Daily Archives: 18, August 2015

Bayer CropScience reaches an important milestone towards the market introduction of its biological insecticide Requiem™ in Europe

Innovative biological insecticide for use in greenhouses / Market launch in Europe planned in 2017 / Bayer’s first active ingredient approved under regulation EC 1107/2009 Monheim, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience has reached an important milestone towards the market introduction … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool researchers to evaluate green health and well-being programme launched in Liverpool, St Helens and Sefton

LIVERPOOL, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A green health and well-being programme launched in Liverpool, St Helens and Sefton will be evaluated by researchers at the University of Liverpool. The Mersey Forest Nature4Health programme, funded by the National Lottery, plans to … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool: new global initiative to advance the development of a vaccine for river blindness launched

LIVERPOOL, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Liverpool, together with UK and international partners, have launched a new global initiative to advance the development of a vaccine for river blindness. Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool positioned 101-150 in Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 for 13th consecutive year

LIVERPOOL, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — For the 13th consecutive year, the University of Liverpool is positioned 101-150 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015. Liverpool is ranked in the same group as Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, London School of Economics (LSE), … Read the full press release

De Nederlandsche Bank: Total assets managed by Dutch investment funds drop by 4.5% in Q2-2015 for the first time in two years

The second quarter of 2015 saw total assets managed by Dutch investment funds drop, by 4.5% (EUR 36.4 billion), for the first time in two years. Value decreases in the funds’ investments (-3.6% return) were the primary cause of the … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich scientists explained the molecular mechanism of plant growth

Two growth-promoting groups of substances, or phytohormones, the gibberellins and the brassinosteroids, are used independently of each other for the breeding and production of crop plants. A team of scientists at Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that … Read the full press release

MegaFon acquires four regional mobile operators

Moscow, Russian Federation, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Public Joint Stock Company “MegaFon” (LSE: MFON), a leading Russian telecommunications operator (“MegaFon” or the “Company”), announces the completion of the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of a 100% interest in JSC “SMARTS-Samara”, a 100% interest in CJSC “Astrakhan GSM”, a 100% interest in CJSC “Yaroslavl … Read the full press release

The University of Bristol study identified the mechanisms that trigger disruption in the brain’s communication channels linked to symptoms in psychiatric disorders

New research has identified the mechanisms that trigger disruption in the brain’s communication channels linked to symptoms in psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia. The University of Bristol study, published today [17 Aug] in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, could … Read the full press release

Free public workshop on making healthy meals more appetising to young tastes at the University of Bristol’s Elizabeth Blackwell Institute

The factors that drive children’s choices of food and the most effective ways of making healthy meals more appetising to young tastes, will be the focus of a free public workshop hosted by the University of Bristol’s Elizabeth Blackwell Institute. … Read the full press release

Koch Fertilizer Trading Sarl,K+S North America Corporation sign exclusive master supply agreement for potash fertilizer produced at the K+S Legacy mine in Saskatchewan, Canada

WICHITA, Kansas (U.S.) / KASSEL (Germany), 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Koch Fertilizer Trading Sarl, an affiliate of Koch Fertilizer, LLC, and K+S North America Corporation (K+S), a fully owned subsidiary of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, have signed an exclusive master supply agreement … Read the full press release

ABB, MeteoGroup to equip 140 container ships from Maersk Line with advisory software to optimize routes

ABB and Dutch weather forecasting specialist, MeteoGroup, have won an order to outfit 140 container vessels with software to optimize routes Zurich, Switzerland, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation group, is working with MeteoGroup to equip … Read the full press release