Daily Archives: 21, November 2014

Newcastle University selected as one of the eight leading academic centres for primary care research in England and invited to join the NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Newcastle, UK, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Newcastle University has been selected as one of the nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England and invited to join the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR … Read the full press release

University of Leeds research: Modern hand dryers can spread bacteria in public toilets

LEEDS, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new University of Leeds research. Scientists from the University of Leeds have found that high-powered ‘jet-air’ and warm … Read the full press release

Wood Group announces changes to its senior management team

ABERDEEN, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group announces the following changes to its senior management team. Alan Semple, chief financial officer (CFO) has advised the board that he intends to retire and step down from his current role and from … Read the full press release

Wood Group PSN signs new multi-million dollar, five-year contract extension from Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd in Canada

ABERDEEN, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue its provision of engineering, procurement and construction services to the Hibernia platform, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, under a new multi-million dollar, five-year contract extension from Hibernia Management and Development … Read the full press release

Ramboll demonstrated its liveability tool live for the first time at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2014 in Barcelona

BARCELONA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This week from 18 – 20 November 2014, more than 9,000 delegates including city leaders, government decision-makers and private companies have come together to set the direction for continued sustainable urban development at the Smart … Read the full press release

Ramboll and the City of Copenhagen cohost ‘Realising Liveable Cities’ conference on December 9 in Copenhagen

You can now register for the conference ‘Realising Liveable Cities’, which is hosted by Ramboll and the City of Copenhagen on December 9 in Copenhagen. Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic artist, and State Secretary from Hamburg, Holger Lange, are among the … Read the full press release

Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager to give lecture at the University of Twente on 24 November

On 24 November, Dr Gerhard Schwehm will be talking about the mission’s latest developments and about his life’s work Enschede, Netherlands, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager, will be giving a lecture … Read the full press release

LMU Physicists developed new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles

Physicists at LMU have developed a new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles. The new method also reveals previously unknown patterns of collective motion in such systems. MUNICH, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Rovio Learning and Ivana Helsinki collaborate for the design of school clothes for Angry Birds Playground

Rovio Learning and Ivana Helsinki will twirl skirts at Slush Espoo, Finland,  21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment Ltd. Rovio Learning is proud to announce a collaboration with Ivana Helsinki for the design of school clothes for Angry Birds Playground. Angry Birds … Read the full press release

ISS agreed to new major Integrated Facility Services strategic partnership with Vattenfall in Germany

Today (19-11-2014), ISS (ISS.CO, ISS DC), a leading global provider of facility services, agreed to a new major Integrated Facility Services strategic partnership with Vattenfall in Germany. Søborg, Denmark, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new contract is the largest win ever … Read the full press release

GuardRFID receives CE Mark Approval for its AllGuard Active RFID Platform and Tags

GuardRFID’s industry leading active RFID platform that enables solutions for real-time tracking, location and security are now available for commercial sale across Europe VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Guard RFID Solutions Inc. announced today that it has received … Read the full press release

EnGarde Expands German Market With SK1 Certification

AMSTERDAM, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — To better serve customers in Germany, EnGarde body armor has completed the German SK1 TR03/2008 certification process for the ULTRA™ flexible ballistic panel. German law enforcement agencies can only purchase officially certified body armor models … Read the full press release