PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Survey Highlights Trends In eCTD Migration And Submissions Outsourcing And Provides Insights Into Regulatory Product Management Trends Across North America And Europe

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the early findings of its 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs Trends Survey. The survey attracted respondents from across the globe representing small, medium and large pharmaceutical companies and provides a unique insight into emerging and future trends in regulatory product management usage and adoption.

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MUMBAI, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF SE today announced that it has revised its offer price for shares in BASF India, to Rs. 300 per share. The revised price provides a compelling premium of 26.7 percent above the minimum price directed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), 33.4 percent above the average share price for the two weeks preceding the date of the original announcement. BASF SE will pay the revised offer price for all the equity shares validly tendered any time during the offer if accepted under the offer. In line with current regulations, this represents the final revision of the offer.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Based on the Largest Ever Clinical Program for Acne in Japan

Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, announced today that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved Differin(R) Gel 0.1% (adapalene), a novel topical treatment for acne vulgaris in Japan. The drug will be marketed in Japan by Galderma KK, the fully-owned Japanese arm of Galderma, and strategic alliance partner Shionogi.

LONDON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Local government workers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike again to win their fight against a wage cut, Unite, the UK's biggest union, warned today.

The claim comes as council workers begin their second consecutive day of industrial action (today, Thursday, July 17th, 2008). Workers from town halls, school canteens and refuse depots across the country will again walk out in protest against a 2.5 per cent pay offer, which with inflation now at 4.6 per cent means a real terms pay cut.

Reports from Unite officials around the country show that yesterday's strike call was answered by thousands of low paid council workers, reflecting the widespread determination among the workforce to win a fair pay deal.

LONDON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- .ME Domain Registration Opens its Doors at 4pm Today.

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Web use is expected to spike at 4pm today as bloggers rush to secure the new .ME domain name extension, according to www.LCN.com, a leading UK domain registration company.

Following the likes of co.uk and .com, the domain .ME is expected to be incredibly popular with bloggers as well as businesses now able to make use of the personal web addresses, such as date.me or marry.me. Sales for the .ME domain launch are expected to rival that of the .EU launch.

“If you want to be happy for the rest of your life you need to make an ugly woman your wife,” or “if your rent is late and you might have to litigate, don’t worry, be happy,” are a few of the ways some popular singers verbalize ways to stay happy. The role that genes and environment play on happiness and the choices a person makes in life have been regularly investigated in studies involving criminals and twins.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes the OECD Report "Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies" as another major report that highlights the benefits of sugarcane ethanol in terms of greenhouse gas reduction and urges governments to level the playing field by removing trade-distorting subsidies and tariffs.

READING, Pennsylvania, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, announced that it has been awarded contracts for submarine batteries worth over US$13 million in recent weeks. The batteries are scheduled for delivery over the next several years.

The orders were received from HDW, the German shipbuilder, and are for the supply of submarine batteries for propulsion power on diesel electric vessels with several navies worldwide. The contracts include the supply of the batteries as well as the ongoing maintenance and technical support for the customers. The batteries will be manufactured in EnerSys' new special purpose submarine battery facility in Europe.

MADRID, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- A World Conference on Dialogue is Going to be Held From the 16th to the 18th of July, 2008 in Madrid at the Exclusive Invitation of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia

- Politicians, Thinkers and Intellectuals From Across the World Meet in Madrid to Discuss Dialogue and its Religious Foundations

- The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia and D. Juan Carlos I, King of Spain Today Inaugurate This Meeting for Global Dialogue. Madrid is the Capital of Dialogue and Religious Pluralism for Three Days

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LONDON, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sao Paulo will host in 2009 after Rio debut this August

CMPi events for the fast-developing pharma markets of South and Latin America debut next month. Rio de Janeiro will host the twin launch of the CPhI South America pharma ingredients and P-MEC South America pharma machinery and equipment exhibitions on Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 August. Sao Paulo will then host the 2009 events.

The launch exhibitions will be held at Brazil's newest convention facility -- the Centro de Convencoes Sulamerica at Cidade Nova, opened last Summer. Main exhibition hours are 13.00 - 20.00.