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The German Research Foundation (DFG) awarded the 2018 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize to Antonia Wachter-Zeh of Technical University of Munich (TUM)

TUM scientist wins the most important German award for young talent MUNICH, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded the 2018 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize to Antonia Wachter-Zeh, Professor of Coding for Communications and Data Storage. Wachter-Zeh has … Read the full press release

DSM 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award in Materials Sciences presented to Prof. Doros Theodorou of National Technical University of Athens

Sittard, the Netherlands, 28-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, is pleased to present the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award in Materials Sciences to Prof. Doros Theodorou, Ph.D., Professor in Materials Science & … Read the full press release

Four innovative design concepts that utilize high-strength steel nominated for the Swedish Steel Prize 2018

The Swedish Steel Prize 2018 finalists have been named, revealing four innovative design concepts that utilize high-strength steel to achieve the highest possible performance. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 24. STOCKHOLM, 28-Mar-2018 — … Read the full press release

Umeå University: Plant geneticist Nathaniel Street awarded the pedagogical prize from the Faculty of Science and Technology

Umeå, Sweden, 27-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The plant geneticist and lecturer at the Department of Plant Physiology, Nathaniel Street, is awarded the pedagogical prize from the Faculty of Science and Technology. The prize jury motivated its decision due to his outstanding … Read the full press release

Lineo™ by Stora Enso awarded ‘Bio-Based Product of the Year’ at the Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018

HELSINKI, 27-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Lineo™ by Stora Enso, a renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials, has been awarded ‘Bio-Based Product of the Year’ at the Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018. Shortlisted alongside products from Clean Plus Inc. and … Read the full press release

TU Delft: Researcher Nima Tolou received the Prins Friso Engineering Award at the University of Groningen’s Engineering Center

Delft, Netherlands,  23-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Nima Tolou, researcher at the Department of Precision & Microsystems Engineering and co-founder of Flexous BV and Kinergizer BV, has been named the 2018 Engineer of the Year. He received the Prins Friso Engineering Award … Read the full press release

schlaich bergermann partner awarded the German Bridge Design Prize Deutscher Brückenbaupreis 2018 in the category Street and Railway bridges

Schlaich bergermann partner are the winners in the “Street and Railway bridges” category Their winning project “Bleichinselbrücke” is designed using Allplan Engineering ALLPLAN sponsored the German Bridge Design Prize MUNICH, 23-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On March, 12th, the engineering office schlaich … Read the full press release

CACEIS: TEEPI won the Innovation Award at Global Custodian’s 2018 Leaders in Custody Awards in London

PARIS, 20-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS received the Innovation Award for TEEPI (Tailored Electronic Exchange Platform for Investors) at Global Custodian’s 2018 Leaders in Custody Awards ceremony held on 15th March in London. The collaborative TEEPI platform – a financial tool … Read the full press release

Valio’s unsalted butter won Best of Class at the World Championship Cheese Contest 2018

HELSINKI, 15-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Valio’s unsalted butter won Best of Class at the World Championship Cheese Contest 2018 in Wisconsin, USA, on March 8. There were 30 leading butter brands from around the world participating in the unsalted butter class. … Read the full press release

Inmarsat Government’s L-band Tactical Satellite (L-TAC) service wins the “Top Government Mobility Satcom Innovation” category in the Mobile Satellite Users Association’s (MSUA) 2018 Mobility Innovation Awards

LONDON, 15-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat Government, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications and managed network services to the U.S. government, today announced that its L-band Tactical Satellite (L-TAC) service is the winner of the “Top Government Mobility Satcom Innovation” category … Read the full press release

Evonik’s insulation material CALOSTAT® named “Product of the year 2018” in the category “Passive Fire Protection”

Combination of outstanding fire protection and excellent thermal insulation wins over jury and readers Non-combustible, high-performance insulation material makes buildings safer and saves energy Hanau, Germany, 13-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Evonik’s high-performance insulation material CALOSTAT® has been named “Product of the … Read the full press release

The Alan Turing Institute partner with HSBC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the Turing-HSBC-ONS Economic Data Science Awards 2018

LONDON, 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Turing’s economic data science research programme has announced a new collaboration between HSBC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Turing-HSBC-ONS Economic Data Science Awards 2018 invite proposals for research in economic data science to improve our understanding … Read the full press release

EU Clean Sky: Airbus’ Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe (BLADE) project received the 2018 Aviation Week Laureates Award for Commercial, Technology

The most extensive wing laminar flow demonstrator programme ever undertaken for commercial aviation. Improving aviation’s ecological footprint, with a 50% reduction of wing friction and up to five percent lower CO2 emissions. TOULOUSE, 05-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At a ceremony in … Read the full press release

University of Southampton student midwife Lucy Price one of five finalists for the 2018 Pregnacare Award for UK Student Midwife of the Year

SOUTHAMPTON, 02-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Commitment, community and collaboration are all words used to describe University of Southampton student midwife Lucy Price, one of five finalists for the 2018 Pregnacare Award for UK Student Midwife of the Year. The Award, presented … Read the full press release

Iberdrola receives the Stadium Cup award for its special contribution to promoting sports activities

The company has received the Stadium Cup, an annual award for the person or organisation that has made a special contribution to promoting sports activities  Iberdrola supports 15 national federations striving to promote and increase the participation of women in … Read the full press release

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho recognized with the BBVA Foundation’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award

MADRID, 16-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho has been recognized with the BBVA Foundation’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award for “a contribution to contemporary music that is extraordinary in its individuality, breadth and scope,” as she has managed to seamlessly interweave the … Read the full press release

Medicinal Chemistry: Peter D.J. Grootenhuis is the recipient of the 2018 IUPAC-Richter Prize for outstanding creative contributions in the treatment of cystic fibrosis

The 2018 IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry has been awarded to Peter D.J. Grootenhuis. BUDAPEST, 30-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Peter D.J. Grootenhuis received this award in recognition of his outstanding creative contributions to the invention, discovery, and development of the medicine … Read the full press release

Finnish five-time Paralympic gold medallist wheelchair racer Leo-Pekka Tähti the recipient of Finnish Philanthropy in Sports and Athlete of the Year 2016 awards

HELSINKI, 22-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä and the Finnish peace broker organisation Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) have granted the annual Philanthropy in Sports award to Finnish five-time Paralympic gold medallist wheelchair racer and Athlete of the Year 2016 Leo-Pekka Tähti. Tähti collaborates … Read the full press release

Barco receives “Supplier of the Year for 2017” award by Agfa HealthCare

Barco, a global leader in healthcare imaging, has received the prestigious “Supplier of the Year for 2017” award bestowed annually by Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of eHealth and digital imaging solutions. Cutting-edge diagnostic imaging focused on enabling better patient … Read the full press release

Winners of Global Education Innovation Award

Global Education Network Europe announces the winners of the Global Education Innovation Award 2017 Dublin, Ireland, 29-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GENE – Global Education Network Europe – wishes to recognise the importance of innovation in Global Education through its Global … Read the full press release

Launch of the Global Education Innovation Award

DUBLIN, Ireland, 03-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Global Education Network Europe is launching the Global Education Innovation Award on 1 May, 2017 GENE – Global Education Network Europe – wishes to recognise the importance of innovation in Global Education through its Global … Read the full press release

Green Product Mark of TÜV Rheinland awarded with GENICES Certificate at Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) conference in Kiev

KIEV, 09-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On October 19, 2016, the Green Product Mark of TÜV Rheinland was awarded with GENICES Certificate at the annual general conference of Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) in Kiev, Ukraine. GENICES, the GEN Internationally Coordinated Ecolabelling System, … Read the full press release

Zandre Campos Recipient Of Distinguished Business Excellence Award

CEO of ABO Capital receives special recognition from the African community LISBON, Portugal, 27-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ABO Capital, a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, announced today that its CEO Zandre Campos was named one of the Top … Read the full press release

Orbex Recognized As A Leader In Responsible Customer Service

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Orbex, a leading global forex broker, is celebrating its 4th international award this year. Orbex has been recognized as the ‘Best Customer Support’ provider by one of the most authoritative industry’s websites – Forex … Read the full press release

Continental, DT, Fraunhofer ESK Institute, Nokia project for connected car won the top award in the best-practice competition of the Intelligent Networking Initiative

Initiative organized by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy honors best-practice solutions for intelligent networking Top spot for “Real-Time Communication between vehicles via the LTE Mobile Network” Project aim: to improve road safety and prevent traffic jams … Read the full press release

French and Italian SAMP/T team awarded « Technology Pioneer Award » by the US Missile Defence Agency

PARIS, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On October 6th, the French and Italian industry and governmental team in charge of SAMP/T was awarded the « Technology Pioneer Award » by  the US Missile Defence Agency, upon recommendation of an international panel of missile … Read the full press release

The new Toyota Avensis awarded the Euro NCAP five-star rating

Maximum 5-star rating, with 93% score for adult occupant protection Enhanced performance thanks to the standard application of Toyota Safety Sense BRUSSELS, 7-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The new Toyota Avensis has been awarded the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star rating. The … Read the full press release

KfW Entrepreneurs’ Award 2015 opens up with prizes totalling EUR 30,000

Apply now! Prizes awarded to 16 regional winners and one na-tional winner Award ceremony and selection of winner by audience on 8 October 2015 in Berlin Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The application period has started for this … Read the full press release

Airbus Group awarded the Shareholder-Friendly prize by the Spanish Association of Minority Shareholders

MADRID, Spain, 21-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group has been awarded the Shareholder-Friendly prize by the Spanish Association of Minority Shareholders (Asociación Española de Accionistas Minoritarios de Empresas Cotizadas – AEMEC) in recognition of the company’s new dividend policy and its … Read the full press release

Bank Austria and Media Consult Story Development awarded the Austrian State Prize for Public Relations 2013 in the “Internal PR” category

Bank Austria and Media Consult beat off strong competition to win the “Internal PR” category of the Austrian State Prize for Public Relations 2013 The “Bankville – Erlebnis Zukunft” (“Bankville – Experience the Future”) project actively involves 280 managerial staff … Read the full press release

Ericsson’s CSR approach in Myanmar awarded “Corporate Social Responsibility Special Recognition Award” by Télécoms Sans Frontières at the Global Carrier Awards

The award is given as part of the Global Carrier Awards’ Télécoms Sans Frontières Special Recognition Awards category for Corporate Social Responsibility The award is in recognition of Ericsson’s CSR approach in Myanmar, where the company re-established its presence in … Read the full press release

CFO of Energetický a průmyslový holding Pavel Horsk named The CFO of the Year 2013 by CFO-Insight.com

Prague, Czech Republic, 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The well-respected CFO-Insight.com website has given The CFO of the Year 2013 award to Pavel Horský, CFO of Energetický a průmyslový holding (“EPH”). Pavel Horský accepted the award at a gala evening in Warsaw. Pavel … Read the full press release

Voith’s innovative Secondary Water Retarder (SWR) won ECW Innovation Label Award 2013 at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium

Kortrijk, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith convinced the jury with its innovative Secondary Water Retarder (SWR) at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium, and won the ECW Innovation Label Award 2013. The award-winning product brakes with the cooling agent of the engine and … Read the full press release

EURid honored with CENTR award for its co-funded marketing programme at the CENTR 50 General Assembly

Brussels, Belgium, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EURid was presented the CENTR award for Marketing and Communication for our Co-funded Marketing Programme last night (2 October 2013) at the CENTR 50 General Assembly dinner gala which took place at the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium. … Read the full press release

Auchan France awarded the Trophée de la Diversité

On 26 September Auchan France was awarded the Trophée de la Diversité. This prize marked a recognition of the company’s efforts to mobilise its workforce to celebrate 20 years of commitment to helping people with disabilities. france, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Czech Komerční banka won three awards in Hospodářské noviny’s competition

Prague, Czech Republic, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In Hospodářské noviny’s competition, Komerční banka Group has received as many as three awards. The organisers voted Komerční pojišťovna first in The Most Client Friendly Life Insurance Company of 2013 category and second in The … Read the full press release

Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) website awarded Silver Trophy in the best website category at the Best in Biz Awards 2013

31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — REN was awarded the Silver Trophy in the best website of the year category at the Best in Biz Awards 2013. The Best in Biz Awards are one of the most prestigious awards for organisations, and the … Read the full press release

Dr. Wiebke Drenckhan awarded the Henkel Laundry & Home Care Research Award for research into foaming behavior optimization

15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Whether for the protection of delicates in the wash or improving the adhesion of cleaning agents on smooth surfaces, for many laundry and home care products, the right foaming behavior is key to achieving good results. Now, … Read the full press release

UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation awarded EU for its work on the EU Food Facility

Brussels, 17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Union received today the first ever Jacques Diouf award from the UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), in recognition of its pioneering work on the EU Food Facility, which has so far improved the … Read the full press release

Alstom & Chela Ltd innovative cleaning method won highly commended award

1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom, working in partnership with Chela Ltd (one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of innovative industrial cleaning chemicals) has developed an award-winning environmentally considerate way of removing diesel and oil from track ballast and concrete. The solution, BioChela … Read the full press release