PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Tiotropium delivered by the Respimat® SoftMistTM Inhaler increases time to first severe exacerbation and first episode of asthma worsening across a broad spectrum of patients who remain symptomatic despite at least ICS/LABA therapy
    The improvements in lung function with tiotropium were specific to asthma patients; as a co-morbid condition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was excluded in this trial

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In patients with symptomatic asthma despite at least ICS/LABA therapy, tiotropium delivered by the Respimat® SoftMistTM Inhaler increases time to first severe exacerbation and first episode of asthma worsening. This improvement is independent of age, allergic status, smoking status and bronchodilator response.1

This was the main finding from pre-planned subgroup analyses of data from the PrimoT ... Read more »

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan - Mardi 21 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilco Industrial, prestataire international de ventes aux enchères de machines et d'équipement industriels va procéder à une vente de plus de 500 lots de matériel de traitement de fruits de mer ayant appartenu à une très grande entreprise de fruits de mer. Le matériel se trouve dans un établissement de traitement ultramoderne et récemment rénové de 23 226 mètres carrés situé à Adak en Alaska.

Le matériel offert comprend neuf chaînes de tri de poissons munies de convoyeurs, de trieurs et de réservoirs d'une capacité de 132 m3. Dix-neuf chaînes de transformation de la goberge comprennent également plusieurs machines automatiques. De nombreuses chaînes de transformation du crabe sont également disponibles, qui comprennent des stations Giller, des cuisinières, des réfrigérateurs, de ... Read more »

Revolutionary multimode M2M technology enables industries to upgrade from legacy copper line systems to secure wireless connectivity

LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

CTIA Wireless - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its Cinterion® M2M technology will provide wireless connectivity for Encore Networks’ routers deployed in mission critical applications for diverse market segments from Government, Electrical, Oil & Gas, Waste & Water, Transportation and Enterprise. Developed by Encore Networks, an industrial M2M solutions leader, its routers use Gemalto’s award-winning Cinterion® multimode M2M solution that enables industries to wirelessly gather mission critical data from legacy customer premise equipment and rapidly transmit it to centers around the country.

The Encore Networks ruggedized routers provides cellular IP connectivity using Gemalto ... Read more »

Renewed focus on its core business of developing and operating business parks

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

TECOM Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Holding, has today announced a new operational structure, which will allow the company to further focus on its core business of developing and operating business parks.

The implementation of a new structure comes at a time when the region’s macroeconomic fundamentals are increasingly positive, offering an opportunity for TECOM Investments to ensure it is strongly positioned to capitalise on Dubai’s future growth prospects.

Under the new structure, TECOM Investments real estate business will be segmented into three verticals. These will be:

    TECOM Development & Planning (Land, Infrastructure and Building Development)
    TECOM Freezone Business Parks
    Dubai Industrial City

Commenting on the ... Read more »

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilco Industrial, a world leader in industrial machinery and equipment auctions, will conduct the sale of over 500 lots of seafood processing equipment formerly owned by a very large seafood company. The equipment is located in a recently updated 250,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art processing facility in Adak, Alaska.

The equipment offered features nine fish sorting lines with conveyors, sorters and 35,000-gallon holding tanks. Nineteen pollock lines also include several heading machines. Multiple crab lines are also available, which include giller stations, cookers, coolers, dip glaze tanks, chillers and an ice flake machine. A cod liver oil processing line, other heading machines, freezers, mixers and generators will also be available.

The auction will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Anchorage, Alaska on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, beginning at 10:00 AM HADT. Interested parties can b ... Read more »

L’excellence dans le lancement de nouveaux médicaments permet de réduire les délais de mise sur le marché et de générer des ventes supplémentaires.

LONDRES - Mardi 21 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Après des années de faible productivité, la R&D des laboratoires pharmaceutiques et des entreprises de biotechnologies commence enfin à tenir ses promesses. Le nombre de nouvelles molécules approuvées par la FDA (Agence américaine des produits alimentaires et médicamenteux) est reparti à la hausse, tout comme les cours de bourse des entreprises de biotechnologies, signe de la rentabilité de leurs business models. C’est donc maintenant que la stratégie de lancement des nouveaux médicaments prend toute son importance. Le dernier article d'Arthur D. Little (ADL), « Launch excellence for new medicines » (L'excellence dans le lancement de nouveaux médic ... Read more »

Launch excellence can shorten time-to-market and deliver additional sales

LONDON - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After years of low productivity, R&D in leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies is starting to deliver on its promises; the number of New Molecular Entities (NMEs) approved by the US FDA has leveled out and biotech companies’ share prices are rising, indicating profitable business models. Now is the time for launch. Arthur D. Little’s (ADL) latest viewpoint, ‘Launch excellence for new medicines,’ assesses the key success factors for the successful launch of new medicines.

According to ADL’s most recent project experience, launch excellence has the power to shorten time-to-market by four to six months and it can deliver additional incremental annual sales of up to €50m. In the past, it seemed natural for big pharma companies to launch NMEs in known business areas and territories. However, due to global market access ... Read more »

L’excellence dans le lancement de nouveaux médicaments permet de réduire les délais de mise sur le marché et de générer des ventes supplémentaires.

LONDRES - Mardi 21 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Après des années de faible productivité, la R&D des laboratoires pharmaceutiques et des entreprises de biotechnologies commence enfin à tenir ses promesses. Le nombre de nouvelles molécules approuvées par la FDA (Agence américaine des produits alimentaires et médicamenteux) est reparti à la hausse, tout comme les cours de bourse des entreprises de biotechnologies, signe de la rentabilité de leurs business models. C’est donc maintenant que la stratégie de lancement des nouveaux médicaments prend toute son importance. Le dernier article d'Arthur D. Little (ADL), « Launch excellence for new medicines » (L'excellence dans le lancement de nouveaux médic ... Read more »

Luxury ice cream brand captivates with a mesmerizing experience

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, May 21st 2013

Gourmet ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs, invited guests to step into their new world of luxury, style and taste at an exclusive cocktail reception for VIP guests and press. Dubai is the first market to establish the "House of Häagen-Dazs” and to convey its philosophy of iconic luxury, experience and superior craftsmanship much in the way a fashion house would do.

"Where could be better to launch a campaign focusing on luxury and style than in Dubai? We are extremely excited to reveal the ‘House of Häagen-Dazs’ to all our consumers,” said Laurent Favreau, General Mills MENAT Marketing Director.

Held at Magnolia, at Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah, the private space was transformed to portray a physical impression of the "House of Häagen-Dazs”. Luxurious settings, decoration and refreshments gave guests an insight into the coutu ... Read more »

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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Lundbeck today presented results at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Congress from post hoc analyses in bipolar I disorder patients, which confirm that depressive symptoms are frequent during manic episodes.1

The post-hoc analyses also evaluated the efficacy of asenapine or placebo treatment (olanzapine active control) on manic and depressive symptoms in bipolar I disorder patients suffering manic episodes with mixed features as defined in DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).

The analyses show that the more severe depressive symptoms are at baseline, the less likely patients will achieve remission (MADRS<=12).1 With increasing baseline severity of depressive symptoms, the post hoc analysis showed that treatment effect remained stable with asenapine but decreased with placebo.1

"We know from t ... Read more »

MUSCAT, Oman - Tuesday, May 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Enclosed Trough system uses the sun’s energy to produce steam for thermal EOR; exceeded contracted performance by 10 percent in first test

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the largest producer of oil and gas in Oman, and GlassPoint Solar, the global leader in solar enhanced oil recovery, today announced the successful commissioning of the Middle East’s first solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project. By harnessing the sun’s energy with GlassPoint’s Enclosed Trough technology, the solar EOR project produces a daily average of 50 tons of emissions-free steam that feeds directly into existing thermal EOR operations at PDO’s Amal West field in Southern Oman. The 7MW system is in regular operation and recently passed its first performance acceptance test since coming online, exceeding contracted steam output by 10 percent.

"PDO has successfully extended the life of its heavy oil assets by deploying i ... Read more »

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Mardi 21 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--DVS Sciences, Inc., un innovateur non coté de nouveaux analyseurs de cellules uniques à paramètres multiples et de réactifs pour la recherche biologique, a annoncé aujourd'hui que son cytomètre de masse CyTOF® a été utilisé dans un article primé.

L'article, Single-Cell Mass Cytometry Adapted to Measurements of the Cell Cycle, (Cytométrie de masse de cellule unique adaptée aux mesures du cycle cellulaire), publié dans le journal Cytometry Part A (81A:552-566,2012) et rédigé par G.K. Behbehani, S.C. Bendall, M.R. Clutter, W.J. Fanti et G.P. Nolan, décrit une méthode pionnière utilisant la cytométrie de masse pour définir les distributions du cycle cellulaire des cellules normales et cancéreuses, tout en appliquant simultanément l’immunophénotypage sur chaque population ce ... Read more »

MANAMA, Bahrain - Monday, May 20th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Group today announced the appointment of Nikhil Soman as Financial Lines Underwriting Manager for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) business, as it continues to expand this line of insurance throughout the region.

Nikhil has been working alongside Charles Pope, the previous MENA Region Financial Lines Underwriting Manager, since July 2010, and has been instrumental in growing the financial lines portfolio, which provides a comprehensive range of primary and excess products. His particular underwriting expertise includes financial institutions, directors’ and officers’ liability and professional indemnity insurance. Before joining ACE in July 2010, Nikhil held underwriting roles at ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, Tata AIG General and ICICI Prudential Life in his native India.

Reporting to Mark Quinn, Director and Senior Executive Officer of ACE’s operations at the Dubai Interna ... Read more »