DUNDEE, 29-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Electronic cigarettes and the habit of vaping are being used by more and more people to help them stop smoking, but are they actually safer or less bad for our health than traditional cigarettes? Smokers in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged cigarettes, Dr Jacob George, electronic cigarettes, Mike Knapton, University of Dundee
AMSTELVEEN, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GasTerra , an international operating trade organization in natural gas, and Atos have prolonged their existing agreement for the outsourcing of IT Management with another three years. This will not only allow for substantial savings on … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Atos, GasTerra, IT Management, Johan Stäbler, Peter ‘t Jong
Atos is supporting the explosion in digital consumption of the Olympic Games by enabling the sharing of every single event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to the world in less than half a second. RIO DE JANEIRO, 26-Aug-2016 — … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Internet & Online, Media, Sports, Technology
Tagged Atos, Elly Resende, IT systems, Patrick Adiba, Rio 2016, Thierry Breton
Sick wild house mice spend time away from their social groups, leading to a decrease in their potential for disease transmission according to a new study by evolutionary biologists from the University of Zurich in collaboration with the ETH Zurich. … Read the full press release
Billund, Denmark, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is pleased to confirm that it has delivered one ATR 42-500, MSN 457, to Sky Express on lease. NAC is glad to welcome Sky Express as a new customer. About Nordic Aviation … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Denmark, Financial, Travel
Tagged NAC, Nordic Aviation Capital, Sky Express
GHENT, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bio-Engineer Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof has developed a technique to remove the greenhouse gas methane more efficiently from the air and possibly make it a usable resource. Next to CO2, methane is the main greenhouse gas due to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Education, Environment, Science
Tagged Bio-engineer, Fred Riek Martin Kerckhof, Ghent University, remove methane from the air
MUNICH, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Mozilla today announced a strategic investment in Cliqz GmbH to enable innovation of privacy-focused search experiences. Cliqz is headquartered in Munich and majority-owned by internationally operating media and technology company Hubert Burda Media. Mozilla is headquartered … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology
Tagged Cliqz GmbH, Hubert Burda Media, Jean-Paul Schmetz, Mark Mayo, Mozilla
MOSCOW, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — VTB Bank (“VTB” or “the Bank”), the parent company of VTB Group (“the Group”), today publishes its unaudited consolidated IFRS results for July 2016 and the 7 months ended 31 July 2016. Income Statement Net profit was RUB 2.4 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Russia
Tagged IFRS results, VTB Group
Fra i dag intensiveres kampen om de østjyske kunder, når nemlig.com, Danmarks største online-supermarked, nu åbner for levering i Aarhus, Randers, Horsens, Silkeborg, Skanderborg og en masse byer derimellem. Sortimentet er større og mere alsidigt end i de fysiske supermarkeder, … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Internet & Online, Retail
Tagged Aarhus, Danmarks største online-supermarked, Horsens, nemlig.com, nu åbner for levering, Randers, Silkeborg, Skanderborg
Pöyry awarded Technical Owner’s Engineer services assignment for 299MWe biomass Combined Heat and Power Plant for MGT Power Ltd in UK Vantaa, Finland, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — PX Engineering Consultants Limited, part of the PX Group, has awarded Pöyry with the … Read the full press release
Integrated cardiology software, solutions and services optimize the path to treatment through early interventions to enhance patient outcomes and help lower costs Minimally invasive treatments supported by live intelligent image guided therapy help patients recover quicker and go home earlier … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Italy, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Bert van Meurs, cardiology solutions, ESC Congress 2016, Royal Philips
STOCKHOLM, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has divested Vallastadens school in Linköping, Sweden, for SEK 200M. The buyer is Vacse AB, pension funds formed by seven major Swedish companies; Atlas Copco, Pharmacy Company, Ericsson, Sandvik, Skanska, Stora Enso and Volvo. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Investment, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged Linköping, Skanska, Sweden, Vallastadens school
OSLO, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with HAV Eiendom to build a hotel and retail space as well as to develop apartments in Bjørvika, Norway, one of Oslo’s most sought after areas. Skanska Property Development’s investment amounts … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Norway, Real Estate, Retail, Sweden
Tagged HAV Eiendom, Oslo, Skanska
STOCKHOLM, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with the Florida Department of Transportation to construct the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Florida, USA. The contract is worth USD 399M, about SEK 3.3 billion, which will be included in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden
Tagged Pensacola Bay Bridge in Florida, Skanska, USA
ST ANDREWS, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — St Andrews researchers have made an important step forward in the quest to store electricity from intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar. Energy conversion technology holds the key to storing energy on large … Read the full press release
ST ANDREWS, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — After stunning British success at the Olympics there has been much speculation that this will increase sporting participation and hence improve the nation’s health. However recent research by an international team, coordinated by Professor Stephen … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Olympics, Olympics could be good for our well-being, University of St Andrews
NOTTINGHAM, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Neurons in the brain interact by sending each other chemical messages, so-called neurotransmitters. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter, which is important to restrain neural activity, preventing neurons from getting too trigger-happy and … Read the full press release
BERN, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nine out of ten BKW customers have been relying solely on renewable energy for their electricity needs since the beginning of this year. This has helped strengthen the position of hydroelectric power – a domestic renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Switzerland
Tagged BKW, renewable energy
ESPOO, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Transaction notification under Article 19 of EU Market Abuse Regulation. Person subject to the notification requirementName: Piou, OlivierPosition: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Nokia CorporationLEI: 549300A0JPRWG1KI7U06 Notification type: Initial notificationReference number: 549300A0JPRWG1KI7U06_20160823084112_3 Transaction date: 2016-08-22 … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Management, Telecom
Tagged EU Market Abuse Regulation, Nokia, Nokia Corporation Managers' transaction
Nokia completes network upgrade in under three months enabling Ooredoo Myanmar to launch 4G services in major cities Existing managed services agreement extended to include 4G network operations Enhanced network capacity will allow Ooredoo Myanmar to meet increase in mobile … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G service in Myanmar, Harald Preiss, John Farhat, Nokia, Ooredoo Myanmar, Rene Meza
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