Daily Archives: 2, November 2016

Heathrow welcomes its second dedicated cargo-only service, AirBridgeCargo Airlines

100 tonnes of additional cargo will go through Heathrow a week New service will add to the airport’s efforts to double cargo capacity through expansion, and £180 million investment Last year, 29% of the UK’s non-EU exports by value went … Read the full press release

KTH to award honorary doctorates to particle physics and IT researchers

STOCKHOLM, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Two visionary researchers in the fields of particle physics and information technology will be awarded honorary doctorates at KTH’s annual ceremony for awarding PhDs and installing new professors in November. The two honorees are: Claire J. … Read the full press release

Leading automotive equipment supplier in Russia Itelma selects Oberthur Technologies to connect cars to emergency call system and to VimpelCom

PARIS, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced that Itelma, the biggest Tier 1 automotive equipment supplier in Russia, has selected OT to connect cars to ERA-GLONASS, the … Read the full press release

EQT Infrastructure II to acquire global leader in pooling, management, maintenance and repair of ULDs for the aviation industry

Existing leadership team to remain in place and CHEP Aerospace Solutions to be rebranded to have its own unique identity EQT Infrastructure committed to actively support the development of CHEP Aerospace Solutions through an industrial board of directors including senior … Read the full press release

Mirum brings digital power houses Cleartag, HeathWallace and Quirk together in the Middle East and Africa

LONDON, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 November, Mirum will launch in the Middle East and Africa, bringing together three regional digital power houses, Cleartag, HeathWallace and Quirk. Renowned for their innovative and entrepreneurial cultures, together they will form what is … Read the full press release

WPP: Pace appoints Holly Kingsley as COO

NEW YORK, NY, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Holly Kingsley has been named Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Pace, a WPP company based in New York City, with offices in New Jersey and Florida. Pace is a full-service branding and marketing agency … Read the full press release

Five new unwitting comedians compete for Taskmaster series 4

LONDON, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding will compete to be crowned Taskmaster champion in series four of the hit show starring BAFTA-nominated Greg Davies and Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Alex … Read the full press release

Vivergo Fuels chosen as one of the Government’s partner to help North of England reach its full potential

East Yorkshire, UK, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol and high protein animal feed, has been chosen as one of the Government’s new official Northern Powerhouse partners and is the only Humberside-headquartered private business to … Read the full press release

SGS announces the appointment of Dr. Katrien Lemmens as Medical Director for early phase clinical trials

SGS, a leading life sciences pharmaceutical clinical and bioanalytical contract solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Dr. Katrien Lemmens as Medical Director for early phase clinical trials. Arcueil, France, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Lemmens joins the medical team based … Read the full press release

SGS opens new scanner site in the port of Douala, Cameroon

On October 14, Cameroon’s finance minister Mr. Alamine Ousmane Mey inaugurated a new scanner site in the port of Douala. GENEVA, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The new site, financed and deployed by SGS, consists of 2 high throughput scanners with … Read the full press release

VidCon Europe Launches in Amsterdam, Announces Featured Creators

Tickets are selling fast as VidCon — World’s Largest Online Video Conference — announces Featured Creators for first-ever VidCon Europe in Amsterdam AMSTERDAM, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — VidCon (vidcon.com), the world’s largest online video conference for fans, creators, and industry … Read the full press release