SYDNEY--24 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CLINICAL STUDY... EVRY: Novagali Pharma, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company,Thursday announced that it has successfully injected the first patient in aPhase I clinical trial using CORTIJECT, an ophthalmic injectable emulsion basedon EYEJECT technology platform containing a corticosteroid prodrug for thetreatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).http://www.novagali.com QUALCOMM ANNOUNCES... SAN DIEGO, CA.: Qualcomm Incorporated Thursday announced results for thesecond fiscal quarter of 2008 ended March 30, 2008.http://www.qualcomm.com HKC RESULTS... HONG KONG: HKC (Holdings) Limited Thursday announced its annual results forthe year ended 31 December, 2007.http://www.hkcholdings.com JAPAN PRIZE... TOKYO: Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist,Google Inc., U.S.A., and Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Chairman, CEO & President,Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), U.S.A., Wednesdayreceived the Japan Prize for Creation of network architecture and communicationprotocol for the Internet.http://www.japanprize.jp/prize/prize_e1.htm PEAT COMMISSIONS... NORTHBROOK, Ill., and ANKLESHWAR: PEAT International, Inc., a global leaderin plasma-based waste remediation solutions, announced Wedbesday it hassuccessfully commissioned its first PTDR-100 system located at the GujaratIndustrial Development Corporation near the Jayaben Modi Hospital inAnkleshwar, India.http://www.peat.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of twosecurities issues amounting to a total of US$120 million on May 3, 2008 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com POWER AMPLIFIER... WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc. Wednesday announced its new AWT6281 HELP3WCDMA Linear Power Amplifier (PA) engineered specifically for use in advanced3G handsets for EGSM (Band 8) UMTS wireless networks.http://www.anadigics.com CHANGHONG SELECTS... HELSINKI and BEIJING: Changhong IT Information Products Co., Ltd and WinwapTechnologies Oy Wednesday announced that the next generation devices withintegrated telephony features from Changhong IT will include Browser andmessaging solutions provided by Winwap.http://www.changhongit.comhttp://www.winwap.com ANNUAL MEETING... MILAN: More than 6,000 physicians and scientists from around the worldgathered Wednesday in this historic Italian city to attend the opening sessionsof the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of theLiver (EASL), which runs until April 27th. OFFICIAL WEBSITE... BEIJING: Beijing Perfect World Network Technology Co., Ltd., a leadingonline game developer and operator in China, Wednesday officially announcedthat the website for its first flying pet-featured 3D massively multiplayeronline role playing game is now available to the public and the game will bereleased within the year.http://www.kdxy.com JOINT VENTURE... PARIS: Boutique Middle East property developer, Abyaar and designerChristian Lacroix Wednesday announced a joint venture, which will establish aresidential tower in one of Dubai's most exclusive beachside suburbs.http://www.abyaar.com CRIME UNIT... CANBERRA: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has stepped up the fightagainst transnational crime in the Asia Pacific region with Wednesday's openingof the Micronesia Regional Transnational Crime Unit (TCU). BIBLIOMETRICS TABLES PHILADELPHIA, PA. and LONDON: The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters andKing's College London Wednesday announced they will be hosting Beyond the RAE2008: Bibliometrics, League Tables and the REF.http://scientific.thomsonreuters.comhttp://www.thomsonreuters.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.