LISBON, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The NESTER R&D researcher, João Esteves, won the 2015 ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) / ISEL prize, thanks to the score of 20 marks (out of a maximum of 20) for his master’s degree thesis on “Stochastic … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Portugal
Tagged 2015 ABB, Asea Brown Boveri, ISEL prize, João Esteves, NESTER R&D researcher
Albstadt, Germany/Istanbul, Turkey, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — From 1 to 4 June 2016 the 16thInternational Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITM) will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Groz-Beckert will be represented at the “Tüyap” exhibition grounds with a 210 m² stand in hall … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Germany, Industrial, Marketing, Turkey
Tagged 16th International Textile Machinery Exhibition, Groz-Beckert, ITM
ZURICH, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — House mice often raise their offspring in a communal nest. A new study conducted by biologists from the University of Zurich reveals that females tend to be more willing to raise their offspring cooperatively if they … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Switzerland
Biel / Bienne Switzerland, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss take their money very seriously indeed, but now they’re breaking out in smiles, surprised and happy to learn that Swatch has just made shopping easier: Swatch Bellamy is up and running … Read the full press release
Posted in Retail, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Cornèr Bank Ltd., Swatch Bellamy
Ghent, Belgium, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A delegation of five Taiwan universities is currently visiting Ghent University. The goal is to strengthen existing partnerships and explore new opportunities, both in terms of research and education. During the three-day “Taiwan Match-making Event”, five … Read the full press release
Kölner Projektentwicklerin zum zweiten Mal in Folge auf Platz eins KÖLN/BERLIN, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) hat bei der „Real Estate Brand Value Study“ des European Real Estate Brand Institute (EUREB) erneut den ersten Platz belegt. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Germany, Marketing, Real Estate
Tagged der „Real Estate Brand Value Study“, STRABAG Real Estate GmbH
STRABAG Real Estate gewinnt PURSUITS menswear als weiteren Mieter Vermietungsstand im ersten Bauabschnitt liegt aktuell bei nahezu 80% FREIBURG, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Auf der „HEINRICH VON STEPHAN BUSINESSMILE“ in Freiburg wird es künftig Herrenmode geben: Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH … Read the full press release
HERZOGENAURACH, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As a result of a non-operational extraordinary effect, the adidas Group will benefit from a one-time positive P&L impact during the second quarter of 2016, which is not yet reflected in the company’s guidance for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Investment, Sports
Tagged adidas Group, Chelsea Football Club, P&L
GamePlan A is a business lifestyle magazine focusing on topics originating from the intersection of Sport, Business and Lifestyle. HERZOGENAURACH, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, the adidas Group launched a new digital content hub called ‘GamePlan A’: http://GamePlan-A.com. GamePlan A is … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Internet & Online, Media, Sports
Tagged adidas Group, digital business lifestyle magazine, GamePlan A, Jan Runau
Lysaker, Norway, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA is pleased to announce the delivery of the LR2 product tanker “Navig8 Steadfast” from Sungdong Shipyard, Korea. After being delivered from the shipyard today, the vessel commenced a 13 years “hell and … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged "Navig8 Steadfast", KOREA, LR2 product tanker, Ocean Yield, Sungdong Shipyard
Merck obtains global marketing and commercialization rights for the innovative Progyny Eeva® software offering, aiming to provide customers worldwide with innovative fertility technologies solutions This new agreement builds on the successful relationship between both leaders in fertility technologies, first established … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Early Embryo Viability Assessment, Eeva® software, Merck, Progyny
This is the second experimental planting of Posidonia oceanica in the Balearic Islands, after the one carried out in June 2015 This pioneering initiative in the conservation and improvement of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, falls under the collaboration agreement signed … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An afternoon of free arts and science activities, led by Fife-based photographer Kit Martin and University of St Andrews students, will take place at the Gateway Galleries in St Andrews as part of the nationwide Festival … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Alice Sartori, Free arts, Gateway Galleries, Joanne Orr, Kit Martin, science activities, St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland’s data revolution takes a step forward today (Monday 9 May, 2016) with the launch of Scotland’s first Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Computer Science, announced today by the University of St Andrews’ School of Computer Science … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of St Andrews have discovered that the lighting used in smartphone displays can activate live cells that are genetically programmed to respond to light. Professor Malte Gather from the School of Physics … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Two University of St Andrews chemists have won prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards. Professor Ifor Samuel is the winner of the Society’s Chemical Dynamics Award for 2016 and Dr Catherine Cazin is the Chemistry of Transition … Read the full press release
PARIS, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Five winners, hailing from the four corners of the world, were announced at the “Global Award for Sustainable Architecture”, which took place on Monday, May 9 at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, an architectural … Read the full press release
Princeton, NJ, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Omega Design Corporation, a global provider of packaging machinery, serialization solutions, and bottle unscrambling technology has become a partner-in-residence at Systech International, based in Princeton, NJ, a global leader in serialization, track-and-trace, authentication, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged authentication, bottle unscrambling technology, Glenn Siegele, Omega Design, packaging automation solutions, packaging machinery, pharmaceutical regulation, Princeton NJ, serialization, serialization solutions, Systech, track and trace, trusted consumer engagement
Gap is widening between rich and poor in retirement – North/South divide is evident. Better-off retirees heading for affluent suburbs, market and cathedral towns LONDON, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Britons are living through a hugely varied set of circumstances when they … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital entrepreneur Lawrence Jones MBE, CEO of fast-growing tech brand UKFast, is set to give revealing insight into his business journey at a government-backed event in Liverpool. The Entrepreneurs Exchange, which takes place at St George’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged government-backed event in Liverpool, Lawrence Jones, UKFast
BRUSSELS, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pursuant to the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 relating to the publication of major shareholdings in listed companies, Delhaize Group has received a notification of the threshold of 3% being crossed downwards by Silchester International … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Investment, Management, Retail
Tagged Delhaize Group, Silchester International Investors LLP, Silchester Partners Limited
Sales up by 14 % at local currency Satisfactory growth in both segments EBITDAN increase by 6 % to € 158 million Profitability remains strong, with EBITDAN margin of 21.7 % Holzminden, Germany, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The fiscal year 2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Symrise AG
Net profit excluding the impact of Adwen amounted to €80 million (+82%1 vs. 2015, which included a one-off positive impact of €18 million from the joint venture). The company maintains the profitable growth envisaged in its Business Plan 2015-2017 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Spain
The system combines four sources of power – solar, wind, diesel and batteries – with installed capacity of over 2 MW and enables the provision of cheaper and cleaner power to communities without a grid connection. Gamesa’s entry into the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain
Tagged batteries, diesel, Gamesa, offgrid system, Solar, sources of power, Wind
Schindellegi / CH, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tim Scharwath, since 2011 member of the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel International AG and responsible for global airfreight, decided to leave the company within the next twelve months in order to take … Read the full press release
LONDON, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — European Capital Fund Management Limited announced today that its European mid-market direct lending fund, European Capital Private Debt, LP (the “Fund”), successfully reached its final close on 15 April 2016, bringing the total commitments of the … Read the full press release
PARIS, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A new milestone in the strategic partnership between PSA Group and DFM was reached at the presentation of the new “5A+” medium-term plan for Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA) At the presentation of the DPCA strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
PARIS, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Under the terms of a sale agreement with ENGIE Cofely, PSA Retail Business Paris made a spectacular delivery of 291 Citroën vehicles on 10 May 2016. The fleet includes C3, Berlingo, Jumpy and Jumper vehicles. A … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Berlingo, Citroën C3, ENGIE Cofely, Joël Verany, Jumper vehicles, Jumpy
• Investments into almost 5,000 European companies, 86% SMEs • Divestments remain high at €40.5bn with almost 2,500 companies exited • Fundraising stays steady at €47.6bn in 2015 BRUSSELS, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Private equity investment into European companies increased … Read the full press release
Delft, Netherlands, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — How can firefighters be optimally deployed in a region? If multiple stations are busy fighting a major fire, where should vehicles of other fire stations go to for optimal coverage? To answer these – and … Read the full press release
Delft, Netherlands, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Quantum computers are based on qubits that, unlike classical bits, can not only take the values 0 or 1 but can also be 0 and 1 at the same time. Unfortunately this quantum information is … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Delft University of Technology, errors in quantum computations, Tim Taminiau
Amsterdam, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is collaborating with Visa, one of the world’s largest payment providers, to equip visitors at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with contactless payment wristbands. Gemalto’s solution … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will provide JETCO with its Ezio Mobile Suite, including servers for mobile enrollment and provisioning, authentication and messaging. JETCO runs on its existing inter-bank network, is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Bank consortium, Ezio Mobile Suite, Gemalto, JETCO, mobile payments in Hong Kong
Cinterion® VoLTE Cat.1 module for IoT applications to be demonstrated at Gemalto Strategy and Innovation Workshop in Santa Clara Santa Clara, California, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is revolutionizing Internet of Things … Read the full press release
Posted in Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Gemalto, high-quality voice capabilities over LTE, LTE
LONDON, 10-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —Statement from the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) on the International Day of the Midwife 2016. FIGO is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists on a global basis, … Read the full press release
Toyota to support deeper understanding of threats to biodiversity and global food supplies through a 5-year partnership Significant step to achieve IUCN’s goal of doubling the number of species assessed by 2020 painting a more comprehensive picture of the state … Read the full press release
First changes since launch for the Toyota Avensis Improved Toyota Touch 2 multimedia system and a generous satellite navigation package inclusive of three years of map updates and connectivity to on-line apps and services Introduction of new Platinum Bronze exterior … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Technology
Tagged Toyota, Toyota Avensis, Toyota Touch 2
The fall in the price level was again mainly due to cheaper energy Services prices are rising, reflecting wage and inflation pressures in Estonia The price of industrial goods has not reacted to rises in incomes and demand The consumer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Estonia
Tagged Consumer prices in Estonia, Eesti Pank, fall in the oil price
ECOS platform brings together grid management technologies to address distribution challenges ATLANTA, GA, 09-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Landis+Gyr revealed an Energy and Capacity Optimization System (ECOS) as part of a long-term strategy to address energy distribution challenges in a rapidly … Read the full press release
CAMBRIDGE, 09-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Society’s expectations of masculinity pile the pressure on men, which can be a factor in the high male suicide figures, Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland told the Cambridge Union Debate this evening. Three times as many men as … Read the full press release
Posted in Society, United Kingdom
Tagged male suicide figures, Ruth Sutherland, Samaritans, Society’s expectations of masculinity
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