savings into customer-facing digital initiative that has already contributed $120 million in revenue over the past two years

LAS VEGAS - Wednesday, November 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail, Oracle Agile PLM and Oracle ATG Web Commerce software, today announced that NCI Building Systems, the leading manufacturer of metal buildings in the commercial and industrial markets in the United States, Mexico and Canada, switched to Rimini Street for support of its Oracle E-Business Suite systems. The switch to Rimini Street support in 2014 immediately saved NCI 50% on its annual maintenance fees and helped them avoid an expensive and disruptive forced upgrade to EBS R12. As a result, the company was able to invest its IT budget savings and freed up resources into the development of a new customer-facing eCommerce portal that has already contributed $120 million in revenue since 2014.

“Beyond the initial cost savings of moving to independent support, there are a lot of other benefits that may not be visible right away. Prior to Rimini Street, we used to spend at least 50-60 percent of our time working with custom code, logging tickets, trying to get responses back, and searching the Web trying to find answers,” said NCI EVP and CIO, Eric Brown. “Now that Rimini Street handles our support, we have the time and also the funds to drive strategic initiatives for the business. In fact, we were able to take the savings and invest in an online eCommerce site for our customers, and today that business segment is worth more than $120 million in revenue over the past two years.”

Beyond Cost Savings, NCI Drives Digital Transformation from Switch to Rimini Street

In 2009, NCI was charged with removing cost from its back-office systems. Brown determined that the software vendor’s support program was too expensive for the value received, inefficient in terms of responsiveness to issued tickets, and limited in scope as it did not cover the customizations NCI made to its EBS software code. Furthermore, NCI saw no business value in upgrading its existing EBS system due to lack of new functionality. Yet, the company wanted to retain the ability to upgrade its EBS 11i instances to R12 when it made sense for the business.

“I have the comfort of knowing that we can upgrade when we want to shift to an R12 instance because the company now has an archive that was created as part of our onboarding process with Rimini Street, including Oracle Database and EBS R12.1.3,” added Brown.

In addition to its ability to upgrade in the future, NCI receives support for customizations at no additional cost, and benefits from Rimini Street’s premium-level support services including 15-minute guaranteed response for Priority 1 critical issues, direct access to a named local Primary Support Engineer (PSE), and 24/7/365 support coverage.

“To me, Rimini Street is a trusted advisor, but more than that, they’re like family. They come in, sit down with us, and work with us to get to where we need to be strategically. And those same individuals on my team who used to spend the majority of their time on EBS support and maintenance issues are now engaged in working with new tools and products, and implementing systems that the business has wanted for many years,” continued Brown.

“For over a decade, Rimini Street has been helping organizations like NCI change the way they allocate their IT budgets and resources, enabling them to innovate, increase productivity and improve performance across the organization,” said Seth A. Ravin, Rimini Street CEO. “Rimini Street remains committed to innovating and investing in the growth of our independent support model to ensure that more organizations around the world can benefit from our premium-level, personalized enterprise software support services.”

To learn more, follow @riministreet on Twitter and find Rimini Street on Facebook and LinkedIn.

About Rimini Street, Inc.

Rimini Street is the global leader in providing independent enterprise software support services. The company has redefined enterprise support services since 2005 with an innovative, award-winning program that enables Oracle and SAP licensees to save up to 90 percent on total support costs. Clients can remain on their current software release without any required upgrades for a minimum of 15 years. Over 1,600 global, Fortune 500, midmarket, and public sector organizations from a broad range of industries have selected Rimini Street as their trusted, independent support provider. To learn more, please visit http://www.riministreet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are based on various assumptions. If the risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Rimini Street assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

Rimini Street and the Rimini Street logo are trademarks of Rimini Street, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved.

Contacts

Rimini Street, Inc.

Michelle McGlocklin, +1 925-264-6579

mmcglocklin@riministreet.com









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Panasonic Develops Industry's First*1 IPS Liquid Crystal Panel with Contrast Ratio of over 1,000,000:1

OSAKA, Japan - Saturday, December 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, today announced it has developed a new model of its IPS liquid crystal panel that achieves a contrast ratio[1] of over 1,000,000:1, which is 600 times*2 that of conventional liquid crystal panels. With Panasonic's unique IPS[2] liquid crystal technologies that feature wide viewing angles, high brightness, and high reliability, the new IPS panel has achieved a high contrast ratio of over 1,000,000:1 by integrating newly developed light-modulating cells that permit pixel-by-pixel control of backlight intensity. This achieves a faithful and high-grade video display, ranging from dazzling light to pitch-black.

The new IPS panel is ideal for use in professional-use High Dynamic Range (HDR) monitors for broadcasting stations and video production studios. HDR displays can reproduce images that are faithful to what people see, ranging from bright light to jet-black darkness. Also, the new high-contrast panel is suitable for use such as medical monitors that require faithful video display and automotive monitors that require clear visibility without black floating[3].

Panasonic's new IPS Liquid Crystal Panel has the following features:

    An industry-first high contrast ratio of over 1,000,000:1, which is 600 times that of conventional products
    Capable of stable operation at a maximum brightness of 1,000 cd/m2
    Can be manufactured using existing liquid crystal panel manufacturing facilities

The new high-contrast IPS panel solves the problems inherent in conventional liquid crystal panels. Despite their track record in wide-ranging applications from B-to-C to B-to-B fields, conventional liquid crystal panels suffer black floating, white washout phenomenon, in dark parts of the display area when the backlight intensity is increased to raise brightness. When the backlight intensity is lowered to make dark parts clearer, these panels also suffer a loss in sparkle in bright parts.

Suitable applications:
High-end monitors for broadcasting, video production, medical, automotive, and other fields

Sample availability:
Sample shipment will start in January 2017.

Notes:
*1           Among IPS liquid crystal panels within a single screen without using any backlight control technique
            (as of November 28, 2016, based on a survey conducted by Panasonic)
*2           Compared with Panasonic's current products that have a contrast ratio of 1,800:1


[Features]

1.
         

Industry-first high contrast ratio of over 1,000,000:1 — 600 times that of conventional products
            Conventional liquid crystal panels, with a contrast ratio of approximately 1,800:1, suffer black floating in dark parts when the backlight intensity is increased, and they suffer a loss in sparkle in bright parts when the backlight intensity is lowered.

            Panasonic’s new high-contrast IPS panel uses newly developed light-modulating cells, which operate based on the operating principle of liquid crystals, and these cells are integrated into the display cells. As a result, it is capable of controlling the amount of backlight entering the display cells pixel by pixel, thus achieving a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1.

            The light-modulating cells are composed of a liquid crystal material that differs in light-transmission properties from that used in the display cells, allowing independent control of the display and light-modulating cells. This has reduced light leakage significantly, allowing finely-tuned gradation expression. Furthermore, the application of Panasonic's IPS liquid crystal technologies, developed for industrial use, has achieved a contrast of 1,000,000:1 (maximum brightness: 1,000 cd/m2, minimum brightness: 0.001 cd/m2) while maintaining features including wide viewing angles and high light-transmission efficiency.

            Consequently, the new high-contrast IPS panel can make HDR-compatible displays for professional use at broadcasting stations and video production studios, and is suitable for uses including medical monitors and automotive monitors.


2.
         

Capable of stable operation at a maximum brightness of 1,000 cd/m2
            The new high-contrast IPS panel achieves a maximum brightness of 1,000 cd/m2 by enhancing the transmittance of the display and light-modulating cells and adopting a high-brightness backlight. For the light-modulating cells, the company has developed a light-tolerant material that provides stable operation over a long period of time, despite exposure to intense light from the high-brightness backlight, as well as a unique cell structure.


3.
         

Can be manufactured using existing liquid crystal panel manufacturing facilities
            The new panel can be manufactured using the existing equipments for liquid crystal panel manufacturing. Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., possesses an industry-leading scale of 8.5th-generation (G8.5)[4] production lines that are capable of manufacturing 10- to 100-inch products.


[Terminology]
[1]           Contrast
            Ratio of the brightness of white to that of black of a display
[2]           IPS (In-Plane Switching) liquid crystal
            A liquid crystal operating mode that displays images by rotating liquid crystal molecules in a plane parallel to the substrates to change light transmittance
[3]           Black floating
            Phenomenon in which black parts appear slightly whitish when watching a display screen in a dark room environment
[4]           8.5th generation (G8.5)
            Production lines that use glass substrates of 2,500 mm x 2,200 mm


    URL for downloading product photos
    "Panasonic Newsroom Global" - http://news.panasonic.com/global/press/

About Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development of diverse electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, enterprise solutions and device industries. Since its founding in 1918, the company has expanded globally and now operates 474 subsidiaries and 94 associated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of 7.553 trillion yen for the year ended March 31, 2016. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the company uses its technologies to create a better life and a better world for its customers. To learn more about Panasonic: http://www.panasonic.com/global.

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Contacts

Media Contact:

Panasonic Corporation

Global Communications Department

Media Promotion Office

+81-3-3574-5729

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos Collaborate on Nanotechnology R&D Platform

SAINT-PREX, Switzerland - Wednesday, November 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos today announced a long-term collaboration aimed at improving the bioavailability, efficacy and safety profile of oral therapeutic medicines through nanotechnology. Potential benefits of research in this area include a reduction of adverse effects, increased patient adherence to treatment and more convenient dosing.

From 2017, a joint R&D centre and programme, named Nanotechnology Innovation Laboratory Enterprise (NILE), will be housed at Aché’s R&D centre in São Paulo, Brazil, funded by Ferring and Aché and governed by a joint steering committee.

The centre will explore nanotechnology as a delivery system for future medicines through programmes designed to match each company’s therapeutic needs. For Ferring, this means a focus on peptides and proteins in reproductive health, gastroenterology and urology. For Aché, it represents a strategic platform to accelerate new therapeutic entity developments addressing different technical needs in order to deliver better product solutions.

“Peptides and proteins delivered orally are challenged by their inherent poor bioavailability and stability in the gastrointestinal tract, leading to less predictive therapeutic effect,” said Alan Harris, Senior Vice President, R&D, Ferring Pharmaceuticals. “Our collaboration is focused on developing new nanotechnology-based pharmaceutical treatments to solve these challenges and better serve the needs of our patients.”

“Developing new therapeutic entities by improving drug delivery characteristics of existing molecules could help improve quality of life for patients all over the world,” said Paulo Nigro, CEO of Aché. “By collaborating along the R&D path in this exciting field, we will create a unique scientific environment able to tackle the main challenges in existing formulations and address unmet medical needs.”

The collaboration will be inaugurated with the first NILE International Nanotechnology Workshop, taking place in São Paulo from 1 - 2 December 2016 and featuring Brazilian and international nanotechnology experts from leading academic sites around the world.



About Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is a branch of technology focused on understanding and controlling matter at the very smallest scales. At nanoscale, properties can be very different when compared to those with which we are familiar. Such radical new properties mean that nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionise current drug delivery technologies, and offers many opportunities to create revolutionary new drug delivery systems, formulations for poorly soluble drugs and novel devices. In addition to the potential advantages of enhancing systemic administration, nanoparticulate drug delivery systems can also be used for site-specific delivery, thus alleviating unwanted toxicity due to nonspecific distribution, helping to improve patient compliance and provide favourable clinical outcomes. Nanotechnology platforms will help in the development of advanced drug-delivery systems to decrease the failure rate of new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), bio-therapeutic agents and vaccines caused by poor absorption, or distribution, significant drug toxicity, and rapid metabolism or excretion.

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Headquartered in Switzerland, Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group active in global markets. The company identifies, develops and markets innovative products in the areas of reproductive health, urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and orthopaedics. Ferring has its own operating subsidiaries in nearly 60 countries and markets its products in 110 countries. To learn more about Ferring or its products please visit www.ferring.com.

About Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos

Aché is a Brazilian company with 50 years of experience in the Latin American pharmaceutical market. Aché has four industrial production sites in Brazil and employees nearly 4,500 people. Half of them are focused on demand generation in the field offering a portfolio of more than 300 brands in nearly 800 submissions to meet the needs of healthcare professionals and consumers. Even though the core business is in the prescription medicines, Aché is also present in OTC, Generics, Skin Cosmetics and Nutraceuticals. In all, 130 therapeutic classes and more than 20 medical specialties are served. Recently, with the creation of Bionovis, it has began operating in Biotechnology field. Aché exports to 20 countries in Americas, Africa, Middle East and Japan. To know more about Aché, please visit www.ache.com.br.

Contacts

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Lindsey Rodger

Tel. +41 (0) 58 451 40 23

lindsey.rodger@ferring.com



or

Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos

CDI Public Relations

Deyvis Drusian Gomes

+ 55 (11) 3817-7994

deyvis@cdicom.com.br







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