SYDNEY--13 Jun--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
BLOOD DISORDER...
ZUG, Switzerland: Amgen announced today the results of a new European survey
of people suffering from a rare blood disorder called immune thrombocytopenia
(ITP) shows that one in four feels the impact of the condition on their daily
lives is severe, causing them anxiety and concern.
http://www.itpvillage.com/
http://www.amgen.com/
http://bit.ly/jKoS41
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/kioZl6
PRIMARY ITP...
ZUG, Switzerland: Amgen today announced interim results from an
international, single-arm study ("209 study") evaluating the safety and
efficacy of Nplate(R) (romiplostim) in adults with primary immune
thrombocytopenia (ITP) - a rare blood disorder - demonstrated that Nplate
induced a rapid platelet response with a good safety profile in adult ITP
patients with low platelet counts and bleeding symptoms (Abstract #0223).
http://www.nplate.com/
http://www.amgen.com/
http://bit.ly/j63uAr
TRANS-PACIFIC ALLIANCE...
ATLANTA and SYDNEY: Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Virgin Australia
Airlines (ASX: VBA) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation's
final approval of antitrust immunity for the airlines' trans-Pacific alliance,
which will allow the carriers to implement a joint venture on service between
the United States, Australia and the South Pacific.
http://bit.ly/lVgghD
COMPLETES ACQUISITION...
DUBLIN, Pa.: Quantum Global Technologies, LLC (QuantumClean(R)), a leading
provider of validated high-purity outsourced process tool parts cleaning and
restoration to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has
completed the acquisition of the Metron Chamber Performance Services (Metron
CPS) business from Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT).
http://www.argosycapital.com/
http://www.springcap.com/
http://www.newspringcapital.com/
http://www.foxchasebank.com/
http://www.bryantparkcapital.com/
http://www.quantumclean.com/
http://bit.ly/mTNYY2
PHOTO ONLY...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Photo only (PRNewsFoto/Marvell). There is no release
associated.
http://bit.ly/jUD85s
JETSTAR UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Jetstar wishes to provide a further update on its New
Zealand services (Trans Tasman and domestic) and Australian domestic operations
for Tasmania as a result of a volcanic ash cloud caused by Puyehue-Cordon
Caulle volcano in Chile.
http://bit.ly/iXMkRB
GERMAN FOOTBALL CLUB...
ABU DHABI, UAE: Jordan businessman Hasan Abdullah Mohamed Ismaik has
successfully invested in traditional German football club TSV 1860 Muenchen.
http://bit.ly/jyTHQ1
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW...
PARIS: This 9-page interview explains how Artprice imposed itself as the
world leader in art market information, and how it then became the 1st
worldwide market place in volume for art works with its standardised market
place.
http://www.artprice.com/
http://bit.ly/ig3b93
INNOVATION AWARDS...
READING, England: Acision, a world leader in mobile data, is pleased to
announce that it has won two prestigious awards in the Consumer Service
Innovation category at this year's Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards,
which are designed to honour innovative projects involving telecoms operators
and vendors.
http://www.acision.com/
http://www.maxis.com.my/
http://bit.ly/mGIfJH
ROYAL SALUTE...
LONDON: The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry demonstrated polo at its
finest today, with the Duke's team coming out on top, in front of a
star-studded crowd at The Sentebale Polo Cup sponsored by Royal Salute.
http://www.chivasbrothers.com/
http://bit.ly/j6sn9M
ANALOG DEVICES...
NORWOOD, Mass.: Analog Devices, Inc. ( http://www.analog.com/en/index.html
), (ADI) released for general availability today the ADIS16407 iSensor(R) IMU (
http://www.analog.com/en/mems-sensors/imu/adis16407/products/product.html )
(inertial measurement unit) which integrates a tri-axis gyroscope, tri-axis
accelerometer, tri-axis magnetometer and a pressure sensor into a single
package.
http://bit.ly/iF6r4V
INSTITUTIONAL PROFILES...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Reuters, the authority on research
analytics and evidence-based decision support for more than half a century,
today announced the release of Institutional Profiles(TM), a dynamic web-based
resource that provides a comprehensive view of nearly 500 of the world's
leading academic research institutions.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com/
http://bit.ly/lc0Moz
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