(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €90 million loan to Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to upgrade two reactor units at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant. The financing will fund safety-critical updates, including control system modernization and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged automation systems, clean energy, Climate Action, Control Systems, EIB, electricity generation, Energy Independence, energy transition, EU Energy Roadmap 2050, European Investment Bank, European Union, Finland, Finland’s Olkiluoto Nuclear Facility Receives EIB Support for Major Safety and Efficiency Enhancements, Karl Nehammer, Lauri Piekkari, low-carbon power, modernization, nuclear energy, Olkiluoto, safety upgrades, steam separators, sustainability, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, TVO
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the Barcelona City Council have signed a €113 million agreement to develop nine social housing projects that will deliver 640 new homes for around 2,040 people between 2026 and 2030. The initiative—part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Barcelona City Council, Catalonia, Climate Action, EIB, EIB Housing Action Plan, EIB Invests in Barcelona’s Housing Future with €113 Million Financing for Energy-Efficient and Inclusive Urban Development, energy efficiency, Europe, European Investment Bank, Housing TechEU, IMHAB, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jaume Collboni, Jordi Valls, Nadia Calviño, Pla Viure, Public Infrastructure, social housing, Spain, sustainability, sustainable housing, urban regeneration, women empowerment
(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Capgemini have deepened their collaboration to develop AI-native digital solutions that integrate artificial intelligence directly into the foundation of product engineering, manufacturing, and operations. The partnership will deliver industry-specific applications that combine Siemens’ industrial software and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged AI agents, AI-native, Aiman Ezzat, Airbus, artificial intelligence, automation, Capgemini, Cedrik Neike, Cloud, digital transformation, Digital Twins, energy transition, engineering, Europe, GravitHy, hydrogen, industrial AI, industrial software, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing, operations, Sanofi, Siemens, Siemens and Capgemini Deepen Global Partnership to Deliver Intelligent and Sustainable Industrial Innovation, smart manufacturing, sustainability, technology partnership
(IN BRIEF) RWE will invest €230 million to build Germany’s largest battery storage system at the Gundremmingen energy site in Bavaria, transforming the former nuclear power plant area into a center for renewable energy innovation. The 400 MW facility, featuring … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged battery storage, Bavaria, clean energy, decommissioning, Dr. Markus Krebber, Dr. Markus Söder, energy infrastructure, energy storage systems, energy transition, Europe, Germany, grid stability, Gundremmingen, INNOVATION, lithium iron phosphate, renewable energy, RWE, RWE Invests €230 Million in 400 MW Battery Storage Project to Boost Bavaria’s Renewable Energy Resilience, solar park, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Zurich Resilience Solutions, in partnership with Johnson Controls International, has opened the TechXchange Fire Suppression Center in Enschede, Netherlands — a modern facility designed to provide immersive, hands-on fire protection training. The center features live demonstrations of sprinkler, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Industrial, Insurance, Management, Netherlands, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Dirk De Nil, Enschede, Europe, fire protection, fire safety training, fire suppression, gas extinguishing, industrial safety, insurance industry, Johnson Controls International, New Fire Protection Training Hub by Zurich and Johnson Controls Enhances Risk Management Capabilities in Europe, prevention, property protection, resilience, risk engineering, risk management, sprinkler systems, TechXchange Fire Suppression Center, water mist, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Resilience Solutions
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Group has agreed to acquire Skaylink GmbH, a Germany-based cloud, AI, and cybersecurity specialist, for €175 million from funds managed by Waterland. The deal, expected to close by March 2026 following regulatory approval, will enable Vodafone Business … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, AI, aws, business customers, cloud computing, Cybersecurity, digital innovation, digital transformation, enterprise technology, Europe, Germany, infrastructure, Managed Services, Microsoft Azure, regulatory approval, Skaylink, vodafone, Vodafone Business, Vodafone Strengthens Digital Transformation Strategy Through €175 Million Purchase of Skaylink GmbH, Waterland, €175 million
(IN BRIEF) BASF will build a new Electronic Grade Ammonium Hydroxide (NH₄OH EG) facility in Ludwigshafen, Germany, to supply ultra-pure chemicals essential for semiconductor production. Set to begin operations in 2027, the plant will strengthen Europe’s local supply chain for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, Technology
Tagged advanced node technology, AI, automotive industry, BASF, BASF Expands Semiconductor Capabilities with High-Purity NH₄OH Facility in Ludwigshafen, chip manufacturing, Electronic Grade Ammonium Hydroxide, etching, Europe, European semiconductor ecosystem, Gops Pillay, high-purity chemicals, Jens Liebermann, Ludwigshafen, NH4OH EG, semiconductor, semiconductor chemicals, supply chain resilience, sustainable manufacturing, wafer cleaning
Pertussis cases surge: Over 60,000 reported in Europe; infants most at risk. Maternal vaccination expands: Finland, Norway, and UK updated pregnancy vaccine strategies. BioNet advances: Submitted recombinant pertussis vaccine to EMA; secured EU-GMP approval. Nasal vaccine progresses: ILiAD’s BPZE1 granted … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Healthcare, Ireland, News, Norway, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged acellular pertussis vaccine, Adacel, antibody avidity, antigen dose, ASEAN, Bio Farma, BioNet, biotechnology, booster dose, Boostrix-IPV, BPZE1, certification, Chulalongkorn University, clinical trial, compliance, Dario Cresci, dTap, ECDC, EMA, EU-GMP, EU-GMP certification, EU/EEA, Europe Confronts Pertussis Resurgence as Infant Cases Rise Amid Falling Immunity and Vaccination Gaps, Europe Faces Pertussis Resurgence Amid Waning Immunity and Falling Maternal Vaccination Rates, European Medicines Agency, European Union, European Union Good Manufacturing Practice, Europe’s Pertussis Vaccine Market Opens to New Entrants as Demand Rises, From EU-GMP Certification to ASEAN Partnerships BioNet Broadens Its Global Vaccine Strategy, GMP production facilities, GSK, Hanna Nohynek, health policy, HPRA, human challenge trial, hVIVO, ILiAD Biotechnologies, immunization strategy, infant protection, Innovation Passport, Institut Pasteur, intranasal vaccine, Ireland Health Products Regulatory Authority, Lancet Infectious Diseases, maternal vaccination, MHRA, mucosal immunity, outbreak, pandemic recovery, Pertagen®, pertussis, pertussis vaccine, Pertussis Vaccine Manufacturing, pharmaceutical quality, Phase 3, Philippe Guillot-Chêne, pregnancy immunization, public health, recombinant pertussis vaccine, recombinant pertussis vaccines, regulatory approval, Sanofi, Tdap, TdaP combination vaccine, V, vaccine, vaccine blunting, vaccine development, Vaccine Hesitancy, vaccine pipeline, vaccine rollout, vaccine shortage, vaccine supply, vaccine uptake, VacPertagen, whooping cough
(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Medical Care will present multiple studies at ASN Kidney Week 2025, highlighting how hemodiafiltration (HDF) enhances clinical outcomes and how artificial intelligence is transforming kidney care. One of the featured oral presentations links HDF to a reduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Healthcare, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged AI Chatbot, AI in healthcare, ASN Kidney Week 2025, cardiovascular outcomes, clinical research, dialysis, digital innovation, Frank Maddux, Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius Medical Care Highlights Real-World Benefits of Hemodiafiltration and AI Innovation at ASN Kidney Week in Houston, HDF, hemodiafiltration, HOUSTON, kidney disease, kidney therapy, nephrology, online high-volume HDF, patient care, precision medicine, Renal Research Institute
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has entered a new partnership with Givaudan to distribute active cosmetic ingredients across Thailand’s fast-growing beauty and personal care markets. The agreement expands Brenntag’s specialty portfolio, supported by its Thailand Application and Innovation Centre, which provides formulation … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Chemicals, Germany, News, Science, Technology
Tagged active ingredients, Application and Innovation Centre, Asia Pacific, Beauty Industry, biocosmetics, Bonwook Koo, Brenntag, Brenntag Expands Thai Beauty Portfolio Through New Distribution Partnership with Givaudan, cosmetics, formulation support, fragrance and beauty, Givaudan, Givaudan Active Beauty, haircare, ingredient distribution, INNOVATION, personal care, skincare, sustainability, THAILAND, wellness, Wissanee Ruangsorn
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has signed an exclusive European distribution agreement with ArcticZymes AS for its line of salt-active nucleases—SAN HQ, SAN-HQ GMP, M-SAN HQ, and M-SAN HQ GMP—used in gene therapy, vaccine manufacturing, and bioprocessing. Signed during the CPHI fair … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged ArcticZymes, biopharma, biopharmaceutical innovation, bioprocessing, biotechnology, Brenntag, Brenntag and ArcticZymes Join Forces to Support Growth in Biopharmaceutical and Gene Therapy Markets, CPHI Frankfurt, downstream processing, enzyme distribution, enzymes, European partnership, gene therapy, GMP, Joakim Rehné, life sciences, M-SAN HQ, nucleases, Paul Blackburn, SAN HQ, vaccine manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer’s AI Virtual Summit, taking place online from November 11–12, will bring together leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, Dell Technologies Capital, and Wolters Kluwer’s AI Center of Excellence to examine the future of artificial intelligence in business and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, AI Center of Excellence, AI Virtual Summit, Alex Tyrrell, Amazon, and Visionaries Redefining Digital Strategy, artificial intelligence, Business Innovation, Chris Rush, Dell Technologies Capital, digital leadership, enterprise transformation, intelligent systems, Joshua Terry, Karen Abramson, Microsoft, product innovation, Responsible AI, Sophie Vandebroek, technology summit, venture capital, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Hosts Global AI Summit Featuring Microsoft
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