Crawley, United Kingdom, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — G4S, the leading global integrated security company, has signed a seven-year contract extension to provide cash solutions to Netherlands Railways (NS), via its G4S Nederland business As part of a multi-million pound deal, G4S will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Netherlands, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged G4S, Gert Askes, Netherlands Railways, Security company
Enschede, Netherlands, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Water, a membrane with a tiny hole and a small metal plate: that’s all that is required to generate a voltage of 20,000 volts. Researchers from the University of Twente MESA+ research institute have developed a completely new … Read the full press release
Enschede, Netherlands, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers of the University of Twente use a new method to list the damage after disasters. A remote-controlled drone with a normal camera takes a large amount of pictures of a building. From this, a 3D model is … Read the full press release
Lenzing, Austria, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG appointed Thomas Riegler (44) to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer for a period of three years effective June 1, 2014. Born in Graz, Thomas Riegler studied business administration and … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management
Tagged Friedrich Weninger, Lenzing AG, Peter Untersperger, Robert van de Kerkhof, Thomas Riegler
LONDON, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function to muscles paralysed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury, has been developed by scientists at UCL and … Read the full press release
LONDON, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s first centre for computational psychiatry was launched on Tuesday 1st April, following a €5m investment from the Max Planck Society and UCL to be spent over the next 5 years. The Max Planck UCL Centre … Read the full press release
LONDON, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day reduces your risk of death at any point in time by 42% compared to eating less than one portion, reports a new UCL study. Researchers used … Read the full press release
The new laboratory will utilise expertise that already exists in the University’s Centre for Genomic Research and Institute of Integrative Biology Liverpool, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £2M to build a state-of-the-art DNA synthesis … Read the full press release
Liverpool, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Liverpool students who analysed more than 20,000 documents to support lawyers representing the families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster have won a prestigious national award for their work. The award, from the LawWorks and Attorney … Read the full press release
Liverpool, UK, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research at the University of Liverpool has found that the magnitude of earthquakes is a result of trapped water under pressure (or fluid pressure) in the fault plane between two tectonic plates. Researchers from the University … Read the full press release
LONDON, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bridgepoint Development Capital (’BDC’) has acquired a majority stake in Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) in a transaction valued at £28 million. The investment will support the existing management team to deliver the next phase of ITG’s growth … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Even the wording of an employment ad can be a crucial factor whether the job goes to a woman or a man – as women tend not to apply in case of doubt. They feel less inclined … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Management, Society
Tagged Prof. Claudia Peus, Prof. Isabell M. Welpe, Technische Universität München
HELSINKI, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the past two centuries, values in Finland have become more pluralized, indicates a dissertation on the public speeches of czars and presidents of Finland. The researcher also draws a parallel between the speeches of Alexander I … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Finland, Society
Tagged Alexander I, Anneli Portman, Elina Mattila-Niemi, Martti Ahtisaari, Mauno Koivisto, President Putin, University of Helsinki
Nelson, Wales, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Welsh Water is set to start work on essential water network upgrades in the Mayhill and Osbaston areas in Monmouth to ensure customers there receive a first class water supply for years to come. The investment work, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Anthea Dewhurst, Mayhill, Monmouth, Osbaston, Roy Samuel, Welsh Water
Düsseldorf, Germany, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At Henkel’s Annual General Meeting today, CEO Kasper Rorsted reviewed the company’s successful performance in the fiscal year 2013. Referring to the challenging economic conditions, he said: “Despite a difficult environment, we achieved all our financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Henkel, Henkel Annual General Meeting 2014, Kasper Rorsted
Aarhus, Denmark, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dairy cooperatives Eupener Genossenschaftsmolkerei Walhorn (EGM Walhorn) and Arla Foods amba have today announced their intention to merge. The Boards of Directors have circulated a proposal to their members and the boards of representatives of both companies are … Read the full press release
The UK’s first bespoke university crowdfunding platform YuStart has brought funding success for three projects at the University of York. YORK, UK, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The York Astrocampus development has raised more than £7,000, The 24 choir nearly £1,200, and a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Kallum Taylor, Susie Fothergill, university crowdfunding platform, University of York, YuStart
Vienna, Austria, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe has acquired approximately 94 percent of shares in the insurance company Societatea de Asigurări-Reasigurări “Donaris Group” S.A. (Donaris), which has its head office in the Republic of Moldova. After … Read the full press release
21 student teams from 30 countries around the world took part in the international final of the “Henkel Innovation Challenge” in Düsseldorf. The students had three days in which to showcase their innovative concepts to a panel of Henkel managers. … Read the full press release
London, UK, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered announces the appointment of Benjamin Hung as the Chief Executive Officer for the Bank’s Greater China region, effective today. This new appointment is in addition to his existing role as the CEO for Standard Chartered … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Benjamin Hung, Gabriel Kwan, Jaspal Bindra, Ruby Fu, Standard Chartered
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