SYDNEY--2 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ENERGY PLANS...
WASHINGTON: President Bush will ask Congress to provide $2.7 billion in
fiscal year 2008 for his Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI) in hopes of
addressing human impacts on the climate and will seek $405 million for the
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sell
said Thursday at a Platts Energy Podium in Washington, D.C.
http://www.platts.com
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com
ACQUISITION COMPLETED...
LAKE FOREST, Ill.: Hospira, Inc., a leading global hospital products
company, Thursday announced it has completed the acquisition of Mayne Pharma
Limited, an Australia-based specialty injectable pharmaceuticals company.
http://www.hospira.com
FDA APPROVAL...
LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Grifols S.A., a global healthcare company specializing
in the research, development and production of biologic therapies derived from
human plasma, Thursday announced that it has received approval from the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Alphanate for the treatment of
congenital von Willebrand Disease (VWD) in connection with surgery or other
invasive procedures.
http://www.grifols.com
PARTNERSHIP FORMED...
DUBLIN, LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO: Anam Mobile, a provider of messaging
infrastructure technologies, and Amobee Media Systems, a media system for
ad-funded mobile content and communications, Thursday announced a partnership
to deliver a joint solution for ad-funding subscriber originated SMS messages.
http://www.anam.com
http://www.amobee.com
CEO ROLE...
HAMILTON, Bermuda: The Board of Directors of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd.
Thursday announced that William P. Stewart, Chairman of the Board, will resume
his former role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.
http://www.wpstewart.com
INTERNET RADIO...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Net Music Makers (NMM) Thursday announced the addition
of three new Internet radio stations to the NMM Radio Network.
http://www.netmusicmakers.com
EURAIL OFFERS...
UTRECHT: Due to the success of previous campaigns, the Eurail Group
announced Thursday that it is offering an extra day of rail travel on all six-,
eight- and ten-day Eurail Select Passes purchased in the months of February and
March 2007.
http://www.Eurail.com
ULDAGE RELEASES...
TOKYO: ULDAGE Inc. announced Thursday that the Patent Pool License for ARIB
Standards (ARIB Essential Patent License) is now available.
http://www.uldage.com
MAJOR SHAREHOLDER...
SYDNEY: Leisure Inn Hospitality Management Pty Ltd (LIHM), owners of the
Leisure Inn Hotels and Suites brand, Thursday announced the introduction of a
major shareholder into the Leisure Inn Group which will further bolster the
company's financial capacity to achieve its growth plans.
TRAINING COURSES...
CINCINNATI: think3 Inc., a leading supplier of product development solutions
and industrial design, recently completed its first in a series of
collaborative training sessions with Zhejiang University in China as part of
the company's initiative to introduce free and legal use of 2D software into
emerging markets.
http://www.think3.com
http://www.free2Design.org
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