SYDNEY--9 Jun--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
EXPANDED ACCESS...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Edison Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed an Expanded Access program
to provide EPI-743 to seriously ill patients diagnosed with inherited
respiratory chain diseases of the mitochondria.
http://bit.ly/iodaya
JOINT STATEMENT...
WASHINGTON DC: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of
Manufacturers, the United States Council for International Business, the
National Foreign Trade Council, the Emergency Committee for American Trade, the
US-ASEAN Business Council and the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue today issued
a joint statement regarding a proposal being considered by the Australian
Government to mandate standardized plain packaging for all tobacco products.
http://bit.ly/iILIsU
1,000,000 ENTRIES...
MIAMI: Miami headquartered WorldCompliance reaches milestone in the fight
against corruption, by announcing that its PEP database today surpassed
1,000,000 detailed profiles of Politically Exposed Persons, their family
members and close associates.
http://www.worldcompliance.com/
http://bit.ly/m2CqHn
BECOMING GREENER...
ANTWERP, Belgium: In order to further reduce emissions of pollutants such as
NOx and SOx, the Port Authority is to reward "clean ships" calling at the port
of Antwerp.
http://www.environmentalshipindex.org/
http://bit.ly/mRDQY3
HEALTHCARE LEADER...
SINGAPORE: PwC announced that Dr. Ronald Ling has joined the firm as a
Managing Director, Healthcare and as the East Asia/Southeast Asia Healthcare
Leader, based in Singapore.
http://www.pwc.com/
http://bit.ly/jFzbxd
PARTNERSHIP EXTENSION...
MARANELLO, Italy: Ferrari and PUMA today announced a long-term extension to
their partnership.
http://www.puma.com/
http://bit.ly/lyJY1Z
CHINA TOURISTS...
SINGAPORE and MUNICH: SISTIC, Singapore's leading ticketing services
provider, is now making it easier for residents of China to buy tickets to
shows, events and concerts in Singapore from the comfort of their home by
introducing UnionPay Online Payment (UPOP), in collaboration with China-based
UnionPay and Wirecard Bank AG.
http://www.sistic.com.sg/
http://www.unionpay.com/
http://www.sistic.com/
http://www.wirecard.com/
http://www.wirecardbank.com/
http://www.mywirecard.com/
http://www.stb.gov.sg/
http://www.yoursingapore.com/
http://bit.ly/jH2sq1
INNOVATION AWARD...
ROSELAND, New Jersey: Roseland, NJ - 8th June 2011 - Expand Networks the
leader in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization,
together with Africa's largest Telco provider, Telkom SA, have been jointly
honoured at the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2011, winning the
prestigious prize for Wide Area Network Optimization.
http://www.expand.com/
http://www.telkom.co.za/
http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/?LS=EMS532462
http://www.spar.co.za/HomePage1.aspx
http://bit.ly/iE9ck1
ENERGY ROADMAP...
WATERLOO, Ontario: In 2030, when you plug in your toaster, car or smart
phone, where will the electricity come from? Or, will the electrons be there at
all?
http://wgsi.org/
http://bit.ly/kmTTmc
SPORTS TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES...
HELSINKI: Sports Tracking Technologies is proud to announce their Sports
Tracker App for iPhone is now available on the App Store.
http://www.sports-tracker.com/
http://bit.ly/in2Mnl
SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATION...
YPSILANTI, Mich.: National Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of National
Air Cargo Holdings, announced today its continued expansion with the receipt of
authority from the United States Department of Transportation to conduct
charter passenger service aboard its Boeing 757-200 aircraft both domestically
and internationally.
http://www.nationalairlines.aero/
http://www.nationalaircargo.com/
http://bit.ly/lciRaU
HARDWARE SYSTEMS...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. and Trenton Systems today announced a new
technology partnership to deliver video wall solutions for the AV market,
beginning with the Trenton TVC4401 4U rackmount system.
http://www.trentontechnology.com/
http://www.matrox.com/mura_display_controller_boards
http://bit.ly/k3RFiy
RAISING SUCCESS...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands: Avantium is proud to announce that it has
successfully raised EUR 30 million to advance its breakthrough YXY technology
for green building blocks.
http://www.avantium.com/
http://www.yxy.com/
http://bit.ly/ikAzsQ
HAMBURG OFFICE...
LONDON: The new North German office, home to the largest port in the
country, will open in response to a growing demand for high-calibre legal
services from clients in the region and internationally.
http://www.eversheds.com/
http://bit.ly/lkcIor
3D PROJECTION...
LONDON: Today Bombay Sapphire, the world's number one premium gin by value1
for a second consecutive year, made imagination a reality in the climax of the
Bombay Sapphire Project Your Imagination Competition projected onto the
well-known Thames-side landmark, Battersea Power Station.
http://bit.ly/jFve7t
NINTH MEMBER...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.: Sisvel US and the RFID Consortium today announced that
Federal Signal Corporation has joined the RFID Consortium and will participate
in the Consortium's joint licensing program for patents essential to the UHF
RFID standard as both a licensor and a portfolio licensee.
http://www.sisvel.com/
http://www.rfidlicensing.com/
http://bit.ly/kIhsJ3
MARKET EXPANSION...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Telegent Systems, the company that makes television
mobile, today introduced its fifth generation TLG12xx family of analog mobile
TV receivers along with the industry's first integrated internal antenna and
entertainment services platform.
http://www.telegent.com/
http://bit.ly/lBg6m2
SERVICES SOLUTION...
MANILA, Philippines: Philippine National Bank (PNB), Allied Banking
Corporation (ABC) and Allied Savings Bank (ASB) will enhance the standard of
customer service at bank branches and offsite ATMs using real-time Managed
Services from Wincor Nixdorf, a global provider of IT solutions and services to
retail banks and retailers.
http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com/
http://bit.ly/jdZL9C
RECORD BROKEN...
MELBOURNE, Australia: The world's fastest Rubik's Cube-solving robot has
been developed by students at Swinburne University of Technology.
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/mediacentre
http://bit.ly/lxWJpg
LED LIGHTING...
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. and NEW DELHI: Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG) --
a leader in the ultra-efficient LED lighting revolution -- has secured Dixon
Technologies as the company's exclusive distributor of its high performance LED
bulbs, fixtures and infrastructure products in India's 1.8 billion dollar
lighting market.
http://www.lsgc.com/
http://bit.ly/jvCSPP
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