First plug-in hybrid model drives off the assembly line in Ingolstadt Assembly processes integrated into the A3 line Maximum safety for employees, top quality for customers Ingolstadt, 24-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Approximately 50 cars every day, with the same timing … Read the full press release
• EUR 85.6 billion for new models, environmentally friendly technologies and production facilities in the coming five years • Capex ratio to remain at a competitive level of between six and seven percent • Over half of investments in property, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Bernd Osterloh, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen Group
LONDON, 24-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a syndicated loan of up to US$ 12 million to privately owned Belarusky Narodny Bank (BNB-Bank). The proceeds will allow BNB-Bank, which concentrates its activity … Read the full press release
Acromegaly is a rare pituitary disorder, which requires normalization of hormonal levels to help prevent the serious consequences of the disease[1],[2],[3],[4] Approval based on two large phase III trials showing superior efficacy of new formulation of Signifor over current SSAs … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 24-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Shell for a Pusnes permanent mooring system. Contract value is around EUR 20 million. “We are very happy to finalise this large contract,” says Jan Martin … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 24-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, was recognized as among the world’s most innovative companies in being named a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator for … Read the full press release
Brussels, 24-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Zetes (Euronext Brussels: ZTS), has been awarded a 3 year contract to provide its ZetesAres Direct Store Delivery (DSD) solution to Krispy Kreme UK. Renowned for its speciality doughnuts, Krispy Kreme has opted for a SaaS solution … Read the full press release
Newcastle, UK, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Newcastle University has been selected as one of the nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England and invited to join the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR … Read the full press release
LEEDS, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new University of Leeds research. Scientists from the University of Leeds have found that high-powered ‘jet-air’ and warm … Read the full press release
ABERDEEN, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group announces the following changes to its senior management team. Alan Semple, chief financial officer (CFO) has advised the board that he intends to retire and step down from his current role and from … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Semple, Bob Keiller, David Kemp, Ian Marchant, Robin Watson, Wood Group
ABERDEEN, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue its provision of engineering, procurement and construction services to the Hibernia platform, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, under a new multi-million dollar, five-year contract extension from Hibernia Management and Development … Read the full press release
BARCELONA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This week from 18 – 20 November 2014, more than 9,000 delegates including city leaders, government decision-makers and private companies have come together to set the direction for continued sustainable urban development at the Smart … Read the full press release
You can now register for the conference ‘Realising Liveable Cities’, which is hosted by Ramboll and the City of Copenhagen on December 9 in Copenhagen. Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic artist, and State Secretary from Hamburg, Holger Lange, are among the … Read the full press release
On 24 November, Dr Gerhard Schwehm will be talking about the mission’s latest developments and about his life’s work Enschede, Netherlands, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager, will be giving a lecture … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr Gerhard Schwehm, Rosetta Mission manager, Rosetta satellite, the University of Twente
Physicists at LMU have developed a new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles. The new method also reveals previously unknown patterns of collective motion in such systems. MUNICH, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Rovio Learning and Ivana Helsinki will twirl skirts at Slush Espoo, Finland, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment Ltd. Rovio Learning is proud to announce a collaboration with Ivana Helsinki for the design of school clothes for Angry Birds Playground. Angry Birds … Read the full press release
Today (19-11-2014), ISS (ISS.CO, ISS DC), a leading global provider of facility services, agreed to a new major Integrated Facility Services strategic partnership with Vattenfall in Germany. Søborg, Denmark, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new contract is the largest win ever … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Germany, Management
Tagged integrated facility services, ISS, Jacob Götzsche, Tuomo Hatakka, Vattenfall
GuardRFID’s industry leading active RFID platform that enables solutions for real-time tracking, location and security are now available for commercial sale across Europe VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Guard RFID Solutions Inc. announced today that it has received … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Industrial, News, Retail, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 433MHz, Active Radio Frequency Identification, AllGuard Active RFID platform, AllGuard Asset Tracking, AllGuard Asset Tracking and Security, AllGuard Personnel Safety and Accountability, AllGuard Wandering Patient Protection, AllGuard Yard Management, CE Mark Approval, Dalibor Pokrajac, Guard RFID Solutions Inc., GuardRFID, IEEE 802.11.4f Active RFID standard, ISO 18000-7 standard, real-time tracking, RFID, RFID Platform, RFID Tags, SafeGuard Staff Duress, TotGuard Infant Security, Zahir Abji
AMSTERDAM, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — To better serve customers in Germany, EnGarde body armor has completed the German SK1 TR03/2008 certification process for the ULTRA™ flexible ballistic panel. German law enforcement agencies can only purchase officially certified body armor models … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Germany, Law, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Action 4, ballistic panel, ballistic panels, body armor, bullet proof vests, DM41 SR, Dyneema, EnGarde, German law enforcement agencies, German SK1 TR03/2008 certification, Iwan Luiten, officially certified body armor, QD-PEP, SK1, SK1 Certification, SK1 standard, trauma reduction layers, ULTRA™ flexible ballistic panel
A new report by UCL and Arup reveals that UK city authorities spend an average of £23 million a year each on IT, which is 6% of their total expenditure. LONDON, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The study, ‘Delivering the Smart … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that outbreaks of plague in Madagascar are linked to a naturally occurring climate event in the tropical Pacific. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an ocean-atmosphere … Read the full press release
Major step forward in tackling the global problem of herbicide-resistant weeds Frankfurt / Main, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing global problem. The official opening of Bayer CropScience’s Weed Resistance Competence Center (WRCC) in Frankfurt on 19 November … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Germany
Tagged Bayer CropScience, herbicide-resistant weeds, Weed Resistance Competence Center
Coventry, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In diverse company, people think more deeply, make better decisions, study finds From The Great Depression through the dot-com boom of the 1990s to the recent financial crisis, stock market bubbles are a constant malaise. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged David Stark, Lee Page, stock market bubbles, University of Warwick
Over 160 schoolchildren from all over St Asaph have been designing Super Heroes as part of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s campaign ‘Let’s Stop the Block’. WALES, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Junior and infant pupils from Ysgol Esgob Morgan, Ysgol Twm … Read the full press release
Profit increases 36.4% to EUR 430.8 million Earnings per share grow by 65.5% to EUR 3.26 Premiums stable at around EUR 7.0 billion Combined ratio reduced to a very good 97.2% VIENNA, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vienna Insurance Group recorded … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Insurance, Management
Tagged Peter Hagen, Vienna Insurance Group
ELKO Group, one of the leading IT product wholesalers in the Eastern Europe and one of the largest companies in Latvia, has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft and now provide its clients with the new ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) system … Read the full press release
Matthew Hirst, Head of Arts and Historic Collections at Chatsworth, will give the second biennial Yorkshire Country House Partnership lecture on 26 November at the University of York. YORK, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The lecture, The Past Informs the Future: … Read the full press release
The York Festival of Ideas will launch a new Innovation Fund providing support for organisations and individuals wishing to develop activities for the 2015 programme, funded by the Holbeck Trust. YORK, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The festival committee is inviting … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Holbeck Trust, Innovation Fund, The York Festival of Ideas
Dr Frank Proudlock involved in study Leicester, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s Fight for Sight–Nystagmus Network Small Grant Award will fund a research project that aims to understand how involuntary eye movements – a condition known as nystagmus – … Read the full press release
Leicester, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ‘The increasing trend towards the adoption of formal procedures has continued so they are now almost ubiquitous but mediation is increasingly being used in disputes’ –Professor Stephen Wood, University of Leicester Study reveals: Adoption of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Professor Stephen Wood, University of Leicester, workplace employment
• “1.50%–3,50% Stufenzins-Wandelschuldverschreibung” (stepped-coupon convertible bond) VIENNA, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bank Austria Wohnbaubank has launched a new WohnbauAnleihe bond for security-oriented investors: The term of the new “1.50%–3,50% Stufenzins-Wandelschuldverschreibung 2014–2026/8” is 12 years. The interest rate is fixed for … Read the full press release
Duluth, Ga. USA, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a leader in healthcare visualization solutions, has donated its Eonis clinical specialty displays to support Henry Schein Practice Solutions’ brand new Center of Excellence featuring the latest in digital dental equipment and technologies. The … Read the full press release
New Delhi, India, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema leader Barco is proud to announce the first completed installation in New Delhi of its Auro 11.1 by Barco immersive sound technology. Place of implementation is the PVR multiplex in the Pacific … Read the full press release
A new study has shown for the first time that people can be trained to “see” letters of the alphabet as colours in a way that simulates how those with synaesthesia experience their world. BRIGHTON, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged alphabet as colours, Dr Daniel Bor, Dr Nicolas Rothen, synaesthesia, University of Sussex
A book about optical illusions, co-authored by a University of Sussex neuroscientist, has won the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize today (17 November). BRIGHTON, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The prize is awarded annually for the best book that communicates … Read the full press release
A linguistic historian has helped to produce the first-ever online dictionary of Louisiana Creole to try to save the language from extinction. BRIGHTON, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Christophe Landry, a native Louisianan and a PhD student in American History at the … Read the full press release
Clichy, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal announced today the launch of its International Awards for Social Responsibility in Dermatology, “Caring to Inspire Skin Confidence”. These prizes reward voluntary dermatological initiatives, coming from individuals, associations or hospitals, favoring patient support and care … Read the full press release
By 2020, 90 percent of the world’s population over 6 years old will have a mobile phone, and smartphone subscriptions are expected to top 6.1 billion India and China show fastest growth for new mobile subscriptions with 18 million and … Read the full press release
Posted in Marketing, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Ericsson, Ericsson Mobility Report, Rima Qureshi
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies successfully complete world’s first inter-company interoperability testing of LTE Category 9 connectivity, with download speeds of up to 450 Mbps Category 9 speeds will give mobile users responsive application performance and access to connectivity-based apps in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Ericsson, LTE Category 9 connectivity, Qualcomm, Serge Willenegger, Thomas Norén
PILSEN, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The consortium of companies Škoda Electric and Solaris will deliver 24 new trolleybuses to the Hungarian capital. The Pilsen Škoda company will ensure the delivery of the complete electric equipment and also the final assembly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Hungary, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Karel Majer, Lubomíra Černá, Škoda Electric, Solaris, trolleybuses, Zdeněk Majer
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