AZ ACQUISITION OF TAKEDA'S RESPIRATORY BUSINESS

ASTRAZENECA TO STRENGTHEN THERAPY AREA FRANCHISE THROUGH ACQUISITION OF TAKEDA'S RESPIRATORY BUSINESS Acquisition to include non-US rights to roflumilast and will be accretive to 2016 earnings, contributing to AstraZeneca's return to growth strategy   AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the core respiratory business of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda"). The deal will include the expansion of rights to roflumilast (marketed as Daliresp in the US and Daxas in other countries), the only approved oral PDE4 inhibitor for

Rejlers wins contract for the digitization of electrical safety

Agder Energi Nett has signed an agreement with Rejlers Elsikkerhet for monitoring the electrical installations in Agders counties. The agreement means the use of completely new digital tools that put the company at the cutting edge of the monitoring industry. The contract is for two years, with the option of a further two plus one year, and is worth around 125 million NOK.The network companies are obliged to monitor electrical safety within their supplied areas. Monitoring is carried out through "Local electrical monitoring", which includes ensuring that electrical installations in both new

Alfa Laval wins SEK 60 million natural gas order in the US

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a Liquid Natural Gas plant in the US. The order, booked in the Energy & Process segment, has a value of approximately SEK 60 million and delivery is scheduled for 2016.The order comprises the delivery of Alfa Laval compact heat exchangers for a new processing and liquefaction facility in the U.S. The heat exchangers will contribute to an energy-efficient process as they recover and reuse heat in the gas-cleaning process. “This is an order from an

Balder completes a directed issue of 10 million Class B shares, raising proceeds of approximately SEK 1.7bn

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASED, DIRECTLY OR INDIECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFULFastighets AB Balder (publ) (“Balder”) has, based on the authorization granted by Balder’s Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2015, resolved to carry out a direct share issue of 10,000,000 Class B shares at a subscription price of SEK 172 per share (the “Issue”). The subscription price in the Issue has been determined through a so-called “accelerated book-building” procedure led by Carnegie and SEB.

Latin-American Broadcaster Telesur signs expanded agreement with Cxense

Cxense (OSE:CXENSE) today announced that the Latin-American broadcaster Telesur has signed an expanded contract to make further use of Cxense data management and personalization technology. Telesur originally licensed the Cxense Insight (real-time analytics), Cxense Content (website personalization), Cxense Display (targeted advertising) and Cxense Search solutions and has now expanded the use of these products. The Telesur contract further strengthens Cxense’s list of broadcasting customers from around the world, which includes The Weather Channel and Viacom (USA), MediaCorp (

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of own shares

Selvaag Bolig purchased 13 563 of its own shares on 15 December 2015. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 24.08. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction Selvaag Bolig holds 271 229 own shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at any

Information regarding Biotage’s Annual Report 2014

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB (”the Stock Exchange”) has, within the scope of its supervision of regular financial information, according to chapter 16 paragraph 13 in the Securities Market Act (2007:528), posed questions in relation to Biotage’s decision to reverse a part of an additional purchase price pertaining to the acquisition of MIP Technologies AB made in 2010. In its concluding remarks the Stock Exchange criticized Biotage for simultaneously having recognized an impairment of goodwill by the same amount without taking into account the fact that the impairment test made for the total

Diös Fastigheter in Real Estate Transaction with Riksbyggen and Kommunal

Diös Fastigheter acquires three central located properties with an area of 14,260 square meters and sells eleven properties with an area of 39,800 square meters in a real estate transaction with Riksbyggen and Kommunal. The underlying property value of the acquisition amount to SEK 149 million and for the sale SEK 321 million. Change of possession will be on 30 December.Of the acquired properties, two are located in Östersund and one in Umeå. Of the total area, 19 per cent are residential and 81 per cent are commercial. The three largest tenants are the Municipality of Östersund, Sportsgym

Many unexpected genetic variants hamper personalised medicine

In recent decades much hope was based on the development of personalised drug treatments, in which genetic tests determine the choice and optimal dose of medication for each individual patient. However, the real breakthrough is still to be seen, and now researchers at Karolinska Institutet show in two separate scientific papers that many more gene variants affect how a person responds to medication than previously thought – and thus that today’s analytical tools are too coarse.“For the individual patient, the tests used today don’t give enough information, which means that if we’re to

SCC announces new dedicated public sector division for Managed Print Services

SCC, Europe’s biggest independent IT services business, has announced the creation of a new dedicated public sector division for Managed Print Services (MPS). The announcement follows 18 months of unprecedented growth for SCC’s MPS business, and a string of major contract wins in the public sector, including Avon & Somerset Police, HOC and, most recently, Devon County Council. SCC was successful in two Lots tendered by Devon County Council: to provide and maintain 550 devices, and to become the preferred supplier of MPS to local authority, education, healthcare and EMS organisations

SAS Year-end Report November 2014 – October 2015

SAS delivers substantial earnings improvementAugust 2015 – October 2015 · Income before tax: MSEK 867 (-450) · Income before tax and nonrecurring items: MSEK 1,338 (789) · Revenue: MSEK 10,903 (10,966) · Unit revenue (PASK) declined 0.5% [1] · Unit cost (CASK) increased 3.5% [2] · EBIT margin: 11.8% (-2.3%) · Net income for the period: MSEK 517 (-303) · Earnings per common share: SEK 1.31 (-1.21) · The outlook for the full year 2015/2016 is presented on page 8 · The Board of Directors proposes that no dividends be paid to holders of SAS AB’s common shares ·

Publication of Prospectus

Regulatory Announcement Royal Bank of CanadaDecember 15, 2015 Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States. Royal Bank of Canada has agreed to issue GBP300,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due December  2016, Series 24761 (the "Notes") pursuant to its Programme for the Issuance of Securities (the "Programme"). The following document constitutes the final terms dated December 15, 2015 (the "Final Terms") relating to the admission to trading of the Notes for purpose of Article 5.4 of Directive 2003/71/EC and must be read in

Weak market conditions impact negatively on SSAB’s earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015

SSAB is expected to report lower earnings for the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter of 2015. This is primarily attributable to lower volumes and falling prices in Europe and North America. EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2015 is expected to be betweenSEK 50 million and SEK 250 million and the operating loss to be between SEK 900 million and SEK 700 million. Market conditions are expected to improve in Q1 2016.The outlook in SSAB’s report published on October 22 for the period January-September 2015 stated that: “In North America, the wait-and-see sentiment in demand for

Stora Enso and Kemira successfully complete water management project in China

The community project is benefiting 2 600 people in rural Guangxi.STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 16 December 2015 at 9.00 EET  A three-year corporate responsibility initiative on water stewardship run by Stora Enso and the global chemicals company Kemira in Guangxi Province in Southern China has now been completed. Launched in 2013, the initiative was designed to find new responsible water management solutions through stakeholder engagement, local community work, and capacity building.Pilot projects launched by Stora Enso and Kemira in the villages of Nahupo, Shengping, and Baimei in the

Orkla expanding in ice cream ingredients and accessories

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Idun Industri AS, Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) has purchased 55% of the shares in the two Dutch sales and distribution companies Frusco and Briceland. Combined, the two companies will be a leading player in the Dutch ice cream market. Frusco and Briceland supply soft serve ice mixes and accessories to the Dutch out-of-home market. The companies also export their products to other European and Non-European countries. OFI is one of Europe's leading suppliers of ice cream ingredients and accessories, with a presence in the Nordics, the UK and Germany.

NIXU AND NOKIA NETWORKS TO COLLABORATE: CYBERSECURITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET

Nixu Corporation and Nokia Networks have entered an agreement to collaborate on developing and delivering cybersecurity services for Nokia's clients worldwide. For cybersecurity company Nixu widening international market reach is a strategic way of reaching growth targets.Nixu and Nokia Networks have signed a collaboration agreement that makes it possible for Nixu's comprehensive cybersecurity services to be included as part of Nokia's client offering.  This agreement gives Nokia's network operator clients access to Nixu's cybersecurity expertise through one partner. "This collaboration

Catella: “Is winter coming?”

In December’s Catella Real Estate Debt Indicator (CREDI), the Main index fell by 12.7 points to 43.9. Both the sub-index for the Current situation and the Expectation sub-index fell sharply, showing that the surveyed banks and property owners in Sweden have encountered tougher financing conditions, and anticipate tougher conditions in the property market also for the coming three-month period.“Since the summer, the capital markets have been more troubled, and we have seen fewer issues of shares and bonds than in the first half of the year. Compared to the volatile capital markets, access to

Peak further invests in Aberdeen Technology Centre to support manufacture of new SIMULTRA range

ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM. Peak Well Systems (“Peak”), a leading specialist in the design and development of advanced downhole tools for well intervention, is pleased to announce it has made a further investment in its Aberdeen Technology Centre in support of ongoing R&D and commercialisation of its newly launched SIMULTRA range – a new generation of flow control products suitable for gas wells and other extremely challenging applications. Following the investment, part of a multi-million pound investment in our Aberdeen Technology Centre to date, Peak’s Aberdeen Technology Centre is now

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AMA Proposes Reforms to Meaningful Use Program to Benefit Patients, Physicians

CHICAGO - December 15, 2015 - The American Medical Association (AMA) today released a set of recommendations  to improve the troubled Meaningful Use program so it accommodates the real-world needs of physicians and patients while focusing on promoting the interoperability of electronic health records. The recommendations were included in comments the AMA submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program. The AMA recommendations recognize that the landscape has changed

Shaping the Future of Primary Care: CHC Launches National Clinical Workforce Development Initiative

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) is launching a ground-breaking initiative advancing the training of the next generation of primary care providers, as well as focusing on implementing and improving team-based primary care at health centers nationally. A recognized leader in primary care delivery and the team-based care model, CHC will utilize state-of-the-art tools to engage health centers across the country through interactive training sessions, learning collaboratives and web-based resources. The program is funded by a one-million dollar award from the Health Resources and Services

Library responds to community needs, opening an hour earlier in January

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will open an hour earlier across all 20 branches beginning in January. This move is in response to customer feedback and comes after an analysis of current capacity throughout the system. While there were many requests for additional hours in the Library's 2015 customer satisfaction survey, additional morning hours were the most requested. The Library will open its doors at 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m., Monday-Saturday beginning Monday, January 4. “Increasing access to library resources and services has been one of our top strategic priorities for the

Hatchlings smash records for Angry Birds franchise with viral holiday greeting

With a collective “aaawwwwww” heard around the world and more than 20 million views across all online channels – including ToonsTV , Facebook and YouTube – The Angry Birds Movie’s Hatchlings holiday greeting has become a viral sensation and the single most shared Angry Birds-related content in the franchise’s history. First released on November 30, the Hatchlings’ adorable attempt at “Deck the Halls” quickly spread like wildfire online, and will now be released theatrically as well, running alongside trailers in movie theaters for the rest of the holiday season

Breaking the conventional boundaries with Museums without Borders

Robert R. Janes demonstrates that museums have a broader role to play in society than is conventionally assumed. He approaches the fundamental questions of why museums exist and what they mean in terms of identity, community, and the future of civil life. Drawing together nearly 40 years of experience, Museums without Borders presents the key works of one of the most respected practitioners and scholars in the field. It charts the evolving role of the contemporary museum in the face of environmental, societal, and ethical challenges. Elaine Heumann Gurian, renowned museum advisor,