Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast strain used in the production of a fermented beverage, wherein the yeast strain is a hybrid obtained by a mass-mating hybridisation process between haploid spores selected from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain Y927, strain Y115, strain WI011, strain WI017 and strain WI018, or wherein the yeast strain is an inbred strain of said hybrid. The present invention further relates to a yeast slurry, a method for brewing a fermented beverage, and a malt or tea-based beverage obtained on the basis of a fermentation process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the industrial production of a beverage based on a fermented liquid, wherein the liquid is fermented by means of microorganisms in a closed fermentation tank, wherein the fermenting liquid is circulated in the fermentation tank and wherein at least a portion of the fermenting liquid is mixed with air outside the fermentation tank, and then reintroduced into the fermentation tank. The invention also relates to a device for the industrial production of a fermented drink, the device comprising a closed fermentation tank provided internally with a jet head the fermentation tank being provided with a first conduit suitable for transporting a portion of the fermenting drink from the fermentation tank to an oxygenator, wherein the first conduit opens into the oxygenator and a second conduit exits from the oxygenator and opens into an inlet of the jet head into the fermentation tank.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast strain used in the production of a fermented beverage, wherein the yeast strain is a hybrid obtained by a mass-mating hybridisation process between haploid spores selected from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain Y927, strain Y115, strain WI011, strain WI017 and strain WI018, or wherein the yeast strain is an inbred strain of said hybrid. The present invention further relates to a yeast slurry, a method for brewing a fermented beverage, and a malt or tea-based beverage obtained on the basis of a fermentation process.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing customer relationship management (“CRM”) data via a messaging interface. In some embodiments, a computing system can be used to generate and provide the messaging interface. The messaging interface can allow a user to provide user input (e.g., text input) and the computing system can access one or more databases that include CRM data in response to receiving the user input. The computing system can also obtain or receive, from the database, a subset of the CRM data relevant to the user input and store the subset of the CRM data. The computing system can also output, via a display device, the subset of the CRM data via the messaging interface. The computing system can also automatically (e.g., without receiving user input) obtain or receive the subset of the CRM data and output the subset of the CRM data via the messaging interface.

Abstract: The inventive coating may be employed to deliver a pharmaceutical agent to a selected body area that is involved within the insertion or application of a medical device. Such medical devices may include silicone based urinary catheters and other medical implants as well as other silicone based devices having deformable portions which could benefit from the release of a pharmaceutical agent from its surface. The coating allows the introduction of the pharmacological additive having a release rate that is within acceptable pharmacokinetic criteria. The release rate is adjusted by utilizing different salt forms of the additive and adjusting the concentration of urethane and RTV silicone. The coating incorporates additive compounds such as anti-microbial, anti-fungals and other organic compounds. Methods are also provided for the manufacture of the subject coating and for the application of the same to surfaces of medical devices.