Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

First A350 XWB with wings complete emerges for outdoor testing

4-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The first A350 XWB – MSN001 – now showing its completed wings, has moved to its next phase of ground testing, from Roger Béteille A350 XWB FAL “Station 30” to the Clément Ader area “Station 18” in … Read the full press release

European Medicines Agency Recommends Approval of Hexyon/Hexacima 6-in-1 Pediatric Vaccine

Hexyon/Hexacima will be the only fully liquid, ready-to-use, 6-in-1 pediatric vaccine in Europe Lyon, France, 4-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) … Read the full press release

PSA Peugeot Citroën – 1 billion euros bond issue

4-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — PSA Peugeot Citroën today (28/02/2013) issued a 1 billion euros bond with a 5 years maturity (March 2018) and an annual coupon of 7.375%. This confirms the Group’s ability to seize opportunities in the bond market. Despite … Read the full press release

Sanofi New Drug Application for Lixisenatide Accepted for Review by FDA

Paris, France, 1-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT : SAN and NYSE : SNY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a New Drug Application (NDA) for lixisenatide, the first once-daily prandial GLP-1 receptor agonist … Read the full press release

Frédéric Fabre Appointed Managing Director of Peugeot Scooters (Peugeot Motocycles)

1-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Effective 1 March, Frédéric Fabre has been appointed Managing Director of Peugeot Scooters (Peugeot Motocycles), replacing Pierre-Louis Colin. Mr Fabre, 48, is a graduate of the École des Mines de Paris and has a business degree from … Read the full press release

Airbus Corporate Foundation and Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen send humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey

35 tonnes of blankets, food and medicine shipped on Turkish Airlines A310-F Blagnac,  1-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Airbus Corporate Foundation and its partners Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help (LOG), Turkish Airlines and Fraport AG have transported 35 tonnes … Read the full press release

Genzyme Announces Positive New Data from Two Phase 3 Studies for Oral Eliglustat Tartrate for Gaucher Disease

Paris, France – 1-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and its subsidiary Genzyme today announced positive new data from the Phase 3 ENGAGE and ENCORE studies of eliglustat tartrate, its investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease type 1. … Read the full press release

Pierre-Louis Colin Appointed Executive Vice President, Aftersales Services and Parts of PSA Peugeot Citroën

28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Effective 1 March 2013, Pierre-Louis Colin has been appointed Executive Vice President, Aftersales Services and Parts of PSA Peugeot Citroën, replacing Gilles Boussac. Mr Colin, 49, is a graduate of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. After … Read the full press release

Asia-Pacific to drive demand for bigger and more efficient aircraft

Demand for nearly 10,000 new aircraft, including over 3,800 widebodies Blagnac,  28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Asia-Pacific airlines will lead global demand for larger and more eco-efficient aircraft types over the next 20 years, according to the latest market forecast for the … Read the full press release

Rexel Fourth-quarter & Full-year 2012 results

ROBUST PROFITABILITY IN Q4, DESPITE CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FULL-YEAR RESULTS IN LINE WITH TARGETS RISE IN PROPOSED DIVIDEND TO €0.75 PER SHARE  SOLID TARGETS FOR 2013 & MEDIUM-TERM GUIDANCE CONFIRMED 27-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ROBUST PROFITABILITY IN Q4 2012, DESPITE CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT … Read the full press release

The Sanofi Espoir Foundation and the Union for International Cancer Control are extending their My Child Matters partnership for another three years

38,700 children receiving care and 9,700 healthcare professionals trained since 2006 Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland – 27-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day, the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the Sanofi Espoir Foundation … Read the full press release

La Branche Grands Magasins du Groupe des Galeries Lafayette choisit Experian Marketing Services pour l’accompagner dans sa stratégie de gestion de la qualité des données Contact

Paris, 27-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Experian Marketing Services, leader mondial du digital marketing, de la connaissance client et du data management, accompagne la Branche Grands Magasins du Groupedes Galeries Lafayette grâce à ses solutions QAS. Le groupe, soucieux de satisfaire sa … Read the full press release

New President Appointed at Changan PSA Automobile Co., Ltd (CAPSA)

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — PSA Peugeot Citroën and Changan Automobile Group announced today the proposed appointment of Gilles Boussac as President of Changan PSA Automobile (CAPSA) at the next meeting of the joint venture’s Board of Directors on 27 March 2013. … Read the full press release

Cassidian to cooperate with Russian company Telum on public safety communications

Cooperation focuses on an innovative low/medium-power LTE base station, a pedestrian device and a tactical femtocell Funding by Russia’s Skolkovo high-technology hub and the EADS Innovation Nursery 26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian has signed an agreement with the Russian company Telum, … Read the full press release

Rexel appoints Catherine Guillouard as Group Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rexel has announced the appointment of Catherine Guillouard as Group Chief Financial Officer, Group Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Committee, effective at the latest May 6, 2013. Catherine Guillouard will join Rexel from Eutelsat … Read the full press release

Sanofi: ZALTRAP® (aflibercept) Approved in the EU for Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

First and only agent to statistically significantly improve survival in combination with FOLFIRI chemotherapy after an oxaliplatin regimen Paris, France and Tarrytown, NY, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that … Read the full press release

PSA Peugeot Citroën: Full Year 2012 Financial Results

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the context of the deterioration of the European automotive market, the overall efforts deployed by the Group and the difficult decisions taken have enabled PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2012 to lay the foundations for its industrial … Read the full press release

Malaysia Airlines orders up to 36 ATR 72-600s

The aircraft will be operated by the regional subsidiaries Firefly and MASwings Toulouse,  25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ATR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines today signed a purchase agreement for 20 firm ATR 72-600s, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The … Read the full press release

Blockages still a problem on the road to a multilingual Internet

Brussels, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ambitions to create a genuinely multilingual Internet are being frustrated by technical gridlocks and the solid dominance of Latin script and the English language. Internet domains offering content in local languages and scripts need to be … Read the full press release

Dassault Falcon Focuses on Growing Indian Market

Company Strengthens Position in Emerging Markets Worldwide Saint-Cloud, France, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dassault Falcon is investing heavily in India to better serve its expanding customer base in the Indian Subcontinent and prepare for future growth. These investments will be highlighted, … Read the full press release