27.01.2012

Vaccine Production: ‘Best-in-Class’

The production of pharmaceutical products requires strict compliance with specified ambient conditions. Since the building automation systems (BAS) must meet very special requirements and increasingly stringent official regulations. more25.01.2012

Atlanta – The Center for Global Health

Down South - Atlanta has a healthy biosciences community with a rich mix of pharmaceutical, medical devices, diagnostic and medical supply companies; contract laboratory, preclinical and clinical research organizations; and world-class public and private institutions and universities. Atlanta's Bioscience Cluster more10.01.2012

Weak Euro Cold Comfort for European Exporters

Currency hedging, dollar costs and the potential for a deeper economic crisis stand between European exporters and any easy win from weakness in the euro currency. The euro has lost 10% of its value against the dollar since late October and is close to a 16-month low at around 1.28, hit by mounting concerns over Europe's debt crisis and two interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank. more02.01.2012

Siemens Fixing Cyber Bugs In Industrial Control Systems

Siemens said it is working to fix security flaws in industrial controls products that the U.S. government warned could make public utilities, hospitals and other critical parts of the country's infrastructure vulnerable to attack by hackers. more14.06.2011

Samsung LED Launches Patent Countersuit Against Osram

Samsung LED said on Sunday it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Osram Korea Co. and two other Korean sales agents of German lightbulb maker Osram at a Seoul district court.        Samsung LED said in a statement the lawsuit was in response to a patent suit brought against it by Osram.        more11.05.2011

Full Automation At Low Costs

Benefits at a Lower Cost - The downturn of global economy has not reduced the need for investing in process automation. It has, however, prompted creative thinking. The value and quality of devices that would have been scrapped just a few years ago is now thoroughly evaluated. In some cases it turns out that all the benefits of a fully automated system can be obtained at lower efforts and lower costs, simply by upgrading of process instrumentation devices already in use. BASF in Ballerup in Denmark has tested the concept and reduced their need for manpower. 
more14.04.2011

German CCS Bill Details, Initiatives

Germany on Wednesday relaunched legislation to back further development of carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) needed for coal-to-power generation. CCS is meant to protect the environment as CO2 no longer gets trapped in the atmosphere but the economics of the method are questionable as additional space and more energy is needed for the process, and power plant efficiency decreases. Other countries exploring the technology include the United States and Australia as would-be exporters target coal-burning markets such as China. more17.01.2011

Alan Hippe to Leave ThyssenKrupp, Will Join Roche as CFO in April

Outgoing ThyssenKrupp finance chief Alan Hippe will take up the same position at Roche Holding, replacing Erich Hunziker as the Swiss drugmaker implements cost cuts after a series of pipeline setbacks. Hippe will join Roche as a member of the corporate executive committee in April, Roche said in a statement on Monday, as the group brings in another expert familiar with a hard business environment. more12.11.2010

New MESA International 2011 Board of Directors Named

MESA International has announced the results of its annual election for its International Board of Directors (BOD). As is MESA's practice, voting was conducted via an electronic ballot made available online to MESA Premium Members globally. The ballot was published in late September with votes cast and tallied in October.
more14.09.2010

Linde Says to Pull Out of Iran

German group Linde will halt all business operations in Iran due to political developments there, the world's number-two industrial gases producer said on Monday. "We have already decided months ago not to do any new business there in Iran," a company spokesman said. "In the light of the political developments in the past weeks, we have decided meanwhile to completely stop all activities in Iran." more