London (ots/PRNewswire) - The 13 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.24 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in May, an increase of 370,000 b/d from April's 31.87 million b/d, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - Data Published in the British Journal of Cancer Reports That NeoRecormon use has no Negative Impact on Overall Survival or Tumour Progression A new meta-analysis of all 12 prospective, randomised, controlled studies in 2,301 cancer patients shows that treating ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Data Also Proves MabThera's Inhibition of Joint Damage is Maintained Over Two Years A recent study(1) has called into question the practice of putting rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients onto a second tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy, a commonly ...
Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) is pleased to announce that the Company has obtained approval from the Environmental Council of Zambia for its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This is a significant milestone in advancing the Mokambo property. This approval, along with the NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Technical Report, that is underway, allows the Company to ...
Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - First Ever Study to Demonstrate Efficacy of Pramipexole in Treating RLS-Associated Limb Pain - For Healthcare Media Outside the U.S.A. A new study demonstrating that pramipexole (Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R)) can significantly reduce RLS-associated limb pain in ...
Paris and San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Orange and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be available in Austria, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11and in France on July 17. It will launch in additional markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa later this year. Orange will begin taking ...
Paris and San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Orange and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be available in Austria, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11and in France on July 17. It will launch in additional markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa later this year. Orange will begin taking ...
San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - - The radio chip enables long range, low power, wireless connectivity for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of the AT86RF212 800/900 MHz IEEE 802.15.4(TM) RF transceiver for low power wireless applications, including ZigBee(R). The AT86RF212 offers an ...
San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today an embedded development kit for CryptoController(TM), Atmel's Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for non-PC embedded applications. For the first time, developers will have the ability to easily integrate the ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - MrTed Limited, the leading provider of Talent Acquisition Solutions, today announces a strategic alliance with StraNeo, which will become the exclusive representative of MrTed for the Nordic region. MrTed and its solution suite MrTedTalentLink(TM) support large and corporate enterprises with their challenges on talent acquisition. With this strategic regional alliance partnership, MrTed is ...
Milan (ots/PRNewswire) - Solidere International, one of the Mediterranean region's largest and most successful master-plan developers has launched its ambitious EUR40 billion mixed use development, Al Zorah, to an international audience during its participation in the Expo Italia Real Estate (EIRE), the leading property exhibition held in Milan, June 10-13, 2008. ...
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - - In Addition to Effects on Allergic Rhinitis (Hayfever), GRAZAX(R) Demonstrated Significant Reductions in Asthma Symptoms in Children Aged 5 to 16 Years Old ALK-Abelló today presented successful results from a new clinical trial, GT-12, designed to measure the impact of GRAZAX(R) on allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. GT-12 ...
Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Archimed, the woundcare division of Insense Ltd., today announced it has received approval from Health Canada for the use of its revolutionary Oxyzyme product in the treatment of difficult and chronic wounds. Oxyzyme was first trialed in Toronto by Dr. Gary Sibbald, one of the world's leading wound care specialists, in 2004 by ...
Hanoi, Vietnam (ots/PRNewswire) - QIAGEN was featured this week for its efforts to eliminate cervical cancer at the 14th annual Global Summit of Women in Hanoi, Vietnam. CEO Peer Schatz came to this prominent international platform to issue a call to other leaders in business, NGOs and governments to join him and campaign to create a cervical-cancer-free world. ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Coty Inc., a leader in global beauty and the world's largest fragrance company, announced today the creation of Home Skin Lab(TM) by Dr Pastorek Institute, a new original Skin care brand. Spearheaded by Coty Prestige, a division of Coty, this very unique skin care concept targets women facing diverse skin problems and helps to support cell renewal cycle. (Logo: ...
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
London and New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a leading private equity firm today announced that Fred Kindle, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB), has become a Partner of the Firm. Under Mr. Kindle's leadership, ABB, the world's leading supplier of electrical and automation equipment, systems, and ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Company Achieves Important Milestone in Development of Next Generation Cardiovascular Drug SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (TSX:SBS), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing a portfolio of therapeutic proteins for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has demonstrated that its safflower-produced ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - In the news release, "MrTed Ltd. Appoints New Country Manager for UK and Ireland" issued on 2 Jun 2008 11:29 GMT, by MrTed Ltd. over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the sixth paragraph, first sentence should have read: ""Based on the recently closed contracts with new customers in the UK, MrTed is even more convinced the UK/Ireland market ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Fund of hedge fund managers outperformed UK and Overseas Equity pooled funds Statistics released today by BNY Mellon Asset Servicing show that pooled fund of hedge funds failed to achieve positive returns during the first quarter of 2008. Over this period the median return ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc (the "Company") announced today that it is commencing an initial public offering of 8,333,333 shares of its common stock at a proposed initial public offering price of $17.00 to $19.00 per share. One of the Company's directors of chartering and the entities through which the other director of chartering and the chief executive officer hold their interests in the ...
10th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML)
Lugano, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - Award and Lecture Mark Anniversary of Monoclonal Antibodies Today, physicians and patient group representatives from around the world celebrated the presentation of the San Salvatore Foundation award for outstanding achievement in the field of malignant lymphoma and the Henry Kaplan Memorial Lecture at the 10th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) in ...
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc
Toronto and New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Shares Issued and Outstanding: 59,932,381 TSX: MPV AMEX: MDM Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province" or "the Company") (TSX: MPV, AMEX:MPM) today announced that, with the support of its joint venture partner, De Beers Canada Inc., it has begun a process to review strategic alternatives in relation to the Gahcho Kué Joint Venture. The Company cautions ...
Edmonton, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Isotechnika Inc. today announces the successful results of the Phase 2b PROMISE trial which were presented by Dr. A. Osama Gaber, an investigator for the PROMISE trial, at the 2008 American Transplant Congress in Toronto, Canada. The presentation detailed the final data ...
Edmonton, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Isotechnika Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss final Phase 2b PROMISE kidney transplant data for the Company's lead immunosuppressive drug, voclosporin, on Wednesday, June 4th at 9:00 a.m. ET/7:00 a.m. MT. As previously announced, the final Phase 2b kidney transplant trial (PROMISE) results will be presented during an ...
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited
St Peter Port, Guernsey (ots/PRNewswire) - HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE") has been advised of the proposed sale of ersol Solar Energy AG, one of HVPE's 25 largest underlying company investments, by Ventizz Capital Fund II, LP ("Ventizz"). At the announced price, the sale of ersol to Robert Bosch GmbH would result in a gain in NAV for HVPE of ...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - - Impact Spreading Outside of Financial Services Sector Globally Credit crisis related factors such as tight credit and increased payment defaults are expected to result in slower growth and growing business defaults over the remainder of 2008 and into 2009. A 14 country survey, covering businesses in North America, Europe and Australia, sponsored by Atradius found ...
Johannesburg, South Africa (ots/PRNewswire) - - More than 5 Million South Africans Living with HIV Gain Access to First and Only Co-formulated, Non-refrigerated Protease Inhibitor Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the new tablet formulation of its protease inhibitor Aluvia(R) (lopinavir/ritonavir), for the treatment of HIV-1, is now available to ...
Halifax, Nova Scotia (ots/PRNewswire) - - First Results to be Announced Marine scientists from around the world will be homing in on Halifax next week when they converge on Dalhousie University for the First Annual Ocean Tracking Network Conference June 4 to June 6. The conference is the official launch of the Ocean Tracking Network and appropriately ...
San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), an inventor and leading provider of swipe sensor technology and solutions, announced today that its FingerChip(R) fingerprint sensor solution has been selected by Rise Computer, Inc. for its RX5622 LCD PC. Rise will showcase this biometrics-capable LCD PC during 2008 Computex in Taipei, ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - MrTed Ltd., leading solution provider of talent acquisition solutions, announced today the appointment of Nicholas Adams, as the new country manager for UK/Ireland. Adams succeeds Jamie Davies, who will be responsible for the international sales activities of MrTed. "Nicholas is a talented manager, motivator, and he's deeply committed to the success of MrTed in the UK and Irish markets," ...