PR Newswire back issues from Monday, June 23:
Childcare experts call for children's commissioner for England.
Jun 23, 2003 ... London -- London, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A conference at the Institute of Education on 23-24 June will call for an independent children's commissioner for England as essential for creating services that children want and need. Speakers at the 11th European Network for School-Age Childcare ...
Experts call for radical reform of UK spectrum licensing.
Jun 23, 2003 ... London -- London, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- American technology expert Cory Doctorow will call for radical and controversial reforms to the way in which Britain licenses its airwaves at a public lecture entitled Open Spectrum: Setting The Airwaves Free? given to The Work Foundation's ...
Supreme Court confirms Vannessa's legal standing in Las Cristinas.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- <Pre> TSX: VVV OTC-BB: VNVNF SEC File: 12G3-2(b) No. 82-4473; 20-F 000-30462 Berlin: VVT - WKN 914781 </Pre> VANCOUVER, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Vannessa Ventures Ltd. (VVV: TSX, OTC-BB: VNVNF, Berlin: VVT - WKN 914781) announces that the Venezuelan ...
Linux Networx Cluster System Climbs to Third Fastest Supercomputer in the World; System at LLNL Retains Ranking as the Fastest Linux Cluster in the World.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SALT LAKE CITY -- SALT LAKE CITY, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A cluster supercomputer Linux Networx built for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in 2002, advanced two rankings to become the third fastest supercomputer in the world on the 21st TOP500 supercomputing list ...
'Simpay' announced as new brand name for Mobile Payment Services Association.
Jun 23, 2003 ... London -- London, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile Payments Services Association (MPSA), founded by Orange, TelefE[thorn]nica ME[thorn]viles, T-Mobile and Vodafone to drive interoperable mobile payments, today announced its new brand name and corporate identity - Simpay. The ...
Telkom SA Limited group preliminary audited annual results for the year ended March 31, 2003.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Johannesburg, South Africa -- Johannesburg, South Africa, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Telkom SA Limited (JSE and NYSE: TKG; ISIN: ZAE000044897), South AfricaCOs largest communications group announces preliminary audited annual results for the year ended March 31, 2003. Consolidated operating ...
HELSINN and MGI PHARMA summarise palonosetron HCl injection (Aloxi in USA) phase III clinical data presented at the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) 15th International Symposium.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Berlin, Germany -- Berlin, Germany, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a privately-owned Swiss pharmaceutical group, and MGI PHARMA, Inc., an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today provided a summary of palonosetron HCl injection (Aloxi(tm)) data presented at the ...
China Unicom orders over ten million SIM cards from Gemplus.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Luxembourg -- Luxembourg, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Gemplus reinforces its market share in the important Chinese market Gemplus International S.A. (Paris Euronext: Euroclear 5768) , the world's leading provider of smart card solutions, announces its selection by China Unicom as ...
TI Delivers Industry's Most Highly Integrated DAB Baseband; New Solution for Eureka 147 Digital Radio Enables Greater Differentiation While Keeping Cost and Power to a Minimum.
Jun 23, 2003 ... DALLAS -- DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping manufacturers easily design and differentiate their Eureka 147 Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) receivers, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today unveiled the industry's most highly integrated DAB baseband. The programmable single-chip ...
Atelier Licenses TSY Telephony Subsystems for the Series 60 Platform to Texas Instruments; Atelier TSY for the Series 60 Platform Integrated in TI OMAP(TM)-Based Reference Designs and Development Platforms.
Jun 23, 2003 ... PARIS and DALLAS -- PARIS and DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Atelier, the leading expert in telephony software for Symbian OS(TM), today announced that Atelier has licensed its Symbian OS 2.5G telephony subsystem to Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Under the agreement, TI ...
'Zomig' Nasal Spray proven to be fastest patient-friendly triptan.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Chicago, USA -- Chicago, USA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Rapid relief 'REALIZEd' in just 10 minutes AstraZeneca's 'Zomig' (zolmitriptan) Nasal Spray is the fastest ever non-injectable triptan, according to new data presented today at the American Headache Society (AHS) meeting ....
helloNetwork Technology enables Cyberclick Agent and Telefonica Moviles Espana to launch mobile video services.
Jun 23, 2003 ... New York -- New York, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Barcelona-based Cyberclick Agent, Spain's leading digital media company, has launched an exciting new mobile video-based entertainment application with Telefonica Moviles Espana (TME), the Spanish subsidiary of Telefonica Moviles Group, using ...
STMicroelectronics Receives the 2003 Industrial Award from CERN in Geneva.
Jun 23, 2003 ... GENEVA -- GENEVA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has presented the ALICE Industrial Award 2003 to STMicroelectronics , in recognition of the company's successful collaboration with ALICE teams and its excellent performance in delivering a ...
Chief Executive "sacrificial scapegoat" says tribunal.
Jun 23, 2003 ... London -- London, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Chief Executive of the Royal United Hospital (RUH) Barbara Harris has today won a landmark judgement against her former employer on the grounds of Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination. In the first ever case of this kind ...
New landmark trial demonstrates carvedilol saves significantly more lives than metoprolol.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Strasbourg, France -- Strasbourg, France, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) treated with the non-selective beta blocking agent, carvedilol (Dilatrend(r)), gained a highly significant survival benefit (17 per cent, p=0.0017) compared to the Beta-1 selective ...
Inpharmatica Launches Easily Accessible Proteome Annotation Resource - Biopendium Online(TM).
Jun 23, 2003 ... LONDON -- LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Inpharmatica Ltd, a leading informatics-driven drug discovery company, today announces Biopendium Online(TM), a new version of its premier Biopendium(TM) annotation resource. Biopendium Online(TM) is accessible via the internet and has been ...
Baby Planning Made Easy: Interactive Web Site Simplifies Process for Expectant Parents and Grandparents.
Jun 23, 2003 ... TIPP CITY, Ohio -- TIPP CITY, Ohio, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With the excitement of a new arrival comes the necessity of planning. And with millions of products available to satisfy baby's every want and need, many parents and grandparents are turning to the Internet to streamline this ...
Without Drugs or Surgery, Massage for Infertility Yields Forty-Nine Babies, Physical Therapist Reports.
Jun 23, 2003 ... GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Without drugs or surgery, women diagnosed infertile have given birth to or are expecting forty-nine babies due to a new technique similar to massage. The women were physician diagnosed infertile and were unable to ...
Wellbridge Athletic Clubs Nationwide Introduce Kids' Fitness Options: Emphasis on Fun Programs Combating Obesity.
Jun 23, 2003 ... DENVER -- DENVER, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wellbridge Company, the leading operator of premier athletic clubs, spas, and fitness/wellness centers, offers assistance for parents seeking safe and entertaining activities to keep kids active this summer and year-round. Whether ...
Inpharmatica Moves Drug Discovery Business Downstream Through Acquisition; Inpharmatica adds research capabilities in ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) by acquiring labs, licensing intellectual property and employing experienced team, based in Cambridge, UK.
Jun 23, 2003 ... LONDON -- LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Inpharmatica Ltd, a leading informatics-driven drug discovery company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ArQule Inc., to acquire certain of ArQule (UK) Limited's assets, to take an assignment of its 10,000 square foot ...
Family V, Baby & Maternity Feature Package.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with family, baby and maternity issues and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: ...
GetThere Will Move Broadcasters From A to BSkyB.
Jun 23, 2003 ... LONDON -- LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), the United Kingdom's leading digital television provider, has signed a contract to use the GetThere DirectCorporate online self-booking system for business travel. Some 500 employees will use the product to book ...
How Bad Roads Kill Good Drivers - AAA Michigan Road Improvement Program Featured in Reader's Digest; Auto Club offers solutions to make urban intersections less dangerous.
Jun 23, 2003 ... DEARBORN, Mich. -- DEARBORN, Mich., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A highly heralded intersection safety program pioneered by AAA Michigan and its partners has achieved national recognition -- a feature article in Reader's Digest. The article, titled: "How Bad Roads Kill Good Drivers," appears ...
NPI cut 900 jobs in shock announcement.
Jun 23, 2003 ... London -- London, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Amicus the finance sector union today (23/06/03) condemns NPI which is part of the AMP insurance group for announcing 900 job losses at their site in Tunbridge Wells. AMP have been trying to sell this part of their business which sells ...
Geac to acquire Comshare.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- <Pre> - US $52 Million Acquisition Delivers High-Value Financial Applications to Broaden Geac's Business Performance Management Suite - NOTICE: Investor Conference Call Today at 9:00 AM EDT at 800-387-6216 </Pre> MARKHAM, ON, and SOUTHBOROUGH, MA, June 23 ...
Comshare to be acquired by Geac.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Acquisition delivers high-value financial applications to broaden Geac's business performance management suite Comshare, Incorporated announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Geac ...
Geac to acquire Comshare.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Markham, Ontario and Southborough, Massachussetts -- Markham, Ontario and Southborough, Massachussetts, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - US $52 million acquisition delivers high-value financial applications to broaden Geac's business performance management suite Notice: Investor ...
Visto Corporation closes US$50 Million financing round.
Jun 23, 2003 ... Redwood Shores, California -- Redwood Shores, California, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - US$20 Million expansion round enables continued product development and acquisition strategy to give Visto command of wireless messaging market Visto Corporation (http://www.visto.com/), the ...
IPWireless Named to AlwaysOn(TM) List of Top 100 Private Companies; AlwaysOn Honors IPWireless for Its Innovative Technology and Impressive Customer Traction.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- SAN BRUNO, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- IPWireless, the world leader in commercial mobile broadband deployments, today announced its inclusion on the first-annual AlwaysOn (AO) Top 100 Private Companies list. AlwaysOn, the media company that covers innovation in ...
GetSilicon Announces Management Appointments; Appoints Vice Presidents for Engineering and Shanghai Operations.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- GetSilicon, Inc., a leading provider of visibility and control solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced the appointment of Varughese "Var" George, as Vice President, Engineering. "We are ...
Visto Corporation Closes $50 Million Financing Round; $20 Million Expansion Round Enables Continued Product Development and Acquisition Strategy to Give Visto Command of Wireless Messaging Market.
Jun 23, 2003 ... REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Visto Corporation (http://www.visto.com/), the leading provider of personal and corporate mobile access solutions that are easy to install, administer and use, today announced that it has extended its recent round of ...
TeaLeaf Technology Keeps Black & Decker Web Sites Honed for Action; TeaLeaf IntegriTea Manages Web Application Integrity for Hardware And Home Improvement Divisions' Business Sites.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- TeaLeaf Technology(R), the pioneer in Web application management, today announced the addition of The Black & Decker Corporation to its rapidly growing list of customers. The global manufacturer and marketer of power tools and ...
AASFE Names Seven Fellowship Winners.
Jun 23, 2003 ... COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Sunday & Features Editors is pleased to announce the winners of this year's diversity fellowships. Selected from a talented group of applicants from across the country, the seven winners will ...
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Close at 5,183.28 Down -77.01 (-1.46%).
Jun 23, 2003 ... SHANGHAI, China -- SHANGHAI, China, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/XFN China 25 Index for Monday, June 23, 2003 was 5,183.28. This was down 1.46 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index closed lower on heavy losses in the ...
'State of the Date:' Work Tops Love 2:1; Singles are Seeking Serious Relationships Four-to-One.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- <Pre> Matchmaker.com-Sponsored Survey of American Singles Reveals What They'reLooking for, Where They're Looking and How Priorities Differ Between Men and Women, Young and Mature </Pre> WALTHAM, Mass., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Matchmaker.com ...
AmeriCorps Budget Cuts Reduce Critical Education for Children; Funding Cuts Mean Thousands of Children Will Not Receive Jumpstart's Vital Early Education Program.
Jun 23, 2003 ... BOSTON -- BOSTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriCorps has announced a 60 percent reduction in funding that will reduce its ranks from 67,000 volunteers to 28,000, effectively laying off people who want to volunteer their service to America. Jumpstart, the largest part-time AmeriCorps ...
Majority of Corporate IT Networks Worldwide Won't Survive Near-Term Business Challenges; Executives Cite Need for More Bandwidth, Higher Speeds and Global Reach.
Jun 23, 2003 ... BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- BEDMINSTER, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of senior executives worldwide believe their existing information technology (IT) networks are not adequate to handle the majority of their business challenges over the next two years, according to a new survey ...
500-Year-Old Idea Inspires Award-Winning New Toys for Kids and Adults.
Jun 23, 2003 ... ANNANDALE, Va. -- ANNANDALE, Va., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A line of optical illusion activity toys uses a 500-year-old process to captivate today's techno-savvy kids and grown-ups alike. In these toys curved mirrors are placed on mysteriously stretched pictures to "decode" the pictures ...
New Landmark Trial Demonstrates Carvedilol Saves Significantly More Lives Than Metoprolol.
Jun 23, 2003 ... STRASBOURG, France -- STRASBOURG, France, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) treated with the non-selective beta blocking agent, carvedilol (Dilatrend(R)), gained a highly significant survival benefit (17 percent, p=0.0017) compared to the beta-1 selective ...
Fleishman-Hillard 'Reels In' Bumble Bee Seafoods; North America's Leading Canned Seafood Producer Retains Top PR Firm.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SAN DIEGO -- SAN DIEGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego-headquartered Bumble Bee Seafoods, L.P., the leading full-line branded canned seafood company in North America, has retained Fleishman-Hillard to implement multiple public relations and marketing initiatives, including a corporate ...
StrataForce Names Hoover Ink Agency of Record; Agency to Implement Program It Designed.
Jun 23, 2003 ... HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoover Ink, which has completed a positioning, branding and communication planning project for StrataForce, now has been named PR agency of record for the staffing firm. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ...
Applied Materials Ventures Looks to Sterling Communications for Public Relations Services; Past Successes and Extensive Experience Make PR Agency a Logical Choice for Communications-Focused VC Firm.
Jun 23, 2003 ... LOS GATOS, Calif. -- LOS GATOS, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Communications, Inc., an independent, full service public relations agency, has been selected by Applied Materials Ventures to provide public relations services. Applied Materials Ventures is a venture capital ...
fastmobile Selects Calysto Communications as Public Relations Agency-of-Record.
Jun 23, 2003 ... ATLANTA -- ATLANTA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- fastmobile, Inc., has selected Atlanta- based public relations firm Calysto Communications to promote its fastchat service, a voice and data instant messaging service for wireless. fastchat offers the popular push-to-talk capabilities, combined ...
Agency Roster Lead.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- The following "Agency Roster" package is a weekly roundup of news releases highlighting account wins at public relations, investor relations and advertising agencies. The service, free to any member of PR Newswire, is a powerful way for agencies to announce their new accounts. Agency ...
Maxwell PR Announces Two New Clients; Washington Square and One Economy Corporation Select Agency To Expand Visibility.
Jun 23, 2003 ... PORTLAND, Ore. -- PORTLAND, Ore., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxwell PR, an award-winning communications studio, today announced two new clients attracted by the agency's depth of experience and diverse capabilities. The agency is supporting general media and community relations ...
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Award Funds Teranode Corporation Deployment of Design Tools; $1.8M Grant Funds the Refinement of Languages and Tools for Biology.
Jun 23, 2003 ... WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Teranode Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a $1.8M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop languages and tools for communication and collaboration that are required for large-scale biology. In ...
Teranode's New Visual Modeling Language Unifies Design, Execution And Analysis for Life Sciences; Company, Technology Backed by the NIH, Intel and the University of Washington.
Jun 23, 2003 ... WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Teranode Corporation today unveiled its strategy for delivering model-based design tools for the Life Sciences at the Bio2003 conference being held this week in Washington, D.C. In addition to disclosing its technology direction, the ...
Linux Networx CEO Appointed to President's Information Technology Advisory Committee; Bernard Daines to Advise President Bush on Maintaining America's Preeminence in HPC.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SALT LAKE CITY -- SALT LAKE CITY, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Linux Networx announced today that President George W. Bush plans to appoint Bernard Daines, chairman and CEO of Linux Networx, as a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC). Daines was selected ...
Angstrom Pharmaceuticals Raises $2 Million in Funding; Files IND With FDA Covering Cancer Trial.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SAN DIEGO -- SAN DIEGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Angstrom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a $2 million investment in the Company from Pacific Gate Company Ltd, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. Virgil Thompson, President and CEO of Angstrom ...
Jo-Ann Stores Offers Solution to Summer's Anthem: 'Mom, I'm Bored!'; Jo-Ann launches Kids' Camp, featuring educational projects for boys and girls.
Jun 23, 2003 ... HUDSON, Ohio -- HUDSON, Ohio, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents can rest assured their children will learn something new this summer -- and bring home cool keepsakes to show for it. Jo-Ann Stores, the nation's largest craft retailer, is launching a Kids' Camp at all of its superstores. For ...
An Industry First: McDonald's(R) Happy Meals to Feature Electronic Handheld Games Based on SEGA Properties; Six Handheld Games Based on Top-Selling SEGA(R) Franchises to Fill Happy Meals With Hours of Action-Packed Gaming Fun.
Jun 23, 2003 ... OAKBROOK, Ill. -- OAKBROOK, Ill., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The popular Sonic The Hedgehog(R) and Super Monkey Ball(TM) characters from SEGA(R) will bring the excitement of video gaming to McDonald's(R) Happy Meals from June 27, 2003 through July 24, 2003. An industry first, six different, ...
Missouri Awards Relay Contract for the Deaf to Sprint.
Jun 23, 2003 ... OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a competitive bidding process, the State of Missouri has awarded Sprint a three-year multimillion-dollar contract to be its provider of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the deaf. Sprint was the ...
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- <Pre> Results reflect debt reduction, third consecutive quarter of free cash flow(x), Strong operating performance, EBITDA(x) up 10% for full year and 55% in quarter $12.1 million non-cash provision on corporate investments, $11.5 million non-cash ...
Mysticom Unveils Industry's Highest Performance 10G Ethernet Transceiver for High Speed Data Transmission over Copper Links; New Device Exceeds the IEEE 802.ak (10GBASE-CX4) Draft Standard Requirements By Extending Copper Reach to 25 Meters, Providing a 60 Percent Increase in Performance.
Jun 23, 2003 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Mysticom, an innovative supplier of high-speed communication ICs, today announced the availability of the MY3124, a XAUI-to CX4 Retiming Transceiver, that enables 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper cabling. The MY3124 ...
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index close at 5,183.28 down -77.01 (-1.46%).
Jun 23, 2003 ... Shanghai, China -- Shanghai, China, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/XFN China 25 Index for Monday, June 23, 2003 was 5,183.28. This was down 1.46 per cent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index closed lower on heavy losses in the ...
Aventail, RSA Security, and Zone Labs Join Efforts to Address Secure Remote Access in a Mobile World; Leading Security Providers Host Web Seminar with Yankee Analyst to Discuss How to Solve Challenges of Protecting Enterprise Network Resources.
Jun 23, 2003 ... SEATTLE -- SEATTLE, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventail Corporation (http://www.aventail.com/), the recognized clientless SSL VPN leader, today announced it has brought together many of its leading partners, including RSA Security and Zone Labs, to discuss technologies and strategies for ...
Yoh to Launch Online Managed StaffingExchange with SAP.
Jun 23, 2003 ... PHILADELPHIA -- PHILADELPHIA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Yoh today announced the availability of the next generation of its proprietary Private Exchange online service for customers. Using SAP(R) software, the Private Exchange will continue to deliver customer-focused content and community ...
LSI Logic's New RapidWorx(TM) Design System Accelerates Time-to-Market for RapidChip(TM) ASIC Platform.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- Streamlined Design System for RapidChip Enables Fast, Predictable Design of <Pre> High-Performance, Complex Platform ASICs- Single design cockpit with integrated tool suite- Rule-based methodology- Automated, correct-by-construction tools- ...
Morphotek Issued Patent 6,576,468 For Platform Technology to Develop Novel Classes of Antimicrobial Agents.
Jun 23, 2003 ... EXTON, Pa. -- EXTON, Pa., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Morphotek Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued it a patent covering the isolation of mutant cell lines to generate novel antimicrobial agents. The issued patent describes the use of the ...
Biosyn, Inc. Submits Investigational New Drug Application for Novel HIV Microbicide.
Jun 23, 2003 ... HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. -- HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosyn, Inc. announced today that the company has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of UC-781 as an HIV microbicide. Biosyn ...
Biogen and IDEC Pharmaceuticals Announce Merger To Create a New Biotechnology Industry Leader.
Jun 23, 2003 ... -- <Pre> -- AVONEX(R) and Rituxan(R) Products Anchor Autoimmune Disease and Cancer Therapeutic Focus -- -- Biogen Shareholders to Receive 1.150 Shares of IDEC for Each Biogen Share, Resulting in Approximately Equal Ownership of BIOGEN IDEC INC.-- -- BIOGEN IDEC ...
Kiwanis Select Mike Curb Outstanding Nashvillian.
Jun 23, 2003 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kiwanis Club of Nashville has selected philanthropist, civic leader and music company executive Mike Curb as the Outstanding Nashvillian of Year. Curb will be honored at an awards luncheon, 12 noon, Friday, June ...
DxS Launches SAFEspot(TM) - Revolutionary Genotyping Sample Collection System; Development Brings Personalised Medicines a Step Closer.
Jun 23, 2003 ... MANCHESTER, England -- MANCHESTER, England, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- DxS Ltd today announced the launch of its SAFEspot(TM) Blood Collection Card that is set to greatly simplify sample collection for genotyping. The blood spot collection and transport system will facilitate the routine use ...
BioAdvance Launches Second Investment Round to Support Emerging Life Science Enterprises; - Greenhouse Fund to award pre-seed and seed money to advance commercialization of life sciences innovation in Southeastern Pennsylvania -.
Jun 23, 2003 ... WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BioAdvance, the Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania, today announced the launch of its Greenhouse Fund's second investment cycle for early stage projects in the field of human health. Beginning today, prospective ...
Avidex Generates High Affinity Monoclonal T Cell Receptors; Scientific breakthrough heralds new approach for targeting cancer cells.
Jun 23, 2003 ... OXFORD, England -- OXFORD, England, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidex Limited, an Oxford-based company specialising in the development of therapeutics based on its proprietary T Cell Receptor technology, announces that it has made a key breakthrough with its monoclonal T cell receptor (mTCR) ...