Arix Bioscience plc ("Arix") (LSE: ARIX), a global venture capital company focused on investing in and building breakthrough biotech companies, today announces that it has invested in new portfolio company STipe Therapeutics ("STipe"), a company founded to exploit a novel mechanism in the Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) Pathway, a major driver of innate immunity, and reg...

An overwhelming majority of professional recruitment companies are concerned about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. That’s according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies ([APSCo|https://www.apsco.org/).

A survey of the trade association’s membership revealed that 87% of the professional recruitment firms polled are concerned about the implications should freedo...

Industries that make an above average use of intellectual property rights (IPRs) such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright generate 45% of GDP (EUR 6.6 trillion) in the EU annually and account for 63 million jobs (29% of all jobs). In the UK, these IP rights-intensive industries account for more than 8.4 million jobs (28.1% of all UK jobs), and contribute more than EUR 1 trilli...

Project Heather has announced the opening of a consultation, presenting its suggested elements for what an ideal issuer on its exchange might look like, including the core pillars required to support impact reporting by its issuers. The consultation will feed into the Impact Reporting Requirements for the proposed Scottish-based stock exchange. Speaking ahead of the UN’s Climate Action Summit at t...

Microsoft Corp. has nominated Emma Walmsley, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and member of the GSK board, to the Microsoft board of directors. Walmsley will be presented for election at the company's annual shareholders meeting, which will be held Dec. 4, 2019.

"Emma is an accomplished business leader who led major advances in research and development at GSK and will bring her significant i...

Ingka Group (Ingka Holding B.V. and its controlled entities) strategic partner to IKEA franchisee system, has reached agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to acquire a 49% stake in two Solar PV projects in Utah and Texas. With a total of 403 megawatt capacity this development ranks among the larger Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects in the United States.

"Investing in renewa...

After an impactful re-launch at Winter and Summer NAMM, artists, players and fans are continuing to experience Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand, rejuvenated. Gibson announced today it will return to Japan and China for the re-launch of the leading guitar brand's new vision and new products throughout Asia. Gibson will showcase an array of new guitars, top talent and a handful of ra...

Kountable recently announced credit bureau reporting in Rwanda and Kenya as a new benefit for its SME (small and medium enterprise) partners who typically lack a credit history. A pervasive problem for SMEs across the globe is the absence of a financial footprint or a "thin file," because of the limited credit information gathered for these hundreds of millions of businesses. The result ...

GS1 US® has published a new Implementation Guideline titled Applying the GS1 Lightweight Messaging Standard for DSCSA Verification of Returned Product Identifiers to help the pharmaceutical industry address impending requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for verification of saleable returns.

Commencing November 27, 2019, the DSCSA requires pharmaceutical wholesale dist...