Daily Archives: 19, August 2015

Heineken to sponsor the internationally renowned Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam for 3 years

Amsterdam, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Heineken N.V. (‘HEINEKEN’) today announced a three year commitment to sponsor the internationally renowned Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The commitment will go beyond a mere donation, and will also see the company use its flagship … Read the full press release

Zurich Commercial Court declared all shares of UBS AG held by the remaining minority shareholders invalid

The Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich has declared invalid all shares of UBS AG held by the remaining minority shareholders, in accordance with the request of UBS Group AG. All UBS AG shares that remain publicly held will … Read the full press release

University of Leeds: regular dose of aspirin reduces the long-term risk of cancer in those who are obese

Research has shown that a regular dose of aspirin reduces the long-term risk of cancer in those who are overweight. LEEDS, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers found that being overweight more than doubled the risk of bowel cancer in people … Read the full press release

Gartner’s July 2015 Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools places SAS in its Leaders quadrant for the fifth year

Marlow, UK, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gartner Inc.’s July 2015 Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools places SAS in its Leaders quadrant, based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. This is the fifth year that SAS has been named … Read the full press release

University of Southampton researchers demonstrated for the first time a new laser cooling method to be used to cool molecules

Researchers from the University of Southampton have demonstrated for the first time a new laser cooling method, based upon the interference of matter waves, that could be used to cool molecules. SOUTHAMPTON, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Our ability to produce samples … Read the full press release

Wood Group to provide services to four onshore oil fields in Gabon

ABERDEEN, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has received a letter of award for a new five year, US$ multi-million contract with Shell, to provide services to four onshore oil fields in Gabon. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver integrated … Read the full press release

Wood Group awarded FEED contract for the subsea development of the Talisman Energy Ca Rong Do field offshore Vietnam

ABERDEEN, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has been awarded the front end  engineering and design (FEED) contract for the subsea development of the Talisman  Energy Ca Rong Do field offshore Vietnam; estimated to contain around 67  million barrels of … Read the full press release

Wienerberger AG reports 34% increase of its operating EBITDA in first half of 2015 vs H1 2015

Group revenues: € 1.5 billion (+ 9% versus H1 2014) Operating EBITDA: € 181 million (+ 34% versus H1 2015) Return to profitability with after-tax profit of € 21 million Earnings guidance for 2015 increased: € 375 million, incl. € … Read the full press release

LMU physicists now provide new insights into how swarms in nanosystems are formed

One of the striking features of self-organization in biomolecular systems is the capacity of assemblies of filamentous particles for synchronous motion. LMU physicists now provide new insights into how such movements are coordinated. München, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Living matter, … Read the full press release

LMU researchers used computed microtomography to investigate a specimen recovered from the famous fossil beds of Chengjiang in southwestern China

LMU researchers have used computed microtomography (micro-CT) to identify to the species level an exceptionally wellpreserved fossil arthropod from the famous Chengjiang Lagerstätte in China. München, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Modern imaging methods make it possible to perform detailed, non-invasive … Read the full press release