SYDNEY--2 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TOP PATENTEES...
EAGAN, Minn.: The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters released the
results of its 2009 Top Patentees analysis today, ranking the top 25 companies
receiving patents in the U.S. over the past year.
MANUFACTURING AGREEMENTS...
AMSTERDAM: SynCo Bio Partners B.V. today announced that it has signed two
commercial manufacturing agreements with an undisclosed US biopharmaceutical
company.
http://www.syncobiopartners.com
LECTURE TOUR...
LONDON: Hult International Business School concluded its inaugural four-city
Asian lecture tour focused on "the Next Global Growth Story," with students
and professionals in the region gathering to hear two Hult professors speak
on innovation and strategy.
http://www.hult.edu
PROJECT FINALISTS...
INDIANAPOLIS: Kiwanis International is searching for its next global cause, and
its International Board of Trustees has selected three Worldwide Service
Project finalists: Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases for their
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) proposal; Malaria No More and the Canadian
Red Cross for their joint malaria proposal; and UNICEF for its proposal on
maternal and neonatal tetanus.
www.kiwanis.org
SPEECH COMPRESSION...
MONTREAL: VoiceAge Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of a joint
licensing program for the AMR-WB/G.722.2 Speech Compression Standard.
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY...
DENTON, Texas: Revolutionizing student learning and classroom interaction,
eInstruction(TM), the premier global provider of learning technology, announces
the availability of a combined system that will change the way students and
teachers in Asia Pacific collaborate in the classroom.
http://www.einstruction.com
BOARD APPOINTMENT...
CALGARY: Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") (TSX:RVX) announced
today that the Board of Directors has elected Arthur J. Higgins, CEO of Bayer
HealthCare and Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee, to the
Board effective February 1, 2010.
www.resverlogix.com
PATENT POOL...
STUTTGART: Sisvel announced today that more than 20 companies are now
participating in its facilitation process to create an LTE/SAE patent pool.
www.sisvel.com
PHARMACEUTICALS AGREEMENT...
MELBOURNE: Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL, OTCQX:SPHRY) today announced
the signing of a new agreement with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) under
which Starpharma’s dendrimer drug delivery technology will be applied to
enhance compounds in Lilly’s human pharmaceutical portfolio.
www.starpharma.com
VIRTUAL EVENT...
NEW YORK: TechWeb's Light Reading, the leading research-led media company
serving the global communications marketplace, and Heavy Reading
( www.heavyreading.com ), its prestigious market research division, will be
hosting their first Packet Backhaul virtual event on February 4.
www.lightreading.com
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts indicated
for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at
a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus
accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:
SERVICE SOLUTION...
HORSHAM, Pa.: Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), a global provider of
service lifecycle management and mobility solutions, has introduced a new
version of the industry's most robust solution for service organizations.
www.astea.com
PORTLAND, Ore: Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the leader in
multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment
industries, today announced the company has completed the acquisition of
Nielsen EDI from The Nielsen Company, expanding Rentrak's leadership position
and global reach as the leading provider of real-time domestic and
international box office
information.
www.rentrak.com
REPORT PROGRAM...
MADRID: On Jan 28 of 2010, under the patronage of Ministry of Culture of Spain
and a Spanish cultural organization - Home of Asia, Spanish Pangea Films
Producing Company officially starts the first significant activity in the
history of exchanges between Chinese and Western cultures, driving across
Eurasia to report 2010 Shanghai World Exposition.
ASIAN DISTRIBUTOR...
COVENTRY, England: Optimed Ltd. and Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on January 26
the expansion of Optimed products into the Asia market by the appointment of
Menicon as exclusive distributor for Japan and Taiwan.
www.optimed.co.uk www.menicon.com
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
SINGAPORE: Cytech Global Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cytech
Technology Ltd who is one of the leading technical distributors of
semiconductors in Asia, has announced today that it has signed a distribution
agreement with Ecliptek Corporation, a leading manufacturer of crystals and
oscillators headquartered in the United States, for ASEAN countries and India.
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