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AREVA to supply enrichment services to Spanish company ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas in new multi-year contract signed at the World Nuclear Exhibition

PARIS, 17-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the first edition of the World Nuclear Exhibition, AREVA and the Spanish company ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas signed a multi-year contract for the supply of enrichment services. This enriched uranium, once manufactured into nuclear fuel, … Read the full press release

Accenture survey: Chemicals companies’ investment in digital technologies to increase, with cloud computing and big data analytics expected to generate the highest return on investment

The biggest area of digital investment in the past three years has been in people and skills PARIS, 17-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chemicals companies’ investment in digital technologies will rise sharply in the next three years, with cloud computing and big data … Read the full press release

Royal Philips signed 15-year partnership with Dutch hospital Reinier de Graaf to improve the delivery of care and the patient experience

Partnership offers rapid access to innovative medical technologies, clinical informatics solutions and services for optimal patient care Agreement addresses the hospital group’s current and future clinical, operational and technology needs Pre-determined monthly operational costs over a 15-year term provide the … Read the full press release

Royal Philips obtains the CE mark for diagnostic use of its Philips Digital Pathology Solution

CE mark includes diagnosis for routine pathology BEST, The Netherlands, 17-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has acquired the CE mark for diagnostic use of its Philips Digital Pathology Solution. European pathologists will now … Read the full press release

Atos again listed on the A List of the CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014

PARIS, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the second consecutive year, Atos, an international IT services company, has been recognized by the CDP for its high score in climate performance. Atos strengthens its leading position in energy and carbon performance and demonstrates … Read the full press release

Technicolor annonce aujourd’hui avoir conclu un accord avec Warner Bros

Technicolor annonce aujourd’hui avoir conclu un accord avec Warner Bros. Entertainment pour représenter le studio en tant qu’agent exclusif pour l’octroi de licences de propriété intellectuelle afin de mieux valoriser son portefeuille de brevets. PARIS, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris … Read the full press release

Global generics industry newsletter Generics Bulletin awarded “Biosimilars Initiative of the Year” to Sandoz

Holzkirchen, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sandoz is pleased to announce that Generics Bulletin, a newsletter covering commercial and regulatory information for the global generics industry, has awarded the company with “Biosimilars Initiative of the Year”, for its file acceptance of G-CSF … Read the full press release

Skanska sells third plot of its UK residential development land to Kersfield Developments Limited for GBP 8M

STOCKHOLM, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has sold the third plot of its UK residential development land bank for GBP 8 M, about SEK 89 M, to Kersfield Developments Limited. The transaction is recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014. … Read the full press release

The adidas Group names Karen Parkin as Chief HR Officer effective November 1, 2014

CIO Jan Brecht to assume additional responsibility for adidas Group’s global supply chain Herzogenaurach, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The adidas Group has appointed English-born Karen Parkin as Chief HR Officer effective November 1, 2014. She will report directly to Herbert … Read the full press release

Nottingham University Business School again improved its position in The Economist’s 2014 full-time MBA ranking

NOTTINGHAM, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the second year running, Nottingham University Business School has improved its position in the latest international league table of full-time Master of Business Administration programmes. In The Economist’s 2014 full-time MBA ranking, the award-winning School … Read the full press release

Experian® research: UK SMEs are the most exposed to risk out of the UK business population

Experian’s SME Reputation Index reveals that the UK’s smallest firms are the most exposed to risk out of the UK business population Nottingham, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — More than half of small and medium businesses are putting themselves at extra and unnecessary … Read the full press release

Experian® reveals that more fraud being detected and prevented than a year ago

More fraud detected than 12 months ago, especially identity frauds, as the rate of detected fraud has risen from 24 to 35 frauds per 10,000 applications* Mortgages saw the highest rate of detected fraudulent applications, more than any other financial … Read the full press release

Gamesa strengthens its presence in Brazil with new contract for the supply of 68 MW at the Guirapá complex

The company will install 34 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Guirapá complex located in the state of Bahia. Year-to-date, Gamesa has signed orders for the supply of more than 700 MW in Brazil, a market in which it is … Read the full press release

Gamesa to supply 18 MW to the Ovares wind farm developed by Kardemir in Izmir, Turkey

This wind farm, which will be equipped with nine G97-2.0 MW turbines, is the second wind energy facility being developed by this Turkish company. Biscay, Spain, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement … Read the full press release

Unilever calls upon the European Member States to adopt more ambitious position on energy efficiency, renewables and climate change for the Paris UN COP in 2015

London / Rotterdam / Brussels, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever, together with ten other companies, calls upon the European Member States to adopt an ambitious position on energy efficiency, renewables and climate change on 23 and 24 October, including a binding … Read the full press release

Kuehne + Nagel International AG appoints Gianfranco Sgro as new member of the Management Board effective February 1, 2015

Schindellegi / CH, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Gianfranco Sgro as a new member of the Management Board effectiveFebruary 1, 2015. He will assume global responsibility for the business unit Contract … Read the full press release

Kuehne + Nagel Group gained market shares and continuously increased volumes in the first nine months of 2014

Schindellegi / CH, 15-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first nine months of 2014 the Kuehne + Nagel Group gained market shares and continuously increased volumes. Compared to the previous year’s period, earnings for the period improved by 8.6 per cent … Read the full press release

South African commercial bank Nedbank Ltd deploys Gemalto’s Ezio eBanking solution

With this fully outsourced solution, Nedbank users simply connect a USB key, which launches a “safe zone” that permits to securely review, approve and digitally sign all types of transactions in a protected online environment. Amsterdam, 14-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto … Read the full press release

Gemalto provides its Optelio Contactless MiniTag to CaixaBank for their commercial launch of contactless EMV payment wristbands

Amsterdam, 14-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying its Optelio Contactless MiniTag​ to CaixaBank, Spain’s most innovative financial services provider, for their commercial launch of contactless EMV payment wristbands. These novel wearable … Read the full press release

MIT and Capgemini Consulting book identifies the principles and practices that lead to successful digital transformation

New book synthesizes three years of research by the MIT and Capgemini Consulting on Digital Transformation Paris, 14-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Harvard Business Review Press has today published a new book entitled Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation. The … Read the full press release