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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

University of Warwick research: Mobile phone apps can revolutionise school learning in developing countries

Mobile phone apps can revolutionise school learning in developing countries, where access to educational resources are less accessible – according to research by the University of Warwick Researcher designed app to be used by science and maths pupils in South … Read the full press release

QIAGEN receives worldwide license from The Johns Hopkins University for biomarkers for immune-oncology therapies in cancer treatment

Option to add new biomarkers for microsatellite instability (MSI) and mismatch repair (MMR) to QIAGEN’ s NGS panels Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, 07-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has received a worldwide … Read the full press release

Bristol-Myers Squibb and QIAGEN to explore NGS technology to develop GEPs for I-O therapies in cancer treatment

NEW YORK and HILDEN, Germany, 06-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and QIAGEN(NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) have signed an agreement to explore the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to develop gene expression profiles (GEPs) as  … Read the full press release

China: Alstom supplied the traction system for the entire Chengdu metro line 4

Saint-Ouen, France, 06-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom supplied the traction system for the entire Chengdu metro line 4, which enters complete commercial service today. With the opening of Chengdu Line 4 phase two[1], Alstom has supplied the traction system for a … Read the full press release

Telenor survey: Asian youth most passionate for education, climate change and global warming

New digital survey reveals surprising attitudes among Asian youth, including views on how best to empower youth leaders and the role of technology in supporting social causes and promoting Peace. FORNEBU, 06-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Group today released the findings … Read the full press release

MegaFon, Russian Railways to provide passengers on high speed and long distance trains with mobile coverage and wireless internet

St Petersburg, RUSSIA, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The agreement was signed by Russian Railways CIO Evgeny Charkin and MegaFon COO Anna Serebryanikova at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The companies plan to step up cooperation to provide passengers on high speed and long … Read the full press release

Daimler Buses uses 3D printing to produce small batches and replacement parts for the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands

Pioneer in the production of parts using the 3D printing process Complex and functionally integrated standard 3D parts available on demand Economical and flexible production even for small production series for buses and coaches of the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands … Read the full press release

ABB to showcase advance sensor measurement for smart grids at CIRED 2017

ZURICH, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The pioneering technology leader, ABB, will present papers on the latest sensor technology. The sensors are an advanced solution for measuring currents and voltages, and a perfect solution to evolutionary market trends.The advance sensor measurement for … Read the full press release

ABB unveils three-phase string solution for cost efficient large decentralized photovoltaic systems

ZURICH, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB’s latest addition to the TRIO family, the TRIO-TM is a three-phase string solution with power ratings up to 60kW, for cost efficient large decentralized photovoltaic systems. Suitable for both commercial and utility applications, and for … Read the full press release

200 projects, 400 students in this year’s of TU/e’s innovation contest

EINDHOVEN, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 1 June the final of the TU/e Contest took place. The TU/e Contest is the innovation contest for students at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and was held for the third time. TU/e organized … Read the full press release

Eindhoven University of Technology researcher prototyped better modelling for more economical mobile respirator

EINDHOVEN, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Respiratory systems had, until recently, been bulky devices based on large respirators that were only found in hospitals. In the past few years the first portable ‘lung-support systems’ came on the market. These contain very small … Read the full press release

Royal Philips, Navican to deploy a precision health informatics solution aimed at improving outcomes for late stage cancer patients

New “turnkey” approach to precision medicine seeks to deliver Intermountain’s best practices into a streamlined service to be integrated at the point of care Solution’s goal is to benefit late stage cancer patients through advanced analytics and expert decision support, … Read the full press release

Royal Philips, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to help improve the understanding of pancreatic cancer and advance precision oncology

Agreement aims to enable precision diagnostics for pancreatic cancer by developing new methods* to resolve single-cell level differences within and between tumors Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will use Philips IntelliSpace Genomics platform for advanced analytics and research collaboration capabilities … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce’s next generation Energy Management System has been launched

DERBY, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has launched the next generation of its Energy Management (EM) System. The system will allow customers to reduce energy usage, fuel consumption and operating costs whilst supporting environmental compliance and providing performance information that … Read the full press release

ENGIE acquires Swedish specialist of onboard communications solutions for public transport Icomera

La Défense, France, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE announces the acquisition through its subsidiary ENGIE Ineo of the Swedish company Icomera, specialist of onboard communications solutions for public transport. Icomera’s consolidation fully complements the strategy of transformation of ENGIE, the energy … Read the full press release

University of Cambridge researchers designed AI system to detect pain levels in sheep in a bid to improve animal welfare

CAMBRIDGE, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — An artificial intelligence system designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge is able to detect pain levels in sheep, which could aid in early diagnosis and treatment of common, but painful, conditions in animals. … Read the full press release

Trinity College Dublin shortlisted for the 2017 EAIE Award for Innovation in Internationalisation

DUBLIN, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Trinity is one of four European universities to be shortlisted for the 2017 EAIE Award for Innovation in Internationalisation. EAIE (the European Association for International Education) is the acknowledged European centre for expertise, networking and resources … Read the full press release

Pilot project will provide early warning of potential flooding in Dublin

DUBLIN, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — CONNECT, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks at Trinity College Dublin, has partnered with Smart Dublin, an initiative of Dublin City Council and the other Dublin Local Authorities, and INTEL to deploy low-cost … Read the full press release

New research project on how microbial communities are organised and function gets funding

A research project by ETH Zurich, MIT with other US universities will receive 15 million US dollars in funding from the New York-based Simons Foundation. Over the next five years, researchers will investigate how microbial communities are organised and function, … Read the full press release

TS EMEA to Exhibit at AEGPL 2017 with NextGen Mobility Solutions On Hand

TS EMEA will present its NextGen enterprise software at the AEGPL Congress on 21-22 June 2017, in Lisbon, Portugal Tulsa, USA, 31-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — TS EMEA, a provider of logistics and mobility software solutions, announced that it will present … Read the full press release