Biofuel can be produced from wood, too. The key to this is the suitable pretreatment of the plant parts in order to break up the wood structure. Researchers at the Transport Processes and Reactions Laboratory, ETH Zurich, have found and … Read the full press release
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
Posted in Education, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Smith, Bill Hunter, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, Dave Garner, David O’Hagan, Dr Campopiano, Fellow of the Royal Society, Garry Taylor, John Helliwell, Malcolm White, Marcel Jaspars, Nick Westwood, Professor Chris Whitfield, Professor James Naismith, Professor Louise Richardson, Professor Peter Bruce Professor Chris Hawkesworth Professors Emeriti Wilson Sibbett Eric Priest, Professor Ron Hay, Professors Ian Booth, Professors Malcolm White, Professors Steve Chapman, Steve Sprang, 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
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Nicholas Penny, Higgs Boson particle, Lyse Doucet, Professor Bernard Silverman, Professor Christina Romer, Professor Dana Scott, Professor Dusa McDuff, Professor Gayatri Spivak, Professor Peter Brown, Professor Peter Higgs, Professor Silvia Gherardi, Professor Tim Shaw, Sarah Coakley, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, University of St Andrews
• Darmstadt-based company holds global rights to the name Merck with exception of the U.S. and Canada Darmstadt, Germany, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, the supplier of top-quality high-tech products in the pharmaceuticals and chemicals sectors, today clarified that it will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Gangolf Schrimpf, Merck, pharmaceuticals and chemicals sectors
Shan5™ is the first vaccine jointly developed by the Indian company and its parent company Sanofi Pasteur WHO’s decision allows for the purchase of Shan5™ by United Nations agencies Lyon, France, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi (EURONEXT: … Read the full press release
• Group sales up by 8 % at local currency • Increase in sales by 12 % in Emerging Markets • EBITDA up 9 % to € 101 million – EBITDA margin of 21.5 % • Earnings per share rise … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, France, Germany, Management
Tagged Bernhard Kott, Diana, Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, French Diana Group, Symrise
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the opening of a new Container Freight Station in Cambodia, Kuehne + Nagel extends its network in the South Asia-Pacific region. As second largest facility in Phnom Penh’s special economic zone it offers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexander Wolski, Cambodia, Container Freight, Gino Marzola, Kuehne + Nagel
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
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Eric Haller, Experian, Experian DataLabs, Kerry Williams, Michael Troncale
Adhesives Market Leader with Dedicated Food Safety Information Platform Düsseldorf, Germany, 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A large number of food packages contain adhesives developed with Henkel’s renowned expertise and know-how, generating increased confidence among consumers and also, in particular, customers operating in … Read the full press release
Henkel Ambassadors show others how to achieve more with less Düsseldorf, Germany, 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Through the Ambassador Program, Henkel aims to establish a wider understanding of sustainability among the general public. Since 2012, Henkel has trained 2,000 ambassadors. Henkel aims … Read the full press release
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
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Media, News, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Aldwych Theatre, Cameron Mackintosh, cheap London hotels, Kenneth Clark, London, London events, London happenings, London sightseeing tours, London Sketchfest, London ticket information, londontown, Miss Saigon, must-see events in London, Prince Edward Theatre, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Robert Mapplethorpe, Somerset House, Sony World Photography Awards, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The Chelsea Flower Show, The Tiger Lillies, The Udderbelly Festival, Victoria & Albert Museum
The agreement contemplates the installation of 72 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Chui complex being developed by Eolicas do Sul. Since the beginning of its operations in Brazil, the company has signed firm orders for more than 1.400 MW. … Read the full press release
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
Dublin, Ireland, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a paper, circulated this week to credit unions and their trade bodies, on the findings of its assessment of governance and risk management standards and practices across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Ireland, Management
Tagged PRISM risk assessment, Sharon Donnery, The Central Bank of Ireland
The DZ BANK Group’s profit before taxes increased 68.5 per cent to an all-time high of € 2.2 billion Good operating performance throughout the entire DZ BANK Group Positive earnings effect due to reversals of impairment losses in DG HYP’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged DZ BANK Group, Martin Roth, Sebastian Müller, Silvia Conesa, Wolfgang Kirsch
Amsterdam, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it will support BankID of Norway in creating a nationwide system for robust electronic authentication and legally-binding digital signatures using the Valimo mobile ID … Read the full press release
Frankfurt / Berlin, Germany and Nevada, USA, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nanostart-holding MagForce, a leading medical device company in the field of nanomedicine focused on oncology, together with its subsidiary MagForce USA, Inc. are pleased to report that an in-person meeting was … Read the full press release
Six award winners will each receive up to five million EUR and soon conduct research in Berlin, Halle, Hanover, Mainz, Osnabruck and Stuttgart. Bonn, Germany, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 8 May, Federal Minister of Education and Research Johanna Wanka and Helmut … Read the full press release
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
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Media, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Holland, David Wilson, Fergal Gara, Gidon Katz, Luke Bradley-Jones, NOW TV, PlayStation®4, Sky Go
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
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Media, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Brenda Ciccone, Eleanor Mills, Ian Lewis, NOW TV, Paramount Pictures, Sky, Sky Movies
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