Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

The UK Government awarded FEED contract to Alstom, Drax and BOC consortium Capture Power Limited for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project

Guildford, UK /  Munich, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Capture Power Limited, the consortium of Alstom, Drax and BOC, today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its planned, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release

Forrester Research Inc named SAP AG leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013”

Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has been ranked by Forrester Research Inc. as a leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013.”* In the evaluation, SAP earned among the highest scores among … Read the full press release

SAP AG announced key open source contributions at SAP® TechEd in Bangalore, India December 11–13

New OpenUI5, a New Unified Developer License, Node.js Connector and a New Development Environment for SAP HANA Create More Opportunities Bangalore, India, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an extended and deeper commitment to the developer community with … Read the full press release

SAP AG announced new capabilities for the SAP Business ByDesign® solution

Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Reaffirming its commitment to provide independent companies and subsidiaries worldwide a flexible, cost-effective mid-market cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced new capabilities for the SAP Business ByDesign® solution. The updates leverage SAP … Read the full press release

Boehringer Ingelheim announced new data analyses show positive treatment effect of Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate) in patients with acute deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism

For media outside of the US, the UK & Canada only The efficacy and safety profile of Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate) was maintained regardless of patient characteristics1,2,3,4 Pooled safety data favour Pradaxa® treatment over warfarin and provide further reassurance1-4 The analysed … Read the full press release

ZEISS Vision Care Business Group opens ZEISS Vision Science Lab at University of Tübingen to jointly research fundamental processes involved in vision

“Industry on Campus” as part of the Excellence Initiative – application-oriented research for better vision Tübingen, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — More than four billion people all over the world are reliant on ophthalmic or medical devices to enable them to optimally … Read the full press release

ESET HQ malware research lab reports for advanced banking trojan Hesperbot targeting banks and users in Germany and Australia

Large Infection Waves Continue in the Czech Republic Bratislava, Slovakia, 11-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET HQ malware research lab is reporting new campaigns of the very effective banking trojan Hesperbot. As previously uncovered by ESET, Hesperbot is using very credible-looking spreading campaigns … Read the full press release

Gazprom welcomes European Commission’s approval of its asset swap deal with Wintershall

Moscow, Russia, 11-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  The European Commission approved the asset swap deal between Gazprom and Wintershall. The deal is supposed to increase Gazprom’s stakes in gas trading and storage companies of WINGAS Group to 100 per cent as well as in WIEH and WIEE – to 100 per cent. Gazprom will … Read the full press release

Henkel-Expertin Monika Tönnießen spricht beim Wissensforum über nahrungsmittelsichere Verpackung am 11. und 12. Dezember in Nürnberg

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 11-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Sicherheit von Kunstoffverpackungen für Nahrungsmittel und Kosmetik sind ein Thema beim Wissensforum des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) am 11. und 12. Dezember in Nürnberg. Dr. Monika Tönnießen, Henkel-Expertin für Produktsicherheit und regulatorische Angelegenheiten im Unternehmensbereich … Read the full press release

Henkel / Schwarzkopf unterstützte den DKMS LIFE Charity Ladies‘ Lunch

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 11-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Eine Charity-Veranstaltung in besonderer Atmosphäre. Bereits zum fünften Mal unterstützte Henkel / Schwarzkopf den DKMS LIFE Charity Ladies` Lunch, zu dem sich am 2. Dezember rund 90 engagierte und prominente Frauen in einer ganz besonderen … Read the full press release

EADS presented restructuring plan for its future Airbus Defence and Space Division (Airbus DS) to European Works Council

Restructuring plan presented to EADS European Works Council Concentration of sites across Group’s four “home countries” and consolidation of legal entities Reduction of 5,800 positions at future “Airbus Defence and Space” Division and Corporate functions Toulouse, France / Leiden, Netherlands, 10-12-2013 … Read the full press release

Porsche Design unveils its art collaboration with pop artist Thierry Noir at Temple House, Miami Beach

A Glimpse on Art by Thierry Noir and Porsche Design Stuttgart, Germany / Miami, FL, USA, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Design unveils its art collaboration with Berlin based pop artist Thierry Noir at Temple House, Miami Beach. The luxury brand created … Read the full press release

Heidelberg astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Ralf S. Klessen to receive European Research Council Advanced Grant for research on the first stars of the universe

European Research Council awards astrophysicist nearly 2.5 million euros for top-level research Heidelberg, Germany, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Heidelberg astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Ralf S. Klessen is receiving a highly endowed grant from the European Research Council (ERC), an ERC Advanced Grant for … Read the full press release

Wienerberger AG announced antitrust proceedings against its former wholly owned subsidiary in Germany terminated

 End of proceedings against Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co KG Wienerberger is committed to fair competition Vienna, Austria, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger AG today received the official decision that the proceedings initiated against Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co KG, a former … Read the full press release

Big Data Analytics steht ganz oben auf der Agenda des Top-Managements in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz

Big Data Analytics steht oben auf der Agenda des Top-Managements – Unternehmen sehen eigene Schwächen bei Business-Analytics-Kompetenzen Universität Potsdam veröffentlicht zweite Studie zu Status und Potenzial der Analytics-Nutzung von Unternehmen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz (DACH) Im Fokus: branchenübergreifender … Read the full press release

LMU‘s Institute of German as a Foreign Language launched International Research Unit for Multilingualism

The newly founded International Research Unit for Multilingualism at LMU has gone into operation. Munich, Germany, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LMU‘s Institute of German as a Foreign Language has set up an International Research Unit for Multilingualism (IFM). The IFM’s objectives can … Read the full press release

Bavaria Film: Unangefochtener Tagessieg für Stuttgart-„Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah”

Stuttgart, Deutschland, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit 9,34 Millionen Zuschauern war der gestern Abend (1. Dezember 2013) im Ersten ausgestrahlte Stuttgart-„Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah“ eindeutiger Tagessieger – und zwar sowohl in der Gesamtzuschauerzahl als auch in der Gruppe der 14- bis 49-Jährigen … Read the full press release

Bayer MaterialScience launched ultra-modern technical center for foams and expanded coating raw materials production at its headquarters in Leverkusen

Ultra-modern technical center for foams / New production plant for coating raw materials commissioned Leverkusen, Germany, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — With the latest equipment for product development and the expansion of its production capacity, materials manufacturer Bayer MaterialScience continues to adapt to … Read the full press release

Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) research to record driving data from 130 virtual electric cars on the roads of Munich, Germany

A fleet of 130 virtual electric cars is set to commence on the roads of Munich, Germany. Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) provides participating companies with smartphones that will be installed in taxis and commercial vehicles to track their movements. The … Read the full press release

Henkel webinar „Adhesives in Food contact: Legislation today and tomorrow“

Düsseldorf, Germany, 29-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die sichere Nahrungsmittelverpackung ist ein Thema mit dem sich Henkel als weltgrößter Klebstoffhersteller intensiv beschäftigt. Auf der Wissensplattform „Food Safe Packaging Portal Europe“ informiert Henkel am 5. Dezember 2013 ab 10 Uhr zum Thema „Adhesives … Read the full press release