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| | TiGenix Reports on Sales of ChondroCelect | 10/3 |
Leuven (BELGIUM) - March 9, 2010 - TiGenix NV (NYSE EURONEXT: TIG) provides an update on the launch of ChondroCelect and the status of reimbursement applications.
TiGenix has begun the commercial launch of its lead product, ChondroCelect, for the treatment of cartilage damage in the knee, in the initial target markets which include Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The first commercial patients have been treated and initial revenues
have been generated. Reimbursement  | | |
| | | Imec and Synopsys Collaborate on 3D Stacked IC Development | 9/3  | Synopsys TCAD Tools Accelerate Development of Through-Silicon Via Technology
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - March 9, 2010 - Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and the Belgian nanoelectronics research center, imec, today announced they have entered into a collaboration to use Synopsys TCAD (Technology Computer-Aided Design) finite-element method tools for characterizing and optimizing the reliability and | | |
| | | Imec and Altos collaborate on chip design and prototyping service | 9/3 | Leuven, Belgium and San Jose, California, US - March 8, 2010 - Imec and Altos Design Automation, Inc. today announce that they have entered into an agreement to set up a library re-characterization service based on Altos ultra-fast characterization tools. With this collaboration, imec will extend its ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) prototyping and volume fabrication service with library re-characterization which is essential when designing in 65nm and 40nm nodes.
Imec and | | |
| | | Tigenix: Transparency information | 8/3 | Leuven (BELGIUM) - March 8, 2010 - TiGenix (NYSE EURONEXT BRUSSELS: TIG) publishes information in accordance with articles 15, 18 and 29 of the Belgian Act of May 2, 2007 and the Royal Decree of February 14, 2008, regarding the publication of major holdings in issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated Belgian market.
TiGenix has received a notification with regard to the participation in TiGenix NV of F&C Asset Management Ltd, having its registered office at 80 George | | |
| | | Leuven.Inc viert 10 jaar netwerking! | 5/3 |
Leuven Innovation Networking Circle of kortweg Leuven.Inc is in Vlaanderen geen onbekende meer. Het netwerk neemt reeds 10 jaar lang een prominente rol als netwerkplatform in. Dat dient gevierd te worden en dat doet het netwerk op vrijdag 12 maart 2010 samen met haar leden en in aanwezigheid van onder andere Gouverneur Lodewijk De Witte en Burgemeester Louis Tobback.
Tijdens het lustrum-programma wordt teruggekeken op 10 jaar netwerking ingebed in de Leuvense regio.
Onder andere Luc Van | | |
| | | Option to bring premier USB modem to AT&T | 5/3 | First GPS-enabled LaptopConnect device from AT&T
LEUVEN, Belgium, March 5 2010 - Coinciding with AT&T's announcement of yesterday afternoon, Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that it is shipping AT&T's first ever mobile broadband USB-modem with integrated GPS. The AT&T USBConnect Velocity is the premier mobile broadband USB modem offered by AT&T today, offering mobile users 3 great features in one device: built-in GPS, microSD | | |
| | | Option reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 results | 4/3 |
Leuven, Belgium - March 4, 2010 - Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced its results for the full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. The financial information reported in this release is presented in Euros and has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of IFRS as adopted by the European Union. The accounting policies and methods of computation followed in the attached financial | | |
| | | ASML RECEIVES INTEL'S PREFERRED QUALITY SUPPLIER AWARD | 4/3 | VELDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 3, 2010 - ASML has been recognized as one of 16 suppliers to receive Intel Corporation's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2009. ASML is recognized for their significant contributions, providing Intel with lithography process tools, deemed essential to Intel's success.
'ASML is honored to be selected by Intel as a recipient of their Preferred Quality Supplier award for 2009. This recognition validates a significant mutual effort | | |
| | | Option and Kobil to develop revolutionary 3G solution for secured transactions | 2/3 | | LEUVEN, Belgium, March 1 2010 - Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, and Kobil Systems GmbH, a market-leading trendsetter of mobile IT solutions in the area of digital identities, today announced that they collaborate the development and combined selling of a new strategic security product, the mIDentity 3G. The mIDentity 3G will be unique in combining wireless broadband 3G technology and digital security of data and identities while opening up a market | | |
| | | Materialise Celebrates 20th Anniversary at its World Conference | 2/3 | | Leuven, Belgium -- Materialise is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a big way! For the first time, they have organized a conference that combines all of their popular events into one - the Materialise World Conference. It will begin on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 and will end on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Materialise 'drives your innovations' by offering opportunities to participate in educational events that allow customers to learn how other industry leaders are maximizing the software | | |
| | | FMTC presenteert nieuwe resultaten op Hightech mechatronica | 24/2 | Op Hightech mechatronica, de conferentie en beurs voor geavanceerde machinebouw, die op 25 maart 2010 doorgaat in Veldhoven, Nederland, zal FMTC twee recente resultaten voorstellen: namelijk een tweevoudige lerende controle voor het verbeteren van de prestaties van industriėle machines, en een visie systeem voor het volgen van de positie van snelle objecten.
Van moderne machines wordt verwacht dat ze zich autonoom kunnen aanpassen aan veranderende werkingsomstandigheden. Voor systemen die | | |
| | | Option elects Olivier Lefebvre as new Chairman of the Board of Directors | 22/2 | Philippe Rogge stepping down as COO
LEUVEN, Belgium - February 22, 2010 - Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that Olivier Lefebvre has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Jan Callewaert will focus full time on his responsibilities as CEO while continuing to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
Olivier Lefebvre, who has been an Option Board member since July 2008, was previously | | |
| | | ZARI, A NEW APPLE VARIETY IS BORN | 19/2 | BELGIUM - 22 August 2008 - Zari is the name of the brand-new apple variety that has been launched by the Belgian
company Better3Fruit. After years of research and intensive testing, Zari, a descendant of Elstar and
Delbarestival, has been created. Zari is a striped, crunchy and extremely juicy apple. The new variety will be
only distributed through license and will be first offered in the Benelux, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark
and Finland. Better3Fruit is a company specialised in | | |
| | | Kent grower wins UK rights for new apples | 19/2 | Two new apple varieties, Zari and Zonga, are being grown in the UK for the first time this year after Kent-based top-fruit grower Clive Goatham acquired the UK growing rights.
Goatham, of AC Goatham & Son, has already planted some of the varieties on his new farm, Griffin Farm, in Sutton Valence in Kent.
Goatham bought the farm, which consists mainly of Cox orchards, this spring from apple grower David Boxall, who has now retired.
Goatham said: 'I am very pleased with the acquisition of | | |
| | | Better3Fruit lanceert nieuw appelras 'Zari' | 19/2 | SINT-TRUIDEN 21/08 (BELGA) = Het Leuvense fruitveredelingsbedrijf
Better3Fruit, heeft na jarenlange testen en onderzoek een nieuw appelras gelanceerd. Het gaat om het zomerras 'Zari', een nakomeling van de variėteiten Elstar en Delbardestivale. Het nieuwe appelras wordt enkel onder licentie verdeeld. In het Proefcentrum voor Fruitteelt in Kerkom bij Sint-Truiden werden 300 bomen van het nieuwe ras aangeplant, zo deelt
Better3Fruit donderdag mee.
Zari wordt momenteel geoogst en is beschikbaar | | |
| | | Univeg markets new apple variety | 19/2 | | Univeg-Legumex Trade, subsiduary of fruit and vegetable company Univeg Group has obtained a licence for the exclusive production and sale of two new apple varieties. It is the first time that Univeg has independently put new apple varieties on the market. The concept-apples from Better3Fruit are a cross between Gala and Braeburn and have no brandname as yet. 'Both varieties are green with a red flush, have a slighty sour taste and are crisp and juicy,' said Peter Hostens, general diretor of | | |
| | | Option and Skinit partner to deliver on-demand personalization of mobile devices | 16/2 | Partnership deepens Option's total broadband solutions offering
LEUVEN, Belgium - February 16, 2010 - Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that it is has signed an agreement with Skinit, the leading provider of consumer electronics device personalization, to support network operators, companies selling mobile devices and end-users in making their mobile devices truly their own. The ability to personalize devices has been equated to the | | |
| | | Record number of papers at SPIE Advanced Lithography reports imec's progress in advanced lithography | 16/2 | Leuven, Belgium - February 16, 2010 - At next week's SPIE (www.spie.org) Advanced Lithography Conference, to be held February 22 - 26 in San Jose, California, imec technologists contribute in a record number of over 30 papers showing their newest breakthroughs in advanced semiconductor lithography research.
While imec pushes 193nm to its limits by investigating cost-effective double patterning methods and by source mask optimization for 22nm half pitch, most research has been shifted to EUVL | | |
| | | Option announces world's first ultra customizable USB modem solution: iCON XY | 15/2 | LEUVEN, Belgium - February 15, 2010 - Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that it has launched a new and highly customizable USB modem solution, the iCON® XY enabling mobile network operators to target different market segments with different levels of customization including branding, look & feel, packaging and software with just one device while reducing the cost and complexity of their supply chains.
The iCON XY is a full mobile | | |
| | | Option announces uCAN Connect 3.0 | 15/2 | | LEUVEN, Belgium - February 15, 2010 - Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced the latest version of its cutting-edge connection management software platform. At the same time the Company announces that is working with Telenor Norway to develop the network operator's new connection manager based upon the uCAN® Connect platform. uCAN Connect reduces costs and increases customer satisfaction by extremely simple support for different branded | | |
| | | Tigenix: Transparency Information | 12/2 | Leuven (BELGIUM) - February 12, 2010 - TiGenix (NYSE EURONEXT BRUSSELS: TIG) publishes the information in accordance with articles 15, 18 and 29 of the Belgian Act of May 2, 2007 and the Royal Decree of February 14, 2008, regarding the publication of major holdings in issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated Belgian market.
TiGenix has received a notification with regard to the participation in TiGenix NV of ING Group NV, having its registered office at Amstelveenseweg | | |
| | | FUGEIA stelt Herman Van Mellaert aan tot CEO | 11/2 |
Leuven, 11 februari 2010. FUGEIA kondigt vandaag de aanstelling van Herman Van Mellaert tot Chief Executive Officer aan. Oprichter Willem Broekaert wordt nu de Chief Technology Officer van het bedrijf.
Herman Van Mellaert heeft jarenlange ervaring in het opzetten en uitbouwen van sterke technologiegedreven ondernemingen. Hij was mede-oprichter en CEO van CropDesign NV, een toonaangevend bedrijf in de plantenbiotechnologie dat in 2006 werd gekocht door BASF Plant Science. Onder zijn leiding | | |
| | | Imec and Holst Centre present ADC with record figure of merit suited for low energy radios | 11/2 | Leuven, Belgium and Eindhoven, the Netherlands, February 10, 2010 - At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and Holst Centre report an ultra-low power 8 bit analog to digital convertor (ADC) consuming only 30fJ energy per conversion step. This world-class figure of merit ADC is especially suited for upcoming low energy radios in the ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) radio bands such as low-energy Bluetooth or IEEE 802.15.6 for body-area networks.
Imec and Holst | | |
| | | Imec, Renesas and M4S report a single-chip reconfigurable multi-standard wireless transceiver in 40nm CMOS | 11/2 | Leuven, February 10, 2010 - At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and its research partners Renesas Technology Corp. and M4S present a complete transceiver with RF, baseband and data converter circuits in 40nm low-power CMOS. The fully reconfigurable transceiver is compatible with various wireless standards and applications, including the upcoming mobile broadband 3GPP-LTE standard.
The trend in wireless communication where terminals give their users ubiquitous access | | |
| | | IMEC Incubation Fund to stimulate the foundation of spin-offs | 11/3 | IMEC to provide financial and technological environment for future high-tech companies based on IMEC technology.
Leuven, Belgium -- October 16, 2001 --- IMEC, Europe's leading independent research and development center in microelectronics and information and communication technologies (ICT), has announced the creation of its Incubation Fund to support the launch phase of new spin-off companies.
One of IMEC's strategic objectives is to support the local industry in Flanders (Belgium) by | | |
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