Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Hoya Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net sales were 106.8 billion yen for the quarter, a 5.2% decrease from 112.7 billion yen in the same period last year. Operating income was 18.9 billion yen, a 13.8% increase from 16.6 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to increase in orders and productivity. Compared to the ...
Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - VimpelCom Ltd. today announces the commencement of its exchange offer to holders of shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" ("OJSC VimpelCom") , in which it will offer depositary shares representing VimpelCom Ltd. shares ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Mobile Tag, the European leader in mobile barcode solutions, continues to innovate with the launch of its latest application: mobiletag Universal Reader and shopping. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/mobiletag/40778/ Mobile Tag is behind the creation of the flashcode, the ...
EWEA - European wind Energy Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - More new wind power capacity was installed in the EU in 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology, new statistics published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reveal. 39% of all new capacity installed in 2009 was wind power, followed by gas (26%) and solar photovoltaics (16%). Europe decommissioned more coal ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") announced today that the Board of Directors has elected Arthur J. Higgins, CEO of Bayer HealthCare and Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee, to the Board effective February 1, 2010. Mr. Higgins joined Bayer in 2004 as Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Osaka, Japan and London (ots/PRNewswire) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited ("TPEU"), its wholly owned subsidiary for oversight of pan-European sales and marketing, jointly announced today that Mepact(R) (mifamurtide)(1), the first new treatment in 20 years to improve survival in patients with osteosarcoma (malignant bone cancer)(2), is now commercially ...
Milan and Davos, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - The Advisory Board "2015: Women and Expo" met this morning in Davos to launch a five year plan to promote women's entrepreneurial creativity in the world, particularly in relation to the theme of the Expo "Feed the Planet, Energy for Life". The Board is headed ...
Geneva/Davos (ots) - Cloud Computing Need not be a Problem for Governments - Provided the Right Approach is Taken Recent developments have woken many governments up to the reality of Cyberspace and how it is challenging the traditional conception of Sovereignty. "With data being stored virtually anywhere in ...
Sydney (ots/PRNewswire) - QVT Fund LP and Quintessence Fund L.P. (together, "QVT"), announced their support for the rescue plan proposed by the directors of TZ Limited ("TZ" or the "company"). If passed by shareholders, this rescue plan will allow QVT to convert approximately AUD$28.6 million of debt into TZ shares. QVT believes the rescue plan is in the best interests of all shareholders and will significantly ...
Singapore (ots/PRNewswire) - Fourteen international banks lent overwhelming support to the maiden Asian syndicated facility for Mercuria Energy Trading Pte Ltd. The facility, which was launched at USD150 Million, closed oversubscribed with the final facility amount being upsized to USD281 Million. The Company ...
Calgary (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. ("BNK" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two additional oil and gas concessions, which total approximately 770,000 acres net to BNK. These concessions were granted in a European Union Country and bring BNK's total gross land acquisitions in Europe to 2.1 million acres. This provides ...
Agence de Medecine Preventive (AMP)
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - On January 15, the Minister of Health and Hygiene of Côte d'Ivoire, Dr. Rémi Allah Kouadio, presided over a ceremony to mark the launch of a National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) named "Côte d'Ivoire National Committee of Independent Experts for Vaccination and Vaccines" (Comité National d'Experts Indépendants pour la ...
Abbott Park, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - Today the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) voted to recommend the suspension of marketing authorizations for all anti-obesity medicines containing sibutramine. Abbott will comply with the CHMP recommendation and suspend the marketing of Abbott medicines containing ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - AVEVA Group plc , one of the world's leading providers of engineering data and design IT systems, announced that WorleyParsons, a global provider of technical, project and operational support services, recently signed a contract to significantly increase the company's usage of AVEVA Plant solutions. This new contract ...
Charlotte, North Carolina (ots/PRNewswire) - Bank of America Corporation today reported full-year 2009 net income of US$6.3 billion, compared with net income of US$4.0 billion in 2008. Including preferred stock dividends and the negative impact from the repayment of the U.S. government's US$45 billion preferred stock investment in the company under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), income applicable to common ...
Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - CWR Mobility has released version 4.2 of its flagship product CWR Mobile CRM, the leading mobile solution for Dynamics CRM which is used by organizations worldwide including Danone, Nestlé, Hitachi and Sanofi Pasteur. Amongst the most important improvements is a ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - AVEVA and Z+F are pleased to announce a stronger technical and commercial partnership, focused on delivering new levels of integration and productivity between laser scanning, detailed design and asset management. Z+F specializes in 3D laser scanning and was one of the first companies to release a phase based laser scanner and subsequently invented the world's 1st stand alone ...
Port Au Prince, Haiti (ots/PRNewswire) - - Thomson Reuters Foundation puts in place first-of-its-kind Emergency Information Service ('EIS') in Haiti - The EIS is exclusively operating for and on behalf of earthquake survivors, using local languages, French and Creole - The service is free ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - To raise awareness of the need to support Haiti's earthquake survivors, Canada's National Tower will be lit in red and blue, the colours of the flag of Haiti, beginning at sunset each night from January 15-22, 2010. The CN Tower will also raise awareness of relief efforts on site by providing visitors with opportunities to donate to the Canadian Red Cross. Visitors can add a donation at ...
DEW Engineering and Development ULC
Ottawa (ots/PRNewswire) - DEW Engineering and Development ULC, with headquarters in Ottawa and additional manufacturing facilities in Miramichi, New Brunswick, recently received a $39.5M purchase order from General Dynamics Land Systems Canada (GDLS-C) to provide ceramic composite hull armour kits for 352 Stryker armoured vehicles. Since 2003, DEW has been the exclusive supplier of the ceramic composite armour ...
Antony, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Million EUR 2008 08/07 2009 09/08 MEUR %Sales Var.% MEUR %Sales Var.% Southern Europe (1) 36.4 73 14 42.4 74 16 Other EU countries (2) 11.3 23 17 13.1 23 16 Other markets 2.0 4 45 1.5 3 (25) ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - easyFairs, the world's leading organiser of time & cost-effective trade shows, today announced the appointment of Jean-François Quentin as its Chief Executive Officer, tasked to drive the next phase of development of the company. In just five years easyFairs has grown from a handful of shows in two countries to a strong portfolio of ...
Abbott Park, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - A new diagnostic tool, which studies show can aid in determining the risk of whether a pelvic mass is benign or malignant, is now available in Europe. This simple blood test is expected to help in the assessment of epithelial ovarian cancer, the most lethal form of gynecological cancer. This important immunoassay, which will ...
Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - At the Directors' meeting on January 6, 2010, the Company issued 375,000 options to Markus Janser at an exercise price of CDN$0.10 per share. These options will expire on January 6th, 2015. The Company has 501,387 options remaining for issuance under their existing Incentive Stock Option Plan. Mr. Markus Janser was appointed as a Director at the Company's AGM on December 22, ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - AVEVA announces the release of AVEVA Hull Finite Element Modeller, a powerful new addition to the AVEVA Marine portfolio which accelerates and simplifies the stress analysis of ship structures. Ship designers rely on the use of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to ensure that hull structures comply with rigorous strength ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - AVEVA announces the release of AVEVA Mechanical Equipment Interface, a powerful solution to the problem of transferring 3D models between incompatible design systems. Until now, solutions for transferring design between different 3D CAD systems have proved to be inadequate in various ways and have not achieved the necessary high levels of usability or industry ...
Aix En Provence, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Oney Portugal manages retail cards and credit reserves for Jumbo, Décathlon, Aki, Leroy Merlin, Norauto, all companies established in this country, thus representing over 500,000 customers. For almost 5 years, Oney Portugal has relied on a solution specifically ...
Laguna Beach, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Inc. ("ACT"), a developer of advanced irrigated cardiac ablation systems, announced today that it has completed a $5 million 'Series B' equity financing. The financing was led by NBGI Ventures, a venture capital firm specialized in medical technology investments, and is expected to fund commercialisation in Europe. ACT was founded in 2007 to ...
Lugano (ots) - Giorgio Calderari promoted to Group General Manager, responsible for Corporate, Business Development, R&D, Technical Affairs, Commercial, and Manufacturing functions Riccardo Braglia has been confirmed as CEO of the Helsinn Group. His role will focus on the Group's fundamental strategic tasks, including internal and external growth, and new market opening. Riccardo Braglia will also directly ...
Cambridge, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - Tolerx, Inc., today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its Phase 3 clinical study DEFEND-1, which is evaluating the safety and efficacy of otelixizumab, a targeted T cell immunomodulator, in patients with new-onset autoimmune type 1 diabetes. The DEFEND-1 (Durable Response Therapy Evaluation For Early ...