Des Plaines, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - Abbott announced today it has received CE Marking (Conformite Europeene) in the European Union for a new molecular diagnostic test, Abbott RealTime mS9 Colorectal Cancer, a non-invasive DNA assay that detects the methylated form of Septin 9, a gene linked to colorectal cancer, in blood specimens. The product is not available for sale in the United States. The RealTime mS9 ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. ("BNK" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an additional 300,000 acre oil and gas concession in a European Union country. The granting of this concession brings BNK's 2009 total land acquisitions in Europe to 1.4 million acres, and provides further diversification by now having projects in 3 distinct basins. In accordance with ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") announced today that it has begun dosing patients in its US Phase 2 clinical trial lead by Cleveland Clinic. This trial will examine RVX-208, Resverlogix's oral small molecule therapy for the treatment of atherosclerosis, in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). This study is chaired by Dr. Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced that Erik Zimmer has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager within its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Based in Paris, Zimmer will have responsibility for a newly designated region within EMEA, consisting of France, Benelux, ...
DEW Engineering and Development ULC
Ottowa, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - DEW Engineering and Development ULC of Ottawa, Ontario is pleased to announce the award of a CDN$29.4 Million contract by the Department of National Defence for the Long Term Engineering and Support Services to the M113 Fleet. This contract covers a period of four years with ...
Quebec City (ots/PRNewswire) - Medicago Inc. a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today reported positive interim results from a Phase I human clinical trial with its H5N1 Avian Influenza vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine"). The ...
LE CHAUX- DE-FONDS, Switzerland, December 21 (ots/PRNewswire) - Unlike the misleading information issued on December 18th by Associated Press, TAG Heuer confirms it will continue its partnership with Tiger Woods, as per the following press release. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091221/371511 ) TAG Heuer confirms that it will continue its relationship with Golf no.1 Tiger Woods but will respect ...
Huntington Beach, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared its MammaPrint breast cancer recurrence test for all ages. MammaPrint is the only FDA-cleared breast cancer recurrence test available to patients and physicians. Over the past three years, the FDA has issued four clearances for ...
Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - Boehringer Ingelheim announced today the initiation of a new phase III clinical trial to evaluate one of its two late-stage oncology pipeline compounds for the treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. The clinical study, called LUME-Ovar-1 trial, investigates the compound BIBF 1120, a novel oral anti-angiogenic ...
Copenhagen (ots/PRNewswire) - PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: Indigenous Peoples Ceremony, Oily Footprints, Welcome Mat, Giant Banner, Rally and Gift Basket Delivery to Canadian Embassy "Harper: Climate Commitments (equal sign) Shut Down Tar Sands" Photos and Video: Coming soon at http://pitch.pe/37846 ...
Copenhagen (ots/PRNewswire) - PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: Indigenous Peoples Ceremony, Oily Footprints, Welcome Mat, Giant Banner, Rally and Gift Basket Delivery to Canadian Embassy "Harper: Climate Commitments (equal sign) Shut Down Tar Sands" Photos and Video: Coming soon at http://pitch.pe/37846 ...
Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp (ACS) has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Seres Ethylomètre effective December 1, 2009. The assets include the popular 679 series and newly launched SAF'IR family of infrared breath alcohol testers. As part of the acquisition, ...
New York and London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Combination will Provide Transparency to Carbon and Clean Energy Markets for Investors and Industry Bloomberg L.P., the world's most trusted source of data, news, analytic and trading tools for businesses and financial professionals, has acquired New Energy Finance, a global leader in providing news, data and analysis on renewable energy, carbon markets, energy ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - - Roche to Present new Results That Could Offer a Better Future to Women With Early and Very Advanced Breast Cancer, at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that new 5 year follow-up data from two pivotal studies with Herceptin(R) (trastuzumab) in early ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - - "One-click" Access to Useful Services, Information and Entertainment Across a Wide Range of Mobile Devices and Platforms, All on One Orange Bill - First Available on Over One Million Phones in UK and France, Orange Will Roll-Out App Shop to Millions More Customers In 2010 - ...
Huntington Beach, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today that it will be presenting six studies focusing on MammaPrint(R) at the 2009 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), one of the premiere conferences in breast cancer research worldwide. The SABCS will take place December ...
Copenhagen (ots/PRNewswire) - The following is a joint statement issued today by Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy, the third-largest electric power holding company in the U.S., and Wang Yusuo, chairman of ENN Group, one of the largest private energy companies in China. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ...
Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - trendwatching.com, one of the world's leading trend firms, has just released its '10 Consumer Trends for 2010'. From 'urban pride' to 'forced sustainability', next year will bring a bonanza of opportunities, as even cautious consumers crave pragmatic or exciting innovations. The full, free briefing can be found at http://www.trendwatching.com/ 2010/. A summary: 1. BUSINESS AS ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. ("BNK" or the "Company") (TSX: BKX) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two additional oil and gas concessions, which total approximately 500,000 acres in one European basin. The granting of these concessions continues BNK's European shale gas strategy by providing diversification in multiple basins. ...
Cape Town, South Africa (ots/PRNewswire) - The first Football for Hope Centre in Khayelitsha in the outskirts of Cape Town opened its doors today (5 December 2009). FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was joined by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) CEO Danny Jordaan, South African Football Association President ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - In the run-up to the crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published a league table showing which EU countries are best at exploiting CO2-cutting wind energy. Top of the table is Denmark, with the highest amount of wind energy capacity per square kilometre of national territory. ...
Prague (ots/PRNewswire) - - Newest Major Release Adds Amazon EC2 Cloud Integration, Boosts Scalability and Further Enhances User Experience JetBrains(R), the creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing development tools, announced today the public availability of TeamCity 5.0, the company's award-winning distributed build management and continuous integration tool. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070118/JBLOGO ) TeamCity offers easy ...
Cape Town and London (ots/PRNewswire) - - The Excitement and Action of the World's Most Popular Sporting Event Will be Viewed as Never Before Sony Corporation and FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) today announced an agreement for selected media rights of the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) ...
Cape Town, South Africa (ots/PRNewswire) - - The Excitement and Action of the World's Most Popular Sporting Event Will be Viewed as Never Before Sony Corporation and FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) today announced an agreement for selected media rights of the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) in 3D. FIFA is to produce the world's first FIFA World Cup(TM) in 3D. Up to 25 of the 2010 FIFA World ...
Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Inc.
Ottawa (ots/PRNewswire) - Peter Allard, the Canadian owner of an eco-tourist facility in Barbados, has filed a complaint against the Government of Barbados alleging it violated its international environmental treaty obligations at Graeme Hall Swamp. The Graeme Hall wetland is a Caribbean flyway stop for migratory birds between North and South America. The ...
Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) announces that it has completed a non-brokered private placement approved by the TSX Venture Exchange. The private placement consisted of 1,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $100,000. Each unit is comprised of one common share (a "Share") and one full warrant ...
Huntington Beach, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today that Palmetto GBA, California's Part B Medicare administrator, has established coding guidelines for the company's MammaPrint test. MammaPrint is Agendia's FDA-cleared breast ...
Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - Media Access: ftp://ftp.national.ca/medias/Cordiant_Capital_01-12-2009/ Username: presse Password: media Cordiant Capital Inc. ("Cordiant"), a leading manager of emerging market private sector investments, announced today that it ...
Astellas Pharma Europe Limited
Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - - New Survey Highlights Need for Education Resources, Critical Role of Physician in Patient Communication and Importance of Maintaining Normal Lifestyle During Treatment Findings from a survey of European prostate cancer patients, presented at the 2nd European Multidisciplinary Meeting on Urological Cancers (EMUC) in ...
Montreal, Canada, November 30 (ots/PRNewswire) - Management of GLV Inc. ("GLV" or the "Company"; ticker symbols GLV.A, GLV.B / TSX) is pleased to announce the closing of the acquisition, by its indirect subsidiary Eimco Water Technologies GmbH, of 80.5% of the shares of Christ Water Technology AG ("CWT") tendered by CWT shareholders into GLV's voluntary takeover bid ...