NERVIANO, Italy, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS), the largest pharmaceutical RD facility in Italy and one of the leading oncology-focused, integrated discovery and development companies in Europe, today announced a new multi-year agreement with Genentech, Inc.

This new research agreement is the second collaboration agreement signed between Genentech and NMS in less than twelve months.

The two Companies will collaborate in the discovery of antibody drug conjugates for the development of potential anticancer agents.

Genentech, which is a leading oncology company in the United States, will have the exclusive license to fully develop and commercialize licensed products that contain such antibody drug conjugates.

VIENNA, Austria, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Additional Data Presented at United European Gastroenterology Week Show Fistula Healing in Difficult-to-Treat Patients

New data showed that Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) provided long-term treatment of fistulas, with more than half of patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease experiencing fistula healing at three years, according to clinical research presented today at the United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) congress in Vienna. Data also showed response to HUMIRA in difficult-to-treat patients -- those with fistulas who had failed to respond, lost response to, or were intolerant of infliximab.

DETROIT, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Convergence Show -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of the new AVR(R)-microcontroller-based RF transmitter family ATA577x for Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) applications. The new devices are System-In-Package (SiP) or Multi Chip Module (MCM) solutions incorporating Atmel's well-known AVR microcontroller ATtiny44V and the RF transmitter T5750/53/54. This new family covers all worldwide frequencies (ATA5773: 315 MHz, ATA5774: 433 MHz, and ATA5771: 868 to 928 MHz). The tiny QFN24 packages, measuring only 5 mm x 5 mm, allow the creation of extremely small key fob designs at competitive costs.

COLOGNE, Germany, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Herman Miller, Inc., the global office furniture manufacturer that has continuously set new standards for seating comfort, ergonomics, and performance, introduces the next groundbreaking innovation in work chairs: the Embody chair, designed by internationally renowned designers Jeff Weber and the late Bill Stumpf.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) announced that it will be showcasing its latest serial interface display controller architecture at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 20 and 21, 2008, as a Member of the Mobile Internet Device Community. The new display controller architecture is based on the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI(TM)) alliance standard for high speed serial display interfaces and is aimed at next generation Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).

BONN, Germany and TEANECK, New Jersey, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Deutsche Telekom to benefit from a combination of deep industry expertise, scale of operations and market-leading global delivery platform

DALLAS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Authentix, Inc.(R), today announced that the African nation of Swaziland has extended its fuel authentication contract with Authentix through 2009. The Authentix program has helped Swaziland increase the sale of legal tax paid fuel by more than 20% and has resulted in a corresponding drop in the number of commercial and retail sites illegally selling smuggled fuel.

Swaziland originally implemented the Authentix program in 2004 to combat wide scale tax revenue losses associated with the sale of fuel that had been smuggled into the country.

BALTIMORE, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Spirent Tech-X Flex(TM) Adds RF Video Troubleshooting Module to Handheld Tool's Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) Testing Prowess

DROITWICH, England, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Medica Group implements Ericom's application access and desktop virtualization solution to help healthcare organisations improve user productivity, gain better control and improve day-to-day IT operations

Ericom(R) Software is pleased to announce that Medica Group has selected PowerTerm(R) WebConnect - the alternative to Citrix, to enhance the delivery of the Group's remote radiology service to their NHS and Private Healthcare clients across the UK.

VIENNA, Austria, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Third Eye(R) Retroscope(R) Improved Polyp Detection by Thirteen Percent

At the United European Gastroenterology Federation Annual Scientific Meeting in Vienna, Austria (UEGW Vienna 2008), world-renowned gastroenterologist Jerome D. Waye, MD, principal investigator, presented clinical results from a multi-institutional study which evaluated the efficacy of the Third Eye(R) Retroscope(R).