Strategic guidelines for the 2015-2019 Plan confirmed Further increase in investments 2.2 billion euros of investments in five years (+7% compared to the previous 2015-2019 plan) Important rebalancing and innovation in the industrial portfolio strong developments planned for the environment, smart … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management
Tagged A2A Group
Luxembourg, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — RTL Group today announced the appointment of Francesco Costadura (51) as RTL Group’s new Head of Human Resources (HR) and Executive Vice President HR, effective 1 August 2016. In this capacity, he will report to RTL … Read the full press release
Posted in Luxembourg, Management, Media
Tagged Francesco Costadura, Romain Mannelli, RTL Group
BRUSSELS, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Political Assembly of the European People’s Party (EPP) has concluded a two-day meeting in Brussels on 4-5 April 2016 discussing policies to combat terrorism and the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region among other issues. EPP … Read the full press release
Bratislava, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET researchers have spotted a scam campaign on Facebook that steals the social network users’ payment card details. Instead of buying luxury sunglasses at a 90% discount, shoppers might end up victims of a payment card … Read the full press release
The world’s soils could potentially store an extra 8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases, helping to limit the impacts of climate change, says a new study from a team including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen, ABERDEEN, 07-Apr-2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged climate change, Professor Keith Paustian, study, World's soils
Basic purchase price of € 210.3 million, plus variable portion “Easier cooperation within the group” VIENNA, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European construction and technology group STRABAG, via its subsidiary Ilbau Liegenschaftsverwaltung GmbH, now holds 94.9 % of Stuttgart-based Ed. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Construction, Germany, Management
Tagged Construction group, Ed. Züblin AG, STRABAG
Both companies take significant joint development decision Assemble joint development team of some 200 employees Target: breakthrough innovation in aerospace e-mobility MUNICH, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group (stock exchange symbol: AIR) and Siemens (stock exchange symbol: SIE) have signed a … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, Germany
Tagged Airbus Group, hybrid/electric propulsion systems, Siemens
Hamburg, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TAP Portugal has signed an agreement with Airbus at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg to upgrade the cabins of its A330s, A319s, A320s and A321s. The engineering and certification of this extensive cabin retrofit programme … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Germany, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged A319s, A320s and A321s, A330s, Airbus, TAP Portugal
MOSCOW, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MAYKOR was rated No. 10 in the ranking of IT service providers according to Kommersant Money magazine. The company retained its position from the previous period without experiencing reduced revenues following an IT market under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Russia, Technology
Tagged IT service providers, Kommersant Money, MAYKOR, Sergey Sulgin
In France, April 1 is referred to as Poisson d’Avril, or ‘April Fish day’ and French children are said to tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying “Poisson d’Avril” when the prank is discovered. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, European Union, United Kingdom
Tagged climate change, ClimeFish, Dr Paul Fernandes, University of Aberdeen
The French National Institute of Geographic and Forestry Information (IGN) has awarded the Thales-Airbus Defence and Space consortium the GeoMaps contract for the next six years French armed forces will get high added-value geographical data that will give them the … Read the full press release
Toulouse, France, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space is partnering with the French and European space agencies (CNES and ESA*) to organise ActInSpace. ActInSpace is a 24-hour contest where anyone can join a team and meet challenges such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Technology
Tagged #ActInSpace contest, ‘Space Hackathon’
BERN, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Great progress has been made in the fight against malaria – since 2000, malaria incidence among populations at risk (the rate of new cases) fell by 37% globally – yet there is so much more to … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Non Profit, Society, Switzerland
Tagged #WorldMalariaDay, Novartis Foundation
Aberdeen scientists’ fight to beat Alzheimer’s disease has been aided by a generous donation from oil and gas firm Apache. ABERDEEN, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The £45,000 gift will be used to buy a specific piece of equipment that is vital … Read the full press release
Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, introduces as the first in the industry a new vision system, moving crane operation to the safety and comfort of the truck cabin. “Based on the recent advancements in virtual reality … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged crane, Henrik Strömbäck, Hiab, Rafal Sornek, virtual reality goggles
Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, will supply loose lashings equipment for twelve 19,200 TEU container vessels under construction in South Korea for a European owner. The equipment is planned for delivery during 2016. The order was … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Sweden
Tagged loose lashings equipment, MacGregor, Tommi Keskilohko
Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, and Hydco Givati, one of the leading specialists in truck-mounted hydraulic lifting and transportation equipment, based in Gan-Yavne in Israel, have been working closely together for ten years now. Hydco Givati, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Sweden
Tagged Alexander Gelis, Cargotec, Hiab, Hydco Givati
The orders are the first Vestas has announced in Brazil in 2016 and consist of six wind farms MADRID, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas will supply 86 units of V110-2.0 MW turbines for projects totalling 172 MW located in the state … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain
Tagged Marco Graziano, Vestas, wind turbines
The idea of climate change turning the UK into a viable wine-making region may have boosted the industry in recent years. But cold snaps, sharp frosts and downpours threaten productivity – according to University of East Anglia research. Norwich, UK, … Read the full press release
Gdansk, Poland, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of PKP Cargo appointed three members of the Management Board: Grzegorz Fingas, Member of the Board for Commercial Issues, Jarosław Klasa, Member of the Board for Operational Issues and Arkadiusz Olewnik, Member of … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Jarosław Klasa, Mirosław Pawłowski, PKP CARGO
Pledge will help 5,000 new exporters in 2016 – and a total of 25,000 by 2020 – supporting the Government’s efforts to help 100,000 businesses export for the first time, as part of its Exporting is GREAT campaign. Commitment is one … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, International Trade, United Kingdom
Tagged Gareth Oakley, Lloyds Banking Group, Lord Price
NEWCASTLE, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Work has begun on a £2.4m extension to Newcastle University. Workshop and design space The Building Sciences lab, which will provide enhanced workshop and design space for architecture students, is due to open in March 2017. … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Education, United Kingdom
PARIS, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the leading sports production and host broadcasting company, has been selected as a production partner for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, a once-in-a-lifetime football event, which honours 100 years of the Copa … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Media, Sports
Tagged 2016 Copa America Centenario, football event, Host Broadcast Services
LEEDS, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Adaily dose of vitamin D3 improves heart function in people with chronic heart failure, a five-year University of Leeds research project has found. Dr Klaus Witte, from the School of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist at Leeds … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Gothenburg, Sweden, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volvo Group has completed the final agreement with HCL Technologies for the sale of its external IT operation and related assets and the outsourcing of its IT infrastructure. As announced earlier the transaction was … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Investment, Sweden, Technology
With this decision, the company strengthens its equity base MADRID, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At its meeting today the Board of Directors of Coemac, S.A. has formulated the accounts for 2015, confirming 2015 results and the restructuring and provisions already … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Management, Spain
Tagged Coemac, Javier Gonzalez, Shareholders’ Meeting
ROME, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SACE, the insurance-financial company of the CDP group, has been honored as the best export credit agency in Europe and the Middle East as part of the Awards for Excellence promoted by Trade Finance Magazine. Based … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Insurance, Italy
Tagged best export credit agency in Europe, CDP group, SACE, Trade Finance Magazine
ABERDEEN, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has been awarded a two year contract extending its service provision for TAQA in the North Sea. Under the contract, which has the option of three, one year extensions, Wood Group PSN will continue … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, United Kingdom
Tagged James Crawford, TAQA, Wood Group
COPENHAGEN, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has awarded Ramboll a study, which involves identifying the potential risks using drilling rigs in areas where growler and ice may threaten safety. The opening of the Barents Sea southeast region … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Norway, Security & Safety
Tagged Barents Sea, Rambøll, The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority
ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Julieta Matos Castaño, PhD student at the University of Twente, has developed a dilemma cube, to be used in large public-private projects. Her research shows that the tool promotes awareness and better cooperation between various parties. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged dilemma cube, Julieta Matos Castaño, University of Twente
ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — After three years of building and programming, the first tests using guide robot Spencer were successfully conducted at Schiphol airport this month. The test phase was completed last week. Spencer, developed in cooperation with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Technology, Travel
Tagged KLM passengers, Michiel Joosse, René de Groot, robot, Schiphol airport, University of Twente
Linz, Austria, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Construction of the voestalpine direct reduction plant in Texas, USA, is proceeding rapidly. Initial tests on sections of the plant have already commenced so that from today’s standpoint it can be assumed that production will … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Mexican steel producer, sponge iron, TYASA, voestalpine
HELSINKI, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — RainMiner Wins Vaisala Open Weather Data Challenge Vaisala launched the Open Weather Data Challenge at Slush 2015 in Helsinki, Finland last November. The competition challenged software and weather enthusiasts to leverage open weather data in … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Dr. Kevin Petty, Mounir Ennenbach, Open Weather Data Challenge, RainMiner, Vaisala
Using a combination of newly developed methods, researchers led by LMU immunologist Veit Hornung have defined a previously unknown pathway that triggers inflammation. MUNICH, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The immune system in vertebrates is capable of distinguishing “self” from “non-self” components, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science
Tagged Immunobiochemistry, inflammation, LMU, Moritz Gaidt, Veit Hornung
LIVERPOOL, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A new app has been launched to explore the history of the University of Liverpool’s iconic redbrick Victoria Building, now home to the Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M). The app sheds light on the history of the Waterhouse-designed … Read the full press release
1 billion WC rimblocks Düsseldorf, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Record numbers for Bref Power Activ: Since its market launch in 2010, Henkel has produced 1,000,000,000 packs of the rimblock. In its four-in-one balls format, the innovation’s success has, in the meantime, … Read the full press release
Tagged Henkel, WC rimblock
MADRID, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Innsite, the 1,500-m² innovation and R&D center was inaugurated yesterday, with a grand opening that brought clients and partners to discover the magic of high technology and the latest trends in innovation, such as Big Data … Read the full press release
Posted in Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Altran, Big Data and Virtual Reality, Innsite, R&D center in Madrid, Spain
YORK, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of York will launch the Digital Creativity Labs (DC Labs) next week – a major £18 million initiative for innovative research in the convergent area of digital and creative technologies. Based at the University’s … Read the full press release
Premium structure of ultra-intelligent mini machine keeps both brewing and fermentation in one chassis while automating nearly entire process Los Angeles, CA, United States, 03-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The ArtBrew beer brewing control system – designed, developed and marketed by an international-based … Read the full press release
Transaction will expand leadership position in RNA technologies Venlo, The Netherlands, 01-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has decided to submit a conditional voluntary takeover offer to the shareholders of … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Management, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, Exiqon, QIAGEN N.V.
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