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TNS Gallup’s ReMark survey: Orkla tops the retail sector’s ranking of suppliers to the Norwegian grocery trade

Orkla tops the retail sector’s ranking of suppliers to the Norwegian grocery trade.  OSLO, 19-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Orkla tops the retail sector’s ranking of suppliers to the Norwegian grocery trade, according to the results of TNS Gallup’s ReMark survey this … Read the full press release

EY named one of the leading providers of consulting services to middle market firms by IDC MarketScape report

LONDON, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has been recognized as a leader in middle market consulting in the first IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Middle Market Business Consulting Services 2016 Vendor Assessment.1 The IDC MarketScape report names EY as one of the leading … Read the full press release

Dr Ewan Fitzsimons won ‘Yakov B. Zeldovich Medal’ award for his work on fundamental physics in space

SWINDON, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An early career researcher who has made a key contribution to the European Space Agency’s gravitational wave observatory demonstrator LISA Pathfinder has won a prestigious award for his work on fundamental physics in space. Dr Ewan … Read the full press release

Nationwide Building Society’s support for former and serving armed forces personnel recognised by Ministry of Defence (MOD)

SWINDON, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The MOD has recognised Nationwide Building Society’s support for former and serving armed forces personnel including its leadership in removing barriers military families can face in buying a home of their own. Nationwide has been awarded … Read the full press release

Die Industrie- und Handelskammer Neubrandenburg zeichnet EDEKA Handelsgesellschaft Nord mbH in Malchow als „TOP Ausbildungsbetrieb 2016“ aus

Neumünster, 08-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Industrie- und Handelskammer Neubrandenburg vergab am 5. Juli 2016 den Titel „TOP Ausbildungsbetrieb“ und möchte so Akzente für eine erfolgreiche Ausbildung setzen. Die EDEKA Handelsgesellschaft Nord mbH in Malchow wurde mit dieser begehrten Auszeichnung zum … Read the full press release

ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server receives its second VBSpam+ award in a row

BRATISLAVA, 26-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Virus Bulletin, a leading independent testing authority, has completed its VBSpam Comparative Review for June. The review reconfirmed that ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server remains a market leading choice for spam filtering, receiving its second VBSpam+ … Read the full press release

Agfa HealthCare received Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 North American Product Leadership Award for Digital Radiography

DR solutions, powered by MUSICA image processing, will be showcased by Agfa HealthCare at AHRA 2016 Mortsel, Belgium/Greenville, SC, 21-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Award recognizes Agfa HealthCare’s “dedication to facilitating quality outcomes and improved productivity”. – Frost & Sullivan highlights the … Read the full press release

University of York chemist Professor John Goodby awarded a prestigious Royal Medal of the Royal Society

YORK, 20-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of York chemist, whose research has made important contributions to the development of flat-screen displays for TVs, computers and mobile phones, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Medal of the Royal Society. Professor John … Read the full press release

University of York psychologist Professor Celia Kitzinger with lifetime achievement award from the British Psychological Society (PBS)

YORK, 20-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of York academic has been awarded a lifetime achievement award from the British Psychological Society (PBS). The PBS praised Professor Celia Kitzinger for the depth and scope of her research over the past 35 … Read the full press release

DSM Animal Nutrition and Health Principal Scientist Prof. Aaron Cowieson awarded 2016 Poultry Nutrition Research Award by AFIA

Prof. Aaron Cowieson, Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney and Principal Scientist at DSM Animal Nutrition and Health has been awarded the 2016 Poultry Nutrition Research Award by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) in partnership with the Poultry … Read the full press release

Cepsa ha sido reconocida con el Premio IPRA Golden World 2016 en la categoría Technology

La Compañía ha resultado premiada entre más de 2.000 candidaturas en la categoría Technology. Los IPRA Golden World son considerados los premios más prestigiosos de la comunicación empresarial de todo el mundo. MADRID, 15-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Cepsa ha sido reconocida … Read the full press release

University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) team part of Health Foundation’s £1.5 million innovation programme

A team from the University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) has been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, to be part of its £1.5 million innovation programme, Innovating for Improvement. BRISTOL, 15-Jul-2016 — … Read the full press release

University of Bristol: Sir Paul Nurse and Professor Kelvyn Jones elected Fellows of the British Academy

Sir Paul Nurse, the next Chancellor of the University of Bristol, and Professor Kelvyn Jones of the School of Geographical Sciences and the Centre of Multilevel Modelling, have achieved the distinction of being elected Fellows of the British Academy. BRISTOL, … Read the full press release

Fahma Mohamed, Professor Lesley Yellowlees and Dr Lew Watts awarded honorary degrees at the University of Bristol

BRISTOL, 15-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Fahma Mohamed, Professor Lesley Yellowlees and Dr Lew Watts at degree ceremonies taking place today [15 July] in the Wills Memorial Building. Fahma Mohamed, an activist and … Read the full press release

Umeå University professor Åsa Gunnarsson presented with The Görel Bohlin Award for prominent gender research

Umeå, Sweden, 14-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Görel Bohlin Award for prominent gender research is presented to Umeå University lecturers or researchers who have made important scientific achievements in gender studies. The 2016 award goes to Åsa Gunnarsson, professor in Law … Read the full press release

Four prestigious Red Dot design awards for Gorenje Group products this year

Gorenje Group products won four prestigious Red Dot design awards this year. The 41-member jury believed they represent the current pinnacle of design in the home appliance industry. Gorenje’s products have been constantly among the award-winning design elite for a … Read the full press release

Orbex Recognized As A Leader In Responsible Customer Service

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Orbex, a leading global forex broker, is celebrating its 4th international award this year. Orbex has been recognized as the ‘Best Customer Support’ provider by one of the most authoritative industry’s websites – Forex … Read the full press release

Five digital bathroom ideas winners of the Hansgrohe Design Prize 2016

SCHILTACH, Germany, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Five visionary bathroom ideas have been chosen as winners of the new talent competition held in conjunction with the iF Concept Design Award 2016 This year’s competition for the Hansgrohe Prize for design ideas related … Read the full press release

Amey’s Target Zero safety campaign won the ‘Most effective use of internal communications’ category at the HR Excellence Awards 2016

OXFORD, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Amey’s Target Zero safety campaign has won the ‘Most effective use of internal communications’ category at the HR Excellence Awards 2016, beating many well-known household names that were also up for the award. The campaign … Read the full press release

TU Delft engineers won the Amazon Picking Challenge 2016 in Leipzig

LEIPZIG, 04-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The challenge is divided into two separate finals: during the ‘stow task’ the robots, equipped with grippers, had to autonomously retrieve a wide range of products from a container and put them on the shelves. With … Read the full press release

FESE’s De la Vega Prize 2016 winners: Marlene D. Haas and Marius A. Zoican

BRUSSELS, 23-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) is delighted to announce that this year’s winners of the De la Vega Prize 2016 are Marlene D. Haas and Marius A. Zoican for their paper “Discrete or continuous trading? HFT competition … Read the full press release

The Chairman and Co-CEO of Melbourne-based toy company Moose Enterprise Manny Stul named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 in Monaco

MONACO, 17-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Manny Stul, Chairman and Co-CEO of Melbourne-based toy company Moose Enterprise, was this evening named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 at an awards ceremony held in Monaco’s Salle des Etoiles. Manny was picked from … Read the full press release

Palma Ars Acustica 2016 winner is Anna Raimondo of Belgium for her work “Me, My English and All the Languages of My Life”

The jury of the Palma Ars Acustica, chaired by Eoin O’Kelly of RTÉ, has announced that the 2016 winner is Anna Raimondo of Belgium for her work “Me, My English and All the Languages of My Life”. BRUSSELS, 14-Jun-2016 — … Read the full press release

NWO Spinoza Prize awardees announced; the highest Dutch award in science

THE HAGUE, 13-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Physical-organic chemist Wilhelm Huck, philosopher Lodi Nauta, internist/infectious disease specialist Mihai Netea and nanophysicist Bart van Wees will receive the NWO Spinoza Prize on 13 September. The announcement was made today by NWO chairman Jos … Read the full press release

Expro awarded RoSPA President’s Award 2016 for its commitment to the highest standards of health and safety management

Reading, Englan, 10-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded the President’s Award following 12 consecutive Gold Awards in the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2016. This is … Read the full press release

ENGIE rewards employees who develop innovations and contribute to the transformation of the Group

PARIS, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the ENGIE Innovation Week, the Group Innovation Trophies were awarded on June, 7th. This annual competition rewards employees who develop innovations and contribute to the transformation of the Group. This 2016 edition recorded … Read the full press release

The plug-in hybrid drive system powering the BMW i8 triumphs in its class at the International Engine of the Year Awards

Munich / Stuttgart, 03-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following its overall victory and two class wins in last year’s International Engine of the Year Awards, the drive system powering the BMW i8 has once again triumphed in its class – the 1.4-litre … Read the full press release

Robb Report names Bentley Bentayga SUV of the Year at its annual Best of the Best Awards

Bentayga receives top honours from leading luxury title Crewe-built SUV combines speed, performance and craftsmanship Creation of new ultra-luxury segment recognized by Robb Report CREWE, 03-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley Motors is today announcing that the new Bentayga has been named … Read the full press release

Edward W. Scott, JR and Yann Borgstedt awarded individual philanthropy prize by BNP Paribas Wealth Management

PARIS, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Edward W. Scott, JR, for his effective policy-led and campaigning work in areas such as poverty relief, third-world debt reduction, the fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis as well as autism research and treatment Yann Borgstedt, … Read the full press release

Outokumpu horoured with sustainability award from International Stainless Steel Forum for its water recycling efforts in Mexico

ESPOO, 30-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has given Outokumpu its annual sustainability award for the efforts of Outokumpu’s Mexican mill in water recycling. Water is used in various phases of the manufacturing process of stainless steel, from … Read the full press release

Wienerberger Brick Award 2016 winners officially announced

Honouring for innovative brick architecture from around the world The winners of the Wienerberger Brick Award 2016 have been officially announced. More than 600 projects from 55 countries had been submitted. Awards in five categories, including two Grand Prize winners … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool’s Professor Matthew Rosseinsky awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant

LIVERPOOL, 20-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Matthew Rosseinsky from the Department of Chemistry has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant.  His grant is one of five ERC grants awarded to the University in 2015. ERC schemes, which are … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool’s Professor Michael Brada recipient of lifetime achievement award by the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)

LIVERPOOL, 20-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Michael Brada from the University’s Institute of Translational Medicine has been given a prestigious life time achievement award by the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). The award, which was presented at the 35th … Read the full press release

Daimler Buses recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s “2016 Latin American Bus and Coach Chassis Price/Performance Value Leadership” award

Daimler Buses Latin America received the coveted “2016 Latin American Bus and Coach Chassis Price/Performance Value Leadership” award from the global research and consulting organization Frost & Sullivan The award criteria recognizes outstanding business performance, growth strategies, as well as … Read the full press release

NESTER R&D researcher João Esteves won the 2015 ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) / ISEL prize

LISBON, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The NESTER R&D researcher, João Esteves, won the 2015 ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) / ISEL prize, thanks to the score of 20 marks (out of a maximum of 20) for his master’s degree thesis on “Stochastic … Read the full press release

Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) hat bei der „Real Estate Brand Value Study“ des EUREB erneut den ersten Platz belegt

Kölner Projektentwicklerin zum zweiten Mal in Folge auf Platz eins KÖLN/BERLIN, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) hat bei der „Real Estate Brand Value Study“ des European Real Estate Brand Institute (EUREB) erneut den ersten Platz belegt. … Read the full press release

Royal Society of Chemistry awards for two University of St Andrews chemists

Fife, Scotland, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Two University of St Andrews chemists have won prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards. Professor Ifor Samuel is the winner of the Society’s Chemical Dynamics Award for 2016 and Dr Catherine Cazin is the Chemistry of Transition … Read the full press release

Rexel Foundation: Global Award For Sustainable Architecture 2016 Winners Announced

PARIS, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Five winners, hailing from the four corners of the world, were announced at the “Global Award for Sustainable Architecture”, which took place on Monday, May 9 at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, an architectural … Read the full press release

Audi wins the “Most Innovative Premium Brand” main prize at the Automotive Innovation Award

Three wins for Audi at the Automotive Innovations Award Head of Technical Development Dr. Stefan Knirsch: “Awards document Vorsprung durch Technik” Ingolstadt/Frankfurt am Main, 06-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi claims three wins at the Automotive Innovation Award. The award is … Read the full press release

MEC MENA named Media Agency of the Year at the Festival of Media awards in Dubai

DUBAI, 28-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MEC MENA was named Media Agency of the Year at the Festival of Media awards in Dubai last night. The awards celebrate the very best in media thinking and communications across the Middle East. MEC also … Read the full press release