The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) invested in its first insurtech startup, Switzerland, and Hong Kong-based Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform. (PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 7-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform that offers digital self-service … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adhish Pendharkar, Anthony Duignan-Cabrera, Blockchain, digital transformation, financing, Hong Kong, Ignatica, INNOVATION, Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, insurance, insurance policy, insurance policy administration platform, insurance technology, insurers, insurtech, investment, ITVF, Lingfeng Capital, Manuel San Miguel, Ming Shu, SaaS, startup, Strategic Financial Investor, strategic investor, Travis Callahan, venture capital funds
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 18-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel invites startups to join the Paint the Future global startup challenge 2021. Startups are about to embark on another exciting journey of discovery and collaboration with AkzoNobel. Startups have until July 20 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Ally van der Boon, circular solutions, coatings, INNOVATION, Klaas Kruithof, Paint the Future, paints, smart manufacturing, smart supply chain, StartUp Challenge, Startups, sustainable business
Growing innovation capabilities will further accelerate innovations for BASF’s customers (PRESS RELEASE) SHANGHAI, China, 27-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The largest chemical producer in the world BASF announces groundbreaking for the third phase of its Innovation Campus Shanghai and the establishment … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Education, Germany, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged BASF, battery materials, catalysis, chemical, chemical company, chemical engineering, coatings, digitalization, Dr. Jeffrey Lou, Dr. Stephan Kothrade, exterior wall coatings, GiGwi, INNOVATION, Innovation Campus Shanghai, insecticides, interfaces, investment, monomers, NAO, Network for Asian Open Research, polymer, polymers, process engineering, smart manufacturing, surfaces
LafargeHolcim combines sustainability and innovation leadership for more impact Commitment to publish first Climate Transition report in 2022 Recent Innovation partnerships for sustainable building include XTreeE and CPC (PRESS RELEASE) ST. GALLEN, 18-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim announces that it … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, appointment, Climate Action, climate change, climate goals, climate objectives, Ecolabel, ECOPact, ETH, INNOVATION, Jan Jenisch, LafargeHolcim, Magali Anderson, MCSC, MIT, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, net zero pledge, SBTi, Science-Based Targets initiative, sustainability, XtreeE
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 26-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel recognized its top suppliers for their industry-leading performance in 2020 in a first virtual supplier event of Henkel Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care. For the 14th time, the event took … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ACI Supplier Awards, AMA Herbal Laboratories, Ana Mota, Awards, BASF, Beauty Care, Bertrand Conquéret, biodegradable products, biosurfactant, Bref, Bruno Piacenza, CFF, cosmetic esthetics, digitalization, Dr. Arndt Scheidgen, enzyme technology, Evonik, Frank Meyer, Henkel, Henkel Beauty Care, Home Care, hygiene technology, Innospec, INNOVATION, Jens-Martin Schwärzler, Kemal Kavasoglu, Laundry, Love Nature, Marco Swoboda, Nature Box, Novozyme, Novozymes, Persil Discs, renewable European plant oils, Rik Strubel, Solvay, Stepan, supplier event, suppliers, sustainability, Sustainability Award, vegan softening, Vegetal color products, Vernel Naturals
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 18-Jan-2021— /EuropaWire/ — Global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini announces that its global Engineering, Research and Development (ER&D) services and global Internet of Things (IoT) technology services has been positioned in the “Leadership … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, France, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AI, AI Engineering, Altran, artificial intelligence, assessment, Capgemini, consulting firm, Contactless Retail, Cybersecurity, Digital Engineering Services, Digital Thread, domain specialization, ER&D services, global Engineering, INNOVATION, Internet of Things, IoT, IoT technology, IoT verticals, Machine Learning, ML, research and development, service maturity, Sidhant Rastogi, telematics, William Rozé, Zinnov, Zinnov Zones, Zinnov Zones 2020
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 28-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom-Munksjö announces changes in its Executive Management Team which will strengthen its long-term strategy development and deepen its innovation and sustainability focus. Mikko Lankinen has been appointed Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and … Read the full press release
Cross-industry collaboration is set to unlock the technology’s potential for aviation (PRESS RELEASE) HAMBURG, 15-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus (EPA: AIR), a European multinational aerospace company, has announced a new parternship with ElringKlinger, a German car spare parts manufacturer, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged Airbus, Aviation, decarbonisation, ElringKlinger, energy efficiency, Francis Thomas Bacon, fuel cell propulsion systems, Glenn Llewellyn, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell, INNOVATION, low-carbon cities, Matthieu Thomas, Richard Nixon, Sir William Grove, zero emission, ZEROe
A recipe of increased payment volume consumer behavior shifts, and greater risk create a new landscape for payments (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 6-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini (EPA: CAP), a French multinational global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, has … Read the full press release
Emphasis on the decarbonisation of drive, propulsion and energy systems (PRESS RELEASE) FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, 24-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce announces that its Power Systems business has set up a new organisational unit ‘Power Lab’ to focus on innovative and net zero … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged alternative fuels, Andreas Schell, carbon neutral fuel cell systems, CO2 neutrality, Daimler Truck AG, decarbonisation, digitalization, Dr Arne Schneemann, Dr Daniel Chatterjee, Dr Peter Riegger, Dr Philippe Gorse, eco-friendliness, electrical power systems, electrification, emergency power, energy solutions, engines, Environment, fuel cell modules, fuel cell systems, fuel cell technology, Future technologies, Germany, infrastructure, INNOVATION, integrated system solutions, marine, marine propulsion, MTU, Net Zero Carbon, net zero carbon drive, power generation, Power Lab, power plants, Power Systems, Power-to-X, propulsion, renewable energies, renewables-based fuels, Rolls-Royce, synthetic fuels
(PRESS RELEASE) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 17-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a leading global professional services company, has announced it has extended its IT services agreement with Anglo American (LON: AAL), a multinational mining company, until 2023. The new … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 4-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational investment bank and financial services company Societe Generale (EPA: GLE) has announced it will make leadership changes at the Societe Generale Group management team to accelerate the transformation of the businesses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Corentin Henry, Crédit du Nord networks, Diony Lebot, Fanny Rouby, Frédéric Oudéa, INNOVATION, IT, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Philippe Aymerich, Philippe Heim, Sébastien Proto, Séverin Cabannes, Slawomir Krupa, Societe Generale, technology, William Kadouch-Chassaing
The 27th round of the TOP 100 innovation competition underlines Hansgrohe SE’s outstanding innovative strength (PRESS RELEASE) SCHILTACH, 22-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Germany based leading taps, showerheads and shower systems manufacturer Hansgrohe Group has announced it has been distinguished as one … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, News, Technology
Tagged AXOR, compamedia, Competition, digitalization, Hansgrohe Group, INNOVATION, innovators, Klaus Grohe, novel shower system, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke, Ranga Yogeshwar, Steffen Erath
(PRESS RELEASE) OXFORD, 11-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading supplier of consulting and infrastructure support services, Amey puts its innovation capability into use by launching the Bounceback Innovation Challenge to develop solutions that will help the industry better cope with the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital transformation leader, Atos brings its technology leadership, skills and innovation resources to the global fight against Covid-19. Atos is involved on multiple fronts to help contain the spread of the virus, providing … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Healthcare, Industrial, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI, Atos, Atos’ BullSequana, biomolecular simulations, CEA, CINES, COVID-19, CPU, digital transformation, Elie Girard, EMS, Epidemic Management System, epidemiological situation, EpiSYS, Hartree Centre, Healthcare, healthcare professionals, INNOVATION, JADE national, Joliot-Curie, Machine Learning, Occigen, pandemic, RESEARCH, Scottish Water, skills, STFC, supercomputers, supercomputing, technology leadership, TGCC, vaccine
Accelerator Pilot Grant: EUR 1.48M (PRESS RELEASE) LAUSANNE, Switzerland, 3-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — EH Group Engineering AG is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the European Commission as part of the highly competitive Horizon 2020 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Investment, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged EH Group Engineering AG, EU grant, EU Horizon 2020, FC stack, FC system architecture, FC technology, fuel cell, fuel cell stack design, fuel cell technology, grant, h2020, Horizon 2020 Accelerator program, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen mobility, hydrogen-based technology, INNOVATION, Mardit Matian, mobility, RESEARCH
(PRESS RELEASE) TREVISO, Italy, 27-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — This February (16-20), RCH Group will be exhibiting at EuroShop, the world’s largest trade fair for retail investment requirements. On booth #G49 in Hall 6 the company will introduce a number of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Italy, Marketing, News, Retail, Small Business, Technology
Tagged A-IRON, cash registers, Cortina 59, design, ECR, Euroshop, fair, financial analytics, Fiorenza Mella, fiscal management, Germany, INNOVATION, Point of Sales, POS, POS solutions, RCH Group, retail, retail investment, selling, Smart ECR, software, Stefano De Pra, technology, technologynews, trade fair, WALLE 8T
Stronger financial performance thanks to stakeholder-centric leadership A new model of responsible leadership: mission, innovation and inclusion (PRESS RELEASE) DAVOS, 20-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The World Economic Forum in partnership with Accenture have unveiled their new study called Seeking New … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Management, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Accenture, Adrian Monck, capitalism, CEOs, climate crisis, economic fragility, Ellyn Shook, financial performance, growing inequality, Inclusion, INNOVATION, leaders, mission, Sam Hyland, stakeholder, stakeholder capitalism, stakeholder-centric leadership, Tourang Nazari, WEF, World Economic Forum
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat‘s new GX5 satellite will be launched on Friday 22 November 2019. The launch window is between 21:08 and 22:43 UK time / UTC. To be launched by Arianespace from Guiana Space Center … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace, French Guiana, global broadband service, Global Xpress, Guiana space Center, GX, GX5, GX5 satellite, Inmarsat, INNOVATION, investment, Kourou, mobile satellite communications, Peter Hadinger, satellite, telecommunications, Thales Alenia Space
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Investment in research and innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania will now have support from new financing programme launched by the EBRD and the EU. The new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Latvia, News, Romania, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, EBRD, EU, financing, Horizon 2020 programme, INNOVATION, investment, Latvia, low carbon economies, RESEARCH, Romania, SMEs
(PRESS RELEASE) ZALAEGERSZEG, Hungary, 28-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — ZalaZone, located in the city of Zalaegerszeg in Hungary, is a 5G-based self-driving vehicle test track that has just been officially opened on May 20, 2019. The ZalaZone test track relies on … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Hungary, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 5G, 5G network infrastructure, 5G technology, 5G test track, Automotive services, Claes Herlitz, Ericsson, future transport solutions, Gábor Éry, INNOVATION, László Palkovic, Magyar Telekom, millisecond latency of 5G, self-driving car, self-driving car demonstration, T-Systems, Viktor Orbán, Zalaegerszeg, ZalaZone
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 1-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson and China Telecom to accelerate the development of commercial 5G and promote 5G technological innovation. The new 5G Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at China Unicom’s 5G Innovation and Cooperation Conference … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, CHINA, China Telecom, Ericsson, INNOVATION, Liu Guiqing, Luca Orsini
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 26-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The first Orange Digital Centre for Africa and the Middle East opened in Tunisia. Launched in Tunis, “Orange Digital Centre” is a place built around a completely new concept and entirely dedicated to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, France, Investment, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Abdelkoddous Saadaoui, Alioune Ndiaye, Anouar Maarouf, Christine Albanel, Digital Centre, INNOVATION, Orange, technology, TELECOM, Thierry Millet
(PRESS RELEASE) MEYRIN, 24-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — As CERN’s 23rd Member State, The Serbian flag was raised ( 23rd of April) at a ceremony on the Esplanade des Particules. The ceremony was attended by Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of … Read the full press release
Posted in News, Science, Serbia, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Ana Brnabić, CERN, Fabiola Gianotti, INNOVATION, innovators, science, scientists, SERBIA, technology, Ursula Bassler
(PRESS RELEASE) MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, EUROPE, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Adecco Group, Tata Communications and INSEAD have just released their annual benchmark report that looks into the ability of 125 countries around the world to compete for talent. According … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Politics, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adecco Group, and adaptability, Asia-Pacific, attracting talent, Australia, Boston, BRICS, Bruno Lanvin, CHINA, competitiveness, Copenhagen, digitisation, diversity, entrepreneurial talent, entrepreneurs, Felipe Monteiro, GCTCI, gender equality, Global Talent Competitiveness Index, Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019, globalisation, GTCI, GTCI 2019, GTCI 2020, GTCI report, Helsinki, Hong Kong, HR, Ian Lee, INDIA, INNOVATION, INSEAD, Japan, knowledge economy, Malaysia, Melbourne, mobility, New York, New Zealand, Osaka, Oslo, Paris, retaining talent, Seoul, Singapore, skilled professionals, South Korea, Sydney, Taipei, talent, Tata Communications, The Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index, Tokyo, Vienna, Vinod Kumar, Washington DC, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) WIESBADEN, 11-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Council of Economic Experts will be responsible for the National Productivity Board in Germany. The assignment has come from the federal government as a response to a recommendation by the Council … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Germany, Government, Investment, News, Politics, Technology
Tagged competitiveness, Council of the European Union, EU, GCEE, German Council of Economic Experts, human capital, INNOVATION, Peter Altmaier, productivity, Sachverständigenrates zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Product offerings that solve challenges inherent to moving heavy loads (PRESS RELEASE) SEATTLE, WA, United States, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — AeroGo, Inc. is pleased to welcome Jeroen Schouten to the position of Regional Manager for Europe. Jeroen’s considerable expertise in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air bearing, air caster, air cushion vehicles, distribution, equipment, heavy, industry, INNOVATION, Jeroen Schouten, luftkissen, machine skate, Manufacturing, moving heavy loads, network, Paul Jakse, regional manager, Schouten, solution, transfer cart
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EU institutions have just reached to partial political agreement on Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the future EU research and innovation programme and aims at facilitating the investment in research and innovation to … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Investment, News, Pharma & Biotech, Politics, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged #EUBudget, #HorizonEU, Carlos Moedas, chemicals, EU, EU global competitiveness, European Research Council (ERC), fashion, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, INNOVATION, innovators, Juncker Commission, leader in research, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, RESEARCH, SMEs, start-ups, The European Innovation Council, unthinkable discoveries
(PRESS RELEASE) NEW YORK, 7-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has conducted an online and phone survey, as part of its “Getting to Equal 2019” research, interviewing more than 18,000 professionals in 27 countries, including 150 C-level executives during … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Bold Leadership, C-suite executives, Comprehensive Action, diverse leadership, diversity, Ellyn Shook, Employees, Empowering Environment, equal workplace culture, equality, ethnicities, executives, gender equality, gender-balanced workforce, genders, INNOVATION, innovation mindset, Julie Sweet, labor force, labor-productivity, workplace, workplace culture
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 7-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Science-wide PPP fund by NWO Domain Science opens for public-private research within the NWO Domain Science. Chemistry (including BBE), Energy, High-Tech Systems & Materials, Agri & Food and ICT are the top sectors open … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Agri and Food, call KIEM 2019, chemistry, collaboration, ENERGY, ENW PPS-fonds 2019, funding, grants, High-Tech Systems and Materials, ICT, INNOVATION, knowledge, RESEARCH, Science PPP Fund, SMEs, Startups