SYDNEY, Oct. 26 -- AsiaNet
PARKINSON'S STUDY...
BASEL: Novartis and Orion Pharma announced that they are launching a major
major study in Parkinson's disease to investigate if, when used as an initial
therapy, the optimized levodopa medication Stalevo (containing levodopa,
carbidopa and entacapone)delays the onset of motor complications, such as
dyskinesias, in comparison with the traditional formulation of
levodopa/carbidopa.
http://www.novartis.com.
KYODO REPORT...
HONG KONG: Mr Wu Jiguang, chairman of the board of directors of Xinhua
Finance, China's premier financial services and media company, said that an
article published yesterday by Kyodo news agency on the company is inaccurate.
http://www.xinhuafinance.com/
CARD ASSOCIATION...
SAN FRANCISCO: The SD Memory Card continues to be the leading semiconductor
memory card for the wireless communications industry, as cellular handset
marketing giants Nokia and Sony Ericsson join the SD Card Association (SDA).
MOBILE SOFTWARE...
SAN JOSE: InnoPath Software (formerly DoOnGo Technologies), the industry
leader in over-the-air (OTA) mobile device software management, today announced
an agreement with Orange, the mobile arm of the France Telecom Group, to
deliver a trial OTA device software management system, a statement said.
www.innopath.com.
KEMET RESULTS...
GREENVILLE, S.C.: KEMET Corporation today reported financial results for the
quarter ended September 30, 2004. Net sales for the quarter were $106.0 million
and net loss before special charges was $16.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted
share.
www.kemet.com
REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE...
VANCOUVER: ARC Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that Dr. Johanne
Cashman, Director of Preclinical Research, presented new data at the American
Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania on October 20, 2004, a news release said.
http://www.arcpharma.com/
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount indicated of two
securities issue on the redemption date indicated at a redemption price equal
to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon
to the date of redemption.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
EXECUTIVE APPPOINTMENT...
HERZLIA PITUACHl: Genoa Color Technologies, a company whose ColorPeak(TM)
MPC (multi-primary color) technology virtually doubles the color gamut and
brightness of television, computer and mobile display systems, has appointed
former Philips executive Hafiz Haq executive vice president.
http://www.genoacolor.com/
R&D FACILITY...
BANGALORE: Riverstone Networks, a leading supplier of carrier Ethernet
solutions, announced the opening of a new R&D facility in Bangalore, India,
under its subsidiary Riverstone Networks India Private Limited.
http://www.riverstonenet.com/
ATA PRODUCTS...
SAN JOSE: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and
fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today the
availability of its IDE PATA (Parallel ATA) to Serial ATA Chip.
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/datasheets.asp?family_id=677
FUND ALLIANCE...
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood director Roland Emmerich has signed a first look deal
for his non-studio related projects with Germany's largest media fund VIP
(Monster, The Punisher). The parties intend to co-found a production company
during the course of autumn 2004 in Munich, Germany, and are currently
discussing initial projects.
CURTIN ADDRESS...
PERTH: Curtin University of Technology's Executive Dean of the prestigious
Curtin Business School Professor Mike Wood will present the occasional address
at the University's Singapore graduation ceremony from 7pm in the Raffles
Convention Centre tonight, a news release said.
http://www.curtin.edu.au/
NON-INVASIVE SURGERY...
HAIFA: InSightec today reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has awarded pre-market approval (PMA) to the company's ExAblate(R) 2000
system for non-invasive surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids.
http://www.insightec.com/
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