Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Siemens, Stiftung Jugend forscht to host Germany’s best-known youth competition

Siemens partner company for Jugend forscht for third time Germany-wide competition to be held in Erlangen in May 2017 Siemens to honor ten researchers for 558 inventions MUNICH, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens is teaming up for the third time … Read the full press release

ADAC hat seinen EcoTest zur Messung von Verbrauch und Schadstoffen erneut verschärft

Abgasmessungen auf der Straße jetzt in Testreihe integriert / Autos mit Elektro-, Hybrid-, und Erdgasantrieb führend / Diesel-Pkw schneiden wegen hoher Stickoxid-Emissionen schlecht ab STUTTGART, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Der ADAC hat seinen EcoTest zur Messung von Verbrauch und Schadstoffen erneut … Read the full press release

Mercedes-AMG Chairman Tobias Moers gave first preview of the new Mercedes-AMG GT4

AFFALTERBACH, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The AMG Customer Sports involvement keeps growing continuously: the latest element is the development of a race car to GT4 regulations. At the occasion of the end-of-season celebration 2016 (Saturday, 3 December), Tobias Moers, Chairman of … Read the full press release

Logistics specialist New Horizon Logistics opted for Fuso Canter 7C15 Eco Hybrid for its new 7.5 tonne truck

New Horizon Logistics in the UK deploys first Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid with positive overall results Fuel savings of up to 50 percent per 100 kilometres Increased transport capacity with reduced operating costs Stuttgart / Warwick, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Logistics specialist … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz experts discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and mobility at 4th Future Talk in Berlin

Stuttgart/Berlin, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — How is artificial intelligence (AI) influencing tomorrow’s mobility? How can we use its ideas today? How intelligent will the car of the future be? And above all: what role will people play in this? These were … Read the full press release

EBRD to publish its latest Life in Transition Survey on 13 December

Report is a unique barometer of people’s hopes, fears and aspirations in over 30 countries LONDON, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 13 December, the EBRD will publish its latest Life in Transition Survey (LiTS), a unique series of reports that lay … Read the full press release

The Volkswagen Group launches new mobility services company, MOIA

Stand-alone company headquartered in Berlin MOIA connects the car with the new mobility world Tailor-made transport solutions worldwide Leading position as mobility services provider by 2025 Wolfsburg/London, 05-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volkswagen Group today officially launched its new mobility … Read the full press release

AllianzGI announces that Sound Harbor Partners will join its Private Debt Platform

Agreement reinforces AllianzGI’s capability in Alternatives and will accelerate the global build-out of its Private Debt Platform MUNICH, 05-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s leading active investment managers, announced today that Sound Harbor Partners, a … Read the full press release

Daimler appoints Arno van der Merwe as new president and CEO of BBAC from April 2017

Arno van der Merwe new President and CEO of Beijing Benz Automotive Co. (BBAC) from April 2017 Peter Schabert retires after 31 years at Daimler AG Hubertus Troska: “Peter Schabert successfully and continuously increased the capacity, productivity and flexibility of … Read the full press release

MEPs approve €31.5 million EU aid for flood damage in Bavaria

MEPs approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday. Seven people died in the May and June 2016 floods, which affected more than 47,000 people in Lower Bavaria. Over 2,000 … Read the full press release

European Commission and Germany to end the legal dispute over the planned introduction of a road charge for passenger cars in Germany

BRUSSELS, 02-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In the margins of the Transport Council held today in Brussels, EU Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, met with the German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt. In the margins of the Transport … Read the full press release

Boehringer Ingelheim and China Southeast University Institute of Life Sciences to develop new treatment approaches for hearing loss

360 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss with no effective treatment available New collaboration with China Southeast University is part of the Research Beyond Borders (RBB) initiative, which aims to explore emerging science within and beyond Boehringer Ingelheim’s … Read the full press release

SAP now #22 in the 2016 Interbrand Best Global Brand report

WALLDORF, 01-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) has been recognized as one of the “Top Growing Brands” in the 2016 Interbrand Best Global Brand report. In just one year, SAP moved up in its ranking from #26 to #22, … Read the full press release

University of Tübingen scientists: ancestors of modern man were more advanced in their development than previously thought

Prehistoric humans actively adapted their survival strategies TÜBINGEN, 01-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen discovered that Neanderthals modified their survival strategies even without external influences, such as environmental … Read the full press release

Airbus DeckFinder products to integrate into Aeronautical & General Instruments (AGI)’s ship based Visual Landing Aid Systems

Integration of DeckFinder products into AGI product line Suitable for ship landing of manned helicopters and drones GERMANY, 30-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space and Aeronautical & General Instruments (AGI), a UK based company, have signed a Memorandum … Read the full press release

voestalpine to extend sites in Mexico, Germany, Romania, and China as part of USD 600 million order

LINZ, Austria, 28-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — voestalpine as a technology partner to the automotive industry enters the next stage of its internationalization with continued expansion in the NAFTA region, as well as in Europe and Asia. The deciding factor was an … Read the full press release

ISS to acquire former E.ON FM subsidiary EVANTEC

ISS has agreed to buy the German technical and building services company EVANTEC specialised in services within critical environments in the energy, infrastructure and technology sectors Annual expected revenue of DKK 352 million (EUR 47million), 800 employees Søborg, Denmark, 25-Nov-2016 … Read the full press release

LMU‘s Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences now 10 years old

LMU‘s Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, which is now 10 years old, focuses on a single issue: How does the brain work? Doctoral students from all over the world are seeking answers to this immensely complicated question. MÜNCHEN, 25-Nov-2016 — … Read the full press release

New DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center at LMU to investigate the significance of behavioral biases of individuals in competitive environments

A new DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center based at LMU will probe the influence of systematic misconceptions and biases in expectations and preferences on economic decision-making and the workings of markets. MÜNCHEN, 25-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Studies in the field of Behavioral … Read the full press release

LMU study: ants began to actively cultivate their plant partners at least three million years ago

The first farmers on the Fijian archipelago were ants: For millions of years, an ant species on the islands has nurtured epiphytes, which provide them with nesting sites. Moreover, the interaction is vital for the survival of both partners. MÜNCHEN, … Read the full press release