LACHEN, Switzerland-Thursday, August 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Octapharma is delighted to announce the publication of interim data from the NuProtect study (GENA-05, NCT01712438), the first clinical data on treatment with Nuwiq® in previously untreated patients (PUPs), on August 16th 2017 as an Early View article in the internationally renowned medical journal Haemophilia. The NuProtect study was initiated in March 2013 to investigate the immunogenicity, efficacy and safety of Nuwiq® in PUPs with severe haemophilia A, who are at the greatest risk of developing inhibitors. The ongoing study has enrolled 110 PUPs of any age or ethnicity who will receive Nuwiq® for up to 100 exposure days (EDs), making it one of the largest studies with a single FVIII product. Patients who previously received any FVIII concentrates or blood products containing FVIII are excluded from the study. The recently published article describes interim results for 66 PUPs treated for at least 20 ... Read more »

● Move underscores belief in the Egyptian market ● Plays to boost UAE-Egyptian mutual economic and trade interests and relations ● Intended to help stimulate the flow of foreign investments into Egypt Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Monday, August 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] SHUAA Capital, the United Arab Emirates-based integrated financial services firm, announced that it has formally begun discussions with Egyptian regulators for reintroducing its securities business into the Egyptian market. As a stepping stone, SHUAA Capital’s Board of Directors has set a clear mandate targeting the Egyptian market for the expansion of the firm’s brokerage services under its broader Capital Markets offering. The decision to restart brokerage operations in Egypt, which was voluntarily suspended previously as the region recovered from the 2008 global recession which impacted trading volumes, is a key component of the Group’s long-term growth strategy, and reflects the firm’s belief in the fundamental ... Read more »

6 VLCC Wellness Centers in KSA in next 3 years, total investment of over AED 30 million Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-Sunday, August 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] The premier global beauty and wellness brand, VLCC, and leading Saudi business house and healthcare services and products player, Cigalah, today announced a strategic partnership to launch VLCC Wellness centres in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), starting with Jeddah. The company plans to set up 6 VLCC Wellness centers in the Kingdom in the next 3 years, with the first one scheduled to open in Jeddah by November this year. It is estimated that a total investment of over AED 30 million will go into setting up these centres. VLCC will be setting up its state-of-the-art wellness centers, starting with Jeddah, in partnership with Cigalah Group and will be offering the entire portfolio of weight management and beauty services,under one roof.The VLCC centers will also offer the latest skin, dermatology and hair care services and treatment ... Read more »

Mopria Contributes Technology in Android 8.0 Oreo’s Default Print Service Providing Effortless Mobile Printing SAN RAMON, Calif.-Saturday, August 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Mopria® Alliance, a global non-profit membership organization chartered to drive industry-wide standards and solutions for mobile printing, today announced it provided core printing technology to deliver intuitive mobile printing in the new Android 8.0 Oreo™ operating system. This contribution is the result of ongoing collaboration with the Google Android team via the Android Open Source Project and the Mopria Alliance. Android 8.0 Oreo’s new Default Print Service features core technology from the Mopria Print Service, immediately delivering mobile printing convenience in the Operating System. With Mopria technology at the core of the Android 8.0 Oreo Default Print Service, users no longer need to download a mobile printing service and printer discovery is automatic, allowing easy mobile printin ... Read more »