(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed up to €30 million to Helsinki-based Nordic Foodtech VC’s second fund, NFT.VC Fund II, to increase financing for early-stage agrifood technology companies across Europe, particularly in Northern Europe. The fund is targeting … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Investment, Luxembourg, Science, Technology
Tagged 18 portfolio companies, 30 portfolio companies, agriculture, agriculture technology, agrifood tech, agrifood technology, April 2025, aquaculture, Baltic region, biosolutions, blue economy, Climate Action, climate and environmental solutions, climate resilience, deep technology, deep-tech companies, early stage investment, EIB Group, EIB Risk Capital Resources, EIF, EIF Backs €80 Million Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II to Accelerate Sustainable Food and Agriculture Technologies, EIF Investment Brings Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II Closer to €80 Million Target for European Agrifood Startups, environmental sustainability, Europe, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund Supports Nordic Foodtech VC Expansion With Up to €30 Million InvestEU Commitment, European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, Finland, FOOD, food security, food technology, foodtech, gender diversity, health, Helsinki, innovation financing, InvestEU, InvestEU equity product, Karl Nehammer, Mika Kukkurainen, NFT.VC Fund II, Nordic Foodtech VC, Nordic Region, northern Europe, Nutrition, pre seed investment, private investors, research centre spin-outs, research commercialisation, resilient food systems, scientific research, seed investment, September 10 2026, startup financing, sustainable agriculture, sustainable food production, technology commercialisation, university spin-outs, venture capital, €30 million commitment, €40 million first closing, €80 million fund target
(IN BRIEF) bp has appointed Ian Tyler as Chair with immediate effect following an extensive search involving internal and external candidates. Tyler joined the bp Board as a Non-Executive Director in April 2025 and has served as Interim Chair since … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged 2027 AGM, Affinity Water Limited, Al Noor Hospitals Group, Anglo American plc, Annual General Meeting, April 2025, Atomic Weapons Establishment, BAE Systems plc, Balfour Beatty plc, board appointment, board evolution, Board leadership, BP, bp Appoints Ian Tyler as Chair With Immediate Effect, bp Board, bp Board Unanimously Appoints Ian Tyler as Company Chair, bp p.l.c., Cairn Energy PLC, Chair, corporate governance, Corporate Leadership, Dame Amanda Blanc, engineering, executive management, Grafton Group plc, Ian Tyler, Ian Tyler Named Chair of bp Following Extensive Search Process, Interim Chair, long-term value creation, May 26 2026, Meg O’Neill, natural resources, Non-Executive Director, oil and gas, Senior Independent Director, shareholder engagement, Strategic Priorities, succession planning, Vistry Group plc
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has been awarded a USD 102 million contract by Caltrans to upgrade and modernize State Route 78 in San Diego County, California. The project, recorded in the US order bookings for Q1 2025, will involve constructing an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 40 lane-miles, acceleration lane, ADA curb ramps, April 2025, beyond gore paving, bridge barriers, CA, Caltrans, December 2026, Interstate 15, Interstate 5, Midwest Guardrail systems, operational standards, partnership, roadway safety, San Diego County, SEK 1.1 billion, SHOPP project, Skanska, State Route 78, surface rehabilitation, sustainability, USA, USD 102M
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