Sigma Designs Signs Agreement to Purchase Trident-s Digital Television Business

Sigma Designs Signs Agreement to Purchase Trident-s Digital Television Business

MILPITAS, CA — (Marketwire) — 03/21/12 — Sigma Designs®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of connected media platforms, today announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to serve as the "stalking horse" bidder to acquire certain assets of Trident Microsystems, Inc.-s Digital Television (DTV) Business, which includes certain products, licensed intellectual property, software and leased facilities, for $21 million in cash plus assumption of specified liabilit

REE International Enters Into Joint Venture With B.M. Gold

BOSTON, MA — (Marketwire) — 03/21/12 — REE International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: REEI) (the "Company"), a U.S. based mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and production of rare earth elements, today announces that it has signed a joint venture agreement with B.M. Gold, a South American mining company. B.M. Gold owns and manages substantial mining properties throughout South America, focusing primarily on the production of gold, silver, tantalum, and copper.Tom Mackay,

Irish Firm Nualight Announces $100 Million Lighting Alliance With American Company Hussmann During Taoiseach-s St. Patrick-s Day Washington Visit

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Nualight, a leading specialist in lighting for food retail, has announced a $100 million opportunity with Hussmann, a global manufacturer of refrigerated display merchandisers and refrigeration systems. The announcement was made today during the Taoiseach-s St. Patrick-s Day visit to Washington.The deal represents a new co-development alliance between Nualight, an Enterprise Ireland supported company, and Hussmann to develop and provide visual merc

Munich experts to discuss novel in vitro cell models

Munich experts to discuss novel in vitro cell models

03.2012 – More than 20 scientists met in early March at IZB Martinsried near Munich to discuss ways of further improving in vitro cell models. Modern preclinical research would not anymore exist without them.
Key issues remain with regard to predictivity as there continues to be a lack of advanced cell lines resembling in vivo conditions. Instead, easy to handle cancer cell lines are often being used. Also, there are limitations with traditional 2D cell cultures.
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