SAINT-PREX, Switzerland -Friday, January 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announced the recipients of the 2017-2018 Innovation Grants Program, an annual initiative of the Ferring Research Institute (FRI) based in San Diego. This global program supports research in the fields of reproductive medicine and women’s health, urology, gastroenterology, hepatology, and endocrinology.

“The quality of applications received in response to the 2017-2018 Ferring Innovation Grants call for proposals was outstanding. We have funded programs that we believe represent the leading edge of research in their therapeutic fields, and very much look forward to seeing the outcome of the innovative projects proposed by this year’s grant awardees,” said Keith James, President Ferring Research Institute, Senior Vice President Research and Development.

Now in its fifth year, the Innovation Grants Program received 300 submis ... Read more »

Following Ariane-5 launch anomaly, SES has successfully established connection with SES-14

KOUROU, French Guiana -Friday, January 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Guiana Space Centre – Following the anomaly that occurred during the launch on an Ariane 5 rocket last night, SES announces that it has successfully established a telemetry and telecommand connection to its SES-14 spacecraft and is setting up a new orbit raising plan now. SES-14 would thus reach the geostationary orbit only four weeks later than originally planned. SES confirms that the spacecraft is in good health, all subsystems on board are nominal, and the satellite is expected to meet the designed life time.

SES-14 will be positioned at 47.5 degrees West to serve Latin America, the Caribbean, North America and the North Atlantic region with C- and Ku-band wide beam coverage and Ku-band high throughput spot beam coverage.

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Team Visa athletes give their followers a first look at their journey to PyeongChang 2018 and how Visa’s innovative payment products are helping along the way

SAN FRANCISCO-Friday, January 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- With less than one month until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony, Visa’s (NYSE: V) roster of Team Visa athletes took the lead in launching the brand’s full-length 60-second global advertising campaign, “Resetting Finish Lines,” across their personal social media accounts. Over the past week, all 54 members of the Team Visa roster, including Olympic and Paralympic athletes, hopefuls, and legends representing twenty-one (21) countries and fifteen (15) sports, premiered the full-length spot ahead of its traditional debut on global digital and broadcast channels to highlight their appreciation for the support they’ve received during their training for PyeongChang 2018.

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European Commission Approves ADCETRIS^® (brentuximab vedotin) for CD30-Positive Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma after One Prior Systemic Therapy– Providing an Innovative Treatment Option to Patients

– Approval based on positive Phase 3 ALCANZA study results, which demonstrated a highly statistically significant improvement in rate of objective response lasting at least four months, median progression-free survival and overall response rate, and improvement in symptom burden in ADCETRIS arm –

– Milestone further reinforces the role of ADCETRIS in improving outcomes for patients with CD30-positive malignancies –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Friday, January 26th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the European Commission (EC) extended the cu ... Read more »