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inetiQ Group plc (LON: QQ) published preli- minary results for year ended March 2011.

2011 Revenue

Underlying operating profit

Underlying operating margin

Net debt

Underlying earnings per share

Dividend per share 2010 £1,702.6m £1,625.4m £145.4m £120.3m 8.5% 14.2p 1.60p 7.4% £260.9m £457.4m 11.1p 1.58p

Operating profit/(loss) £54.7m £(25.3)m Profit/(loss) before tax £26.6m £(66.1)m Earnings per share

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oche Applied Science (SWX: RO; Pink Sheets: RHHBY) has signed a worldwide exclusive OEM

agreement with IT-IS Life Sciences Ltd for the dis- tribution of the new LightCycler®

Nano Instrument,

which will complete the company´s portfolio for the low throughput real-time PCR systems market (32- well format, 4x 8-tube strips). Market availability of the new system is planned for mid 2011. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

“With the LightCycler® Nano Instrument, we now

provide a very compact and innovative high perfor- mance PCR instrument under a worldwide exclusive agreement,” according to Gerd Haberhausen, Life Cycle Leader qPCR and NA Purification of Roche Ap-

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amsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced that it is the first in the industry to start mass produ-

cing 32 gigabyte (GB) memory modules, essential for cloud computing and advanced server systems,

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usnano plans to acquire 25% up to 29.9% shares in ItN Nanovation. They agreed on a conditio-

nal right to withdraw. The financial means go into the development of the international business. http://www.itn-nanovation.de

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olith Inc. is looking for engineers/scientists in San Francisco Bay area, USA, with an expertise in

the following areas: • near-field optical lithography; • nanoimprint lithography; • optical simulation/modeling of lithography process; • sub-wavelength optical coatings; Rolith is developing advanced nanostructured pro- ducts for renewable energy and green building markets using a proprietary nanolithography techno- logy. Its Rolling Mask nanostructuring system has the potential to surpass current nanolithography systems. Rolith was formed by Dr. Boris Kobrin, Prof. Mark Brongersma and Julian Zegelman in 2008. http://www.rolith.com

plied Science. “The new LightCycler® Nano Instru-

ment delivers proven high quality at an affordable price and expands our qPCR business into a new segment. Customers will love the smart design of the instrument and appreciate the high quality data they can produce with it.” http://www.roche.com

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