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PAMPLONA, Spain, October 1, 2010 - "It is increasingly difficult to receive financing and the financial crisis is weakening investment in R&D+i," said Conny Bogentoft, Chief Scientific Officer at Karolinska Development AB, during the third and last plenary session of the 5th International Meeting on Biotechnology, BioSpain 2010, organised by the Spanish Association of Biocompanies (ASEBIO) and the Government of Navarre through SODENA. This expert described the model of the unit she runs, focused mainly on "building bridges between the academic world and the pharmaceutical industry." Karolinska Development AB has six projects in phase II, six in phase I and over 20 potential first-in-class components. In this context, the expert pointed out the need for a good patent protection policy.

GOSFORTH, England, October 1, 2010 - Northern Rock has launched a new e-bond account, providing a competitive interest rate for those savers who wish to operate their account online.

BLACKBURN, England, October 1, 2010 - Promethean, the interactive learning technology business, is launching 'Give Every Child a Voice', a recycling campaign among Scottish schools to support the NSPCC's ChildLine, the 24 hours-a-day helpline for children and young people.