RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Thursday, November 29th 2012

Quintiles Founder Dennis Gillings, CBE, has received the SCRIP Lifetime Achievement Award and the company he started has been named “CRO of the Year” at the 2012 SCRIP Awards in London.

The SCRIP Awards acknowledge excellence in the biopharmaceutical industry, based on judging by an independent panel of 16 life sciences experts. The 8th annual awards ceremony, held on November 28th at The Lancaster hotel in London, was attended by more than 500 industry leaders from around the world.

Being named CRO of the Year by SCRIP is a prestigious honor for Quintiles, the world’s leading provider of biopharmaceutical services. It is one of the most competitive awards bestowed by SCRIP, and Quintiles has received it three times in the past four years.

Likewise, Dennis Gillings’ lifetime achievement award is equally celebrated. Mike Ward Chief Content Officer for Datamonitor Healthcare an ... Read more »

The new Roamly Overlay SIM removes the hassles mobile users experience when trying to reduce roaming charges while allowing them to keep their existing mobile number, mobile phone, settings and contacts

TORONTO - Friday, November 30th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The new Roamly Overlay SIM has solved the problem of managing high mobile phone roaming charges incurred by business travelers while abroad, without the hassle of having to buy local or replacement travel SIM cards and having to change their number, device or home operator.

Frequent travelers can reduce voice, SMS and data roaming charges automatically by up to 80% by simply attaching the patented paper-thin Roamly Overlay SIM to their existing SIM card and re-inserting the combined SIMs into their existing mobile phone. They can travel to over 200 countries and experience the same wireless coverage and quality of service they are used to using the Roamly mobile carrier partner ne ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Thursday, November 29th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Executive Chairman William P. Lauder and President and Chief Executive Officer Fabrizio Freda of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) today announced that Jane Lauder and Peter Lichtenthal will each assume additional responsibilities as part of the Company’s strategic organizational redesign announced on Thursday, November 15, 2012. The continuing organizational evolution reflects a move to keep pace with the Company’s outstanding global growth since 2009. These appointments become effective January 1, 2013.

Fabrizio Freda stated, “We are a dynamic organization, evolving as the skills of our Company grow. Jane and Peter are exceptional global brand leaders who consistently maximize opportunities across regions and channels to deliver outstanding results. The additional responsibilities we are announcing for our leaders celebrate their strengths and, at the same time, provide them grow ... Read more »