LONDON, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK today announced that at its Board Meeting of 25th February 2014, Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, and Chairman of Norstec, was elected as Chairman, succeeding previous incumbent Andrew Jamieson. Jamieson served as Chairman … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Jamieson, AREVA Wind, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for UK, Chairman at RenewableUK, Chairman of Norstec, Jennifer Webber, Julian Brown, Maria McCaffery, Offshore Catapult, Offshore wind, onshore wind, renewable energy trade association, RenewableUK, Robert Norris, wave & tidal energy
Hayle, UK, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, it was announced today. The leasing agreement gives Fortum the opportunity to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced full scale wave power converters, berth, Chris Pomfret, Cornwall, Finnish multi-national utilities firm, Fortum, giant ‘socket’ on the seabed, grid network onshore, Hayle, Heli Antila, Jason Clark, Michael Fallon, Nordic utilities giant, offshore renewable energy, offshore renewable energy test facility, UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Wave Hub, Wave Hub Limited
Paris, France, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today is our day. 28 February 2014. Rare Disease Day 2014. Let the world know! There are many ways you can share the news that Rare Disease Day is TODAY! A multitude of activities and events are already … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Healthcare, Society
Tagged auction in Canada, better care, EURORDIS, Fun Play Day in Lebanon, informational awareness-raising campaign in Paraguay, Louise Taylor, march in Austria, photo exhibit in China, Rare Disease Day 2014, rare diseases, seminar in India, television interview in Kenya
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum is carrying out extensive refurbishment of two of the Imatra hydropower plant’s seven units. The refurbishment will increase the capacity of the power plant to 192 megawatts and will improve safety and reliability. After … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged emissions-free energy, Finnish wave power company Wello, Fortum, Heli Antila, inexhaustible energy, leasing agreement, off the coast of Cornwall, renewable energy sources, solar economy, UK-based Wave Hub, Wave Hub, wave power, wave power converters, wave power solutions
Stockholm, Sweden, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has decided to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH, (VPC, a leading engineering and laboratory services company with overall 535 employees) to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH. The parties have agreed not to … Read the full press release
Hamburg, Germany, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “Operating earnings before taxes in fiscal year 2012/13 amounted to € 114 million. Earnings in accordance with IFRS were minus € 230 million. The Group’s key figures reflect a split situation: return on capital employed … Read the full press release
Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ looks back on a disappointing 2013 business year. Although the HYDRO and METALS (including Schuler) business areas saw very positive development, the results of the PULP & PAPER and SEPARATION business … Read the full press release
Graz, Austria, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ is to supply the electromechanical equipment for the new Lauca hydropower plant, Angola, via Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK (Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza), a part of the Angolan power corporation … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ANDRITZ group, Andritz Hydro, Angola, Angolan power corporation ENE, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK, DI Alexander Schwab, electromechanical equipment, Empresa Nacional de Electricidade, Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza, hydropower station, Kwanza River, Lauca hydropower plant, Oliver Pokorny
Company is pleased to host second international conference dedicated to the research of rare and orphan diseases Novartis is engaging in public dialogue to help raise greater awareness of rare diseases and support for patients Company celebrates more than 50 … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Switzerland
Tagged 2nd international conference of research of rare and orphan diseases, 6000 rare diseases, Ciba, Desferal®, Dr. Mark Fishman, EURORDIS, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Novartis, orphan diseases, Rare Disease Day, rare diseases, rare diseases area, rare hemopathies, RE(ACT) Congress 2014
Athens, Greece, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alpha Bank and Vodafone, in partnership with Visa Europe and First Data, introduce Tap ΄n Pay, the first mobile phone application for contactless payments in the Greek market. Tap ΄n Pay, an innovative “mobile wallet” application, ensures a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Greece, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged "mobile wallet" application, Alpha Bank, contactless payments, First Data, Greek market, mobile phone application, Mr. Dionysis Grigoratos, Mr. Espen Tranoy, Mr. Leonidas Kasoumis, Mr. Nikos Kampanopoulos, Tap ΄n Pay, Visa Europe, vodafone
Novartis announces that researchers can now request access to patient level data on newly approved innovative medicines in the United States and EU in 2014 through the Idea Point portal, and is committed to enhancing Clinical Study Report summaries for … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Clinical Study Reports, clinical trial data transparency, ClinicalTrials.gov, data transparency, innovative medicines, Novartis, Tim Wright, voluntarily disclosing summaries, voluntarily disclosing summaries of Clinical Study Reports
Shareholders approve 17th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 2.45 (+7%) per share for 2013, representing a payout of approximately 74% of net income from continuing operations Dr. Joerg Reinhardt confirmed by shareholders as Chairman of the Novartis Board of Directors … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 17th consecutive dividend increase, Ann Fudge, Dr. Ing. Wendelin Wiedeking, Dr. Joerg Reinhardt, Enrico Vanni, Novartis AGM, Novartis Board of Directors' proposed resolutions, Novartis shareholders, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Srikant Datar, Ulrich Lehner, William Brody
FDA granted special use of Bexsero for nearly 20,000 UCSB students and staff in response to outbreak; the vaccine is licensed in Europe, Australia and Canada Novartis is pursuing a US license that would allow immediate public health response to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland
Tagged Andrin Oswald, bacterial infection, Bexsero®, Investigational New Drug (IND) designation, licensed broad coverage vaccine, Lynn Bozof, MenB, MenB outbreaks, meningococcal disease, Meningococcal Group B Vaccine, meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine, Novartis, Novartis Vaccines, protect against MenB, serogroup B, University of California Santa Barbara, US license for Bexsero, vaccination program
HANOVER, Germany, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) invites press, bloggers and analysts to attend its press conference at CeBIT 2014, being held March 10-14 in Hanover, Germany. The press conference will be led by Bill McDermott, co-CEO and member of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Marketing, Media, Technology
Tagged analysts, Bill McDermott, bloggers, Germany, March 10-14 in Hanover, Marcus Winkler, Michael Kleinemeier, SAP AG, SAP at CeBIT 2014, SAP press conference
BARCELONA, Spain, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of a co-innovation project, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and BMW Group Research and Technology have developed an innovative technology infrastructure for in-vehicle mobility services. The research prototype is based on the SAP HANA® Cloud Platform and will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Spain, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BMW Group Research and Technology, connected car, contextualized offerings to drivers, Gil Perez, in-vehicle mobility services, innovative technology infrastructure, Kate McNeel, Mobile World Congress 2014, personalized offerings to drivers, Robin Meyerhoff, SAP AG, SAP HANA® Cloud Platform
BARCELONA, Spain, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has signed an agreement with STC, the largest telecommunication services provider in the Middle East and North Africa, to implement SAP® solutions for network life-cycle management (NLM) to … Read the full press release
Bratislava, Slovakia, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection, today warn Mac users not to download pirated software from file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, as ESET researchers have discovered Bitcoin-stealing malware being spread via cracked apps. The OSX/CoinThief trojan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Angry Birds, Bitcoin exchanges, Bitcoin-stealing malware, cracked apps, ESET, ESET researchers, file-sharing peer-to-peer networks, Mac malware, Mac users, malicious browser add-ons, OSX/CoinThief trojan, pirated software, Pixelmator, wallet sites
Reflecting continuing strong appetite for most efficient single-aisle aircraft Blagnac, France, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus has decided to increase production of its best-selling single-aisle aircraft family to 46 a month in Q2 2016, up from the current rate 42. The … Read the full press release
The Republic of Korea’s Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 to be launched in 2019 Seoul, South Korea, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space, the second largest space company in the world, will deliver the radar antenna and electronics for the Republic … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, Eckard Settelmeyer, Hyokoo Lee, Kompsat-6, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd, Michael Menking, Peter Friedrich, radar antenna, radar instruments, radar satellite Kompsat-6, radar satellites, radar sensor, Republic of Korea’s new Earth observation satellite, TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X
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