Menicon to Acquire David Thomas Contact Lenses Ltd., Major U.K. Custom Lens Manufacturer

Deal provides base of operations for Menicon's expansion in U.K. -

NAGOYA, Japan, November 19 - Menicon Co., Ltd. (Menicon) and David Thomas Contact Lenses Ltd. (DTCL)
announced on November 19 that the two companies reached agreement on November
16, 2009 for Menicon to acquire 100% of the ownership of DTCL. The
acquisition of DTCL will enable Menicon to build on DTCL's successful
business in the U.K. and abroad. Menicon has an important presence in the
European rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens and lens care market, though not in
the U.K. The existing directors and staff will remain with DTCL and customers
will continue to receive the same levels of service as before. All existing
DTCL products will continue to be available and, over time, other products
from Menicon will be introduced through DTCL, including Menicon's growing
range of soft contact lenses.

eFileCabinet and Aries Filing Systems Partner to Deliver Electronic Document Management Systems in Key European Markets

eFileCabinet Continues International Expansion Through Reseller Partnership with Leading Belgian Document Solutions Provider

AMT Provides Business Update for the Third Quarter 2009

Glybera(R) Clinical Data Presented at Meeting of American Heart Association

AMSTERDAM, November 18 - Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (EuroNext Amsterdam: AMT), a leader in
the field of human gene therapy, today provides its non-audited business
update in compliance with the EU transparency directive. This report
summarizes material events and AMT's financial position for the third quarter
of 2009.

New Consortium Paves the way for Improved Treatment of Hypertension and Associated Vascular Complications

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, November 17 - Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma) has formed a
consortium with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Erasmus Medical Centre and
Maastricht University to define new modalities for the treatment of
hypertension (high blood pressure) and associated vascular complications such
as heart and kidney failure, myocardial infarction and stroke. Based on novel
action mechanisms, new drugs may be discovered with the potential to prevent
vascular complications in patients with hypertension: an opportunity to
improve the quality of life for over a billion people worldwide. This
collaboration, involving 3.4 million euros, 9 new research positions, unique
materials and exchange of know-how, is scheduled to last 3 years.

RIPE NCC Launches IPv6 Implementation Guide

With Just Over 10% of IPv4 Address Space Left, the RIPE NCC Launches How to Act Now - a Guide to Making IPv6 Deployment Simple

77Agency Develops Facebook Ad Campaign Management Tool

LONDON, November 16 - 77Agency is pleased to announce the launch of proprietary technology that
will make it possible for advertisers to manage their Facebook Ad campaigns
more efficiently and effectively.

Changes in ARCADIS Executive and Supervisory Board

AMSTERDAM, November 13 - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting,
engineering and management services company, announced that in yesterday's
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Mr. Steven B. Blake has been
appointed to its Executive Board as of January 1, 2010 and Mr. Armando R.
Perez has been appointed to its Supervisory Board commencing immediately.
Both are United States citizens and their appointments relate to the
expansion of ARCADIS in recent years, especially in the U.S., most recently
through the merger with Malcolm Pirnie.

Mark Mullin to Succeed Pat Baird as CEO of AEGON Americas

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, November 12 - AEGON announces the appointment of Mark Mullin as CEO of AEGON Americas
and member of the AEGON Management Board to succeed Pat Baird, who retires
January 1, 2010.

M/v Plancius - Oceanwide Expeditions' New Polar Expedition Vessel is Now Afloat

VLISSINGEN, The Netherlands, November 12 - This is the start of a new Era in polar expedition cruising:
the Dutch flagged expedition vessel "Plancius", operated by Oceanwide
Expeditions from Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is almost ready to set sail to
Antarctica, offering the maiden voyage on 08 January 2010. "Plancius" shall
be christened on 14 November and will depart on 5 December for her ocean
voyage to Ushuaia in Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, the starting point of
Antarctic voyages.

AEGON Returns to Profit in Q3 2009

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, November 12 -

Atradius White Paper Concludes That Businesses Should Take the Lead on Sustainability

AMSTERDAM, November 12 - A white paper, produced by leading global credit insurer Atradius, and
launched today at the European Parliament in Brussels, contains strong
recommendations for both governments and businesses.

Tele2 Netherlands Selects Espial's IPTV Middleware

Leading Dutch IPTV Operator to Launch Next Generation Television Platform With Espial's Evo TV Service Platform

Arcadis Results Better Than Expected

AMSTERDAM, November 11 -

    - Net income from operations in third quarter 12% higher
    - Gross revenues increase 10%, organic decline stable at 7%
    - Continued growth in infrastructure, environment stabilizes, buildings
      weak
    - Margin remains above 10% due to cost savings
    - Malcolm Pirnie merger contributes positively to revenues and profit
    - Outlook for full year 2009 adjusted upwards: from slight decline to
      slight increase in net income from operations

AMT Successful in Preclinical Treatment of DMD

AMSTERDAM, November 11 - Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in
the field of human gene therapy, announced today that it has successfully
treated Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in an animal model with its
proprietary gene therapy. The proof of concept studies were performed in
collaboration with the group of Professor Irene Bozzoni (University of Rome,
La Sapienza, Italy) and demonstrated effectiveness in the heart as well as in
skeletal muscles. In a previous study, AMT's gene therapy approach was shown
to be successful in the treatment of diseased human muscle cells obtained
from biopsies of DMD patients. These data establish a robust basis for AMT's
therapeutic approach to DMD.

TODAY: TelcoTV Consumer Survey Data and 2009 TelcoTV Vision Award Winners Revealed

ORLANDO, Florida, November 11 -

Online Project Planning Visualization System, Tom’s Planner Announces Public Beta Launch

AMSTERDAM -

- Easily create, share and publish online planning schedules

Tom’s Planner (www.tomsplanner.com/), created and developed by former project manager, Thomas Ummels, enables anyone to easily create, share and publish online planning schedules (Gantt Charts) with drag and drop simplicity. The intuitive, web-based project management and planning system lets any user easily take the most intricate of plans and turn them into a visual online planning schedule. Tom’s Planner is offering a free, one-year account to all new users who sign up for the public beta launch by December 31, 2009.

Online Project Planning Visualization System, Tom's Planner Announces Public Beta Launch

Easily create, share and publish online planning schedules

AMSTERDAM, November 10 - Tom's Planner (www.tomsplanner.com/), created and developed by
former project manager, Thomas Ummels, enables anyone to easily create, share
and publish online planning schedules (Gantt Charts) with drag and drop
simplicity. The intuitive, web-based project management and planning system
lets any user easily take the most intricate of plans and turn them into a
visual online planning schedule. Tom's Planner is offering a free, one-year
account to all new users who sign up for the public beta launch by December
31, 2009.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Independent Conference on its Legacy From the Defence Perspective

MONTREAL, Canada -

The Hague, Holland 14 et 15 Novembre 2009 Institute for Social Studies Kortenaerkade 12 2518 AX Den Haag

Forecast Looks Good for India Pharma Shows

MAARSSEN, Netherlands -

Momentum is building for the early December staging in Mumbai of the third CPhI India and second P-MEC India pharma ingredients, services and technologies event. A combined total of over 600 exhibitors from over 80 countries are expected at the Bombay Exhibition Centre for the 2009 events, being held on 1 - 3 December.

NXP Software Gathers Creative Insights at Dutch Design Week

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands - NXP Software, a leader in mobile multimedia, participated in the “Taste 2009, blending design and technology” initiative during the recent Dutch Design Week, the Netherlands’ leading design event. “Taste 2009″ allowed NXP Software to gather direct feedback from visitors including designers, developers, students and the general public. To gather end-user insights and feedback, the company conducted a user survey on one of its voice product concepts and ran interactive demos, for instance the LifeVibes(TM) LifeCapture application that lets users shoot, shape and share their own videos on social networks like YouTube.

Saudi Prince Sultan Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz in the Netherlands for International Water Prize

RIYADH, Suadi Arabia - On October 30 a high level committee consisting of Chairman Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, prominent Saudi leaders and international academic experts, will meet with the Dutch water sector to discuss possible solutions for today’s global water challenges. In the evening the city of Delft will host a CEO dinner, attended by His Royal Highness, the Prince of Orange, and a number of leaders of the Dutch academic and business community.

Travel Verticals Successfully Fight Google

AMSTERDAM - More and more online-booking engines are choosing vertical-websites over Google Adwords when spending their marketing budgets. Verticals (also referred to as “metasearchers”) such as the popular travel sites of kayak.com, hotelscombined.com and trivago.com, combine real-time data (such as availability and rates) from numerous online-booking engines to show comparative results to their users. With these verticals offering their visitors the convenience of displaying all online-booking engines search results within a single page, there is an increasing interest in verticals. Whilst users may use Google for an initial search, once a vertical site is found they do not have the need to visit further individual sites, which will effect Google significantly.

Holiday on Ice Announces a new Collaboration With Barry Manilow

SCHIPHOL-RIJK, The Netherlands - Pop culture icon and legendary showman Barry Manilow and Holiday on Ice today announced a major new collaboration. The world leader in family ice shows will showcase a selection of Manilow’s most popular songs - naturally including no 1 hits Mandy and Copacabana - in the new show TROPICANA.

Anti-wrinkle Bra Sets Foot Into Europe

ABCOUDE, Netherlands -

- La Decollette Launches Successful Invention in Several European Countries

Scopus(R), Elsevier Announce Partnership With University of Miami for use of Custom Data

AMSTERDAM -

- University of Miami First Academic Institution in the U.S. to use Scopus Custom Data for Research Measurement

InteRNA Technologies and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to Collaborate on the Role of microRNAs in Cancer Pathways

UTRECHT, The Netherlands - InteRNA Technologies B.V. and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, USA) have entered into a research agreement to develop microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for cancer.

Bicycle Therapeutics and Pepscan Enter Into Partnership to Apply Constrained Peptide Technology in the Development of Novel Biotherapeutics

CAMBRIDGE, England and LELYSTAD, The Netherlands - Bicycle Therapeutics has obtained a global license from Pepscan to utilize its proprietary constrained peptide chemistry technology. The parties propose to closely collaborate on the development of structurally modified peptides that will act as a novel class of therapeutic molecules.

Launching of Allboats.com, More Than 500,000 Boats for Sale all Over the World

AMSTERDAM - Bohil Media - publisher of, amongst others, Botentekoop.nl and Nieuweboten.nl - launches the largest and most extensive search engine for international offers of boats - www.AllBoats.com. AllBoats.com searches boat offers from more than 30 sites and from over 100 countries.

Elsevier Partners With Universities Around the Globe to Share Best Practices in Webinar Series for Librarians and Researchers

AMSTERDAM -

- Senior Librarians and Researchers From Host Universities Will Share Insights and Case Studies During “Scholarly Perspectives 2009″ Series

Combined Pharma Event Visitor Numbers 5% Ahead of 2008 Frankfurt Record

MAARSSEN, Netherlands -

Returning confidence across the global pharma ingredients and services sector was marked by the buoyant CPhI Worldwide and co-located exhibitions — ICSE, P-MEC and BioPh — in sunny Madrid last month (12 - 15 October). Provisional figures from organisers UBM International Media showed a 5% increase in visitors over the record 2008 events in Frankfurt. Subject to audit, total attendance was over 25,450 - only 300 below last year.

AMT Starts Development LPLChip(TM) With Progenika

AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) and Progenika Biopharma announced today that the companies have entered into a development and commercialization agreement for LPLchip(TM), a diagnostic tool to rapidly diagnose patients with complete and partial lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD). AMT has developed Glybera(R) as a gene therapy for patients with this disease.

AEGON to Repay EUR 1 Billion to Dutch State

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - AEGON has notified the Dutch State and Vereniging AEGON that it will exercise its option to repay one third of the EUR 3 billion in core capital the company secured last year through its largest shareholder, Vereniging AEGON and funded by the Dutch State. AEGON first announced its intention to repay the Dutch State in August when it raised EUR 1 billion in a successful equity issue.

ICC Evaluation Service and Underwriters Laboratories, Globally Recognized Leaders in Product Evaluation and Certification, Introduce Dual PMG Listing Program

NORTHBROOK, Illinois -

ICC Evaluation Service, Inc.(R) (ICC-ES(R)) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) have established a Dual PMG Listing Program for plumbing, mechanical, and fuel gas (PMG) products. The purpose of the program is to provide code officials and construction professionals with a reliable means to verify that PMG products comply with applicable codes and standards.

Tommy Hilfiger Continues Growth in the Six Months to 30 September 2009[1]

AMSTERDAM - Tommy Hilfiger Group today announces that for the six month period to 30 September 2009 total global sales increased by 3.5% to EUR772 million.

TW Steel to Partner Renault F1 Team

AMSTERDAM - TW Steel (www.twsteeluk.com), the international Dutch watch brand specializing in oversized watches, is pleased to announce a three-year partnership with the Renault F1 Team in which the brand becomes the Enstone-based squad’s ‘Official Timing Partner’.