ARROW SEMINAR...
HONG KONG - Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc.,
announced that it will co-host lighting solution seminars in New Delhi on July
15 and Mumbai in India
on July 17 with Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting
components.
www.arrowasia.com
www.cree.com
V FLIGHTS...
BRISBANE - V Australia celebrates Independence Day early by announcing
direct flights between Los Angeles and Brisbane, Australia. New flights to
offer travelers freedom of choice
from March 1, 2009 - $999* return economy fares on sale at www.vaustralia.com .
www.vaustralia.com
ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION...
BOSTON - The July 5 issue of the leading medical journal, The Lancet,
highlights the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant
Tourism, an important affirmation of ethical principles and practices adopted
on May 2, 2008, at an International Summit of more than 150 healthcare
professionals, officials, scientists, ethicists and legal scholars from 78
countries and 20 international organizations.
www.prnewswire.com/mnr/transplantationsociety/33914/
LULU.COM EXPANSION...
RALEIGH, N.C. - Lulu.com, the premier online self-publisher, makes up 27 per
cent of all print-on-demand content and with over 1.3 million users, is adding
more printers to support this growth and better serve customers. The
print-on-demand publishing industry continues to grow with a 38 per cent
increase over the last year, making it clear that the self-publishing and
on-demand trend is still booming.
www.lulu.com
VASCO SUBSIDIARY...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a leading
software security company specializing in authentication products, today
announced that it will reinforce its presence in Asia by opening a subsidiary
in Mumbai, India. VASCO received the official Certificate of Incorporation of
VASCO Data Security Private Limited at the end of Q2 2008.
http://www.vasco.com
CELLECTIS JV...
BIOCITECH - Cellectis SA today announced the signature of an agreement with
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. over the use of Cellectis' patents covering
certain uses of homologous
recombination for the generation of innovative human therapies, including the
development of fully human monoclonal antibodies. As part of the agreement,
Cellectis will receive an upfront of $12,450,000 from Regeneron. In addition,
Regeneron will invest in Cellectis' equity.
www.cellectis.com
NOWPUBLIC AWARDED...
VANCOUVER - NowPublic, the world's largest participatory news network, today
announced that its own South Asia Bureau Chief, Sanjay Jha, is the first-ever
Indian to win a Loeb Award, one of the highest honors in American business
journalism. Jah, based in New Delhi, joined NowPublic this past May and reports
on Indian and South Asian affairs.
www.nowpublic.com
VALE ANNOUNCES GLOBAL OFFERING...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce announces that, subject to
market conditions and receipt of final approval from the Brazilian securities
regulator, it plans to launch a global offering of up to 256,926,766 common
shares and 164,402,799
preferred shares on or near July 4, 2008. The global offering will consist of a
registered offering in Brazil and an international offering, which will include
a registered offering in the United States.
www.cvrd.com.br
www.vale.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$250 million on July 14 and July
16, 2008, at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
www.fanniemae.co
JAPAN-RUSSIA NETWORK...
TOKYO and MOSCOW - TransTeleCom Company CJSC, Russia's leading
telecommunications backbone operator and NTT Communications Corporation,
announced on July 3 that the Hokkaido-Sakhalin Cable System, which directly
links the two companies' telecom networks via an undersea cable between
Nevelsk, Sakhalin in Russia and Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan, began commercial
operation on July 3.
www.ntt.com/index-e.html
WARTSILA ACQUISITION...
HELSINKI - Wartsila has acquired the global ship design group Vik-Sandvik, a
leading independent group providing design and engineering services to ship
owners and the ship building industry worldwide. The value of the acquisition
is EUR 132 millions, with an additional maximum sum of EUR 38 millions to be
paid based on the performance of the business over the next three years. In
2007, Vik-Sandvik's turnover was EUR 55
millions and the profitability is on a very good level. The number of employees
is 410.
www.wartsila.com
NABRIVA CEO...
VIENNA - Nabriva Therapeutics, a specialist in antibiotics development,
announces that Dr George Golumbeski has been appointed as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company.
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