ZURICH, Switzerland, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Solianis' multisensor system for non-invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring is currently being tested by diabetic patients in the home and work environment. 12 patients have completed a 10-day trial aimed at assessing system reliability. Results indicate that the system tracks glucose in home-use settings and is sensitive to hypoglycemic glucose excursions.

With this proof of concept Solianis can now proceed to producing the final prototype. The company expects to launch its first product in Europe in 2010 after CE approval, targeting this non-invasive device at the insulin dependent diabetes population. Later model variants will address patients with diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance.

HUIZEN, The Netherlands, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a resolution, La Prevention Routiere Internationale has called for the European Commission to do everything possible to drastically reduce the number of casualties in traffic. Because of the fact that on the European roads this decrease lags behind significantly and even came to a stop in 2007, the PRI is of the opinion that the objective of the European Union to reduce the number of casualties in traffic in 2010 to 27.000, is far from being obtained. Last year, 43.000 people were killed in accidents on European roads.

SUTTON, England, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS, the leading global publisher of chemicals information, today announces the winners in the ICIS Innovation Awards 2008, sponsored by Dow Corning.

The winner in each of the four categories is:

ExxonMobil Chemical Company (US) and affiliate TonenGeneral (Japan), for best product innovation

Virent Energy Systems (US) for best innovation by an SME

DSM Nutritional Products (Switzerland), for best business innovation

Dow Chemical (Benelux/US), for most innovative corporate social responsibility (CSR) project

(See below for full details of the winning innovations.)

LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideaworks3D Ltd, developer of the cross-platform Airplay(TM) SDK for advanced native mobile games and applications, today announced that Capcom's forthcoming "Resident Evil Degeneration" is powered by Airplay.

"Resident Evil Degeneration" is a brand new installment of Capcom's flagship franchise, widely considered to be the benchmark of the survival horror video game genre. The game features cutting-edge 3D graphics and will be deployed to native mobile platforms such as KDDI au, Verizon VCAST and Nokia N-Gage.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentice, a leading supplier of solutions for medical simulation, announces the appointment of Mr. Björn Larsson as Vice President of Global Marketing.

Effective from today Mr. Björn Larsson will head up and coordinate Mentice's marketing activities globally from a corporate standpoint.

Mr. Larsson brings to Mentice over 15 years of experience of global sales, marketing and product management within pharmaceuticals and medical technology in areas including cardiology, stroke management and CNS. Before joining Mentice, he held global leadership positions at well renowned companies like Astra Zeneca, Novo Nordisk, Medtronic and Astra Tech. Mr. Larsson holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering.

BEIJING, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- momagri, the Paris-based think tank established to prepare solutions to the inadequacies facing the agricultural sector worldwide, held a press conference in Beijing on October 10, to outline its new vision for agriculture. Topics included the threats facing the 21st century: how to feed 9 billion people by 2050, how to fight poverty and how to guarantee food security in a world of never ending crises.

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LONDON, October 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- IBC 2008 Reveals the Broadcast World's Take on New Delivery Platforms

AmberFin today announces the results of a research survey conducted at this year's IBC conference in Amsterdam. AmberFin spoke to industry experts attending to gauge their opinion on what issues would most influence the industry in the coming year.

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Following fulfillment of all the conditions precedent, Essilor has now completed the acquisition* of all outstanding shares of Satisloh Holding AG, the world leader in prescription optical equipment.

Satisloh designs and markets antireflective coating units and surfacing machines, as well as consumables, for prescription laboratories. It reported EUR161 million in revenue in 2007 and employs more than 400 people around the world.

BRUSSELS, October 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- No Child Should Die of Diabetes

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced today that it is bringing together key opinion leaders to push for action to secure care for the thousands of children with diabetes in developing countries without access to care.

The more alcohol an individual drinks, the smaller his or her total brain volume, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology.

Brain volume decreases with age at an estimated rate of 1.9 percent per decade, accompanied by an increase in white matter lesions, according to background information in the article. Lower brain volumes and larger white matter lesions also occur with the progression of dementia and problems with thinking, learning and memory.