Monthly archives: November, 2018

German Brand Awards 2019: In search of the strongest brands and brandstrategists

The German Brand Awards 2019 are now open for international companies, agencies and marketers to register. The German Brand Awards are presented by the German Design Council and the German Brand Institute and honour the most innovative brands, consistent brand management and sustainable brand communication. The German Brand Awards discover and present unique trends – …

World-first virtual pregnancy wins top funding

An international project to create a world-first virtual pregnant uterus has won the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute major New Zealand funding. Bioengineer Dr Alys Clark and biomedical scientist Dr Jo James have been awarded $954,000 from New Zealand’s prestigious Marsden Fund over three years to research the anatomy and physiology of the blood vessels …

Latin America grows but faces the risks of unfair competition

Alacero – Cartagena de Indias, November 7th, 2018. Despite signs of recovery for two consecutive years, Latin America has been struggling from the effects of China and Turkey imports. The main theme discussed throughout the Alacero-59 Congress was the concern about increased imports and declining exports in the region, despite the prospect of ending 2018 …

BREAKING: Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate Responds to Public Outcry, Commits to Robust Anti-Deforestation Action Plan 

SumOfUs and Mighty Earth campaign Lindt & Sprüngli to commit to more sustainable sourcing of cocoa A campaign from SumOfUs, an international consumer group, and environmental NGO Mighty Earth urged Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli to publicly commit to an ambitious anti-deforestation policy for sourcing cocoa beans. The groups’ campaign efforts were bolstered with a …

World’s Largest Single Modular Ethylene Cracking Furnace successfully shipped

(October 31, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province) The ninth ethylene cracking furnace for Zhejiang Petrochemical’s 40,000kt/a Integrated Refining and Petrochemical Complex Project (“the Project”) undertaken by Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (“Wison Engineering”) (02236.HK) who is responsible for modularize design, construction and installation of the project has been successfully shipped to the project site, and joins the …

Aujas and Endgame announce partnership to deliver advanced managed endpoint protection services

Bangalore, India – November 06, 2018: Aujas, a leader in cybersecurity transformation services, and Endgame, the leader in unified protection against targeted attacks, today announced a new strategic partnership. Through the alliance, Aujas’ Managed Endpoint Detection, Response, and Prevention Service (MEDR) will be powered by Endgame’s best-in-class endpoint protection platform to stop targeted attacks before …