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CELLESTIS APPOINTS...

MOSCOW: Cellestis is pleased to introduce BioChemMack (Moscow, Russia) as

its newly appointed commercial partner for distribution of the tuberculosis
blood test, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT), in Russia.
www.biochemmack.ru

SUCCESSFACTORS ANNOUNCES...

SYDNEY: SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in on-demand

performance and talent management solutions, Thursday announced its inaugural
2009 SuccessConnect Local Asia Pacific user conference to take place in
Melbourne, Australia on August 13th to 14th, an event expected to bring
together customers across many countries in the Asia Pacific region.
http://www.theattitudedoctor.com
http://www.successfactors.com

CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS...

HONG KONG: Checkpoint Systems, the global leader in shrink management,

merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions, Thursday announced the
expansion of METRO Group's RFID "Tag It Easy!" program.
http://www.metrogroup.de
http://www.checkpointsystems.com

RAK SEES...

RAS AL KHAIMAH: Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) posted a 14.5

percent increase in revenue in the second quarter of 2009, compared to the same
period in 2008.
http://www.rakftz.com

CANTON FAIR...

GUANGZHOU: An experienced entrepreneur will see business opportunities

everywhere, be it a way to provide a good just a little bit cheaper, or a way
to give more people access to something they didn't previously have access to,
what matters is being in the right place at the right time; where business is
being done and opportunities are being made.
http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en

GLENMARK BRINGS...

MUMBAI: After receiving approval from the Drug Controller General of

India(DCGI) for a multi-centre Phase IIb clinical study for its lead
COPD/asthma molecule, Oglemilast, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited contracted
Omnicare Clinical Research(Omnicare), a leading international CRO to conduct
this Phase II asthma study on its behalf.

WILLIAM F. JOHNSON...

NEW YORK: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Thursday

that William F. Johnson, who most recently served as the Chief of the
Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the United States Attorney's
Office for the Southern District of New York, will join the Firm's Litigation
Department in New York as a partner.
www.friedfrank.com

CHINA WILL

CAMBRIDGE: Fueled by mobile penetration into the rural market and by uptake

of 3G services, China's telecommunications market will generate US$187 billion
by 2014, surpassing Japan to become the largest telecommunications services
market in Asia, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom
research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.lightreading.com
www.pyr.com


ATERAS RECEIVES...

DALLAS: ATERAS, a leading provider of solutions for legacy migration and

modernization, announced Thursday the receipt of Microsoft Corp.'s Product
Innovation award for eavRPM (Rapid Program Modernization) tool at Microsoft's
Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2009.
www.ateras.com

PEABODY ENERGY...

ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy Friday announced that Connie de Santana has been

named Chief Financial Officer for Peabody Energy Australia, effective Aug. 19,
2009.

OMNOVA DECORATIVE...

FAIRLAWN: OMNOVA Decorative Products (Thailand), a business of U.S.-based

OMNOVA Solutions Inc., received the Best Quality Performance Award (Other Parts
Supply Section) for 2008 from Toyota Boshoku Gateway (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
(TBGT), a division of Toyota that produces seating for the auto manufacturer's
line of cars.
www.omnova.com

VIVUS PREVAILED...

MOUNTAIN VIEW: VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS), a biopharmaceutical company

developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in
obesity, diabetes and sexual health, announced that it had prevailed in a
binding arbitration hearing brought by Fempharm Pty Ltd (a wholly owned
subsidiary of Acrux Limited) concerning a dispute related to the development of
Luramist, a metered dose transdermal application of testosterone for women.
www.vivus.com

JETBRAINS MPS...

PRAGUE: JetBrains, creators of intelligent and innovative

productivity-enhancing tools for software developers, have announced the 1.0
release of their new conceptual software development environment - Meta
Programming System, or MPS.
http://www.jetbrains.com/mps?mps1pr

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UNSW claims Australia's top spot for the first time in preeminent world university rankings

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Daicel DURAST(R) POM Fine Powder Adopted for Innovative Stick-form Lubricant

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เซลเลสทิสตอบโต้กรณีองค์การอนามัยโลกแนะนำวิธีการตรวจเลือดเพื่อวินิจฉัยวัณโรคชนิดแสดงอาการ

การตรวจเลือดยังจำเป็นต่อการตรวจหาเชื้อโรคที่ไม่แสดงอาการ คำแนะนำจากองค์การอนามัยโลก (WHO) ไม่สามารถใช้ได้กับชุดทดสอบ QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) สำหรับการตรวจหาวัณโรคที่ไม่แสดงอาการ คำแนะนำเกี่ยวกับนโยบายใหม่ที่เผย...

Cellestis Responds to World Health Organization Guidance on Use of Blood Tests for Active Tuberculosis

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เซลเลสทิสแต่งตั้ง มอสโค: เซลเลสทิส (Cellestis) ยินดีที่จะประกาศให้ทราบว่า BioChemMack (มอสโค, รัสเซีย) ได้รับการแต่งตั้งเป็นพันธมิตรด้านการจัดจำหน่าย QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) ซึ่งเป็นอุปกรณ์ทดสอบเลือดในผู้ป่วยวัณโรค ในประเทศรัสเซีย www...