(IN BRIEF) Matthias Unbescheiden has been appointed as the new director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD. With nearly 30 years of experience at the institute, Unbescheiden aims to strengthen the institute’s research in visual computing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged appointment, Computer Science, Darmstadt, Dieter Fellner, digital transformation, executive MBA, Fraunhofer IGD, Fraunhofer Institute, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, High-Tech Gründerfonds, interdisciplinary research, leadership, Matthias Unbescheiden, research and industry collaboration, RWTH Aachen University, spin-offs, technology management, technology transfer, visual computing
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has signed two contracts with Akiem to provide servicing for 116 Traxx locomotives. The agreements include the supply of spare parts for the fleet and support for on-board signalling technology. These services, which will be provided over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Akiem, Alstom, customer satisfaction, European rail, locomotive availability, locomotives, maintenance, Master Service Agreement, mobility, on-board signalling technology, partnership, reliability, repair services, rolling stock, Safety Standards, servicing contracts, signalling support, Spare parts, sustainability, Traxx locomotives
(IN BRIEF) Dr. Steffen Knoblauch from Heidelberg University has developed a high-resolution environmental suitability map for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Rio de Janeiro, using geospatial big data such as satellite imagery and climate data. The map, which models 79 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Aedes aegypti, Austrian Science Fund, Brazil, chikungunya, climate data, Dengue, Dr. Steffen Knoblauch, environmental suitability map, GeoAI, Geospatial Artificial Intelligence, geospatial big data, German Research Foundation, Heidelberg University, HeiGIT, infectious diseases, IWR, mosquito breeding sites, Rio de Janeiro, satellite imagery, spatio-temporal modeling, The Lancet Planetary Health, urban heat island, urbanization, vector control, yellow fever, ZIKA
(IN BRIEF) On its 70th anniversary of toy testing, TÜV Rheinland reflects on its long-standing commitment to ensuring children’s safety while playing. The company’s innovative testing methods have evolved alongside industry advancements, covering everything from mechanical properties to cybersecurity. TÜV … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged CE Mark, children's toys, Cybersecurity, environmental testing, Excellent Play Value, GS mark, international standards, Nuremberg, PFAS, smart toys, sustainable production, toy innovation, toy safety, toy standards, toy testing, TÜV Rheinland
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen has renewed its partnership with UEFA for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, supporting the tournament and seven national teams, including Germany, France, and Italy. This sponsorship highlights Volkswagen’s ongoing commitment to female empowerment in sports and global … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Entertainment, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Sports, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged #KeinFrauenfußball, Alexandra Popp, Christine Wolburg, electric vehicles, empowerment, female athletes, football, gender equality, ID. family, partnership, sponsorship, sports, sustainability, Tournament, UEFA, UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, VfL Wolfsburg, Volkswagen, women’s football
(IN BRIEF) BASF Coatings and Toyota Motor Europe have launched the Toyota Body&Paint program for Europe, focusing on delivering sustainable and high-quality paint repair solutions for Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The program will leverage BASF’s Glasurit and R-M brands, along … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged automotive OEM, automotive refinish, automotive solutions, BASF Coatings, Body Shop BOOST, Chris Jackman, European body shop network, future mobility, Glasurit, Lexus, paint innovation, paint repair, partnership, premium refinish solutions, R-M, Refinity, sustainability, Toyota Body&Paint program, Toyota Motor Europe
(IN BRIEF) The European Union’s IRIS2 satellite constellation project aims to build a powerful and secure communication network to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty. Deutsche Telekom will contribute its expertise in connectivity and IT infrastructure, designing advanced services, secure networks, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G Core Network, broadband, civil protection, Claudia Nemat, connectivity, Crisis management, Critical Infrastructure, Deutsche Telekom, digital infrastructure, European Union, Eutelsat, Hispasat, IRIS2, IT infrastructure, national security, partnership, satellite constellation, SES, SpaceRISE, technological sovereignty
(IN BRIEF) Wynxx, GFT Technologies’ GenAI-powered software delivery product, is transforming the software development landscape. It reduces documentation efforts by over 90 percent and accelerates legacy modernization by more than 40 percent, as demonstrated by a global tier-1 investment bank. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI, BANKING, Cloud transformation, code quality, documentation, Enterprise Solutions, GenAI, GFT Technologies, insurance, legacy modernization, Manufacturing, Marco Santos, modernization, productivity, software development, testing, Wynxx
(IN BRIEF) SFC Energy has received its first major order for its Danish subsidiary, SFC Energy Denmark, to supply hydrogen fuel cell technology for point of presence (PoP) stations in the fibre optic network of Norlys Fibernet A/S. The order … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged clean energy, climate-neutral energy, Denmark, Dr. Peter Podesser, EFOY Hydrogen, emergency power supply, energy resilience, ESG Strategy, fibre optic networks, hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen technology, Magnus Just Olesen, Norlys Fibernet, partnership, PoP stations, power solutions, renewable energy, SFC Energy, SFC Energy Denmark, stationary fuel cells, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) SCHOTT Pharma has begun construction on a new production facility for ready-to-use (RTU) cartridges at its Lukácsháza site in Hungary. The investment of over 100 million euros will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity to meet increasing demand for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Andreas Reisse, biologics, Diabetes, Eva Szabó, expansion, GLP-1 drugs, high-value solutions, hormone therapies, Hungary, insulin, investment, Lukácsháza, manufacturing capacity, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Obesity, partnership, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical packaging, ready-to-use cartridges, SCHOTT Pharma, sterile cartridges, sustainability, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) The Nordex Group has received a significant order from Umwelt Management AG (UMaAG) for the Drochtersen repowering project in Lower Saxony, Germany. The agreement includes the supply and installation of eight N163/6.X wind turbines and a 20-year service … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Drochtersen, energy efficiency, energy transition, Germany, Karsten Brüggemann, Lower Saxony, Nordex Group, partnership, power generation, repowering, sustainability, UMaAG, Umwelt Management AG, Uwe Leonhardt, wind energy, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has acquired mcePharma a.s. in the Czech Republic to expand its capabilities in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical value chain across EMEA. This acquisition strengthens Brenntag’s GMP services, including biobuffers and liquid blending, to meet growing demand in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged acquisition, biobuffers, biopharma, biopharmaceutical value chain, Brenntag, customer solutions, EMEA, GMP, GMP facilities, Gust Desmedt, Ivan Mikes, Joakim Rehné, liquid blending, market expansion, mcePharma, OTC product development, partnership, Pharmaceutical, rapid growth, specialized services, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Medical Care has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its updated 5008X CAREsystem with additional features, enabling the introduction of high-volume hemodiafiltration therapy across the U.S. This new therapy, proven to reduce mortality rates by 23% in patients, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 5008X CAREsystem, CDX™, Clinical Data Exchange, CONVINCE study, FDA 510(k) clearance, Fresenius Kidney Care, Fresenius Medical Care, FX CorAL dialyzer, hemodialysis, high-volume hemodiafiltration, INNOVATION, kidney care, kidney disease treatment, mortality reduction, partnership, patient care, renal disease, U.S. rollout
(IN BRIEF) Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) has signed an agreement with Kalmar to supply 14 hybrid straddle carriers to Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutentions Portuaires Le Havre (CNMP LH) at the Port of Le Havre. This marks the first major investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CNMP LH, container throughput, Damien Cols, Dheeraj Bhatia, Emissions Reduction, European ports, France, fuel efficiency, Hanseatic Global Terminals, HGT, Hybrid Straddle Carriers, Kalmar, logistics, noise reduction, partnership, port infrastructure, port of Le Havre, sustainability, Terminal Investment
(IN BRIEF) LBBW and its subsidiary, German Centre Singapore, are celebrating 30 years of helping German companies expand into Southeast Asia. LBBW’s Singapore branch, established in 1995, serves as the bank’s largest location in Asia and a regional hub managing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 30 Years, Business Support, capital markets, Dr. Danyal Bayaz, expansion, German Centre Singapore, LBBW, M&A, Market Growth, office space, partnership, Rainer Neske, Regional Hub, renewable energy projects, Singapore, small and medium-sized enterprises, Southeast Asia
(IN BRIEF) The Viessmann Foundation has donated €5.6 million to the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) to advance research into cancer prevention through nutrition and the development of new treatments for pediatric oncology. This five-year funding will support vital research … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit, Science, Technology
Tagged Cancer Prevention, cancer research, Cancer Therapies, DKFZ, donation, Fostering Future Generations, Healthcare, Max Viessmann, Michael Baumann, Nutrition, pediatric cancer treatments, pediatric oncology, Viessmann Foundation, Viessmann Generations Group
(IN BRIEF) Sika and Sulzer have signed an MoU to establish a joint venture focused on plastics recycling in the construction industry. The venture aims to address the inefficiencies in current recycling methods by combining mechanical and chemical processes to … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Austria, chemical recycling, circular economy, construction industry, construction plastics, CO₂ emissions, ESG Standards, Germany, high-quality materials, joint venture, mechanical recycling, partnership, pilot projects, plastics recycling, Sika, Sulzer, sustainability, Switzerland, value chain
(IN BRIEF) At CWIEME 2025, WACKER is showcasing two advanced silicone rubber products designed to improve the performance and durability of electrical systems. ELASTOSIL® N 9189, a conductive silicone rubber, is ideal for use in power plant generators, optimizing electrical … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged coating applications, CWIEME 2025, ELASTOSIL N 2076, ELASTOSIL N 9189, electrical conductivity, electrical insulation, electrical manufacturing, Europe, fire safety, flame-retardant silicone, generators, power plants, self-leveling silicone, silicone products, silicone rubber, sustainability, WACKER
(IN BRIEF) Lindner Group will showcase its circular economy innovations at the German Pavilion during Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Focused on the transition to a Circular Economy, the company will highlight its LinLoop strategies for extending the life cycles … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged building products, circular construction, circular economy, Cradle to Cradle, Datty Ruth, Expo 2025, Expo Osaka, Florian Klüpfel, German Pavilion, leadership, Lindner Group, LinLoop, modular building, Refurbishment, Smarter Habitat, sustainability, sustainable construction, take-back schemes
(IN BRIEF) Germany’s entrepreneurial landscape in 2024 saw a notable shift toward younger business founders, with the average age of new entrepreneurs dropping to 34.4 years. A 3 percent rise in new business registrations marked a slight recovery, largely driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged business founders, capital investment, digitalization, entrepreneurial education, Entrepreneurship Monitor, female entrepreneurs, full-time entrepreneurs, Germany, job creation, KfW, part-time businesses, self-employment, silver entrepreneurs, start-up activity, young entrepreneurs
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