Daily Archives: 23, January 2015

University of Aberdeen: UK and US scientists made major step forward in understanding how the brain senses low glucose levels

For people suffering from diabetes, managing blood sugar can be like walking a tightrope – if too high they run the risk of serious long term complications such as blindness, kidney failure, limb gangrene and premature heart disease, but allow … Read the full press release

Public Symposium: The balance between democracy, economic growth, and inclusion policies in Brazil at the Latin American Institute of Freie Universität Berlin on January 30, 2015

BERLIN,  23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The balance between democracy, economic growth, and inclusion policies in Brazil is the topic of a symposium to be held at the Latin American Institute (LAI) of Freie Universität Berlin on January 30, 2015. The … Read the full press release

Cairn announced completion of Catcher farm out and Norwegian licence awards

Edinburgh, Scotland, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cairn is pleased to announce the completion of the farm out agreement to Dyas UK Limited for the sale of a 10% interest in the Catcher development and adjacent acreage in the UK North Sea … Read the full press release

The Office for Civil Protection in South Tyrol awarded Airbus Defence and Space extension contract for the Tetra radio communication network in South Tyrol, Italy

SOUTH TYROL, Italy, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Office for Civil Protection in South Tyrol has awarded Airbus Defence and Space and its Austrian partner company Center Communications Systems an extension contract for the Tetra radio communication network in South … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters upgraded its full-flight simulator at its training center in Singapore to provide highly realistic training in both day and night search and rescue operations

SINGAPORE, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The AS365 Dauphin rotorcraft full-flight simulator at Airbus Helicopters’ Singapore-based training center has been upgraded to provide highly realistic training in both day and night search and rescue (SAR) operations, offering pilots the unique capability … Read the full press release

ATR announced 2014 was the best year in its history

PARIS, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The year 2014 ended for ATR beating last years’ records in sales; deliveries, turnover and backlog. The aircraft manufacturer’s sales increased to 160 aircraft, along with 120 options, exceeding the previous 2011 record (157 firm … Read the full press release

The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force painted in its new colours at the Airbus Defence and Space facility in Seville, Spain

SEVILLE, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force has now been painted in its new colours at the Airbus Defence and Space facility in Seville, Spain. In the coming days the … Read the full press release

GRAPHISOFT acquires the ArchiCAD and Artlantis distribution unit of Cigraph in Italy

BUDAPEST, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that it has acquired the ArchiCAD and Artlantis distribution unit of Cigraph, its first distributor partner in Italy, as part of a … Read the full press release

Marel takes measures towards a more streamlined and cost effective future manufacturing footprint

Garðabær, Iceland, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel is taking two significant steps towards a more streamlined and cost effective future manufacturing footprint in line with Marel’s ongoing Simpler, Smarter, Faster refocusing program. Marel is refocusing its product portfolio to concentrate on areas … Read the full press release

Eni announced new discovery of oil and gas in the West Melehia deep exploration prospect in the Western Desert of Egypt

In the last three years, in the Western Desert of Egypt Eni has doubled its oil production through exploration of deep sequences. San Donato Milanese, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has announced a new discovery of oil and gas in the … Read the full press release

Simon Russell Beale named as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre, based at St Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford

OXFORD, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Simon Russell Beale has been named as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre, based at St Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford. The actor and music historian will succeed Stephen Fry … Read the full press release

University of Oxford Professor David Stuckler to brief MPs at the Work and Pensions Committee on benefit claimants who receive sanctions

OXFORD, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The government’s imposition of sanctions on Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants has led to a significant rise in people leaving unemployment benefits, but they are not returning to work, according to researchers at the University of Oxford … Read the full press release