Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

The Linde Group reports increase of both group operating profit and group revenue in the 2014 financial year despite unfavourable conditions

2014 financial year: Group revenue up 4.5 percent after adjusting for exchange rate effects to EUR 17.047 bn Group operating profit1 of EUR 3.920 bn, up 1.0 percent after adjusting for exchange rate effects Operating cash flow2 increases by 5.0 … Read the full press release

Porsche Design and BlackBerry Limited announced the new Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite smartphone from BlackBerry®

Stuttgart/Waterloo, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Design and BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a world leader in mobile communications, today announced the new Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite smartphone from BlackBerry®. This new member to the P’9983 family will provide exclusive graphite-metallic … Read the full press release

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited KUKA in Augsburg to discuss the factory of the future

Augsburg, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Around 50 journalists and several hundred employees shadowed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her visit to KUKA in Augsburg. Accompanied by her economic advisor Lars-Hendrik Röller and deputy government spokesperson Georg Streiter, Angela Merkel met with … Read the full press release

MPQ, LMU, and FUB scientists analyse how fast order can appear in a quantum-mechanical system

Scientists from the MPQ, LMU, and the FUB analyse how fast order can appear in a quantum-mechanical system. GARCHING, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — During the freezing of water, the initially unordered molecules start to form an ordered crystal, namely ice. … Read the full press release

Bayer CEO Dr. Dekkers at the “Meet Management” investor conference in Berlin: We are also optimistic for the medium term and have great plans for the Life Science businesses

HealthCare striving for strong sales and margin growth through 2017 / CropScience aims to grow faster than the market and maintain margin at a high level Leverkusen/Berlin, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bayer Group aims to achieve strong sales and earnings … Read the full press release

Technische Universität München Prof. Nils Thürey developed a methodology that could make simulations more realistic

Simulations of impressive landscapes and alien creatures have become commonplace, especially in fantasy and science fiction films. But simulations are also appearing in ever more medical and engineering applications. However, the road to a perfect illusion is complex and time-intensive. … Read the full press release

Henkel’s “Food Safe Packaging” knowledge platform launches new features

Food packaging safety is an issue to which Henkel – as the world’s largest adhesive manufacturer – is deeply committed. The “Food Safe Packaging” knowledge platform launched by Henkel nearly two years ago is now being made even more appealing … Read the full press release

ZEISS strengthens its portfolio for dentistry with a high-resolution camera and LED illumination

ZEISS strengthens its portfolio for dentistry with a high-resolution camera and LED illumination. A publication on microscopic dentistry contains examples of practical applications. COLOGNE, JENA, 12-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the 36th International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, the most important dental exhibition, … Read the full press release

MAN increases its operating profit in 2014 despite the difficult economic situation

Dr. Pachta-Reyhofen: “Europe gives us stability as a strong anchor.” The MAN Group in 2014 at a glance €15.3 billion – order intake down 5% [2013: €16.2 billion] €14.3 billion – sales revenue 10% lower year-on-year [2013: €15.9 billion] €384 … Read the full press release

MAN implements its Climate Strategy by using only renewable energies at the MAN Truck & Bus production site in Pinetown, South Africa

Climate Strategy according to plan MUNICH, 11-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN’s first CO2 neutral commercial vehicle plant is now a reality. The Company has gone an important step in implementing its Climate Strategy by using only renewable energies at the … Read the full press release

Workshop über Glücks- und Erfolgspathologien in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts an der Universität Konstanz

Workshop über Glücks- und Erfolgspathologien in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts KONSTANZ, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vom 18. bis 20. März untersucht der Workshop „Stress und Unbehagen“ an der Universität Konstanz, wie sich das Streben nach Glück und Erfolg … Read the full press release

University of Freiburg’s Dr. Nils Wiedeman receives EUR 2 million in funding from ERC for in-depth research on mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell

Biochemist Nils Wiedemann receives two million euros in funding from European Research Council FREIBURG, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Understanding metabolic diseases of the muscles and nerves: Dr. Nils Wiedemann, group leader at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz sold 120,270 cars in February 2015; 14.6% more vs previous year’s month

Mercedes-Benz sells 14.6% more vehicles in February than in the previous year’s month (120,270 units). Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: “We have never before sold so many … Read the full press release

Mercedes-AMG introduces the new official high-performance cars for maximum safety in the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship™

Affalterbach, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Baptism of fire on the race track: The GT S and the C 63 S – the new high-performance cars from Mercedes-AMG – provide for maximum safety in the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship™. At the … Read the full press release

Mercedes launches integrated market campaign with F1 driver Nico Rosberg for the launch of its new Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake

Stuttgart, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Under the claim “Designed for urban hunting”, the integrated market launch campaign stages the new Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake as a hunter stalking prey in the urban jungle. High above the roofs of the city or immersed … Read the full press release

The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL turns 60; increased in value by 11 per cent per year since 2004 according to HAGI

Stuttgart, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Open for joie de vivre, elegance, and departure to new destinations: the eagerly awaited Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (W 121) was launched in 1955. The two-seater Cabriolet technologically based on the upper mid-size category brought joy and colour … Read the full press release

GfK and travel intelligence company ForwardKeys to bundle their travel and hospitality knowledge for a more holistic view of the travel supply chain

Nuremberg, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading global market research firm GfK and provider of travel intelligence ForwardKeys announced during the ITB travel trade show in Berlin that they will bundle their travel and hospitality knowledge for a more holistic view … Read the full press release

Burda Community Network expands its management team with the appointment of Stefan Zarnic on the newly created position of Director Next Media

MUNICH, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Burda’s central advertising marketer BCN (Burda Community Network) is expanding its management team: By 1 July 2015 at the latest, Stefan Zarnic will take on the newly created position of Director Next Media. He will … Read the full press release

Sandoz launches New Life & New Hope program aimed at improving maternal and child health and reduce mortality associated with childbirth in Ethiopia

Approximately 400 mothers and newborns die in Ethiopia each day1,2partly due to health workers’ limited knowledge in the area of obstetrics Enhancing medical knowledge and skills of health workers helps reduce maternal and newborn mortality Sandoz is committed to increasing … Read the full press release

adidas AG share buyback programme to resume on March 6, 2015

Share buyback programme will resume on March 6, 2015 Herzogenaurach, Germany, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The share buyback programme announced by adidas AG by means of an ad hoc notification on October 1, 2014, which was conducted in a first tranche … Read the full press release