Monthly Archives: December 2014

University Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute research demonstrates that cell division is very ordered

COPENHAGEN, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NATURE’S INGENIOUS SYSTEMS: A layer of cells called endothelial cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through the vessels, such cells only divide to replace dead cells. However, if there is a blood clot … Read the full press release

Wintershall supports social and charity projects in the company’s core regions

KASSEL, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall is not only dedicated to securing the energy supply; it also supports non-profit organizations in the company’s core regions. This year the beneficiaries of the company’s traditional Christmas donation, which totals 50,000 euros, are social and … Read the full press release

Unilever acquired Minneapolis-based Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto

London & Rotterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today (02/12/2014) announced that it has acquired Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto. Minneapolis-based Talenti, which was founded in 2003, has grown into the best selling packaged gelato in the United States. Talenti products are … Read the full press release

Samaritans’s 201 branches will be available round the clock over the festive period for anyone who needs to talk

SURREY, UK, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 45% of men who responded to a survey* by Samaritans said they felt more worried at Christmas than other times of the year. The findings come with a reminder that volunteers from … Read the full press release

Capgemini Group positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services Worldwide”

PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Capgemini Group has been positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing … Read the full press release

Capgemini achieves position on The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards climate change mitigation

PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it has achieved a position on the The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Services Hub to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co.

​Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has provided its Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co. (TWMP). TWMP is a mobile-payments joint venture … Read the full press release

Gemalto teamed up with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to secure their mobile NFC services

Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has teamed up with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest operator in Taiwan with 10 million subscribers, to secure their mobile NFC services​. This commercial launch, supported by … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Hub to enable the commercial rollout of Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service Valyou

Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its Allynis Trusted Service Hub​ is enabling the commercial rollout of Valyou, Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service, by Telenor, DNB and SpareBank … Read the full press release

The creators behind the 2014 Nobel Prize event

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chef Klas Lindberg and confectioner Daniel Roos have created this year’s Nobel menu and the Royal Swedish Ballet will be in charge of the entertainment at the Nobel Banquet. They are among the creators behind … Read the full press release

Japan to host Nobel Prize Dialogue 2015

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nobel Prize Dialogue is a whole-day conference inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day before the Nobel Prize Ceremony. Held outside Sweden for the first … Read the full press release

Veolia Environnement intends to file Form 25 with the SEC on December 12, 2014 terminating the listing of its ADRs on the NYSE

Veolia Environnement announces its decision to request the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the termination of its registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in accordance with … Read the full press release

Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of AngloGold Ashanti’s open pit gold mine in Ghana

AngloGold Ashanti, one of the largest companies in the gold mining industry, has chosen Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of its open pit gold mine of Iduapriem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western-Region of … Read the full press release

Japan Airlines becomes the first carrier in Asia to fly Thales’s AVANT system on a B787 aircraft

Japan Airlines becomes launch customer for AVANT on the B787 in Asia. Japan Airlines is the world’s first airline to offer digital manga supported by the Thales AVANT. AVANT is now operational on 120 aircraft with total orders approaching 500 … Read the full press release

Thales revenue collection solutions selected for the urban transit systems in Bordeaux and Delhi; signals Thales’s comeback on the French market and continued success in India

Thales to deploy latest-generation ticketing system for all public transport systems in Bordeaux area. 79 stations to be equipped by Thales for Phase III of the Delhi metro. Thales systems in over 100 cities in the world handle more than … Read the full press release

BT completes most complex sub-sea telecoms project to bring faster fibre broadband to Scotland’s most remote communities

Minister hails completion of ‘most complex ever’ underwater engineering feat LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital Scotland is celebrating the completion of a once-in-a-generation subsea telecoms project which brings faster fibre broadband another step closer for many of Scotland’s most … Read the full press release

BT opens new customer innovation showcases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and Milan

New state-of-the-art facilities in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and Milan extend BT’s global network of customer innovation showcases LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today (December 4, 2014) announced the opening of new customer innovation showcases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and … Read the full press release

South West Grid for Learning selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools

LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) has selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools. BT will deliver education cloud services via a new framework, offering schools an innovative way to purchase … Read the full press release

Nordea revises down the expectations in its new economic forecasts

Winter is upon us, and most of us need an extra dose of vitamins. Metaphorically speaking, this is also the case for large parts of the world economy where the economic performance has again made Nordea revise down the expectations … Read the full press release

Rio Tinto demonstrated how its portfolio of world-class operations are positioned to generate healthy free cash flow and shareholder returns at investor seminar in London

LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto today (04 December 2014) demonstrated how its superior portfolio of world-class operations, with industry-leading EBITDA margins and significant growth potential, are positioned to generate healthy free cash flow and shareholder returns. Citing sector-leading … Read the full press release

EU’s “Windheat Project”: Fraunhofer collaborates with six corporations from 4 EU states to develop energy-efficient ice detection and anti-icing system for small wind turbine power generators

In very cold climate zones, the wind can blow with tremendous force. But wind turbines have rarely been built in these regions up to now. The risk of ice formation on the rotor blades is just too high. But now, … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer researchers developed passive surveillance system for littoral regions based on mobile radio illumination called Passive Coherent Location (PCL)

Many coastal areas and harbors go almost unprotected against acts of terror. Soon a new sensor system relying on signal echoes from cell towers can quickly detect even the smallest of attack boats. This mobile radio passive radar can also … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer Institute researchers developed X-ray detector for industrial computed tomography (CT) based on the design of medical X-ray devices

X-rays are a tried and tested way to investigate components and materials. Researchers are now developing an X-ray detector capable of delivering particularly high-quality 3D images in real time. This will make it possible to precisely reconstruct even the processes … Read the full press release

WACKER expands its product range of functional silanes with new arylalkoxysilane monomer GENIOSIL® XL 70

MUNICH, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Munich-based chemical company WACKER is expanding its product range of functional silanes with a new arylalkoxysilane monomer. Marketed as GENIOSIL® XL 70, this additive is designed as a water scavenger for silane-curing adhesive and sealant … Read the full press release

GSK announces the winners of its second Discovery Fast Track Challenge

14 proposals selected from 428 entries in 26 countries Project areas include HIV, cancer and neurodegeneration LONDON, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GSK has announced the winners of its second Discovery Fast Track Challenge – a programme designed to combine the … Read the full press release

Neste Jacobs to deliver the production optimization of Valio Milk Powder Plant in Seinäjoki Finland with its NAPCON Advanced Process Control (APC) technology

Espoo, Finland, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and dairy company Valio have signed a long-term agreement for Neste Jacobs to deliver the production optimization of Valio Milk Powder Plant in Seinäjoki, Finland by … Read the full press release

Boeing successfully tested Neste Oil’s NEXBTL diesel fuel as component of aviation fuel

Espoo, Finland, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The airplane manufacturer Boeing has successfully tested Neste Oil’s NEXBTL diesel fuel as a component of aviation fuel. The first test flight took place on the U.S. using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and further … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera and Telenor to merge their Danish operations into new joint venture

TeliaSonera and Telenor have entered into an agreement to merge their Danish operations into a new joint venture where the parties will own 50 percent each. The new joint venture will create a robust mobile operator who is able to … Read the full press release

The Norwegian Competition Authority objects to TeliaSonera’s acquisition of Tele2’s Norwegian operations

The Norwegian Competition Authority, Konkurransetilsynet, has today announced objections to TeliaSonera’s acquisition of Tele2’s Norwegian operations. TeliaSonera will now analyze the Authority’s objections and respond to it by December 22. STOCKHOLM, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We and Konkurransetilsynet make different … Read the full press release

KUKA AG aims at complete takeover of Swisslog Holding AG, plans to delist the company from SIX Swiss Exchange

Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Now that more than 80% of the shares have been tendered in the public tender offer process, KUKA AG is aiming at a complete takeover of Swisslog Holding AG.In case of holding more than 90% of … Read the full press release

Voith GmbH attains 25.1 percent of the voting rights in leading supplier of robots as well as automated production systems and solutions KUKA Aktiengesellschaft

Heidenheim/Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith GmbH today notified KUKA Aktiengesellschaft that, by way of shares as well as financial instruments partly pending antitrust approval, it has attained 25.1 percent of the voting rights in the company. The majority of the shares … Read the full press release

Audi to present at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6 to 9, 2015

Cutting-edge innovations by Audi at the world’s largest electronics trade show Press conference on the Audi stand on January 6 with Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development First public Tech Talk with Audi technology experts Ingolstadt, 3-12-2014 — … Read the full press release

Audi presents the revolutionary Audi prologue concept car at Design Miami

Premium brand presenting the essence of quattro as “The force within” Audi prologue represents new design direction Ingolstadt/Miami, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi is continuing with its new design strategy: At Design Miami, the brand with the four rings is presenting … Read the full press release

Sapa establishes metal return program that supports their respective sustainability goals while turning old aluminium poles into new ones

Six Dutch cities are taking advantage of a metal return program that supports their respective sustainability goals while turning old aluminium poles into new ones. Katwijk, Netherlands, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa established the program to close the loop with regard … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric SE finalizes the acquisition of the second largest player in wiring device accessories in Turkey Günsan Elektrik

Rueil-Malmaison, France, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Schneider Electric SE announces today that it has obtained all required regulatory approvals and subsequently finalized the acquisition of Günsan Elektrik, the second largest player in wiring device accessories serving residential and commercial buildings … Read the full press release

Roche acquired molecular diagnostics testing service provider Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. based in San Jose, Calif.

BASEL, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the acquisition of Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. (Ariosa), a privately-held company based in San Jose, California, USA. Ariosa is a molecular diagnostics testing service provider that provides a … Read the full press release

KfW IPEX-Bank finances the construction of ten river cruise ships for Viking River Cruises

KfW IPEX-Bank provides funding for Viking River Cruises Order for the building of river cruise ships placed with Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock Frankfurt am Main, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the construction of ten river cruise … Read the full press release

KfW Economic outlook 2015: The German economy is set to grow far slower in the next year than previously anticipated

Germany: KfW Research cuts growth forecast for 2015 by half to 0.8%; 2014 expectations also lowered once again to 1.4% Eurozone: economic output grows only 1.0% in 2015; 2014 forecast is 0.7% Frankfurt am Main, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release

Morpho (Safran) signs multi-year contract with Arab Organisation for Industrialisation Electronics to produce the Egyptian national eID card

PARIS, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), the world leader in government identity solutions, has signed a contract with AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) Electronics to produce the Egyptian national eID card. Mr. Abdel–Mohsen Abdel–Sadek Ismail, Chairman of AOI Electronics, … Read the full press release