SYDNEY--29 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuestPANACEA PHARMACEUTICALS... GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointmentof Stephen N. Keith, MD, MSPH as President and Chief Operating Officer. http://www.panaceapharma.com SYNOPSYS UNVEILS... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in semiconductordesign software, announced the availability of NanoTime, a next-generationtransistor-level static timing analysis solution that delivers concurrenttiming and signal integrity analysis to address emerging custom circuit designchallenges. http://www.synopsys.com/ COPD PATIENTS... BIRMINGHAM - Important new data from the analysis of combined data from thetwo pivotal Symbicort studies, announced at the 5th InternationalMultidisciplinary Conference on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD5),reveals that budesonide added to formoterol (Symbicort) and/or terbutalinesignificantly reduces mortality in severe COPD over one year, compared to thebronchodilators formoterol and/or terbutaline alone. DE BEERS, GEDEX... TORONTO and JOHANNESBURG - Gedex Inc., a private Canadian corporation, hascompleted a strategic agreement with De Beers, the world's largest diamondmining group, which will assist in the commercialization of Gedex's newresource exploration technology. www.gedex.ca/ PATRIOT ACT... NEW YORK - Warburg Pincus Provides Significant Equity Funding Fortent, a company created specifically to deliver a comprehensive suite ofrisk and compliance solutions to financial institutions worldwide, was launched. http://www.warburgpincus.com http://www.fortent.com ATLANTA OLYMPICS... ATLANTA, GA. - Ten years after the Olympic Games were held in Atlanta, thecity is still being transformed by an Olympic legacy that changed the face ofdowntown Atlanta, strengthened the city's position as a global commerce hub andpositioned Atlanta as the sports capital of the world. http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/nr_newsrel.html GENERAL DYNAMICS... CANBERRA - General Dynamics Canada announced the appointment of retired Maj.Gen. Michael Clifford as the new managing director of General Dynamics SystemsAustralia, reporting to John Watts, president of General Dynamics Canada,effective July 3, 2006. http://www.generaldynamics.com http://www.gdcanada.com http://www.gdsystemsaustralia.com.au AXIOS IMPLEMENTS... EDINBURGH - International IT Service Management solutions provider AxiosSystems , which recently launched an Arabic language version of its coreproduct, assyst, has announced a contract with Arab Bank in Jordan. www.axiossystems.com HEART VALVE... CINCINNATI - Because of a risk of strut fracture that could result in deathor serious injury, all Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valves were removedfrom the market by the manufacturer. http://www.bowling-pfizer.com STUDIOLINE PHOTO... RODERMARK - Just in time for the vacation season -- H&M Systems Softwareoffers StudioLine Photo Classic 3 at a special summer discount. http://www.StudioLine.biz http://www.studioline.net/EN/Press/Classic THAI CAR... SYDNEY - Red Book, the people who provide vehicle identification and pricinginformation to the automotive, finance and insurance industries, have joined with www.one2car.com -- one of Thailand's most accessed websites-- to provide a new and innovative service to people in Thailand looking to buya used car (or trade-in their existing car). www.one2car.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)