Brill completes acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh / Wilhelm Fink; appoints Jörg Persch as Managing Director - December 21, 2016
International scholarly publisher Brill has completed the acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh and Wilhelm Fink, including the imprint Konstanz University Press. The Germany based publishing houses have an annual turnover of more than € 3 million. The acquisition is accretive and will strengthen Brill's program in… Read More
Path-Breaking medical researcher and survivor of rare, fatal disease to keynote the NFAIS 2017 Annual Conference - December 21, 2016
Named by Forbes magazine as one of the top 30 young scientists changing the world, Dr. David Fajgenbaum, who is revolutionising the way medical research is conducted, will deliver the Keynote Address at the National Federation of Advanced Information Service's (NFAIS™) 59th Annual Conference, February 26-28,… Read More
Joint white paper covering Semantic Interoperability for the Internet of Things - December 21, 2016
Technical professional organisation IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) have announced their collaborative role in the publication of a joint white paper entitled Semantic Interoperability for the Web of Things in conjunction with organisations closely tied to the advancement of the… Read More
Kelly Smykal to assist the Society for Scholarly Publishing and the Development Committee with sponsorship and exhibit sales - December 21, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that Kelly Smykal will be assisting the SSP and the Development Committee with sponsorship and exhibit sales. Kelly works in Kellen's Chicago office and will be the primary contact for exhibits, sponsorship and advertising. Kellen provides association management… Read More
CAS hosts three Innovation Summit events in China, Japan and Brazil to inspire global economic growth - December 20, 2016
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, hosted three Innovation Summit events in China, Japan and Brazil during November. Innovation Summit, a CAS event, is organised to engage global business leaders and influential decision makers to collectively address business challenges that face all organisations, regardless… Read More
Nature Research and the Scripps Translational Science Institute partner to launch new OA journal – npj Digital Medicine - December 20, 2016
Nature Research has announced a partnership with the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) to launch a new international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, npj Digital Medicine. The new journal will publish high-quality original papers and review articles to guide innovation in, and the transformation of, health and healthcare… Read More
