SYDNEY, May 27 -- AsiaNet
DRUG DISCOVERY...
GOTHENBURG: Cellectricon, the provider and leading
innovators of functional cell-based technologies and tools for
pharmaceutical companies, has announced the completion of its
Series B financing round.
WEIGHT LOSS...
BASEL: The weight loss medication Xenical has been shown to
be significantly more effective than lifestyle changes alone in
managing weight in overweight adolescents, according to new
study results presented today at the 13th European Congress on
Obesity in Prague.
MIKE ALFANT...
NEW YORK: On2 Technologies Inc., The Duck Corporation,
announced that Mike Alfant has been elected to the company's
board of directors effective as of the May 21st annual meeting
of On2 shareholders.
http://www.on2.com
MOBILE MOBILITY...
DALLAS: JP Mobile, a provider of enterprise mobility
software, has been invited by HP and Microsoft Corp. to be part
of their Exchange Series Road show.
http://www.jpmobile.com
PEPSICO CONFERENCE...
PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo Inc. announced that Steve Reinemund,
chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, Inc., will
make a presentation at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic
Decisions Conference in New York City at approximately 10:00
a.m. on Wednesday, June 2.
http://www.pepsico.com
NAKED NEWS...
TORONTO: Naked News has entered into a distribution
partnership with Australian ASX listed online media and
communications company, GoConnect Ltd. for worldwide mobile
phone distribution of the Naked News program.
WORKBRAIN OPENING...
MELBOURNE: Workbrain Corporation has announced the opening
of a new office in Melbourne, Australia.
DISCOVERY FOCUS...
ADELAIDE: Bionomics has announced the appointment of Dr Tim
Harris, CEO of US biotech company, Structural GenomiX Inc., to
Bionomics Scientific Advisory Board.
DF MERGER...
HONG KONG: DF China Technology Inc. has completed the merger
transaction with DICHAIN Software by the acquiring the entire
issued share capital of DICHAIN Software.
SOLIS ACCREDITATION...
TOKYO: Solis Corporation, a reseller of Internet
infrastructure products and services in Japan, has received
full registrar accreditation from ICANN, a leading Internet
governing body, responsible for the Domain Name System (DNS).
http://www.japanregistry.com
OFFSHORE BLOCKS...
KUALA LUMPUR: PETRONAS today signed two Production Sharing
Contracts with Newfield Exploration Company of the United
States and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd for Block PM318 offshore
Peninsular Malaysia and Deepwater Block 2C offshore Sarawak.
http://www.petronas.com
CHINA UNIT...
HONG KONG: LJ International, one of the fastest-growing fine
jewelry companies in the world, today announced that Elliott
Yuen will become chief executive of the Company's new China
Division beginning June 1, 2004.
http://www.ljintl.com
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