Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Sanofi and MyoKardia, Inc. join forces to discover and develop first-of-its-kind targeted therapeutics for heritable heart diseases known as cardiomyopathies

Up to $200 Million Collaboration to Support Pioneering Science and New Treatments Paris and South San Francisco, CA, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and MyoKardia, Inc., a privately-held company leading the development of precision therapies for genetic … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA appoints Graham Leith as VP of Sales

HOUSTON, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, one of the nation’s largest competitive retail electricity providers to commercial, industrial, and institutional customers, announced that Graham Leith has been named Vice President of Sales for the company. Leith has an … Read the full press release

AREVA selected by RWE to supply fuel assemblies to the Emsland nuclear power plant near Lingen Germany

PARIS, 17-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA has been selected by the utility RWE to supply fuel assemblies to the Emsland nuclear power plant located near Lingen, Germany. From 2016 to 2020, the power plant will receive a total of four … Read the full press release

Sanofi and its subsidiary Genzyme announced positive interim results from the second year of the extension study of Lemtrada™ (alemtuzumab) for multiple sclerosis

In approximately 70 percent of patients, disability scores improved or remained stable for an additional two years beyond the two-year pivotal multiple sclerosis studies Approximately 70 percent of patients treated with Lemtrada did not receive a third course of treatment … Read the full press release

Capgemini and VMware announce partnership in the area of Enterprise Managed Mobility / End-User Computing

Paris, 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services and VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership in the area of Enterprise … Read the full press release

Landis+Gyr signed contract worth approximately €60 million to deliver ‘Linky’ meters to ERDF

Landis+Gyr has been chosen to deliver a substantial portion of Linky meters to ERDF (the French national electricity distributor, Électricité Réseau Distribution France). These meters will be produced in Montluçon, France, where Landis+Gyr has been located since 1940 Zug, Switzerland, … Read the full press release

Lagardère successfully launches €500m 5-year bond issue with an annual coupon of 2%

PARIS, 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lagardère successfully launched today a €500m, 5-year (due in September 2019) bond issue, with an annual coupon of 2%. The order book reached an amount of €1.5bn, 3 times oversubscribed. The success of the launch … Read the full press release

Thales successfully delivers significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter simulator

Thales has successfully delivered a significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter simulator.  Cannes, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The improvements to the Full Flight Mission Simulator’s (FFMS) Visual Display System (VDS) mean the Australian Tiger simulator now has the highest … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space appointed Riadh Cammoun Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs

Cannes, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Riadh Cammoun, 52, was named Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs at Thales Alenia Space, effective September 1st. He replaces Julia Maris. A graduate of the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics civil engineering school, with a … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space to upgrade and expand its range of Spacebus geostationary telecommunications satellites

Cannes, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space is upgrading and expanding its range of Spacebus geostationary telecommunications satellites. With 80 orders recorded to date and over 500 years of cumulated service in orbit, Spacebus platforms offer proven performance. They are available … Read the full press release

Bpifrance and Euler Hermes to offer French companies new short-term financing solution known as AVANCE+EXPORT to help companies further diversify internationally

PARIS, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bpifrance and Euler Hermes, the global leader in credit insurance, signed a partnership agreement to offer French companies a new short-term financing solution known as AVANCE+EXPORT, which involves the assignment of export receivables and helps … Read the full press release

DVCon Europe announces its Technical Program – Registration discount through September 12, 2014

Grenoble, France, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe is a new conference for the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. Sponsored … Read the full press release

Sagem presents its latest developments in unmanned aerial vehicles at UAV Show Europe 2014 in Bordeaux Mérignac airport, 9-11 September

Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, 9-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the UAV Show Europe 2014 at the Bordeaux Mérignac airport, from September 9 to 11, Sagem (Safran) is showcasing its latest developments in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), for both civil and military applications, in … Read the full press release

Safran: Richard Nevill appointed Vice President of Aircelle’s Customer Services Division

Le Havre, France, 9-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Richard Nevill has been appointed the Vice President of Aircelle’s Customer Services Division, effective September 1. Nevill brings proven expertise in customer support and services, gaining his experience during a 30-year aerospace industry career. … Read the full press release

VINCI: Opening of first German motorway project involving remuneration based on availability for traffic known as V-Modell contract

Official opening of the widened and renovated Triptis–Schleiz section of the A9 motorway in Germany Rueil-Malmaison, France, 8-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, and Pierre Coppey, VINCI’s Chief Operating Officer, officially opened … Read the full press release

Oberthur Technologies completes the acquisition of NagraID Security

PARIS, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of NagraID Security. Founded in 2008 by Philippe Guillaud and Cyril Lalo and located … Read the full press release

Oberthur Technologies announces the extension and the strengthening of the partnership with Switzerland’s leading card processor SIX Payment Services

PARIS, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced the extension and the strengthening of the partnership started in 2010 with SIX Payment Services, Switzerland’s leading card processor. OT … Read the full press release

Kering announces the departure of Christophe Mélard as Sergio Rossi President and CEO

PARIS, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Kering announces that Christophe Mélard will be leaving his position as Sergio Rossi President and CEO, effective September 1st 2014, to follow new professional challenges outside Kering Group. Christophe Mélard had joined Kering Group in 2005 as … Read the full press release

Kering to build in-house eyewear expertise for its Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands

PARIS, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After assessing the growth prospects of the Eyewear market and the business potential of its brands in this category, Kering has initiated a strategic move aiming at building in-house eyewear expertise for its Luxury and Sport … Read the full press release

SAT-3/WASC/SAFE Parties and Alcatel-Lucent completed the upgrade of the SAT-3/WASC undersea cable system linking Europe to the west coast of Africa

Increased speeds boost ability of 14,350km cable system to meet growing demand for broadband services and connectivity. Paris, 3-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAT-3/WASC/SAFE Parties and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) have completed the fourth upgrade of the SAT-3/WASC undersea cable system, … Read the full press release