Indianapolis (ots/PRNewswire) - Eli Lilly and Company's Gemzar(R) (gemcitabine), approved to treat patients with pancreas, non-small-cell lung, metastatic breast and bladder cancers, receives approvals for a fifth indication. Lilly announced today that regulatory officials in several European markets ...
Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) announced today that the Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss financial results and business highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. To access the ...
BANGKOK, Thailand, July 12 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Healthcare professionals and patients map out steps towards optimal use of FUZEON(R) Despite the clear benefits for patients and the high rates of resistance in the west, new research has shown that currently only 1 out of 5 eligible patients is benefiting from the latest HIV breakthrough, FUZEON(R) ...
EDMONTON, Canada, July 7 (ots/PRNewswire) - Isotechnika Inc. today announced that the Company has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration of the United States for the commencement of a Phase Ib human clinical trial for TAFA-93. TAFA-93 is a novel prodrug of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin designed to reduce the unfavourable pharmacokinetics ...
EDMONTON, Canada, July 6 (ots/PRNewswire) - Isotechnika Inc. (TSX:ISA) announced today the completion of the single ascending dose trial for the Company's lead immunosuppressive drug candidate, ISA247. The SAD trial was conducted in healthy volunteers using the trans-ISA247 formulation to assess the appropriate dosage of the enhanced composition of the drug. The data confirms that the trans formulation of ...
BASEL, Switzerland, July 2 (ots/PRNewswire) - Novartis Pharma AG yesterday submitted its application for the European approval of Xolair(R) (omalizumab), a novel therapy which targets a root cause of allergic disease and offers an entirely new approach to the treatment of allergic asthma. The file, submitted to ...
DUBLIN, California, July 1 (ots/PRNewswire) -- - EuroGen Subsidiary Seeks Centralized Review for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment SuperGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPG) announced today that a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) seeking approval of Orathecin(TM) (rubitecan) Capsules has been submitted to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA). Orathecin is the Company's investigational oral ...
St. Gall (ots) - In line with the concept: "Entrepreneurship and risk" the Max Schmidheiny Foundation is placing its commitment to a stronger relationship between business, politics and society at the centre of its activities. Accordingly, it will establish an initiative that will reinforce the dialogue between ...
Office fédéral de la communication
London (ots) - Ofcom has published its Statement on the Timetable for Reviews of Financial Terms for Channel 3 Licences. Please follow the link for more information: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ codes_guidelines/broadcasting/tv/fin_terms_tv_lic/ This information is provided by RNS The ...
Lugano (ots) - 2003 annual results of Banca del Gottardo for 2003 beat expectations, with all main business sectors making positive contributions. Consolidated net profit was 85 million francs. As at 31 December the bank had 38.5 billion francs in assets under management. Financial results recovered strongly in 2003 compared with the previous two fiscal years. Gross profit was 174 million francs, a 54% increase ...
Lausanne/Zurich/Berne (ots) - Orange, sunrise and Swisscom (Fixnet, Mobile and Enterprise Solutions) will in future be taking a joint stance against misuse by providers of chargeable 090x numbers. To this end an agreement governing misuse of value-added services offered via the telephone or Internet (dialer) has been reached. A wide range of companies is involved in the provision of value-added services. The ...
More media diversity for mobile handsets in Europe - Project is funded by the EC - dpa is leading consortium Bern (ots) - Five leading European news agencies have founded a consortium to create a new generation of information and new services for mobile communication. The project MINDS (Mobile Information and News Data Services for 3G) is funded by the EC through ...
Olten (ots) - The delegates at the winter meeting of hotelleriesuisse have approved a motion to adapt the hotel classification system so as to better meet the needs of future hotel guests. Beginning in 2006, Swiss hotel stars are expected to shine more brightly thanks to increased proprietary protection, the introduction of the honorary designation "Superior", greater quality assurance and independent auditing. A ...
London (ots) - Ofcom and the Radiocommunications Agency today announced the beginning of a joint consultation on proposals to allow the trading of rights to use radio spectrum. The providers of wireless communications services such as mobile telephony, pagers, radio and television broadcasts, as well as the providers and users of two-way radios and many other ...
Zurich (ots) - On the fringe of the 2003 ITU World Telecom exhibition the Swiss ICT/CE association SWICO launched a campaign in Geneva on 15th October with the aim of accelerating the harmonisation of WLAN services in Switzerland, and through EU associations in the rest of Europe as well. All activities are to be taken up or encouraged that could lead to the rapid, sustainable, and open growth of the WLAN market in ...
Frankfurt/Main (Germany) - Korean Air (KE) has increased its cargo services between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Seoul-Incheon Airport (ICN), South Korea, from three to four freighter flights per week, in response to increasing demand for airfreight capacities between Asia and Europe. The Asian airline is using ...
London (ots) - The law firm of Winston & Strawn today announced that it will open a much anticipated London office with two partners, heavily experienced in international transactions, who will join Winston from the London office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Mr. Thomas J. Benz, a partner in the Morgan Lewis securities practice, and Ms. Zoe J. Ashcroft, a partner in the Morgan Lewis business transactions practice ...
St. Gallen (ots) - Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, is the recipient of the 2003 Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize. At the 33rd ISC-Symposium, an audience of more than 800 guests from all over the world were gathered in the great hall of the University of St. Gallen to hear Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez, President of the University and the new Chairman of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation, praise the ...
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Basel (ots) - * First-quarter Group sales up 13% in local currencies (10% in Swiss francs) * Pharmaceuticals extends double-digit sales growth (+16% in local currencies; +14% in Swiss francs), driven by strong demand for cardiovascular, oncology and ophthalmic products in all regions * Net profits surge ...