LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Privately owned UK biotech company Daval International Limited (http://www.davalinternational.com) has been informed by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that its innovative anti-inflammatory agent AIMSPRO(R) has been awarded Orphan Status for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful launch of the 'Watch Them Grow' initiative and sunflower-growing competition, Renaissance Learning is proud to announce a further opportunity for UK schools to win fantastic prizes, whilst testing their mental skills and encouraging reading for pleasure.

Renaissance Learning's 'Quest for Knowledge' allows UK pupils to pit their wits against a host of best-selling authors, such as Peter J Murray of 'Mokee Joe' fame, 'The Parliament of Blood' author Justin Richards and Carnegie Medal winning writer Theresa Breslin.

E3 Expo, LOS ANGELES, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- This new Game Offers a fun and Unique Gameplay Experience for all Animal Lovers of all Ages

E3 Expo, LOS ANGELES, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Inaria Interactive(R) is a new Game Studio and Committed to Creating Compelling Casual Cross-Platform Games for all Ages and Demographics

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LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- A series of briefings with top analysts will provide an overview of the powergen sector in specific countries - The first conference will focus on Russia

There is a tremendous amount of opportunities out there, stated Frost Sullivan's Chairman David Frigstad a few days ago, during a live television appearance on CNBC in London. These growth opportunities represent an enormous, and often hidden potential for companies from different markets across the world. The power generation sector certainly is one of the key markets for companies to invest and grow. But where are these opportunities? How can they be identified and explored? How should market participants be approaching this market?

TORONTO and NEW YORK, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

North Plains Systems, Inc., the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and publishing solutions, today announced that Hachette Book Group (HBG) will implement North Plains' revolutionary TeleScope Publishing Platform(TM) (TPP). The new agreement will provide HBG with an unprecedented ability to manage their entire asset lifecycle from editorial, typesetting, eBook creation, promotion through to the distribution and monetization of their books.

NEW YORK, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Platts, a leading energy information provider and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is currently seeking nominations for the 11th annual Platts Global Energy Awards, which recognize excellence of companies and individuals in the global energy industry. Eighteen performance categories will be recognized. All nominations must be received by September 12, 2009 to be considered.

KVISTGAARD, Denmark, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Detailed data from a randomized Phase 2 study with PROSTVAC(TM) were presented Saturday at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Orlando. The presentation was made by Philip Kantoff MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who is also the principal investigator of the study.

The more detailed analysis supports the headline data that were reported in October 2008. In the Phase 2 prospective randomized placebo-controlled study of 125 patients with advanced prostate cancer, patients in the PROSTVAC(TM) group had a significantly longer median overall survival by 8.5 months compared to the control group. The hazard ratio estimate for overall survival from the study is 0.56 (95% CI 0.37-0.85).

LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Software Released as Consultation Closes on the Financial Reporting Council's Review of UK Corporate Governance

An innovative software service for FTSE company chairmen, directors and company secretaries is launched today, aimed at helping UK companies raise corporate governance standards at a time when they have never been under such intense scrutiny.

The EnForm Corporate Indicator enables company boards to put good governance practice at the heart of board operations, improve communication among the board, management and stakeholders, and facilitate more productive board and committee evaluations.

HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

MediaTek (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2454), a worldwide leader in wireless and consumer electronics SoCs today announces three second generation IEEE 802.16e WiMAX chips. MT7110 series are fully compliant with, and provide more features and performance than WiMAX Forum Wave2 specifications. These chips are intended to revolutionalize the market and take the industry to the next level of mass market adoption.

Of the three high performance chips, MT7117/7119 are designed for WiMAX CPE, and MT7118 for handsets, USB dongles, and embedded devices.

All three are featured with two transmitters and two receivers with support for uplink and downlink MIMO and Beamforming with sounding.

GENEVA, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mrs. Lily Safra, President of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, established by her husband Mr. Edmond J. Safra, will visit Israel this week, highlighting the Foundation's ongoing commitment to supporting charitable organizations across the world.

During the visit, The Edmond J. Safra Foundation and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will announce the establishment of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, a US$130 million project - the most ambitious initiative of its kind in Israel's history and one of the most important in the world. It will be financed jointly by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.