Basel, Switzerland, March 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for use of Tarceva(R) (erlotinib) as a maintenance therapy for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and stable disease (cancer remains largely ...
Basel, Switzerland, March 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - TAG Heuer today kicked off a celebration if its 150th anniversary at an invitation-only event for more than 600 guests, honoring actor and climate change activist Leonardo DiCaprio for his dedication to saving the environment. DiCaprio has an ongoing ...
Paris, March 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo today announced a project to sell its Telma speed controller activity, which manufactures electromagnetic retarders, to the current management team. The operation includes the activity's headquarters and main plant based in Saint Ouen l'Aumône, France, a joint venture plant in China and two distribution centers based in the U.K. and the U.S. The business employs 195 ...
Brussels, Belgium, March 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Patients with neurological diseases need more help with their associated sleep-wake disturbances that can often make their underlying illness worse, say leading sleep specialists attending a sleep meeting hosted by biopharmaceutical company, UCB, to mark World ...
LONDON, NEW YORK, HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, March 18, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- - Mr Justice Jack held that: - There was a conspiracy between BGC, Tony Verrier and Shaun Lynn to poach Tullett Prebon employees. - The injunction preventing BGC from recruiting Tullett Prebon staff must continue until BGC has absorbed the Court's judgment exposing ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California and AMSTERDAM, March 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today it will participate in the highly anticipated I-SPY 2 TRIAL for breast cancer, set to launch at the first of nearly twenty research sites. I-SPY 2 is an exciting and groundbreaking new clinical trial model that will help scientists quickly and efficiently test the most ...
Antony, France, March 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - In the news release, "STALLERGENES 2009 : Further Profit Margin Growth and Significant Cash Generation Further Profit Margin Growth and Significant Cash Generation:" issued on 16 Mar 2010 19:50 GMT, by Stallergenes Bloomberg:GENP@FP over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that in the section headed '2010 outlook' the second paragraph, ...
Toronto, March 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Biosign Technologies Inc. (CNSX: BIO) (the "Company" or "Biosign") today announced it has received notification that NexgenRx will include Biosign's UFIT(R) device and services into their Benefits Plans for reimbursement according to regulatory clearances in the relevant jurisdiction. Ronald C. Louks, President & CEO of NexgenRx, said: "We see diabetic plan members ...
Antony, France, March 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Sales up 13%, Operating Profit up 15%, Net Profit up 17% - Record Free Cash Flow of EUR 17.5 Million (x 3.7) - Net Cash Position Turned Positive - Proposed Dividend of 0.55 EUR (up 22%) The Board of Directors' meeting of 15 March 2010, ...
Herzogenaurach, Germany, March 10, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Sportlifestyle company PUMA announces today that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the golf equipment brand Cobra Golf from Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. The acquisition includes the Cobra brand as well as related inventory, intellectual property and endorsement contracts and is subject to customary closing ...
Paris, March 10, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - During an investor day organized today in Paris, Valeo presented its new strategic plan focused on CO2 emissions reduction and its medium-term financial objectives: - organic growth higher than that of automotive production in each region thanks to innovation and accelerated development in emerging markets; - ...
ABBOTT PARK, Illinois and REDWOOD CITY, California, March 9, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Abbott and Facet Biotech Corporation announced today a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Facet, enhancing Abbott's early- and mid-stage pharmaceutical pipeline. Abbott will acquire Facet for US$27 per share in cash for a net transaction value of approximately US$450 ...
Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI)
Seoul, March 9, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - PDVI (Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative), a program of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announces today the launch of http://www.denguewatch.org, a news hub for tracking dengue fever epidemics worldwide. Breaking ...
The Hague, The Netherlands, March 8, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - BNG closes the 2009 financial year with a net profit of EUR 278 million (2008: EUR 158 million). As a result of the low money market interest rate, interest results have risen by EUR 60 million. The increased marketability of interest bearing securities has lead to an increase of the result financial transactions by EUR 104 million. The proposed dividend payout to shareholders amounts to EUR 139 million. BNG ...
Paris, March 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Mobile Tag, the European leader in mobile barcode solutions, has launched in February its latest application: mobiletag Universal Reader and shopping. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100305/381051 ) Mobiletag is already a downloadable application on all major mobile stores: Android, Iphone, Blackberry, ...
Calgary, Canada, March 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. ("BNK" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that effective March 8, 2010 Warren Nelson will join the Company in our Camarillo office as Vice President. As of April 1, Mr. Nelson will become BNK's permanent CFO. Mr. Nelson is a CPA, has his MBA in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley, California and brings over 30 years of corporate ...
Paris and San Francisco, March 4, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Orange and Netvibes today announced a partnership to bring the world's largest collection of mobile widgets to all types of mobile phone user across an extensive range of handsets. Netvibes' huge catalogue of nearly 200,000 real-time widgets will be available on Orange widgets, a service featuring on 80% of ...
Paris, March 3, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo announces that it has become a core member of the GENIVI Alliance, an association of automakers, suppliers and other industrial companies committed to the development and broad adoption of an open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform for the automotive industry. IVI is a constantly evolving field ...
Swindon, England and Paris, March 3, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Intel and Orange today announced a strategic agreement to deliver Orange multimedia services across a number of devices based on the Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor and MeeGo software platform. MeeGo, a result of a merger of the Linux-based Moblin(TM) and ...
Abbott Park, Illinois, March 2, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Imagine delaying a life-saving surgery or being afraid to receive or donate blood for fear of contracting HIV (http://www.who.int/hiv/en/). It seems unbelievable today, but twenty-five years ago, this was the reality as the world struggled to keep the deadly virus out of the blood supply. (Photo: ...
Reading, England, March 2, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Archimedes Pharma ("Archimedes"), the leading specialty pharma company, today announced that it has raised GBP65 million (approx US$100 million) in new funding. The round was led by new investor Novo Growth Equity, the growth equity fund of Novo A/S, and included participation by major current investor, Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm. Archimedes also ...
Calgary, Canada, February 27, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company" or "BNK")/ is pleased to announce a 182% increase of its Tishomingo shale gas field reported proved and probable reserves ("2P") to 37.9 million boe from 13.5 million boe at year end 2008. Proved and Probable reserves as of December 31, 2009 were U.S.$241.2 million, up from 2008 year end of U.S.$187.8 million, calculated at a 10% ...
Nuremberg, Germany, February 26, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Edoxaban, a direct oral factor Xa inhibitor, is now being investigated in a second large-scale pivotal phase III trial, HOKUSAI (pronounced hoek-sigh) VTE. This phase III trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of edoxaban in the treatment and ...
Paris, February 24, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Sales Growth of 21% - Gross Margin at 17.7% of Sales and Operating Margin at 5.5% of Sales: Highest Levels Recorded in the Past Five Years - Positive Net Income of 56 Million Euros, Bringing 2009 Full-Year Net Income Group Share to a Loss of ...
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (OBN)
London, February 24, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - First Quarter of 2010 has shown some early signs of resurgence in life science IPO's that are already underway or planned. BioTrinity, the UK's Premier Biopartnering and Investment Conference, will be focusing on the evidence for early success and the prospects for the remainder of the year and into 2011 in a series of panel discussions aimed at understanding the current ...
EUN Association Paternership AISBL
Brussels, February 24, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The official launch of the European e-Skills Week - at the world's largest digital tradeshow - CeBIT - in Hannover, Germany, on 2 March 2010 - marks the culmination of a compelling campaign of more than 200 stimulating and informative events and activities such as conferences, webinars, CEO tours to schools and ...
London, February 22, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Hospira announced today that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended for approval the administration of Retacrit (epoetin zeta) subcutaneously in the nephrology setting. This provides an alternative option to intravenous (IV) ...
Galway, Ireland, February 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Cappella (http://www.cappella-med.com/), Inc. (Cappella), a medical device company developing dynamic solutions for the treatment of coronary bifurcation disease, announced the addition of Mr. Eamonn Hobbs to the Board of Directors ( http://www.cappella-med.eu/index.php?option= com_content&view=article&id=181:board-of-directors&catid=4) . According to Mr. Wolfgang ...
San Ramon, California, February 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, residential, commercial and consumer electronics applications, today announced it is now offering certification for ZigBee platforms designed to operate in the regional sub-1 GHz unlicensed ...
Barcelona, Spain, February 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - About 50-thousand telecoms and media professionals are expected to gather in Barcelona, Spain this week for the GSMA Mobile World Congress. Ericsson is presenting its telecoms vision and latest solutions there. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/ericsson/40785 "The industry is defining a lot of our ...