Tag Archives: INNOVATION

Henkel’s Purposeful Growth Initiative: New Application Center in India to Promote Skilled Workforce Ecosystem for Sports Industry

(IN BRIEF) Henkel has opened a new Application Center in Vellore, India, aimed at showcasing its sustainable adhesive solutions for the sports industry, particularly footwear automation. The facility offers a platform for labs and factories to exchange technologies and ideate, … Read the full press release

Marel and ADM partner to open state-of-the-art taste and texture innovation center

(IN BRIEF) Marel, a global provider of advanced food processing solutions, is partnering with ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, to open a state-of-the-art taste and texture innovation center in the Netherlands. The center, located at the … Read the full press release

Thales für wirkungsvolle Innovationen in Clarivates Top 100 Global Innovators™ 2023 anerkannt

(IN KÜRZE) Thales wurde von Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators™ 2023, einem globalen Maßstab für Innovation, basierend auf der Anzahl der eingereichten Patente und ihrem Erfolg und Einfluss, zu einem der sieben innovativsten französischen Unternehmen und Institutionen der Welt ernannt. … Read the full press release

Thales Acknowledged for Impactful Innovations in Clarivate’s Top 100 Global Innovators™ 2023

(IN BRIEF) Thales has been named one of the seven most innovative French companies and institutions in the world by Clarivate’s Top 100 Global Innovators™ 2023, a global benchmark for innovation based on the number of patents filed and their … Read the full press release

Social Sciences and Humanities Community Receives Funding for Groundbreaking Projects

(IN BRIEF) The Open Competition SSH-XS programme has awarded its first two rounds, allowing 121 researchers to start their innovative projects in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) field. The competition emphasizes experimentation and innovation without predefined outcomes, and covers … Read the full press release

Innovative Pyro-Processing Technology to Drive Lithium Production at Kokkola Refinery in Finland

(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth (CPH: FLS), a Danish multinational engineering company, and Sibanye-Stillwater’s Finnish subsidiary, Keliber, have signed a contract for the supply of pyro-processing equipment to support the lithium hydroxide refinery located in Kokkola, Finland. … Read the full press release

Technologie innovante de pyrotraitement pour stimuler la production de lithium à la raffinerie de Kokkola en Finlande

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) COPENHAGUE, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth (CPH: FLS), une société d’ingénierie multinationale danoise et la filiale finlandaise de Sibanye-Stillwater, Keliber, ont signé un contrat pour la fourniture d’équipements de pyrotraitement pour soutenir la raffinerie d’hydroxyde de lithium … Read the full press release

Heraeus Precious Metals: AGXX technology recognized for outstanding effectiveness against microorganisms

(PRESS RELEASE) HANAU, Germany, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Heraeus Group, a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company, headquartered in Hanau, Germany, has announced that its subsidiary Heraeus Precious Metals has received the Best of Industry Award in the … Read the full press release

Heraeus Precious Metals : la technologie AGXX reconnue pour son efficacité exceptionnelle contre les micro-organismes

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HANAU, Germany, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Heraeus Group, une entreprise technologique familiale largement diversifiée et leader mondial, dont le siège est à Hanau, en Allemagne, a annoncé que sa filiale Heraeus Precious Metals a reçu le prix … Read the full press release

James Crooks, former Director of Learning and Information Services at UCLan, appointed as CIO at Durham University

(PRESS RELEASE) DURHAM, 11-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Durham University, a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, has announced the appointment of James Crooks as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will assume this role on Monday, February 20th … Read the full press release

James Crooks, ehemaliger Direktor für Lern- und Informationsdienste an der UCLan, zum CIO der Durham University ernannt

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) DURHAM, 11-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Durham University, eine öffentlich zugängliche College-Forschungsuniversität in Durham, England, hat die Ernennung von James Crooks zum neuen Chief Information Officer (CIO) bekannt gegeben. Er wird diese Rolle am Montag, den 20. Februar 2023 übernehmen. … Read the full press release

Innovative Driver Identification Display Earns Continental a CES Innovation Award

(PRESS RELEASE) BABENHAUSEN, Germany / LAS VEGAS, NV, United States, 5-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental (ETR: CON), a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company, has announced it will be showcasing its Curved Ultrawide Display at CES 2023. The display is … Read the full press release

Accenture boosts supply chain capabilities with acquisition of Oracle Cloud specialist Inspirage

(PRESS RELEASE) NEW  YORK, United States, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, has announced it completed its acquisition of Inspirage, a supply chain management firm focused … Read the full press release

Accenture stärkt Lieferkettenkapazitäten durch die Übernahme des Oracle Cloud-Spezialisten Inspirage

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) NEW  YORK, United States, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), ein globales Unternehmen für professionelle Dienstleistungen mit führenden Fähigkeiten in den Bereichen Digital, Cloud und Sicherheit, hat den Abschluss der Übernahme von Inspirage bekannt gegeben, einem Supply-Chain-Management-Unternehmen mit … Read the full press release

Henkel to rebrand its global corporate brand identity with the help of brand consultancy MetaDesign

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 28-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), a German chemical and consumer goods company, has announced a global relaunch (rebranding)of its corporate brand identity. The brand consultancy MetaDesign, part of Publicis Groupe Germany, has been involved in … Read the full press release

Henkel va renommer l’identité de sa marque d’entreprise mondiale avec l’aide du cabinet de conseil en marque MetaDesign

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 28-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR : HEN3), une société allemande de produits chimiques et de biens de consommation, a annoncé une relance mondiale (rebranding) de son identité de marque. Le cabinet de conseil en marque MetaDesign, … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) buys a virtual land at The Sandbox metaverse’s Mega City district

(PRESS RELEASE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON: STAN), a leading international banking group, has announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a new partnership with The Sandbox, a leading … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) achète un terrain virtuel dans le quartier Mega City du métaverse The Sandbox

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HONG KONG, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered (LON : STAN), un groupe bancaire international de premier plan, a annoncé que sa filiale hongkongaise Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong ) Limited a conclu un nouveau partenariat avec The Sandbox, … Read the full press release

Cardiff University joins the Horizon 2020 Project CALIPER

(PRESS RELEASE) THESSALONIKI, 14-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The CALIPER consortium welcomes the Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub, hosted by Cardiff University. Founded in 1988, Academia Europaea (AE) has a thriving membership of almost 5,000 world-leading researchers, mainly from across Europe … Read the full press release

Patients and R&D Leaders Jointly Present at EU Conference on Progress with Patient-Input to Transform Medicine Development

(PRESS RELEASE) New York, NY, United States, 5-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The Conference Forum announced the launch of the 6th annual EU Patients as Partners in Medicines Development conference to take place virtually on January 24-25th, 2022 GMT time. ​​This … Read the full press release

Dr Ashleigh Filtness of Loughborough University will be part of the Foundation of Science and Technology Future Leaders 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) LOUGHBOROUGH, 16-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University, a public research university and a UK top 10 University, has announced that Dr Ashleigh Filtness, a Senior Lecturer in Human Factors and Transport Safety, has been selected to be a … Read the full press release

GE ACADEMY online Final event

(PRESS RELEASE) THESSALONIKI, 8-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Gender Equality Academy (GE Academy) on the 18th of November 2021 organized its online final event aimed at presenting the project results as well as their uptake after the project’s lifetime. The online … Read the full press release

Holcim aims at becoming global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions with the launch of its Accelerating Green Growth 2025 strategy

Becoming global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions Expanding Solutions & Products to 30% of Group net sales Leading the circular economy by recycling 10 million tons of construction & demolition waste in its products Delivering continuous profitable growth … Read the full press release

Swedbank Robur: fee reduction on 10 funds will positively impact over half a million of our savers

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedbank Robur, an equity-based mutual fund and one of Scandinavia’s largest asset managers, has announced fee reduction on 10 of its funds that will have a positive impact on over half a million … Read the full press release

Lena Hök joins Skanska’s Group Leadership Team as Executive Vice President Sustainability & Innovation

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced the appointment of Lena Hök in the position of Executive Vice President Sustainability & Innovation for the Skanska Group in … Read the full press release

“Without women, We are unable to solve the world’s greatest challenges” — She Loves Tech 12 Hot Finalists ready to get their chance at the Local Pitch in South Europe!

She Loves Tech, the world’s largest startup competition for women and technology, has selected the TOP 12 finalists from the South European region to compete in the Local Pitch Competition round on 13 October 2021 at 2PM! (PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank survey: UK businesses demonstrated incredible resilience over the pandemic period, case studies

Business across the UK (48%) report that the pandemic sparked a wave of creative thinking. Manufacturing firms were the most likely to adapt through changes to their operating patterns (28%) and expanding the product offering (22%). London (63%) and North … Read the full press release

Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Venture Fund Becomes Strategic Financial Investor of Ignatica

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

AkzoNobel opens registration for Paint the Future global startup challenge 2021

(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

BASF breaks ground for the third phase of Innovation Campus Shanghai

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

LafargeHolcim aligns Sustainability and Innovation under Magali Anderson’s leadership

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

Henkel acknowledges top suppliers for outstanding contributions at The ACI Supplier Awards

(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

Capgemini and Altran recognized as a global leader for ER&D and IoT Services in the Zinnov Zones 2020 assessment

(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

Ahlstrom-Munksjö welcomes Mikko Lankinen and Robin Guillaud to the Group Executive Management Team

(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

Airbus, ElringKlinger partnership to bring hydrogen fuel cells to future aircraft

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

World Payments Report 2020: compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% expected for global non-cash transactions for 2019-2023

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

Rolls-Royce Power Systems establishes new unit for innovative and net zero carbon drive and energy solutions

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

Anglo American extends strategic IT services agreement with Accenture to 2023

(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

Leadership changes at Societe Generale aimed at accelerating the transformation of the businesses

(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

compamedia’s TOP 100 Seal for third time: Hansgrohe one of the top innovators among SMEs in Germany

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