San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - - XMEGA Garners Award for Innovative Advancement in the 8/16-bit MCU Market Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced its industry leading XMEGA(TM) microcontroller was awarded the 2008 Product of the Year by Electronic Products' Magazine. Since its introduction in early 2008, there have been over 400 design ...
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics a Johnson & Johnson company
High Wycombe, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Introduces Flagship VITROS(R) 5600 Integrated System and High-Capacity VITROS(R) 3600 Immunodiagnostic System Ortho Clinical Diagnostics today announced commercial availability in Europe(*) for two new clinical laboratory systems, the flagship VITROS(R) 5600 Integrated System and the ...
Ottawa, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Pronexus Announces Some of the Strongest Demand for Their VBVoice(R) IVR ToolKit Pronexus announced today that INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named VBVoice 5.6 IVR ToolKit as a distinguished recipient of its 2008 Product of the Year Award. "We are honored to have been granted this award amid the very strong ...
Maidenhead, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Prevenar Vaccine to Help Protect Children Against the Leading Vaccine-Preventable Cause of Death in Young Children Worldwide Turkey has initiated a national immunization programme (NIP) against pneumococcal disease with Wyeth's Prevenar(TM) (Pneumococcal saccharide ...
Gothenburg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - - Volvo will Broadcast and Webcast Live from the North American International Auto Show - January 11, 2009. - "We will create an historic one-hour live TV show to be broadcast throughout North America and simultaneously presented on the World Wide Web. Media from around the world will be able to watch presentations from the Volvo display in Detroit while asking questions ...
Prague (ots/PRNewswire) - - EEA Signals 2009: Eight Environmental Stories for Europe Translated versions of Signals 2009 are available here: http://reports.eea.europa.eu/corporate_document_2009_1/en (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090109/333827 ) Is gardening one of your interests? If so and you live in central or northern Europe the 'killer slug' is probably one of your personal enemies. The slug, which attacks your herbs and ...
Huntington Beach, California, and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Kurt Schmidt, CPA, MBA, as the company's new Chief Financial Officer. "Kurt is an exceptional addition to our team and an invaluable asset," said Bernhard Sixt, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. "With his extensive financial management experience ...
Maidenhead, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - For the First Time, Children and Adolescents in Europe With Psoriasis are now Able to Benefit From Same Efficacy and Disease Control as Adults The European Commission today granted marketing authorisation of the use of Enbrel(R) (etanercept) as the first biologic ...
Karolinska Development AB and EFG Bank AB
Stockholm (ots/PRNewswire) - Karolinska Development AB (publ) recently closed a fully subscribed new share issue, raising SEK 147 million (USD 19 million). Its major shareholders - Karolinska Institutet Holding AB, Tredje AP-fonden; Östersjöstiftelsen; Näsudden; Foundation Asset Management; and Praktikerinvest - took their share of the new issue, while new investors participated with SEK 50 million. Karolinska ...
Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) Following an evaluation of the NI 43- 101 Report prepared by Coffey Mining on the sulphide mineral resource, and a verbal report from Coffey Mining on the oxide drilling program, the Board is of the opinion that the grade and the tonnage of the sulphide resource and oxide deposit will not support a mining operation and that further drilling will not significantly increase tonnage and grade. Results ...
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (ots/PRNewswire) - Cap Cana, S.A. ("Cap Cana") today announced that it is launching a new consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") with respect to its US$250 million outstanding principal amount of 9.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2013 (the "Notes") by which it is seeking to obtain a waiver of the technical default that ...
Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - MedImmune, the global biologics unit of AstraZeneca, announced today that it has submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for its nasal spray live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), which is now being reviewed by the European Medicines Agency ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Shelton Canada Corp. ("Shelton" or the "Company") (TSXV symbol "STO") is pleased to provide an operational update on its projects in Ukraine. Kashtan Petroleum Joint Venture - Lelyaki Oil Field: Well No.307 has been cased for production and well completion procedure has been completed. The well was drilled to total depth of ...
Scientific Steering Committee, Machine Preservation Trial
Groningen, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Results from a landmark trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that in transplanted kidneys preserved and transported in a specially designed machine (LifePort Kidney Transporter) the odds for experiencing a delay in recovery of kidney ...
Scientific Steering Committee, Machine Preservation Trial
Chicago, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - A landmark study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrates that use of a specially designed machine to store kidneys for transplantation offers significant benefits in kidney survival and function when compared to those stored in a traditional "ice box", or cold storage. Unlike the icebox, the ...
Wiesbaden (ots) - Panasonic Europe is deeply saddened and distressed about the bereavement of its President and Chief Operating Officer Joachim Reinhart who passed away on 26 December 2008 after a short period of serious illness. With his energy, experience and creative power, Joachim Reinhart had ...
Saint Prex, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Antagonist Demonstrates Rapid, Long-Term Suppression of Testosterone Ferring Pharmaceuticals received today notification that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), part of the European ...
Rockford, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - SupplyCore, a leading supply chain management and logistics services provider, has been awarded a ten-year contract (SPM7LX-06-R-0157) with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to support the U.S. Military's land-based vehicles including the HMMVEE, Bradley, and the M939 ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo today transmitted to the European Works Council a plan to adapt its headcount in order to deal with the sharp drop in automobile production. Consultations will be held with employee representatives on the measures envisaged. The global automobile market has been highly impacted ...
Bellevue, Washington (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Release Supports More Architectures; Increases Manageability to Further Improve Total Cost of Ownership Xeround, Inc., a provider of real-time database virtualization software, today announced the launch of the Xeround Intelligent Data Grid(TM) version 2.8. Xeround's vision is to enable cloud computing infrastructures for its customers by delivering data ...
Cork, Ireland (ots/PRNewswire) - - Once-Daily TMC278 is the Third Anti-HIV Compound to be Developed in Tibotec Virology Portfolio Tibotec Pharmaceuticals is currently recruiting HIV-positive, treatment-naïve adults (or those who have never taken antiretroviral medication before) in Europe for two major ...
The Finnish Breast Cancer Group
San Antonio, Texas (ots/PRNewswire) - - FOR NON-US DOMESTIC and NON-UK journalists only - Early Data Indicate Chemotherapy Pill Xeloda, Already Proven in Advanced Breast Cancer, May Also Reduce Recurrence of Early Breast Cancer Data presented today indicate that adding Xeloda to standard chemotherapy allows women to live cancer-free for longer. Preliminary data presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast ...
Huntington Beach, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- - Recent Study Reveals Substantial Group of Traditionally Miscategorized HER2+ Patients Dr. Michael Knauer from the Netherlands Cancer Institute today announced data uncovering a substantial group of traditionally miscategorized low risk HER2+ patients. Agendia's highly accurate breast cancer ...
Huntington Beach, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced MammaPrint(R)'s ability to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. Dr. Laura van 't Veer, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, presented the data at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Diagnoplex, a developer of molecular cancer diagnostics today announced the closing of a Series A financing raising CHF10 million ($8.3 million). The A-round was led by Novartis Venture Fund and NeoMed, with Initiative Capital Romandie acting as co-investor. The Novartis Venture Fund was also a seed investor in the company. BCCC Avocats acted as counsel to the investors and BMP ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - Roche Medicines Offer Improved Ways of Fighting the Leading Cause of Cancer Death in Women New data being presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) show that Herceptin (trastuzumab), Avastin (bevacizumab) and oral Xeloda (capecitabine) ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Platts -- The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 31.38 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in November, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released. This is a decline of 880,000 from the October level of 32.26 million b/d. Excluding ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - For non-US and non-UK Media Only - Long-term Results From a Phase III Study Highlight the Beneficial Role of MabThera in Patients With Recurrent or Resistant Disease Data presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) today ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - As economies around the world slow or worsen, the travel market is also expected to take a hit as fewer people may be traveling this year. Here are some traveling tips to save you time and money. 1. During this recession there are many discounts and deals to be found as companies and venues struggle to attract customers. Use http://www.RoadTripHelper.com, a price comparison ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - For the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the Renewable Energy Directive, agreed today, confirms Europe as the leader of the energy revolution the world needs. The target means that more than one third of EU electricity must come from renewables in 2020 and wind energy will be the biggest contributor. Moreover, the directive addresses existing barriers that prevent Europe from fully ...