Daily Archives: 16, September 2014

Montes del Plata, Stora Enso’s joint operation with Chilean pulp producer Arauco inaugurated its industrial complex in Punta Pereira, Uruguay

HELSINKI, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Montes del Plata, Stora Enso’s 50/50 joint operation with the Chilean pulp producer Arauco, officially inaugurated its industrial complex located in Punta Pereira, Uruguay. The Uruguayan President José Mujica together with government officials from Uruguay, … Read the full press release

University of Zurich ranked 57th among the world’s leading universities in this year’s QS World University Rankings

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year’s QS World University Rankings, the University of Zurich has made a large jump forward and is now ranked 57th among the world’s leading universities ‒ 21 places better than last year’s standing. … Read the full press release

ETH Zurich: The university district in Zurich’s city centre will be developed further as location for medical education, research and healthcare

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The university district in Zurich’s city centre is to be developed further as a location for medical education, research and healthcare. At the beginning of September, the canton, the city and the universities presented the … Read the full press release

ETH-Zurich researchers developed new approach to measure proteins with structures that change

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH-Zurich researchers have developed a new approach to measure proteins with structures that change. This could enable new diagnostic tools for the early recognition of neurodegenerative diseases to be developed. Cells regulate protein functions in … Read the full press release

Skanska signs USD 150M contract to renovate and expand Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California, USA

New York, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract to renovate and expand Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California, USA. The contract value is USD 150 M, about SEK 990 M, which will be included in order bookings … Read the full press release

Ocean Yield ASA agrees to fund USD 100M investment for AKOFS’s “Aker Wayfarer” vessel modification against bareboat charter extension from September 2020 until September 2027

OSLO, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA has today been notified that Aker Oilfield Services (“AKOFS”), a subsidiary of Aker Solutions, has been awarded a contract over five years by Petrobras to provide subsea intervention services offshore Brazil with … Read the full press release

Zumtobel Group AG announces the appointment of Rogier van der Heide as Chief Design & Marketing Officer

Dornbirn, Austria, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (15.09.2014), Zumtobel Group AG announces that Rogier van der Heide has been appointed as Chief Design & Marketing Officer for the Zumtobel Group and its three brands Thorn, Tridonic and Zumtobel. He will begin his … Read the full press release

Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel joint spin-off Luceda Photonics receives funding to start commercialization of its photonics design software

Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Imec’s investment arm Fidimec and the Flemish spin-off investment fund SOFI I are investing EUR 340k in Luceda Photonics, a joint spin-off from Ghent University, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and imec. Luceda Photonics … Read the full press release

Ghent University researchers used mobile multi-receiver electromagnetic induction (EMI) sensor to obtain three dimensional insights into the Stonehenge soil

Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A major bridge is being gapped in studying the Stonehenge landscape as advanced, non-invasive survey techniques help reveal both archaeology and, for the first time, past landforms of the prehistoric environment. An important step … Read the full press release

Die „schräge“ Projektentwicklung der STRABAG Real Estate gewinnt FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Germany 2014

Berlin, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Tanzenden Türme haben es geschafft: Das Projekt der STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) an der Hamburger Reeperbahn hat den 1. Platz beim FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Germany 2014 belegt. Auf der feierlichen Gala am Abend … Read the full press release