MUNICH, Germany, September 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosensors International Group, Ltd ("Biosensors", "Company"), (Bloomberg: BIG:SP), (Singapore:B20) today announced that a next-generation drug-eluting stent, developed by Biosensors, has demonstrated equal safety and efficacy as compared to Johnson & Johnson's industry leading drug-eluting stent, CYPHER SELECT(TM) ("Cypher"), based upon nine-month clinical and angiographic follow-up data. The results of the landmark study were presented today at the 2008 European Society of Cardiology Congress and published concurrently on-line by the prestigious UK medical journal The Lancet.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 1 /PRNewswire/ --

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Surge in GCC Rig Refurbishment Market

UAE-based Maritime Industrial Services Co. Ltd. Inc. (OSE: MIS) reports the award of several recent rig refurbishment projects worth over US$25mn thus bringing to ten the total number of rigs currently at MIS' yard, five in refurbishment projects and the five new-build offshore jack-up drilling rigs currently under contract. This is the largest number of rigs MIS has ever had at its yard and has contributed to a firm backlog of over US$520mn.

LONDON, September 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ian Gaitch Appointed Director of Global Marine Energy

Global Marine Systems today confirmed its commitment to the rapidly expanding energy market with the creation of a new business unit, Global Marine Energy. Ian Gaitch, a long time Global Marine staff member, has been appointed the director of the new unit and will be responsible for building on the success Global Marine has already seen with partners and clients in the offshore wind farm, power and oil and gas industries.

LONDON, September 1 /PRNewswire/ --

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eCourier.co.uk, Europe's fastest growing same day logistics company, is e-lectric! In 2006 they became London's first carbon neutral same day courier company, and now they're rolling out zero emission electric vans and scooters as part of their fleet.

The company are testing the 'Gem eLXD, which has been used by NASA; the funky MEGA multi-truck; and the worlds first purpose built electric scooter - the 'e-max'. Over the coming months, you'll find it hard to miss these fun-sized vehicles buzzing around central London, blazoned with the distinctive purple and pink branding of eCourier.co.uk.

GENEVA, September 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Reel Lives: The Cancer Chronicles Film Festival awards prizes to top filmmakers

Chrigu from Switzerland has been awarded the Grand Prize in the first ever Reel Lives: Cancer Chronicles Film Festival at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. Runners up prizes were also awarded to The Truth About Cancer (USA) for Best Reportage, The Art of Living (India) for Best Personal Story, The Children of Avenir (Morocco) for Best Organizational Film and Hookah (Israel) for the best Public Service Announcement.

Award winners were chosen from an impressive line-up of 33 finalists from 16 countries. More than 250 films were entered into the competition.

RISHON LEZION, Israel, September 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Runcom Technologies Ltd., a leading technology company pioneering OFDMA based silicon solutions for user terminals and base stations that comply with the IEEE802.16e-2005 standard for WiBro and Mobile WiMAX applications, announced today that it has secured a US$10 million Series C investment by TLcom Capital LLP. This investment is intended to be used by the company to sustain its leading market share in the booming Broadband Wireless market.