Geneva (ots) - WISeKey, the leading eSecurity and Digital Trust company, has been nominated by the World Economic Forum as a Global Growth Company. The World Economic Forum's Global Growth Companies (GGC), founded in 2007, nominates leading enterprises from around the world that have the potential to become tomorrow's industry leaders and a driving force of ...
Geneva (ots) - Hublot - the Swiss luxury watch brand which brings the "Art of Fusion" and the passion for unexpected combinations and innovation to watchmaking - and WISeKey, a 2010 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Growth Company, announced the successful deployment of their unique breakthrough ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - AstraZeneca today announced results from a phase II study evaluating the investigational drug vandetanib for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. This study, ZACTHYF, showed that treatment with vandetanib significantly ...
Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - THE MOTH DIARIES commenced principal photography on the official Canada-Ireland co-production on August 31 on location in and around Montreal. The gothic horror feature film written and directed by Mary Harron is based on the cult novel of the same name written by Rachel Klein. ...
Antony, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Stallergenes S.A. has announced today the signing of exclusive partnership agreements with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. for two sublingual allergen immunotherapy tablet products resulting from the Stalair(R) program: Actair(R) house dust mite tablets and Japanese cedar pollen tablets. With 32 million respiratory allergy sufferers, there ...
Cork, Ireland (ots/PRNewswire) - Tibotec Pharmaceuticals today announced its submission of a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for TMC278 (rilpivirine, as hydrochloride), an investigational non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) for the treatment of ...
LOUVAIN- LA-NEUVE, Belgium, September 2, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), developer of equipment and pharmaceuticals dedicated to cancer diagnosis and treatment, announced today that it has sold the prototype of its next generation carbon therapy system to the French company CYCLHAD (un CYCLotron pour l'HADronthérapie, or a Cyclotron for Hadron Therapy). CYCLHAD is a joint venture between IBA, ...
Hallmark Channel UK and Universal Networks International
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Universal Networks International has today announced the rebranding of Hallmark Channel in the UK to Universal Channel, launching its new look on Monday 18th October with the UK premiere of SHATTERED - an original series produced in partnership with E1 Entertainment. The new channel ...
Castres, France (ots/PRNewswire) - During its first meeting, the Board of Directors of Pierre Fabre SA chaired by Mr. Pierre Fabre appointed Olivier BOHUON as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Olivier BOHUON, 51, has until now been the executive vice-president of Abbott Corporation and president of its pharmaceutics division. In this capacity, he directed ...
Lugano (ots) - The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D. today performed the official opening of the centre which will play a significant role in Helsinn group's pipeline of new products. The Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn announced the official opening, performed today by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D, of its new R&D Centre of ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Sanofi-aventis announced today that results from the RealiseAF (Real-life global survey evaluating patients with Atrial Fibrillation) registry show that control of atrial fibrillation (AF) (defined by the 2006 ACC/AHA/ESC AF guidelines as either sinus rhythm or AF with heart rate at ...
Stockholm (ots/PRNewswire) - DAIICHI SANKYO announced today that the ongoing trials ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 (The Effective Anticoagulation with Factor Xa Next Generation in Atrial Fibrillation) and HOKUSAI VTE with their investigational factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban are enrolling in accordance to plan. The ...
Amsterdam, August 31, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Atradius Collections, the global expert in domestic and international debt collections, releases the latest edition of the International Debt Collections Handbook. The International Debt Collections Handbook is an essential tool for businesses making decisions on international collections, as well as for any employee ...
Midland, Michigan, August 31, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Styron has announced three new members to the company's executive leadership. The announcement was made by Chris Pappas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Styron. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100618/395738 ) Richard J. Diemer Jr. has been named Executive Vice President and Chief ...
Paris, August 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Sanofi-aventis announced today that the investigational once-daily oral drug teriflunomide significantly reduced annualized relapse rate (ARR) at 2 years versus placebo in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS), thus achieving the primary endpoint in the TEMSO ...
Paris, August 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Sanofi aventis announced today that the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2010 new Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) have been released and recommend that Multaq(R) (dronedarone) should be used for maintenance of sinus rhythm as a first-line treatment option in all patients with paroxysmal and ...
Abbotsford, Canada, August 27, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Larry Treadgold, B.Sc (Hons), C.Eng, FIMMM, to the Board of Directors of ICS and as Chairman of ICS technical committee. Mr. Treadgold has over 40 years' experience as an extractive metallurgist and manager in gold, silver, copper & cobalt assets world wide. During his career he has ...
Antony, France, August 27, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - - First Half-Year 2010 RESULTS - Excellent 1st Half-Year 2010 Performance by Stallergenes - Growth in France and Internationally +13% - Very Strong net Profit Growth +51% - Free Cash Flow Growth +90% The Board of Directors' approved the 2010 half-year financial statements at its meeting of 25 August 2010, chaired by Albert SAPORTA: ...
Abbotsford, Canada, August 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a lease agreement with Timberwolf Minerals Ltd to acquire the lease rights over 100% of the Excelsior Springs Gold property in Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. History The Excelsior Springs Gold Prospect, including the Buster Mine, is located in west-central Esmeralda County, NV, ...
Wokingham, England, August 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Kowa are delighted to announce that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a UK licence for their statin, Livazo(R) (pitavastatin). This follows the completion of the decentralized regulatory procedure, in which the MHRA delivered a positive outcome for pitavastatin whilst ...
Indianapolis, August 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Eli Lilly and Company will halt development of semagacestat, a gamma secretase inhibitor being studied as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease, because preliminary results from two ongoing long-term Phase III studies showed it did not slow disease ...
International Society for Cellular Therapy
Vancouver, August 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Many companies in the cell therapy regenerative medicine market including Roche, Genzyme, Athersys, Miltenyi Biotec, Hospira, Lonza and Life Technologies will join ISCT to launch a series of new initiatives that will create greater strategic alignment within the ...
Geneva, August 11, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Mercuria Energy trading announced today that Dan Masters and Andrew Helm have joined Mercuria to commence trading in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).The business will be led by Dan Masters. Dan and Andrew both held senior trading positions with BPs LNG business, Andrew in Houston and Dan in London. Mercuria Head of Trading and Co-Founder Daniel Jaeggi says .. " The LNG business is an important growth area in the global ...
Irvine, California, and Amsterdam, August 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced the inauguration of a new state-of-the-art clinical genomics laboratory in Irvine, CA. Previously, Agendia's offices and laboratory were located in Huntington Beach, CA. The new laboratory will further increase capacity to ...
Tokyo, August 3, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - HOYA Corporation today announced financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net sales were 105.5 billion yen for the quarter, a 11.2% increase from 94.9 billion yen in the same period last year, and operating income was 20.1 billion yen, a 116.6% increase from 9.2 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to order increase brought by the recovery of ...
Copenhagen, August 3, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Bjarne Riis, owner and manager of Riis Cycling A/S, announced today that Saxo Bank, the trading and investment specialist, will become co-title sponsor with SunGard, one of the world's leading software and technology services companies. Following the announcement during the Tour de France that SunGard had agreed to become co-title sponsor for the next two years, ...
BIXI - PUBLIC BIKE SYSTEM COMPANY
Montreal, July 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Today, Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, launched the latest addition to the BIXI franchise. London is adding its name to an impressive list of world metropolises including Montreal, Melbourne, Boston, Washington and Minneapolis that have adopted the BIXI public bike system as an active and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional modes of urban transport. In fact, London will be BIXI's largest undertaking so ...
London, July 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - After impressive growth, Retail Decision's (ReD) Australian fuel card and pre-paid businesses have expanded from modest minnows to market leading enterprises. The announcement of the sale of ReD's Australian concerns to US fleet and corporate card specialist Wright Express Corporation for AUD 353 million reflects the ...
Hellerup, Denmark, July 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Saxo Bank, the specialist in trading and investment, has more than Team Saxo Bank to celebrate following the 2010 Tour de France. With Andy Schleck as team leader, the Saxo Bank team won four stages, the youth competition and finished in second place overall. Saxo Bank remained front and centre as the cycling ...
Hellerup, Denmark, July 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Saxo Bank, the specialist in trading and investment, has more than Team Saxo Bank to celebrate following the 2010 Tour de France. With Andy Schleck as team leader, the Saxo Bank team won four stages, the youth competition and finished in second place overall. Saxo Bank remained front and centre as the cycling ...