KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania, December 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- High levels of Type III von Willebrand Disease, a serious, hereditary bleeding disorder, found in region

NEW YORK, December 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Digital Media Vet Kaleil Isaza Tuzman to become Chairman and CEO and to Appoint new Slate of Directors

ROO Group (OTC Bulletin Board: RGRP) announced today that the company has entered into an Executive Management Agreement with KIT Capital pursuant to which it has agreed to appoint Kaleil Isaza Tuzman as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commencing on January 9th, 2008. Mr. Isaza Tuzman will succeed Robert Petty, who will retain the office of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Founder.

GENEVA, Switzerland, December 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck KGaA announced today that it has entered into a worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement on behalf of its Merck Serono division with Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Nasdaq: IDRA) for the research, development, and commercialisation of Idera's Toll-like Receptor 9 (TLR9) agonists for the treatment of cancer.

SAN JOSE, California, December 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth Communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC23250, the industry's smallest high efficient, dual 400mA 4 MHz PWM synchronous buck step-down converter housed in a tiny 2mm x 2mm, 10 lead MLF(R) package. This device is ideally suited for today's portable applications where high efficiency, low output ripple and small size are crucial. The MIC23250 utilizes a proprietary switching method called "Hyper Light Load(TM)" that achieves high efficiency, very low output ripple, and fast transient response while using very small output capacitors. The MIC23250 is available in volume with pricing starting at US$1.47 for 1K quantities.

PARIS, December 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Rio Tinto Alcan today inaugurated a new EUR 5 million (US$7 million) remelting furnace for the recycling of used beverage cans (UBC) and a new EUR 10 million (US$15 million) trimming and slitting machine for beverage can body stock at its Neuf-Brisach site in France.

"These investments strengthen Alcan Specialty Sheet's position as the leading supplier of the rapid expanding European can stock market," said Christel Bories, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Engineered Products. "Neuf-Brisach's fully integrated recycling, rolling and finishing facility makes it unique on the European continent," she added.

LONDON, December 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Online Shopping Activity in France up 45%

- Leading UK Multi-Channel Retailers Enjoy 30-50% Increase in Visits in November

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its third study of the online shopping activity of U.K., French and German consumers this Christmas season. This study tracks the number of visits to online retail sites each week since the start of the season on October 29, as well as the fastest growing online retail properties in November, using data collected from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service.

Busiest Week of Online Christmas Shopping Season to Date