Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric Foundation and La Varappe Group unveil sustainable and innovative social housing concept at the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014

This fully modular one or two bedrooms type housing unit can accommodate a family and costs 40% less than a traditional home The project contributes to the development of the circular economy Versailles, la Cité du Soleil,France, 11-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Sebastien Peries appointed Group General Counsel at Oberthur Technologies

PARIS, 10-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced the appointment of Sebastien Peries as Group General Counsel, in charge of all Legal, Tax and Insurance activities with immediate … Read the full press release

DVCon Europe 2014 Slated for October 14-15 in Munich

Registration Now Open at www.dvcon-europe.org/register Grenoble, France, 9-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe) will take place in Munich on October 14-15, 2014. DVCon Europe is a new conference for the application of languages, … Read the full press release

Airbus Defense and Space to provide L-band satellite communication (SATCOM) services to support the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Paris, France, 2-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defense and Space announced today that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract to provide L-band satellite communication (SATCOM) services to support the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Awarded through the … Read the full press release

The newest member of the Airbus commercial aircraft family A350 XWB to make its first airshow appearance at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow between 14-20th July

The A350 XWB takes centre stage with UK airshow debut Blagnac, 2-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The newest member of the Airbus commercial aircraft family will be making its first airshow appearance at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow taking place between 14-20th … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space launched new online tool that provides IT management efficiency on board and ashore, SkyFile Mail Manager

New online tool from Airbus Defence and Space facilitates daily communications management for IT managers in the maritime industry. Paris, France, 2-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has launched SkyFile Mail Manager, the latest innovative addition to its leading SkyFile … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space and Inmarsat signed agreement covering high-throughput airborne Global Xpress (GX) terminals

New agreement opens up secure satcom options for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations for aircraft, as well as for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) domain Paris, France, 2-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space and Inmarsat, the leading provider of … Read the full press release

Integrated promotion of Japanese SMEs services and products with one united Manga brand: “Tokyo Manga Collection”

Daiko Printing Inc. and Weglo Japan Inc. will begin an integrated promotion platform of Japanese SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) services and products with one united Manga brand, “Tokyo Manga Collection”, and some sub-united brands by each industry’s category. Each … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space’s optical constellation will be at its full operational capacity with the launch of its SPOT 7 Earth-observation satellite

The SPOT 7 Earth-observation satellite, designed and developed by Airbus Defence and Space, was launched successfully from the space centre in India It will join SPOT 6 and Pléiades 1A and 1B in orbit, thereby completing the optical satellite constellation … Read the full press release

BNP Paribas subsidiary Arval to form joint-venture with Qiangshen subsidiary Shanghai Ba-shi Car Rental Service Co. LTD.

Shanghai, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On June 19 2014, Arval, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas and an expert in the full-service leasing of multi-brand vehicles to companies, closed a deal with Shanghai Ba-shi Car Rental Service Co. LTD., a subsidiary of Qiangshen, … Read the full press release

AXA joins Nestlé and other premier European companies in “Alliance for Youth” to address youth unemployment in Europe

AXA commits to provide at least 20,000 youth with professional experience over the next five years in Europe AXA will help youth in Europe increase their employability PARIS, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During a public event today in the presence of … Read the full press release

German member of Die Linke party Gabriele Zimmer re-elected as chair of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament

Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gabriele Zimmer, a German member of Die Linke party, has been re-elected as the chair of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament. She already held the … Read the full press release

The European Council to adopt the 2014 country-specific recommendations for each EU member state

Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Friday the European Council will adopt the 2014 country-specific recommendations for each EU member state. MEPs regularly point out that the member state governments have been slow to act on these recommendations. … Read the full press release

Airbus: A350 XWB test fleet now complete

Blagnac, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the first flight today of A350 MSN005, the five-strong development fleet is now complete. Being the second passenger cabin-equipped A350 and tasked with route proving and ETOPS validation, MSN005 embodies the operationally definitive configuration for Type … Read the full press release

Naval defence leader DCNS to present at BALT MILITARY EXPO 2014 in Poland from 24 to 26 June 2014

DCNS will exhibit at BALT MILITARY EXPO 2014 which will be held in Poland from 24 to 26 June 2014. DCNS is a world leader in naval defence and an innovator in the energy sector. As a naval prime contractor, … Read the full press release

Alstom Transport to present number of innovations at the largest trade fair for the railway industry InnoTrans in Berlin from 23 to 26 September 2014

PARIS, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom Transport will be at InnoTrans, the largest trade fair for the railway industry, to be held in Berlin, Germany from 23 to 26 September 2014. On this occasion, Alstom will introduce three major innovations: the … Read the full press release

Bull to design and build Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the city of Toulouse that instantaneously monitors polling trends

The city of Toulouse now has a solution – designed in collaboration with Bull – that instantaneously monitors polling trends Paris, 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bull has been chosen by the city of Toulouse to design and build a Business Intelligence (BI)1 … Read the full press release

Sanofi and Medtronic partner to improve patient experience and outcomes for people with diabetes around the world

Initial focus on insulin-device combinations and care management services Paris and Minneapolis, Minn., 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a … Read the full press release

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals presented positive results from Sarilumab Phase 3 Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial at European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress in Paris

Both doses of investigational drug sarilumab met all three co-primary endpoints New data include major clinical response rates and ACR20 scores at 52 weeks Paris and Tarrytown, NY, 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, … Read the full press release

Sanofi’s investigational therapy Toujeo® consistently showed significantly fewer low blood sugar events compared with Lantus®

Meta-analysis of three late-stage trials in people with type 2 diabetes shows decreases in risk of low blood sugar events of up to 31% at night-time compared with Lantus® All studies in the phase 3 “EDITION” clinical trial program, including a … Read the full press release