REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Nasdaq:ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced that Credit Suisse, as part of a settlement agreement it has reached with the Attorney General of the State of New York and the North American Securities Administrators Association Task Force, has begun to repurchase Rosetta Genomics ARS. So far, Credit Suisse has repurchased $2.7M worth of the $7.5M in ARS held by Rosetta Genomics.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Breakthrough Activation Technology Doubles Catalyst Activity without Modifying Target Resin Properties

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) a global leader in supported single-site catalyst production and metallocene catalyst components, has created a revolutionary new activator/single-site catalyst program that delivers twice the typical productivity of conventional products.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050801/ALBEMARLELOGO )

ANTONY, France, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Stallergenes has just obtained authorization (IND(1)) from the FDA for immediately launching a phase III clinical trial in the United States with Oralair(R) Grasses in the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis to grass pollens in adults.

The aim of the study, which will be conducted in 450 American patients during the 2009 pollen season, is to confirm the efficacy and good tolerance of the product in adults and to support the application for authorization to market it in the United States.

WASHINGTON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Data presented at the joint annual meeting of ICAAC and IDSA

- Results suggest candidate vaccine may be as effective as Prevnar for the seven shared serotypes, and provide expanded coverage for six additional serotypes

- Wyeth on track to complete U.S. filing for pediatric use in the first quarter of 2009, with other pediatric global filings expected at the same time, or possibly earlier

LONDON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unite Photo Opportunity:

LOCATION: Old Palace Yard/College Green, Westminster, SW1A. DATE: Tuesday 28th October, 2008. TIME: from 1.00pm.

Hundreds of union members will descend on Westminster tomorrow (Tuesday, 28th) to lobby Parliament to demand justice for asbestos victims and the restoration of compensation for victims of pleural plaques.

Unite believe thousands of seriously wronged workers have been plunged into compensation limbo by the House of Lords decision, in October 2007, which ended the right of asbestos victims suffering from this disease to compensation.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), the largest integrated publishing group in the Middle East, announced the establishment of a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's leading telecommunications company, Saudi Telecom (STC) and ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc (ASTRO), a leading cross-media operator with operations in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and India.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081027/325985 )

This new Content Joint Venture (CJV), which will be based in Dubai, creates the first Content Aggregator in the Middle East and North Africa Region.