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Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals


Halozyme Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trials With Insulin Analogs Lispro...

2010-09-03 13:42:49| Biotech - Topix.net

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced the initiation of two Phase 2 Ultrafast Insulin treatment studies that utilize its rHuPH20 hyaluronidase enzyme in combination with the two leading commercially available mealtime analogs: insulin aspart, the active ingredient in NovoLog, and insulin lispro, the active ingredient in Humalog.


Category: Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
 

Indiana to get share of Botox settlement

2010-09-03 09:33:17| Biotech - Topix.net

Botox maker Allergan Inc. said Wednesday that it would pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.


Category: Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
 

Cetero Research Launches Seminar Series On Accelerated Proof-Of-Concept In Drug Development

2010-09-03 05:34:00| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles

Cetero Research, the leading early-stage contract research organization (CRO), is launching a series of scientific seminars, "An Accelerated Path to Proof-of-Concept in Drug Development," designed to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology researchers learn the latest innovations in Phase I and IIa clinical trial designs.


Category: Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
 

Consumer Goods and Services


US: Richard Chai to design collection for Original Penguin

2010-09-03 14:38:24| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Fashion designer Richard Chai has created a limited-edition collection for lifestyle brand Original Penguin.


Category: Consumer Goods and Services
 

SOUTH AFRICA: Da Gama Textiles to shed 761 jobs

2010-09-03 14:38:24| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

One of South Africa's leading textile producers, Da Gama Textiles, is to lay off 761 workers - nearly two-thirds of its workforce - according to local media reports today (3 September).


Category: Consumer Goods and Services
 

US: Quiksilver Q3 earnings beat expectations

2010-09-03 14:38:24| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Action sports and surfwear maker Quiksilver Inc has beaten expectations for its third-quarter earnings after careful control of costs helped offset lower sales.


Category: Consumer Goods and Services
 

Electronics and Electrical


Intel to buy Infineon's mobile unit for $1.4 billion

2010-09-03 13:54:11| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Three people familiar with the matter had told Reuters on Friday that Intel and Infineon would likely reach an agreement on the business's future within the next few days.


Category: Electronics and Electrical
 

Panasonic aiming for half of Europe's 3D TV market

2010-09-03 10:32:06| Electronics - Topix.net

Panasonic Corp is aiming to grab a 50 percent share of the European 3D television market this year as demand outstrips expectations and the technology wins converts worldwide, its head of Europe said on Thursday.


Category: Electronics and Electrical
 

Samsung rolls out stylish new "shark" SF laptop series for the ladies

2010-09-03 09:39:34| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Samsung continues to design laptops with the ladies in mind, with the company's new SF series offering a fin-like design, ivory-colored exterior, and the usual press shots of the notebooks being clutched by an attractive young woman.


Category: Electronics and Electrical
 

Information Technology


Women perform well on Defcon social engineering test

2010-09-03 14:30:54| InfoWorld: Top News

Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.


Category: Information Technology
 

Secunia security program automatically tracks down, applies patches

2010-09-03 13:48:29| InfoWorld: Top News

Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,


Category: Information Technology
 

VMware customers cast a wary glance at Microsoft's virtualization tools

2010-09-03 13:24:13| InfoWorld: Top News

VMware customers attending VMworld are taking a look at Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software, but say the Microsoft technology falls a bit short and that it would be problematic to start over after investing heavily in VMware.


Category: Information Technology
 

Real Estate


First REALTOR Tour of Homes

2010-09-03 14:32:46| Real Estate - Topix.net

Pagosa Springs Area Association of REALTORSA proudly presents the first Tour of Homes this Labor Day weekend.


Category: Real Estate
 

Is it still a good time to buy?

2010-09-03 12:33:00| Real Estate - Topix.net

The lazy days of summer may be here, but the real estate industry is busier than ever.


Category: Real Estate
 

Lebanon Outlet Mall Gets New Owner

2010-09-03 08:23:35| Real Estate - Topix.net

Simon Property Group Inc. announced the completion of the acquisition of Prime Outlets Acquisition Co., which includes an outlet mall in Lebanon.


Category: Real Estate
 

Telecommunications


Verizon joins the prepaid mobile data party

2010-09-03 13:16:49| Telecom - Topix.net

Users of 15 smartphones and eight less-expensive handsets with multimedia features can now buy unlimited 3G mobile data for $US30 per month, or 25M bytes of data for $10, without a contract.


Category: Telecommunications
 

Cisco to acquire smart grid metering co. Arch Rock

2010-09-03 10:49:26| Wireless - Topix.net

Cisco Systems said Thursday that it plans to acquire Arch Rock Corp., a maker of wireless network equipment for smart grids, for an undisclosed amount.


Category: Telecommunications
 

MU, WVU Presidents to Headline Technology Symposium

2010-09-03 09:12:12| Telecom - Topix.net

TechConnect West Virginia will host the symposium from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 7 in Huntington.


Category: Telecommunications