(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully commenced operations of a new carding machine and opening/blending line at Albis in Roasio, Vercelli, Italy. This investment marks a significant milestone for Albis in meeting evolving demands and producing innovative nonwoven … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ALBIS, Albis Curacell, Andritz, hygiène, investment, medical applications, Mr. Fabien Ravier, Mr. Gianni Boscolo, Nonwoven Innovation, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Merck, a prominent science and technology company, has announced strategic drug discovery collaborations with AI technology firms BenevolentAI and Exscientia. These partnerships aim to leverage AI-driven design and discovery capabilities to advance research efforts in key therapeutic areas, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, AI-Driven Drug, BenevolentAI, Danny Bar-Zohar, data, Exscientia, immunology, Merck, Neurology, oncology, partnership, science
(IN BRIEF) Alexion, in collaboration with AstraZeneca Rare Disease, has finalized an agreement to acquire a collection of preclinical rare disease gene therapy programs and related technologies from Pfizer Inc. This strategic move combines the expertise of Alexion and AstraZeneca … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Adrian Kemp, Alexion, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, gene therapy, genomic medicine, partnership, Pfizer
(IN BRIEF) Medidata, a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, has introduced the Medidata Diversity Program, an extensive solution aimed at enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials. This program supports biopharmaceutical companies, medical device firms, and clinical research organizations (CROs) … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BioNTech and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have entered into a strategic partnership to develop an mRNA-based vaccine, BNT166, for the prevention of mpox (formerly monkeypox), an infectious disease that can have severe and life-threatening complications. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged BioNTech, BNT166, CEPI, mpox Prevention, mRNA-Based Vaccine, partnership, Prof. Ugur Sahin, Richard Hatchett, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) BASF, a leading chemical company, has calculated the Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) for several key products in the human and animal nutrition markets, including vitamins, carotenoids, beverage processing polymers, feed enzymes, and feed performance ingredients. These PCFs represent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Commodities, Food & Beverage, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged BASF, Julia Raquet, Key Nutrition Products, partnership, Product Carbon Footprints, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Pharmaceutical company GSK and international non-profit organization Save the Children have renewed their partnership for another five years, with GSK committing £15 million to the initiative. The collaboration will primarily focus on increasing child vaccination rates and reducing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Non Profit, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Child Vaccination Rates, Dr Thomas Breuer, Dr. Lia Tadesse, ETHIOPIA, GSK, Nigeria, partnership, Save the Children, Xavier Joubert, Zero dose children
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €12.8 million loan agreement with the Municipality of Burgas in Bulgaria to co-finance the construction of a specialized children’s hospital. This modern facility, equipped with zero-emission technologies, aims to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 21st Century healthcare, Bulgaria, Burgas, Children's Hospital, Dimitar Nikolov, EIB, Lilyana Pavlova, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers have jointly pledged €1 million in immediate assistance to aid earthquake and flood victims in Morocco and Libya. The companies have also encouraged their employees to contribute to the relief efforts, with every … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology
Tagged donation, earthquake, flood victims, Libya, MOROCCO, Roland Busch, Siemens, Siemens Caring Hands, Siemens Healthineers
(IN BRIEF) A groundbreaking study titled ‘Breaking the Silence: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare’ has exposed widespread sexual misconduct among colleagues in the UK surgical workforce, shedding light on sexual harassment, assault, and even rape incidents within the last five … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged assault, Dr. Christopher T. Begeny, Mr Tim Mitchell, partnership, Professor Carrie Newlands, Professor Rosalind Searle, rape, sexual harassment, Sexual Misconduct, UK Surgical Workforce, University of Exeter, University of Glasgow, University of Surrey
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has fulfilled its contract to provide Ukraine with a cutting-edge mobile field hospital, following an agreement with the German Ministry of Defence in September 2022. Valued at approximately €9 million, this state-of-the-art hospital consists of 32 beds, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged Hauke Bindzus, Mobile Field Hospital, Rheinmetall, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) Malawi has initiated a nationwide rollout of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV), making it available for all children under 15. This move follows successful vaccine trials in the country, where over 7 million children received the TCV. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged CHILDREN, Dr Mike Chisema, immunisation, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, MALAWI, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme (MLW), partnership, Professor Melita Gordon, Typhoid Vaccine, University of Liverpool, Wellcome Trust
(IN BRIEF) Joel Poulter, a recent Product Design graduate from Loughborough University, has prototyped a handheld device called ‘CONTACT’ designed to detect sports-related concussions in under 10 seconds. Inspired by his extensive experience as a rugby player and a desire … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Philips has introduced Microvascular Imaging Super Resolution Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) on its EPIQ Elite ultrasound system, offering significant advancements in lesion characterization and diagnostic confidence. CEUS, which utilizes micro-bubble contrast media instead of iodinated contrast media, provides up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged cancer patients, CEUS, contrast media, EPIQ Elite, Microvascular Imaging, Philips, Super Resolution, Ultrasound System
(IN BRIEF) Italian dentist and entrepreneur Dr. Giorgio Castagno has introduced a KUKA robot into his dental practice in Valsesia, Italy, to automate the cleaning and sterilization of dental instruments. This innovative approach not only saves time and resources but … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Italy, Technology
Tagged automation, dental instruments, dental office, dental practice, dentist, Giorgio Castagno, Italy, KR 6 AGILUS, KUKA, KUKA robot, Marco Galvan, robot, robot cell, Robota, robotics, sterilization cell, sterilizing instruments, Valsesia
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol has officially opened its cutting-edge Dental School at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, representing a £36 million investment. The state-of-the-art facility spans 7,300 square meters and aims to revolutionize dental education and clinical training. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aardman, Barton Hill Micro Campus, Bex Glover, clinical training, dental nurses, Dental School, Dental Students, dental technicians, dental treatment, dentists, Dr Barry Main, emergency dental appointments, emergency dental clinic, Gav Strange, Healthwatch Bristol, hygienists, Jason Taylor, Joey Brett, Kier Group, NHS commissioners, North Somerset, Professor Evelyn Welch, South Gloucestershire, Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, The Denticles, therapists, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Two UCL researchers have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, each receiving approximately 1.5 million euros. Dr. Marco Wittmann’s project, “DeepSocial,” aims to use non-invasive deep brain stimulation to explore the brain’s social cognition processes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, Disease Research, Dr. Lucy van Dorp, Dr. Marco Wittmann, ERC, neuroscience, Professor Geraint Rees, Professor Maria Leptin, UCL
(IN BRIEF) Laborie, a subsidiary of Patricia Industries, is set to acquire the remaining 91 percent of Urotronic, a US medical technology company known for its OptilumeTM device for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In 2020, Laborie entered a strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), investment, Investor AB, Johan Forssell, Laborie, medical technology, Michael Frazzette, OptilumeTM BPH, partnership, Patricia Industries, Urotronic, wellness
(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has released a scientific paper through the IDAlert project, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe journal on August 7, 2023. Titled “Decision-Support Tools to Build Climate Resilience Against Emerging Infectious Diseases … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society
Tagged climate change, climate-driven health risks, climate-sensitive infectious diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Horizon Europe, IDAlert project, infectious disease, Joacim Rocklöv, Lancet Regional Health Journal, one health, zoonosis
(IN BRIEF) Nestlé has successfully divested its peanut allergy treatment business, Palforzia, to biopharmaceutical company Stallergenes Greer. This move follows Nestlé’s strategic review of its portfolio and aims to ensure business continuity while providing patients uninterrupted access to the treatment. … Read the full press release
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