Science Education & Policy

NICE, France, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - The new Lumax 540 technologies together with Biotronik Home Monitoring(R) offer remote, wireless advanced patient management that provides daily protection for patients with life-threatening arrhythmias. BIOTRONIK GmbH & Co KG, the pioneer in wireless remote monitoring technology for patients with cardiac devices, announced the launch of the Lumax 540 series today. This technologically advanced series, which includes implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), has many industry-…

SINGAPORE, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayors and senior officials around the world will join an expanding line-up of prominent speakers and delegates from governments, international organisations, private sector companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at the first-ever World Cities Summit this month. This international conference on public governance and the sustainable development of cities, will take place in Singapore from 23 to 25 June 2008. Practitioner focussed, it will discuss the challenges of urbanisation and examine effective practices in governance, urban planning,…

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - First World Allergy Report Calls for Urgent Worldwide Collaboration to Tackle Global Increase in Allergies and Allergic Diseases The World Allergy Organization (WAO) will publish its first Report on the extent of allergy and chronic respiratory diseases worldwide on the 18 June 2008 and has called for immediate collaboration to tackle the current escalation in allergy cases. In the last 20-30 years, the prevalence of allergic diseases has increased significantly - a trend that shows no signs of abating. It is estimated that 400 million people…

How is it that a statement by the Vatican has delayed my annual report to the National Institutes of Health? Not being Catholic, I generally don't pay much attention to Papal announcements, but maybe I need to start listening. Apparently back in March, the Vatican suggested that "genetic manipulations which alter DNA" are mortal sins. Since just about everything I do in the lab involves genetic manipulations which alter DNA (in fact the only organisms in our lab which aren't genetically engineered are the people who work there), I can add one more item to my long list of reasons for why I'm…

STOCKHOLM, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Karolinska Development announced that the talk will focus on the commercialization mechanism behind the Karolinska Institutet Innovations System set up by Karolinska Institutet. Bogentoft, is CEO of Karolinska Development (KD), one of the largest life science investment companies in Europe. Using a unique highly cost effective model to commercialize innovative life science from Northern Europe KD capitalizes on the value appreciation generated by bringing very early projects to proof of concept. This talk will cover the key points that have enabled KD to…

SEATTLE, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - Opens New Headquarters in The Hague, Expands Presence and Operations in New Countries, Signs Multiple Channel Partners Throughout Europe, Localizes Network Security Solutions WatchGuard(R) Technologies, a global provider of network security solutions, today announced that it is rapidly expanding its market presence throughout Europe, marked by a series of substantive developments. This includes the opening of a new EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) corporate headquarters in The Hague, expansion of sales and operations into several countries, recruitment…

BERLIN, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - univadis(R) Users Gain Access to BMJ Learning Content for CME and CPD The pharmaceutical company MSD (known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited in the UK and Merck & Co., Inc. in the US) and BMJ (British Medical Journal) Group today announced a partnership in medical education through which BMJ Learning will be made available to physicians through MSD's medical portal univadis(R). This unique partnership will change the face of medical education in Europe and beyond, allowing users access to most of BMJ Learning's library of 'Continuing Medical Education…

UTRECHT and ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - Equens and Albert Heijn Develop Innovative Payment Method Today the payment processor Equens and supermarket chain Albert Heijn will begin a pilot with Tip2Pay - pay with your fingertip. For a period of six months, customers of Albert Heijn will be able to pay for their shopping using their fingertips. The objective of the pilot is to investigate the potential of this technology as a new payment method and establish whether it is received positively by consumers. This is the first pilot of its kind in the Netherlands. It will…

TORONTO, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company to Deploy WiMAX Forum Certified(R) RedMAX(R) Products in 1000 Rural & Urban Areas to Meet the Demand for Broadband Services Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced that NOMOTECH, the largest alternative telecommunications network provider in France, has selected its WiMAX Forum Certified(R) RedMAX(R) products for its US$5 million broadband wireless network expansion. NOMOTECH will deploy Redline's RedMAX products to establish a…

LONDON, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite members at the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are to go on a continuous overtime ban from today (Tuesday 17th June) with a full day of strike action planned for Friday 20th June. Administrative staff were forced to ballot for strike action when management failed to secure a salary settlement that should have been paid from 1st April 2008. EIS came back with a final offer of a five-year pay deal which didn't even match the retail price index. Tony Trench, Unite Regional Official said: "Unite has tried everything to get EIS to sit down and discuss…