SYDNEY, March 16--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
UK DISTRIBUTOR...
GOTHENBURG: Cellectricon, a Swedish biotechnology company and a leading
provider of cell-based assays, Wednesday announced that Scientifica will
distribute the Dynaflow System for ion channel drug discovery in the UK.
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE...
CANBERRA: Jeppesen Wednesday announced the opening of a new office located
in Canberra and the appointment of Terry Wesley-Smith as general manager of the
new facility.
http://www.jeppesen.com
INTERNET COMMUNITY...
BARCELONA: CORE++, a leading global enterprise with expertise in Top Level
Domain (TLD) registry management, has called for the interests of the
international Internet community to be at the very heart of the .net bidding
process.
http://www.core-plusplus.net
PEPSICO WEBCAST...
PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo Tuesday announced that its first quarter 2005
earnings conference call and slide presentation for financial analysts and
investors will be webcast live over the internet on Thursday, April 14, at 11
a.m. (ET).
http://www.pepsico.com
DISKCON CONFERENCE...
SINGAPORE: The International Disk Drive, Equipment, and Materials
Association (IDEMA) Tuesday announced a stellar line-up of key industry
executives to speak at the DISKCON Asia Pacific Conference and Tradeshow on
March 16-17th at the Orchid Country Club & Conference Center, Singapore.
http://www.idema.org
RUGBY CANADA...
HONG KONG: Custom House Global Foreign Exchange, premier sponsor of Rugby
Canada, is proud to salute the National Sevens Team as they arrive this week in
Hong Kong for the 2005 Rugby World Cup.
http://www.customhouse.com
HEALTH CLUBS...
HONG KONG: California Fitness, part of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, a global
leader in health and fitness facilities, Tuesday announced its partnership with
international superstar and fitness devotee Jackie Chan.
http://www.24HourFitness.com
IPFLEX EXPANDS...
TOKYO: IPFlex Inc. Tuesday announced it has partnered with C2Silicon, a
Fremont, CA based business development and outsourcing firm for technical
support and business development activities.
http://www.ipflex.com
IR CONSULTANCY...
NEW YORK: Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. and Pepper Tuesday
announced the formation of a new global stakeholder relationship management
group -- combining Georgeson Shareholder's corporate proxy and market
intelligence units with Pepper's stakeholder communication solutions.
http://www.computershare.com
http://www.georgesonshareholder.com
http://www.pepperglobal.com
PACING SYSTEM...
MILAN: Drago Cerchiari, CEO of Sorin Group, announced that ELA Medical, a
Sorin Group cardiac rhythm management company, Tuesday released the SYMPHONY
AAIsafeR 2 pacing system, its second-generation pacemaker that minimizes
ventricular pacing, on the European market.
http://www.sorin.com
FUEL CELL...
MILAN and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., an international
developer of multi-fuel reforming and proton exchange membrane fuel cell
technology, Tuesday announced the sale of a 5.5 kW H2e fuel cell power module
to Deere & Company, the leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry
equipment.
http://www.nuvera.com
IPOS APPROVED...
GERMANTOWN, Md.: Internet Protocol over Satellite or IPoS, the most widely
deployed satellite broadband standard, has now become the first global standard
for the industry.
http://www.hns.com
FOUNDRY SERVICE...
HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and
fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, Tuesday announced that it has
added a new high-voltage option to its leading-edge mixed-signal BCD-on-SOI
technology, that is offered as a foundry service to customers.
http://www.atmel.com
LONDON APPOINTMENT...
HAMILTON: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Wednesday announced that Mark Phelps has
accepted the position of Director of Global Investments at its London research
and portfolio management subsidiary, W.P. Stewart & Co. (Europe), Ltd.
http://www.wpstewart.com
SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMS...
TOKYO, HANOI and HO CHI MINH CITY: Toshiba Corporation Tuesday announced
that it has established scholarship programs with the Vietnam National
University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) and the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh
City (VNU-HCM), Vietnam's leading institutes of higher education and the
country's only national universities.
CANCER TREATMENT...
BASEL: Roche and Genentech, Inc. Tuesday announced that Avastin
(bevacizumab, rhuMAb-VEGF), the innovative and groundbreaking anti-angiogenesis
drug, significantly improves survival in patients with advanced non-small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer.
http://www.roche.com
http://www.gene.com
http://www.health-kiosk.ch
http://www.lungcancercoalition.org/cancer_facts.html
LIVE CONCERT...
KUALA LUMPUR: Several international artists -- including Black Eyed Peas,
Backstreet Boys, Boyz II Men, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean -- will perform live
at the Force of Nature Concert for Tsunami Aid to be held on March 18, 2005 at
Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
http://www.forceofnature.org
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