Daily Archives: 20, June 2013

SAVOR-TIMI-53 cardiovascular outcomes trial of ONGLYZA® results announced by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb

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20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb announced today top-line results of the Phase IV SAVOR-TIMI-53 (Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular Outcomes Recorded in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus) clinical trial of Onglyza ® (saxagliptin). In this study of adult patients with … Read the full press release →

Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom

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VINCI lands €1.5 billion worth of design-build contract for Doha metro in Qatar

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– A design-build contract with a value of €1.5 billion – Works over a period of five years, involving up to 3,000 employees – A flagship project in Qatar in the run-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Rueil-Malmaison, 20-6-2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics

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EUROCONTROL, EDA define key priorities to implmenting Single European Sky in the military aviation sector

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Paris, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EUROCONTROL and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have today strengthened in front of the aerospace & military community their ongoing relationship, defining a joint list of key priorities for the implementation of the Single European Sky … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, European Union, France, Government, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

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EC concludes ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal privatisation does not constitute state aid

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Brussels, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that the privatisation of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. was carried out on market terms and therefore did not involve any state aid in the meaning of EU rules. ANA has … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Portugal, Transportation & Logistics

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Kazakh disposable medical supplies company receives help from EBRD’s Small Business Support

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20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — It’s the simple things in life which can most radically improve patient care, as Juldyz Kenan, a Kazakh firm which works with the EBRD’s Small Business Support programme, can testify.  Juldyz Kenan manufactures quality disposable plastic medical supplies, such … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Small Business

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EU-funded project finds more wind power and cheaper electricity possible on existing EU grid networks

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– 10% more power can be brought online by measuring cable temperature in real time – 2% cut in electricity prices using wind turbines and other power sources as virtual power plants – 28% more wind power can be produced … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Technology

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EC fines Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over anticompetitive agreements

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Brussels, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has imposed a fine of € 93,8 million on Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and fines totalling € 52,2 million on several producers of generic medicines. In 2002, Lundbeck agreed with each of these … Read the full press release →

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