Toronto, May 27, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Vale Inco announced the natural next step in the company's evolution today by changing its name to Vale - a milestone that aligns it more fully with other Vale operations worldwide and reflects it position as part of the world's second largest mining company. A world leader in nickel, the former Inco Limited was acquired by the former CVRD in late 2006. It has operated ...
Prague, Czech Republic, May 27, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing development tools, today announced the release of YouTrack 2.0, a more customizable version of its fast and innovative keyboard-centric bug and issue tracking system. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070118/JBLOGO ) YouTrack ...
Brussels, May 26, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The first major survey of European Multiple Sclerosis (MS) nurses revealed that nearly one in three nurses (31%) reported that standards of MS care are not adequately maintained in their country. The results of this survey will be presented for the first time on Friday ...
Cordis Medizinische Apparate GmbH
Paris, May 25, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - At 12 months the NEVO(TM) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent has continued to demonstrate excellent safety and efficacy outcomes compared to Taxus(R) Liberte(R) according to new data presented today from the NEVO(TM) RES-I clinical trial. These results were presented as a late ...
Arnhem, the Netherlands, May 25, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Teijin Aramid in Arnhem starts a new department, Business Incubation & Development. Teijin hopes this will enable the company to have a quick and flexible answer to the market demand for innovative technologies. The new unit will focus on the development of new markets, with new products and technologies. In April 2010, the Teijin Group finalized an ...
Monheim, Germany, May 25, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Who said that learning about bugs was boring? An amazing new journey through the wonderful world of parasites launches on YouTube today. Four exciting videos, inspired by the 'Parasites Life Undercover' exhibition at the Berlin Natural History Museum and developed by Bayer Animal Health, showcase some fascinating highlights from the exhibition and provide ...
London, May 24, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The World Gold Council (WGC) today announced the appointment of David Lamb as its Managing Director, Jewellery, to be effective 1 July 2010. Mr. Lamb, who will be based in New York, will have overall responsibility for the strategic development of the gold jewellery market worldwide with a particular focus in building the ...
Pfaffikon, Switzerland, May 21, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Cryo-Save today announced the European introduction of Cryo-Lip, a new product that allows the collection, processing and storage of a rich mixture of adult stem cells from liposuction aspirate (fatty tissue that is normally discarded). A novel cryopreservation process for fatty tissue has been developed and submitted as an international patent by Cryo-Save. ...
Calgary, May 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company") announces that it has been awarded a further concession totalling approximately 840,000 acres in Western Europe. The new concession is located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and brings the Company's total acreage in Europe to 3.9 million gross (3.5 million net) acres in a total of 4 basins, and in Germany to 2.4 million acres (gross and net) in ...
Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV
Utrecht, The Netherlands, May 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Teva Santé, one of France's leading generic medicines companies, has welcomed news that the French Competition Authority has agreed to its request to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices by Sanofi-Aventis aimed at preventing generic competition ...
Paris, May 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo today announced that it now owns 100% of the capital in its electrical systems manufacturing entity based in Pune, India. Valeo previously held a 66.7% stake and the N.K. Minda Group 33.3%. The company, which produces alternators and starters for passenger cars, will be named Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems India Private Ltd. This transaction is in line with Valeo's ...
Hong Kong, May 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The International Journal of Epidemiology today published a combined data analysis from a multi national population-based case-control study of glioma and meningioma, the most common types of brain tumour. This is the first in a series of combined data analyses of head and neck tumours published as part of the internationally coordinated INTERPHONE project. The authors ...
New York, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Glitnir Bank announces that it has commenced legal action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, formerly its principal shareholder, Lárus Welding, previously Glitnir's Chief Executive, Thorsteinn Jonsson, its former Chairman, ...
Laval, Canada, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Doug Peel, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Algorithme Pharma, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Perkin as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Perkin will officially join the company on May 31st. This important appointment confirms Algorithme Pharma's commitment to the development of innovative strategies to ...
Paris, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Sanofi-aventis announced today the initiation of a multinational, randomized, double-blind Phase IIIb trial, PALLAS, to assess the potential clinical benefit of Multaq(R) (dronedarone) in over 10,000 patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events. The announcement was made during ...
Geneva-Frankfurt (ots) - WISeKey and Original1 announce a strategic alliance for the usage of cryptography technologies in the field of anti-counterfeiting. The combination of strong authentication, with product lifecycle management services, as well as identification technologies, such as barcodes, RFIDs, holograms and other machine-readable marker ...
Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 11, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) has reached an agreement with N.V. Deli Maatschappij (Deli) to buy its tea and seeds businesses for a total consideration of about EUR 100 million. The trading house specialized in spices, nuts and food ingredients is doubling its size. By taking over the Van Rees Group en Red River Group of companies, Acomo is acquiring a ...
Abbotsford, Canada, May 10, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - With reference to the company's previous News Release 10-02, ICS is pleased to announce that further to the withdrawal of JVC/Chantete from the JV with ICS, the company has reached a final settlement agreement with JVC/Chantete whereby the encumbered loan granted to ICS by JVC in the sum of USD $125,000, was fully settled by ICS. We are pleased to have reached an agreement and the removal of the encumbrance of ICS ...
London, May 10, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Chivas Regal, the world's leading premium Scotch whisky, today announced the launch of a specifically created digital module, http://chivaspresscannes.com, which will serve as the international centre-point for the brand's ambitious 'Live with Chivalry' movement during the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival. A global media support tool, the site will be updated regularly ...
Tokyo, May 7, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - HOYA Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Net sales were 104.8 billion yen for the quarter, representing an increase of 26.4% from 82.9 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to a recovery in orders in the main business fields such as Electro-Optics, as well as the cost-reduction achieved through ...
London, May 7, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Forecasting in pharmaceuticals has its up's and down's, with new markets and products proving more complex and requiring sophisticated approaches to forecast these areas. Dealing with uncertainties is no easy task. With a number of risks to consider, pharmaceutical forecasting teams need to be able to recognise commercial uncertainties surrounding a given product, capture it ...
Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Inc.
Bridgetown, Barbados, May 7, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - A new environmental study sharply critical of the Government of Barbados shows the key Graeme Hall mangrove wetland is disappearing due to outside pollution and poor water quality. The Graeme Hall wetland is the last remaining mangrove in Barbados - a red ...
Vancouver, May 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space if one exists.) Avanti Mining Inc. is pleased to announce that Craig Nelsen, President & CEO of the Company appeared on a recent episode of resourceINTELLIGENCE TV. Mr. ...
Lausitz, Germany, May 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - - 06-07 May Event at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Germany Will See Introduction of E-mobility Demonstration run; First Step to Possible Introduction of new E-mobility Category at Future Editions - 17 Teams Scheduled to Participate - In Total, 213 Teams From 22 European Nations and Beyond are Under ...
The Hague, The Netherlands, May 4, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell's largest integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex is now fully online. The multi-billion dollar project in Singapore boosts the supply of raw materials for many everyday products and uses ultra-efficient Shell technology. The site is already supplying products to Asian growth markets and to manufacturers in Singapore. It is a cornerstone of ...
Marseille, France, May 4, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - WYPLAY SAS, a pioneer in the development of the High-Definition Media Center, today announced it has closed a 9 million euro third round of financing. Amundi Private Equity Funds, who led this 3rd round, was joined by A Plus Finance, Elaia Partners and Sofinnova Partners, Wyplay's second round lead investors reflecting their continued confidence in the company. ...
London, May 3, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The rheumatoid arthritis treatment Humira will replace Lipitor as the world's biggest-selling drug in 2016, but a familiar name, Pfizer, will still be the biggest seller of medicines after the patent cliff according to the World Preview 2016 report published today by EvaluatePharma, the premier provider of pharma and biotech ...
Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings L.P.
London, New York and Hamilton, Bermuda, April 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings L.P. ("Celtic Pharma"), the global private equity firm focused on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, announced today the enrolment of the first patient into its Phase III trial of TDT 067, terbinafine in Transfersomes(R), for the topical treatment ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, and AMSTERDAM, April 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Today, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that Breast Cancer Research and Treatment has published an important study demonstrating the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with ...
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, April 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The lure of retirement is simply too much for many Europeans with almost one in three workers (29%) saying they would prefer their government not to raise the national retirement age, and would be happy to have less income in retirement, according to Aon Consulting, the leading employee risk and benefits management firm. This research is part of the Aon ...