Sydney--27 Apr--Asianet/InfoQuest AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION...SHANGHAI: In a continuing effort to promote communication and collaboration between the North American and Chineseautomotive industries, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and the Automatic Identification Manufacturer Association of China (AIM of China) have agreed to work together on automatic identification (auto ID) technologies, according to a memorandum of understanding signed in Beijing. www.aiag.org www.aimchina.org.cn MULTI-TECH MEMORIAL...MINNEAPOLIS: Raghu Sharma, founder of Multi-Tech Systems died April 17th after a long illness at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 69. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Raghu Sharma Scholarship Fund, anational Award competition to celebrate the brilliance of young minds. Checks to the Fund can be sent to: The Raghu SharmaScholarship Fund, 855 Village Center Drive, Box #384, North Oaks, MN 55127, USA. www.multitech.com STRONG GROWTH...FRIEDRICHSHAFEN and STUTTGART: Speaking at the annual press conference in Stuttgart, ZF Friedrichshafen AG CEO Hans-GeorgHdrter reported that the ZF Group continued to strengthen its international market position in 2006. ZF divisions and business units gained substantially from strong sales in the commercial vehicle and construction machinery segments. www.zf.com/presscenter NOVAGALI ANNOUNCES...EVRY: Novagali Pharma, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company that develops innovative products for all segments ofthe eye, announced that the Company's Investigational New Drug Application to conduct a pivotal Phase III clinical trial ofits Cyclosporine A ocular product, Nova22007, has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. www.novagali.com SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...WICHITA, Kansas: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. has announced that by mid-May 2007, it plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for an offering of shares of its Class A common stock by certainstockholders and management in an underwritten secondary public offering. www.spiritaero.com FLYING MAN...RIO DE JANEIRO: Residents of and visitors to Rio de Janeiro witnessed something never seen before, when Brazilian nativeand Go Fast! Sports and Beverage Company-sponsored athlete Luigi Cani soared under his own wings within two metres ofChrist the Redeemer, atop Corcovado Mountain. www.gofastsports.com www.prnewswire.com/mnr/gofast/27915 www.prnewswire.com/mnr/gofast/27915 SIGNIFICANT GROWTH...WICHITA, Kansas: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. has reported significant increases in its first quarter financial results and reaffirmed its 2007 financial guidance, reflecting strong commercial aerospace markets globally and continuedexecution of the company's strategy. www.spiritaero.com DIABETES PREVENTION... BARCELONA: The International Diabetes Federation has launched a new consensus statement on diabetes prevention, tobe published in the May issue of Diabetic Medicine, hot on the heels of a December 2006 United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for concerted international action. www.idf.org www.idf.org/webcast/barcelona ALCHEMIA ANNOUNCES...SYDNEY: Australian drug development company Alchemia Limited has announced preliminary results from its randomised Phase IIclinical trial in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, where Alchemia's drug HyCAMPTM was compared to irinotecan whichis considered to be a cornerstone drug for the treatment of colorectal cancer. www.alchemia.com.au THOMSON SCIENTIFIC...PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, has published two issues of World IP Today inglobal observance of "World Intellectual Property Day" as declared by the World Intellectual Property Organization. www.scientific.thomson.com/press/insight www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/world_ip/2007 www.thomson.com KORN/FERRY ANNOUNCES...LOS ANGELES: Korn/Ferry International, a premier global provider of talent management solutions, has announced that it will separate the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. www.kornferry.com PARTNER APPOINTED...SYDNEY: Alchemia Limited has announced the appointment of Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited as its marketing partner forsynthetic heparin (fondaparinux sodium). www.alchemia.com.au AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.