[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Professional medical devices company, DIMEDI Co., Ltd (CEO Nam Yun, www.demedi.co.kr), revealed that it will be attending the upcoming 29th KIMES (Korea International Medical + Hospital Equipment Show) held at Seoul COEX Exhibition Hall from Thursday, March 21 ~Sunday March 24, 2013. On a scale totaling 37,000㎡, 467 local companies and 37 countries including U.S., China, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, etc. are expected to attend. Over 1,000 global companies will be attending to exhibit medical related products. In total, 30,000 booths will be exhibited. Start
[By NBC-1Tv H. J Yook]Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches Spring Wedding Promotion for 2 months until April 30th offering various wedding services ranging from family meetings to honeymoon packages. Customers planning a bride and groom family greeting can receive 10% discount at all Chosun Hotel restaurants when paying with Citicard, and an additional wine service at Sonsooheon, Xingkai and Kisara on top of 10% discount. Citicard customers can also enjoy up to 20% discount on bride and groom skin care package at Gowoon Sesang Dermatology(Tel. 080-085-8275), 2~4-mo
[By NBC-1TV H.J Yook]BioLegend in San Diego, CA, a leading provider of antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, has been granted ISO 9001:2008 certification for manufacturing and distribution of antibodies, proteins, and chemical reagents for research use, and ISO 13485:2003 certification for manufacture and distribution of antibodies, proteins, and chemical reagents for use in the medical device industry. ISO 9001:2008 specifies international standards for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets cust
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]SQUIDS Wild West continues the story that started in chart-topping SQUIDS while offering exciting new gameplay challenges and improvements, ensuring it will be a hit with returning fans and new players alike. In SQUIDS Wild West, a team of springy heroes continues their epic adventure across the seven seas to put a stop to the black ooze sliming up their idyllic kingdom. While exploring the aquatic frontier of Seawood, hometown of gunslinger Clint, players will meet up with four new playable Squids, including feisty cowgirl Calamary Jane and the mysterious Chief Ronimo. P
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company and leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions for healthcare providers, received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its CT TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) planning application. The Company will showcase its TAVR planning application at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session, March 9-11 in San Francisco, Calif. TAVR procedures are used to replace faulty aortic valves with artificial valves using endovascular tec
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]SparkLabs (www.sparklabs.co.kr), a startup accelerator in Korea, hosted its first Demo Day in Seoul, Korea. SparkLabs also announced its expansion into healthcare for its upcoming second class. “We were originally planning to expand into healthcare next year, but the inquiries have been overwhelming from entpreneurs in the healthcare and biotech sectors in Korea to help their companies go global. SparkLabs is excited to open our program up and accept 2-4 healthcare related startups when applications open up on March 29th,” explained Jimmy Kim, co-founder of SparkLabs, who
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Prysm Inc., a video display provider offering brilliant life-like and life-size displays for truly immersive experiences, announced it has entered into an agreement with Sony Business Solutions Corporation to distribute Prysm‘s proprietary Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology in Japan. Prysm LPD videowalls will be a strong addition to Sony’s popular corporate AV products it is already distributing to this region. “We are very excited to have one of the biggest names in international electronics as a strategic partner,” said Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO of Prysm. “Sony
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced the appointment of its third European franchisee this year, Sfakianakis Group, as yet another step in its commitment to establish the flagship brand as a global car rental provider. Following Enterprise Rent-A-Car's recent expansion into France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, and combined with its established presence in the UK, Ireland and Germany, this latest agreement in Greece will give the brand access to countries that together represent almost 90 percent of the European rental market. With Sfakianakis Group receiving territorial fran
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Alpari World Match Racing Tour has announced the names of the eight professional match racing skippers selected to compete on the 2013 Tour in a bid to be crowned 2013 ISAF Match Racing World Champion. Four-time Tour Champion and British sailor Ian Williams returns to defend his title for a fifth time under the familiar colours of his GAC Pindar team. “This year is a quality line up of skippers on the Tour”, commented Williams. “The list was well oversubscribed and that shows the high level of demand and competition that the Tour attracts. There will be some very clos
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, Inc., today announced the Narita International Airport Corporation in Japan has purchased 13 high-speed CTX 9800 DSi™ explosives detection systems (EDS) for hold baggage screening. The latest evolution of Morpho‘s industry-leading CTX™ family of EDS, CTX 9800 is U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-certified as high-speed, capable of screening more than 1,000 bags per hour (BPH). All 13 units will be integrated into Narita International Airport’s baggage handling system beginning this year to replace l