LONDON, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Strengthens Expertise in Key Market and Industry Sectors, Including Pharmaceutical and Chemical

CPA, the world's top intellectual-property management specialist and a leading provider of outsourced legal support services, announced today that it has acquired renowned German patent research firm SVPG GmbH. Frankfurt-based SVPG, formerly part of Hoechst AG, has a proud history in patent research dating back more than 20 years and specialising in the pharmaceutical, chemical, life sciences, biotech, and engineering sectors.

BRUSSELS, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In the light of the upcoming Energy Council meeting this Friday 10 October, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has sent an open letter to French Energy Minister Borloo.

EWEA expresses its concern about a proposed 'review clause' in the Renewable Energy Directive, and underlines the importance of priority grid access for renewables. The letter also addresses some of the other key issues on the table, such as the internal electricity market, grid integration and EU competitiveness.

INDIANAPOLIS and ROUSSET, France, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

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SUNNYVALE, California, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the first CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be installed at the prestigious King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh. It is the first CyberKnife System to be installed in the Middle East region.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital, the leading medical institution in Saudi Arabia, has the largest cancer treatment facility in the Gulf region and was established to become the premier international center for cancer research in prevention and treatment.

LONDON, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At a recently-resumed hearing, the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has commended an Essex-based veterinary surgeon for his two-year efforts in improving his clinical competence, but reprimanded him for a charge involving false certification for insurance.

At hearings held during October and November 2006, Mr Lyndon Basha, of the Animal Ark Veterinary Clinic in Goodmayes, Essex faced four multi-part charges relating to his clinical competence, maintenance of clinical records and certification of insurance claim forms. He had been found guilty of disgraceful professional misconduct on parts of all of them.

REDMOND, Washington, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Archus Orthopedics, Inc. today announced the first human use of its facet replacement technology to complement an artificial disc. The landmark case was performed by Dr. Karin Buttner-Janz, Dr. Hansen Yuan and Dr. Friedrich Kleinod at the Vivantes Clinic in Berlin, Germany, and involved a patient who previously underwent disc replacement surgery and later developed symptomatic facet joint degeneration. "Generally in this situation the patient is converted to spine fusion," said Dr. Karin Buttner-Janz. "With the Archus facet replacement system, we are now able to allow these patients to keep their artificial disc, retain motion, and avoid fusion," she added.

SAN JOSE, California, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Improved accuracy increases energy availability up to 15% and additional monitoring functions ensure higher safety

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a family of single-chip Li-ion battery management devices. Combining Atmel's patented high voltage manufacturing process and AVR(R) microcontrollers' technology, the new family gives an extremely high analog accuracy at very low power consumption, while ensuring that portable handheld applications have all the necessary safety functions.

READING, England, October 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricardo Eletro, a Brazilian consumer electronics retailer, has selected Wipro Retail, a leading international IT and business services company, to help the business improve its IT systems to compete in one of the world's largest retail markets.

The retailer, which has over 240 stores across Brazil, wants to improve its IT systems with Wipro Retail, so it can support the company's expansion plans, while improving customer service levels and increasing profitability. Solutions will be built using Oracle's Retail Business Suite.

SAN DIEGO, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Findings Confirm Potency of Poly-ICR as Vaccine Adjuvant

Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: NVN) today presented positive data from preclinical studies using its proprietary Toll-like Receptor 3 agonist, Poly IC-Poly Arginine (Poly-ICR), at the World Vaccine Congress 2008 in Lyon, France. Study results demonstrated Poly-ICR to be a potent vaccine adjuvant targeting the Toll-like Receptor 3 (TLR3) pathway. Data showed that Poly-ICR, in combination with model antigens, elicits strong anti-target antibody and CD8 T-cell immune responses. These findings demonstrate the versatility of Poly-ICR, suggesting that the compound may possess broad potential for use in both therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines.

LONDON, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Video Sharing Rises as Internet Makes Celeb Status More Achievable

Arguments over the remote control may be a thing of the past as more than half of Britons now use social media to share their lives online more than they watch television, according to new research from Flip Video.

More than half (58%) of 18 to 24 year olds visit a social networking site every day with 42% of 25 to 34 year olds admitting the same frequency. TV is now really taking a back seat for this audience, with 61% of 18 to 24 year olds and over half of 25 to 34 year olds spending more time online than watching TV.