GENEVA, Switzerland, October 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Rewards Innovative Concepts for the Targeted Development of New Medicines

- Merck Serono is Involved in Two of the Three BMBF-Sponsored Consortiums

Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is among the proud winners of the BioPharma strategy competition. In this competition organized by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of its Pharmaceuticals Initiative, a total of 100 million Euros in grants was offered for innovative concepts for the development of new medicines from research to production. The three winners, who will share this award, include two consortiums to which Merck Serono belongs.

LONDON and HAMBURG, Germany, October 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- ePages 6 Revolutionises e-Commerce via Cloud Computing

ePages, Europe's leading provider of e-commerce solutions for hosting providers and medium-sized businesses, today announces the launch of ePages 6 - the latest version of its e-commerce software that combines cloud computing with advanced features to deliver a service for everyone.

LONDON, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of people suffering from exposure to asbestos during their working lives are stuck in 'compensation limbo' as a result of a House of Lords ruling on negligence, according to Unite, the UK's biggest union.

Unite is urging the Government to overturn a disastrous 2007 Law Lords' ruling to end a 20 year right for pleural plaques victims to receive compensation - or if it will not do that, to establish immediately an employer's insurance scheme to provide sick workers with compensation so sparing them the further pain of a court fight for financial assistance.

ZURICH, Switzerland, October 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Share Exchange Offer to the Holders of the Following Securities

- Shares of Johnson & Johnson - ISIN: US4781601046 - Symbol: JNJ

The K&N Value Select Corporation offers the holders of the securities named above for every 1 Johnson & Johnson share a change into 1 share of K&N Value Select Corp. - ISIN: CH0006603085 - Symbol: KN4 .

The offer period starts on 13th October 2008 and ends on 27th November 2008.

K&N Value Select Corp. reserves the right to limit the maximum number of shares. If more shares will be registered for exchange than K&N accepts, the assignment will be made on a pro-rata basis. The settlement of the share exchange will be made after expiration of the offer period.

HEERLEN, The Netherlands - Mondial de L'Automobile, October 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- World Première DuraCar, Mondial de L'Automobile 4-19 October

HEERLEN, The Netherlands - Mondial de L'Automobile, October 1 /PRNewswire/ --

It is a world-first for a Dutch automobile manufacturer to have a world première at the historic Paris fair. DuraCar introduces itself and its first type of the QUICC!, the QUICC! DiVa, at stand 426 in hall 3.

100 % Electric and Plastic