SAN FRANCISCO & WALLDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9,
2005--Business Wire, Inc. and Tidona Consulting GmbH today announced
their collaboration in the distribution of business news from the
field of life sciences. News releases published by Business Wire are
recorded on a daily basis by the life science search engine LSIS(R)
from Tidona Consulting and made available for online research at
www.LSIS.de. LSIS(R) is the first worldwide search engine on the
Internet which is focused on the acquisition and provision of
information from the fields of pharma, biotechnology and medical
technology. Financial details of the collaboration were not disclosed.


"We are very pleased to count Business Wire, the worldwide market
leader in the distribution of business news, as one of our partners",
underlines the founder and managing director of Tidona Consulting, Dr.
Christian Tidona.

Business Wire is the leading source for full-text breaking news
releases, multimedia and regulatory filings for companies and groups
throughout the world. Business Wire electronically distributes press
releases worldwide from companies, agencies and organizations, to
leading news agencies, web sites, investment platforms, databases,
regulatory authorities, print media, TV and radio stations.

Tidona Consulting strategically supports entrepreneurs and investors
in the field of life sciences. The consulting services focus on the
placement of venture capital, on the development and implementation of
business plans and business intelligence solutions, and on the
negotiation of international M&A, licensing and collaboration
agreements.