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Co-op research: one in five Brits unaware of modern slavery in UK

Posted on 20, October 2017 by

• Over a third (35%) of Brits don’t think modern slavery exists where they live • More than two thirds (68%) of Brits admit they simply wouldn’t know what signs to look for, when looking for evidence of modern slavery … Read the full press release →

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Three legal trainees join Co-op’s Sheffield-based Legal business

Posted on 20, October 2017 by

MANCHESTER, 20-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Co-op’s Sheffield-based Legal business has awarded contracts to three legal trainees who will join the team as part of its trainee solicitor scheme this year. They will rotate across the different legal practice areas including Probate … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Law, United Kingdom

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Deutsche Börse reports positive interim balance of the Scale SME segment: trading volume more than doubled YoY

Posted on 19, October 2017 by

FRANKFURT, 19-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Trading volumes more than doubled over prior-year period/Scale All Share Index up by 28 percent since March Deutsche Börse drew a positive interim balance of the Scale SME segment launched on 1 March 2017. The trading … Read the full press release →

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В Киеве состоится SphereCon 2017 – конференция, объединяющая Ruby on Rails, Go, разработчиков программного обеспечения и дизайнеров

Posted on 19, October 2017 by

Киев, Украина, 19-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Front-end и back-end разработчики Ruby on Rails, Go, а также UX/UI дизайнеры со всего мира соберутся 28 октября 2017 года на конференции SphereCon (http://bit.ly/SphereCon), организованной Sphere Software, для установления рабочих связей и ознакомления с подходами … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, Marketing, News, Technology, Ukraine

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Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Bryan Cave LLP confirm merger talks

Posted on 18, October 2017 by

LONDON, 18-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Bryan Cave LLP confirmed today that they are in discussions regarding a combination to form a global and fully integrated law firm with 32 offices in 12 countries and a platform … Read the full press release →

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EBN: Startups and SMEs in green economy, smart cities, social inclusivity invited to apply for HORIZON 2020 SME INSTRUMENT

Posted on 18, October 2017 by

BRUSSELS, 18-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — SMEs and startups both in the early stage of development (Phase 1) and more mature ones (Phase 2), working in the field of green economy, smart cities, social inclusivity and others,  are invited to apply to HORIZON … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, Small Business, Technology

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EBN TechCamp 2017 held in Naples at EU|BIC Città della Scienza

Posted on 18, October 2017 by

BRUSSELS, 18-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — For the seventh year, EBN has organised the EBN TechCamp, the main technical gathering for incubators and innovation practitioners. This year, participants had the chance to meet in Naples, where EU|BIC Città della Scienza warmly welcome them in their … Read the full press release →

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Medtronic plc and American Well® to enable patient access to American Well’s telemedicine services on MCMS’ video-enabled platforms

Posted on 17, October 2017 by

Partnership Focused on Enabling Care for Chronic, Co-Morbid Patients DUBLIN and BOSTON, MA, U.S.A., 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business and American Well® entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership to enable … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Ireland, Pharma & Biotech

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GKN to organise its global Additive Manufacturing (AM) activity together into one new brand: GKN Additive

Posted on 17, October 2017 by

GKN is already an Additive Manufacturing (AM) leader, with AM parts flying on civil, military, business jets and space aircraft, and AM parts driving in cars today, as well as a world-leading powder business: Powder Metallurgy GKN Additive website launched as part of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Industrial, United Kingdom

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Evonik Industries AG won seven years long patent litigation in US against Materia Inc.

Posted on 17, October 2017 by

ESSEN, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Evonik Industries AG, Essen (Germany) with its Business Line Catalysts has won a seven years long patent litigation in a January 2017 jury trial in the Federal District Court in Wilmington DE, USA against Materia Inc., … Read the full press release →

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Ströer to acquire majority shareholding in the Hamburg-based start-up Yieldlove

Posted on 16, October 2017 by

COLOGNE, 16-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (10.10.2017), Ströer signed the purchase agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in the Hamburg-based start-up Yieldlove, a German optimisation platform for the programmatic marketing of digital web inventories. With the acquisition of Yieldlove, Ströer is … Read the full press release →

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CVC Capital Partners: Anish Mehta appointed CEO of the international women’s health assets portfolio acquired from Teva

Posted on 11, October 2017 by

LUXEMBOURG, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) today announced that former Allergan executive Anish Mehta will be appointed as CEO of the international women’s health assets portfolio which CVC Fund VI agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd … Read the full press release →

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KPN and Huawei commit to a stringent new code of sustainability

Posted on 11, October 2017 by

AMSTERDAM, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — KPN and Huawei have committed to a stringent new code of sustainability, which will ensure all new KPN network and consumer hardware designed to last longer, be produced using less virgin raw materials and built in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, Technology

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EBRD to help Croatia update and strengthen its corporate governance code

Posted on 11, October 2017 by

EBRD supports efforts to develop and implement new code LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is lending its support to efforts by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) and the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) to update and strengthen the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Financial, Investment

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EBRD, EU and the UN FAO to help wool and cashmere production in Mongolia

Posted on 11, October 2017 by

From goat to cashmere coat LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Mongolia’s grasslands are an ideal playground for several million cashmere goats, sheep and yaks. Their world-renown wool means big business: it provides an income for around 400,000 herders, so it should … Read the full press release →

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Geospatial software solutions provider Luciad acquired by Hexagon AB

Posted on 9, October 2017 by

Leuven, Belgium, 09-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Luciad, a leading provider of high performance geospatial situational awareness technology that powers the world’s mission critical operations, announces that it has been acquired by Hexagon AB, a global provider of information technologies that drives … Read the full press release →

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London Stock Exchange Group’s Gatelab to provide risk gateway services for third party clients accessing the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Posted on 6, October 2017 by

Ultra low latency gateway with pre-trade risk embedded service for BSE markets Flexible software enables bespoke risk gateway solutions LONDON, 06-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Gatelab, the financial software company, part of London Stock Exchange Group, has become an approved provider of … Read the full press release →

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Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and UNI Global Union extend protocol to continue regular dialogue on industrial relations topics until December 2019

Posted on 6, October 2017 by

BONN, 06-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and UNI Global Union have jointly asked the German National Contact Point (NCP) for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for … Read the full press release →

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Elemica’s Risk Solution will apply DHL Resilience360’s comprehensive Risk Management capability to detect and understand the impact of disruptive events

Posted on 6, October 2017 by

Global incidents data feeds correlate to customers’ supply chains, providing impact assessment and mitigation actions BONN, 06-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Elemica, the leading Business Network for the process industries, and DHL Resilience360, a leading cloud-based supply chain risk management platform, … Read the full press release →

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BASF transferred its global leather chemicals business to Stahl Group; BASF now holds 16% minority stake in Stahl Group

Posted on 5, October 2017 by

LUDWIGSHAFEN, 05-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF has closed the previously announced transfer of its global leather chemicals business to the Stahl Group, with Stahl taking over the activities as of September 30, 2017. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment

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