TOKYO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) today
notified OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) that it will nominate a full
and competing slate of independent directors at OSI Pharmaceuticals' 2010
annual stockholders' meeting.
This highly-qualified slate of directors proposed by Astellas is composed of
Martin Edelshain, Cono R. Fusco, Michael A. Griffith, Jill Kanin-Lovers, Jack
Kaye, Douglas E. Linton, Timothy P. Lynch, Jonathan R. Macey, Heidi L.
Steiger, and Joseph L. Turner.
On March 2, 2010, Astellas commenced a tender offer to acquire all of the
outstanding shares of OSI for $52.00 per share in cash. This price represents
a significant premium of over 40% to OSI's unaffected closing price of $37.02
per share on February 26, 2010 and a 53% premium to its three-month average
as of the same date of $34.01. The tender offer is not sub... (more)
QUINCY, Mass., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Myriant Technologies LLC, a leading
biotech developer and manufacturer of renewable biochemicals, today announced
that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen East Top 50
winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen East 50 signifies leadership amongst its
peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to
disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Myriant was specially
selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the
globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market pote... (more)
Salesforce.com Journal
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract with
Tecan AG for the supply of Magic Software's iBOLT business and process
integration suite.
Using the iBOLT platform, Tecan AG will integrate their on-premise SAP R/3
ERP applications with their on-demand Salesforce.com data to provide full
data synchronization for employees and management.
"We are particularly pleased with this project win, as the iBOLT integration
suite was chosen to replace Tecan's existing integration platform," said
Stephan Romeder, general manager for Magic So... (more)
PITTSBURGH, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodger Brown has been named President of
Sanford Rose Associates-Pittsburgh North, one of several new Sanford Rose
Associates executive search offices opening in recent months. Brown brings
over 30 years of executive management experience in the biotechnology,
medical devices, pharmaceutical, and diagnostics industries; Brown is a
natural fit to spearhead the Life Science practice which will be the
predominant focus of the Pittsburgh North office.
Rich Carter, Ph.D., President and CEO of SRA International, Inc., an Ohio
corporation, the f... (more)
HILVERSUM, Netherlands, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileIron, the first
company to deliver virtualised smartphone management for business, today
announced the opening of its European headquarters. The explosion of
smartphones such as iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android
inside business customers is accelerating demand for the MobileIron solution
in Europe. IDC estimates European business smartphone sales to be growing in
excess of 22 percent annually through 2013. MobileIron has hired industry
veteran Kees van Veenendaal as Vice President and General Manag... (more)
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