FRIENDS PROVIDENT -- Video Interviews with CEO and FD
SURREY, U.K., March 03, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- FRIENDS PROVIDENT: Preliminary results
NetCom Lowers Prices for Pre-Paid SMS
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- TeliaSonera's subsidiary NetCom is reducing the price on pre-paid SMS an additional 0.10 NOK to 0.69 NOK per SMS. This means that all NetCom SMS users will now pay 0.69 NOK per message.
ScottishPower's Pacificorp Granted $23 Million in Wyoming General Rate Case
GLASGOW, U.K., March 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- ScottishPower today announces that on 2 March the Wyoming Public Service Commission (WPSC) granted approximately $23 million of additional annual revenues to its PacifiCorp subsidiary.
InterbrewAmBev - video interview with Interbrew CEO
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Interbrew and AmBev establish InterbrewAmBev
Positive Phase II Results for Basilea's Novel First-In-Class Antibiotic
BASEL, Switzerland, March 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Basilea Pharmaceutica AG today announced positive phase II results for BAL5788 in the indication of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). BAL5788 is the first of a new class of broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotics also active against multi-resistant Gram-positive pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In March 2003 the FDA awarded BAL5788 Fast Track review status in recognition of its therapeutic potential to treat severe infections.
Ahold Divests Thai Operation, Withdrawal from Asia Completed
ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, March 03, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today announced it has reached agreement on the sale of its stake in CRC.Ahold, operating in Thailand, to its partner, the Central Group. The divestment, which is effective immediately, is the final step in the overall sale of Ahold's Asian operations. The transaction sum was not disclosed.
REPEAT -- ViaStar Signs UK-Based Chocolate Fireguard Records to an Exclusive Distribution Agreement
PHOENIX, March 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- ViaStar Media Corp. (OTCBB:VISH) announced today that the Company's distribution division, ViaStar Distribution Group has signed London-based Chocolate Fireguard Records to an Exclusive North American Distribution Agreement.
MEDIA ADVISORY -- POHAIC Hosts Business Forum, Signing Ceremony With Port of Dalian, China
HOUSTON, March 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
CytoGenix Announces Results of Anti-Sepsis Pre-Clinical Animal Trials
HOUSTON, March 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- CytoGenix, Inc. (OTCBB:CYGX) announced the successful completion of the first phase of pre-clinical animal studies. These proof-of-concept studies show that the company's lead DNA anti-bacterial compound was highly effective in controlling bacterial growth and subsequent sepsis in animals.
NEW YORK, March 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Flemming Ornskov, MD, President of Novartis Ophthalmics, will receive a Distinguished Corporate Achievement Award, at Winternight 2004, a Gala Benefit for Lighthouse International. Dr. Ornskov will accept the award, on behalf of the entire Novartis team, for its work to make Visudyne(r) (verteporfin for injection, 15mg), a drug for treating the severest form of macular degeneration, the breakthrough success it is.
