Ramboll to assist European Southern Observatory in tendering the largest construction contract in the history of the organisation the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)

Orestad, Denmark, 23-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 19 June, a new giant and ultra-advanced telescope came one step closer to materialisation when part of the 3000-metre peak of Cerro Amazonas was removed to prepare the summit for the building activities. To gain … Read the full press release

University of Twente researchers Jan Harmen Wiebenga and Johan Hol received valorisation grant of 200,000 euros from technology foundation STW

Enschede, Netherlands, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UT researchers Jan Harmen Wiebenga and Johan Hol have received a valorisation grant of 200,000 euros from technology foundation STW. With this grant, the enterprising pair can further expand upon the work of their spin-off company Innprove Solutions. … Read the full press release

Rovio Entertainment Ltd wins the Digital/New Media Program of the Year award at the 2014 LIMA Licensing Excellence Awards

Las Vegas, NV, US, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the creator of Angry Birds, is thrilled to announce that it won the Digital/New Media Program of the Year award at the 2014 LIMA Licensing Excellence Awards. The awards are part … Read the full press release

Bayer CropScience opened new SeedGrowth Center in Can Tho, Vietnam

Monheim, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience recently opened its new SeedGrowth Center in Can Tho, Vietnam. This state-of-the-art facility aims to provide customers with integrated seed treatment solutions harnessing advanced technologies to help farmers protect their high-quality seeds and increase … Read the full press release

University College London researchers investigate on the secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts

The secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts is being unravelled by UCL researchers in a bid to apply it to humans. LONDON, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first time, researchers have found that the ‘ERK pathway’ must be … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool lecturer Christine Ball wins LawWorks Pro Bono Award for Hillsborough inquest work

LIVERPOOL, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A lecturer who put together and supervised a team of students to assist lawyers at the fresh inquests into the deaths of 96 football fans at Hillsborough, has won a prestigious award for her work. Christine … Read the full press release

The LEGO Group inaugurated the latest expansion of their factory in Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

A 48,000 square meters expansion of the current LEGO factory in Mexico creates approximately 1000 jobs and enables the LEGO Group to better service core markets in North and South America. Ciénega de Flores, Mexico, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The LEGO … Read the full press release

German web printer Bagel RotoOffset implements Apogee Suite 8 workflow with automatic imposition and 64-bit processing from Agfa Graphics

Bagel RotoOffset, a web printer in Germany is able to work more efficiently thanks to the installation and use of Apogee Suite 8 workflow with automatic imposition and 64-bit processing from Agfa Graphics. This latest version of Agfa Graphics’ PDF … Read the full press release

Bridgepoint Development Capital sold IT infrastructure services provider Pulsant to Oak Hill Capital Partners

LONDON, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pulsant, the provider of IT infrastructure services to medium sized businesses in the UK, has been sold by Bridgepoint Development Capital (‘BDC’) to Oak Hill Capital Partners (‘Oak Hill’). The value of the transaction was not disclosed. … Read the full press release

Technische Universität München’s Nutrition researchers identified new insights into chronic bowel inflammation

MUNICH, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common condition in western industrialized countries. What triggers it, however, is not yet fully understood. Nutrition researchers at Technische Universität München (TUM) have now identified a new step in the pathogenesis. … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered to launch two pioneering indicators to shed light on the business, investment and economic outlook for select African markets

LONDON, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered is launching two pioneering indicators to help shed light on the business, investment and economic outlook for select African markets. The Bank will publish a Business Sentiment Indicator for Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya and … Read the full press release

MAN ranks among the twenty most valuable brands in Germany according to consulting firm Interbrand’s survey

Interbrand lists the Munich-based commercial vehicle and engineering company among the Top 20 MUNICH, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — According to the latest survey by the well-known consulting firm Interbrand, MAN ranks among the twenty most valuable brands in Germany. The results … Read the full press release

University of Leicester to host landmark conference to celebrate the life and achievements of Norbert Elias from June 20-22

Leicester, UK, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Since his death in 1990, Norbert Elias has been recognised as one of the greatest sociologists of the twentieth century, famous for his theories about social civilising processes and the development of human society – and … Read the full press release

Syngenta and Anheuser-Busch InBev partner to secure the sourcing of high-quality malting barley for the beer industry

Grower access to best malting barley varieties and agronomic support Protocol helps growers achieve consistent yield and quality increases Aim to scale up first phase and transfer initiative to other markets BASEL/BRUSSELS, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) announced … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bahn and Arriva to launch new long-distance IC Bus service on 23 June from Germany to Belgium, via the Netherlands

Leicestershire, England, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bahn (DB), in conjunction with Arriva, will launch a new long-distance IC Bus service on 23 June from Germany to Belgium, via the Netherlands. The new route, which will run from Dusseldorf to Antwerp, via Eindhoven, … Read the full press release

Alstom Transport to present number of innovations at the largest trade fair for the railway industry InnoTrans in Berlin from 23 to 26 September 2014

PARIS, 19-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom Transport will be at InnoTrans, the largest trade fair for the railway industry, to be held in Berlin, Germany from 23 to 26 September 2014. On this occasion, Alstom will introduce three major innovations: the … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel and National Maritime Museum to restore the Dutch Royal Barge de Koningssloep

AkzoNobel has begun work on restoring the Dutch Royal Barge, de Koningssloep, through a partnership with the National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 17-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experts from the company’s yacht paints business are carrying out the intricate restoration … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel names Maëlys Castella as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 17-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel has today announced the appointment of Maëlys Castella (47) as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. She will officially take up the position on September 15. Maëlys Castella succeeds Keith Nichols, who announced his intention to … Read the full press release

Barco presents the first of its next-generation fit-for-purpose LCD visualization platforms the new Instant VideoWall solution

Combine and customize great products, easy configuration and attractive price setting Kortrijk, Belgium, 17-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As a global leader in professional visualization solutions, Barco has the building blocks and the network-centric technology to build complete LCD video walls. Today, … Read the full press release

Dutch cinema chain JT Bioscopen to install Barco 6 primary Laser3D (6P) laser-illuminated projector in its brand-new Hilversum Media Park seven-screen multiplex

Kortrijk, Belgium, 17-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema technology and market share leader Barco is proud to announce that the Dutch cinema chain JT Bioscopen – together with partner dcinex – will install the revolutionary Barco 6 primary Laser3D (6P) laser-illuminated … Read the full press release