ENISA Clears the Fog on Cloud Computing SecurityBRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, November 20 - How can businesses and governments get the obvious benefits of cloud European Citizens Speak out on the First European President: Only 12% of the Europeans Know Herman Van Rompuy, European Citizens' Favorite Candidate was Tony BlairLEUVEN, Belgium, November 20 - Although Herman Van Rompuy was appointed as the first 'European Busworld Kortrijk was a Success for TEMSA !MECHELEN, Belgium, November 19 - "It was a tremendous success!", says Wim Vanhool, Executive eFileCabinet and Aries Filing Systems Partner to Deliver Electronic Document Management Systems in Key European MarketseFileCabinet Continues International Expansion Through Reseller Partnership with Leading Belgian Document Solutions Provider ThromboGenics and BioInvent Complete Phase I Patient Trial of Anti-PlGF Cancer Therapeutic TB-403 in Patients With Advanced Solid TumoursLEUVEN, Belgium and LUND, Sweden, November 16 - ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR) and BioInvent World Savings Banks Institute Works with its Members on an International Effort to Increase Savings Accounts Among the PoorBRUSSELS, November 13 - The World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) will be working with members in Members of the European Parliament Form “Friends of Gilgit-Baltistan” in the European ParliamentBRUSSELS - A group of Members of the European Parliament, including Jürgen Creutzmann, have decided to form a group called “Friends of Gilgit-Baltistan.” ThromboGenics NV - Q3 2009 Business UpdateLEUVEN, Belgium - ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative medicines for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, is today issuing a business update for the period ending 30 September, 2009. SCA Packaging Challenges Students With the Second Edition of the Design ChallengeBRUSSELS - After a successful first edition, SCA Packaging continues to encourage young talents to present their innovative ideas to the packaging industry. Design Challenge 2009 kicks off on November 1st 2009. This year’s challenge: create a lean, slick, ‘fat free’ packaging design, taking complexity out and leaving the lowest environmental footprint possible. ThromboGenics and BioInvent Complete Patient Recruitment of Phase II DVT Prophylaxis Study With Anti-Factor VIII (TB-402)LEUVEN, Belgium and LUND, Sweden - - Recruitment of 315 Patients Completed Ahead of Schedule - Results Anticipated in the second quarter of 2010 Travelport Advocates for Better Worldwide Crisis Coordination at the Transatlantic Business Dialogue Executive Board Meeting in Washington, DCNEW YORK - - Company Proposes US - EU Task Force on Global Emergency Communications Yesterday in Washington, DC, Travelport, the parent company of the Travelport group of companies, called on the governments of the United States and European Union to develop a US-EU Task Force on Global Emergency Communications. The proposal is a part of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue’s (TABD) “Building a Transatlantic Innovation Economy”, a set of recommendations developed by the transatlantic business community in advance of the 2009 US-EU Summit, which will be held in Washington on November 2nd and 3rd, 2009. Cooperation Desso Sports Systems and FIFADENDERMONDE, Belgium - - Desso Sports Systems Becomes FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf Eneco and Bio Energie Europa Make Production L’Oreal Libramont 100% Carbon NeutralLIBRAMONT, Belgium - - Integrated Industrial Biogas Plant Supplies Clean Heat and Electricity BeautifulPeople.com Launches in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and Completes Its Global ExpansionLUXEMBOURG - - Ugly people banned from the world’s most sought-after beautiful network Bizanga Launches its Storage Technology for EmailBURLINGAME, California - - Telenet, Belgium’s Largest Provider of Broadband Cable Services, is First Customer Largest British Fund for Biomedical Research Finances Project on Breakbone Fever in Leuven (K.U.Leuven)LEUVEN, Belgium - - The Laboratory for Virology and Experimental Chemotherapy (Rega Institute) and the “Centre for Drug Design and Discovery” (CD3) at K.U.Leuven will receive a total of 2.8 million euro from the British Wellcome Trust. - They will apply these funds to the search for possible new medication for the treatment of infections related to the ‘dengue fever virus’. Dengue or ‘breakbone fever’ is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. As of yet, there is neither a vaccine nor any form of treatment for this disease. - The findings of the researchers in Leuven will be developed further into medication, in co-operation with the pharmaceutical industry. - The Wellcome Trust is the largest independent fund for biomedical research in the United Kingdom. This is the first time that the fund is financing technology transfer on the European continent. The World’s Most Prosperous Nations are in Europe, Finds Legatum Prosperity Index; Finland is Top; The United Kingdom Ranks 12th, Ahead of Germany (14th) and France (17th)LONDON - - Despite High Concentration of World’s Most Prosperous Countries in Europe, Signs of Potential Weakness in Domestic Security and Governance Video: One Shot of Gene Therapy and Children with Congenital Blindness Can Now SeePHILADELPHIA - Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print on an electronic screen and assisted by teacher aides. Now, after a single injection of genes that produce light-sensitive pigments in the back of his eye, he sits in front with classmates and participates in class without extra help. In the playground, he joins his classmates in playing his first game of softball. Research Into Cancer During Pregnancy: Treating Pregnant Women With Chemotherapy has no Detrimental Effect on the FoetusLEUVEN, Belgium - Professor Frederic Amant of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven) directs research into the treatment of cancer in pregnant women and the consequences of such treatment on foetal development. In her PhD dissertation on chemotherapy during pregnancy, Kristel Van Calsteren presents new scientific discoveries. Arab Health 2010: Ansell Showcases Latest Innovations in Hand Protection Solutions Dedicated to Healthcare ProfessionalsBRUSSELS - - Comprehensive Gammex(R) Surgical Range and a Wide Selection of Examination Gloves Offer Optimal Protection and Prevent Infections and Allergies Excellence in Epilepsy Journalism AwardBRUSSELS - - IBE and UCB Announce Winners of Award to Improve Understanding of Epilepsy Around the World Growing Public Opposition to Oracle Owning Sun’s MySQL - Campaigner: Worse Than fox in Charge of the Henhouse (ORCL, JAVA)BRUSSELS, Belgium - - EU Campaigner Sharpens the Tone — World’s Leading Software Freedom Activist Richard Stallman, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and Open Rights Group (ORG) ask European Commission to Protect Competition by Blocking Intended Acquisition Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Rewards 76 New Ideas to Fight Infectious DiseaseARUSHA, Tanzania - - Scientists from Africa and Europe selected for their unconventional projects to accelerate the eradication of malaria, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases Chiquita To Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Oct. 27, 2009CINCINNATI - Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) will release third quarter 2009 financial results on Oct. 27, 2009, after the market closes and will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT that day. BlueBackUp Responds to the Financial Crisis by Offering SMEs the Opportunity to Back Up Their Data Very Affordably, While Also Benefiting From Top-Quality ServiceBRUSSELS - BlueBackUp, a subsidiary of Oodrive Technologies, has introduced a new off-site backup service that is ideal for SMEs in these tough times. Called ‘SOHO Edition’, this backup solution is available at a very competitive price, while also offering an intuitive interface and excellent service: a genuine first for the online backup market! Melexis Opens the Door on a New World of Automotive High Voltage IntegrationYPRES, Belgium - Melexis extends its product portfolio of ASSPs with a new generation of system solutions for different smart actuator applications, like window lifter, roof control, engine flaps as well as seatbelt retractors and others. The MLX81150, developed with the industries most cost efficient 0.18um technology, realizes the single die integration of automotive grade high voltage components, flash memory as well as digital and mixed signal blocks. Sunbeds as Vitamin D SourcesBRUSSELS - In order to ensure that the human body receives a balanced level of vitamin D, sun beds should particularly be used in the winter. This recommendation was expressed by a research group lead by professor Johan Moan from the University of Oslo, based on a study that has now been published in the specialist magazine Photochemistry and Photobiology’. “In the winter months the Vitamin D level falls significantly, as the sun light contains too little ultra violet light to stimulate the vitamin D production in human skin. If you use sunbeds during this time, this interruption can be avoided and the vitamin D level can be kept at a balanced level”, says Johan Moan. ENISA’s 5th Anniversary: An Interview With the Executive Director, Mr. Andrea PirottiBRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece - - ENISA is a Centre of Expertise in Network and Information Security in Europe Enfinity Signs Major Chinese Agreements With China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation, Ningxia Region and Qinghai ProvinceBRUSSELS - - An Important Joint Venture Contract has Been Signed Today in Brussels in Presence of the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Internet More Mobile and UsefulGHENT, Belgium - InSites Consulting has launched MC DC “Marketers & Consumers, Digital & Connected”, in co-operation with IAB Europe. The main conclusion is that marketers will need to adapt to the new possibilities offered by the Internet and other digital media to consumers if they want to meet the expectations of contemporary consumers. A number of evolutions include the shift to more mobile surfing on the Internet, at home and on the move. Apart from fun, the Internet also needs to be useful to surfers. These are some of the results of the MC DC report, conducted in 16 European countries. ThromboGenics Announces Results From a Phase IIa Trial Evaluating Microplasmin for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (MIVI II DME)LEUVEN, Belgium - - Data Presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Conference in New York Luxembourg Based Hauck & Aufhaeuser Taps the Power of Equitrak(TM)NEW YORK - - Equitrak is the Leading Enterprise-Class Solution for Alternative Asset Administration World Teachers’ DayBRUSSELS - - Build the Future: Invest in Teachers Now! In the face of the global economic crisis, it is vitally important that governments invest significantly in public education, making it a cornerstone of economic recovery plans. Education International, the global union federation representing 30 million teachers around the world, is appealing to the international community to take urgent action to ensure that children are not made to pay for the crisis. Takeda to Establish Four Sales and Marketing Subsidiaries to Expand its Operations in Mexico, Turkey and Five Other Countries in EuropeOSAKA, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, Japan, “Takeda”) announced today it will establish four new commercial subsidiaries covering Mexico, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Luxembourg. The new subsidiaries - Takeda Pharmaceuticals Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Takeda Pharmaceuticals Trade, LLP (Turkey), Takeda Pharmaceuticals Nordics AB (Sweden), and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Benelux SPRL (Belgium) - are part of Takeda’s strategic global expansion efforts. European Circus Association Challenges Performing Animal BansBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Circus Association (ECA) today announced the filing of legal actions against Austria and the City of Luxembourg to challenge their bans on animals in the circus. ECA President Urs Pilz made the announcement at the European Parliament where the ECA and its partners delivered a report to MEP Doris Pack, Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education, on next steps for the Parliament’s 2005 circus resolution which noted the desirability of further recognition of the classical circus, including the presentation of animals, as part of European culture. |
