INFORMATION MANAGEMENT...
MELBOURNE: Aconex will provide its online information management service to
Ocean Park Corporation's HK$5.55 billion (US$715 million) Ocean Park Master
Redevelopment Project in Hong Kong.
www.aconex.com
STENT SAFE...
NATICK, Mass., and WASHINGTON: Boston Scientific Corporation Tuesday
announced that an independent meta-analysis of more than 3,500 patients from
five clinical trials, conducted by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation,
confirmed the company's own analysis that the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting coronary
stent is safe and effective.
http://www.bostonscientific.com
TENTH YEAR...
SYDNEY, Australia: Founded in 1996 by chief executive officer Derek Mercer,
Vurv Technology (formerly Recruitmax) Tuesday announced that this month marks
the company's tenth year in business.
http://www.vurv.com
http://ten.vurv.com
GOLD INDEX...
TORONTO: TSX Group welcomes Standard and Poor's recently announced change to
the methodology of the S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index.
www.tsx.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one
securities issue valued at US$50 million on November 3, 2006 at a redemption
price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
PROJECT COMPLETED...
SYDNEY: EvoGenix Limited Tuesday reported that it had completed the first
project in its collaboration with pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
CLINICAL TRIAL...
MELBOURNE: Starpharma Holdings Limited Tuesday announced that the U.S. site
for the clinical trial of SPL7013 gel (VivaGel
) for prevention of genital herpes has opened for recruitment of volunteers.
www.starpharma.com
CVRD ACQUIRES...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) Tuesday announced
that 174,623,019 common shares of Inco Limited (Inco) including shares
deposited by guaranteed delivery, representing 75.66% of the Inco common shares
outstanding on a fully-diluted basis, were deposited to the offer to acquire
all of the outstanding common shares of Inco for C$86.00 in cash per Inco
common share as at the expiry time of the offer, midnight (Toronto time) on
October 23, 2006.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
DRUG RESULTS...
LAVAL: REPLICor Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and
developing drugs to treat severe medical conditions, has announced that its
first-in-class drugs, REP 9 and REP 9C, showed potent activity against the
hepatitis C virus (HCV).
www.replicor.com
SCREENING SERVICE...
MANCHESTER: Cyprotex Tuesday announced the launch of a new screening service
to add to their range of permeability assays.
http://www.cyprotex.com
PSORIASIS FOCUS...
NEW YORK: World Psoriasis Day will have a more poignant focus this year as
the International Psoriasis Council (IPC) issues a 'call to action' to medical
experts to elevate psoriasis on the public health agenda by undertaking a more
thorough therapeutic approach.
ACCESS SOLUTION...
NEW DELHI, India: RADWIN, a leading provider of advanced wireless broadband
solutions, Tuesday officially announced the commercial availability of its new
WinLink 1000 Access solution, which provides high-quality, low cost Ethernet
connectivity at the most competitive price in the market -- starting from just
49,600 INR per link.
http://www.radwin.com
NEW APPOINTMENT...
TOKYO: Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic
content for navigation and location based solutions, Tuesday announced the
appointment of Shinya Banno as Managing Director of Tele Atlas Japan.
http://www.teleatlas.com
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