CNBC - AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Pharming Group NV said it has received orphan drug designation for the use of its recombinant human fibrinogen product to treat bleeding in fibrinogen-deficient patients from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA

Amsterdam shares slightly higher at midday; ArcelorMittal, staffers in
CNBC - Crucell’s locally listed biotech peer Pharming was 1.11 pct lower at 3.55 eur amid mixed responses to the group’s third-quarter results, which showed a widening net loss. Dave van Ginhoven, dave.vanginhoven@thomson.com dvg/slj COPYRIGHT Copyright

Commissioner Ann Cavoukian unveils plan for privacy-embedded Internet
CNW Group - enhanced user ability to minimize the linkage between different identities and actions; - enhanced user ability to detect fraudulent messages and websites, thereby minimizing the incidence of phishing and pharming

Amsterdam shares slightly higher at midday; ASML surges after Q3
CNBC - Standing out among local shares, Pharming surged 10.67 pct to 3.63 eur on speculation about an upcoming meeting of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA), with investors hoping for an EMEA opinion or even approval of Pharming’s lead product

TFN economic and business calendar to Thursday Nov 1
CNBC - AGM -Australia Sept new vehicle sales data -Wipro Q2 results -ICICI Bank Q2 results -Bajaj Auto Q2 results -Ambuja Cement Q2 results -Tech Mahindra Q2 results BENELUX -Dutch Aug consumer spending -Pharming

Amsterdam shares higher at midday; KPN, Fortis in the lead
Forbes - Crucell gave up 0.07 pct at 14.45 after it was removed from Goldman Sachs’ Conviction Sell list but reiterated at ’sell,’ while its locally-listed biotech peer Pharming was 1.27 pct firmer at 3.20. Among other local listings, Hunter Douglas was flat

Mankind’s Farthest Probe
Popular Mechanics - Similar to phishing (a bit of e-mail trickery wherein a con artist pretending to be your bank asks you to confirm account information), this new ruse is called “pharming.” Perpetrators set up a fake Web site that looks like a popular legitimate site

TFN economic and business calendar to Monday Oct 29
CNBC - 1330 GMT) -IMF’s Rato news conference (1500 GMT) FRIDAY OCT 19 ASIA -Boral Ltd AGM -Macquarie Infrastructure Group AGM -Australia Sept new vehicle sales data BENELUX -Dutch Aug consumer spending -Pharming

Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks lower; oil
CNBC - UNITED KINGDOM Q3 preliminary GDP (0830 GMT) Aug services output (0830 GMT) Kazakhmys EGM WPP Group trading statement BENELUX Dutch Aug consumer spending Pharming Q3 results. Net loss forecast 6.0-6.1 mln eur vs 4

UPDATE 1-Pharming drug gets special FDA status, shares jump
Reuters - AMSTERDAM, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Dutch biotechnology firm Pharming (PHAR.AS: Quote , Profile , Research ) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a special status to its recombinant human fibrinogen (rhFIB) drug, lifting its shares by

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