flydubai Selects Goodrich Carbon Brakes for Boeing Next-Generation 737 AircraftCHARLOTTE, North Carolina, November 16 - Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Aircraft Wheels and Brakes business has Emirates Selects Goodrich for Airbus A380 Evacuation Systems SupportLetter of intent expected to increase support to Emirates at Goodrich Dubai campus Corning Cable Systems Announces Bend-Insensitive ClearCurve(R)Multimode Fiber as its Standard 50 Micron Multimode Product Offering for all LANscape(R) Solutions Cables and Cable AssembliesHICKORY, North Carolina - - Brings Ultra-Bendable Benefits to Enterprise and Data Centre Networks PRA International Experts Present a Session at the 8th Annual Partnerships in Clinical Trials 2009RALEIGH, North Carolina - PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces that its experts will present at a session during the 8th Annual Partnerships in Clinical Trials 2009 to be held 4 - 5 November 2009 at the World Trade Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. PRA operational and therapeutic leaders are also attending the conference. PRA is exhibiting at booth number 32. PRA International Recognized at Clinical Excellence AwardsRALEIGH, North Carolina - Most Successful Early Phase Trial - PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, is pleased to announce that a study it has been conducting for one of its customers was awarded the “Most Successful Early Phase Trial” at the 2009 Good Clinical Practice Journal’s (GCPj) Clinical Research Excellence Awards in London. The GCPj Awards recognize and reward corporate and individual excellence in clinical research, involving partnerships between sponsors, CROs and investigators. The study selected to win the award this year is one that PRA conducted as a Phase I study of a novel anti-thrombotic drug for Belgian biopharmaceutical company Ablynx. PRA International to Host Audio Conference:RALEIGH, North Carolina - - Studies in Special Patient Populations: More Than Just a Regulatory Requirement Bank of America Announces Third-Quarter Net Loss of US$1.0 BillionCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - - Approximately US$2.6 Billion in Writedowns From Improvement in Company Credit Spreads - Terminating Government Guarantee Term Sheet Costs US$402 Million - Merrill Lynch Platform Continues to Boost Results - Extends US$183.7 Billion in Credit in the Third Quarter - Tier 1 Capital Ratio Rises to 12.46 Percent; Tier 1 Common Ratio Rises to 7.25 Percent - Adds US$2.1 Billion to Reserve for Credit Losses PRA International Chairs Session on Post Marketing Safety IssuesRALEIGH, North Carolina - - PRA Experts Present at the World Drug Safety Congress PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, will chair and present at a session during the Third Annual World Drug Safety Congress to be held in London on 16-17 September, 2009. The Congress is a gathering of leading Safety, Risk Management and Pharmacovigilance professionals. On 16 September, Dr. Sabine Richter, PRA’s Vice President of Safety and Risk Management, will chair a session on Post Marketing Safety Strategy. In this session, Mark Nelson Tyrrell, BS, RPh, Director, Safety and Risk Management at PRA, will present: Post-Marketing Safety Surveillance Design: Choices and Implementation. Smith & Nephew Takes Single Injection PMA to Next StageRALEIGH and DURHAM, North Carolina - Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN; LSE: SN) Biologics & Spine is proceeding to the next stage in the approval process for the U.S. launch of DUROLANE(R) Single Injection, Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid. GST Reaches Agreement with Senior Lenders on Restructuring Plan; Files Plan of ReorganizationGREENSBORO, North Carolina - Global Safety Textiles LLC (”GST”) today announced that it has reached an agreement with a majority of its senior lenders to successfully restructure the Company’s obligations and has filed a Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. Under the Plan of Reorganization, the senior lenders would receive 100% of the equity interest and long-term debt in the reorganized GST Group. TITAN Technology Partners Acquires UK Based Application Lynx to Create Global Leader in Oracle HCM SolutionsCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - TITAN Technology Partners, a global provider of consulting and outsourced industry solutions, today announced it has acquired UK based Application Lynx Ltd. The company will immediately commence operating under the name TITAN Technology Partners. Bank of America Earns US$3.2 Billion in Second QuarterCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - - Strong Pretax, Pre-provision Income of US$16 Billion - Another Good Quarter in Capital Markets and Home Loans GST Receives Proposal from WL Ross & Co.GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Global Safety Textiles LLC (”GST”) today announced that it had received a proposal from funds managed by WL Ross & Co. LLC (”WLR”) to invest US$55 million in a newly formed entity that would acquire the assets of GST and its subsidiaries. The new GST would have one of the strongest, well capitalized balance sheets in the automotive industry with a limited amount of long-term debt. After the transaction, the new GST will be well positioned to continue to expand its geographic footprint which today spans Europe, the Americas and China. Peopleclick and eQuest Renew Multi-Year PartnershipLONDON and RALEIGH, North Carolina - - Partnership Will Provide Global Job Posting Support and Expanded Job Board Management Services to Peopleclick Clients The REPREVE(R) Recycled Fiber Family Just Keeps GrowingGREENSBORO, North Carolina - REPREVE now available with 100% Post-Consumer PET Bottles Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) continues to grow its family of REPREVE recycled products with the introduction of a new fiber made from 100% post-consumer PET bottles. The new addition offers a 100% post-consumer option to the brand’s well known 100% hybrid blend, which combines pre-consumer and post-consumer content. CEM Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the Sprint Rapid Protein AnalyzerMATTHEWS, North Carolina - CEM Corporation has won a 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the Greener Reaction Conditions category for its Sprint(TM) Rapid Protein Analyzer. The company will accept the award this evening during a ceremony at the Carnegie Institute for Science (CIS) in Washington, DC. ArtusLabs Initiates a Collaborative License Agreement on Data Management and Visualization ToolsRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina - ArtusLabs, Inc. (www.artuslabs.com), the leader in scientifically-aware data management systems, today announced a collaborative license agreement with Incyte Corporation to address two prevalent industry problems. The first is to more effectively access and visualize scientific data and display the results in a web based interface. The second is a methodology and process for automatically harvesting and correlating analytical data from instruments and provide a web interface that allows scientists and group leaders to annotate and share those results with other scientists. PRA International: Participating Sponsor for Exploratory Clinical Development World in LondonRALEIGH, North Carolina - PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, announces it is participating as a sponsor for Exploratory Clinical Development World (ECDW), 13-14 May 2009, in London, UK. ECDW is considered to be Europe’s largest and most highly regarded early development congress. Experts from PRA’s Early Development Services (EDS) group will be available to discuss PRA’s capabilities at ECDW. Please contact Martin Schuiling ( schuilingmartin@praintl.com) to schedule a meeting and learn more. New Officers, Board of Directors Announced for the National Association of Professional Background ScreenersMORRISVILLE, North Carolina - The National Association of Professional Background Screeners held its Annual Conference April 18-21, in St. Louis, Mo. During the annual membership meeting, Dan Shoemaker, Director Central Business Unit, USIS, was elected as chairman. Laura Randazzo, COO, HRPlus was elected to the position of chairman-elect. Theresa Preg, AVP Market Development, LexisNexis Co., was elected to the position of treasurer and Fred Giles, National Diagnostics Inc., was elected as secretary. Larry Lambeth, President, Employment Screening Services Inc., will serve as immediate past chairman. Ian Austin MP, West Midlands Regional Minister, Visits Goodrich Wolverhampton FacilityCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Minister reviews facility upgrades in support of new F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft World-Class Operational 300mm U.S. Fab Offered for SaleCARY, North Carolina - Qimonda Announces Formal Appointment of Advisory Team Qimonda North America Corp. today announced the formal offer for sale of its Sandston, Virginia manufacturing center. The highly-accessible 1.3 million square foot Sandston campus, located in close proximity to Richmond International Airport and less than 100 miles from Washington D.C., includes a state-of-art 300mm semiconductor fab, an advanced 200mm semiconductor fab and a 300,000 square foot office building. The 220-acre campus also includes excess land which could be used to construct a mirror-image of the existing facilities, potentially doubling production capacity. Bank of America Earns US$4.2 Billion in First QuarterCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Earnings Exceed All of 2008 - Record Revenue of US$36 Billion and Pretax, Pre-Provision Income of PRA Hosts Biotech 2009 - Challenges and Opportunities in R&DRALEIGH, North Carolina - Interactive workshops to exchange ideas with experts on clinical development: Copenhagen and Munich Saebo United Kingdom Posts Record 2008; Sees Continued Growth in UK for 2009CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - National Health Service hospitals’ usage by stroke rehab patients dictates increase in staff and Saebo-trained therapists Qimonda Announces Appointment of AdvisorsCARY, North Carolina - First Ever Operational 300mm Fab Available For Purchase in the U.S. Qimonda North America Corporation today announced the appointment of advisors to assist in the sale of their semiconductor manufacturing assets in Sandston, Virginia, subject to bankruptcy court approval. The advisory team is comprised of ATREG, a division of Colliers International, Emerald Technology Valuations LLC and Gordon Brothers Commercial & Industrial. |
