(IN BRIEF) Warwick Medical School has launched its Community First Responder scheme, enabling trained medical student volunteers to respond to 999 emergencies across Coventry and Warwickshire under the supervision of West Midlands Ambulance Service. Students operate a purpose-equipped CFR van … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 999 calls, Aidan Johal Baker, CFR, Chris Allen, Community First Responder scheme, Coventry, Coventry General Charities, defibrillators, Dr Roger Davies, emergency response, Healthcare Innovation, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, LEVC, medical students, pre-hospital care, Professor Anthony Marsh, Professor David Greenwood, Professor Gavin Perkins, Professor Simon Brake, Professor Stuart Croft, resuscitation, Student-Led CFR Programme Strengthens Local 999 Response Through Partnership with WMAS, University of Warwick, VN5 van, volunteer responders, Warwick Medical School, Warwickshire, West Midlands Ambulance Service, WMAS, WMG, WMS
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group is strengthening its Ukrainian operations as the International Finance Corporation prepares to acquire around 20% of VIG’s non-life insurers USG and Kniazha through a capital increase. The partnership aims to expand product offerings, boost digitalisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Ukraine
Tagged 11% market share, 20% stake, Aon, Bulgaria pension fund Doverie, digitalisation strategy, equity investment, EUR 128 million premiums, Harald Riener, IFC, IFC Takes Stake in VIG Companies to Support Insurance Growth and Reconstruction in Ukraine, insurance market, Kniazha, Kniazha Life, Lloyd’s, Peter Höfinger, reconstruction, transport logistics energy agriculture housing health, UKRAINE, USG, Vienna Insurance Group, VIG, Vittorio Di Bello, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has introduced Bergquist TGF 10000, a new liquid gap filler providing 10 W/mK thermal conductivity for high-power electronics that require efficient heat dissipation. Based on a silicone two-component system, the material combines strong thermal performance with high … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged 10 W/mK, ADAS, automotive electronics, Bergquist TGF 10000, computing, consumer electronics, dispensing efficiency, Henkel, high-power electronics, liquid gap filler, Michael Cai, network infrastructure, New Bergquist TGF 10000 Gap Filler Delivers 10 W/mK for High-Power Automotive and Computing Applications, SoC modules, telecommunications, thermal conductivity, thermal interface materials, vibration resistance
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global organised a marine clean-up and coral restoration campaign in the Thousand Islands area north of Jakarta, bringing together Team Europe representatives, Indonesian authorities, NGOs, students and local community members. The initiative resulted in the removal of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, News, Non Profit, Society
Tagged blue economy, Climate Action, coral restoration, EIB Global, environmental cooperation, EU Green Diplomacy Week, European Investment Bank, H.E. Sujiro Seam, Indonesia, Jakarta, juvenile clownfish release, Langit Biru Pertiwi Foundation, marine clean-up, marine pollution, Nicola Beer, reef regeneration, Remove Marine Litter and Support Local Ecosystems, Sunita Lukkhoo, Team Europe, Team Europe and Indonesia Join Forces to Restore Reefs, Thousand Islands, Tri Indrawan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved €70 million in Scale-Up Debt financing for Scalapay — its first direct scale-up investment in an Italian unicorn. The funding will support product innovation and enhance Scalapay’s Buy Now, Pay Later services … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Retail
Tagged 2019, BNPL, Buy Now Pay Later, digital payments, EIB, Europe innovation, European Investment Bank, fintech, Gelsomina Vigliotti, InvestEU, Italian unicorn, Milan, product expansion, Scalapay, Scale-Up Debt financing, scale-up growth, Simone Mancini, TechEU, user experience enhancement, €70 million funding, €70 Million Investment Strengthens Scalapay as Leading BNPL Fintech Under EIB TechEU Programme
(IN BRIEF) RWE has launched operations at its repowered Muel wind farm in Aragon, replacing 27 ageing turbines with three high-capacity Nordex models and raising total capacity from 16.2 MW to 19.97 MW. The upgrade more than doubles the electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 000 homes, 19.97 MW, 21, Aragon, Bureau Veritas, Circularity, Katja Wünschel, Muel wind farm, NextGenerationEU, Nordex N163/6.X, Nordtank 600kW, onshore wind, Recovery and Resilience Facility, RenerCycle, renewable energy, repowering, Repowering Milestone in Spain as RWE Upgrades Muel Wind Farm with Higher Capacity and ZeroWaste Certification, RWE, RWE Renewables Iberia, Spain, turbine recycling, Zaragoza, ZeroWaste
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has rolled out an automated software testing platform created with Spirent Communications, enabling rapid validation and deployment of 5G core voice network upgrades across Europe. The system reduces software rollout time by up to 75% — from … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G standalone, automated testing, CI/CD, cloud-native networks, core network upgrades, Dougie Rankin, European rollout, Fragkiskos Vellis, Keysight Technologies, multi-vendor integration, network automation, software deployment, Spirent Communications, telecom infrastructure, vodafone, Vodafone Advances CI/CD Network Automation to Speed Multi-Vendor Software Releases for 5G Voice Services, VoWiFi
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has formed a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to bring advanced AI services to customers and enterprises across Europe. The agreement grants Telekom early access to an alpha-phase OpenAI model, enabling both companies to co-create new AI-powered … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Abdurazak Mudesir, AI collaboration, AI pilots 2026, artificial intelligence rollout, autonomous networks, Brad Lightcap, ChatGPT Enterprise, communication technology, customer experience, Deutsche Telekom, European digital infrastructure, large-scale AI deployment, OpenAI, OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom Advance Strategic AI Collaboration to Build Consumer and Enterprise Solutions at Scale, productivity tools, telecom AI
(IN BRIEF) KUKA and Australian company 5North have partnered to build a fully automated 2D timber panel manufacturing plant in Adelaide, introducing robotics at every stage of production — from material feeding to finishing. The advanced line will produce precision … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2D panel production, 5North, Adelaide manufacturing, automated construction, automated timber processing, automation in building, construction efficiency, construction technology, digital fabrication, factory-built homes, industrialised construction, KUKA, New KUKA-Powered Factory to Deliver Fast Timber Panel Manufacturing for Sustainable Housing and Prefabrication Growth, prefabricated elements, prefabrication, robotics, sustainable housing, Timber Construction, Timo Heil, Wayne Hughes
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Defence and Space is supporting Barry Callebaut with satellite surveillance of its global cocoa supply chain using the Starling geospatial monitoring system. The solution provides high-resolution imagery and AI-powered forest change detection to track deforestation risks and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI change detection, Airbus Defence and Space, Barry Callebaut, cocoa supply chain, deforestation tracking, Earth observation, Earthworm Foundation, environmental risk assessment, forest policy compliance, Forever Chocolate programme, global land cover mapping, High-resolution satellite monitoring strengthens Barry Callebaut’s deforestation-free cocoa commitments, Pléiades Neo, satellite monitoring, Sentinel data, Starling platform, supply chain transparency, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Airbus is expanding its flight safety initiatives beyond aircraft development through Destination 10X — a global collaboration platform aimed at reducing aviation accident rates by at least tenfold. The programme connects operators, safety leaders, and Airbus specialists through … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airbus, aviation safety workshops, Captain Anders Hedblom, Destination 10X, Destination 10X expands knowledge-sharing network with upcoming sessions for Europe and South East Asia, Flight Management System FLS, flight safety, global aviation community, GNSS interference, industry cooperation, Multi-Mode Receiver MMR, posters and comics, Qatar Airways, runway incursion prevention, safety collaboration, safety materials, training initiatives
(IN BRIEF) Fortum Battery Recycling has introduced a refreshed operating model and leadership structure aimed at accelerating growth and enhancing service for the European battery industry. The new framework centres the business around three operational areas — Battery Recycling Services, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Anssi Airas, battery raw materials, battery recycling services, Celine Fogde, closed loop recycling, European battery industry, EV battery supply chain, Fortum Battery Recycling, Fortum updates battery recycling unit structure with three core business areas and new strategic partnerships function, Frank Stumpf, growth strategy, hydrometallurgical operations, Jaakko Soini, Julius Kirkkola, leadership update, organisational restructuring, Pekka Alisaari, strategic partnerships, Technology & Growth, Teemu Koivunen
(IN BRIEF) RWE announced that Katja Wünschel, CEO of its renewables business in Europe and Australia, will leave the company on 31 March 2026 to join Vonovia as Chief Development Officer. Sopna Sury, currently Executive Board member at RWE Generation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged battery storage, corporate appointment, E.ON, executive change, hydrogen business, Katja Wünschel, leadership transition, Leadership transition at RWE as Katja Wünschel departs for Vonovia and Sopna Sury moves into renewables CEO role, Markus Krebber, Nikolaus Valerius, onshore wind, renewables strategy, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, solar development, Sopna Sury, Uniper, Vonovia
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer IAIS and Kliniken der Stadt Köln are developing an AI agent system to support medical staff in emergency trauma rooms. The AI listens to team communication, extracts critical medical information in real time and structures … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged ABCDE protocol, AI agent for emergency care enters development with Deutsche Telekom and Fraunhofer to support real-time decision making, AI Foundation Services, AI trauma room assistant, autonomous clinical support, cloud-edge continuum, data security, Deutsche Telekom, emergency medicine AI, emergency workflows, Ferri Abolhassan, Fraunhofer IAIS, healthcare AI infrastructure, IPCEI-CIS, Jerome Defosse, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Martin Pin, NVIDIA DGX Spark, Open Telekom Cloud, real-time documentation, sovereign AI in Europe, Stefan Rüping, T-Systems, Thorsten Tjardes, TraumAInterfaces
(IN BRIEF) Allianz Re celebrated the ninth Allianz Climate Risk Award on December 2, 2025, recognising outstanding academic research addressing climate-related risks. The 2025 winner, Diego Altafini of Cardiff University, was honoured for research advancing flood-impact analysis for climate adaptation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Allianz Climate Risk Award 2025, Allianz Re and Allianz Trade spotlight scientific innovation in climate risk and supply-chain resilience with 2025 award winners, Allianz Reinsurance, Allianz Trade Award, Cardiff University, climate adaptation, climate research recognition, climate risk science, Diego Altafini, Emilia Macarie, Guglielmo Zappalà, Harvard University, Holger Tewes-Kampelmann, Markus Stowasser, Mitchell Anderson, natural perils competence centre, Piril Kadibesegil, Ralf Ludwig, resilience research, Shagun Garg, Sibylle Steimen, supply chain resilience, Supriya Krishnan, University of Cambridge, University of Canterbury
(IN BRIEF) RWE has completed the repowering of the Lasbek wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, replacing six older turbines with four more powerful units, increasing capacity from 10.8 MW to 22.8 MW. The upgrade boosts renewable output fivefold, enabling the site … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged 000 annual benefit, 000 households, 18, 22.8 MW capacity, 760 MW in operation, BladeReUse project, doubling capacity to 22.8 MW and benefiting local municipalities, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Katja Wünschel, Lasbek wind farm, Lasbek wind farm enters operation after repowering project, municipal revenue, noise barrier walls, onshore wind construction 145 MW, onshore wind Germany, renewable electricity, repowering project, rotor blade reuse, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, Stormarn Schleswig-Holstein, turbine recycling, wind energy expansion, €124
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Foundation has marked a major success as the NG-SOS emergency app surpassed five million downloads across Europe. Originally created as a university thesis project in 2012 by Filip Maleňák, NG-SOS began as a localisation tool and now … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AED and First Aid modules, AI translation, Austria, avalanche safety module, Bavaria, Brno University of Technology, crisis support app, Czechia, digital safety innovation, emergency communications, emergency response technology, Filip Maleňák, five million downloads, Hungary, Lisa Felton, mountain rescue, NG-SOS, NG-SOS adoption accelerates to five million downloads, public warning alerts, Romania rollout, Slovakia, strengthening European crisis response infrastructure, TheGuardian tracking, video call emergencies, Vodafone Foundation, Water Rescue integration, Záchranka
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Ireland and Atlantic Technological University have secured €4.6 million from the CEF Digital Fund, with additional investment bringing the total initiative value to €6.25 million. The funding will support the creation of XR learning labs powered by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Society, Technology, Telecom, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D streaming, 5G Standalone network, 5G-SHARE, Atlantic Technological University, ATU, ATU Donegal, CEF Digital Fund, Connected Education programme, digital education innovation, engineering apprenticeships, Extended Reality education, FifthIngenium, immersive training, James Lawless, Karol Dempsey, New EU-backed initiative to introduce immersive 5G training labs at ATU Donegal with support from Vodafone, Sheila Kavanagh, virtual construction learning, Vodafone Ireland, XR labs, €6.25m investment
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has completed a key milestone in Fortum’s €100 million modernization of its Częstochowa CHP plant in Poland as part of the company’s move away from fossil fuels. Under a contract awarded in 2024, Bilfinger is providing full … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Travel
Tagged Bilfinger, biomass transition, CHP plant modernization, Coal Phase-Out, Częstochowa Poland, decarbonization, energy infrastructure upgrade, engineering procurement management, EPCM services, Fortum, Fortum reaches key milestone in Częstochowa CHP modernization as Bilfinger delivers EPCm services, heat supply, industrial energy projects, maintenance solution, Power-to-Heat boiler, process industry, renewable heat, sustainability, Wojciech Fluder, €100 million investment
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has announced the winners of the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025, celebrating research-driven partnerships delivering benefits across the UK economy, public health, climate and innovation sectors. Projects recognised range from hydrogen economy development and large-scale … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged academic-industry partnerships, Commercialisation, Connecting Capability Fund, cybersecurity collaboration, Entropyst, EPSRC, HyDEX hydrogen, INNOVATION, KE culture, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025, mathematical sciences KE hub, National Trust, NERC, NW CyberCom, public benefit and environmental progress, Queen Mary University of London, Research England, research partnerships, SHARE Collaborative mpox, Strategic Priorities Fund, UK innovation ecosystem, UK research partnerships recognised for turning innovation into economic growth, UKRI, University of Exeter, University of Strathclyde, University of the Arts London
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