SYDNEY, Feb. 3--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT... TAIPEI: OculusGen Biomedical Inc. (OBI) announced that ithas 100 per cent acquired Pro Top & Mediking, a Taiwan companythat has successfully developed a latest invention - A CollagenMatrix which significantly increased the success rate forglaucoma and other selective ophthalmic surgeries. www.oculusgen.com EURAND INITIATES... . MILAN: Eurand, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announcedthe initiation of the first of two Phase 3 clinical trialsrequired for registration of its pancreatic enzyme product(PEP), EUR-1008M, in patients with exocrine pancreaticinsufficiency (EPI). http://www.eurand.com WALT DISNEY... BURBANK: Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, incollaboration with Academy Award-nominated director AndrewAdamson, have begun pre-production on "The Chronicles ofNarnia: Prince Caspian," the next big screen installment of the"Narnia" Chronicles, and the follow-up to the internationalblockbuster, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch andThe Wardrobe," it was announced. STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL... WILTON: Startech Environmental Corporation, a fullyreporting company, announced that the 10 ton-per-day PlasmaConverter System for PlasTech Solutions, Ltd. has been put intoproduction. http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/113537.html http://www.startech.net FRACTUS CONNECTS... BARCELONA: Fractus, the Fractal Antenna technology pioneer,provides a penta-band antenna for Grundig's latest sliderhandset - the G600i. http://www.fractus.com http://www.vitelcom.es http://www.grundig-mobile.com GKN DRIVELINE'S... NEW DELHI: Vehicle makers plan to introduce "breakthrough"technology from GKN Driveline that provides lighter driveshaftcomponents, improved fuel economy and better overall vehicleperformance. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051214/DEW013-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051214/DEW013-b http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.gkndriveline.com ICP SOLAR... MONTREAL: ICP Solar, a leading manufacturer of productsbased on advanced solar technology, announced the launch of itsnew automotive OEM solar charger, specifically designed toprevent dead batteries from vehicle factory to dealer lot. www.icpsolar.com ALCAN INC... MONTREAL: Alcan Inc. invites the media to listen in on theCompany's 2005 fourth quarter results presentation to analysts.Media will be asked to stay on the line for a question andanswer period following the analyst call. This session isreserved exclusively for media. www.alcan.com CUSTOM HOUSE... WELLINGTON: Ian Taylor, Senior Vice President, Global Sales& Marketing for Custom House has flown into Wellington fromVictoria, British Columbia to show his company's 100 per centbacking for the Canadian Sevens this weekend. www.customhouse.com http://photos.newswire.ca SKINNIEST JEANS... LONDON: 21st Century Lifestyle brand J.Lindeberg pioneersthe world skinniest jeans for men, revolutionizing the denimmarket with the introduction of 'KIRK' as part of theAutumn/Winter 2006 collections. http://www.jlindeberg.com RODNEY JERKINS... NEW YORK: Grammy Award Winner and Super Music ProducerRodney "Darkchild" Jerkins has won several Grammy Awards andNominations throughout his career, and once again, has receivedyet another Grammy Nomination for the hit song "Cater 2 U"performed by the sensational female group Destiny's Child. http://www.send2press.com http://www.darkchild.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)