Daily Archives: 11, August 2026

EU-backed CIRCULANDIA launches €9.6m effort to connect regenerative agriculture, local food systems and reusable packaging

CIRCULANDIA is a €9.6 million Horizon Europe project running from 2026 to 2030 The initiative links regenerative agriculture, local food systems and reusable packaging within one circular-economy framework The consortium brings together 35 organisations from 12 European countries Pilot actions … Read the full press release

Philips Supervisory Board Maintains Governance Framework in Updated Exor Agreement

(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips and Exor N.V. have updated their long-term relationship agreement, giving Exor the flexibility to increase its shareholding in Philips to up to 22 percent of issued ordinary share capital and voting rights, compared with the previous … Read the full press release

REN Prepares Portugal’s Electricity System for Solar Eclipse Impact on Power Generation

(IN BRIEF) REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais is preparing Portugal’s National Electric System for the effects of the nearly total solar eclipse expected on 12 August 2026. The eclipse is forecast to reduce centralised solar generation by around 450 MW, … Read the full press release

EE Customers Can Upgrade to New or Refurbished Phones Earlier Under New Swap Scheme

(IN BRIEF) EE has launched Early Phone Swap, giving Flex Pay customers the option to upgrade to a new or refurbished handset up to one year early at no extra cost. The service is available immediately to nearly one million … Read the full press release

Almirall Pursues Better Outcomes for Skin Disease Patients Through Science

(IN BRIEF) Almirall is reinforcing its commitment to innovation in medical dermatology, with a focus on science, collaboration and patient needs. The company’s teams work to improve understanding of skin diseases and address complex dermatological challenges through research and multidisciplinary … Read the full press release

Almirall Secures Exclusive Rights Outside Mainland China for CrystalO Dermatology Programme

(IN BRIEF) Almirall has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with CrystalO for the discovery and development of novel small molecules in medical dermatology. Under the agreement, CrystalO will handle candidate discovery, optimisation, IND-enabling studies and early clinical development, … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered and AllianzGI Partner on Gold ETF and Covered Call Strategy

(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched the Signature Select Enhanced Gold Income Fund, its ninth sub-fund under the Bank’s Variable Capital Company platform. The fund is managed with Allianz Global Investors as sub-manager and combines exposure to gold exchange-traded funds … Read the full press release

ZEISS Planetariums Brings Science, Technology and Emotion to Fulldome Audiences

(IN BRIEF) ZEISS Planetariums has received international recognition for “ZEISS – Into the Infinite,” an eight-minute fulldome and VR experience developed with Munich-based creative agency visuarte. The immersive show won multiple honours at the WorldMediaFestivals 2026 in Berlin, including the … Read the full press release

QIAGEN Strengthens Infectious Disease Testing Menu With FDA-Cleared Bloodstream Infection Panel

(IN BRIEF) QIAGEN has received U.S. FDA clearance for the QIAstat-Dx BCID GPF Plus AMR Panel, its first QIAstat-Dx bloodstream infection panel cleared for the U.S. market. The panel detects 20 gram-positive bacterial and fungal pathogen targets, a broad pan … Read the full press release

Alstom Foundation Contribution to Help Ontario Communities Impacted by Wildfires

(IN BRIEF) Alstom has announced that the Alstom Foundation has donated to the Canadian Red Cross to support wildfire relief efforts in Ontario. The donation will help fund response and recovery work for communities affected by ongoing wildfires across the … Read the full press release

SOCAR Midstream Gas Operations Selects Wood Nobel Energy for Nakhchivan Thermal Power Project

(IN BRIEF) Wood Nobel Energy has been awarded the front-end engineering design contract for the Nakhchivan Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant in Azerbaijan. The project, selected by SOCAR Midstream Gas Operations, will support increased electricity generation and export capacity in … Read the full press release

Wood Awarded Equinor Contract to Strengthen Lifecycle Information Management Across Norwegian Assets

(IN BRIEF) Wood has been awarded a three-year contract by Equinor to provide lifecycle information services across nearly 100 Norwegian assets, including offshore installations, subsea sites and onshore plants. The work will include managing technical information updates, maintaining lifecycle information … Read the full press release

Enoch Hill and Camster II Add 106 MW of Clean Power Capacity for RWE in Scotland

(IN BRIEF) RWE has completed construction of the 70 MW Enoch Hill onshore wind farm near New Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The project is the second new Scottish onshore wind farm constructed by RWE in 2026, following Camster II … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool Launches International Training Programme for Advanced Materials Innovation

(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has secured €4.4 million in Horizon Europe funding to establish the iDTC-MIF, an international doctoral training centre focused on advanced materials discovery and processing technologies. The five-year programme will train two cohorts of international … Read the full press release

TUM Startup Uses Optical AI to Sort Up to Ten Tons of Potatoes Per Hour

(IN BRIEF) Karevo, a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich, has developed an AI-powered potato sorting machine capable of processing up to ten tons of potatoes per hour with 95 percent accuracy. The system was trained on more than … Read the full press release

UEA Historian Reframes the Norman Conquest as Part of a Wider European Church Conflict

(IN BRIEF) New research from the University of East Anglia argues that a lost papal letter may change how historians understand the Norman Conquest of 1066. The study, published by Yale University Press in Harold: Warrior King by Professor Tom … Read the full press release

KUKA Brings Connected Automation and AI-Enabled Control Technology to AMB 2026

(IN BRIEF) KUKA will showcase end-to-end automation solutions for metalworking at AMB 2026 in Stuttgart from 15 to 19 September 2026, presenting at Booth C51 in Hall 6. The company will demonstrate how intelligent robotics, AI-ready controllers and connected automation … Read the full press release

Fortum Modernises Loviisa Power Plant Turbines to Increase Output and Support Safe Long-Term Operation

(IN BRIEF) A major turbine island modernisation project is underway at the Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland as part of Fortum’s lifetime extension investment programme. The project will be implemented during annual outages between 2026 and 2028 and is … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ Secures Repeat Order From Greenply Speciality Panels in India

(IN BRIEF) Greenply Speciality Panels Pvt. Ltd. has placed a repeat order with ANDRITZ for a pressurized refining system at its MDF production facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. The system will have a capacity of 25 tonnes per hour and … Read the full press release