English press releases

Gilead Sciences to Release First Quarter 2019 Financial Results on Thursday, May 2, 2019

— Conference Call and Webcast to Follow — FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced today that its first quarter 2019 financial...

Hologic Receives European CE Mark for ThinPrep® Genesis Processor, an Automated Cytology Slide and Molecular Sample System

New instrument offers workflow, automation, chain of custody and ergonomic benefits to clinical labs MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) announced today that the...

Ipsen Completes Acquisition of Clementia Pharmaceuticals

Ipsen’s Rare Diseases portfolio significantly enhanced with late-stage drug candidate, palovarotene, for the treatment of rare bone disorders in adult and pediatric patients Transaction reinforces...

IFF Signs UN Global LGBTI Standards of Conduct for Business

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Regulatory News: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF) (Euronext Paris: IFF) (TASE: IFF), a leading innovator of scent, taste, and nutrition,...

Financial year 2018: Boehringer Ingelheim grows and invests

Well-filled research pipeline in oncology, fibrotic diseases, immunology and metabolic diseases Operating growth outpaces the market in all businesses Technical integration of the animal health...

ABB: Resilient Growth

ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)– FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Total orders +3%1, order backlog +6% Base orders +6%, higher in all divisions and regions Revenues +4%, book-to-bill2 1.11x Operational...

ABB Names Peter Voser as Interim CEO; Ulrich Spiesshofer Steps Down

ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Board of Directors of ABB and its CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer (55) have mutually agreed for him to step down from his role,...

Tech for Good – Aruna Wins Alipay-NUS Enterprise Social Innovation Challenge for Using Digital Technology to Raise Incomes of Fishermen

SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Alipay-NUS Enterprise Social Innovation Challenge (“Challenge”), jointly launched by Alipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services...

Gilead and insitro Announce Strategic Collaboration to Discover and Develop Novel Therapies for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gilead Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and insitro announced today that the companies have entered into a...

Samsung Successfully Completes 5nm EUV Development To Allow Greater Area Scaling and Ultra-low Power Benefits

Samsung Electronics makes major strides in EUV-based advanced nodes, including 7nm mass production and 6nm customer tape-out SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,...

97% of Gemalto shares have been tendered to the Thales offer

Following the Post-Closing Acceptance Period, which ended yesterday, approximately 97.02% of Gemalto shares have now been tendered to the Thales offer Settlement of Shares tendered...

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires stake in SoundTalks NV, begins pilot programme

• Boehringer Ingelheim plans a pilot programme using the innovative SoundTalksTM system in select pig barns • The goal is to harness the power of...

Independent large real-world study comparing NOACs in AF-patients

A recently published large retrospective comparative study investigated stroke, bleeding and mortality risks in older US Medicare patients treated with commonly marketed oral anticoagulants for...

New post-hoc analysis of EMPA-REG OUTCOME® examined cost-effectiveness of empagliflozin versus standard of care in a subgroup of people with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease

Empagliflozin, in addition to standard of care, has the potential to improve economic outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease who...

Kuwait Finance House Chooses IDEMIA’s Technology for the Country’s First Metal Payment Card

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, is delighted to announce its partnership with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) to offer...