(IN BRIEF) Research presented at ESC Congress 2025 has shown that low fitness and older age independently increase the risk of arrhythmias in otherwise healthy adults. The study of 1,151 participants aged 40–65 revealed that reduced aerobic capacity was strongly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged aerobic fitness, aging, arrhythmias, atrial arrhythmias, cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular risk, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Dr Amit Moses, Early Detection, ECG monitoring, ESC Congress 2025, European Society of Cardiology, exercise and heart health, heart rhythm, irregular heartbeat, preventive cardiology, screening over 50s, ventricular arrhythmias
(IN BRIEF) Deka Immobilien has completed its first logistics property acquisition in Switzerland with the purchase of the GXO Sant’Antonino distribution centre in Ticino for the WestInvest InterSelect fund. Built in 2013, the 50,000 m² property is fully leased to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged commercial property, Deka Group, Deka Immobilien, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, distribution centre, Germany–Basel–Milan corridor, GXO Logistics Inc, GXO Logistics Switzerland S.A.G.L., GXO Sant’Antonino, LEED Platinum, logistics investment, partnership, Photovoltaic Systems, real estate acquisition, sustainable logistics, Switzerland, Ticino, WestInvest Gesellschaft für Investmentfonds mbH, WestInvest InterSelect
(IN BRIEF) SGS has introduced a full-service package to help small and medium-sized enterprises implement the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for Non-Listed SMEs (VSME). Developed by EFRAG as a simplified option to the CSRD, the VSME is gaining importance with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged advisory, assurance, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, CSRD, EFRAG, ESG, ESG disclosure, EU Omnibus Directive, EU Regulations, IMPACT NOW, non-listed SMEs, partnership, SGS, SMEs, sustainability, sustainability leadership, sustainability reporting, Sustainable Finance, training, verification, Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for Non-Listed SMEs, VSME
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from RATP to deliver its CBTC GoA4 driverless automation system for Paris Metro Line 13, one of the city’s busiest routes. The project, backed by Île-de-France Mobilités, will include a new operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automation, CBTC GoA4, Châtillon, decarbonization, driverless trains, energy efficiency, Île-de-France Mobilités, Les Courtilles, Marc Ludwig, Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, Operations Control Center, Paris Metro Line 13, partnership, public transport, RATP, Saint-Denis-Université, Saint-Lazare, Siemens Mobility, smart mobility, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €250 million financing framework with Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) to support a €514 million investment plan modernising water and wastewater services for more than four million Attica residents. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Athens, Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Attica, climate change adaptation, drought resilience, EIB, EU Cohesion Policy, EU Green Deal, European Investment Bank, EYDAP, Giorgos Stergiou, Greece, Haris Sachinis, infrastructure investment, InvestEU Advisory Hub, partnership, smart meters, Stavros Papastavrou, sustainability, wastewater, water supply, Yannis Tsakiris
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has divested an elderly care home project in Falun, Sweden, to Northern Horizon for about SEK 330M. Developed for Falu Municipality, the facility in Haraldsbo will provide 80 senior units with a focus on dementia care, alongside … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, dementia care, district heating, elderly care home, Energy Class B, Falu Municipality, Falun, Haraldsbo, LEED Gold, Northern Horizon, partnership, property divestment, SÄBO, SEK 330M, Skanska, social infrastructure, solar panels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Gasum and Viking Line have partnered to expand FuelEU Maritime pooling by running Viking Glory and Viking Grace on bio-LNG, significantly boosting the supply of compliance credits. Operating between Turku and Stockholm, the vessels now use 50% bio-LNG, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Baltic Sea, Bio-LNG, compliance credits, DNV, EU regulation, FEUM pooling, FuelEU Maritime, Gasum, Jacob Granqvist, Jan Hanses, liquefied biomethane, maritime decarbonisation, partnership, renewable fuel, Stockholm, sustainability, sustainable shipping, Turku, Viking Glory, Viking Grace, Viking Line
(IN BRIEF) Eneco has appointed Martijn Hagens as its next CEO, effective 1 March 2026, with Kees Jan Rameau continuing as interim CEO until then. Hagens, currently Senior Vice-President and Head of Business Area Markets at Vattenfall and CEO of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, CEO Appointment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eneco, energy transition, Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Kees-Jan Rameau, leadership, leadership change, Martijn Hagens, Mel Kroon, Nuon, renewable energy sector, Supervisory Board, sustainability, sustainable energy, Vattenfall, Vattenfall NV
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has acquired 80% of Moldasig following a successful public auction, making it the market leader in Moldova with around 30% share. The Share Purchase Agreement with the Moldovan state finalises VIG’s acquisition plan announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Moldova, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, competition authority, Donaris, European integration, financial services, insurance market, Market leader, Moldasig, non-life insurance, partnership, Peter Höfinger, Republic of Moldova, Vienna Insurance Group, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Robert Szustkowski is urging the Polish Prime Minister and EU institutions to strengthen protections against disinformation, arguing that since 2016 he has been the target of a sustained media campaign falsely linking him to Russian intelligence, organized crime, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Poland
Tagged accountability, court rulings, disinformation, EU-wide register of rights violations, European Union, false allegations, freedom of speech, hate speech, manipulated narratives, media abuse, media harassment, Organized Crime, personal rights violations, philanthropist, Polish entrepreneur, Polish Prime Minister, political scandals, press freedom, Readers' Rights Ombudsman, reputation damage, Robert Szustkowski, Russian intelligence, safety threats
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has signed an agreement to acquire Cloud4C, a global provider of hyper-automated, AI-ready cloud managed services. With 1,600 specialists and operations in 29 countries, Cloud4C is known for its expertise in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, sovereign cloud solutions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, AI-ready platforms, Aiman Ezzat, Capgemini, cloud managed services, cloud migration, Cloud4C, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, digital transformation, generative AI, hybrid cloud, hyper-automation, IDC, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Sovereign Cloud, Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Syniti
(IN BRIEF) Maersk has inaugurated a new service centre in Warsaw’s Wola district, marking a major milestone in its European expansion. The office, launched on 21 August, will enhance customer service, centralise operations, and provide multilingual support for Maersk’s diverse … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aymeric Chandavoine, business expansion, Caroline Wu, customer service, European operations, Global Service Centre, logistics, Maersk, multilingual support, Poland, shipping industry, sustainability, talent hub, Warsaw office, Wola district
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has been awarded contracts worth several hundred million euros by Larsen & Toubro to deliver 39 driverless Metropolis trainsets, advanced CBTC Urbalis Forward signalling, and five years of maintenance for Mumbai Metro Line 4. The 35.3 km … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 'Make in India', Alstom, Bangalore engineering centre, CO2 reduction, Coimbatore propulsion, driverless metros, FlexCare Perform, India infrastructure, Larsen & Toubro, Ling Fang, Metropolis trains, MMRDA, Mumbai Metro, Mumbai Metro Line 4, Savli bogies, Sri City factory, sustainable mobility, Urbalis Forward CBTC, Urbalis Vision, urban transport
(IN BRIEF) KNL, a Telenor subsidiary in Finland, has signed contracts worth €15 million with the Finnish and Swedish Armed Forces for the supply of advanced HF radios. These systems provide secure, encrypted communication even in areas without satellites or … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Dan Ouchterlony, Defence Contracts, encrypted communication, Finnish Armed Forces, HF radios, KNL, military communications, national security, NATO, NORDEFCO, Nordic cooperation, resilient connectivity, secure defence technology, Swedish Armed Forces, Telenor, Toni Lindén
(IN BRIEF) Using the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI infrared camera, astronomers including researchers from Stockholm University have observed the earliest galaxies in mid-infrared light for the first time. The study, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, focuses on the Hubble … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Arjan Bik, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chalmers, CSA, early universe, EC-MIRI, ESA, European Space Agency, galaxy formation, Göran Östlin, Hubble Ultra Deep Field, infrared astronomy, interstellar dust, James Webb Space Telescope, Jens Melinder, JWST, MIDIS, MIRI, NASA, Stockholm University, supermassive black holes
(IN BRIEF) Laura Montenbruck, Assistant Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, has been awarded the IIPF Young Economists Award for her study on tax compliance in Sierra Leone. Her research, published under the title “Fiscal Exchange and Tax Compliance: Strengthening … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Financial, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged fiscal exchange, Freetown, IIPF Young Economists Award, Innovative Research, International Institute of Public Finance, Laura Montenbruck, Nairobi, property taxes, public economics, public services, Sierra Leone, Social Contract, Stockholm University, tax compliance
(IN BRIEF) Professor Alexander Berglund of Stockholm University, together with Professor Emeritus Ib Madsen of the University of Copenhagen, has received the prestigious Frontiers of Science Award for their article “Rational homotopy theory of automorphism of manifolds.” The paper, published … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025 awards, Acta Mathematica, Alexander Berglund, algebraic topology, Frontiers of Science Award, geometric topology, Ib Madsen, International Congress of Basic Science, mathematics, Rational homotopy theory of automorphism of manifolds, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University, University of Copenhagen
(IN BRIEF) Stockholm University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Royal National City Park with a photography exhibition by Henrik Ekman and a series of guided walks highlighting the park’s cultural and ecological heritage. The exhibition, running from 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged art and nature, biodiversity, Djurgården, Fjäderholmarna, Frescati, Gärdet, guided walks, Hagaparken, Henrik Ekman, National City Park 30th anniversary, nature photography exhibition, Royal National City Park, Stockholm University, Student House Frescati, sustainability, Ulriksdal
(IN BRIEF) Wood has provided a further update on its potential takeover discussions with Sidara. While Sidara had originally indicated a possible cash offer of 35 pence per share in April 2025, it has now stated, following completion of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, audited accounts, cash offer, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners Holdings, due diligence, John Habgood, partnership, reduced possible offer, refinancing, Rule 2.7, Rule 2.8, shareholders, Sidara, Takeover, Takeover Panel, Wood
IN BRIEF) Lenzing Group has expanded its photovoltaic capacity at its Austrian headquarters with the commissioning of a new 1.3 MWp plant in partnership with VERBUND, raising the site’s total PV output to 8.3 MWp. This move strengthens the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Austria, Biomass, Christian Skilich, climate protection, Energy Independence, energy transition, hydropower, Lenzing Group, Martin Wagner, net zero target, Paris Agreement, partnership, photovoltaic expansion, renewable energy, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar energy, sustainability, VERBUND, wind energy
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