SYDNEY--24 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
INCAT ANNOUNCES...
PUNE, DETROIT and LONDON: Incat, a Tata Technologies company and a global
leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and Product Development IT
services, Tuesday announced that the company's worldwide work force has
surpassed 4,000 employees.
www.incat.com
NEOSTEM OBTAINS...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: NBS), which is pioneering the
pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells
for future medical need, Monday announced it has signed a license agreement to
obtain the exclusive worldwide rights to innovative stem cell technology and
applications for cosmetic facial and body procedures and skin rejuvenation.
www.neostem.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of three
securities issues amounting to a total of US$2,700 million on March 5, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
EFIENT APPROVED...
TOKYO and INDIANAPOLIS: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited and Eli Lilly and
Company Tuesday announced the European Commission has granted marketing
authorization for EFIENT (prasugrel) for the prevention of atherothrombotic
events in patients with ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
www.daiichisankyo.com
DNRD LAUNCHES...
DUBAI: In an effort to communicate efficiently with its customers
everywhere, Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department (DNRD) introduced
this week a new e-service that makes best use of the new technologies available
to everyone in the UAE and the world. Visitors, residents and guests residing
here and abroad will receive instant notifications via email and text messages
upon issuance of their entry permits or visas of all types through Mobile Visa
(M-visa).
http://www.ednrd.ae
BRAINWAVE-BASED SOLUTIONS...
BERKELEY, Calif.: As one financial giant after another falls to new lows,
NeuroFocus, the world's leading neurological testing company, put the power of
brainwaves to work to discover how those firms can help their battered brands
recover. Titled "Money Meltdowns, Minds, and Milliseconds", the company's new
report is based upon NeuroFocus' patented technologies and proprietary
methodologies that capture and analyze consumer's actual brainwave activity.
http://www.neurofocus.com/pdfs/MoneyMeltdownsMindsandMilliseconds.pdf
NPCC DEMAND...
SINGAPORE: Although nano precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) downstream
industries are slowing down, NPCC demand in China is not expected to shrink
sharply in 2009, according to Frost & Sullivan. The company's China Consultant
for Chemicals, Material & Food Practice Nina Zhou said the Chinese NPCC market
is still at an early growth stage with less than 20 years development and a
total sales volume of 400.6 kMT in 2008.
http://www.frost.com
TRANSTEL EXTENDS...
CALI, Colombia: Transtel Intermedia S.A. Monday announced that it has
extended the expiration of its (i) private offer to exchange, for each $100,000
of principal amount (excluding accrued but unpaid interest) of its outstanding
12% Senior Notes due 2016 and (ii) solicitation of consents to (a) delist the
Existing Notes from the Euro MTF, the alternative market of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange, and (b) make certain amendments to the indenture governing the
Existing Notes. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are now scheduled
to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 13, 2009, unless extended
by the company in its sole discretion.
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