COPENHAGEN, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Summary: Genmab has Completed Recruitment of Patients in the Phase II Study of Ofatumumab in Combination With CHOP Chemotherapy

Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today it has completed recruitment of 56 previously untreated follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients in the Phase II study of ofatumumab (HuMax-CD20(R)) in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP).

"We are happy to finish enrolment in this first study with ofatumumab in front line follicular NHL patients," said Lisa N. Drakeman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at Genmab. "We look forward to seeing the results of this trial."

LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The MS Society has been recognised as the only charity in the country to join a new awards initiative which aims to develop the talent of some of Britain's most promising medical researchers.

Today, at a service to mark the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Treaty, the Fulbright Commission announced the first wave of new awards.

Supported by UK universities, institutes of higher education and the MS Society, the new awards will increase by 30% the scholarships it gives by 2010 to over 60. The awards aim to support the British and American higher education systems to increase the exchange of post graduate students, researchers and faculty.

TEL AVIV, Israel, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Agritech's 17th International Agriculture Exhibition Will be the Ultimate Meeting Place for Offering and Finding Agricultural Solutions for all Aspects of Food Production

Agritech Israel (http://www.agritech.co.il), one of the leading international exhibitions, announced today that the theme of its 17th annual exhibition will be centered on products, solutions and technologies connected to food production.

Exhibitors consist of leading international companies and organizations that provide a wide range of agricultural solutions for various climates and needs. Apart from proven solutions that are already deployed around the world, such as:

- Irrigation systems - Fertilizers - Seeds and green houses

LUXEMBOURG, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Mini Movie International Channel S.A.R.L. offers unique short-film programming blocks now available for acquisition, broadcast and exhibition by Free- and Pay-TV channels, Internet outlets, mobile broadcasting companies, distributors, and content aggregators.

Specifically designed for broadcast on TV and other mainstream media, these tightly packaged blocks of short comedy films can increase the programming options of any entertainment company.

LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Optenet, a leading global IT security company and a provider of intelligent, integrated content security solutions, has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), joining over 80 member companies from a variety of organisations in their battle against illegal content online. With its web filtering expertise, Optenet aims to support the IWF's efforts to eliminate illegal Internet content, specifically, child sexual abuse images hosted anywhere in the world, as well as criminally obscene content and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.

AMSTERDAM, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiadis Pharma announced today that its lead product ATIR(TM) has been granted orphan drug designation (ODD) by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the prevention of acute Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD) following an allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

"Following the orphan drug designation granted by the FDA for our lead product ATIR(TM), this is another important milestone in the development of ATIR(TM) as a novel approach which may enable a safe and potentially life-saving mismatched bone marrow transplantation as a treatment option for end-stage blood cancer patients" says Dr. Manja Bouman, Chief Executive Officer of Kiadis Pharma.

WILMINGTON, Delaware, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Improved Usability, New Style Checking Features, and Updates to the Grammar Checker Give Users a Complete Writing Solution

WhiteSmoke announces the immediate availability of WhiteSmoke 2009, the latest version of its desktop English writing application. WhiteSmoke 2009 is the premier writing tool for people who need quality written text, offering advanced grammar checking, style checking, and spell checking.

It sounds like an episode of MacGyver. What can you make from a lump of graphite, a piece of Scotch tape and a silicon wafer?

Cornell researchers didn't fly out off a cliff or blow up a door, they created the world's thinnest balloon - a membrane that is just one atom thick but strong enough to contain gases under several atmospheres of pressure without popping.

Unlike your average party balloon or even a thick, sturdy glass container, this membrane is ultra-strong, leak-proof and impermeable to even nimble helium atoms.

BRUSSELS, Belgium and PRINCETON, New Jersey, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- GS1 is the global supply chain standards organisation well-known for its barcodes that feature on millions of products sold in retail. It has membership from over one million companies worldwide, particularly manufacturers and retailers of consumer packaged goods.

In a horror movie of the future, the villain could very well be someone who hijacks your GPS system and sends you to that lonely cabin in the woods.

Global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without, so if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, what could be done?

It's an uncomfortable question, but one that a group of Cornell researchers have considered with their research into "spoofing" GPS receivers.