SYDNEY--26 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WITHDRAWAL ANNOUNCED...
INDIANAPOLIS: Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announces withdrawal of its
Xigris(R) [drotrecogin alfa (activated)] product in all markets following
results of the PROWESS-SHOCK study, which showed the study did not meet the
primary endpoint of a statistically significant reduction in 28-day all-cause
mortality in patients with septic shock.
http://www.lilly.com/
http://bit.ly/sc8n13
INCREASED SHIPMENTS...
SANTIAGO, Chile: From 2006 to 2010, Chilean shipments of food and beverages
to Asia increased by 50%, from US$ 1,865 million in 2006 to US$ 2,801 million
in 2010.
http://bit.ly/u2u8lF
FANNIE MAE 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/seJpmk
CLOUD INTEGRATION HUB...
TOKYO: Infoteria Corporation, a leader in business integration software for
the Japanese market, made available on October 25 the Cloud Integration Hub
Service "ASTERIA" as an evaluation version for worldwide developers.
http://asteria.com/
http://www.wavemaker.com/
http://bit.ly/uL0gf3
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS...
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.: Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") Assignee for
the Benefit of Creditors of Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Epix") revealed today
the contractual agreements for S1P1 lead compounds, AMG 369 and AMG 277,
offered December 8, 2011 in a sealed bid sale.
http://bit.ly/rPssCU
GENETIC ANALYZERS...
CARLSBAD, Calif.: Life Technologies Corporation today announced that its
Applied Biosystems 3500 Dx / 3500xL Dx Genetic Analyzer has been approved by
China's State Food and Drug Administration(SFDA) for diagnostic use in China.
http://www.lifetechnologies.com/
http://bit.ly/sXRPN6
DEPARTMENTAL IT PLAN...
HONG KONG: Unisys Hong Kong has been commissioned by the Hong Kong Food and
Environmental Hygiene Department to conduct a five-year departmental IT plan
(DITP).
http://www.unisys.com/
http://www.unisys.com.hk/
http://bit.ly/ubivMM
NEW STANDARD...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: JetBrains, the creators of intelligent,
productivity-enhancing development tools, extends its wide range of
technology-specific development environments with AppCode - a new IDE for
Objective-C developers.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
http://bit.ly/unzFfo
HAUTE COUTURE SHOW...
BEIJING: The Tang Dynasty is considered to be the most prosperous time in
Chinese history, when the country's civilization achieved its greatest heights.
http://bit.ly/rVgdzr
REGISTRATIONS OPEN...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: On 1 October, The VELUX Group launched the
International VELUX Award 2012 to encourage and challenge students of
architecture all over the world to explore and investigate daylight in
architecture.
http://www.velux.com/
http://bit.ly/uUjDGo
RESILIENCY PREPARATION...
SINGAPORE and BANGKOK: As the worst floods in over 50 years continues to
affect Thailand, Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor,
outlines steps that businesses should take to help them prepare before and
during the emergency.
http://www.marsh.com/
http://www.mmc.com/
http://www.guycarp.com/
http://www.mercer.com/
http://www.oliverwyman.com/ow/index.html
http://bit.ly/v2NqP3
LINE-HONOURS...
SINGAPORE: The Audi ultra finished the VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam Race
2011 (19-21 October) with line-honours -- the first-ever Singapore registered
yacht to manage this, following its line-honours victory in the previous week's
China Coast Regatta in Hong Kong.
http://bit.ly/ujF9wo
24-HOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas: On Center Software [ http://www.oncenter.com/index.html
], the first name in construction software, today announced the firm has
enhanced its Customer Service [ http://www.oncenter.com/support/index.html ]
platform to run 24 hours every business day.
http://bit.ly/rGFIHn
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