(IN BRIEF) EssilorLuxottica has acquired Automation & Robotics (A&R), a Belgian leader in automated lens-quality metrology, whose proprietary machinery and software have supported optical manufacturers’ digital transitions since 1983. The deal strengthens EssilorLuxottica’s industrial-solutions portfolio—extending its capabilities from standard ophthalmic … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Belgium, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AR, automated systems, Automation & Robotics, digital transformation, EssilorLuxottica, Francesco Milleri, Industrial Solutions, mass production, metrology, optical lens quality control, partnership, Paul du Saillant, prescription laboratories, proprietary technology, R&D, software development, vertical integration, vision care, wearable optics
(IN BRIEF) Mindray has received EU MDR Notified Body Certificates for three core surgical products—Articulating Endoscopic Linear Cutter and Reloads, Polymer Ligation Clip, and Reusable Electrode Surgical Instruments—awarded by TÜV Rheinland Greater China on July 11, 2025. This certification marks … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2025 certifications, Articulating Endoscopic Linear Cutter, CE marking, Chinese medical devices, clinical safety, EU market access, EU MDR, Global Expansion, Hangzhou Mindray Medical Technology, healthcare manufacturing, INNOVATION, ISO 13485, IVDR, MDSAP, medical device certification, Mindray, minimally invasive surgery, Nanjing, partnership, Polymer Ligation Clip, R&D, regulatory compliance, Reusable Electrode Surgical Instruments, Shao Lingyun, Tony Chen, TÜV Rheinland, Wang Wenlong, Wendy Geng, Zhang Haifeng, Zuo Pengfei
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a €20 million loan to MAY Seed, Türkiye’s leading private seed producer, to shore up its working capital and fund critical investments after the 2023 earthquakes disrupted its operations. The financing also underpins the company’s research … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 earthquakes, CAPEX, climate‑resilient seeds, EBRD, food security, May Agro Tohumculuk, MAY Seed, Natalia Zhukova, partnership, private sector projects, R&D, seed breeding, supply chain recovery, sustanability, Türkiye investments, working capital, Yusuf Yormazoğlu, €20 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Merck brought together top executives from Merck, Siemens, Intel, TRUMPF, and ZEISS in Darmstadt to highlight Europe’s critical contributions to the global semiconductor industry. With leading-edge capabilities in materials, lasers, optics, electronics, chip‑design software, and automation, these companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI Chips, Berthold Schmidt, Cedrik Neike, chip‑design software, Europe, Germany, Intel, Kai Beckmann, lasers, materials science, Merck, optics, policy recommendations, R&D, Semiconductor industry, Siemens, smart manufacturing, Sonja Pierer, Thomas Stammler, TRUMPF, value chain collaboration, ZEISS
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is tripling its intermediated lending for European defence-industry suppliers from €1 billion to €3 billion. It has signed an inaugural €500 million loan agreement with Deutsche Bank, which will provide €1 billion in credit lines to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Airbus, BGK, Caisse des Dépôts, CDP, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, EIB, EU defence supply chain, European Investment Bank, Fabrizio Campelli, ICO, INNOVATION, intermediated lending, KfW, Leonardo, military infrastructure, Nadia Calviño, Pan-European Security and Defence Lending Envelope, partnership, R&D, Rheinmetall, SMEs, strategic autonomy, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone and ORCA Computing have teamed up to explore quantum-powered solutions for optimising broadband network expansions. By running Vodafone’s network-planning software on ORCA’s ORCA PT-2 photonic quantum computer, the collaboration seeks to reduce cable lengths, refine mobile base-station … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, broadband network, James Fletcher, Luke Ibbetson, Machine Learning, mobile base stations, network optimisation, network planning software, optical fibre, ORCA Computing, ORCA PT-2 Series, photonic quantum system, QTAP, quantum computing, R&D, satellite broadband, Steiner Tree Problem, undersea cables, vodafone
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €30 million loan to Teknia, a Spanish automotive component manufacturer, to support its research and development efforts in sustainable manufacturing technologies across Europe. The loan will help Teknia reduce CO2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antonio Lorenzo, automotive components, Automotive Sector, CO2 emissions, Cohesion Regions, digitalization, EIB Corporate Lending Division, electrification, European Investment Bank, INNOVATION, InvestEU, partnership, R&D, regional development, Strategic Priorities, sustainability, sustainable manufacturing, Teknia, Teknia CEO Javier Quesada de Luis, €30 million loan
(IN BRIEF) A new study by Unilever, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has revealed a potential link between the skin microbiome and psychological wellbeing. The research found that higher levels of the skin bacterium Cutibacterium, especially on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged beauty and wellbeing, beauty products, Cutibacterium, Dermalogica, Dove, mental health, microbiome study, mood improvement, Pond’s, psychological wellbeing, R&D, skin microbiome, skin-brain axis, skincare research, stress reduction, Unilever, University of Liverpool, Vaseline
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE celebrates the first anniversary of its Global Biomobility Center in São Paulo, Brazil, emphasizing its role in advancing biofuels and biomaterials for sustainable mobility. The center has launched eight development projects with customers and research institutes, focusing … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Arnd Franz, Automotive Innovation, biofuel blending, biofuel production, biofuels, biomaterials, Brazil, decarbonization, Embrapii, energy sector, Everton Lopes, FAPEMIG, Global Biomobility Center, INDIA, international collaboration, Japan, Jundiaí, MAHLE, MOVER, partnership, R&D, renewable fuels, São Paulo, sustainability, sustainable mobility, THAILAND
(IN BRIEF) BASF is making a strategic shift in its copper hydrometallurgy business to meet the rising demand for copper and the need for sustainable processing solutions. The company is advancing its LixTRA™ product line and enhancing its leaching aids … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged BASF, Caren Hoffmann, copper hydrometallurgy, electrowinning, Hendrik Sporys, HOUSTON, leaching aids, LixTRA™, Luprofroth®, Lupromin®, Luproset®, Mining Industry, mining solutions, partnership, R&D, solvent extraction, sustainability, sustainable processing, Tucson
(IN BRIEF) ASSA ABLOY has acquired TeleAlarm Group, a provider of remote care technology based in Leipzig, Germany. TeleAlarm’s solutions, which combine hardware and software to support independent living in the social care and home care sectors, will complement ASSA … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Investment, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2024 sales, acquisition, ASSA ABLOY, EPS growth, Global Solutions, hardware and software solutions, Home Care, independent living, Leipzig, Nico Delvaux, R&D, remote care technology, Senior Care, social care, Stephanie Ordan, TeleAlarm Group
(IN BRIEF) ENERCON has successfully commissioned the E-175 EP5 E2 prototype at the Wachendorf site in Lower Saxony, marking a key milestone in the turbine’s development. The E-175 EP5 E2, with a rated power of 7.0 MW and a rotor … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged E-175 EP5 E2, E2 programme, Enercon, European market, external rotor, generator, Jann-Hendrik Wehmeyer, Lower Saxony, onshore turbines, power output, R&D, rated power, renewable energy, technology validation, turbine technology, Wachendorf, wind turbine, “prototype”
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson is expanding its research and development operations in Japan, with an investment expected to create up to 300 high-skilled telecom jobs. This move is part of Ericsson’s broader strategy to strengthen Japan’s role in its global connectivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, 6G, Börje Ekholm, connectivity ecosystem, digital infrastructure, Ericsson, high-skilled jobs, Japan, Japan's digital future, Open RAN, Per Narvinger, programmable networks, R&D, RAN, TELECOM, University of Electro-Communications, Yokohama National University
(IN BRIEF) A moderate percentage of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany own patents or trademark rights, with 9% holding trademarks and 3% owning patents. Patents are more common in larger, R&D-focused, or internationally operating companies, while trademarks … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Small Business, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged brand reputation, credit collateral, Dr. Dirk Schumacher, European countries, financing, Germany, intangible assets, international markets, KfW, loan collateral, Patents, R&D, small businesses, SME financing, SMEs, trademarks
(IN BRIEF) Sidekick Health has secured a €35 million venture debt facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its digital health and therapeutics initiatives. The funding, backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU initiative, will accelerate R&D and AI-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AI, capital injection, chronic care, Clara Ganslandt, digital health, EU funding, European Investment Bank, Healthcare Innovation, Iceland, InvestEU, investor confidence, partnership, R&D, Sidekick Health, specialty care, therapeutics, Thomas Östros, Tryggvi Thorgeirsson, venture debt
(IN BRIEF) On World Intellectual Property Day 2025, thyssenkrupp highlighted its innovation success with a record 422 patent applications in fiscal year 2023/24. The company also maintained strong investments in research and development, with €690 million spent in the same … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Automotive Technology, CO2 reduction, decarbon technology, digital transformation, European Patent Office, Green Technologies, hydrogen technologies, INNOVATION, intellectual property, IP strategy, JUVE, licensing, maritime systems, Miguel López, patent department, Patents, R&D, research and development, ThyssenKrupp, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) SUEZ and the CNRS have signed a comprehensive five-year framework agreement that will merge their R&D efforts to develop innovative, sustainable solutions for resource management and decarbonisation technologies. Announced during the 3rd SUEZ Innovation Day, the partnership will … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AI, Centers of Excellence, circular solutions, CNRS, decarbonisation technologies, environmental challenges, five-year framework agreement, hydrothermal gasification facility, industrial decarbonisation, INNOVATION, INPI, Jérôme Bailly, Mehdi Gmar, micropollutant treatment, partnership, PFAS reduction, R&D, research contracts, robotics, seawater desalination, sewage sludge management, start-ups, SUEZ, SUEZ Innovation Day, sustainability, Sustainable Resource Management, waste treatment, water management
(IN BRIEF) Nordex Group has completed an extensive 11-month testing program for a rotor blade of its N175/6.X wind turbine model. The tests, conducted at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, involved static load and fatigue tests that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged accredited testing, anti-icing system, damping parameters, fatigue tests, Fraunhofer Institute, IEC 61400, industry standards, lightning protection, N175/6.X, natural frequencies, Nordex Group, Polytech, product maturity, R&D, rotor blade, static load testing, structural testing, wind energy systems, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Hydro has unveiled plans to invest in a new wire rod casthouse at its Karmøy aluminium smelter in Norway, aiming to supply aluminium for Europe’s critical energy infrastructure. With a production capacity of 110,000 tonnes per year, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged 2028, aluminium, aluminium conductor, automotive, building systems, casthouse products, critical energy infrastructure, Eivind Kallevik, energy transition, EU, Hydro, investment decision, Karmøy, low-carbon aluminium, NOK 15 billion, Norway, power cables, primary aluminium, production capacity, R&D, recycled aluminium, renewable energy, smelting technology, wire rod casthouse
(IN BRIEF) EQT VIII Fund has agreed to sell Dellner Couplers to Wabtec Corporation for approximately EUR 890 million. Under EQT’s ownership since 2019, Dellner evolved from a family-owned company in Sweden into a global leader in train connection systems … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden
Tagged Aftermarket services, CAF MiiRA, Chairman Klaus Deller, couplers, dampers, Dellner Couplers, environmental standards, EQT VIII fund, EUR 890 million, EY, family-owned, Fredric Håkansson, gangways, global leader, global rail industry, Green mobility, J.P. Morgan Securities, Milbank, Nils Ketter, passenger rail, R&D, rail safety, safe rail transportation, sustainability, sustainable mobility, train connection systems, transformation, Vika Sweden, Vinge, Wabtec Corporation
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