ASIANET DAILY SUMMARY - PRESS RELEASES FOR JANUARY 10, 2011.

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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Monday, January 10, 2011

SYDNEY, Jan 10 /AsiaNet/ --

TOY TESTING...

GENEVA: Cotecna Inspection, one of the world's leading trade testing, inspection, and certification companies, has opened a new laboratory in Shatin, Hong Kong specialized in the testing of toys.

http://www.cotecna.com

http://www.ukas.com

http://www.cen.eu

http://www.iso.org

http://bit.ly/gMOtrQ

FAVOURABLE DATA...

BEDMINSTER, N.J.: Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held emerging specialty pharmaceuticals company, today announced data from its ECLIPSE trial (Epanova Compared to Lovaza In a Pharmacokinetic Single-dose Evaluation), designed to evaluate the bioavailability of Epanova(TM), the Company's lead compound for the treatment of very high triglycerides (greater than or equal to 500 mg/dL), in comparison to Lovaza(R), the leading prescription Omega 3.

www.omthera.com

http://bit.ly/gW7Xkd

SECURITIES REDEMPTION...

WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.

http://bit.ly/eHrcUp

AGREEMENT SIGNED...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held company that provides proprietary technologies and materials for the production of high efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells, announced today that it signed an agreement with Motech Industries, Inc. ("Motech") to develop high performance solar cells using silicon ink manufactured by Innovalight.

http://www.innovalight.com

http://www.motech.com.tw

http://bit.ly/gVzhzp

EVERYBODY. EVERYDAY...

TOKYO: Results of a recent trial by Professor Michael Gleeson of Loughborough University, the UK, have demonstrated a clear health benefit for athletes drinking the commercially available fermented milk drink Yakult, which contains the unique probiotic strain LcS.

http://bit.ly/giF9kP

EVERYBODY. EVERYDAY...

TOKYO: Results of a recent trial by Professor Michael Gleeson of Loughborough University, the UK, have demonstrated a clear health benefit for athletes drinking the commercially available fermented milk drink Yakult, which contains the unique probiotic strain LcS.

http://bit.ly/dIoQzJ

REGISTRATION OPEN...

BRUSSELS: RISI, the leading information provider for the forest products industry, today announced that registration is open for its annual European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference.

http://www.risi.com

http://bit.ly/eNnbfM

CATALOGING SERVICE...

SAN DIEGO: EBL, a leading supplier of ebooks to academic, research and corporate libraries, announced the launch MARC delivery service through OCLC's WorldCat Cataloging Partners (WCP) program. The addition of WCP to EBL's array of cataloging options will provide libraries with a streamlined and trusted cataloging workflow.

http://www.eblib.com

http://www.ebooks.com

http://bit.ly/e11LPt

MASHABLE AWARD...

LAS VEGAS and UTRECHT, The Netherlands: Eurail.Com, the online sales channel for European rail passes, has won the Mashable Award for Best Social Media Customer Service.

http://www.eurail.com

http://www.interrailnet.com

http://www.facebook.com/eurorail

http://www.facebook.com/interrailnet

http://www.mashable.com

http://bit.ly/fQuUxf

THE FUTURE...

LAS VEGAS: Haier, the world's #1 major appliances brand, is unveiling its latest home appliances solutions today, with the launch of its latest Net Connect Wi-Fi internet-connected televisions, innovative 3D televisions, and new range of "Smart Life" internet-connected appliances.

http://bit.ly/eCnjHC

FINANCING CLOSES...

TRONDHEIM, Norway: Avexxin AS, a Norwegian pharma company focusing on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, announces the closure of a financing round enabling the company to take its lead compound against psoriasis through early clinical development.

http://www.ntnu.edu

http://www.uio.no

http://www.len.no

http://www.ventac-partners.com

http://bit.ly/hGPlQi

OEM DEAL...

HONG KONG: Kx Systems, the leader in high-performance database and time series analysis, today announced that Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., one of China's top- tier securities firms, has signed an OEM license deal for its kdb+ database.

http://kx.com

http://bit.ly/gIXrl7

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