Month: August 2018

Two partner projects @CITY and @CITY-AF aim to develop concepts, technologies and prototype applications to enable automated driving in complex urban areas

@CITY initiative researches and tests automated driving functions for urban traffic Development of intelligent technologies for greater safety, convenience and…

7 years ago

Kuehne + Nagel will establish an integrated region Europe with its head office in Hamburg as of January 1, 2019

In order to further increase the growth momentum, Kuehne + Nagel will establish an integrated region Europe as of January…

7 years ago

Piaggio Group will start production of Vespa Elettrica scooter in September at the Pontedera plant

The first vehicles can be booked only online starting from the beginning of October  Electric innovation according to Piaggio takes…

7 years ago

Alcon announces an immediate, voluntary market withdrawal of the CyPass Micro-Stent from the global market

Decision based on five-year data from COMPASS-XT long-term safety study Alcon advises ophthalmic surgeons to cease further implantation BASEL, 31-Aug-2018…

7 years ago

University of Glasgow physicists part of groundbreaking new measurement of the Higgs boson from the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

GLASGOW, 31-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — For the second time this summer, University of Glasgow physicists are celebrating a groundbreaking new measurement…

7 years ago

Audio recordings of the traditions of crofters, farm workers and fishermen, in English and Gaelic put online by the University of Glasgow

Tasglann èisteachd Gàidhlig/Beurla Oilthigh Ghlaschu ri fhaotainn saor ’s an-asgaidh GLASGOW, 31-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Their songs and stories speak of…

7 years ago

Philips on AI and adaptive intelligence in healthcare

AMSTERDAM, 31-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At a time when health systems and healthcare professionals are under more pressure than ever…

7 years ago

Royal Philips to acquire US-based scale-up company developing and commercializing next-generation sensor technologies

AMSTERDAM, 31-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ —  Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has…

7 years ago

Royal Philips: the European Society of Cardiology to incorporate instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) into its updated revascularization guidelines

iFR-guided strategy now deemed beneficial in the assessment of the functional significance of intermediate coronary stenosis  Technique using iFR-guided strategy…

7 years ago

Accenture acquires smart embedded software company Pillar Technology headquartered in Columbus, Ohio

COLUMBUS, OH, USA, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of smart embedded software company Pillar…

7 years ago

Trinity College Dublin to launch a new, free, online course “From Diagnosis to Survivorship: An introduction to Radiation Oncology”

DUBLIN, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Trinity is launching a new, free, online course: “From Diagnosis to Survivorship: An introduction to…

7 years ago

Bille August’s A Fortunate Man and Gustav Möller’s The Guilty shortlisted for Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category

Bille August’s A Fortunate Man and Gustav Möller’s The Guilty have been placed on the shortlist to be nominated for an Oscar in the…

7 years ago

Roland Berger’s European Retail Banking Survey: Digitalization and new business models have created a growing gap between product creation and product sales in the banking sector

MUNICH, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Digitalization and new business models have created a growing gap between product creation and product sales…

7 years ago

Albert Heijn to start 12-week test of a new app called “Find My Product”

ZAANDAM, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Albert Heijn is continuing to search for new ways to serve customers. The brand announced this…

7 years ago

Delhaize becomes the first Belgian retailer to introduce the Nutri-Score food label

ZAANDAM, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Delhaize becomes the first Belgian retailer to introduce the Nutri-Score food label, now providing shoppers with…

7 years ago

Lloyds Bank Quarterly Savings Report: regular savers feeling happier and less anxious than their non-saving counterparts

Almost three quarters (74%) of regular savers feel happy as opposed to just over a third (36%) of non-savers. Over…

7 years ago

Saab to appoint Christian Hedelin as new Chief Strategy Officer

STOCKHOLM, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab has appointed Christian Hedelin as new Chief Strategy Officer. Christian Hedelin takes up the position…

7 years ago

Novartis: European Commission approval for Kymriah

The EC approval is based on the first global CAR-T registration trials, which included patients from eight European countries and demonstrated durable…

7 years ago

Insurance Europe supports the EU’s efforts to make the European economy greener and more resilient

BRUSSELS, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Insurance Europe has published its response to a consultation on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation to…

7 years ago