Daily Archives: 20, December 2017

Medtronic plc announces leadership changes

Bryan Hanson Leaves Medtronic to Become President and CEO of a Public Company DUBLIN, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) announced today that Bob White, previously Senior Vice President and President of Medtronic’s Asia Pacific (APAC) Region, has been … Read the full press release

48th World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, 23-26 January 2018: Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World

GENEVA, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland will take place on 23-26 January 2018 under the theme “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World”. For more information about the programme, read the meeting … Read the full press release

LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH: Dr Jonathan Turner, Prof Muriel Darnaudery, and Prof Jamileh Movassat to receive funding in the ANR-FNR call for research project in epigenetics

LUXEMBOURG, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In September 2017, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) announced the bilateral research projects that will be funded jointly by FNR and the “Agence Nationale de la Recherche” (ANR) in France from the INTER call 2017. … Read the full press release

Amy Parrish to receive AFR grant from the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) to conduct her PhD microbiome research project

LUXEMBOURG, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Amy Parrish, first-year doctoral candidate at LIH’s Department of Infection and Immunity, was selected to receive an AFR grant from the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) to conduct her PhD project in the field of microbiome research. She … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall Automotive: Kolbenschmidt Shanghai Piston (KSSP) adds newly built plant to its production structure in the automotive hub in southwest China

Düsseldorf, Germany, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In its 20th anniversary year, Kolbenschmidt Shanghai Piston (KSSP) is adding a newly built plant in Chongqing, a metropolis with a population of many millions, to its production location structure in the automotive hub in … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall MAN High Altitude Truck Expedition constructs the world’s highest mountain refuge hut for climbers

Attempt to set new world record temporarily thwarted Düsseldorf, Germany, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — By constructing the world’s highest mountain refuge hut at an altitude of 6,100 metres and another at 5,200 metres, the Rheinmetall MAN High Altitude Truck Expedition … Read the full press release

DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I and Infravia sell Infravia’s 55% stake in the French fiber company ADTIM

PARIS, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I (“DIF CIF I”) and Infravia are pleased to announce that they have completed the sale of Infravia’s 55% stake in the French fiber company ADTIM. ADTIM operates a wholesale telecom network … Read the full press release

Solidaridad co-organizing the Inclusive Landscapes Finance Pavilion at The Global Landscape Forum (GLF) in Bonn

Utrecht, Netherlands, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Global Landscape Forum (GLF) will take place in Bonn, Germany on 19 and 20 December. This annual event brings together thought leaders and practitioners working on landscape solutions around the globe. Solidaridad, together … Read the full press release

GEALAN Fenster-Systeme protects its latest generation of profiles for windows and balcony doors with a surface layer of PLEXIGLAS®

ESSEN, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Resistant to weathering, colorfast and easy to clean: surface upgrading with PLEXIGLAS® molding compound protects the new GEALAN-KUBUS® window and balcony door system against all kinds of weather, and enables modern building design. Gone are … Read the full press release

VNG Norge submits Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea

Stavanger, Norway, 20-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — VNG Norge has, on behalf of the licensees in PL586, submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea. The … Read the full press release