(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has signed an agreement to acquire Stuttgart-based Piterion, a specialist in product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management solutions. The acquisition will strengthen Capgemini’s digital engineering capabilities and expand its ability to help industrial clients modernize complex … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Society, Technology
Tagged automotive aerospace life sciences industries, Capgemini, Capgemini Engineering, Capgemini expands industrial digitalization expertise with planned acquisition of Stuttgart-based PLM specialist Piterion, Capgemini strengthens global engineering and manufacturing transformation capabilities through acquisition of Piterion, cloud native manufacturing platforms, digital transformation manufacturing, engineering application environments, engineering services acquisitions, enterprise resource planning integration, generative AI in engineering, industrial AI solutions, Industrial Digitalization, Manufacturing Execution Systems, manufacturing operations management, Michael Schulte, MOM systems, Piterion, PLM systems, Product Lifecycle Management, Ravi Nirankari, Stuttgart technology companies
(IN BRIEF) ABB has announced plans to invest approximately $75 million in India in 2026 to expand its manufacturing capacity and research and development capabilities in electrification and automation technologies. The investment builds on more than $35 million invested in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Make in India" initiative, ABB, ABB boosts local production and research capabilities in India with new infrastructure and technology investments, ABB electrification business, ABB India investment, ABB motion and automation divisions, ABB strengthens Indian manufacturing and innovation footprint with major electrification and automation investment, automation technologies, Bengaluru Nelamangala campus, data center power systems, electrification technologies, grid modernization India, Hyderabad R&D labs, Indian manufacturing expansion, industrial drives and motors, metro rail electrification, Morten Wierod, Nashik circuit breaker production, Peenya manufacturing facility, renewable energy infrastructure India, SF6 free switchgear technology, sustainable mobility converters, Vadodara generator manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its assistance services network under the Global Assistance brand to cover 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe following the launch of operations in Albania. The network now includes twelve service companies employing … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Technology
Tagged Albania assistance launch, assistance services CEE, Central and Eastern Europe insurance services, concierge services insurance, cross border assistance network, cyber assistance services, digital assistance platform, European insurance innovation, Gábor Lehel, Global Assistance, health assistance services, insurance assistance companies, insurance value added services, multilingual assistance support, roadside assistance Europe, travel assistance Europe, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group expands Global Assistance network to 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna Insurance Group strengthens regional assistance services presence with expansion into Albania, VIG, VIG assistance network expansion
(IN BRIEF) De Nederlandsche Bank has published its Payment Strategy for 2026–2028, outlining plans to strengthen resilience, broaden payment options, and encourage innovation within the payment system. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on a small number of providers and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI governance and stronger payment system resilience, artificial intelligence in payments, cyber resilience payments, De Nederlandsche Bank, De Nederlandsche Bank sets roadmap for secure and diversified European payments ecosystem through 2028, digital euro, distributed ledger technology, DLT payments, DNB, DNB Payment Strategy 2026–2028 highlights digital euro, Dutch central bank strategy, European digital payment instruments, European payment system resilience, financial infrastructure resilience, payment fraud prevention, payment service providers Europe, Payment Strategy 2026 2028, payment system innovation, stablecoins euro ecosystem, Tobias Oudejans, tokenised bank deposits, wCBDC, wholesale central bank digital currency
(IN BRIEF) Skanska is investing CZK 917 million, approximately SEK 400 million, in the final phase of the Albatros Kbely residential development in Prague, Czech Republic. The last stage will deliver 178 low-energy apartments and complete a five-phase project that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Albatros Kbely, BREEAM certification, community amenities housing, Czech Republic housing project, European residential real estate development, green urban spaces, low-energy apartments, Prague housing development, Prague residential development, prefabricated bathrooms construction, residential construction Prague, Skanska, Skanska investment Prague, Skanska invests CZK 917 million in final phase of Albatros Kbely residential development in Prague, Skanska to complete Albatros Kbely urban district in Prague with investment in final residential phase, sustainable building solutions, sustainable urban development, urban district development
(IN BRIEF) Lantmännen Biorefineries has implemented AFRY’s digital platform AFRY Improve to enhance production efficiency and strengthen sustainability performance at its operations. The platform helps improve production line availability while providing real-time monitoring, decision support, and visualisation tools that enable … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY Improve, AFRY Improve platform helps Lantmännen Biorefineries increase operational efficiency at Norrköping facility, agricultural biorefinery, bioenergy and food production, circular by products, David Andersson, grain refining technology, Industrial Digitalization, industrial IT solutions, Johanna Löfroth, Lantmännen, Lantmännen Biorefineries, Lantmännen Biorefineries strengthens smart factory strategy with AFRY Improve digital production management system, Nordic agriculture industry, Norrköping biorefinery, production efficiency, production monitoring systems, resource efficient manufacturing, smart factory solutions, sustainability in food industry, Swedish agricultural cooperative
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen have appointed Anne Been as quartermaster to explore the establishment of a joint valorization organization designed to strengthen the translation of academic research into societal and economic impact. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged academic innovation ecosystem, Academic Startup Competition, academic startups Netherlands, Anne Been, Anne Been appointed quartermaster to assess joint valorization organization linking UG, Faculty of Medical Sciences Groningen, Groningen innovation ecosystem, Hans Biemans, IMChip, knowledge transfer, MimeCure, Northern Netherlands innovation, QT Sense, regional economic development, regional technology transfer initiatives, research commercialization, research impact, science commercialization, UG and UMCG explore new joint valorization organization to accelerate research commercialization and regional economic development, UMCG, UMCG and regional innovation partners, university industry collaboration, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, valorization organization, Wiro Niessen
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Scholierenacademie programme is helping introduce research skills and scientific thinking to pupils in primary and secondary schools across the Northern Netherlands. Through collaborations between researchers, students, and teachers, the initiative translates academic research into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged classroom science engagement, critical thinking in schools, Douwe van der Tuin, Dutch education initiatives, escape room learning game, fake news education, interdisciplinary teaching materials, Northern Netherlands education, primary school science education, research based learning, research literacy, research skills education, Scholierenacademie, science education, Science for Society series, scientific literacy, secondary school research skills, University of Groningen, University of Groningen programme connects researchers and teachers to translate academic research into classroom learning, University of Groningen Scholierenacademie expands science education outreach to strengthen research literacy among young students, university outreach programmes, university school collaboration
(IN BRIEF) Professor Vicki Squire of the University of Warwick has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a prestigious honour recognising significant contributions to research and public understanding within the social sciences. Professor Squire, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Politics, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Academy of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Council, BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed, borders research, citizenship research, Edinburgh University Press, Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, global displacement, humanitarianism research, Imperial War Museum Refugees Forced to Flee exhibition, internally displaced persons, international politics research, Making and Unmaking Global Citizenship, migration policy research, migration studies, Nigeria, PAIS Department, Politics and International Studies, social sciences UK, South Sudan, The Conversation, University of Warwick, University of Warwick Professor Vicki Squire elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for research on migration and humanitarian issues, University of Warwick scholar Vicki Squire recognised by Academy of Social Sciences for global impact of migration and borders research, Vicki Squire, Will Hutton
(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new method for stabilizing exotic quantum states by reducing the heating that typically occurs when quantum systems are periodically driven. Using a superconducting quantum processor with 78 qubits, the scientists … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Breakthrough study shows engineered randomness can stabilize complex quantum states for next-generation quantum technologies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chuang tzu 2.0 quantum chip, exotic quantum states, Heng Fan, Hongzheng Zhao, Imperial College London, Johannes Knolle, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nature journal, Peking University., prethermalization, quantum computing research, Quantum entanglement, quantum physics research, quantum simulation, qubits, random multipolar driving, Researchers slow quantum system heating and stabilize exotic states in 78-qubit processor breakthrough published in Nature, spectral engineering, superconducting quantum computer, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype smart pillow designed to help reduce the negative effects of bedtime smartphone use by allowing users to access digital audio content without looking at screens. The device integrates … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bedtime smartphone use, Chicago, digital content streaming, digital wellbeing, Dr Ilyena Hirskyj Douglas, Dr Xianghua Sharon Ding, human-computer interaction, Kejin Yu, music podcasts audiobooks, School of Computing Science, screen free sleep, sleep onset research, sleep research, sleep technology, smart pillow, tactile interface technology, technology for sleep health, TEI 2026 conference, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow research team explores screen-free bedtime technology with smart pillow designed to support sleep onset and relaxation, University of Glasgow unveils innovative smart pillow technology that lets users control music and podcasts through touch while drifting to sleep, wearable and embedded devices, Weiyun Wang
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics has begun high-volume production of its PIC100 silicon photonics platform, a technology designed to support hyperscalers deploying high-speed optical interconnects in data centers and AI computing clusters. Manufactured using 300 mm semiconductor processes, the platform enables advanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 1.6T transceivers, 300 mm fabrication, 800G transceivers, AI data center connectivity, AI Infrastructure, CEA-Leti, co packaged optics, data centers, Dr Vladimir Kozlov, Fabio Gualandris, hyperscalers, LightCounting, Near Packaged Optics, OFC 2026, Optical Fiber Communication Conference, optical interconnects, optical networking, photonics modulators, PIC100 platform, PIC100 TSV platform, pluggable optics market, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Sicoya, silicon nitride waveguides, silicon photonics, STMicroelectronics, STMicroelectronics accelerates silicon photonics roadmap with PIC100 platform production and plans to quadruple capacity by 2027, STMicroelectronics begins high-volume production of PIC100 silicon photonics platform to support hyperscale AI data center connectivity, through silicon via technology
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has announced that its Ukrainian subsidiary KNIAZHA VIG has secured a 25 million US dollar reinsurance facility agreement with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in cooperation with Aon to support the expansion of war-risk … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Aon, conflict risk mitigation, DFC, global reinsurance initiatives, Greg Case, Harald Riener, insurance solutions for conflict zones, international insurance partnerships, KNIAZHA VIG, private asset insurance Ukraine, reinsurance facility agreement, SME insurance Ukraine, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Ukraine economic resilience, Ukraine rebuilding efforts, Ukraine war risk insurance, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group backed KNIAZHA VIG launches new war risk insurance programme in Ukraine with support from DFC and Aon, Vienna Insurance Group expands support for Ukraine as KNIAZHA VIG secures DFC backed war risk reinsurance facility, Vienna Insurance Group subsidiaries, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has agreed to acquire the U.S. consumer hair care and styling brand Not Your Mother’s from private equity investor Main Post Partners, strengthening its position in the North American hair market. The brand, which generated approximately €190 … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged All Eyes On Me, Beach Babe, beauty and personal care industry, Carsten Knobel, Clean Freak, consumer hair portfolio, consumer product innovation, Curl Talk, digital marketing hair brands, hair styling products, Henkel, Henkel Consumer Brands, Henkel signs agreement to acquire U.S hair care brand Not Your Mother’s to strengthen Consumer Brands business, Henkel strengthens position in the U.S hair market through acquisition of high growth Not Your Mother’s brand, Main Post Partners, mergers and acquisitions strategy, North America consumer brands, North American hair market growth, Not Your Mother’s, Plump for Joy, shampoos conditioners treatments, U.S hair care market, Wolfgang König
(IN BRIEF) Ramboll has been appointed as technical consultant for the long-term redevelopment of Norra Hagastaden in Stockholm, a major urban transformation project led by Region Stockholm with Locum serving as the client. The initiative will convert a historic hospital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anette Seger, district redevelopment, healthcare district redevelopment, housing development Stockholm, infrastructure engineering, Karolinska University Hospital, Locum, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, Norra Hagastaden, public spaces planning, Ramboll, Ramboll appointed technical consultant for long-term redevelopment of Norra Hagastaden district in Stockholm, Ramboll selected to provide technical consultancy for Stockholm’s Norra Hagastaden redevelopment through 2033, Ramboll Sweden, Region Stockholm, Stockholm urban development, sustainable city development, sustainable urban planning, Swedish urban planning, underground infrastructure, urban transformation project, White Arkitekter
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has successfully priced and issued a 5.5 billion renminbi multi-tranche Panda bond in the China Interbank Bond Market, marking the first issuance by an EU financial institution in 2026 and the largest single Panda bond issuance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged APAC Treasurer, asset managers, China capital markets, China interbank bond market, commercial banks, cross border finance, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank China, Deutsche Bank completes record 5.5 billion RMB Panda bond issuance in China Interbank Bond Market amid strong global investor demand, Deutsche Bank strengthens global funding strategy with landmark 5.5 billion RMB Panda bond deal in China’s onshore bond market, EU financial institution, Fiona Ip, foreign bank issuance, G SIB, global funding strategy, global systemically important bank, institutional investors, international capital markets connectivity, onshore RMB liquidity, Panda bond, renminbi bond issuance, RMB bond market, RMB financing, Rose Zhu, Sino European economic cooperation, Sino German economic cooperation
(IN BRIEF) LSEG has launched a new suite of ESG scores and sustainability analytics designed to improve transparency, comparability, and usability of ESG data for financial institutions. Built on a research-driven methodology aligned with global sustainability frameworks such as ISSB, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged controversies data, double materiality, Elena Philipova, ESG data, ESG indicators, ESG investment analytics, ESG risk analysis, ESG scores, ESG Transparency, ESRS, financial markets, FTSE All World Index, Global financial institutions gain access to LSEG’s enhanced ESG scores and sustainability analytics integrated into LSEG Workspace, global sustainability frameworks, green revenues, GRI, ISSB, London Stock Exchange Group, LSEG, LSEG unveils comprehensive ESG analytics suite with standardized indicators and transparent scoring model for institutional investors, LSEG Workspace, materiality matrix, SASB, sovereign ESG risk, sustainability analytics, sustainability ratings and data, Sustainable Finance, sustainable financing
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has agreed to sell inTime Group GmbH and its subsidiaries Trans-Logo-Tech and Routewise to Tawin Holdings Group, owner of the international logistics company Priority Freight. The transaction is expected to close by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged corporate divestment transaction, customised transport solutions, European logistics services, European transport solutions, fleet optimisation logistics, industrial transport services, inTime Group GmbH, Johannes Laumann, logistics industry acquisition, logistics sector M&A, Munich corporate transactions, Mutares Agrees Sale of inTime Group and Subsidiaries to Tawin Holdings Group in Strategic Logistics Transaction, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Mutares Signs Agreement to Sell inTime Group to Tawin Holdings Group as Part of Portfolio Strategy, operational restructuring programme, portfolio management strategy, Priority Freight, Routewise GmbH, supply chain logistics Europe, Tawin Holdings Group, Tawin Holdings Group to Acquire inTime Group from Mutares Expanding Time-Critical Logistics Capabilities, time-critical logistics, Trans Logo Tech TLT GmbH
(IN BRIEF) ACS Group has concluded its ACS University Executive Leadership Program with a final event in Madrid attended by 34 senior leaders from across the Group’s global companies, including HOCHTIEF, Turner, CIMIC, Dragados and FlatironDragados. The year-long programme combines … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACS Group, ACS Group Concludes Executive Leadership Program in Madrid Bringing Together Senior Leaders from Across Global Operations, ACS Group Develops Future Leadership Through Global Executive Program Focused on AI, ACS University, ACS University Executive Leadership Program Strengthens Strategic Collaboration Across Global ACS Companies, artificial intelligence strategy, CIMIC Group, corporate learning platform, cross company collaboration, defence market opportunities, Dragados, Energy Transition and Operational Transformation, energy transition strategy, executive leadership program, FlatironDragados, global construction companies, global leadership development, HOCHTIEF, IESE Business School, infrastructure industry leadership, innovation culture, leadership capability development, One Group One Team initiative, supply chain transformation, Turner Construction
(IN BRIEF) IKEA, through Ingka Group, continues to prioritise gender equality as a core part of its business strategy, integrating inclusive practices across recruitment, development and leadership processes. The company has achieved near gender balance across management and leadership roles, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Retail, Society, Sweden
Tagged Alejandra Pinol, corporate equality commitment, equal opportunity employment, equal pay for equal work, Eurostat gender pay gap statistics, gender balanced leadership, gender equality workplace, gender pay gap reduction, global workforce diversity, IKEA, IKEA Continues to Advance Gender Equality with Balanced Leadership and Ongoing Pay Gap Reduction, IKEA diversity and inclusion, IKEA people and culture strategy, IKEA Strengthens Commitment to Workplace Equality as Women Hold Nearly Half of Leadership Roles Globally, inclusive workplace culture, Ingka Group, Ingka Group Advances Gender Equality Strategy with Leadership Balance and Ongoing Pay Gap Reduction, organisational equality strategy, retail leadership diversity, women leadership representation, workplace inclusion initiatives
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