VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Jos Lamers Brings Years of International Senior Management Experience to His New Role

VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Nucletron announced today the appointment of Jos Lamers as its new chief executive officer. The appointment marks the next phase for the company following its successful management buy-out from Delft Instruments in August 2007, which created an independent company fully dedicated to radiation oncology.

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Intelligent content security solves critical business issues for service providers and enterprises worldwide with a unique integrated model

Optenet, a leading global IT security company and a provider of intelligent, integrated content security solutions, today announced the availability of its Optenet Content Security Portfolio for service providers and enterprises in the UK as part of its goal to reach 120 million users worldwide in 2008.

BEIJING, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

OpenV ( http://www.openv.com ), China's largest Chinese-language Internet TV and Video content provider today announced that it has obtained from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television the License for Publishing Online Audio-Visual Programs (Video License). Industry sources widely believe that the issuance of the Video License will accelerate standardization of the online video industry while promoting healthy market growth.

BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company Introduces Planar Precision(TM) Electronics for Simplified Advanced Image Calibration

Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today announced three new displays featuring leading-edge technology for optimum image quality. The Clarity x100HD, Clarity c80RP and Planar m52L support the company's ongoing strategy to expand its line of advanced display solutions for demanding government, utility, security, transportation, broadcast and corporate environments.

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TOKYO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will begin collaborative testing of its experimental walking assist device as from July 1, 2008, with Shinseikai Medical Group, Kasumigaseki-Minami Hospital (Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture). The device was created to support walking by the elderly and other people with weakened leg muscles, but who are still able to walk on their own.

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Revenues up 17%, Freelite(TM) Revenues up 34%

The Binding Site Limited ("The Binding Site" or the "Company"), a privately owned specialist UK diagnostics company, today announces its results for the six months ending 31st March 2008.

Financial Highlights:

6 months ended 6 months % Increase 31 March 2008 ended 31 March 2007 GBPMillion GBPMillion Revenue 18.1 15.5 17% FreeliteTM 5.5 4.1 34% sales EBITDA 3.8 3.5 10%

- Revenue growth of 17%, with sales of Freelite(TM) up 34%

- North American sales up 20%

- Significant targeted investment in sales and marketing, research and development and support areas yielding positive results

BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, announced a new image processing software that gives international customers complete management of control room visual information. Fully integrated with the industry's only in-cube processing solution, the new Indisys(TM) Director supports Planar's ongoing strategy to provide customers with turnkey offerings that simplify and enhance the operation of specialty displays in demanding control room environments.

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Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have gone beyond manipulating adult stem cells cultured in the lab and achieved the same feat with adult neural stem cells - still in place in the brain. They successfully coaxed mouse brain stem cells bound to join the neuronal network to differentiate into support cells instead.

The discovery not only attests to the versatility of neural stem cells but also opens up new directions for the treatment of neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, stroke and epilepsy that not only affect neuronal cells but also disrupt the functioning of glial support cells.

Throughout life, adult neural stem cells generate new brain cells in two small areas of mammalian brains: the olfactory bulb, which processes odors, and the dentate gyrus, the central part of the hippocampus, which is involved in the formation of memories and learning.

A laser-activated antimicrobial offers hope for new treatments of bacterial infections, even those that are resistant to current drugs. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Microbiology describes the use of a dye, indocyanine green, which produces bacteria-killing chemicals when lit by a specific kind of laser light.

Michael Wilson led a team from UCL (University College London) who carried out experiments showing that activated indocyanine green is capable of killing a wide range of bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The dye is safe for humans. The strength of this new approach lies in the variety of ways in which the chemicals produced by the activated dye harm bacteria.

KEIGHLEY, England, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The company operating the UK's largest network of consumer loyalty cashback websites has seen a record increase in business - driven by the rising cost of living. froggybank.co.uk (http://www.froggybank.co.uk/) is the UK's first and only green loyalty website which offers 100% of the commissions it receives back to consumers allowing them to keep the money or donate to charities. The rate of new members joining to get money off internet purchases from the froggybank.co.uk network is up 64 per cent in the last six months. The network now has more than 500,000 shoppers. But more telling, there has been a 40% increase in repeat visitors, using the sites for smaller purchases than ever before.