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» 23/12/04
CropDesign appoints new CEO

» 16/12/04
Esmertec to further secure mobile Java content with SATSA-based implementation from Gemplus

» 16/12/04
Encouraging Survival Estimates in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Push XYOTAX™ Pivotal Trial Data Release to End of First Quarter 2005

» 16/12/04
Diatos moves its lead drug, DTS-201, toward clinical trials in Europe

» 09/12/04
Esmertec to Integrate Hybrid’s OpenGL ES based Graphics Solutions into its Jbed Solution

» 06/12/04
Phase I/II Experience of Pixantrone CHOP-Variant (CPOP)

» 05/12/04
TRISENOX® Produces Hematologic Responses in 30 Percent of Patients with Higher-Risk MDS

» 23/11/04
Arsenic Trioxide and Pixantrone Highlighted in 42 Abstracts and Presentations at The American Society of Hematology Meeting

» 23/11/04
Sendo has chosen Esmertec’s Java solution for its mobile phones

» 22/11/04
Ablynx appoints Edwin Moses as chairman of the board of directors

» 18/11/04
Esmertec Establishes Strategic Relationship with Mitsui & Co.

» 17/11/04
Esmertec and arm collaborate to optimize java application performance in wireless and embedded devices

» 10/11/04
Varioptic Selected Most Innovative Company of the Year for Its Liquid Lenses

» 01/11/04
CoreValve : Cath Lab Digest talks with founder Dr. Jacques Seguin about inserting a heart valve prosthesis in the cath lab.

» 26/10/04
Intransa annouces IP5500 - The industry's next-generation modular IP san solution for the mid-market

» 26/10/04
Esmertec raises CHF 23.5 Million from convertible note to fund growth

» 30/09/04
ETRI collaborates with Esmertec in R&D for digital home solutions and next generation personal communication devices

» 23/09/04
France Telecom selects Esmertec as technology partner for its embedded Java platforms

» 20/09/04
Cellzome AG Announces Partnership Agreement with Novartis

» 14/09/04
Dr. Ulrich Schumacher joins Esmertec as a Member of the Board of Directors

» 08/09/04
Oxxius receives 2.4 million euros from Sofinnova Partners in first round of financing

» 06/09/04
Sensitive Object secures 2 million € Series A financing round from Sofinnova Partners

» 30/08/04
Tony Reis, Former CEO of Swisscom, joins Esmertec’s Board of Directors

» 24/08/04
Enfora partners with Esmertec to enable wireless Java technology in their GSM/GPRS OEM devices

» 16/08/04
Intransa secures twenty five million dollars in series D funding

» 02/08/04
Highest Java™ Performance Achieved by the MIPS32® 24Kc™ Core

» 30/07/04
6WIND emporers customers and partners with a further commitment to quality

» 28/07/04
Diatos Elected Among the Top 15 Emerging Biotech Companies of 2004

» 27/07/04
Esmertec acquires OOVM

» 26/07/04
Ingenium INGENOtyping™ Agreement with Bayer HealthCare AG Meets Milestone for Genetic Model Production

» 26/07/04
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Completes Enrollment in Third Pivotal Trial of XYOTAX™ in Lung Cancer

» 22/07/04
Esmertec welcomes Michel Bon, Former CEO and Chairman of France Telecom, to its Board

» 20/07/04
Breakthrough ReValving(TM) Device Developed by CoreValve, S.A., May Provide Preferred Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery

» 19/07/04
Ablynx and Procter&Gamble form nanobody drug discovery and development partnership

» 12/07/04
Qosmos receives a first round of financing from Sofinnova Partners

» 07/07/04
Esmertec is opening Customer Support and Testing Centre in Taipei, Taiwan

» 06/07/04
Atomz Named to Second-Annual AlwaysOnTM List of Top 100 Private Companies

» 01/07/04
Servista, the leading provider of outsourced customer care and billing services for the home services market, has won the contract to support the Post Office's® entry into the UK residential fixed line market.

» 30/06/04
NIF Ventures acquires a stake in Varioptic S.A.

» 28/06/04
Esmertec’s Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM) solution for mobile phones is selected by Panasonic

» 22/06/04
Esmertec to demonstrate new breakthrough Java™ Solution – Jbed™ Advanced during JavaOne 2004

» 22/06/04
gamma capital partners and Sofinnova Partners co-lead €3 million series-B financing round in Austrian Pro-Med

» 14/06/04
TRISENOX® Produces Hematologic Responses in 27 Percent of MDS Patients

» 14/06/04
Combination of TRISENOX®, Vitamin C and Low-Dose Melphalan Produces 54 Percent Objective Response Rate in Late-Stage Multiple Myeloma Patients

» 10/06/04
Arsenic Trioxide Highlighted in Seven Presentations at European Hematology Association (EHA) Conference

» 07/06/04
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) to provide Varioptic’s liquid lenses for the mobile phones and PDA market

» 25/05/04
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Completes Enrollment in Second Pivotal Trial of XYOTAX™ in Poor Performance Status (PS2), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

» 19/05/04
Phase II Studies of TRISENOX in Multiple Myeloma and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Yield Promising Results

» 17/05/04
Addex Pharmaceuticals Completes Largest ever European Biotech Series B Fund Raising

» 12/05/04
Ingenium Acquires Pivotal Patents for INGENOtypingTM Platform

» 10/05/04
Faust raises 16 million euros to further develop its product candidates

» 05/05/04
Georges Haas, Ph.D., Joins Ingenium’s Supervisory Board Munich, Germany, May 5, 2004

» 03/05/04
Saegis Pharmaceuticals Begins Phase II Clinical Trial of SGS742 for Alzheimer’s Disease

» 03/05/04
Vidiom Systems Selects Esmertec™ to provide the JVM solution for its OCAP Products

» 28/04/04
Saegis Pharmaceuticals Announces Lead Product Candidate SGS742 Improves Cognition in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

» 27/04/04
Actelion announces first quarter results 2004

» 21/04/04
TRISENOX® U.S. Marketing Exclusivity Extended to 2018 - CTI expands TRISENOX® use in Europe with launch in Italy

» 20/04/04
Cell Therapeutics Initiates Phase I/II Study of CT-2106

» 07/04/04
Esmertec™ provides Time Warner Cable with JVM solution for the OCAP Market

» 06/04/04
Ablynx closes €25 million Series B Financing

» 29/03/04
PolyTechnos Funds and Sofinnova Partners co-lead EUR 10 million Series-B financing round in French Varioptic

» 18/03/04
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) selects Varioptic’s electrowetting technology for its camera module products World Premiere at CeBIT

» 17/03/04
Newly Formed UPEK Raises $20 Million in a First Round Financing Led by Sofinnova Ventures and Sofinnova Partners

» 08/03/04
CareX Completes 25 € million ($US32 million) Series B Private Placement- Funding to support development of diabetes and dyslipidemia therapies -

» 04/03/04
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. To Initiate Pivotal Trial for Pixantrone in Relapsed Aggressive Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

» 26/02/04
Esmertec gains a worldwide leadership role in fast growing mobile Java™ markets

» 25/02/04
Gruenenthal and Ingenium Enter INGENOtyping™ Agreement

» 25/02/04
Diatos S.A. Closes Euro 7 Million in a New Financing Round

» 24/02/04
MARCONI and CTS announce partnership agreement

» 16/02/04
Cobion acquired by Internet Security Systems

» 09/02/04
Sofinnova Partners announces a €5 million second investment round to support the development of 6WIND

» 29/01/04
Sofinnova Partners invests in InfraWorlds, a startup destined for a bright future in the wireless entertainment market

» 28/01/04
Tak'Asik receives $ 16.25 million Series C Funding to Fuel Expansion of its Growing Imaging Processor Business

» 26/01/04
Exonhit Therapeutics awaits final efficacy results as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis trial moves forward

» 21/01/04
Wyeth Joins Ingenium’s Genetic Rat Model Program

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