Daily Archives: 21, September 2015

Firestone reaffirms its core philosophy – to allow the young-at-heart the “freedom to drive” and discover

Zaventem, Belgium, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Firestone came to Europe from the USA in the 1930’s. Ever since, it has maintained a place in the old continent’s tyre market thanks to its strong American heritage and reputation for reliable, competitive quality tyres. … Read the full press release

Lenzing Modal® turns 50 – known and loved for its unparalleled softness

Lenzing, Austria, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lenzing is celebrating 50 years of the production and marketing of Lenzing Modal®. The fiber has become a quintessential part of the textile world and is used in an array of textile products. Lenzing Modal® is … Read the full press release

University of Twente’s HTSR, Luxembourg Institute of Health, University of York enter into EUR 1,7M personalized medicine research collaboration

Enschede, Netherlands, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The HTSR research group of the research institute MIRA (University of Twente), the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and the University of York have just signed an international research collaboration investigating the clinical and economic … Read the full press release

University of Twente: PhD students Jordi Moreno and Dr. David Vermaas awarded for their work at Euromembrane 2015

Enschede, Netherlands, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — During Euromembrane 2015, the largest membrane conference of Europe, two members of the Membrane Science & Technology group were awarded for their work. Jordi Moreno, PhD student in the group, received one of the three oral … Read the full press release

Rovio, Earth Day Network challenge Angry Birds players to fight climate change in Champions for Earth

Espoo, Finland, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio, Earth Day Network and their partners are challenging Angry Birds players of the world to champion the environment and fight climate change in Champions for Earth, a weeklong tournament on Angry Birds Friends. The tournament … Read the full press release

Bayer Group helps refugees in Germany with a number of measures and activities

Job preparation foundation course / Leave for volunteering employees / Additional activities by foundations and company clubs Leverkusen, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bayer Group is helping refugees in Germany with a large number of measures and activities. Depending on … Read the full press release

Bayer’s business will be managed by three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science from January 1, 2016

Operational management in three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science / Dieter Weinand, Erica Mann and Liam Condon appointed to the Bayer Board of Management / Dr. Hartmut Klusik succeeds Michael König as a member of the Board of … Read the full press release

UCL research: Greenland natives have mutations in genes that control how the body uses fat and help them survive Arctic conditions

LONDON, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Greenland natives – the Inuit – have mutations in genes that control how the body uses fat which provides the clearest evidence to date that human populations are adapted to particular diets according to new … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool partners with computing innovation centre Hartree

LIVERPOOL, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Liverpool has launched a partnership with computing innovation centre, Hartree, to continue to build on research with Liverpool’s Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC). The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), which is based in Daresbury, was established … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool scientists show how E.coli bacteria resist stomach acid so they can infect people more easily

LIVERPOOL, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the University of Liverpool have shown that a virus which turns E.coli bacteria toxic also enables them to resist stomach acid so they can infect people more easily. Although most types of E. … Read the full press release