Archive for July, 2009

Staples, Inc. Announces Senior Executive Changes

Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced that Mike Miles, Staples
president and chief operating officer, will assume responsibilities for
Staples International effective September 1. Miles takes on the
responsibilities from Peter Ventress who is […]

Visa and U.S. Bank Launch Syncada – a Global Financial Supply Chain Network

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and U.S. Bank, the lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:
USB), today announced the creation of Syncada – a joint venture that
provides a business-to-business (B2B) network for corporations and
[…]

Pfizer and Fudan University Announce Joint Graduate Program in Clinical Research

Pfizer today announced a partnership with Fudan University to establish
a graduate program in Clinical Data Management and Statistical
Programming. This three year Masters Degree program, a first of its kind
in China, is […]

Pfizer Announces Partnership With Shanghai Institutes For Biological Sciences For Drug Discovery Activities

Pfizer today announced a joint initiative with the Shanghai Institutes
for Biological Sciences (SIBS) to support fundamental research in China.
As part of the initiative, Pfizer China will provide US$500,000 each
year over three […]

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. Elects Mr. Richard S. Press as Board Chairman

At a special meeting held on July 23, 2009, the Board of Directors of
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) elected Mr. Richard S. Press as
its non-executive Chairman, following his tenure as TRH’s lead
[…]

CHMP Recommends Expanded Use of ISENTRESS® (raltegravir), from MSD, in Adult Patients with HIV-1 Infection

Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD) today received a positive opinion from the
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommending
expanded marketing authorisation for ISENTRESS®
(raltegravir) in combination with other antiretroviral (ARV) medicinal
[…]

Goldman Sachs Pays $1.1 Billion to Redeem TARP Warrants

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced today that it has
redeemed the warrants the U.S. government received in connection with
its investment in the firm through the TARP’s Capital Purchase Program
at […]

ISENTRESS® (raltegravir), from MSD, was as Effective as Efavirenz at Suppressing HIV Viral Load and Increasing CD4 Cell Counts in Treatment-Naïve Patients up to 144 Weeks When Used in Combination Therapy

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ISENTRESS ® (raltegravir), an integrase inhibitor from Merck
Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) was as effective as efavirenz at maintaining viral
load suppression to undetectable levels (less than 50 […]

China Unicom chooses GyPSii for 3G Mobile Social Networking in China

GeoSentric Oyj (NASDAQ OMX: GEO1V), developers of the award-winning
GyPSii mobile social networking application (www.gypsii.com),
today announced its partnership with China Unicom’s Shanghai Unicom, to
become the premier mobile social network solution for its […]

JDR Cable Systems Opens State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Hartlepool

JDR Cable Systems Ltd, a leading provider of subsea power cables,
umbilical systems and marine cables for the energy sector, celebrated
the opening of its new deepwater quayside facility at Hartlepool dock in
North […]

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