smart #5 Electric SUV Launches with Continental EcoContact 7 Tires Designed for Range and Quiet Driving

(IN BRIEF) Continental has been chosen as the original equipment tire supplier for the new smart #5 electric SUV, which will be equipped with the company’s EcoContact 7 tires as standard. Available in sizes 255/45 R20 and 255/40 R21, the … Read the full press release

Savills ranked leading UK planning consultancy for number of female chartered town planners in 2026 industry report

(IN BRIEF) Savills has been ranked as the top consultancy for the overall number of female town planners in the 2026 Women in Consultancy: A Planning Insight Report published by Planning Magazine. The firm now employs 80 female chartered town … Read the full press release

STRABAG’s Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme wins Project Finance International Award as Europe Infrastructure Deal of the Year

(IN BRIEF) STRABAG has received the Project Finance International Award from the London Stock Exchange Group for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme, which was named Europe Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2025. The project, valued at approximately £3 billion, is … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank and Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt sign €465 million financing agreement to support affordable housing projects across Hessen

(IN BRIEF) The Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt group and the European Investment Bank have signed a €465 million framework financing agreement to support housing construction and energy efficiency upgrades in Hessen, Germany. The funding will enable investments totaling around €1 billion … Read the full press release

Capgemini signs agreement to acquire PLM and manufacturing operations specialist Piterion to strengthen digital engineering capabilities

(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has signed an agreement to acquire Stuttgart-based Piterion, a specialist in product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management solutions. The acquisition will strengthen Capgemini’s digital engineering capabilities and expand its ability to help industrial clients modernize complex … Read the full press release

ABB to invest $75 million in India to expand manufacturing capacity and strengthen electrification and automation R&D

(IN BRIEF) ABB has announced plans to invest approximately $75 million in India in 2026 to expand its manufacturing capacity and research and development capabilities in electrification and automation technologies. The investment builds on more than $35 million invested in … Read the full press release

Vienna Insurance Group surpasses one million annual assistance cases as Global Assistance network grows across CEE

(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its assistance services network under the Global Assistance brand to cover 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe following the launch of operations in Albania. The network now includes twelve service companies employing … Read the full press release

De Nederlandsche Bank outlines Payment Strategy 2026–2028 to strengthen resilience and expand digital payment options

(IN BRIEF) De Nederlandsche Bank has published its Payment Strategy for 2026–2028, outlining plans to strengthen resilience, broaden payment options, and encourage innovation within the payment system. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on a small number of providers and … Read the full press release

Skanska launches final construction phase of Albatros Kbely project delivering 178 energy efficient apartments in Prague

(IN BRIEF) Skanska is investing CZK 917 million, approximately SEK 400 million, in the final phase of the Albatros Kbely residential development in Prague, Czech Republic. The last stage will deliver 178 low-energy apartments and complete a five-phase project that … Read the full press release

Lantmännen Biorefineries adopts AFRY Improve digital platform to enhance production efficiency and sustainability performance

(IN BRIEF) Lantmännen Biorefineries has implemented AFRY’s digital platform AFRY Improve to enhance production efficiency and strengthen sustainability performance at its operations. The platform helps improve production line availability while providing real-time monitoring, decision support, and visualisation tools that enable … Read the full press release

University of Groningen and UMCG appoint Anne Been to explore creation of joint valorization organization to strengthen research-driven innovation

(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen have appointed Anne Been as quartermaster to explore the establishment of a joint valorization organization designed to strengthen the translation of academic research into societal and economic impact. … Read the full press release

University of Groningen Scholierenacademie helps bring scientific research into classrooms across the Northern Netherlands

(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Scholierenacademie programme is helping introduce research skills and scientific thinking to pupils in primary and secondary schools across the Northern Netherlands. Through collaborations between researchers, students, and teachers, the initiative translates academic research into … Read the full press release

Professor Vicki Squire of the University of Warwick joins Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship recognising leadership in migration and humanitarian research

(IN BRIEF) Professor Vicki Squire of the University of Warwick has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a prestigious honour recognising significant contributions to research and public understanding within the social sciences. Professor Squire, a … Read the full press release

International research team demonstrates new method to stabilize exotic quantum states using controlled random pulses in superconducting quantum processors

(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new method for stabilizing exotic quantum states by reducing the heating that typically occurs when quantum systems are periodically driven. Using a superconducting quantum processor with 78 qubits, the scientists … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow researchers develop smart pillow prototype designed to reduce bedtime smartphone screen use and support better sleep routines

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype smart pillow designed to help reduce the negative effects of bedtime smartphone use by allowing users to access digital audio content without looking at screens. The device integrates … Read the full press release

STMicroelectronics expands AI infrastructure capabilities with high-volume PIC100 silicon photonics manufacturing and next-generation TSV roadmap

(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics has begun high-volume production of its PIC100 silicon photonics platform, a technology designed to support hyperscalers deploying high-speed optical interconnects in data centers and AI computing clusters. Manufactured using 300 mm semiconductor processes, the platform enables advanced … Read the full press release

Vienna Insurance Group subsidiary KNIAZHA VIG partners with Aon and DFC to provide expanded war risk insurance coverage in Ukraine

(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has announced that its Ukrainian subsidiary KNIAZHA VIG has secured a 25 million US dollar reinsurance facility agreement with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in cooperation with Aon to support the expansion of war-risk … Read the full press release

Henkel to acquire Not Your Mother’s hair care brand as part of strategy to expand Consumer Brands portfolio in North America

(IN BRIEF) Henkel has agreed to acquire the U.S. consumer hair care and styling brand Not Your Mother’s from private equity investor Main Post Partners, strengthening its position in the North American hair market. The brand, which generated approximately €190 … Read the full press release

Ramboll joins Region Stockholm’s major Norra Hagastaden urban transformation project to support sustainable infrastructure and planning

(IN BRIEF) Ramboll has been appointed as technical consultant for the long-term redevelopment of Norra Hagastaden in Stockholm, a major urban transformation project led by Region Stockholm with Locum serving as the client. The initiative will convert a historic hospital … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank expands access to China’s capital markets through record Panda bond issuance attracting broad institutional investor demand

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has successfully priced and issued a 5.5 billion renminbi multi-tranche Panda bond in the China Interbank Bond Market, marking the first issuance by an EU financial institution in 2026 and the largest single Panda bond issuance … Read the full press release