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A rare stumble for biotech pioneer Alfred Mann

2016-01-06 12:57:00| Biotech - Topix.net

Alfred Mann, who has founded 17 companies, built a fortune that at one point topped $2 billion. Over seven decades, billionaire Alfred Mann has founded 17 companies, including ones that help the blind see and the deaf hear.

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Japan's pioneer power steering maker feels threatened by advent of driverless cars

2015-12-22 04:41:45| Automakers - Topix.net

A Japanese company that once revolutionized the auto industry by inventing electric power-steering now finds itself on the wrong side of the latest technology innovation: driverless cars. Jtekt Corp.'s innovation almost three decades ago outperformed the traditional hydraulic technology and allowed the company to become one of the biggest suppliers to Toyota Motor Corp. and other carmakers.

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