LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern, the global contract research organization, announced today that it has acquired the business of Drug Development Solutions ('DDS'), a leading Phase 1 unit located at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland. Ninewells is one of the United Kingdom's major teaching hospitals. The purchase of DDS supplements Chiltern's Clinical Research Unit in Slough near London.

ZURICH, Switzerland, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Novelis Europe today announced that it will introduce a magnesium surcharge for all standard and painted aluminium sheet products sold into the distributor, building and industrial markets. Magnesium is a common alloying element used in many aluminium products.

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The surcharge is in response to the significant rise in global costs of magnesium and is effective for new orders with delivery after April 1, 2008, if not covered by an existing contractual agreement. The surcharge will be 15 Euros per tonne for every 1% of magnesium in the alloy concerned.

Novelis is the leading supplier of high quality aluminium sheet to the European market.

BERLIN, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin-based SOLON AG, one of Europe's biggest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, has strengthened its Group Management Board with effect from February 1, 2008 with the appointment of Anke Hunziger, 43, as CHRO. She joins the existing team of CEO Thomas Krupke, CTO Dr. Lars Podlowski and COO Dr. Gero Wiese. This makes SOLON AG the first TecDAX company to create a position at Management Board level for the Human Resources function, emphasizing the importance of HR management to modern companies.

LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The MS Society has responded to today's (Friday) sentencing of Robert Cook, who assisted the suicide of his wife, who was suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS).

Jayne Spink, Director of Policy and Research at the MS Society, said: "All too often people with MS at the end stages of their lives do not receive the levels of health and social care they need, reducing the choices open to them and their carers.

"While there have been changes, we are concerned by the continued lack of palliative care at the early stages of a person's MS. Regardless of any future change to the law, people need access to excellent end of life care and support to ensure they have a genuine choice on the issue."

REDMOND, Washington, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Transaction valued at approximately US$44.6 billion in cash and stock;

- Provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders;

- Combined entity to create a more competitive company while providing superior value to shareholders and better choice and innovation for customers and partners

CHICAGO, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Direct market access to Nordic equities markets and specialist execution now available through Townsend's RealTick execution management system (EMS)

Townsend Analytics (http://www.townsendanalytics.com), a leading provider of multi-broker, multi-asset, multi-region, and multi-route electronic trading solutions for the global capital markets, has added Nordic investment bank SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) to its international multi-broker network.