SAINT PREX, Suisse - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)--Ferring Pharmaceuticals a annoncé l'octroi d'un second don de 3 millions d'USD à la Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan, afin de soutenir sa mission de préservation et de promotion des textiles bhoutanais et d'améliorer les conditions de vie des tisserands qui les fabriquent.

Aujourd'hui, lors de l'ouverture des nouvelles installations de la Royal Textile Academy de Thimphu, au Bhoutan, Michel Pettigrew, Président du Conseil d'administration de Ferring, a déclaré: "Nous tenons beaucoup à poursuivre cette initiative culturelle majeure qui vise à préserver les compétences traditionnelles et le patrimoine du Bhoutan, et à faire croître, au cours des quelques prochaines années, la dynamique commerciale qui permettra d'améliorer la qualité de vie et les perspectives économiques des tisserands. Ceci revêt une import ... Read more »

Capturing industry’s growth potential will play a key role in realising the city’s future ambitions

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, June 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Government of Dubai Media Office:  His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai today announced that a new district will be created in Dubai, dedicated to developing the Emirate’s fashion, design and luxury sectors.

The "Dubai Design District” will be adjacent to the Business Bay area of Dubai. The district is expected to become a full service commercial hub for design industry-related organizations, brands, and supporting enterprises within the value chain. It will feature a custom built creative community that will encompass purpose built commercial and retail facilities for established and emerging designers, design institutes, waterfront promenade, convention centre and event venues and related academic institutions.< ... Read more »

SUMMIT, N.J. - Sunday, June 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) whose disease has relapsed or progressed after two prior therapies, one of which included bortezomib.

"There remains a tremendous unmet need for patients with previously-treated mantle cell lymphoma,” said Andre Goy, M.D., M.S., Chairman and Director and Chief of Lymphoma, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack UMC and Chief Science Officer and Director of Research and Innovation at Regional Cancer Care Associates, LLC. "The approval of lenalidomide delivers a new option, and the first oral therapy in this area of lymphoma.”

The approval was based on the results of MCL-001, a phase II, multi-center, single arm, open label study evaluating len ... Read more »

Les solutions ZXONE 8700 de ZTE alimenteront les plates-formes d'e-commerce de classe mondiale d'Alibaba

SHENZHEN, Chine - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Corporation (« ZTE ») (code titre action H : 0763.HK/code titre action A : 000063.SZ), un fournisseur mondial d'équipements de télécommunications, de solutions de réseau et d'appareils mobiles, coté en bourse, est fier d'avoir conclu une entente exclusive avec le Groupe Alibaba en vue de construire des réseaux de transport optique et d'appuyer la croissance rapide et soutenue des plates-formes d'e-commerce de classe mondiale d'Alibaba.

Les séries dominantes du marché ZXONE 8700 100G OTN de ZTE seront déployées pour la construction du réseau de transmission 100G d'Alibaba. La première phase du projet couvrira quatre réseaux métropolitains (MAN — metropolitan area network) à Hangzhou, à Tianjin et à P ... Read more »

Nominations annoncées aujourd’hui par la CISAC au terme du Sommet Mondial des Créateurs 2013

CISAC - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--À l’occasion de sa réunion annuelle organisée aujourd’hui à Washington, la CISAC (Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Auteurs et Compositeurs) a officiellement élu le pionnier de la musique électronique Jean-Michel Jarre au poste de nouveau Président. Jarre succédera à feu Robin Gibb, décédé en mai 2012, et à Hervé Di Rosa, artiste visuel et peintre français, qui a occupé le poste de Président de la CISAC l’année dernière. L’organisation a également élargi sa Vice-présidence à quatre postes, permettant ainsi à un plus grand nombre de territoires et de répertoires d’être représentés. Ces postes seront occupés par Javed Akhtar, l’un des ... Read more »

Les données suggèrent que le traitement à l'ABRAXANE en combinaison avec la gemcitabine réduit les niveaux de CA19-9 et augmente la fréquence des réponses de tomographie par émission de positrons ; il s'avère que les deux outils constituent des facteurs de pronostique potentiels de la survie globale

BOUDRY en Suisse - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celgene International Sàrl, une filiale de Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ : CELG), a annoncé plusieurs analyses d'un essai clinique de phase III sur l'ABRAXANE® (particules de paclitaxel liées aux protéines pour suspension injectable) (liées à l'albumine) en combinaison avec la gemcitabine chez des patients naïfs souffrant du cancer du pancréas avancé. Les données ont été présentées lors de la réunion annuelle 2013 de l'American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) à Chicago.

Les r&e ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time Warner Inc. (NYSE : TWX) et China Media Capital (CMC), le premier fonds d'investissement chinois dédié aux médias et au divertissement, ont annoncé aujourd'hui la formation d'un partenariat d'investissement stratégique. Cet avis a eu lieu Chengdu, ville de la partie ouest de la Chine, où les dirigeants des plus grandes sociétés se réunissaient à l'occasion de l'édition 2013 du Fortune Global Forum.

Par cette alliance sont réunies la plus grande société de contenu vidéo au monde, propriétaire d'entreprises telles que Warner Bros., HBO et Turner Broadcasting, et la plateforme d'investissement de première importance en Chine dédiée au secteur des médias et du divertissement. L'objectif de ce partenariat consiste à profiter de la croissance rapide du secteur des médias en Chine, à l'he ... Read more »

OSLO, Norvège - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--À une très large majorité (52 pour, 7 contre), le Conseil municipal d'Oslo a voté mercredi en faveur d'une demande conjointe de garantie de couverture d'un éventuel déficit adressée au gouvernement norvégien par la ville d'Oslo et le Comité Olympique norvégien (NOC), concernant une candidature potentielle à l'organisation des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver et des Jeux Paralympiques d'hiver 2022 à Oslo.

« Il s'agit d'un jour important pour les sports norvégiens, déclare M. Børre Rognlien, le président du NOC. « Nous avons travaillé toute l'année suite à notre décision prise en juin de contacter la municipalité d'Oslo au sujet d'une candidature possible aux Jeux Olympiques d'hiver et aux Jeux Paralympiques d'hiver 2022. Je suis également très soulagé de constater que la majorité s'est clair ... Read more »

SAINT PREX, Switzerland - Saturday, June 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals has announced a second $3 million donation to the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan to support its mission to preserve and promote Bhutanese textiles and improve the livelihoods of the weavers who make them.

Today, at the opening of the new Royal Textile Academy facilities in Thimphu, Bhutan, Michel Pettigrew, President of the Ferring Executive Board, said "We are very keen that this major cultural initiative of preserving Bhutan’s traditional skills and heritage continues, and that the commercial momentum which will enhance the quality of life and economic prospects of the weavers be able to grow over the next few years. This is of great importance to all of us at Ferring as we conduct our business under the Philosophy of "People Come First.”

In 2009, Ferring donated $3 million to the Academy to fund the creation of a new cultural centre in the Bhuta ... Read more »

Data Suggest Treatment with ABRAXANE plus Gemcitabine Reduces Levels of CA19-9 and Increases the Frequency of PET Responses; Both Tools Found to be Potential Prognostic Factors of Overall Survival - 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting

BOUDRY, Switzerland - Saturday, June 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), announced several analyses of a phase III clinical trial of ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in combination with gemcitabine in previously untreated patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The data were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 annual meeting in Chicago.

The MPACT (Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial) overall trial results demonstrated that patients treated with ABRAXANE plus gemcitabine had a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared with those tr ... Read more »

• Les femmes entrepreneurs envisagent de recruter plus par rapport à leurs homologues masculins sur leurs marchés nationaux • Évolution du recrutement de l'entrée sur de nouveaux marchés au renforcement de la production de biens et services • Les lauréats de récompenses WEOY ont doublé leurs recettes et augmenté leurs effectifs de 40 % ces trois dernières années

 - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Malgré une conjoncture économique difficile, les principaux entrepreneurs du monde entier ont fait preuve d'une résilience remarquable et continuent à être optimistes quant à leurs futurs projets de recrutement. Ceci est mis en évidence par l'étude Global job creation (création d'emplois dans le monde) menée par Ernst & Young sur 200 des anciens lauréats du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) décerné par Ernst & ... Read more »

DENVER - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MPEG LA, LLC a annoncé aujourd'hui que quatre titulaires de brevets de la licence de portefeuille de brevets ATSC de MPEG LA ont déposé des actions en contrefaçon de brevets ATSC auprès du tribunal de district des États-Unis pour le District Sud de Floride à l'encontre de Craig Electronics Inc. (« Craig Electronics »), Curtis International Ltd. (« Curtis International ») et ViewSonic Corporation (aussi dénommée ViewSonic Display Co.) (« ViewSonic »), pour avoir contrefait des brevets essentiels à la norme de diffusion numérique ATSC utilisée aux États-Unis et dans d'autres pays.

D'après ces plaintes, Craig Electronics, Curtis International et ViewSonic offrent des téléviseurs qui utilisent la norme de diffusion numérique ATSC sans licence en vertu des brevets essentiels. Les actions en justice sollicitent des dommages pécu ... Read more »

PARIS - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schlumberger Limited (NYSE : SLB) organisera une téléconférence le 19 juillet 2013 pour présenter les résultats du deuxième trimestre clos le 30 juin 2013.

La téléconférence est prévue à 15 h 00 (heure de Paris), soit 9 h 00, heure de New York. Un communiqué de presse relatif aux résultats sera publié le même jour avant l’appel.

Pour accéder à la téléconférence, les auditeurs devront contacter l'opérateur de la téléconférence au +1-800-230-1085 en Amérique du Nord ou au +1-612-288-0340 en dehors de l'Amérique du Nord environ 10 minutes avant le début de l'appel et demander la « Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call ».

Un webcast de la téléconférence sera diffusé simultanément à l’adresse www.slb.com/irwebca ... Read more »

DENVER - Thursday, June 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MPEG LA, LLC today announced that four patent owners in MPEG LA’s ATSC Patent Portfolio License have filed patent enforcement actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Craig Electronics Inc. ("Craig Electronics”), Curtis International Ltd. ("Curtis International”) and ViewSonic Corporation (alternatively named ViewSonic Display Co.) ("ViewSonic”), for infringing patents essential to the ATSC digital broadcast standard used in the United States and other countries.

According to the complaints, Craig Electronics, Curtis International and ViewSonic offer television sets that use the ATSC digital broadcast standard without a license under essential patents. The suits seek monetary damages and injunctions.

MPEG LA, LLC

MPEG LA is the world’s leading independent provider of patent licenses offering wide access to important technologies. MPEG LA developed ... Read more »

LONDRES - Dimanche 9 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Personne n'ignore la passion du détaillant londonien Selfridges pour la conservation marine. Depuis trois années de suite, Project Ocean, la campagne militante de vente au détail du grand magasin, s'adresse au monde entier pour sensibiliser le public, aider les consommateurs à changer leurs habitudes et mobiliser un soutien par rapport aux problèmes majeurs qui affectent nos océans.

«Pour certains il s'agit de responsabilité sociale des entreprises, pour nous il s'agit de faire ce qui est juste»

Cette année chez Selfridges, la journée mondiale de l'océan (le 8 juin) est consacrée aux requins. Selfridges, titulaire du titre de meilleur grand magasin au monde, met sa puissance créative à contribution pour aider à mettre en avant la grande menace qui plane au-dessus de ces créatures importantes et souvent mal comprises. Fidèle à se ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Saturday, June 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles has received the prestigious 2013 Informatica Innovation Award for "Enterprise Data Integration” recognizing its pioneering efforts, through the Quintiles Infosario® solution, to integrate and master both clinical research and healthcare data across numerous institutions and at a scale never before accomplished in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Quintiles Infosario seamlessly integrates data, systems, processes and Quintiles’ therapeutic expertise to unlock faster, better-informed decisions from clinical trial planning and design to trial execution services, through post-market outcome studies. It uniquely allows for scientific and operational design to inform and optimize operations based on real-time alerts and data insights, mitigating risk, while improving patient safety, productivity and time to market.

The Informatica Innovation Awards honor organizations that ... Read more »

PARIS - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on July 19, 2013 to discuss the results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2013.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm (Paris time) – 9:00 am (US Eastern Time). A press release regarding the results will be released prior to the call that same day.

To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1-800-230-1085 within North America or +1-612-288-0340 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and ask for the "Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call.”

A webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously at www.slb.com/irwebcast on a listen-only basis. Listeners should log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to test their browsers and register for the webcast. Following the end of the conference call, a replay will be availa ... Read more »

ROAD TOWN, Tortola - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)--Financial service provider and Forex trading platform operator, iFOREX, has recently launched its affiliate program, iFOREX Partners. To go hand in hand with iFOREX's years of experience in the field of online trading, iFOREX Partners offers its affiliates profitable payment schemes, high-level expertise and advanced affiliate marketing tools. The services provided by iFOREX can be found in multiple languages such as Arabic which can be found at http://www.iforex.ae

One of the highlights of iFOREX Partners are its hand-picked marketing tools which are sure to boost its affiliates commissions.. Affiliates can enjoy customizable banners, Forex trading guides, personalized URLs and many other dynamic marketing materials. The iFOREX Partners advanced and accurate online Forex affiliate tracking system helps keep track of all your business with iFOREX.

When asked about iFOREX Partners, ... Read more »

MONACO- - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Women entrepreneurs intend to hire more than their male counterparts in their home markets
    Shift in recruitment from breaking into new markets to boosting production of goods and services
    WEOY winners doubled revenue and expanded headcount by 40% in last three years

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Despite tough economic times, the world’s leading entrepreneurs have shown remarkable resilience and continue to be positive about their future recruitment plans. This is highlighted by Global job creation — an Ernst & Young survey of 200 of former Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) winners, released today to coincide with the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards 2013 (WEOY) in Monaco. The research highlights that 78% of the entrepreneurs said they intend to increase their workforce at home or abroad in 2013.

The survey also found that women entrepreneurs ... Read more »

LONDON - Saturday, June 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- It’s no secret that London retailer Selfridges is passionate about marine conservation. For three years running, Project Ocean, the department store’s retail activism campaign has been reaching out worldwide raising awareness, helping consumers change habits, and rallying support around important issues impacting our seas.

This year at Selfridges, World Oceans Day (8 June) is all about sharks. The World’s Best Department Store is using its creative powers to help expose a dramatic threat to these important and often misunderstood creatures. In true Selfridges style it is exploding with shark themed windows, exhibitions, videos and 3D installations, telling the shark story to the millions of customers who visit the store and browse on Selfridges.com each week.

But a shark take-over in store is only the beginning. Selfridges is committed not only to raising awareness, but also to supporting efforts to p ... Read more »

Mayor Charlie Hales Recognizes AIMCO as the City’s Export Leader

PORTLAND, Ore. - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- AIMCO’s CEO, Doug Hall, recently accepted the City of Portland’s Export Leader Award at the Mayor’s Annual International Business Awards Dinner, held at the Portland Art Museum.

Each year, the City of Portland’s Mayor recognizes a small group of companies that have distinguished themselves in exports and attracting foreign direct investment. The purpose of this recognition is to highlight the importance and relevance of conducting business internationally and the positive effect it has on our local economy.

AIMCO has been recognized as a company that exemplifies the power of a deliberate export strategy plan, thereby driving local revenue and helping to bring jobs into the NW region. AIMCO has focused its efforts on international t ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Saturday, June 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has won the Fixed Network Infrastructure Innovation award for First Live FTTP-XGPON (fibre to the premises 10G passive optic network) Customer Deployment at the GTB Innovation Awards 2013.

This is the second time that ZTE has won the GTB Fixed Network Infrastructure Innovation award following a win in 2011. This demonstrates ZTE’s commitment to R&D in the commercialisation of broadband access.

The broadband network jointly deployed by ZTE and BT is the industry’s first proof of concept trial of the XG-PON (also known as 10G-PON) broadband access service. The XG-PON technology increases user bandwidth to 330Mbps and reduces network delay by roughly 50 percent, achieving the fastest broadband rates in ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) and China Media Capital (CMC), China’s leading investment fund focused on media and entertainment, today announced the formation of a strategic investment partnership. The announcement was made in the western Chinese city of Chengdu, where top business leaders convened for the 2013 Fortune Global Forum.

The alliance pairs the world’s leading video-focused content company, home of such businesses as Warner Bros., HBO, and Turner Broadcasting, with the preeminent investment platform in China dedicated to the media and entertainment sector. The goal of the partnership is to capitalize on China’s rapidly expanding media sector as digital devices proliferate and China’s demand for high-quality content across multiple platforms rises.

"This partnership with CMC and Ruigang Li will give us a unique window into one of the world’s largest and fastest growing media and entertainment ... Read more »

OSLO, Norway - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With a vast majority of 52 to 7 in favour, Oslo City Council voted Wednesday to send a joint application for a Financial Shortfall Guarantee to the Norwegian Government from the City of Oslo and the Norwegian Olympic Committee (NOC), regarding a possible bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Oslo.

"This is an important day for Norwegian Sports," states Mr Børre Rognlien, the President of the NOC. "We have worked all year following our decision last June to approach the Municipality of Oslo regarding a possible bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. I am also very relieved by the clear majority and very happy for the constructive deliberations ahead of the decision. We feel that the interests of the sports organisation are heard. We see the great possibilities for all of Norwegian sports, and we definitely see the pareto optimal situation in the fact that we also will host ... Read more »

Appointments announced today by CISAC following conclusion of 2013 World Creators Summit

WASHINGTON & PARIS - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its annual meeting today, held in Washington DC, CISAC (the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) has officially elected electronic music pioneer Jean Michel Jarre to serve as its new president. Jarre will succeed the late Robin Gibb, who passed away in May 2012, and Hervé Di Rosa, French visual artist and painter who served as CISAC’s acting president for the past year. The organization also expanded its Vice President role to four positions, enabling more territories and repertoire to be represented. These positions will go to Javed Akhtar, one of the most successful multi-platform creators from India; Angélique Kidjo, a Grammy Award-winning artist and activist from the West African nation of the Republic of Benin; Marcelo Piñeyro, an Academy Award-winning pr ... Read more »

"Cool Vendor” report recognizes innovative vendors in the Server Market

NEW YORK - Friday, June 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stromasys, a leading provider of classic system virtualization solutions, announced today that they have earned a place on Gartner’s prestigious "Cool Vendors” list for 2013. The new report, entitled "Cool Vendors in the Server Market, 2013” and published on May 1 by Gartner, Inc., highlights the approaches of innovative vendors whose strategies for server market evolution differ from those of established server vendors.

According to the report, "Through the remainder of the decade, the pace of innovation and change in the server market will be more disruptive than ever. Whether they're looking to increase densities; lower costs; or converge servers, storage and networking, IT leaders will need to get a handle on this volatile vendor market.”

Stromasys’ approach to virtualization differs from traditional server vendors bec ... Read more »