LONDON, 08-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Employees from ABP’s Port of Immingham donated a thousand pounds to both the Immingham Seafarer’s Centre and the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Sea Cadets recently. The donations were granted to ABP teams who succeeded at their internal … Read the full press release
DARMSTADT, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — FAIR and GSI researcher Dr. Yuri Litvinov was awarded with an adjunct professorship (“außerplanmäßige Professur, APL”) at the Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg. Already in 2011 Litvinov had completed his habilitation and was teaching atomic- and – since … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged adjunct professorship, Dr. Yuri Litvinov, fair, GSI, Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg
PARIS, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Kering and LVMH have decided to establish a charter for the well-being of models that will be implemented throughout all their brands. Respecting the dignity of every man and woman is at the heart of both … Read the full press release
TRIESTE, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — “Seabourn Ovation”, the second ultra-luxury cruise ships, after “Seabourn Encore”, that Fincantieri is building for Seabourn Cruise Line, brand of Carnival Corporation, was launched today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Sestri (Genoa). The ceremony was attended, among … Read the full press release
EUR 67.2 million term loan facility provided towards the acquisition of the Skanssi shopping centre in Turku, Finland Munich/Stockholm, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Helaba provided a term loan facility of EUR 67.2 million to CBRE European Shopping … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland, Germany, Real Estate, Retail, Sweden
Tagged CBRE Global Investors, Duco Mook, Helaba, Michael Kröger, Norbert Müller, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Skanssi shopping centre
Contactless debit and credit cards were first used in the UK a decade ago Millennials lead contactless adoption – over three quarters have made a contactless payment A quarter of Brits have made contactless payments using mobile devices LONDON, 07-Sep-2017 … Read the full press release
Teddington, UK, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT’s VENATOR®-110, widely considered as a strong contender for the Type 31e frigates, will take centre stage at DSEI in London next week, following the much-anticipated launch of the UK’s National Shipbuilding Strategy this week. … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Industrial, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged BMT, DSEI in London, Muir Macdonald, Type 31e frigates contender, VENATOR®-110
Teddington, UK, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT has launched VENARI®-85, a new mine countermeasure (MCM) concept design capable of clearing mines faster over a greater area and with less risk to the crew, whilst simultaneously providing broader utility to navies around … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BMT, mine countermeasure concept design, Stephen Braham, VENARI®-85
Teddington, UK, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT has been appointed by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to determine the environmental carrying capacity of three new aquaculture sites off the coast of Dalma Island in the Arabian Gulf. Mohamed Hasan … Read the full press release
Long-term strategic investment by Legend Holdings to grow BIL franchise in Luxembourg, Europe and internationally Hong Kong-listed diversified investment group commits to preserving and investing in the BIL brand, its employees and customer offering Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to retain … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, BIL, George Nasra, Hugues Delcourt, Legend Holdings, Liu Chuanzhi, Luc Frieden, Precision Capital
Maintal, Germany, 07-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, welcomes 14 new trainees. Ten school graduates will be trained for the next three years at the company’s headquarters in Maintal: three tool mechanics, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Monika Jestädt, Norma Group, Pawel Eck, trainees
LONDON, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — EY and Guardtime announce the world’s first blockchain platform for the marine insurance sector. The platform launches in collaboration with A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S, ACORD, Microsoft, MS Amlin, Willis Towers Watson and XL Catlin and after a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S, ACORD, Bill Pieroni, blockchain platform for the marine insurance, Dr. Paul Taffinder, EY, Guardtime, Lars Henneberg, Mark Russinovich, Martin Henley, Microsoft, Mike Gault, MS Amlin, Simon Gaffney, Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin
EY and YPO will exchange ideas, thought leadership and network influence to drive growth and innovation across the organizations’ global communities LONDON, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has announced that it will work in collaboration with YPO, a leading global platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Annette Kimmitt, EY, Scott Mordell, Strategic Learning Advisor, YPO
ZUG, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika has agreed to acquire KVK Holding a.s, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, a leading manufacturer of waterproofing and roofing systems as well as a wide range of mortar products. KVK generated sales of CHF 42 … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Construction, Czech Republic, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged Ivo Schädler, KVK Holding, roofing systems, Sika, waterproofing
HELSINKI, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — CapMan Real Estate holds the first and final closing of CapMan Nordic Real Estate II (CMNRE II), its second pan-Nordic value-add fund, at EUR 425 million of equity commitments from Nordic, European and US institutional investors. … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Interim CEO and Deputy CEO of CapMan Joakim Frimodig has been appointed CEO of CapMan as of 1 September 2017. Frimodig has acted as Interim CEO from 4 May 2017. Earlier he has been responsible for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged Andreas Tallberg, CapMan, Joakim Frimodig
The event is now in its eleventh incarnation in Spain. Widely viewed as Spain’s most prominent event for start-ups, the competition is now to be staged in Portugal for the first time. The entry period runs from 4 September through … Read the full press release
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Juan Ramón Fuertes has rejoined CaixaBank’s Canary Islands Regional Division as the most senior executive of the same, having concluded his mission in Portugal to support the integration of Portuguese bank BPI within … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Thanks to long-term and responsible investments in heating plants, and the latest boiler investment at the Valio Jyväskylä dairy, Valio has abandoned the use of heavy fuel oil in the production plants in Finland. The new … Read the full press release
LONDON, 06-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (“SHI”), establishing a relationship to leverage the ‘smart ship’ connectivity offered by Fleet Xpress at the vessel construction stage. The strategic … Read the full press release
Carmaker provides vocational training in 20 occupations in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm Dieter Omert, head of vocational training and specialist competence development: “We offer young people optimal starting conditions for a successful career.” Job guarantees after completion of training Ingolstadt/Neckarsulm, 05-Sep-2017 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Education, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Audi, Dieter Omert, General Works Council, vocational training
Eni’s commitment to the Teatro alla Scala tour in Astana is demonstrated by its involvement and active participation to an event that takes place during EXPO-2017. During the Astana tour, from the 1st until 9th of September, Teatro alla Scala will perform … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Italy
Tagged Astana, Eni, Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Teatro alla Scala tour, Zubin Mehta
The air conditioning system uses an air quality sensor and active biogenic filter to keep pollen, fungal spores and particulates out WOLFSBURG, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Happily driving along, everyone in the car is in a good mood. Summer landscapes, forests … Read the full press release
the HAGUE, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 20-24 November 2017, NWO and the Lorentz Center organise the 8th edition of the workshop Physics with Industry. The aim of this workshop is for young physicists to create original solutions for industrial problems, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Lorentz Center, NWO, workshop Physics
Call open – deadline Outline Proposals 24 October 2017 the HAGUE, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The HERA Network is pleased to announce a new Joint Research Programme (JRP): Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe. By launching the joint HERA JRP … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Society
Tagged HERA Network, NWO, Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe
Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — At this year’s IBC show, the EBU stand (10.F20) will focus on demonstrating techniques that address the requirements of modern broadcasters – developed by the broadcast community itself. With more complex and more fragmented … Read the full press release
Posted in Media, Switzerland
Tagged EBU, IBC show, requirements of modern broadcasters, UHDTV
The Hague, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers Koen Hendriks (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, TU/e), Thanja Lamberts (Leiden Institute of Chemistry) and Cristina Martinez Torres (AMOLF) talk about their planned research, using the Veni grant they have recently been awarded, how they … Read the full press release
Posted in Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged AMOLF, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, NWO, TU/e, Veni grant
GRONINGEN, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GasTerra’s CFO, Maurice de Wilde, has been appointed as CFO of Koopman Logistics Group in Noordhorn from October 1, 2017. Mr De Wilde has been working for GasTerra since early 2013. Before that, he held … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Netherlands
STOCKHOLM, 05-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Defence and security company Saab underlines its long-term commitment to Indonesia by extending partnerships with the national Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the Indonesian Defence University (UNHAN). Saab has signed further … Read the full press release
New 48V electric bike technology including a revolutionary new drive unit with both motor and stepless automatic gear system The new system comprises two new 48V drive units: 48V Revolution and 48V Prime 48V Revolution is the world’s first 48V-powered … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Technology
Tagged 48V drive, Continental, e-bike, Electric Bike
Vehicle doors can be unlocked digitally in emergencies even when the car’s battery is flat No handle, no key: contactless door opener allows design freedom and improves comfort Continental Smart Access (CoSmA): a complete package providing hands-free and digital vehicle … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Technology
Tagged Continental, convenient vehicle access via smartphone, Smart Access solution
Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced upcoming support of API integration with indoor cycling applications TrainerRoad®, The Sufferfest and Zwift®. In an effort to provide a better … Read the full press release
Posted in Sports, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged API integration, Garmin International, indoor cycling apps, The Sufferfest, TrainerRoad®, Zwift®
Published Simultaneously in The Lancet, the Late-Breaking SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Study at ESC Successfully Isolates RDN Treatment Effect to Show Compelling Efficacy and Safety of Hypertension Procedure DUBLIN and BARCELONA, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced its intent … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Ireland, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged High blood pressure, Medtronic, renal denervation pivotal trial
LUND, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — What impact does a SOx scrubber actually have on a vessel? Dutch ship owner Spliethoff knows very well. Spliethoff, a specialist in dry cargo, was early to choose a scrubber for marine SOx compliance. In … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Sweden
Tagged Alfa Laval, dry cargo specialist, marine SOx compliance, Spliethoff, Spliethoff fleet
Half-year results reflective of challenging business enviroment Consolidated net income for the period falls again adjusted for non-recurring items in the previous year Operating EBIT slightly below that of previous year Capital expenditure higher in regional fibre-optic network expansion and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany
Tagged EWE
UTRETCH, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Solidaridad staff and experts are celebrating a year of growth and sustainable development in Ethiopia since the opening of the new country office in 2016. The new office allows Solidaridad to expand its activities in Ethiopia … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Netherlands, Society
Tagged Solidaridad, sustainable development
LONDON, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome is giving £13 million in funding to five science centres around the UK to encourage new and different ideas that will help to make science more accessible. The funding has been awarded through the Inspiring Science Fund. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Inspiring Science Fund, science centres around the UK, Wellcome
Uncovering the molecular mechanism behind a rare genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease points to a new therapeutic target HEIDELBERG, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A gene called triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2, or TREM2, has been associated with numerous … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Alzheimer's disease treatment, EMBO, new TREM2 research
STOCKHOLM, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Robust measures are needed to tackle eutrophication, environmental toxins, littering and other threats against Sweden’s lakes, seas and coastlines. As early as next year, the Government will invest an additional SEK 600 million in measures … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Government, Sweden
Tagged Isabella Lövin, measures for clean seas, Sweden
(Aðeins sem tilvísun og háð viðburðinum) Reykjavík, Íslandi, 02-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — „Heillandi Peking“, ljósmyndasýning um ferðalög var haldin í Reykjavík þann 11. ágúst í boði framkvæmdastjórnar Peking um þróun ferðamála (Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development). Zhang Weidong, kínverski … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, Iceland, Marketing, News, Travel
Tagged Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, ferðamála, ferðamannaiðnaðarins í Peking, ferðamenn, forna höfuðborg, Heillandi Peking, heimsmenningararfssvæði, Hlín Pálsdottir, lífsstíll, Listasafn Einars Jónssonar, Listasafn Íslands, ljósmyndasýning um ferðalög, ljósmyndasýningar, menning, Peking, Reykjavík, Song Yu, sýninguna, tískuborg, Zhang Weidong
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