Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

Ericsson acquires media services company Red Bee Media

Ericsson welcomes 1,500 new employees to its growing broadcast services business Expands list of high-profile broadcast services customers The UK becomes a major global media hub for Ericsson Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has completed its acquisition of … Read the full press release

Solvay and AkzoNobel partner with EY to develop monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials

Brussels, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and AkzoNobel have joined forces with EY (Ernst & Young) to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications. The partnership … Read the full press release

University of St Andrews’ Professor James Naismith elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor James Naismith of the University of St Andrews has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Fife, Scotland,7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Naismith (45), currently the Director of the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC) at St Andrews, is a structural … Read the full press release

Professor Peter Higgs will be awarded honorary degree by University of St Andrews

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs, who predicted the existence of a sub-atomic particle which gives mass to all the matter in the universe, will be awarded an honorary degree by Scotland’s first University next month. Fife, Scotland, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release

Eric Haller appointed as EVP of Experian DataLabs

Experian DataLabs use breakthrough data experimentation, analytical science and technology to solve business problems Costa Mesa, Calif., 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced that Eric Haller will be the executive vice president of Experian … Read the full press release

LondonTown.com highlighted over 80 must-see events in London in May 2014

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre opens and Miss Saigon smashes box office record LONDON, 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Two bank holidays in May make this month a great time of year to be in London and LondonTown has highlighted over … Read the full press release

Unilever and Solazyme, Inc: Lux is first soap brand in the world to use sustainable Algal Oils

London/Rotterdam, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever and Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM), a renewable oil and bio-products company, announced today the initial introduction of sustainable Algal Oils for one of Unilever’s biggest soap brands, Lux. Lux is first soap brand in the … Read the full press release

Sky Go and NOW TV to be available on PlayStation®4 later this year

LONDON, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky and Sony Computer Entertainment UK have struck an agreement to make Sky Go and NOW TV available on PlayStation®4 (PS4™). Customers will be able to watch NOW TV on the PS4 from this summer with Sky Go becoming available later … Read the full press release

Sky strengthened its movies service with new multi-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures

LONDON, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky has further strengthened its movies service with a new multi-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. This will bring Sky Movies customers exclusive access, during the first pay television window, to current hit titles such as Noah, Anchorman 2: The … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space established new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK

Harwell, UK, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space announced today that it is further expanding its presence in Europe with the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK. Based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus (HISC) … Read the full press release

Rigby Group divested the Dutch division of its technology business SCC to North American based Systemax

Warwickshire, UK, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rigby Group (RG) plc has agreed to the sale of the Dutch division of its technology business SCC to North American based Systemax (NYSE: SYX). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is due to … Read the full press release

Tech Mahindra becomes Strategic Member of the BT for Life Sciences partner ecosystem

Transformational cloud solutions accelerate research and development productivity and deliver savings for customer organizations  London, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Tech Mahindra today announced that both companies will work together to help life sciences enterprises improve their productivity and efficiency through … Read the full press release

Exostar to join BT for Life Sciences ecosystem as a Strategic Member

Scientists engaged in collaborative initiatives can now securely access Transformative Cloud-based solution  London, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Exostar, LLC announced today that Exostar is joining the BT for Life Sciences ecosystem as a Strategic Member. The two companies will be … Read the full press release

BT and Ulteo to help life sciences organizations use technology to create collaborative and secure analytical environments

Cloud-based offering to empower users to access massive data sets in seconds, provides air-lock systems to protect and manage sensitive patient data  London, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Ulteo today announced that the two companies are now working closely together to … Read the full press release

BT to join the tranSMART Foundation

BT joins the tranSMART Foundation to extend support to the developer community; companies to continue work on the next release of Translational Medicine Platform  Wakefield, Massachusetts and Irving, Texas, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The tranSMART Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides a … Read the full press release

GlaxoSmithKline and Medicines for Malaria Venture start phase III global programme of tafenoquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria

London, 29-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the start of a phase III global programme to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tafenoquine, an investigational medicine which is being developed for the treatment and … Read the full press release

GlaxoSmithKline’s Incruse® (umeclidinium) gets European Commission marketing authorisation as maintenance bronchodilator treatment of COPD

London, 29-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Incruse® (umeclidinium) as a once-daily, maintenance bronchodilator treatment to relieve symptoms in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Now licensed across … Read the full press release

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc divests its 55% stake in Monaco Telecom for €322 million

LONDON, 28-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (“CWC” or the “Company”) today announces that it has agreed the sale of Compagnie Monégasque de Communication S.A.M. (“CMC”), the holding company for CWC’s 55% stake in Monaco Telecom S.A.M. (“Monaco Telecom”), … Read the full press release

EE announced Rhyl in North Wales is the 200th town in the UK to benefit from 4GEE

This week, Rhyl has become the 200th town to receive 4G from EE Customers in 12 other towns now also covered by 4GEE EE was recently ranked number one for mobile internet, call, text and reliability across the UK following rigorous … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca PLC reports revenue up 3% at constant exchange rates in 2014 first quarter

London, UK, 25-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, commenting on the results, said: “The first quarter has seen continued momentum across the business and our revenue growth reflects the increasing contribution from the five growth platforms that showed strong … Read the full press release