Covance and Sanofi-Aventis Sign Definitive Agreements for 10-Year Strategic R&D Alliance

Sanofi-Aventis Names Covance its R&D Partner as part of US$2.2 Billion Agreement -

PRINCETON, New Jersey, September 30, 2010 – Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD) today announced the signing of definitive
agreements with sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) for Covance to
become sanofi-aventis' R&D partner. Over the next ten years, Covance expects
to provide drug development services to [...]

Concentric Medical Announces Initiation of the First Stentriever(TM) Study in Europe

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, September 30, 2010 – Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke
intervention, today announced the start of the TREVO Study. The first
patients were enrolled and successfully treated at the Hospital Clinic de
Barcelona by the Neuroradiology team of Drs. Juan Macho and Jordi Blasco.

The TREVO Study [...]

Shire Announces Results of the Tender Offer for Movetis NV and Commencement of Squeeze-Out Tender Period

DUBLIN, September 30, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, announces that shareholders of Movetis NV have
tendered 99.18% of the shares of Movetis (Euronext Brussels: MOVE) during the
initial acceptance period of the tender offer which closed on September 27,
2010. The shares tendered into the tender offer are expected to [...]

Care Home Regulator Abandons Star Ratings – but Closes the Worst Homes

LONDON, September 30, 2010 – BestCareHome.co.uk, the care home comparison website, announced today
that it will continue to award and publish star ratings, even as the
regulator of Care Homes moves to abandon them on its own website.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) stopped awarding star ratings at the
end of June, and after [...]

Campaign Launched by EPDA to Highlight Overlooked Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

New Life With Parkinson's – Non-Motor Symptoms Campaign Builds on Parkinson's Awareness Campaign

GLASGOW, Scotland, September 30, 2010 – Today the European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA)
announces the launch of its pan-European awareness campaign, Life with
Parkinson's – Non-Motor Symptoms at the 2nd World Parkinson Congress in
Glasgow.
Recent surveys have revealed that close to [...]

Resverlogix Appoints Kenneth J. Zuerblis to Board of Directors

CALGARY, Canada, September 30, 2010 – Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") (TSX:RVX) announces
that Mr. Kenneth Zuerblis has been appointed to the Company's Board of
Directors. Recently Mr. Zuerblis served as the Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice President of ImClone Systems Inc., prior to its acquisition by
Eli Lilly.

"I was initially attracted [...]

Inaugural Pharma Exchange Conference Produced by Informex to Draw Together Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chemical Industry

First in a series of pharma conferences seeks to build business relationships and encourage sharing and collaboration within regional marketplaces

PRINCETON, New Jersey, September 30, 2010 – Informex (www.informex.com), the leading meeting place for buyers
and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications, today
announced that its first ever Pharma Exchange Conference will occur [...]

Stroz Friedberg Amplifying Growth with US$115MM New Mountain Capital Investment

NEW YORK, September 30, 2010 – Stroz Friedberg's unsurpassed expertise in managing digital risk and
uncovering digital evidence has helped attract a US$115 million investment
from New Mountain Capital to fuel and accelerate the company's growth.

"This investment is with the perfect partner and happens at the perfect
time," says Eric Friedberg (
www.strozfriedberg.com/professionals/xprProfessionalDetails1.aspx?xpST=ProfessionalDetail&professional=4
), Co-President [...]

The Harley Medical Group Sees Steady Increase in Breast Reduction Procedures

LONDON, September 30, 2010 – The Harley Medical Group reports that it has seen a steady increase in
breast reduction procedures in the UK. With breast surgery still top of the
ops in the cosmetic surgery field, wanting to appear slimmer is an
increasingly common motivator for women having breast reductions. A smaller
looking frame helps towards the [...]