SYDNEY, Oct. 20--AsiaNet/InfoQuest REQUEST LETTER... PROVIDENCE, N.J.: Living Cell Technologies Limited announcedthat it has filed a request for a Pre-IND Meeting with the FDAto seek guidance and feedback on the development program forits NeurotrophinCell product. www.lctglobal.com MOBILE ALLIANCE... SYDNEY: The Open Mobile Alliance, an internationalspecifications setting body, closes its third year with thewidest scope of tested and interoperable Enablers in theindustry. www.openmobilealliance.org/release_program/index.html ANADIGICS UNVEILS... WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc., a leading supplier ofwireless and broadband solutions, has introduced the ACA2601 RFamplifier for fiber-to-the-home/fiber-to-the-premisesapplications. www.anadigics.com PACKAGING PLANT... KUNSHAN: Chesapeake Corporation has begun construction on apharmaceutical packaging plant near Shanghai that will supplypaperboard cartons, labels and leaflets to domestic andmultinational pharmaceutical customers. http://www.cskcorp.com CLINICAL TRIAL... NATICK: Boston Scientific Corporation has announcedfollow-up data supporting excellent long-term safety andefficacy from four of its TAXUS clinical trials. www.bostonscientific.com VALEO JAPAN... TOKYO: The Tokyo Motor Show represents a major opportunityfor Valeo to showcase its latest automotive technologies to thegeneral public and to underline its 20 years presence in Japan.Twenty years after the founding of Valeo Japan in December1985, the Group has become a recognized partner for manyJapanese automakers. ALCAN SELECTS... MONTREAL: Yves Fortier, Chairman of the Board of Directorsof Alcan Inc. is pleased to announce that Richard Evans,Executive Vice President, has been chosen by the Board tosucceed Travis Engen as the Company's President and ChiefExecutive Officer. RADIO TECHNOLOGY... EL SEGUNDO: TelASIC Communications, Inc., provider ofW-CDMA/HSDPA, CDMA2000/EV-DO/EV-DV, WiMAX and WiBRO radiosubsystems, has announced that Panasonic Mobile CommunicationsCo., Ltd., a worldwide leader of mobile communicationsproducts, has selected TelASIC's solution for itsnext-generation 3.5G high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA)network base transceiver station. www.panasonic.co.jp/pmc/en/index.html www.telasic.com SPORTING EVENT... DOHA: One of the most influential figures in internationalsport, Jacques Rogge, President of the International OlympicCommittee, will be an honoured guest at November's "Spread YourWings" event at ASPIRE, the Academy for Sports Excellence inQatar, it was confirmed. GAS CREDIT... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Natsource LLC, a leading global providerof asset management services, transaction services and advisoryand research services in emissions and renewable energymarkets, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary NatsourceAsset Management Corp. has closed the Greenhouse Gas CreditAggregation Pool, with total commitments of US$550 million from26 participants. www.natsource.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)