Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

FDA approval for Roche’s cobas® HBV and cobas® HCV viral load tests

cobas 6800/8800 Systems offer fastest time to results and highest throughput of any molecular platform, helping to improve disease management and patient care BASEL, 19-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has received … Read the full press release

ERG Renew to acquire eleven wind farms in France and six in Germany from Impax Asset Management Group managed fund

GENOA, 16-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ERG Renew today signed an agreement for the acquisition from a fund managed by Impax Asset Management Group of eleven wind farms in France, with an installed capacity of 124 MW, and six in Germany, … Read the full press release

Egis: The Grand Prix National de l’Ingénierie to award its Industry and Technology prize to the Wind-it project

An association of structural, aerodynamic and energy industries, creating an innovative and eco-responsible structure. Guyancourt, France, 15-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Grand Prix National de l’Ingénierie(1) (French National Engineering Awards) is to award its Industry and Technology prize to the Wind-it project, … Read the full press release

Résultats du groupe Caisse des Dépôts au 1er semestre 2015

Produit net bancaire …………………………………………………………………..1 998 M€ Résultat d’exploitation ……………………………………………………………….839 M€ Résultat net part du Groupe ………………………………………………………..1 077 M€ Résultat social de la Caisse des Dépôts ………………………………………..906 M€ PARIS, 15-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — « Le résultat consolidé du groupe Caisse des … Read the full press release

Medium-term €30 million loan for Syndicat des Transports d’Ile-de-France (STIF) by pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank

Munich/Paris, 15-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, the public investment finance specialist, has arranged a medium-term loan of €30 million for the Syndicat des Transports d’Ile-de-France (STIF). This loan is structured as a so called “Schuldschein” to support distribution … Read the full press release

SFL 3Q 2015: Rental income: €123.7 million (+9.7%) vs €112.7 million on 30 September 2014

PARIS, 14-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rental income stood at €123.7 million on 30 September 2015 versus €112.7 million on 30 September 2014, an increase of €10.9 million (+9.7%). – On a comparable portfolio basis, rental incomes increased by €5.5 million … Read the full press release

Eren renewable energy lève 200 m€ auprès de Bpifrance, Nextworld, Salvepar et FFP pour accélérer sa croissance

EREN Renewable Energy annonce une levée de fonds de près de 200M€ auprès d’un consortium d’investisseurs diversifié, pour soutenir ses ambitions de croissance dans le secteur des énergies renouvelables. PARIS, 13-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EREN Renewable Energy (« EREN RE »), … Read the full press release

The all-new MICHELIN Wild Race’R Enduro Rear tire to reach the market in October 2015

The latest addition to MICHELIN’s Enduro range –the all-new MICHELIN Wild Race’R Enduro Rear tire – will reach themarket in October 2015. Clermont-Ferrand, France, 6-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Specially designed and developed to take on smooth, dry terrain, its mission is to … Read the full press release

The new MICHELIN Pilot Sport H5 and S5 tires at the 2015 Tour de Corse

The 2015 Tour de Corse ended in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, today after three dramatic days of competition that will no doubt be talked about for many years to come! Ajaccio, France, 6-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — After Thursday evening’s rainy official … Read the full press release

Hans Adlkofer, Infineon Automotive Systems Group Vice President To Deliver Keynote Address at DVCon Europe 2015

Speech to Include Vision for the Future of Self-Driving Cars and Automotive Semiconductors GRENOBLE, 6-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) & Exhibition Europe 2015 has announced that Hans Adlkofer, the Vice President of the Automotive Systems Group … Read the full press release

ENGIE signs biomass delivery contract with Japanese Trading firm Sumitomo Corporation

PARIS, 5-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE has just signed a biomass delivery contract with Japanese Trading firm Sumitomo Corporation for the supply of a power plant to be operated by its subsidiary Summit Energy Corporation. The plant construction is to … Read the full press release

STMicroelectronics showcased successful collaborations with inventive French start-ups, SMEs and support partners at its 2015 Paris Innovation Night

PARIS, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, hosted its 2015 Paris Innovation Night, showcasing successful collaborations with inventive French start-ups, SMEs (small and medium enterprises), and support … Read the full press release

Airbus Perlan 2 glider achieved its successful first flight in Oregon

Glider makes successful first flight, begins journey to 2016 world record flight to 90,000 feet without an engine Toulouse, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Perlan 2 glider, the world’s first engineless aircraft designed to reach the edge of space, achieved … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters, DGA, French Navy mark the handover of the 15th NH90 NFH multimission naval helicopter

Marignane, France, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Helicopters, the French Defense procurement agency (DGA – Direction générale de l’armement) and the French Navy today marked the handover of the 15th NH90 NFH multimission naval helicopter, the first to be delivered … Read the full press release

DVCon Europe 2015 announces its Preliminary Technical Program

Registration discount through October 1st, 2015 GRENOBLE, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) & Exhibition Europe is the leading European event covering the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification … Read the full press release

CardioLogs awarded the CEPAME fellowship (California École Polytechnique Alumni for the Master in Entrepreneurship)

Introduced in 2013 by Vincent Worms (Class of 1971) with the support of the Friends of Ecole Polytechnique, the CEPAME fellowship rewards the most promising students of the École Polytechnique Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Master’s program. Amounting to $20,000, the … Read the full press release

Infront Sports & Media subsidiary Host Broadcast Services renews agreement with the French Football League until the end of the 2019/20 season

Host Broadcast Services, an Infront Sports & Media subsidiary, remains responsible for production quality control of every Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and French League Cup Match. The agreement with the French Football League (the Ligue de Football Professionnel, or LFP) … Read the full press release

Europe’s leading low-fares coach operator megabus.com doubles the number of its employees in France

17 new domestic journey options, including first services from Marseille and Toulon €2.7m fleet of 10 new coaches to run new services from 30 September More than 75 employees now located at megabus.com base near Lyon Tickets from €1 now … Read the full press release

UK and French universities research challenges the link between unemployment and rising crime

The assumption that rising unemployment, leads to rising crime, is being challenged by new research from the UK universities of Southampton and Sheffield and the French university SciencesPo. Southampton, 22-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Their study has found that the relationship … Read the full press release

SMART INDUSTRIES, Paris, 15-17 septembre: Le CEA présente ses technologies robotiques intégrées au cœur de l’usine du futur

Du 15 au 17 septembre, se tient à Paris, la première édition de SMART INDUSTRIES, un salon consacré aux technologies et savoir-faire de l’usine du futur. Lors de cet événement, le CEA présente plusieurs de ses technologies pour la conception … Read the full press release