SYDNEY--18 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BINDING DEAL... TOKYO and NEW DELHI: Following intense speculation in sections of the mediaand the stock market, Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited and Ranbaxy LaboratoriesLimited reiterate that the agreement between Daiichi Sankyo, Ranbaxy and theSingh family, the largest controlling shareholders of Ranbaxy, is binding andfinal, subject to regulatory approvals. www.daiichisankyo.com SURVEY FINDINGS... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters Thursdayannounced the early findings of its 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs TrendsSurvey. http://www.thomsonreuters.com http://www.liquent.com/2008survey http://www.thomsonreuters.com/products_services/scientific1/liquentinsight SAFETY RECALL... SYDNEY: LG Electronics is voluntarily recalling selected microwave ovensmanufactured between August 2007 to February 2008 in order to repair a faultwhich may pose a risk of electric shock to the user. OFFER PRICE... MUMBAI: BASF SE Thursday announced that it has revised its offer price forshares in BASF India, to Rs. 300 per share. http://www.basf.com JAPAN APPROVES... LAUSANNE: Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical companyfocused on dermatology, announced Thursday that Japan's Ministry of Health,Labor and Welfare has approved Differin Gel 0.1% (adapalene), a novel topicaltreatment for acne vulgaris in Japan. http://www.galderma.com PALOMAR ESTABLISHES... BURLINGTON, Mass.: Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading researcherand developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, Thursdayannounced the establishment of an international sales office in Australia tosupport Palomar's efforts in gaining market share and assist with sales,service and marketing in Australia and New Zealand. http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/107555.html http://www.palomarmedical.com INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARDS... JACKSONVILLE: Seal Shield LLC has begun shipping a new family of fullysubmersible, 108 key, International keyboards with SILVER SEAL Antimicrobialprotection to help reduce the risk of worldwide cross contaminations, includingNorovirus and the "superbug," MRSA. http://www.sealshield.com EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION... LOS ANGELES: Luxe Worldwide Hotels, the leading provider of full-servicerepresentation services within the international hotel industry, Thursdayannounced its exclusive representation of New World Hotel Management Ltd. http://www.luxehotels.com http://www.newworldhotels.com GLOBAL DIALOGUE... MADRID: A World Conference on Dialogue will held From the 16 to 18 of July,2008 in Madrid by an invitation from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud ofSaudi Arabia. http://www.world-dialogue.org PHARMA EVENTS... LONDON: CMPi events for the fast-developing pharma markets of South andLatin America debut next month. Rio de Janeiro will host the twin launch of theCPhI South America pharma ingredients and P-MEC South America pharma machineryand equipment exhibitions on Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 August. Sao Paulo willthen host the 2009 events. http://www.cmpi.biz SUPPLY AGREEMENT... ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.: EPV SOLAR, Inc. a thin-film solar module manufacturerand photovoltaic systems provider headquartered in New Jersey, USA, announcedWednesday that it has entered into a long-term solar module supply agreementwith City Solar Kraftwerke AG. http://www.epvsolar.com http://www.citysolar.de KEYNOTE ADDRESS... LONDON: The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities andLocal Government will present the closing keynote address at the annual Fire &Rescue Conference on 28 August 2008 at the newly built Arena and ConventionCentre (ACC) in Liverpool. http://www.fireandrescueexpo.com JEWELLERY FAIR... HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Jewellery, Pearl & Gem Fair 08,(HJF), the largestinternational jewellery fair in South India, will be held from 24th to 27thJuly, 2008 at the HITEX Exhibition Centre. AERCAP ANNOUNCES... AMSTERDAM, and MIAMI: AerCap Holdings N.V. Wednesday announced that it hassuccessfully completed its planned management transition at its AeroTurbinesubsidiary. COLLABORATION AGREEMENT... NOVATO, Calif.: Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Wednesday announced theexecution of a collaboration agreement with the University of California, SanDiego (UCSD) to include a Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate a delayed-releasepreparation of cysteamine bitartrate in adolescents diagnosed withNon-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). http://www.raptorpharma.com COMPLEGENT TECHNOLOGY... PRINCETON, N.J.: BioWa, Inc. and Medarex, Inc. Wednesday announced that theyhave entered into a license agreement which provides Medarex with the firstever access to BioWa's COMPLEGENT Technology for enhancing thecomplement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) of select Medarex therapeuticantibodies. http://www.biowa.com http://www.medarex.com MOBILE ACCESS... SHANGHAI: Millions of viewers worldwide will stay abreast of live sportscoverage this summer with TV handsets that incorporate Telegent's free-to-airmobile TV technology. http://www.telegent.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.