Oak Park, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) - Azure Dynamics Corporation ("Azure" or the "Company"), a world leader in the development and production of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles, announced today that Lotus Lightweight Structures, a division of Group Lotus plc, ...
Nanterre, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Oberthur Technologies, the world's second largest provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has been selected by Vivo , the largest mobile operator in Brazil, to manage the dynamic activation of SIM cards in circulation through its remote activation platform, Smart HLR. Oberthur Technologies relies on ATS to deploy Vivo's Platform. ...
Vaughan, Ontario (ots/PRNewswire) - Genesis Worldwide Inc. (NEX: GWI.H) ("Genesis" or the "Corporation"), a leader in software and industrial technology for residential and commercial construction, today announced the groundbreaking for the new production facility for its licensee, Megastar Engineering and ...
Astellas Pharma Europe Limited
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Astellas Pharma Inc. (http://www.astellas.com/en/corporate/) today announced the results of two pivotal phase III clinical trials for mirabegron, the first of a new class of compounds under development for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), show mirabegron significantly improves key OAB symptoms - urinary incontinence and frequency of micturition.(1,2) These data were presented for the ...
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Valencia, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - On Friday 18 March the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) announced the launch of OsteoLink, a new social network for people affected by osteoporosis. Through OsteoLink, the IOF will create the first global online and in-person network dedicated to improving communications about osteoporosis, a condition affecting one in ...
Astellas Pharma Europe Limited
London and Staines, England (ots/PRNewswire) - New research by Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. today reveals the top three challenges facing urologists across Europe are a lack of funding for research and development; a lack of understanding amongst referrers; and a lack of new treatments available to patients.(1) When asked to rank the biggest challenges in urology today, ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Cotecna Brazil was invited by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to participate in a conference on agribusiness financing systems. The objective of the conference that took place from February 28 to March 3 in São Paolo and Brasilia was to introduce the Rural Product Note (Cédula de Produto Rural - CPR) to a delegation ...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Royal Philips Electronics announced today a global partnership with the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), as official sponsor of World Sleep Day 2011, being held across the globe on Friday, March 18. This partnership illustrates Philips' expanding efforts to ...
Nanterre, Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Oberthur Technologies, the world's second largest provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has been selected by Sygma Bank Polska, leader in the retail bank field in Poland, to support the migration to DDA EMV cards and to provide advanced personalisation services. The EMV ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The EU must put extra legislation in place in the lifetime of the current European Commission if it is to meet its commitment to cut domestic carbon emissions by 80-95% by 2050, warned the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Last week the European Commission released its 'Roadmap to a low carbon society' which outlined the need for a "fully decarbonised power sector" by 2050. But the need ...
Oak Park, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) - Azure Dynamics Corporation ("Azure" or the "Company"), a world leader in the development and production of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles, announced today that it has opened its new European headquarters office in North ...
Camarillo, California (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company") announces a 31% increase in the estimated net present value of future net revenue (before tax, discounted at 10%) of its Tishomingo shale gas field proved and probable reserves, to US$315 million from US$241 million at 2009 year-end. Proved and probable reserves increased to 39.7 million boe ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Pharmaceutical R&D productivity is consistently undercounted. Most reports fail to fully count the number of new drugs that reach the market, missing out on billions of dollars of sales generated by R&D investment, an analysis of EvaluatePharma data shows. Most counts of FDA new drug ...
Irvine, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced the hiring of David Macdonald as the company's Chief Operating Officer, Mark Willig as Executive Vice President of North American Sales, and Doug Bradley as Vice President of Global Marketing. ...
Hellerup, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - Saxo Bank announced today that the Group has reappointed Steen Jakobsen to the position of Saxo Bank's Chief Economist. Mr. Jakobsen returns to the Bank after two years' absence. During that time he has been Chief Investment Officer for Limus Capital Partners. Prior to his departure in early 2009, Mr. Jakobsen was with Saxo Bank for almost nine years. Mr. Jakobsen has more than 20+ years of experience within the fields of proprietary ...
Geneva (ots) - In February 2011, Cotecna Inspection, Inc., in Houston (USA), received the ISO/IEC 17020 certificate of accreditation from the US ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS. The scope of accreditation includes inspection services for meat products, edible and other oils and fats, cereals and grains, containers and vessels. ISO/IEC 17020 is an internationally recognized standard that sets out general ...
Toulouse, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Derichebourg Atis aéronautique (DERICHEBOURG group) and ETOPS Aviation Services (MWC group) are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining plans to collaborate on various areas to provide a complete range of aviation services for airlines, OEM's and aircraft leasing companies. Derichebourg Atis ...
Ottawa (ots/PRNewswire) - Highlights: - Extended sales contract with major customer Lantheus Medical Imaging until 2013 - Announced return of cash to shareholders through dividend and Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) - Achieved cost savings following completion of strategic repositioning Nordion reports in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified Nordion Inc. , a leading provider of products and services to the global ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - At an Investor Day event held today in Paris, Valeo is presenting its new medium-term guidance. As announced when its 2010 results were released last February 24, Valeo is ahead of the 2013 targets set in March 2010, which included: - Around EUR10 billion in sales; - An operating margin rate* of 6-7%; - A more than 30% return on capital ...
Leiden, The Netherlands and Seattle (ots/PRNewswire) - ProFibrix B.V., a leader in the development of innovative products for hemostasis, today announced that it has initiated a prospective, multi-center Phase II study with its lead product Fibrocaps at up to 20 sites, including major U.S. and Dutch academic medical centers. Jaap Koopman, CEO of ProFibrix said: "The ...
Hong Kong (ots/PRNewswire) - Saxo Capital Markets, the Asia Pacific subsidiary of a leading Copenhagen-headquartered online trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank A/S, today announced the launch of the firm's fourth office in Asia, Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited (SCM HK), boosting its presence in the region with the extension of its multi-asset online trading ...
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - A group of Canadian researchers led by Prof. Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Head of the Osteoarthritis Research Unit, at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, published a clinical trial, in which they confirm, for the first time using quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...
Burcon NutraScience Corporation
Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) - Burcon NutraScience Corporation announced today that the company has entered into a license agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Company ("ADM") for the worldwide production, distribution and sale of Burcon's CLARISOY(R) soy protein. CLARISOY is a unique soy protein product that is 100 percent soluble, transparent and ...
Vienna (ots/PRNewswire) - At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2011, Royal Philips Electronics is ushering in a new era in radiology science with Imaging 2.0, a concept fueled by integration of technology, clinician and patient. Showcasing its commitment to pioneering innovative, cost-effective solutions, ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca
Paris and London (ots/PRNewswire) - In the news release, "ONGLYZA(R) Becomes the First DPP-4 Inhibitor Available for Use in Europe" issued on 4 Mar 2011 08:00 GMT, by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca NYSE:AZN over PR Newswire, we would like to advise that the headline was incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire and should have read "ONGLYZA(R) Becomes the First ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca
Paris and London (ots/PRNewswire) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (http://www.bms.com) and AstraZeneca (http://www.astrazeneca.com) today announced that the European Commission has approved a label update for ONGLYZA(R) (saxagliptin) in the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes who have moderate or severe renal impairment. The approved dosage for the patient group is ...
LYON, France and EAST BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 3, 2011 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Bluestar Silicones, a global integrated silicones supplier, has announced investment plans to expand its manufacturing footprint and R&D operations in North America. These investment plans include Bluestar Silicones acquiring a 147,000-sq-ft former textile chemicals factory in Charlotte, N.C., which will become home to the company's two ...
HANNOVER, Germany, NOIDA, India, and LONDON, March 3, 2011 (ots/PRNewswire) -- HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), one of the leading global IT services providers, today announced that its Vice Chairman and CEO, Vineet Nayar, has been conferred with the prestigious 'Leader in the Digital Age Award' (LIDA) at the CeBIT 2011 ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - HaloIPT will supply its revolutionary induction charging technology for 102EX, the Phantom Experimental Electric vehicle revealed yesterday at the Geneva Motor Show. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has developed the test vehicle to explore alternatives to traditional internal combustion for the first time in the company's 107 year history. HaloIPT is part of an exclusive group of innovators whose systems ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb GmbH & Co. KGaA
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Bristol-Myers Squibb announced today that BARACLUDE(R) (entecavir) has been approved by the European Commission on February 28th 2011 to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in adult patients with evidence of decompensated liver disease. BARACLUDE(r) was already approved in Europe in June 2006 ...