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 »