Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

KfW took out EUR 42.4 billion on the international capital markets in 1H2016

Need for funding unchanged in 2016 at EUR 70–75 billion Strong demand for liquid EUR bonds – even with negative yields Outstanding access to the market, including in USD, facilitates the issue of liquid global bonds Demand for sterling bonds … Read the full press release

The adidas Group expands with two new employee buildings at its headquarters in Herzogenaurach

HERZOGENAURACH, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The adidas Group today officially laid the foundation stone for two new employee buildings at its headquarters in Herzogenaurach. `Campus Expansion South´ is a further key prerequisite for the company’s continuing growth and includes a new … Read the full press release

Natur 2.0: Freiburger Zentrum für interaktive Werkstoffe und bioinspirierte Technologien bietet Raum für 140 Wissenschaftler unterschiedlicher Disziplinen

FREIBURG, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Phänomene der Natur verstehen, erforschen und übertragen: Am 15. Juli 2016 ist das Freiburger Zentrum für interaktive Werkstoffe und bioinspirierte Technologien (FIT) eröffnet worden. Das Gebäude an der Georges-Köhler-Allee vereint Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, die … Read the full press release

Zwei Supercomputer haben an den Universitäten Freiburg und Tübingen den Betrieb aufgenommen

Die Universitäten Freiburg und Tübingen haben neue Supercomputer eingeweiht FREIBURG, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sie zählen zu den 500 leistungsfähigsten Rechnern der Welt und stehen Forscherinnen und Forschern ausgewählter Disziplinen an allen baden-württembergischen Universitäten zur Verfügung: Zwei Supercomputer haben an den … Read the full press release

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg: Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw led biologists demonstrate new method for analyzing brain images

Biologists develop a new method for analyzing brain images and demonstrate it with a study on fruit flies FREIBURG, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Using the example of the fruit fly, a team of biologists led by Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw has … Read the full press release

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg: Microfluidic chip where more than 100 apidose-derived adult stem cell cultures can grow and divide developed

Platform works with minute quantities of liquid to grow cells and study their development FREIBURG, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A Freiburg-based research group has developed a microfluidic chip where more than one hundred apidose-derived adult stem cell cultures can grow and … Read the full press release

KUKA feierte die Einweihung seines Entwicklungs- und Technologiezentrums am Augsburger Hauptsitz

Mit rund 200 Gästen aus Wirtschaft und Politik feierte KUKA die Einweihung seines repräsentativen Neubaus am Augsburger Hauptsitz: das Entwicklungs- und Technologiezentrum (ETZ). AUGSBURG, 15-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Veranstaltung des Automatisierungsspezialisten stand ganz im Zeichen seiner Technologien, Produkte und … Read the full press release

Atos/Bull handed over the second expansion stage of supercomputer Mistral to the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) in Hamburg

On June 28th, 2016, company Atos/Bull handed over the second expansion stage of supercomputer Mistral to the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) in Hamburg. Since July 4th, 2016, the third „High-performance computing system for Earth system research“ (HLRE-3), with a … Read the full press release

Four prestigious Red Dot design awards for Gorenje Group products this year

Gorenje Group products won four prestigious Red Dot design awards this year. The 41-member jury believed they represent the current pinnacle of design in the home appliance industry. Gorenje’s products have been constantly among the award-winning design elite for a … Read the full press release

GfK post-Brexit Consumer Confidence Barometer: there has not been a sharper drop than this for 21 years

LONDON, 13-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In a one-off special GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer (CCB) to measure post-referendum sentiment, the core Index has fallen 8 points to -9. All of the key measures used to calculate the Index have fallen. This long-running … Read the full press release

Chemists from the Netherlands and Germany developed thin plastic films which continuously move upon exposure to sunlight

By means of thin plastic films chemists from the Netherlands and Germany managed to use sunlight more efficiently. BERLIN, 13-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of researchers from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany and Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the Netherlands have … Read the full press release

STRABAG Real Estate verkauft Wohnprojekt „LaVie“ in Düsseldorf an Quantum Immobilien Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Mit dem Projekt sollen rund 190 Wohnungen auf ca. 8.000 m² entstehen Düsseldorf, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Quantum Immobilien Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH hat für einen von ihr verwalteten Immobilien-Spezialfonds die von der STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) geplante Wohnungsentwicklung „LaVie“ in … Read the full press release

Sandoz’s EGALITY trial results: equivalence in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 response rates at week 12 met

The EGALITY study met its primary endpoint demonstrating equivalent efficacy of Sandoz biosimilar etanercept candidate to the originator product at week 12 As a first-of-its kind, the confirmatory clinical safety and efficacy study compares originator etanercept to a biosimilar candidate … Read the full press release

The adidas Group divested its Mitchell & Ness business to a newly formed entity primarily owned by Juggernaut Capital Partners

Herzogenauarch, Germany / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 08-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The adidas Group announced today that on June 30 it has formally completed the divestiture of its Mitchell & Ness business to a newly formed entity primarily owned by Juggernaut … Read the full press release

Ovarian Cancer: Merck, Pfizer initiate Phase III study JAVELIN Ovarian 100

First Phase III trial evaluating the addition of an immune checkpoint inhibitor to standard of care in first-line ovarian cancer New investigational regimen will evaluate avelumab in extending progression-free survival in treatment-naïve women Darmstadt, Germany and New York, US, 07-Jul-2016 … Read the full press release

Merck to support the advancement of medical science in the field of fertility through the Grant for Fertility Innovation (GFI) program

Investment reflects company’s commitment to innovation in fertility research Globally, six projects receive funding from this grant cycle Darmstadt, Germany, 07-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced it would continue to support the advancement of … Read the full press release

Five digital bathroom ideas winners of the Hansgrohe Design Prize 2016

SCHILTACH, Germany, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Five visionary bathroom ideas have been chosen as winners of the new talent competition held in conjunction with the iF Concept Design Award 2016 This year’s competition for the Hansgrohe Prize for design ideas related … Read the full press release

Thomas Fuhrmann wird 2017 neuer ZDF-Sportchef

MAINZ, 04-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Thomas Fuhrmann (50) wird zum 1. Februar 2017 neuer Leiter der Hauptredaktion Sport im ZDF. Der Verwaltungsrat bestätigte den Personalvorschlag von ZDF-Intendant Dr. Thomas Bellut in seiner Sitzung am 1. Juli 2016 in Berlin. Bereits von … Read the full press release

TU Delft engineers won the Amazon Picking Challenge 2016 in Leipzig

LEIPZIG, 04-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The challenge is divided into two separate finals: during the ‘stow task’ the robots, equipped with grippers, had to autonomously retrieve a wide range of products from a container and put them on the shelves. With … Read the full press release

The 14th Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia in Mexico to dedicate an entire programme to the Berlin International Film Festival

BERLIN, 01-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of the “Year of Germany in Mexico 2016/2017”, the 14th Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia in Mexico (October 21-30, 2016) is dedicating an entire programme to the Berlin International Film Festival. The … Read the full press release