Tag Archives: Bill Gates

EU-Catalyst Partnership Announces €240 Million Investment in Groundbreaking Green Tech Projects

(IN BRIEF) At COP28 in Dubai, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Bill Gates, Founder of Breakthrough Energy, and European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer revealed the first two European projects selected for support through the EU-Catalyst partnership: Ørsted’s FlagshipONE … Read the full press release

EIB Commits €500 Million in Landmark Investment to Eradicate Polio Globally

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a substantial investment of €500 million to support the eradication of polio in Africa and Asia. This landmark commitment was unveiled during a press conference in Brussels, signifying a historic partnership … Read the full press release

EIB, European Commission, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commit €1.1 Billion to Eradicate Polio and Advance Global Health Innovation

(IN BRIEF) The European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have unveiled a groundbreaking financing partnership aimed at addressing global health challenges. The partnership, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and … Read the full press release

RIFT’s Green Heating Solution Passes First Test, Secures Funding for Further Development

(IN BRIEF) RIFT, a spin-off from TU/e’s student team SOLID, has achieved a major milestone by successfully testing its Iron Fuel Technology. The test involved heating 500 homes in Helmond without any CO2 emissions. RIFT’s innovative technology burns iron powder … Read the full press release

California-based Beyond Meat appoints PHW as its sales and distribution partner for the German Market

Los Angeles // Rechterfeld, 12-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — California-based Beyond Meat, which counts Bill Gates and Leonardo DiCaprio among its investors, is working to change the meat we eat by replacing animal protein with plant-based proteins. The company‘s mission is … Read the full press release

Ninety New Gates Cambridge Scholars Announced

CAMBRIDGE, 20-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Minaam Abbas has not yet started his PhD, but he is already co-founder of two businesses with the potential to transform how cancer is treated and how small enterprises are supported. Minaam, who will start his … Read the full press release

The European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to fight poverty-related diseases

Paris, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have today pledged to work together to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other poverty-related diseases that together affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. The agreement, signed … Read the full press release