Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Destatis: index of import prices decreased by 1.4% in March 2015 vs. the same month last year

WIESBADEN,  27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the index of import prices decreased by 1.4% in March 2015 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In February 2015 and in January 2015 the … Read the full press release

Audi partners with DHL Parcel and Amazon Prime to develop an innovative logistics service: shipping parcels directly to your car’s trunk

Development partnership for innovative logistics service “Audi connect easy delivery” Parcel deliveries to the trunk using keyless access technologies Pilot project to start in May Ingolstadt, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “Our final attempt failed, your package can be picked up … Read the full press release

Audi extends the engine range for its new TT generation

New entry-level engine versions for Coupé and Roadster 132 kW (180 hp), and 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 6.9 seconds. Starting price of EUR 32,100 in Germany Ingolstadt, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi is extending the engine range … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank expects to report litigation costs of approximately EUR 1.5 billion for Q1 2015

Frankfurt am Main, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) today announced that it expects to report litigation costs of approximately EUR 1.5 billion for the first quarter 2015. The majority of these litigation costs are not … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank’s “Artist of the Year” 2016: Basim Magdy will present his first institutional solo exhibition at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle in Berlin next spring

Frankfurt am Main, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Basim Magdy is Deutsche Bank’s  “Artist of the Year” 2016 and will present his first institutional solo exhibition at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle in Berlin next spring. The artist, who was born in 1977 in … Read the full press release

BurdaInternational partners with F&L Publishing to bring the successful culinary title Saveurs to the Netherlands

MUNICH, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BurdaInternational has partnered with F&L Publishing to bring the internationally successful culinary title Saveurs to the Netherlands. Launch date is set for 21st April. The magazine will start as a quarterly title in 2015 with … Read the full press release

GfK survey: 76 percent of consumers agree that brands and companies have to be environmentally responsible

• Close to two thirds feel guilty when they do something that is not environmentally friendly. • The same number claims to only buy products and services that appeal to their beliefs, values or ideals. Nuremberg, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Kleine Energiesparer: Warum Insekten den Zellkörper ihrer Nervenzellen „auslagern“

Die Ergebnisse wurden in der aktuellen Ausgabe der Fachzeitschrift Current Biology veröffentlicht BERLIN, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nervenzellen weisen ganz unterschiedliche Formen auf. Forscherinnen am Bernstein Zentrum für Computational Neuroscience Berlin und dem Institut für Theoretische Biologie der Humboldt-Universität zu … Read the full press release

Freiburg researchers developed concept of protein adaptor based nano-object assembly (PABNOA)

Scientists develop method for producing bio-based materials with new properties FREIBURG, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Freiburg researchers Dr. Andreas Schreiber and Dr. Matthias Huber, the head of their research group Dr. Stefan Schiller, and their colleagues at the University of … Read the full press release

Physicists propose the combination of nano-photonics with ultracold atoms for simulating quantum many-body systems and creating new states of matter

A team of physicists from MPQ, Caltech, and ICFO proposes the combination of nano-photonics with ultracold atoms for simulating quantum many-body systems and creating new states of matter. MUNICH, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ultracold atoms in the so-called optical lattices, … Read the full press release

Henkel enhances its competence in the area of hotmelt adhesives with the acquisition of Novamelt GmbH

Henkel to broaden its portfolio of pressure sensitive adhesives Düsseldorf, 17-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel signed an agreement to acquire Novamelt GmbH, a privately owned company based in the south of Germany. With this transaction Henkel as leading solution provider worldwide … Read the full press release

LMU researchers: macrophages can effectively substitute for so-called dendritic cells as primers of T-cell-dependent immune responses

New work by LMU researchers demonstrates that macrophages can effectively substitute for so-called dendritic cells as primers of T-cell-dependent immune responses. Indeed, they stimulate a broader-based response. München, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  The immune response, the process by which the … Read the full press release

The Lenzing Group sold its fully owned German subsidiary Dolan GmbH and its 91.1% stake in European Carbon Fiber GmbH

LENZING, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Lenzing Group announces the sale of its fully owned German subsidiary Dolan GmbH, Kelheim and its 91.1% stake in European Carbon Fiber GmbH, Kelheim to WHEB Partners’ Growth Fund 2 of England and Jan … Read the full press release

Heidelberg University research group gets EUR 2 million from German Research Foundation to determine the mass of the elementary particle neutrino

German Research Foundation provides approximately two million euros in funding HEIDELBERG, 15-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new research group, established at Heidelberg University with funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG), is working on determining the mass of the elementary particle … Read the full press release

SAP® Revenue Accounting and Reporting application simplifies new revenue accounting standards

Walldorf, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Virtually every company tracks and reports revenue, and it is rarely an easy process. In May 2014, new revenue accounting standards were set by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board … Read the full press release

SAP SE: Asian Paints integrates its financial transactions with Citi through SAP® Financial Services Network

Walldorf, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Asian Paints has integrated its financial transactions with Citi through SAP® Financial Services Network, an integration platform designed to simplify interaction between corporations and financial institutions. With SAP … Read the full press release

Hydra Biosciences and Boehringer Ingelheim enter research collaboration to identify small-molecule TRP inhibitors for the treatment of renal diseases and disorders

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts and INGELHEIM, Germany, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydra Biosciences, Inc., a leader in the field of transient receptor potential (TRP) channel modulation, and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that they have entered into a worldwide research collaboration and license agreement to … Read the full press release

Kimiko Ishizaka to perform Chopin for the European Parliament

Pianist Kimiko Ishizaka to perform for MEPs and the general public in the European Parliament as part of “Meet the new Authors”, an initiative sponsored by MEP Julia Reda in the context of the EU copyright evaluation report. BRUSSELS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Sixt Leasing AG subsidiary Sixt Mobility Consulting GmbH awarded the most significant mandate in its history – will manage the German fleet for SAP

Largest mandate for Sixt Leasing subsidiary so far Establishment of global reporting system for global fleet management Pullach/Walldorf, 13-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sixt Mobility Consulting GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sixt Leasing AG, has been awarded the most significant mandate in … Read the full press release

Bank of Finland: The team from the Helsingin Suomalainen yhteiskoulu won the Finnish finals for the Generation €uro Students’ Award

HELSINKI, 13-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The team from the Helsingin Suomalainen yhteiskoulu won the Finnish finals for the Generation €uro Students’ Award. In the very tight competition, the teams from Tampereen lyseon lukio and Ålands lyceum tied for second place. The … Read the full press release