LUND, Sweden, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Precise Biometrics came in first place in the global SIMagine competition, held annually at the GSMA World Mobile Congress - the world's largest event for mobile communication. The awarded mobile aviation solution is based on Precise Match-on-SIM(TM) and enables fast-lane service using fingerprint recognition and mobile phones.

CROSSWICKS, New Jersey, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- VIDAZA Restores Gene Function to Double Survival and Increase Transfusion Independence

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, and AMSTERDAM, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Findings Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced that a study demonstrating the direct predictive ability of its breast cancer recurrence test, MammaPrint(R), has been published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Additionally, the study authors have been invited to present the data at the American Association for Cancer Research's 2009 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

IVER, England, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DX Group (DX), the UK's leading independent mail and courier company, today announced the immediate availability of a new service for solicitors. DX Find@Will, brought to market jointly by DX and technology specialists Data Management Associates (DMA), helps deliver improvements and efficiencies for lawyers dealing with wills and probate.

IRVINE, California, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Evidence from London Ambulance Service Study Shows Five Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeters(TM) Detected 83 Unsuspected CO Poisonings in One Year-Over a Third of the UK Reported Annual CO Poisonings

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- If you stretch a rubber band and then release it, it snaps back into its original shape. As you probably know, rubber has elastic properties, which is why its also called an elastomer. However, the natural state of caoutchouc, or raw rubber, is exactly the opposite of elastic. It's plastic, which means that itcan be shaped and formed like putty. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life.

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LONDON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, is backing a Private Member's Bill that will restore free parking for patients, visitors and staff at all NHS sites in Scotland.

Unite members working in the health service generally work long hours with unpredictable shift patterns and are often required to travel to their place of work by car. Many NHS staff are low paid and do not live in areas that are within a sensible or safe public transport commute to their place of work.

Derek Simpson, Unite joint general secretary, said: NHS staff are often low paid and work unsocial hours. Many have to use their cars to get to work and they should not be penalised because NHS boards are trying to make money.

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania and NAIROBI, Kenya and BARCELONA, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Zain launches Zap, the Most Comprehensive Service Enabling Customers to Access Their Money Faster and More Conveniently.

- Reshaping the Future of Banking in Africa, the Service Will be Available to Over 100 Million People in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Leading mobile telecommunications provider Zain today announced plans to bring mobile banking to over 100 million people in East Africa with the launch of its new service, Zap.

LONDON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

Despite the economic downturn and consequent dip in investments from financial institutions, the politicization of the energy crisis has evoked renewed interest in energy efficiency from institutional investors. Energy management, the immediate scaleable option to counter the crisis, has resulted in an exponential increase in market growth, presenting significant investment opportunities, particularly for venture capitalists in energy service companies.

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