Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

GSK and Pfizer owned ViiV Healthcare announced US regulatory submission for STR combining dolutegravir with abacavir and lamivudine for people living with HIV

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ViiV Healthcare today announced the submission of a regulatory application in the United States for its investigational single-tablet regimen (STR) combining dolutegravir, abacavir and lamivudine for the treatment of people living with HIV-1. This New Drug … Read the full press release

Savills announced the appointment of Hexell Lewis and Ian Wylie at its City-based Central London & International team

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Savills has boosted its City-based Central London & International team with the appointment of Hexell Lewis and Ian Wylie who join the company as consultants. Having established property consultancy Hexell Wylie in 1984, Hexell and Ian specialise in the insurance, … Read the full press release

International real estate advisor Savills and US’s largest retail focused real estate firm SRS Real Estate Partners formed strategic alliance

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — International real estate advisor Savills has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with SRS Real Estate Partners (SRS) – the largest real estate firm exclusively dedicated to servicing retail clients in the US. The arrangement … Read the full press release

Sony’s Cyber-shot™ RX10 camera offers DSLR-style creative power without the need to carry interchangeable lenses

Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-200mm (35mm equiv.) zoom lens with bright F2.8 maximum aperture at all focal lengths Superb quality images with rich detail from 20.2 megapixel 1.0-type back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS sensor New BIONZ X™ processor with approximately 3x faster processing speed[i] and new … Read the full press release

Sony’s new α7 camera delivers all the advantages of 35mm full frame image sensor and lens interchangeability in truly compact body

35mm Full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor with 24.3 effective megapixels New BIONZ X™ processor with approximately 3x faster processing speed[i] and new area-specific noise reduction for improved image quality Enhanced Fast Hybrid AF combines speedy phase detection AF with highly accurate contrast … Read the full press release

World’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera* unveiled – Sony α7R

α7 series cameras from Sony are world’s first mirrorless cameras with 35mm full-frame sensor[i] Newly developed Full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor with ‘gapless on chip’ lens design offering 36.4 effective megapixels and no optical low-pass filter New BIONZ X™ processor with … Read the full press release

First full-frame E-mount lenses from Sony

Light, compact premium E-mount lenses; mount adaptors compatible with full-frame α7 and α7R; new A-mount G Lens SEL35F28Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA SEL55F18Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA SEL2470Z: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* … Read the full press release

Cable & Wireless Communications to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services in The Bahamas

London, United Kingdom, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cable & Wireless Communications’ (CWC) will launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services later this year as part of its Christmas marketing campaign in The Bahamas. CWC first launched mobile data services in The … Read the full press release

Key management team changes at Virgin Rail Group

London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Virgin Rail Group (VRG) today (7 October 2013) confirmed details of its management team moving forward as Tony Collins, Chief Executive Officer and Chris Gibb, Chief Operating Officer  announced plans to retire after combined service of … Read the full press release

Scientific study finds environment can impact taste and flavour of whisky

Change the room; change the taste of your whisky  Research results prove environment enhances taste and flavour.  London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A change of environment can enhance the experience of enjoying whisky by up to 20% according to the … Read the full press release

On Farm Anaerobic Digestion Fund launched in England to help farmers turn farm waste into energy

London, UK,  10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Farmers will be able to obtain funding to set up small anaerobic digestion (AD) plants under a government-funded loan scheme which opens today. The technology turns waste into energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and produces … Read the full press release

UK Science and Universities Minister David Willetts announced £186M investment package for technologies of the future

London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A package of investment in the 8 great technologies of the future will accelerate high-tech progress from the lab to the marketplace and help drive UK economic growth, Science and Universities Minister David Willetts announced. In … Read the full press release

Rail Research UK Association and RSSB funded project at Loughborough University aims at reducing rail passengers’ accidents at UK railway stations

Loughborough, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at Loughborough University are hoping to help reduce the number of accidents involving elderly passengers at railway stations across the country. Rail users aged over 70 are five times more likely to have an accident … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm MedImmune completed its acquisition of US-based Amplimmune for $225M plus $275M based on predetermined milestones

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that on 4 October MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, completed its acquisition of Amplimmune, a privately-held, US-based biologics company focused on developing novel therapeutics in cancer immunology. As previously announced, … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca: temporary injunction against the US launch of Hanmi’s 505(b)2 NDA esomeprazole strontium lifted by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) lifted a temporary injunction against the US launch of Hanmi’s 505(b)2 NDA esomeprazole strontium product. AstraZeneca’s CAFC appeal of claim construction … Read the full press release

Jaguar Land Rover UK announced record September 2013 sales with retail figures up 13 per cent YoY

Whitley, Coventry, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Whitley 4th October 2013. Jaguar Land Rover UK is celebrating record September sales with retail figures up 13 per cent year-to-date over the same period last year. Land Rover had its best ever September month of … Read the full press release

John Edwards appointed Managing Director of the newly created Individual Products Division at Jaguar Land Rover

Whitley, Coventry, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Jaguar Land Rover has appointed John Edwards into the role of Managing Director of the newly created Individual Products Division with immediate effect. The new division will be responsible for designing and creating a portfolio … Read the full press release

Marks & Spencer’s Cheshire Oaks store highlighted by UK’s innovation agency the Technology Strategy Board in its comprehensive and independent post-occupancy evaluation (POE)

London, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UK’s innovation agency, Technology Strategy Board, commends first-year performance of M&S sustainable learning store Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) Cheshire Oaks store has been highlighted by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board as a “star project, … Read the full press release

Kingfisher Future Homes announced the launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership at Loughborough University

Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release

Selex ES provides thermal imaging cameras for BBC’s new television series ‘The Great British Year’

Basildon, UK, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has provided the BBC with thermal imaging (TI) technology which was used to film its new television series ‘The Great British Year’ and will show previously unseen footage of nocturnal animal … Read the full press release