European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - All across Europe, a wide range of events have taken place this week in the run-up to the European Wind Day 2008. Thousands of members of the public have already taken part in activities from exhibitions in Belgian train stations to photo contests in Sweden. The events all focus on how wind energy works and the benefits it brings as a ...
Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) reports that it has completed its non-brokered private placement as previously announced on May 26th, 2008. The private placement consisted of 2,750,000 units at a price of CDN$0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of CDN$ 1,100,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share (a "Share") and one ...
St. Louis, Missouri (ots/PRNewswire) - Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today that it has completed its proposed acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V., a Dutch-holding company that owns and operates De Ruiter Seeds, for EUR546 million in cash, or approximately $850 million at current exchange rates, less net debt. Monsanto will start to transition the De Ruiter Seeds business into its vegetable seeds ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - New research published BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has found that many institutions are ill-prepared for the increase in complexity and transactional volumes that can be expected in the next few years. The research -- published today as ...
Paris, France / Aachen, Germany (ots) - Results from two phase III clinical studies of tapentadol immediate release tablets (IR) suggest a significantly improved gastrointestinal tolerability(1) as well as safety(2) profile compared to oxycodone HCl IR. The data were presented by the German pharmaceutical ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Statistics released today by BNY Mellon Asset Servicing show that Currency Overlay funds had mixed results in the first quarter of 2008. During the quarter, excess returns ranged from 4.48% to -2.38%, and the overall median return was -0.01%. However, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing's ...
European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations (ENFA)
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - - Lack of Physician Education May Contribute to Problem A new global survey of fibromyalgia patients and physicians shows that fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain condition, results in poor quality of life and poses a financial burden on patients often resulting in an ...
Maidenhead, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Study Results Provide Further Evidence That Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Enbrel(R) Plus Methotrexate in Moderate to Severe Patients can Stop the Disease From Progressing, and Helps Patients Return to More Normal and Productive Lives Data presented ...
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 ...