Science and engineering

In 2015, scientists found that, in some colonies, many ants do nothing most of the time. Now, they've discovered do-nothing ants have a role of their own.

Roche announced today that the first data on a novel blood-based assay, co-developed with Foundation Medicine (NASDAQ: FMI), will be presented during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress from 8-12 September 2017 in Madrid, Spain

3D-printed structures that degrade on command could be used to make lab-on-a-chip devices or, in the future, scaffolding for artificial tissues.

LabCorp® (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, has been named to Forbes’ 2017 ranking of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies.” 

IBM and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. 

HP Inc. today announced FitStation powered by HP, a new platform that will deliver custom-fitted and individualized footwear through innovative 3D scanning, dynamic gait analysis and manufacturing technologies.

Sanofi announced today that the European ratings agency Scope Ratings AG (“Scope”) assigned the company a AA long term rating and a S-1+ short-term rating. The outlook is stable

Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS) and Toshiba Rus LLC (TRU), Toshiba Corporation's Russian subsidiary, have won a major order from Russian Post, Russia's national postal service, for a customs system to be installed at Kazan Logistics Postal Center

IBM announced today that the U.S. Army’s Logistics Support Activity awarded IBM a contract to continue providing cloud services, software development and cognitive computing, constituting the technical infrastructure for one of the U.S. federal government’s biggest logistics systems.

Nordea expects the global economy to grow by 3.6 per cent this year, 3.7 per cent in 2018 and 3.6 per cent in 2019, in a new forecast released today.

Roche presents data from global phase III study showing significant clinical benefit of Alecensa (alectinib) in later-line advanced ALK-positive lung cancer

Scientists thought glia in the brain were just passive support cells. They may have a bigger role than once thought—contributing to the creation of neurons.

Santhera Announces Financial Results for the First Half-Year 2017 and Reports Commercial and Development Progress

Novartis landmark Phase III trial shows fingolimod significantly reduces relapses in children and adolescents with MS