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Retail is a tough business. In Brazil, it’s brutal. But Magazine Luiza is winning by digital innovation
Tight margins, lots of overhead, turbulent markets, and that’s just the start. In Brazil, retailers contend with extreme political and economic instability, tax and regulatory complexity, and the uniquely challenging logistical and operational hurdles owing to its immense size and challenging infrastructure in the country. Dozens of major national and international players do battle every…
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These are the habits that mentally strong people rely on
Developing mental strength is all about habitually doing the things that no one else is willing to do. Despite West Point Military Academy’s rigorous selection process, one in five students drop out by graduation day. A sizeable number leave the summer before freshman year, when cadets go through a rigorous program called “Beast.” Beast consists…
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Instituto Gene lança edital para seleção de novos projetos de inovação
Prazo de entrega das propostas vai até 25 de junho Você que tem uma ideia inovadora, deve ficar atento a esta oportunidade! O Instituto Gene (http://www.institutogene.org.br/), Incubadora de empresas da região, em parceria com a Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Inovação e Empreendedorismo, acaba de lançar o Processo Seletivo de novos empreendimentos inovadores e de impacto…
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Biomedical innovation depends on immigrants’ contributions
Johannes Fruehauf, MD, is the co-founder and president of LabCentral in Cambridge He said: I am an immigrant who, like many of my immigrant colleagues, feels proud to be contributing to my new country by working hard and creating new jobs for others. Yet our stories — indeed our very existence — make some people in government uncomfortable.…
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Germany Is the Silicon Valley of Political Innovation
One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday. Another take on Germany, articulated by many economists and technology observers, is that the country has quality manufacturing but hasn’t been very…
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Universo curvo mina Teoria da Relatividade
O horizonte de eventos dos buracos negros tem sido alvo de intensos debates entre os físicos.[Imagem: NASA] Singularidade gravitacional Físicos demonstraram que as singularidades – que se acredita só serem encontradas no centro dos buracos negros e fora do alcance de qualquer técnica observacional – podem existir em espaços tridimensionais altamente curvos. Esta é a primeira vez que…
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Brasil Investment Forum 2017 presents huge options to invest in Brazil
Hoje Consulting Innovation are present at the event to bring you the best investors for your business. Brasil Investment Forum 2017 will provide a unique venue to foster new business and investment opportunities in Brazil. It will gather political, business, academic and media leaders in a trusted framework for interaction and collaboration. On the occasion,…
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Manchester is the winner of Innovation award for wearable medical
A wearable medical device that monitors kidney function and could reduce the time spent by transplant patients in hospital has won a prestigious innovation award. IF Sensing has claimed the Merseyside Innovation Award (MIA) for April 2017. The company was founded in 2012 as a spin-out from Central Manchester University Teaching Hospital Trust and University…
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Making science and innovation a priority for the new UK government
As major political parties release their manifestos ahead of the coming general election, our Director of Science Policy, Dr Jo Reynolds, explains what our priorities will be under the new government. Last week a number of major political parties released their manifestos, outlining their commitments to the electorate across a range of issues. We have…
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center gives Boston biomedicine a $18 million boost
From Left to Right: Dean George Q. Daley, Dean Michelle Williams, Tim Springer, MLSC President & CEO Travis McCready, Peter Sorger, Jerome Ritz, and Rich Boyajian celebrate the more than $18 million awarded to Boston-area research institutions at Harvard Medical School. Image: Rob Ramos By KEVIN JIANG May 19, 2017 Twenty-one years ago, just 10…
