BOUDRY, Switzerland - Sunday, November 11th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that its phase III study of ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in combination with gemcitabine in treatment-naïve patients with advanced pancreatic cancer met its primary endpoint of overall survival. In the study, ABRAXANE in combination with gemcitabine demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared to patients receiving gemcitabine alone.

In the MPACT (Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial) study, a Celgene-sponsored, open-label, randomized, international study 861 metastatic pancreatic cancer patients were randomized to receive either ABRAXANE plus gemcitabine (125 mg/m2 followed by 1000 mg/m2 gemcitabine for 3 weeks followed by a week of rest) or gemcitabine alone (1000 mg/m2 administered ... Read more »

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INGELHEIM, Germany - Sunday, November 11th 2012

Pivotal Phase III interferon-free study being initiated following positive Phase IIb results

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Final results from the Phase IIb study, SOUND-C2, confirmed that up to 85 percent of hepatitis C (HCV) patients infected with the most prevalent type of HCV globally, genotype-1b (GT-1b), achieved and subsequently sustained viral cure with Boehringer Ingelheim’s interferon-free regimen, when measured 12 and 24 weeks (SVR12 & SVR24) after treatment. This high cure rate was achieved following just 28 weeks of treatment with the highly effective polymodal* therapy, faldaprevir (BI 201335)+, a potent next wave once daily protease inhibitor, and BI 207127+, a potent non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor, plus ribavirin.1

These full results from the largest interferon-free trial of its kind to be concluded to date, include patients with ... Read more »

HONG KONG - Saturday, November 10th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

    Record pre-tax income of US$204 million
    Record quarterly sales of US$8.7 billion
    Record market share of 15.6 percent
    Basic EPS of 1.58 US cents, or 12.25 HK cents
    Net cash reserves of US$3.6 billion (as of September 30, 2012)

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo Group today reported results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012. Outgrowing the market in all geographies, Lenovo continued its push towards becoming the number one vendor in the PC industry, with record quarterly sales of $8.7 billion, an 11 percent increase year-over-year. While growing faster than the top four PC companies for three straight years, Lenovo also turned in another quarter of record pre-tax income at US$204 million, evidence that the Company continues to build upon its track record of profitable growth.

During the second fis ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japon - Samedi 10 Novembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Au matin du 14 novembre 2012, le nord de l’Australie sera témoin d’une éclipse solaire totale. Panasonic, grâce à ses panneaux solaires et ses batteries Li-on pour le stockage, diffusera en direct ce phénomène astrologique spectaculaire via USTREAM.

Filmer le soleil en se servant de lui. Rejoignez-nous pour assister à cet incroyable spectacle astronomique ! Profitez du compte à rebours jusqu’au commencement de la diffusion sur nos pages Facebook et Twitter. Page Facebook officielle :http://www.facebook.com/PanasonicEclipseLive http://facebook.com/PanasonicEclipseLiveBySolarPower Twitter ：http://twitter.com/EclipsebySolar

Diffusion depuis deux bases La principale caméra sera sur la côte de Port Douglas, et la caméra secondaire sera située sur Fitzroy Island pour filmer l’éclipse totale. Les caméras et les systèmes de diffusion seront branch&e ... Read more »

SAN ANTONIO - Friday, November 9th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) announced that it has closed the sale of its Therapeutic Support Systems™ (TSS) business to Getinge AB (sto: GETIB) for a total deal value of $275 million.

The TSS business, now owned by Getinge, includes a comprehensive portfolio of specialty therapeutic beds, mattress replacement systems, support surfaces and patient mobility devices for the therapeutic wound care, bariatric and critical care settings. To ensure that TSS customers continue to receive best-in-class service and commitment following the closing, KCI will continue to provide certain transition services to Getinge for a period of time.

"Changing the clinical practice of medicine, a core competency that originated with the founding of the TSS business, is and will continue to be, fundamental to all we do at KCI," said Joe Woody, president & CEO, KCI, "As we close this corporate chapter and op ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, November 8th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On the morning of November 14th, 2012, the North of Australia will witness a total solar eclipse. Panasonic, using its HIT(R) solar panels and lithium ion batteries for storage, will produce a live broadcast of this spectacular astronomical phenomenon via USTREAM.

Filming the Sun, Using the Sun. Join us in witnessing this incredible astronomical show! Enjoy the count down until the start of the broadcast on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Facebook：http://www.facebook.com/PanasonicEclipseLive http://facebook.com/PanasonicEclipseLiveBySolarPower Twitter：http://twitter.com/EclipsebySolar

Broadcasting from Two Bases The main camera at the seashore in Port Douglas and the sub camera at Fitzroy Island will shoot the total eclipse. Both cameras and broadcast systems will work on power generated by the solar panels and stored in the batteries. The videos will be available to view on the following pa ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Thursday, November 8th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that it has been selected by GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty. Ltd. (GDF SUEZ), operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, to execute floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) production vessel design work for its project offshore Darwin, Australia.

This award is one of two contracts being let by GDF SUEZ as part of an initial concept definition design competition for the vessel. The award also pre-qualifies KBR as a contender for the EPC delivery phase of the project. The concept definition work is already underway in KBR’s London operations centre in Leatherhead, and is expected to last up to 12 months.

KBR has developed an extensive global FLNG engineering capability in recent years, and draws on its experienced resource pool with capabilities in FPSO and onshore LNG EPC delivery.

"KBR is delighted to be working with GDF SUEZ on this project. We look forward to working toge ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Thursday, November 8th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

CAROLINA, a head-to-head cardiovascular outcome study comparing Trajenta® (linagliptin)with glimepiride completes recruitment

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Boehringer Ingelheim andEli Lilly and Company are pleased to announce that the recruitment of patients for CAROLINA (Cardiovascular Outcome Study of Linagliptin versus Glimepiride in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes)1 has been completed. Linagliptin is currently the only DPP-4 inhibitor that is being compared to an active comparator in a long-termprospective cardiovascular (CV) outcome study.

"CAROLINA has the potential to be a landmark study as it will evaluate cardiovascular safety of linagliptin compared to the sulphonylurea glimepiride. This is the first time a DPP-4 inhibitor is being directly compared to the sulphonylurea class in a long-term cardiovascular outcome study,” said Prof. Julio Rosenstock, Director of the ... Read more »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Thursday, November 8th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--GA Telesis LLC ("GAT”) announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Century Tokyo Leasing ("CTL”) for the purchase of new shares in GA Telesis. CTL will hold a minority position in GA Telesis. The existing shareholder base remains unchanged.

GA Telesis has recently announced explosive growth and expansion plans in all areas of its businesses. The fresh capital will allow GA Telesis to make substantial investments in the areas of strategic mergers and acquisitions, aircraft and engine leasing, inventory and supply-chain finance as well as other new initiatives.

On October 17, 2012 GA Telesis announced that it has closed on a new syndicated $100 million credit facility. Led by PNC Bank, N.A., the facility has a three year term and has participation from a total of six global and regional banks. It provides the company with additional financial resources at cost efficient ... Read more »

16 SES satellites at the service of customers around the globe

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LUXEMBOURG - Thursday, November 8th 2012

SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced a record uptake of its occasional use satellite capacity during the two-day US election period of November 6 and 7.

SES customers including the EBU on behalf of Eurovision, Telenor, Arqiva, Telemundo, Media Broadcast, NBC, CBS, CNN, PBS, Fox News, Encompass Digital Media, CNBC, MSNBC and many others used 16 different SES satellites for an approximate number of 1800 bookings in order to cover the US elections and to dispatch reports to TV stations all over the world.

The SES satellites AMC-9, SES-1, AMC-1, and SES-2 were prime carriers of election coverage in the Americas, as were ASTRA 3B, NSS-7, SES-4 and NSS-806 internationally. All available occasional use Ku-band capacity in the domestic US arc was fully booked, and due to the enormous demand SES brought into use an i ... Read more »