Daily Archives: 2, December 2014

Wärtsilä’s donation used to support orphanage in Kenya

HELSINKI, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ‘A peaceful, prosperous and just world in which sports is a unifying and livelihood factor’ is the vision of Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF) in Kenya. The organisation was established by Tegla Loroupe, a renowned … Read the full press release

Orkla entered into agreement to sell OJSC Orkla Brands Russia to Slavyanka-Lyuks JSC

Orkla has entered into an agreement to sell OJSC Orkla Brands Russia to Slavyanka-Lyuks JSC, a member of the Russian confectionery group Slavyanka. OSLO, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Under the agreement, Orkla will divest 100 per cent of its shares … Read the full press release

UK invests £150m to radically reform the treatment of children and young people with eating disorders

The new investment will radically reform the treatment of children and young people with eating disorders and pave the way for new waiting time standards. LONDON, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The investment, which will be rolled out over 5 years … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly to enrol more than 1,500 patients in 15 countries to their Phase II/III study of oral beta secretase cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitor in development as potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Phase II/III trial of AZD3293, an oral potent small molecule inhibitor of BACE, aims to enrol more than 1,500 patients in 15 countries LONDON, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) today announced enrolment of the … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca announced that the US FDA accepted for filing the New Drug Application for IRESSA® (gefitinib)

LONDON, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for IRESSA® (gefitinib) as a targeted monotherapy for the first line treatment of patients with … Read the full press release

Spiecapag (VINCI Construction) awarded one contract in Australia and two in Colombia for the construction of two gas pipelines and one oil pipeline

Rueil-Malmaison, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Spiecapag (VINCI Construction), a global specialist in onshore pipelines and oil & gas infrastructure, has won one contract in Australia and two in Colombia for the construction of two gas pipelines and one oil pipeline. Australian company … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp Group’s Metallurgical Products arm opens its first South American site in Bolivia

ESSEN, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products, part of the Materials Services business area of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has expanded its operations in South America. On July 10, 2014 it opened the Group’s first site in Bolivia, extending its … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp transformed conventional elevator transportation into vertical metro systems

ESSEN, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The era of the rope-dependent elevator is now over, 160 years after its invention. ThyssenKrupp places linear motors in elevator cabins, transforming conventional elevator transportation in vertical metro systems. MULTI elevator technology increases transport capacities … Read the full press release

Jaguar Land Rover announces the resignation of its Group Marketing Director Phil Popham to take up the position of CEO at Sunseeker

COVENTRY, UK, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Group Marketing Director of Jaguar Land Rover, Phil Popham, has today (28 November 2014) announced his resignation from the company to take up the position of CEO Sunseeker. Popham, joined Land Rover in … Read the full press release

HSH Nordbank appointed Dr. Philipp Nimmermann to the Bank’s Supervisory Board

Hamburg/Kiel, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During their extraordinary general meeting today, the shareholders of HSH Nordbank appointed Dr. Philipp Nimmermann (48) to the Bank’s Supervisory Board. He has been State Secretary in the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Finance since 20 October 2014. … Read the full press release

BBSRC and India’s Department of Biotechnology launched seven research projects to help provide new or improved crops for the future

Drought-tolerant tomatoes, improved wheat and grass pea could provide crops for the future LONDON, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Seven new research projects have been launched today to help provide new or improved crops for the future. The projects involve collaborations … Read the full press release