New York, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Glitnir Bank announces that it has commenced legal action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, formerly its principal shareholder, Lárus Welding, previously Glitnir's Chief Executive, Thorsteinn Jonsson, its former Chairman, ...
Laval, Canada, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Doug Peel, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Algorithme Pharma, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Perkin as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Perkin will officially join the company on May 31st. This important appointment confirms Algorithme Pharma's commitment to the development of innovative strategies to ...
Paris, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Sanofi-aventis announced today the initiation of a multinational, randomized, double-blind Phase IIIb trial, PALLAS, to assess the potential clinical benefit of Multaq(R) (dronedarone) in over 10,000 patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events. The announcement was made during ...
Geneva-Frankfurt (ots) - WISeKey and Original1 announce a strategic alliance for the usage of cryptography technologies in the field of anti-counterfeiting. The combination of strong authentication, with product lifecycle management services, as well as identification technologies, such as barcodes, RFIDs, holograms and other machine-readable marker ...
Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 11, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) has reached an agreement with N.V. Deli Maatschappij (Deli) to buy its tea and seeds businesses for a total consideration of about EUR 100 million. The trading house specialized in spices, nuts and food ingredients is doubling its size. By taking over the Van Rees Group en Red River Group of companies, Acomo is acquiring a ...
Abbotsford, Canada, May 10, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - With reference to the company's previous News Release 10-02, ICS is pleased to announce that further to the withdrawal of JVC/Chantete from the JV with ICS, the company has reached a final settlement agreement with JVC/Chantete whereby the encumbered loan granted to ICS by JVC in the sum of USD $125,000, was fully settled by ICS. We are pleased to have reached an agreement and the removal of the encumbrance of ICS ...
London, May 10, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Chivas Regal, the world's leading premium Scotch whisky, today announced the launch of a specifically created digital module, http://chivaspresscannes.com, which will serve as the international centre-point for the brand's ambitious 'Live with Chivalry' movement during the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival. A global media support tool, the site will be updated regularly ...
Tokyo, May 7, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - HOYA Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Net sales were 104.8 billion yen for the quarter, representing an increase of 26.4% from 82.9 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to a recovery in orders in the main business fields such as Electro-Optics, as well as the cost-reduction achieved through ...
London, May 7, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Forecasting in pharmaceuticals has its up's and down's, with new markets and products proving more complex and requiring sophisticated approaches to forecast these areas. Dealing with uncertainties is no easy task. With a number of risks to consider, pharmaceutical forecasting teams need to be able to recognise commercial uncertainties surrounding a given product, capture it ...
Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Inc.
Bridgetown, Barbados, May 7, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - A new environmental study sharply critical of the Government of Barbados shows the key Graeme Hall mangrove wetland is disappearing due to outside pollution and poor water quality. The Graeme Hall wetland is the last remaining mangrove in Barbados - a red ...
Vancouver, May 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space if one exists.) Avanti Mining Inc. is pleased to announce that Craig Nelsen, President & CEO of the Company appeared on a recent episode of resourceINTELLIGENCE TV. Mr. ...
Lausitz, Germany, May 5, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - - 06-07 May Event at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Germany Will See Introduction of E-mobility Demonstration run; First Step to Possible Introduction of new E-mobility Category at Future Editions - 17 Teams Scheduled to Participate - In Total, 213 Teams From 22 European Nations and Beyond are Under ...
The Hague, The Netherlands, May 4, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Shell's largest integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex is now fully online. The multi-billion dollar project in Singapore boosts the supply of raw materials for many everyday products and uses ultra-efficient Shell technology. The site is already supplying products to Asian growth markets and to manufacturers in Singapore. It is a cornerstone of ...
Marseille, France, May 4, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - WYPLAY SAS, a pioneer in the development of the High-Definition Media Center, today announced it has closed a 9 million euro third round of financing. Amundi Private Equity Funds, who led this 3rd round, was joined by A Plus Finance, Elaia Partners and Sofinnova Partners, Wyplay's second round lead investors reflecting their continued confidence in the company. ...
London, May 3, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The rheumatoid arthritis treatment Humira will replace Lipitor as the world's biggest-selling drug in 2016, but a familiar name, Pfizer, will still be the biggest seller of medicines after the patent cliff according to the World Preview 2016 report published today by EvaluatePharma, the premier provider of pharma and biotech ...
Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings L.P.
London, New York and Hamilton, Bermuda, April 30, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings L.P. ("Celtic Pharma"), the global private equity firm focused on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, announced today the enrolment of the first patient into its Phase III trial of TDT 067, terbinafine in Transfersomes(R), for the topical treatment ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, and AMSTERDAM, April 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Today, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that Breast Cancer Research and Treatment has published an important study demonstrating the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with ...
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, April 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The lure of retirement is simply too much for many Europeans with almost one in three workers (29%) saying they would prefer their government not to raise the national retirement age, and would be happy to have less income in retirement, according to Aon Consulting, the leading employee risk and benefits management firm. This research is part of the Aon ...
Wokingham, England, April 28, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - New long-term phase III data published today in Atherosclerosis demonstrates that, of patients with primary hypercholesterolaemia or combined dyslipidaemia who received 4mg of pitavastatin, 74% and 73.5% achieved NCEP* and EAS* low-density lipoprotein ...
Lugano (ots) - New therapeutic option for the management of painful symptoms of oral mucositis in the oncology setting soon available for Swiss patients Helsinn, the pharmaceutical group based in Lugano, and Vifor Pharma, are pleased to announce that a Distribution & Licensing Agreement for Helsinn's product Gelclair in Switzerland has been signed recently. ...
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario - University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada, April 23, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Secretariat today announced major new funding for the world's largest biodiversity genomics project. Paul Hebert, iBOL Scientific Director, said that four Canadian agencies have made new commitments totaling $35 million, raising total investments by these funders to $80 ...
Amsterdam, April 21, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - VimpelCom Ltd. today announces the final results of its Exchange Offer for all shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of OJSC "Vimpel-Communications" ("OJSC VimpelCom") . The U.S. Offer expired on 15 April 2010, and the Russian Offer expired yesterday at ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California and AMSTERDAM, April 20, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today it has closed an agreement with Ferrer inCode for the commercialization of Agendia's FDA-cleared breast cancer recurrence test MammaPrint in Latin America. For the successful commercialization of MammaPrint, ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Warsaw, Poland, April 20, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Wind energy will meet 50% of the EU's electricity demand in 2050, top wind energy personalities told Europe's largest wind energy conference and exhibition. Topping the agenda at the opening day of the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC 2010) in Warsaw was Europe's long-term energy supply. "2050 might seem like a long way off, but the decisions ...
Astellas Pharma Europe Limited
London, April 20, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Today, on the fifth anniversary since its formation, Astellas Pharma Europe has confirmed that it will continue its emphasis on transplantation and urology while moving towards a new vision to build a strong presence in oncology. Astellas has shown robust growth since its creation, expanding its reach into new therapeutic ...
Antony, France, April 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Stallergenes S.A. today announced the first results of a phase III clinical trial (VO61.08) conducted in the USA on its sublingual grass pollen immunotherapy tablet, Oralair(R). This phase III study is the first clinical study in the USA to be conducted by Stallergenes as part of the Oralair(R) ...
Stockholm, Sweden, April 19, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Ivar Jacobson International today is releasing a new version of EssWork which provides a "smart" framework for developing, browsing and executing software development practices. New features in EssWork 3.0 enhance and simplify an organization's ability to roll-out large-scale agile software development by giving software teams process guidelines that efficiently ...
Toronto, April 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Biosign Technologies Inc. (CNSX: BIO) ("Biosign" or the "Company"), and DLF Solutions Inc. (DLF), today announced they have signed a binding Heads of Agreement to enter into a Master Distribution Agreement to distribute Biosign products in Canada through DLF Solutions ...
London, April 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Over 2000 senior traders from buy and sell side firms are gathering at the 10th annual TradeTech 2010 conference and expo on the 20th - 22nd April 2010 in London. This year, organizers of the TradeTech event decided to strengthen the effectiveness of the conference by ...
Charlotte, April 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Bank of America Corporation today reported first-quarter 2010 net income of US$3.2 billion compared with a net loss of US$194 million in the fourth quarter and net income of US$4.2 billion a year earlier. After preferred dividends, the company earned US$0.28 per diluted share in the first quarter, up from a loss of US$0.60 per share in the fourth quarter and earnings of ...