IRVING, Texas - Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) awarded Fluor an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea. Fluor booked the $501 million contract value into backlog in the second quarter of 2016.

The project will expand bauxite production from 14.5 million to 18.5 million tons per year and is the company’s first of a planned three-phase expansion. The scope includes expansion of the mine infrastructure, rail system, port facility and processing plant infrastructure and utilities. Fluor has been involved since the project’s early stages executing the feasibility study and early engineering.

“Fluor has worked with CBG to develop a capital-efficient solution that combines delivery predictability and flexibility for maintenance and future expansions, ... Read more »

-Randomized Phase 3 Clinical Trial with ADCETRIS Met Primary Endpoint, Demonstrating Highly Statistically Significant Improvement in Rate of Objective Response Lasting at Least Four Months-

BOTHELL, Wash. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan - Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

-Abstract to be Submitted to ASH for Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting-

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN) today announced that the Phase 3 ALCANZA clinical trial evaluating ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a highly statistically significant improvement in the rate of objective response lasting at least four months (ORR4). This randomized trial, which received a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and scientific advice from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), compar ... Read more »

HYDERABAD, India - Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cigniti Technologies is recognized as a Leader by NelsonHall, in the Pure-Play market segment in the recently published NEAT report for Software Testing, 2016. Cigniti has also been identified as a Leader in the Overall, Digital, and Consulting market segments.

According to NelsonHall’s 2016 Cigniti Software Testing profile by Dominique Raviart, IT Services Practice Director, “Cigniti’s visibility among testing pure-plays is a strength: with its 1,800+ career testers, Cigniti is the second largest software testing pure-play by headcount.” Dominique further added, “Cigniti continues to develop IP and accelerators, like SMART Tools, Migration Tools (QuickLean, Migrate2Selenium) and new age DevOps Dashboard, Agile & Digital IPs. This is in line with NelsonHall’s view that the future of software testing industry is about complementing testing tools with pro ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Monday, August 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces the completion of the acquisition of the remaining shares in O3b Networks. Consequently, SES now owns 100% of O3b and will fully consolidate the company in SES’s financial accounts from this date forward.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of more than 50 geostationary satellites. Focusing on value-added, end-to-end solutions in four key market verticals (video, enterprise, mobility and government), SES provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, and mobile and fixed network operators, as well as business and governmental organisations worldwide. SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the satellite industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are locate ... Read more »