Daily Archives: 28, August 2026

EDF Heysham Apprentices Support Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway in Community Engineering Project

(IN BRIEF) Apprentices from EDF’s Heysham power stations have completed a two-week community engineering project at Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway near Carnforth, applying first-year apprenticeship skills to support improvements at the volunteer-run heritage attraction. The project, part of EDF’s four-year apprenticeship … Read the full press release →

KfW IPEX-Bank Provides EUR 79.3 Million Financing for Next-Generation Bulk Carriers

(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank is providing EUR 79.3 million in financing for the construction of two next-generation self-unloading bulk carriers that will transport construction materials across Europe and international export markets. The vessels will be owned by a joint venture … Read the full press release →

Barclays UK Appoints Stacey Madge, Adam Banks and Kelly Richdale as Non-Executive Directors

(IN BRIEF) Barclays Bank UK PLC has appointed Stacey Madge, Adam Banks and Kelly Richdale as Non-Executive Directors to its Board, effective 1 September 2026, as part of Board succession planning. Madge brings senior leadership experience in retail banking, payments, … Read the full press release →

Bentley Marks 25 Years of Its Customer Magazine With Collectible W.O. Relaunch

(IN BRIEF) Bentley has relaunched its 25-year-old customer publication as W.O. Magazine, a collectible print magazine named after founder Walter Owen Bentley and centred on the people behind the marque, including owners, colleagues, ambassadors and enthusiasts. The new issue, titled … Read the full press release →

Fresenius Medical Care Announces Publication of Multinational Real-World Evidence Study on High-Volume Hemodiafiltration

(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Medical Care has announced the publication of a large multinational real-world evidence study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) reporting that hemodiafiltration (HDF) was associated with a 28% lower relative risk of all-cause … Read the full press release →

Cancer Researchers Uncover New Details of cGAS Pathway Activation in Damaged Cells

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London have developed a new fluorescent genetic reporter that allows scientists to observe activation of the immune sensor cGAS in individual cells, revealing fresh insights into how the body’s anti-cancer immune … Read the full press release →

German Humanoid Robotics Team B-Human Wins Two Titles at World Humanoid Robot Games

(IN BRIEF) B-Human, the joint humanoid robotics team of the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), has won two Humanoid Soccer League titles at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The Bremen team … Read the full press release →

“Deutschlandfahrt” 2026 Begins at Mercedes-Benz Wörth During 130-Year Truck Anniversary

(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has opened the “Deutschlandfahrt” 2026 at its Wörth plant as part of its “130 years of trucks” anniversary year, celebrating the legacy of commercial vehicle development since Gottlieb Daimler created the world’s first truck 130 years … Read the full press release →

University of Exeter Study Shows Motorboat Noise Can Harm Juvenile Reef Fish

(IN BRIEF) New research by the University of Exeter, University of Bristol and James Cook University shows that motorboat noise during early development can affect the growth and survival skills of coral reef fish. Scientists studied spiny chromis from the … Read the full press release →

Oxford Study Points to Potential Heart and Brain Health Benefits of Current Shingles Vaccine

(IN BRIEF) A major new University of Oxford study published in Nature Medicine indicates that the current recombinant shingles vaccine, Shingrix, is associated with a lower risk of major cardiovascular events compared with the previous shingles vaccine, Zostavax. Researchers supported … Read the full press release →

Experian Expands AI Financial Marketplace Strategy With Credit Cards App on ChatGPT

(IN BRIEF) Experian has launched the Experian Credit Cards app on ChatGPT, bringing its credit card marketplace into a conversational AI experience that allows consumers to discover and compare relevant card offers from Experian’s partner network without leaving the conversation. … Read the full press release →

Wellcome Invests £155 Million in UK Doctoral Training Programmes for Healthcare Professional Researchers

(IN BRIEF) Wellcome is investing £155 million in 14 new doctoral training programmes across the UK to support healthcare professionals who want to build research careers alongside clinical practice. The funding will help institutions recruit a diverse range of healthcare … Read the full press release →

Rheinmetall Expands Kassel Presence With New Logistics, Training and Drone Testing Facilities

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall and the State Government of Hesse have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a North Hesse Defence Hub, including a new logistics and technology centre at Kassel-Calden Airport, expansion of Rheinmetall’s existing Kassel site and local … Read the full press release →

AquaGreen IDP System to Be Highlighted at Alfa Laval Booth During WEFTEC 2026

(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval and AquaGreen will jointly exhibit at WEFTEC 2026, taking place from 28 to 30 September 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to showcase technologies for sludge handling, biosolids management, drying and pyrolysis, resource recovery and wastewater treatment. … Read the full press release →

Pirbright and Roslin-Linked Platform Expands Access to More Than 20,000 Immune Reagents

(IN BRIEF) The Immunological Toolbox, a research platform providing access to information on more than 20,000 immune reagents, has been relaunched on a new website to support global veterinary immunology research and the fight against animal viruses. Supported by UKRI’s … Read the full press release →

Indra Introduces Augmented Reality “Transparent Armour” Solution for Armoured Vehicles

(IN BRIEF) Indra has developed a new augmented reality-based “transparent armour” solution for armoured vehicles, allowing crews to effectively see through the vehicle’s armour using smart glasses connected to onboard cameras and mission-system data. The technology provides a continuous, real-time … Read the full press release →

VNp Platform From University of Kent Aims to Make Recombinant Protein Production Cheaper

(IN BRIEF) A University of Kent biotechnology known as Vesicle Nucleating Peptide (VNp), now available for commercial use through spin-out company Sirius Proteins, could reduce the cost and complexity of recombinant protein production for uses ranging from diagnostics and drug … Read the full press release →

Evonik Vancouver Expansion to More Than Triple Advanced Drug Product Manufacturing Capacity

(IN BRIEF) Evonik is investing more than CAD 150 million, or approximately EUR 93 million, in a new GMP drug product manufacturing facility for lipid-based drug delivery in Vancouver, Canada, supported by up to CAD 68 million, or around EUR … Read the full press release →