COPENHAGEN, January 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers, engineers, architects and experts from the international building sector gathered on the 22nd of January in Copenhagen for the first international Active Housing Round Table discussion. The aim of the day was to focus on the strong need and concern we face today dealing with climate changes, energy consumption and indoor living conditions. The Round Table event was hosted by VELUX A/S.

'Active Housing' is a term that highlights the challenges of how to combine energy design and liveability factor considerations in new and existing housing stock.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, January 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in devices for clot removal in ischemic stroke patients, today announced that the company's Merci Retrieval System(TM) has been used in over 10,000 patients since its launch in August 2004. The Merci Retrieval System is a catheter-based medical device that advanced stroke centers use to remove blood clots from patients suffering an ischemic stroke.

LONDON, January 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Smartphone is the Killer Device to Create a Successful Business Model in Russia

The Automotive Transportation Group at Frost Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the Russian Navigation Market to be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 3.00 p.m. GMT.

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ESPOO, Finland, January 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Joikusoft and DNA, a telco from Finland today jointly announced to offer Joikusoft's mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot software solution called JoikuSpot to DNA subscribers. JoikuSpot software turns mobile phones in the DNA network into wireless broadband internet gateways, allowing laptops, iPods and other Wi-Fi devices to connect to DNA's 3G internet service.

DUBLIN, Ireland, January 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enables Sponsors to Comply With Recent FDA Guidance on Diabetes Trials

ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR; ISIN:IE0005711209), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced the launch of a new electronic solution that will accelerate the adjudication of cardiovascular events in diabetes studies.

BORNEM, Belgium, January 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Project PROTECT 7-7 is nearing completion. The project is the brainchild of Antwerp (Belgium) art photographer Wim Tellier, who surprised the world in 2007 with his 600 square meter baby pictures in various large cities in the world and even on the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles. From January 26 through February 6, an art installation of 30,000 square meters will be installed in Antarctica, the coldest continent.

YOQNEAM, Israel, January 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Peer-Reviewed Data Support Unique Focused Ultrasound Technology for Non-Invasive Fat Reduction and Body Contouring

LONDON, January 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Level Four, the leading provider of open standards-based ATM software, with Innovation Systems, its business partner in Kuwait, today announced that National Bank of Kuwait, one of the largest banks in the region, has gone live with ATM Developer to deliver greater automation across its network of over 180 ATMs. With ATM Developer, National Bank of Kuwait can maximise the potential of the ATM by quickly introducing innovative ATM services to its customers. The bank also benefits from the automation of its testing procedures to ensure increased network uptime at the ATM, its most significant customer touch-point.

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, BRENTFORD, England and SINGAPORE, January 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Uniform Communications Fulfillment through Global Alliance Helps Multinationals Remain Competitive

Three Platinum Certified Avaya BusinessPartners have joined forces to fulfill the communication technology needs of multinationals.

Strategic Products and Services (SPS), headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, USA; Datapoint, headquartered in Brentford, Middlesex, UK; Jebsen Jessen Communications, headquartered in Singapore, Asia are the founding partners of the Intelligent Communications Alliance.

LEUVEN, Belgium and LUND, Sweden, January 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ThromboGenics NV (EURONEXT:THR) and BioInvent International AB (OMXS:BINV) announce today that they have received a technology transfer success fee of EUR5 million from Roche under the terms of their strategic alliance for the novel anti-cancer antibody, TB-403. The payment has been triggered by the successful transfer and implementation of technology and process development to Roche in relation to the ongoing clinical development of TB-403.