Science Education & Policy

MSP And INEOS Workers Discuss Scottish Apprenticeship Bill

LONDON, May 30 /PRNewswire/-- John Park MSP will meet with fellow Unite members at the INEOS Grangemouth refinery today (Friday 30th May) as part of the consultation process of Labour's Apprenticeship (Scotland) Bill. The Bill which has been put forw ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 30 2008 - 4:32am

Jacques Van Rijckevorsel Elected New PlasticsEurope President

BRUSSELS, May 30 /PRNewswire/-- Jacques van Rijckevorsel, Member of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA, is the new PlasticsEurope President. Mr. van Rijckevorsel was elected at the PlasticsEurope General Assembly in Ferrera, Italy, and replaces John Tay ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 30 2008 - 6:32am

An Economic Case For Biodiversity

Pavan Sukhdev of Deutsche Bank has laid out a case for what he called a "comprehensive and compelling economic case for the conservation of biodiversity" today. Nature obviously provides human society with a vast diversity of benefits, like food, ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2008 - 10:02am

Dirty Bertie Dishes Tissue Advice To Mums

LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- A new survey reveals more than three quarters- 84%- of the country's mums are unknowingly teaching their kids the incorrect routine when it comes to handling coughs and sneezes. However, we ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 1 2008 - 6:30pm

UK Must Attract More Highly Skilled Migrant Workers

LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- The UK will need to attract more highly skilled workers from abroad- both from the European Union and outside it- in order to secure the future of high technology, 'knowledge intensive' industries in an increasingly ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 1 2008 - 6:30pm

Tata Interactive And Dave Vance Conduct Simulation Workshop To Improve Business Strategies

MUMBAI, India, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) and Dave Vance, formerly President of Caterpillar University, conducted a TOPSIM(R) Learning Manager simulation workshop for decision makers in Learning and Development in the UK. The one ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 2:30am

Amazon.com Chief Technology Officer And Executives From SAP And IBM To Keynote Europe's Premier Software As A Service Conference

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/--- SIIA's OnDemand Europe 2008 Will Bring Industry Leaders Together in Amsterdam June 9-11 What does the future of the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry look like, and how will companies that enable or deliver SaaS ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 6:30am

Bridgewater Systems Selected As Vendor For Sprint's XOHM WiMAX Network

OTTAWA, June 2 /PRNewswire/--- Leading Subscriber-Centric Service Control Vendor to Provide Best of Breed Network Access Control Solution for 4G Network ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 6:30am

Simbionix Takes Non-Invasive GYN Surgical Training To The Next Level

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- Simbionix has announced the release of a new and exciting module for its LAP Mentor simulator that gives trainees hands-on experience with different techniques and alternative approaches to the treatment of ectopic p ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 9:33am

Smith & Nephew Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Products To Be Available To Patients Through The Medicare Part B Competitive Bidd

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) announced today that its negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) products will be available in nine of the ten designated metro ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 1:32pm