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Single-use Bioprocessing Systems Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2016 – 2024

LONDON, Nov. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Single-use Bioprocessing Systems Market: Trends and Opportunities Bioprocessing is a significant part of biopharmaceutical development and production processes and single-use bioprocessing systems, which are meant for one-time use, have recently found their unique position in the biopharmaceutical and biotherapeutics industry. Biomanufacturing facilities which once housed only stainless steel equipment are paving the way for a hybrid setup which also incorporates single-use technologies. New facilities manufacturing biologics, especially CRO’s/CMO’s and small biotechnology startups are increasingly opting for fully single-use plants. These systems have made the production of clinical trial drugs as well as commercially manufactured…

Vodafone, Spark and Chorus working together to restore services to Kaikoura

Telecommunications infrastructure providers, Vodafone, Spark and Chorus, are working closely together to explore all options to restore services to Kaikoura. The earthquake damaged a major fibre optic cable that runs from the top of the South Island, along State Highway 1 through Clarence and Kaikoura, to Christchurch, which supports both fixed line and mobile networks. Six breaks have been identified along this cable, and the conditions and nature of the damage to the cable and the adjacent State Highway means that restoration work is going to take a considerable amount of time. Repairs may take weeks or possibly months. People…

Victoria scientists scoop sought-after awards

Three Victoria University of Wellington researchers are among a small group of emerging New Zealand scientists to receive highly sought-after Rutherford Discovery Fellowships from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Dr Huw Horgan, a senior lecturer in Victoria’s School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences and Antarctic Research Centre, Dr Baptiste Auguié, a former postdoctoral fellow in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences and Dr Jeremy Owen, a senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, have each been awarded funding of $800,000 over five years. Victoria University staff received three of 10 fellowships announced by Science and…

20 Dutch companies on Trade Mission to NZ

Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Nov-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Tuesday the 8th of November, Foodstuffs North Island Ltd welcomes 20 innovative Dutch companies from horticultural and agricultural sectors, on a Trade Mission from the Netherlands to New Zealand. The trade delegation is headed by Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister Kamp. The trip is taking place parallel to the state visit by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. New Zealand and the Netherlands are like minded international partners and business cooperation is very successful. We share a number of similar values including freedom, democracy and human rights. We…

Technology makes horticulture more appealing to youths

Efforts by primary stakeholders, helped by the rising prevalence of technology in the horticultural sector, appear to be paying off as more and more young people enter the industry. Initiatives such as the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2016 Competition – to be contested on Thursday 10 November – andT&G Pipfruit’s annual Young Fruit Growers recent competition, which attracted spectators from Hastings Girls High School, are helping to change perceptions and generate excitement about careers in one of New Zealand's more profitable primary industries. T&G is a major partner of the national Young Hort competition, but also runs the company's…

Air New Zealand signs significant new components contract

Air New Zealand has signed a licensing agreement to overhaul and repair auxiliary power units (APUs) produced by Honeywell Aerospace at its Christchurch engineering and maintenance base. The eight year deal will see Air New Zealand as the only certified Honeywell maintenance shop for the APU 131-9A model in Oceania and will see the airline maintain and repair APUs, which power aircraft while on the ground, for Air New Zealand and third party customers based around the Asia Pacific region. The agreement will also create 45 new jobs in Christchurch, the majority of which are high skilled engineering jobs. Air…

Promoting financial stability in the rapidly evolving financial services landscape

The Reserve Bank remains focused on preserving financial stability, while facilitating innovation and improved efficiency in the rapidly-evolving payments space, Deputy Governor Grant Spencer said today. In a speech to the Payments NZ conference, Mr Spencer said the payments landscape around the world is changing dramatically as customers demand more real-time payment options, innovative new technologies are developed and more players enter the market. “Alongside the rapid pace of innovation and technology change, there are some serious risks, which policy makers around the world are responding to. These include cybersecurity threats, concentration risks from outsourcing to third-party suppliers, and the…

90 percent of exhibition space already booked for LIGNA 2017

LIGNA, the world’s leading trade fair for machinery, plant and tools for the woodworking and timber processing industry, is gearing up for its 2017 season (22 to 26 May). While the opening day is still about six months away, the organizers, Deutsche Messe and the German Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association, can already speak of an excellent turnout: 90 percent of the available exhibition space has been booked. “LIGNA is on track for success. In fact, compared with the same stage in the planning cycle for the last show, we are well ahead in terms of booked space,” commented Christian Pfeiffer,…

Commission proposes to decline NZME/Fairfax merger

The Commerce Commission has today published its draft determination on NZME and Fairfax’s application under the Commerce Act seeking authorisation to merge their media operations in New Zealand. The Commission’s preliminary view is that it should decline to authorise the merger. The proposed merger would bring together New Zealand’s two largest newspaper networks and two largest news websites. The Commission has assessed the impact of the merger on competition in both advertising and reader markets for a number of media platforms as well as the overall impact on quality and plurality (diversity of voices). The Commission’s preliminary view is that…

Free first step to future proof your building

Property owners and tenants are being offered the chance to get a free assessment done on their office buildings to start them on the journey to obtaining a NABERSNZ Certified Rating. NABERSNZ is an independent measurement and rating tool that benchmarks the energy performance of commercial office buildings in New Zealand. NABERSNZ is delivered in New Zealand by EECA Business in collaboration with the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC). NZGBC chief executive Andrew Eagles today announced 60 free NABERSNZ feasibility assessments are available for existing office properties in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. The assessments would look at what is…

Lessons learned from the Saudi sheep saga

Wellington, Nov 4, 16 - The Auditor-General's report on the Government's Saudi Sheep Contract provides the basis for a wider public debate about corruption and bribery. The report shows the need for detailed analysis about what happened and how to avoid similar re-occurrences. Transparency International's New Zealand (TINZ) Chair, Suzanne Snively, congratulates the Office of the Auditor General on the landmark report into the Saudi sheep contracts acknowledging its importance and the year-long investigation. Snively said "We are particularly pleased with its message about the dangers of complacency about corruption, and the need for transparency to be used as the…

Commission proposes to continue telephone number portability

The Commerce Commission has today released a draft determination proposing to continue the regulation of number portability services for both local and mobile telephone numbers for another 5 years. Number portability enables a customer to switch telecommunications providers while retaining the same telephone number. Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Stephen Gale said the draft determination included proposals to make some changes to the number portability terms to improve its efficiency and workability. "Being able to keep the same phone number makes it much easier and convenient for consumers to switch between providers, which well over a million New Zealanders have done since…