MENLO PARK, California, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Use of the MitraClip(R) System Continues to Expand in the European Union

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, announced today that the first series of patients have been successfully treated with the MitraClip(R) system at the Cardiocentro Ticino in Lugano, Switzerland. The MitraClip(R) system is the only medical device commercially available in the European Union which provides a non-surgical mitral valve repair option for patients suffering from the effects of functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR).

The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and World Kidney Day (WKD) organisations today call for action at EU level to support early awareness, identification and treatment of CKD and its associated diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes. The MEP Group for Kidney Health, launched on WKD last year, met at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today with an eminent panel of renal experts, politicians, and patient and kidney organisations. The meeting relayed the stark message that unchecked high blood pressure may severely damage the kidneys and is a major cause of CKD.

PALO ALTO, California, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the sale of its flagship protein analysis system to The University of Manchester's Stem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics Laboratory, led by Professor Tony Whetton. Professor Whetton is a pioneer in the use of advanced proteomics technologies to understand biological processes in normal and leukaemic stem cells. The Cell Biosciences system will be used to study how phosphoprotein signaling processes in hematopoietic stem cells are affected during leukaemia.

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Latest Innovation in Balloon Technology, Designed to Optimize Treatment of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the launch of VOYAGER(TM) NC Coronary Dilatation Catheter, a next-generation balloon dilatation catheter with high-pressure capability designed to optimize the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) during angioplasty procedures. VOYAGER NC is now available in the United States, Europe and select countries in Asia and Latin America.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Paper on Thermal Reliability Performance of Large Area WLCSP Arrays to be Presented as Part of WLCSP Track

California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced it would deliver a technical paper on the thermal reliability performance of large area WLCSP (wafer level chip scale package) arrays at the IMAPS 5th Annual International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging, March 10 through 12, 2009, at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort and Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona. The presentation will be part of a technical track of papers sponsored by the WLCSP Forum on wafer level chip scale package board reliability.

WLCSP Thermal Reliability Analyzed

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Launch of Caribbean Mobile Services Will Facilitate Further Global Expansion for International Communications Company

International interactive communications company, Oxygen8 Communications http://www.oxygen8.com/ is continuing its global expansion across English-speaking territories by launching new Caribbean mobile services following the acquisition of Caribbean Multimedia Services (CMS). CMS has connectivity throughout the Caribbean region and it has contracts with many of the key media groups in this market.

NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- MIT's Liskov, First U.S. Woman Ph.D. in Computer Science, Pioneered the Standard for Modern Programming Language and Software Reliability

SINGAPORE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Energenics, a Singapore-based supplier of alternative energy solutions and technologies, has committed US$500,000 to lead Cerion Energy's US$4,000,000 Series B investment round. Closing of the B Round is scheduled for May 31, 2009.

In accordance with a previously executed Memorandum of Understanding, Energenics and Cerion have pooled their RD expertise to jointly develop a family of Third- Generation fuel-borne combustion catalysts which increase fuel efficiency while reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions and health-threatening chemicals such as NOx and Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM).

HOLMDEL, New Jersey, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Dutch Vaccine Guarantor Selects Sparta Systems' Software to Meet Quality and Document Control Needs Across the Organization

Sparta Systems, Inc., the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management software, today announced that Netherlands Vaccine Institute (NVI), an agency charged with guaranteeing the supply of vaccines against infectious diseases for the Dutch population, has selected the TrackWise Enterprise Quality Management solution. NVI will use the TrackWise platform to ensure compliance with EU Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

With more than 61 million subscribers, Nigeria has now surpassed South Africa as the largest mobile telecom market in Africa, and continued growth over the next five years is expected to trigger more intense competition among a growing number of network operators, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).