(IN BRIEF) At in-cosmetics Global 2025 in Amsterdam, BASF launches its Longevity Ecosystem, an innovative approach in personal care focused on planetary, emotional, and physical well-being. The initiative, part of BASF’s Beyond Beauty journey, introduces sustainable alternatives like Verdessence® Maize … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, BASF, Beyond Beauty, Dr. Bianca Seelig, Dr. Boris Gaspar, emotional well-being, ethical sourcing, FairWild, healthy aging, in-cosmetics Global 2025, Lamesoft OP Plus, Longevity Ecosystem, Marcel Schnyder, MindMotion technology, Oximony, personal care, physical well-being, planetary well-being, regulatory changes, sustainability, Sustainable Ingredients, Verdessence Maize
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is planning a groundbreaking two-kilometer-long linear store to replace its signature maze-like layout, prompted by customer complaints about getting lost and over-reliance on GPS navigation. Led by Tolga Öncü, Ingka Retail Manager, the single-floor design allows shoppers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Retail
Tagged customer complaints, fast lane, food court, giant meatball, global success, GPS navigation, IKEA, Ingka Group, Ingka Retail Manager, innovative layouts, labyrinthine layout, linear store, security incident, shopper psychology, showrooms, single floor, Swedish retailer, Tolga Öncu, toy snakes, travelator, two kilometers, warehouse, windowless
(IN BRIEF) SpotDraft, an AI-driven contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform for in-house legal teams, raised $54 million in Series B funding led by Vertex Growth Singapore and Trident Growth Partners, with prior investors Prosus Ventures, Xeed VC, and Arkam Ventures … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged $26 million, $54 million, AI-Driven, Akshay Verma, Arkam Ventures, Avendus, Bengaluru, Carnegie Mellon, ClickThrough, CLM, Coinbase, contract lifecycle management, Crunchbase, enterprise legal teams, Google, Harvard Law School, James Lee, Jonathan Franz, Legal tech, Madhav Bhagat, March 2023, Meta, mid-market, New York, partnership, Prosus Ventures, revenue growth, Rohith Salim, Series A, Series B, Shashank Bijapur, SpotDraft, Trident Growth Partners, VerifAI, Vertex Growth Singapore, Xeed VC
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, a historic initiative saw all 27 EU countries, along with Iceland and Norway, collecting and reporting both sales and usage data on veterinary antimicrobials for the first time. The resulting ESUAvet report details that 98% of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Science, Technology
Tagged 2023, AMEG, Animal Health, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobials, ASU Platform, breeders, Category B, Category C, Category D, Cattle, chickens, EMA, ESUAvet, ESVAC, EU27, European Union, farmers, feed mills, food-producing animals, Iceland, Norway, penicillins, pharmacies, pigs, public health, retailers, sales data, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, turkeys, usage data, veterinarians, veterinary medicine
(IN BRIEF) Neste, a leader in renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, is proud to contribute to the Tour d’Europe initiative—a three-month road trip across 23 countries that demonstrates the decarbonization potential of renewable fuels. With stops planned at Neste … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automotive, AVIA, Baltics, BMW, Bosch, climate neutrality, DAF Trucks, Daimler truck, decarbonization, digital fuel twin, energy transition, EU climate goals, Ford Trucks, fuels value chain, FuelsEurope, greenhouse gas reduction, Hyundai, IRU, Iveco, Moeve, Neste, Porvoo, PRIO, renewable diesel, renewable fuels, Repsol, Rotterdam, SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, Tour d’Europe, University Darmstadt, University Karlsruhe, VDA, VW
(IN BRIEF) The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Cooperation Agreement to further develop the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor, which has been a major force in maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 28 partners, automation, bio-methane, bunkering, container shipping, Cooperation Agreement, digital solutions, digitalisation, green ammonia, greenhouse gas emissions, IAPH, Life Cycle greenhouse gas Assessment, liquefied bio-methane, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, maritime decarbonisation, MPA, Mr Boudewijn Siemons, Mr Teo Eng Dih, port calls, port of Rotterdam, public-private collaboration, Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor, ship-to-shore data exchange, Singapore Maritime Week, sustainable fuels, vessel arrival planning
(IN BRIEF) The 24th edition of the Euronext STAR Conference will be held in Milan from 25 to 27 March 2025 at Palazzo Mezzanotte. The event will be officially opened by State Secretary Federico Freni and Fabrizio Testa, CEO of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands
Tagged 160 investment firms, 2, 24th edition, 25 to 27 March 2025, 280 investors, 59 companies, 900 meetings, Alantra, Banca Akros, Basic Materials, BPER, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Equita, Euronext STAR Conference, Euronext STAR Milan, Exane BNP Paribas, Fabrizio Testa, Federico Freni, Financials, Governance, health care, Industrial, Intermonte, International Investors, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italian capital market, Kepler Cheuvreux, liquidity, market capitalisation, Mediobanca, Milan, Palazzo Mezzanotte, real estate, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Finance, Stifel, technology, telecommunications, TP ICAP, transparency, utilities, Value-Track
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is enhancing its customer service by launching 24/7 pick-up lockers in Finland, which are connected to a new, €55 million distribution center in Lommila. This strategic development redefines the function of traditional warehouses by merging operational fulfillment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Netherlands, Retail
Tagged 24/7 pick-up lockers, biodiversity initiatives, customer service, Digital Integration, distribution center, electric vehicle deliveries, Finland, fulfillment, geothermal heating, IKEA, IKEA Retail, Ingka Group, Lommila, Marcus Baumgartner, retail innovation, solar panels, sustainability, UK, €55 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Thales has signed an agreement with Naval Group to supply an advanced sonar suite for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s upcoming Orka-class submarines under the RNSC programme. This comprehensive sonar system is designed to deliver a full picture of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Industrial, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acoustic sensors, bow sonar, COMMIT, Dutch defence, echo-sounder, flank sonar, intercept array, Naval Group, naval supremacy, obstacle-avoidance sonar, OptiArray, Optics11, Orka-class submarines, passive towed-array, RNSC programme, Royal Netherlands Navy, Sébastien Guérémy, signal processing, sonar suite, Sylvain Perrier, Thales, Underwater Systems, underwater voice communication, Walrus-class
(IN BRIEF) IKEA Spain, together with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Ingka Group, is launching the HomeForOurPlanet ideas competition across Spain, targeting young people between 18 and 35. This initiative is designed to mobilize innovative solutions to combat the climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Netherlands, Retail, Spain
Tagged 000, Basque Country, carbon neutrality, climate change, climate crisis, community empowerment, Cultural Heritage, Democratic Design, Design Thinking, Disseny Hub Barcelona, environmental solutions, EUR 2, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, HomeForOurPlanet, ideas competition, IKEA Spain, Ingka Group, innovative design, sustainability, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Young Innovators
(IN BRIEF) Prosus believes that Europe has the necessary elements—top-tier technology talent, innovative research, and a flourishing startup scene—to create a league of Big Tech companies capable of competing with the leading tech giants from the US and China. A … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, capital markets, champions league, compounding tech ecosystems, dealroom.co, European Big Tech, European tech ecosystem, Fabricio Bloisi, global AI lab, global talent, Groundbreaking Research, INNOVATION, job creation, Prosus, regulatory reform, Startups, strategic blueprint, tech future, tech hubs, tech talent, trillion-dollar company, US$10 billion investment, US$100 billion ecosystem
(IN BRIEF) De Nederlandsche Bank’s latest report reveals that Dutch portfolio investments have reached nearly €3,500 billion in 2025, showcasing robust growth driven by a diversified mix of assets such as equities and bonds. The report attributes this surge to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged 3500 billion, bonds, De Nederlandsche Bank, diversification, DNB, Dutch portfolio investments, economic stability, equities, financial growth, foreign capital, investor confidence, Market Analysis, Regulatory framework
(IN BRIEF) Rise Point Capital is an Amsterdam-based private equity firm founded in 2025 by Sergio van Luijk and Ramon Keijsers. The firm’s strategy centers on partnering with Independent Sponsors (ISPs) across Europe and North America to uncover overlooked investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged co-investments, Corporate Development, Entrepreneurship, family office investments, Holland Corporate Finance, Independent Sponsors, ISPs, M&A, Oaklins Netherlands, private equity, private equity firm, Ramon Keijsers, Rise Point Capital, Sergio van Luijk
(IN BRIEF) Aegon has unveiled a new community investment program in Bermuda through a partnership with local organizations. The initiative is geared toward reinforcing the local economy by funding projects that improve education, infrastructure, and job creation. Beyond just capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Non Profit, Society
Tagged Aegon, Bermuda, community investment, Corporate Citizenship, economic growth, educational opportunities, INNOVATION, local infrastructure, mentoring, partnership, public-private collaboration, social responsibility, sustainable development, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) Dutch logistics firm Cornelissen Transport has placed an order for 27 electric trucks from MAN, including 25 eTGX tractor units with GM cabins and 2 eTGS trucks, primarily to support supermarket deliveries. The move, led by Peter Leegstraten, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 375 cm, 450 km range, charging connections, compact wheelbase, Cornelissen Transport, diesel replacement, Dutch logistics, electric trucks, electrification, fleet expansion, GM cabins, MAN, MAN eTGS trucks, MAN eTGX tractor units, Megawatt charging, Peter Leegstraten, supermarket deliveries, sustainable operations
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel has nominated Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller for a Supervisory Board seat, with the decision pending shareholder approval at the AGM on April 25, 2025. Praised by Chair Ben Noteboom for his extensive scientific expertise and industry experience, Dr. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Annual General Meeting, appointment, April 25 2025, Ben Noteboom, Byron Grote, chemicals industry, Dick Sluimers, Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller, Lanxess AG, leadership, leadership transition, long-term value, nomination, Patrick Thomas, retirement, shareholder approval, Supervisory Board, TIB Chemicals AG, transformation
(IN BRIEF) The FORESIGHT consortium, comprising leading researchers from UMC Groningen, Amsterdam UMC, NKI/AVL, and TU/e, has launched a pioneering initiative to advance immunotherapy drug development by leveraging molecular imaging and AI technologies. With a grant of at least €9 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI, Amsterdam UMC, autoimmune, cardiovascular, clinical studies, Fons van der Sommen, FORESIGHT consortium, Guus van Dongen, Health~Holland, imaging biomarkers, immunotherapy drug development, John Haanen, Liesbeth de Vries, Life Sciences & Health, molecular imaging, neurodegenerative, NKI/AVL, nuclear imaging, oncological, optical imaging, personalized medicine, Peter de With, precision medicine, preclinical studies, Public Private Partnership, Roy van der Meel, TU/e, UMC Groningen, Willem Mulder, €18 million funding, €9 million grant
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €500 million loan to Dutch grid operator Stedin to enhance and expand its electricity distribution network over 2025–2026. The financing will support upgrades to Medium and Low Voltage systems in Zuid-Holland, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged climate change adaptation, EIB, electric vehicle chargers, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Grid Expansion, grid modernization, infrastructure renewal, Koen Bogers, Low Voltage, Medium Voltage, net congestion, partnership, renewable energy, Robert de Groot, Stedin, sustainability, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland, €500 million loan
(IN BRIEF) On March 18, 2025, TU Delft will host the Best Climate Action & Energy Paper Award ceremony where nine young researchers will present breakthrough findings aimed at addressing pressing issues such as overburdened power grids, melting glaciers, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Awards, Best Climate Action & Energy Paper Award, Climate Action, climate change resilience, Co-Creation Centre, CO₂ electrolysis, energy research, floating wind turbines, Herman Russchenberg, innovative solutions, intelligent power grids, leadership, Peter Palensky, PhD candidates, postdocs, quantum computing, resource demand, salt precipitation, The Green Village, TU Delft, Young researchers
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer has named fintech veteran Lisa Nelson as CEO of its Financial & Corporate Compliance division, effective March 31. With more than 25 years of experience in financial services and a proven track record at Equifax, FICO, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Atul Dubey, Cathy Wolfe, Cloud technology, CT Corporation, data analytics, Dean Sonderegger, Equifax, FCC Compliance Solutions, FICO, Finance Risk Regulatory Reporting, Financial & Corporate Compliance, fintech, FIS, INNOVATION, Lisa Nelson, Nancy McKinstry, regulatory compliance, transformation, Wolters Kluwer
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