Shire has Filed a Treatment Protocol for Velaglucerase Alfa for Gaucher Disease

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that, at the request of the FDA, in view of a potential restriction on the availability of the current approved and marketed treatment for Gaucher Disease patients, it has filed a treatment protocol for velaglucerase alfa, its enzyme replacement therapy in development for the treatment of Gaucher Disease.

Covanta to Acquire Veolia’s North American Energy From Waste Business

FAIRFIELD, New Jersey -

Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA), a world leader in the development, ownership and operation of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities and other renewable energy projects, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., most of its North American EfW business.

UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops ‘Happy Planet Index’

LONDON -

As the G8 prepare to meet in Italy this week, the second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world’s nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the ‘Happy Planet Index’ - reveals a surprising picture of the relative wealth and progress of nations.

New Avery Dennison Video Demonstrates How Item-Level RFID at American Apparel(R) Helped Achieve 99% Inventory Accuracy and a 14% Sales Increase

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts -

A new video that guides viewers through the innermost operations of American Apparel’s item-level RFID inventory management system can now be accessed by apparel, retail and RFID professionals at www.ibmd.averydennison.com/american-apparel

Liverpool Tops League Table for Most Profitable Area (Outside London) to let a Parking Space

LONDON - Property owners in Liverpool could rent out their driveway, garage or allocated parking bay for as much as GBP1,476 per year (or GBP123 a month) according to a new 2009 league table of parking space rental. The statistics produced by Park Let, the UK’s largest parking space letting agent, show that Nottingham and Manchester are also particularly profitable areas with parking spaces earning GBP115 and GBP109 per month respectively.

Frost & Sullivan: Severe Water Scarcity Boosts the Desalination Market

LONDON -

Demand for fresh water is increasing around the world, especially in regions with rapidly growing populations and badly affected by long, drought seasons. Water is only going to become scarcer and many governments are looking at desalination and investing in this technology to supply water to their populations. These factors are driving the desalination market that shows a strong growth according to Frost & Sullivan.

Amira Pharmaceuticals Announces Initial Positive Phase 1 Clinical Data for AM211, a Novel Product Candidate for the Treatment of Respiratory Diseases

SAN DIEGO -

- Results Demonstrate Positive Proof of Mechanism

Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today initial positive data from a Phase 1 clinical study of AM211, the company’s oral selective antagonist of the DP2 (also known as CRTH2) receptor.

Save up to 95% on Roaming Charges

LONDON - Announcing Metronet - A service which allows you make low-cost local and international calls from your mobile phone. You can save up to 95% on mobile-phone calls - even when you’re roaming.

Bassam Jalgha from Lebanon Wins “Stars of Science”

DOHA, Qatar -

- Young Innovator Awarded 300,000 $ in Competition Final

Lebanese contestant Bassam Jalgha was yesterday evening declared winner of the first series of “Stars of Science”, a new Pan-Arab innovation contest initiated by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.

GridIron Flow Visual Workflow Manager Now Shipping

OTTAWA -

- Highly anticipated application for creative professionals has new features for workgroups and direct access from Adobe Creative Suite 4

Elsevier Announces 2008 Journal Impact Factor Highlights

AMSTERDAM -

- 51 Elsevier Journals Receive Top Rank and Show Continued Focus on Quality

The Publisher is Dead… Long Live the Download

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England - It’s no secret that software has all but disappeared from traditional retail stores. Over the last few years even the most successful software publishers have experienced catastrophic performance from ‘bricks and mortar’ retail.

Gyros Raises SEK 80 Million to Accelerate the Commercialization of its Gyrolab(R) Systems for the Cost-Efficient Development of Biopharmaceuticals

UPPSALA, Sweden -

- Financing Led by SLS Invest Will Fund Gyros to Profitability

Gyros AB, the leading provider of automated micro-immunoassays for therapeutic protein development, announces that it has raised SEK 80 million (approximately euro 7.5 million) in an equity fundraising led by SLS Invest, the Company’s leading shareholder. The new funds will enable Gyros to drive the further commercialization of its Gyrolab technology. This unique technology platform is rapidly gaining traction with leading pharma and biotech companies as well as CROs and CMOs focused on the efficient, accelerated development of new biopharmaceuticals. A growing list of more than 20 companies worldwide, including Merck, MedImmune, GSK, Amgen, Pfizer, Ablynx and ThromboGenics, currently benefit from Gyros’ unique Gyrolab systems, with an installed base of 40 systems.

AT&T and TDC Build Alliance to Deliver Comprehensive ‘Local To Global’ Services in Nordics

COPENHAGEN -

- Agreement Delivers Greater Global Connectivity to Nordic Business and Enhances AT&T’s Local Reach in key Growth Region

Secret to Multiplay Success in Latin America Requires Mass Market Appeal, Finds Pyramid

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -

As operators continue to exhaust the high-income consumer segments in Latin America, the bundling strategies with the best chance of success involve broadened offerings that will attract lower-income households to broadband and pay-TV, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

Credit Crunch Cancelled!

LONDON -

- Win Your Wedding With the Daily Star Sunday Debt Buster Richard Fenton of Surviving The Credit Crunch.org.uk and the Holiday Inn

Addax Petroleum Announces the Regulatory Filing of the C$52.80 Per Share Cash Offer by Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation

CALGARY, Canada - Addax Petroleum Corporation (”Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AXC and LSE: AXC) announced today that the definitive agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (”SIPC”) pursuant to which SIPC has agreed, subject to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, to make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Addax Petroleum by way of a negotiated take-over bid for C$52.80 per common share has been filed with the Canadian and U.K. securities regulatory authorities. A copy of this document may be obtained via www.sedar.com and www.londonstockexchange.com.

Vitria to Host Webinar on Operational Intelligence

LONDON -

- Ventana Research CEO Mark Smith to Discuss How OI Reduces Time to Action

Vitria Technology, Inc., today announced open registration for a webinar July 2nd , titled “Reduce Your Time to Action with Operational Intelligence.” Mark Smith, CEO & EVP of Research with Ventana Research, a leading benchmark research and advisory services firm, will introduce Operational Intelligence (OI) and discuss how it can enhance operational activities, processes and systems to provide organisations with the visibility and insight required to make decisions based on real time information.

Second Generation 5-HT3 Antagonists Open New Perspectives in Emesis Prevention

ROME - The MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer) 2009 International Symposium opens today in Rome, Italy - Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), treatment of pain, and quality of life in survivors among the key topics of the conference

KPMG’s Appeal Rejected by Jiangsu Higher People’s Court, Marking Danone’s Seventh Loss to Wahaha in Three Months

HANGZHOU, China -

The Higher People’s Court of Jiangsu Province recently rejected the appeal lodged by KPMG and its branch firm in Guangzhou and ruled that the original verdict shall be upheld, which marks the end of the hot “KPMG Case” — Danone vs Wahaha, as well as Danone’s 7th loss to Wahaha in three months, considering the same verdicts made for the previous “Henan Case”, “Liaoning Case” and “Trade Mark Case”.

Equens Offers Banks an Economical Solution to Become SDD Compliant

UTRECHT, the Netherlands -

- Short Implementation Time and Limited Resources Required

As one of Europe’s largest payment processors, Equens is ready for the introduction of the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) on 1 November 2009. Equens is offering banks an economical, state-of-the-art internet solution with a short time and minimal effort for implementation. With Equens’ solution, banks will be able to receive SDDs and fully comply with the SDD regulations and implementation guidelines drawn up by the European Payments Council (EPC).

Addax Petroleum Announces C$52.80 per Share Cash Offer by Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation

CALGARY - Addax Petroleum Corporation (”Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AXC and LSE: AXC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (”SIPC”) pursuant to which SIPC has agreed, subject to the terms of the Support Agreement, to make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Addax Petroleum by way of a negotiated take-over bid (the “Offer”) for C$52.80 per common share in cash. The Offer represents a 47% premium to the closing market price on the TSX of the Addax Petroleum common shares on June 5, 2009, the day prior to Addax Petroleum’s public announcement that it was in preliminary discussions with parties regarding a potential transaction. SIPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation (”Sinopec Group”) and undertakes overseas investments and operations in the upstream oil and gas sector. Sinopec Group is China’s largest producer and supplier of oil products and major petrochemical products.

Electrone Group Powers Vertical Market Applications With New Range of Custom-Built and Programmable Computer Keyboards

CROWTHORNE, England - Software developers and ISV’s are being given an extra competitive advantage by the introduction of the highly flexible and customisable Electrone 15x Series of programmable computer keyboards. Electrone Group, custom-built IT peripherals vendor, www.electrone.co.uk has launched the keyboard series in response to requests from vertical markets which require a hi-degree of pre-programmable key actions within a robust hardware unit.

Simplyhealth Welcomes Recommendations for a Preventative Approach to Dentistry

ANDOVER, England - Raman Sankaran, Sales and Marketing Director for Simplyhealth comments on the Independent Review of NHS Dentistry in England.

American Greetings Announces First Quarter Results

CLEVELAND -

American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) today announced its results for the first fiscal quarter ended May 29, 2009.

MAG Silver Responds to Fresnillo Decision to Withdraw “Take-Under” Bid

VANCOUVER, Canada - MAG Silver Corp. (TSX: MAG) (NYSE-A: MVG) (”MAG”) responded today to Fresnillo’s announcement that it has withdrawn its “take-under” bid for MAG.

toptable, Europe’s No 1 Restaurant Reservation Service, Goes Global… http://www.toptable.com

LONDON - toptable.com, Europe’s No 1 online restaurant reservation service, announces the launch of its French-language version, the newest phase of an ambitious global growth strategy. Major enhancements to the website mean its best-of-breed service will now be available in multiple languages. More translations will follow shortly.

DialAFlight in Court Battle Over Online Libel

LONDON - DialAFlight began legal proceedings last week against four review sites who published a “malicious and libellous” article, submitted by a competitor.

European AutoID Award 2009 Honors Object Security Surveillance Solution

ZURICH - Silverstroke AG, an Ettlingen/Germany-based communications solution provider, won this year’s European AutoID Award in the category “RFID”. In doing so, the awarding committee acknowledged a groundbreaking object surveillance solution which uses RFID to protect an art collection. The winning project was realized by Silverstroke in collaboration with the GU and systems integrator, Siemens Building Technologies, as well as Albis Technologies. The application is based on active RFID transponders by Albis. Thereby reading devices in the exhibition rooms interconnect the RFID transponders with the application-software. This design ensures continuous surveillance of the exhibits.

Helix Biopharma Corp. Begins Trading on the OTCQX International Market Listing as HXBPF

AURORA, Ontario - Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: HBP; OTCQX: HXBPF) announced today that it has commenced trading in the U.S. on the OTCQX International Market under the ticker symbol HXBPF. Investors can find real-time quotes, disclosure and financial information about the OTCQX International Market at www.otcqx.com.

IFP and ENEL Sign a Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Post-Combustion CO2 Capture

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France - IFP and ENEL have just signed a memorandum of understanding to test the first-generation post-combustion capture process, developed by IFP, on a pilot unit to be built by ENEL at the coal-fired power station in Brindisi (Italy).

Gwynedd Vet Reprimanded for ‘Reckless’ Certification

LONDON - The Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week [18 June 2009] issued a reprimand to a veterinary surgeon for reckless certification of an equine passport, having found her to have been “wholly indifferent” as to whether the horse had been vaccinated properly against equine influenza.

Charities Voice Disgust at Government Compensation Decision

HAYWARDS HEATH, England - A charities action group today voiced its disgust at the Government’s decision to refuse compensation for charities caught up in the banking crisis.

SATNAVS get Personal and a lot More Accurate!

LONDON - Journey Dynamics, Traffic Technology Provider, Launches Driver Personalisation Technology - MyDrive - for Superior Routing and the Highest Levels of Accuracy in Calculating Estimated Journey Times Across All Countries

What’s Affecting Your Mood? First Ever Self-Confidence Index Reveals Public Opinion

LONDON - Credit crunch affecting your confidence? Not according to the UK’s first Self-Confidence Index by Pomegreat, which shows that basic factors like diet, age, gender and simply receiving a compliment have a greater bearing on our self-esteem. The results of the first quarterly index including over 2,000 people has found that, although the country is going through a financial crisis, the main influences likely to affect the confidence levels of the nation remain those associated with the self rather than those linked to external factors like the economy.