Helsinki, Finland, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has agreed to sell its electricity distribution business in Finland to Suomi Power Networks Oy, which is owned by a consortium of Finnish pension funds Keva (12.5%) and LocalTapiola Pension (7.5%) together with international … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has completed the assessment of the future alternatives of its electricity distribution business that was launched in January 2013. After thorough consideration, the company has concluded that divesting the electricity distribution business is the best solution … Read the full press release
After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm has been installed. Stockholm, Sweden, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind … Read the full press release
SIGNA führte im Zeitraum von 21. bis 29. November 2013 eine breit angelegte Umfrage zum Projekt „Kaufhaus Bozen“ sowie zum Einkaufsverhalten durch, um über die Bedürfnisse der Bevölkerung besser Bescheid zu wissen. Wien, Österreich, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Zeitraum von 21. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Marketing, Real Estate, Retail
Tagged Dr. Gruber & Partner, Einkaufsverhalten, Kaufhaus Bozen, Robert Leingruber, SIGNA, Umfrage
Kesko Food today opened its fourth food store in the St. Petersburg area. In addition to the four stores already in operation, Kesko Food’s objective is to open three new large food stores in the St. Petersburg area by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Food & Beverage, Investment, Retail, Russia
Tagged food store, K-ruoka, Kari Heiskanen, Kesko Food, Oleg Buyalski, RUSSIA, St Petersburg, Ulitsa Marshala Govorova, Urkhov Pereulok 7A
International technology Group ANDRITZ has launched a new series of decanter centrifuges for the environment industry, achieving up to 40% less power consumption, while maintaining throughput and efficiency. Graz, Austria, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — This innovative new series was developed in the … Read the full press release
International technology Group ANDRITZ successfully started up Europe’s largest new paper machine for specialty papers, supplied to Zellstoff Pöls, Austria. Graz, Austria, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The PrimeLine paper machine produces very high-strength paper grades used primarily for carrier bags, high-grade medical … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Austria, carrier bags, Europe’s largest new paper machine, Food Packaging, high-grade medical packaging, Jürgen Rieger, Oliver Pokorny, paper machine, PrimeLine paper machine, pulp and paper industry, Siegfried Gruber, Zellstoff Pöls
Property and building remain the headquarters of the Bank under a long term lease agreement with SIGNA Prime Selection AG Transaction success will result in increased capital for supporting core Austrian banking businesses SIGNA expands its portfolio of high-quality and extraordinary properties … Read the full press release
Die Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) ist die erste Förderbank Europas, die mit dem European Investment Fund (EIF) eine Rückgarantievereinbarung im Rahmen des „Risk Sharing Instrument“ (RSI) unterzeichnet. Damit erleichtert die aws innovativen österreichischen KMU und mittelständischen Unternehmen den Zugang zu … Read the full press release
Mainz, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Energiepark Mainz, planned for the Hechtsheim district of the city of Mainz, can go ahead, with construction set to start in the spring of 2014. This has today been confirmed by Siemens, the Linde Group, … Read the full press release
Novartis supplies MenB vaccine for a vaccination program at Princeton, following approvals by health authorities and University officials Bexsero, already licensed in Europe, Australia and Canada, is the only broad coverage vaccine to help protect against MenB disease MenB is … Read the full press release
In two Phase III studies, Jakavi ® reduced the risk of death and maintained spleen reductions at three years compared to conventional therapy and placebo Similar survival benefit seen in patients with and without high-risk mutations Separate analysis shows Jakavi may increase … Read the full press release
Guildford, UK / Munich, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Capture Power Limited, the consortium of Alstom, Drax and BOC, today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its planned, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged Alstom, Biomass, BOC, Capture Power, carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon dioxide transportation, CCS power plant, coal, consortium, Drax, Edward Davey, FEED contract award, Leigh Hackett, National Grid Carbon Limited, North Yorkshire, Peter Boreham, Selby, The Linde Group, UK Government, White Rose CCS Project, Yorkshire Humber CCS Trunkline
ENESTnd data indicate trend for longer overall survival and event-free survival in newly diagnosed Ph+ CML patients on Tasigna versus Glivec[1] Data demonstrated higher rates of early and deeper molecular response in newly diagnosed patients, including MR4.5, and a reduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Giuseppe Saglio, Glivec®, imatinib, leukemia, nilotinib, Novartis, Novartis's Tasigna®, Ph+ CML, Phase III studies
Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has been ranked by Forrester Research Inc. as a leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013.”* In the evaluation, SAP earned among the highest scores among … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Cathrin von Osten, EDW vendors, Enterprise Data Warehouse Solutions, Forrester Research Inc, Franz Faerber, Jeff Neal, leader, Q4 2013”, REPORT, Samantha Finnegan, SAP AG, SAP HANA®, SAP® Sybase® IQ, “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse
New OpenUI5, a New Unified Developer License, Node.js Connector and a New Development Environment for SAP HANA Create More Opportunities Bangalore, India, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an extended and deeper commitment to the developer community with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Bangalore, INDIA, Node.js Connector, open source, OpenUI5, SAP AG, SAP HANA®, SAPUI5, SAP® TechEd
Athens, Greece, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alpha Bank (hereinafter the “Bank”) announces that, based on the Warrant exercise orders submitted until 10.12.2013, 28.8 million Warrants on shares issued by the Bank and owned by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (“Warrants”) have been blocked … Read the full press release
Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Reaffirming its commitment to provide independent companies and subsidiaries worldwide a flexible, cost-effective mid-market cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced new capabilities for the SAP Business ByDesign® solution. The updates leverage SAP … Read the full press release
Sofia, Bulgaria, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — From 13 December 2013, the Bulgarian National Bank releases in circulation a copper commemorative coin ‘90 Years since the Birth of Apostol Karamitev’ from the series ’Bulgarian Artists’. It will be sold at the BNB teller … Read the full press release
For media outside of the US, the UK & Canada only The efficacy and safety profile of Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate) was maintained regardless of patient characteristics1,2,3,4 Pooled safety data favour Pradaxa® treatment over warfarin and provide further reassurance1-4 The analysed … Read the full press release
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