STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering,Mathematics)

Technology infrastructure, access to qualified talent and R&D spend are key to Hong Kong's development as a smart city, finds KPMG survey

HONG KONG, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Further enhancement of Hong Kong's technology infrastructure is a critical factor to the city's development as a smart city by 2030. That's according to nearly half of the executives polled in a new KPMG survey, titledFuture Hong Kong 2030.   Published ...

2020-04-29 17:56 2069

Only science can give an exact answer to the origin of novel coronavirus

BEIJING, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by Liu Haiying from Science and Technology Daily: On April 20, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning at a news conference in Geneva, saying that lack of international solidarity is aggrav...

2020-04-28 23:22 1864

thinkproject Enters Enterprise Asset Management Market With Acquisition of RAMM Software

MUNICH and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- thinkproject, Europe's leading construction and engineering SaaS provider, has acquired 100% of RAMM Software. An established SaaS player in the ANZ market for asset management and operations, the acquisition of RAMM will allow thin...

2020-04-28 15:00 2717

Berkeley Lights Launches Two New Capabilities in the Opto Cell Therapy Development 1.0 Workflow to Accelerate the Creation Of Effective Cancer Immunotherapies

The new multiplex cytokine and cytotoxicity assays as a part of the Opto Cell Therapy Development 1.0 workflow will help users of the Berkeley Lights' platform develop cancer immunotherapies faster EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Berkeley Lights, Inc., a leader in Digit...

2020-04-28 00:00 2787

Menarini Silicon Biosystems Explores New Application for Circulating Endothelial Cells in COVID-19

Enumeration of Circulating Endothelial Cells (CECs) with CELLSEARCH platform may offer a new tool for investigating the role of the damaged endothelium in SARS-CoV-2 infection and clinical manifestation BOLOGNA, Italy, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Menarini Silicon Biosystems, a global leader i...

2020-04-27 20:10 1575

ERBA Mannheim Launches CE Marked COVID-19 Antibody ELISA Kits - FDA EUA Following Soon

LONDON, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic,Erba Mannheim today announced the development and imminent launch of itsErbaLisa® COVID-19 ELISA kits for detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The assays have been designed for use either manually or ...

2020-04-27 08:00 2328

Light Up the Future - CHD library online is officially being launched

BEIJING, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 22nd of April local time, Light Up the Future -CHD library online  ( http://www.chd.com.cn/library ) operated by China Huadian (CHD) had witnessed its grand opening.

2020-04-24 16:30 3634

Icelandic Genomes Elucidate Neanderthal Heritage of Europeans

Archaic genetic fragments comprising nearly half the Neanderthal genome are circulating in the European gene pool today The average European carries more than 500 such archaic fragments, including SNPs linked to prostate cancer risk, iron retention, blood clotting speed, and height REYKJAVIK, I...

2020-04-23 01:33 3289

SAS and IIASA call for crowd-driven artificial intelligence to help track deforestation

SINGAPORE, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS is committed to building a global community of innovators that use technology to ignite positive change for people and the planet. This Earth Day, SAS and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) are implementing the next gener...

2020-04-22 10:00 2486

Xinhua Silk Road: International economic, trade, tourism festival spurs dev. of E China's Yangzhou

BEIJING, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2020 China Yangzhou Flowery March International Economic,Trade and Tourism Festival kicked off onApril 18 in Yangzhou of east China's Jiangsu Province with 36 key projects contracted at the opening ceremony. ...

2020-04-21 16:47 3256

The First Hong Kong Starlink Project: Golden Bauhinia Satellite to Build a Smart City of the Future

HONG KONG, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smart City in the 5G era is on the way, as the satellite industry pioneer, Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group, Ltd. (HKATG), has launched its first starlink project, theGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Golden Bauhinia Satellite Constellati...

2020-04-20 09:00 3778

PharmaBlock Opens New Chemistry and Engineering Technology Center in Zhejiang

NANJING, China, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Early this April, PharmaBlock Sciences (Nanjing), Inc. announced the launch of a new Chemistry and Engineering Technology Center (CETC) located next to its GMP manufacturing site in Shangyu,Zhejiang Province. Addition of the CETC will further strengt...

2020-04-13 20:00 1329

New Research Reassures & Advises Contact Lens Wearers During Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic; Offers Clear Facts and Hygiene Advice

Peer-Reviewed Paper by Prominent Scientists Reinforces Need for Hand Washing, Warns that Wearing Glasses / Spectacles Does Not Reduce Risk of Infection WATERLOO, Ontario, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Moving swiftly to address and correct harmful myths and misinformation, a new peer-reviewed pap...

2020-04-13 20:00 5086

Earth Challenge 2020

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Challenge 2020 (Earth Challenge) launched today marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This project creates a global expansion of open source citizen science data and opportunities for civic engagement. Earth Challenge has two goals. First, to...

2020-04-10 07:49 2628

CQC and Total Announce Multi-year Collaboration to Develop Quantum Algorithms for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) announced today that they have entered into a multi-year partnership with Total S.A. to develop quantum algorithms and quantum computing solutions for advanced carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) techno...

2020-04-09 22:45 3351

Estonia's Public and Private Sectors Come Together in E-Hackathon to Develop Innovative Solutions Admist the Crisis

TALLINN, Estonia, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On the day the state of emergency was declared inEstonia, a public-private e-hackathon was held as one of the first crisis responses to offer quick and feasible solutions to combat the impacts of COVID-19 outbreak. Estonia has a number of digital an...

2020-04-09 21:44 2472

HPC-AI Advisory Council and National Supercomputing Centre Singapore Expand 3rd APAC HPC-AI Competition to Address COVID-19

SINGAPORE, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The HPC-AI Advisory Council (HPCAIAC) and the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC)Singapore announced today that they have joined the global fight against COVID-19 by expanding the 2020 APAC HPC-AI competition to address education and applied learning tow...

2020-04-08 09:00 8226

Cambridge Quantum Computing Performs the World's First Quantum Natural Language Processing Experiment

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Quantum Computing ("CQC") announces that they have used the "natively quantum" structure of natural language to open up an entirely new realm of possible applications by translating grammatical sentences into quantum circuits, and then i...

2020-04-07 20:05 1507

Quantron AG Becomes Importer of CATL in Europe

AUGSBURG, Germany, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The trend towards electric vehicles is steadily growing. The Augsburg-based company and CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) concluded a comprehensive trade and service agreement: Quantron is from now on an authorized distributor and ...

2020-04-07 19:13 2094

CROMSOURCE Announces Launch of COVID-19 Clinical Trial

VERONA, Italy, 7 April, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CROMSOURCE, an international contract research organization (CRO) with its global headquarters inVerona, Italy, has announced that it has initiated its first COVID-19 trial on behalf of a European pharmaceutical company. This trial is expected to be pe...

2020-04-07 19:01 2679