Dear Subscribers - December 22, 2016
This is to inform you that the number of articles carried in the newsletter will be fewer than usual, as business activity during this period (Dec 23 - 31, 2016) is relatively low. Also, please note that there will be no newsletter dispatch on December 23, 2016 and December 26,… Read More
Thieme to acquire Schattauer - December 21, 2016
International medical and science publisher Thieme will acquire Stuttgart-based publishing house Schattauer Verlag, effective on January 1, 2017. Schattauer's owner and CEO Dieter Bergemann will retire from the business at age 79. Established in 1949 by Friedrich Karl Schattauer as an academic publisher for medicine and… Read More
EBSCO Health appoints Dr. Scott Barron as Editor of Pediatrics for DynaMed Plus - December 21, 2016
Pediatric content in the evidence-based clinical reference tool DynaMed Plus® from EBSCO Health will benefit from the appointment of Dr. Scott Barron as the Deputy Editor of Pediatrics. Dr. Barron brings with him over 20 years of experience in General and Emergency Pediatric Medicine to this… Read More
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
