On the occasion of her centennial, Rita Levi-Montalcini addressed the crowd with the gentle tone of a grandmother and the confident cadence of a statesman.  At 100 years, she has an energy that many younger people might envy.  She divides her workdays between her namesake brain research laboratory and her foundation to encourage African women with potential for scientific achievement.  These dual pursuits are fitting of a woman who fought past the setbacks of her own time and culture to become a driving force in both medical research and the politics of science.

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- The results of the largest study performed to date will be presented during the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting in Paris, France on April 24, 2009

Since it was cleared as an in vitro assessment of cell-mediated immunity in immunosuppressed patient populations, numerous clinical investigations have contributed to defining the role of the Cylex ImmuKnow assay among recipients of solid organ transplants.

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CHENNAI, India, April 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Revenues Grow 3% Over the Previous Year; Net Loss at $16.85 Million

Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq National Markets: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today its consolidated unaudited results under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the fiscal year ended 31st March 2009.

Performance Highlights FY 2008-09 (Unaudited)

MCKINNEY, Texas, April 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Webcast Alert: 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

TORCHMARK CORPORATION (NYSE: TMK) announces the following Webcast: What: 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders When: April 30th, 2009 @ 11:00 a.m. EDT Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=56940 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Davida Walls of TORCHMARK CORPORATION, +1-972-569-3775

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site www.torchmarkcorp.com

ALZENAU, Germany and CHERNOBYL , Ukraine, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- On 24 April 2009, NUKEM Technologies GmbH, based in Alzenau (Germany), handed over a turnkey waste treatment centre for solid radioactive waste (ICSRM = Industrial Complex for Radwaste Management) to its customer, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The project was primarily financed by the European Commission's TACIS program, with additional funding provided by the Ukrainian government. High-ranking representatives of the European Commission, Ukraine, and partners involved in the project attended the handover ceremony held on-site at the power plant.

NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- ONLINE ALERT -

What: GoldenSource Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions, will be attending the SIFMA Operations Conference Exhibit in Hollywood, Florida on April 26-29.

Why: GoldenSource will be exhibiting at the show at booth 202, showcasing its new derivatives solution. GoldenSource for Derivatives, launched in March 2009, allows for a 360 degree view of instrument, issuer and counterparty exposure, to help financial institutions accurately value portfolios and manage risk for derivatives products.

OXFORD, England, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaVentures Ltd, announced today that it has been engaged by Merck Co, Inc. to advise and assist in divesting its world class research centre, the IRBM, located near Rome, Italy. The engagement will utilise PharmaVentures' pharmaceutical transactions experience in the healthcare and investment business sectors. The IRBM is an integrated, state-of-the-art small molecule and biological discovery centre. IRBM has an outstanding record of drug discovery including Isentress(R), the first approved HIV integrase inhibitor and winner of the Prix Galien USA 2008 award for the best pharmaceutical agent. The centre has received significant investment since 2000 and is staffed with exceptional, experienced pharmaceutical scientists.

BRUSSELS, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueBackUp is the first online backup service that caters for the needs of big businesses. By developing innovative data recovery functionalities and thanks to the drop of disk prices, the Oodrive subsidiary is able to help organisations that manage large volumes of data to deal with the new IT challenges thrown up by the economic crisis.

Faced with ever-tougher demands in terms of data security (faster times for backups and recovery, frequency of backups, backup window issues, etc.), businesses now need to find a reliable solution to the problem of securing data without having to increase their budgets. The current economic crisis has a lot to answer for...

SAN MATEO, California, April 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Message of Hope Considered 'Too Important Not To Be Heard'

LONDON, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that its free and open source My.tel iPhone application is now available for download from the Apple App Store.

The arrival of My.tel allows .tel owners with iPhones to manage their .tel domains without having to log on to a computer. Now they can quickly update information just before boarding a plane, travelling on a road trip, or just to quickly tell their friends which bar they are in. The My.tel application enables .tel owners to: