Monthly Archives: October 2014

Technicolor annonce aujourd’hui avoir conclu un accord avec Warner Bros

Technicolor annonce aujourd’hui avoir conclu un accord avec Warner Bros. Entertainment pour représenter le studio en tant qu’agent exclusif pour l’octroi de licences de propriété intellectuelle afin de mieux valoriser son portefeuille de brevets. PARIS, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris … Read the full press release

Global generics industry newsletter Generics Bulletin awarded “Biosimilars Initiative of the Year” to Sandoz

Holzkirchen, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sandoz is pleased to announce that Generics Bulletin, a newsletter covering commercial and regulatory information for the global generics industry, has awarded the company with “Biosimilars Initiative of the Year”, for its file acceptance of G-CSF … Read the full press release

Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience: Study shows social connection help decrease loneliness on older people

DUBLIN, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A study investigating the impacts of loneliness on older people in Ireland conducted by Professor Brian Lawlor, Connolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and Clinical Director, NEIL Programmme at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, has … Read the full press release

Trinity College Dublin launches innovative new postgraduate certificate course in 21st Century Teaching and Learning

DUBLIN, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Trinity College Dublin’s innovative new postgraduate certificate course in 21st Century Teaching and Learning was formally launched today at The Foundry in Google, Dublin. The first intake of 115 teachers from 16 schools have now … Read the full press release

Trinity College Library Dublin now holds the largest collection of Beckett letters of any research library in the world

DUBLIN, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Trinity College Library Dublin has just purchased the most extensive collection of Samuel Beckett letters (347 in number) ever to have been offered for public sale. It now holds the largest collection of Beckett letters … Read the full press release

Skanska sells third plot of its UK residential development land to Kersfield Developments Limited for GBP 8M

STOCKHOLM, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has sold the third plot of its UK residential development land bank for GBP 8 M, about SEK 89 M, to Kersfield Developments Limited. The transaction is recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014. … Read the full press release

One of Switzerland’s most sustainable university buildings opens at ETH Zurich

ZURICH, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After four years of construction, the time has finally come: the first ETH building from the 2003 master plan will officially open today. The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) and the KOF Swiss Economic … Read the full press release

The adidas Group names Karen Parkin as Chief HR Officer effective November 1, 2014

CIO Jan Brecht to assume additional responsibility for adidas Group’s global supply chain Herzogenaurach, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The adidas Group has appointed English-born Karen Parkin as Chief HR Officer effective November 1, 2014. She will report directly to Herbert … Read the full press release

Red Electricá presented in the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Territory of the Balearic Islands’ Government the ‘Mapping of bird flight paths’ project

MADRID, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Red Electricá today presented in the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Territory of the Balearic Islands’ Government the ‘Mapping of bird flight paths’ project and the results of this work in the autonomous region, … Read the full press release

UK gov-funded Chevening Scholarship Programme and The University of Nottingham announced new full scholarship scheme for exceptional students from five African countries

NOTTINGHAM, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new full scholarship scheme for exceptional students from five African countries has been announced by The University of Nottingham and the UK government-funded Chevening Scholarship Programme. The Chevening/Nottingham Partnership Award is offering 10 full … Read the full press release

Nottingham University Business School again improved its position in The Economist’s 2014 full-time MBA ranking

NOTTINGHAM, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the second year running, Nottingham University Business School has improved its position in the latest international league table of full-time Master of Business Administration programmes. In The Economist’s 2014 full-time MBA ranking, the award-winning School … Read the full press release

Sanofi Pasteur starts phase III clinical trial in India for its investigational rotavirus vaccine manufactured by its affiliate Shantha Biotechnics in Hyderabad, India

The live, oral, ready-to-use tetravalent rotavirus vaccine candidate is designed to protect young children from severe diarrhea Lyon, France, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced today the start of a phase III clinical trial in India … Read the full press release

Experian® research: UK SMEs are the most exposed to risk out of the UK business population

Experian’s SME Reputation Index reveals that the UK’s smallest firms are the most exposed to risk out of the UK business population Nottingham, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — More than half of small and medium businesses are putting themselves at extra and unnecessary … Read the full press release

Experian® reveals that more fraud being detected and prevented than a year ago

More fraud detected than 12 months ago, especially identity frauds, as the rate of detected fraud has risen from 24 to 35 frauds per 10,000 applications* Mortgages saw the highest rate of detected fraudulent applications, more than any other financial … Read the full press release

UKFast funds creation of Raspberry Pi Computer Project to promote IT training and maintain HIV/AIDs support in South African community

MANCHESTER, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Manchester tech firm UKFast is funding the creation of a Raspberry Pi Computer Project to promote IT training and maintain HIV/AIDs support in a South African community. The hosting provider supplied the technology to build … Read the full press release

Gamesa strengthens its presence in Brazil with new contract for the supply of 68 MW at the Guirapá complex

The company will install 34 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Guirapá complex located in the state of Bahia. Year-to-date, Gamesa has signed orders for the supply of more than 700 MW in Brazil, a market in which it is … Read the full press release

Gamesa to supply 18 MW to the Ovares wind farm developed by Kardemir in Izmir, Turkey

This wind farm, which will be equipped with nine G97-2.0 MW turbines, is the second wind energy facility being developed by this Turkish company. Biscay, Spain, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement … Read the full press release

Unilever calls upon the European Member States to adopt more ambitious position on energy efficiency, renewables and climate change for the Paris UN COP in 2015

London / Rotterdam / Brussels, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever, together with ten other companies, calls upon the European Member States to adopt an ambitious position on energy efficiency, renewables and climate change on 23 and 24 October, including a binding … Read the full press release

Kuehne + Nagel International AG appoints Gianfranco Sgro as new member of the Management Board effective February 1, 2015

Schindellegi / CH, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Gianfranco Sgro as a new member of the Management Board effectiveFebruary 1, 2015. He will assume global responsibility for the business unit Contract … Read the full press release

Kuehne + Nagel Group gained market shares and continuously increased volumes in the first nine months of 2014

Schindellegi / CH, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first nine months of 2014 the Kuehne + Nagel Group gained market shares and continuously increased volumes. Compared to the previous year’s period, earnings for the period improved by 8.6 per cent … Read the full press release