Daily Archives: 10, October 2017

European Medicines Agency (EMA): Updated annex to excipient guidelines has new safety advice for 15 excipients

LONDON, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission have updated the annex to the European Commission guideline on excipients in the labelling and package leaflet of medicinal products for human use. Excipients refer to everything in a medicine other than the active substance. While most excipients are considered inactive, some can have … Read the full press release

University of Exeter Honorary Research Fellow Richard Moyes awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

EXETER, UK, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Anti-nuclear campaigners, including a University of Exeter academic, have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The work of Richard Moyes and other members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was honoured because … Read the full press release

UK and Brazil experts: ancient South Americans domesticated wild rice 4,000 years ago

EXETER, UK, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Amazonian farmers discovered how to manipulate wild rice so the plants could provide more food 4,000 years ago, long before Europeans colonised America, archaeologists have discovered. Experts from the UK and Brazil have found the … Read the full press release

Intesa Sanpaolo Group won the 2017 BAI Global Innovation Award with sharing economy project

Torino, Atlanta, U.S.A., 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday (5 October 2017) in Atlanta, USA, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group won the 2017 BAI Global Innovation Award in the Innovation in Human Capital category with TimeRepublik, a sharing economy project created for the … Read the full press release

NERC to develop new generation of terrestrial hydrological models

SWINDON, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — NERC has announced a major five-year investment in national capability, to develop a new generation of terrestrial hydrological models linked to, and in collaboration with, the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) model. JULES is a … Read the full press release

University of Kent to develop new degree apprenticeships in construction

KENT, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University will receive £200,000 to develop new degree apprenticeships in construction. The funding is part of a total of £4.8m being awarded by Higher Education Funding Council for England to universities and colleges across England this … Read the full press release

Total and National Office of Petroleum of Guinea (ONAP) to study deep and ultra deep offshore areas off the coast of Guinea Conakry

PARIS, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Total and the National Office of Petroleum of Guinea (ONAP) signed a Technical Evaluation Agreement to study deep and ultra deep offshore areas located off the coast of Guinea Conakry, covering approximately 55,000 square kilometers. “By … Read the full press release

Chairman of SEAT Supervisory Board Francisco Javier García Sanz received the 11th edition of the Motor Leader Galería de El Mundo award

“We want to democratize sustainable mobility, because it is an integral part of our DNA”, said the Member of the Volkswagen Group Board of Management responsible for Procurement MADRID, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Francisco Javier García Sanz, Member of the Volkswagen … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce and Google cooperate over autonomous ships

Westhampnett, United Kingdom, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google to develop further its intelligent awareness systems which are making existing vessels safer and are essential to making autonomous ships a reality. The agreement, believed to be … Read the full press release

Orange establishes new headquarters for Orange Cyberdefense at Europe’s largest business district in the Paris area

Employees from six locations around Greater Paris brought together to enable closer collaboration.  A stimulating and attractive work environment, based on exchanges and sharing. PARIS, 10-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange has set up its new headquarters for Orange Cyberdefense, the Group’s … Read the full press release