Daily Archives: 21, August 2013

First season for Carlsberg as the Premier League official beer

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The most famous and watched football league in the world begins this weekend and Carlsberg will be there for every pass, kick, tackle, header and goal, as the Official Beer for the first time ever, in a deal … Read the full press release

Nucleus Financial Group appointed Mike Seddon chairman of its influential advisory board

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Nucleus, the adviser influenced wrap platform, has announced the appointment of Mike Seddon as chairman of its influential advisory board. The Nucleus advisory board, which has been in place since the business was launched in 2006 and which … Read the full press release

Crytek announced the launch of the new CRYENGINE with always up to date access to the latest features in CRYENGINE for commercial game licensees

Frankfurt am Main (Germany), 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Crytek have ushered in a new era for their state-of-the-art CRYENGINE  technology, with  the launch of the new CRYENGINE; an ever-evolving technology service, with always up to date access to the latest features in CRYENGINE … Read the full press release

University of East Anglia citizen science project to tag diseased and healthy ash trees across UK

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new project to help scientists identify species of ash tree that are resistant to Chalara fraxinea or ‘dieback’ will be launched by the University of East Anglia today. Members of the public are being called on to … Read the full press release

Russell Group statement on Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Commenting on the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities, Russell Group Director General Dr Wendy Piatt, said: “No one should use league tables alone to judge the quality of education and research at universities. However … Read the full press release

Zetes Group lands contract for the personalisation of Belgian ePassports

Brussels (Belgium), 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Within the framework of a call for tender process, the Federal Public Service (FPS) for Foreign Affairs entrusts Zetes with the personalisation of Belgian ePassports. The contract, which becomes effective on May 1st 2014, covers a … Read the full press release

National Student Survey: 90% of students are happy with their overall experience at Newcastle University

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Newcastle students enjoy their time here so much they have voted the University one of the best in the country for student experience. The latest results from the National Student Survey (NSS), show that 90% of students are happy with … Read the full press release

Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Porsche Design Group) announced 20% sales growth in H1-2013

Sales up by more than 20 per cent for the first half of 2013 Stuttgart, 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The global business activities of the Porsche Design Group (Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) continued to develop at a consistently positive … Read the full press release

Klöckner & Co SE released Q2 and H1-2013 operating results

Klöckner & Co SE: Gross margin improved, costs reduced, smaller net loss, negative market trend increasingly compensated by restructuring program, third-quarter EBITDA expected to be €30 million to €40 million, full-year EBITDA to be around the prior-year level at approximately … Read the full press release

J. Schmalz GmbH introduced modular gripper system for the modular design of vacuum end effectors (VEE)

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Speed and flexibility are the main challenges for industrial packaging processes. J. Schmalz GmbH has developed a modular system for the modular design of vacuum end effectors (VEE). As a technological comparison shows, this system, as an alternative … Read the full press release

KPN Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 2 October 2013

Den Haag, 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — KPN invites its shareholders to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (‘EGM’) to be held on 2 October 2013. The meeting is convened in relation to the proposal to approve the sale of E-Plus to Telefónica … Read the full press release

Four PPS®1350-G plasma thrusters from Snecma on the Alphasat satellite now in operation

Courcouronnes, 21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Snecma (Safran) annonce la mise en service de ses quatre propulseurs plasmiques PPS®1350-G sur le satellite lancé par Ariane 5 le 25 juillet dernier pour l’opérateur Inmarsat. Cette mise en route s’est effectuée par étapes successives du 9 … Read the full press release

Oxford University scientists led team discovered bony tails radical shortening enabled earliest birds to develop versatile legs

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A radical shortening of their bony tails over 100 million years ago enabled the earliest birds to develop versatile legs that gave them an evolutionary edge, a new study shows. A team led by Oxford University scientists examined … Read the full press release

EC funded study finds 50% of scientific papers published in 2011 now available for free via so-called ‘open access’

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The global shift towards making research findings available free of charge for readers—so-called ‘open access’—was confirmed today in a study funded by the European Commission. This new research suggests that open access is reaching the tipping point, … Read the full press release