Daily Archives: 24, August 2015

Freme Project For Multilingual And Semantic Content Enrichment

Turin, Italy, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Many industries are coping with new challenges and finding opportunities in the growing amount of digital content across languages, sectors and domains. Functionality like machine translation, entity recognition, or multilingual linked data sets – based … Read the full press release

Royal Philips now owns 3.01 percent of its own issued shares

AMSTERDAM, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA) announced today that it has notified the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) that it currently holds 3.01 percent of its own issued shares. This holding of Philips consists of shares that … Read the full press release

Lufthansa’s Ju 52 placed under protection by the Office of Historic Monuments of the Hamburg Cultural Authority

COLOGNE, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — It is one of the oldest passenger planes in the world still flying. Its many admirers at home and abroad lovingly call it “Tante Ju” (Auntie Ju) or more respectfully, the “Grande Dame of the … Read the full press release

STMicroelectronics NV released its IFRS 2015 Semi Annual Accounts for the six-month period ended June 27, 2015

GENEVA, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, published today its IFRS 2015 Semi Annual Accounts for the six-month period ended June 27, 2015, on its website … Read the full press release

Ericsson provided Swisscom with Europe’s first fully commercial LTE-Advanced three-carrier aggregation solution combining LTE in both FDD and TDD modes

Leading Swiss operator first to launch three-carrier aggregation combining LTE FDD and TDD modes in a commercial network on commercial chipsets in Europe Solution demonstrated in Swisscom’s commercial network in Zurich using Ericsson hardware and software, and Qualcomm chipsets Swisscom … Read the full press release

Ericsson to debut new solutions and services at IBC 2015

Launch of new solutions and services at IBC 2015 that empower customers to put the connected consumer at center stage in the new internet era of television Highlights uniqueness of Ericsson’s capabilities as the transformation partner for its customers, powered … Read the full press release

Nordic Aviation Capital purchased one Dash 8-Q400, MSN 4175 from Jetscape on lease to South African Express Airways SOC Limited

Nordic Aviation Capital is pleased to confirm that it has purchased one Dash 8-Q400, MSN 4175, from Jetscape on lease to South African Express Airways SOC Limited. South African Express Airways SOC Limited is a new customer for NAC. Billund, … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow: new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies

GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fear of weight gain is one reason smokers give for not kicking the habit, but new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found that … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow, The Pirbright Institute: repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus amongst European livestock in recent decades shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes

GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus (BTV) amongst European livestock in recent decades has been shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes, a study has found. The virus infects ruminant animals such as … Read the full press release

Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly announce positive top-line results from EMPA-REG OUTCOME

Ingelheim, Germany and Indianapolis, US, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced positive top-line results from EMPA-REG OUTCOME®. This is a long-term clinical trial investigating cardiovascular (CV) outcomes for Jardiance® (empagliflozin) in more than 7,000 … Read the full press release

Novartis to acquire all remaining rights to Ofatumumab from GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)

Novartis strengthens multiple sclerosis focus with the addition of Ofatumumab to leading MS portfolio which includes Gilenya and investigational treatments BAF312 and CJM112 Ofatumumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) which targets CD20 and … Read the full press release