The completed acquisition adds Australian yeast-breeding capabilities to Novonesis following more than a decade of collaboration and a 23% ownership stake IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Novonesis has completed its acquisition of Australian biotechnology company MicroBioGen after obtaining all required regulatory approvals. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Investment, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged 'Novonesis', 2030 strategy, Australia, bioethanol, biosolutions, biotechnology, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Copenhagen, Denmark, Ester Baiget, industrial fermentation, industrial yeast, MicroBioGen, MicroBioGen acquisition expands Novonesis yeast-breeding and biosolutions capabilities, microbiology, Novonesis adds Australian biotechnology expertise to support new industrial biosolutions, Novonesis brings MicroBioGen into group to broaden industrial yeast expertise, Novonesis completes MicroBioGen deal after more than a decade of collaboration, R&D, research and development, yeast, yeast breeding
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN has launched a request for proposals seeking technology partners to support the development and deployment of artificial intelligence solutions across the Group. The company is looking for organisations with expertise in areas including generative AI, machine learning, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Poland, Technology
Tagged advanced data analytics, AI, AI models, AI procurement, AI products, AI solutions, artificial intelligence, business efficiency, Connect platform, corporate AI, corporate functions, data integration, data science, decision-making, digital transformation, DOWNSTREAM, ENERGY, Energy Partners of Tomorrow, enterprise AI, framework agreements, generative AI, generative artificial intelligence, innovation ecosystem, Katowice, large-scale technology projects, Machine Learning, mathematical modelling, Michał Furman, new business models, ORLEN, ORLEN Digital Transformation and IT, ORLEN Expands AI Partner Ecosystem Through New Framework Agreement Procurement Process, ORLEN IT Supplier Forum, ORLEN Management Board, ORLEN Opens AI Procurement Programme to Major Technology Companies and Specialist R&D Firms, ORLEN Targets Polish and International AI Companies for Large-Scale Technology and Data Projects, PKN/2/003210/26, Poland, Polish technology companies, R&D, research and development, Robert Soszyński, supplier programme, Systems Integration, technology consulting, technology ecosystem, technology partners, technology procurement, upstream
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank’s Global Sentiment Survey on Europe 2026 finds that international companies already investing in or considering entry into Europe remain strongly positive about the region, with 35% of 1,200 surveyed senior business leaders naming Europe as their … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 10 percent Middle East, 13 non-European markets, 19 percent North America, 200 respondents, 24 percent Asia-Pacific, 35 percent Europe, 5 percent Latin America, 6 percent China, 81 percent increased importance, AI, Alexander von zur Muehlen, approvals, artificial intelligence, August 2026, Australia, Brazil, business expansion, business sentiment, CANADA, CHINA, consumer market, corporate investment, cross-border frictions, decision makers, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Finds 81% of International Business Leaders See Europe Growing in Importance for Investment Decisions, Deutsche Bank Global Sentiment Survey on Europe 2026, Deutsche Bank Global Sentiment Survey Shows Strong International Business Confidence in Europe Despite Competitiveness Challenges, Deutsche Bank Survey Finds Europe Increasingly Important to Global Companies as Germany Leads Investment Destination Preferences, economic resilience, economic stability, energy costs, Europe, Europe investment attractiveness, European competitiveness, European Investment, European manufacturing, foreign investment, France, Germany, Global Sentiment Survey on Europe, growth opportunities, Hong Kong, INDIA, industrial capability, infrastructure, INNOVATION, international companies, international investment, international relationships, investor sentiment, Japan, July 2026, labour costs, logistics, Market Growth, Mexico, permitting procedures, political stability, R&D, research and development, Saudi Arabia, senior business leaders, Singapore, Single Market, Skilled Workforce, South Korea, supply chain stability, Taiwan, tax environment, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
(IN BRIEF) Sika has completed the acquisition of Turkish adhesives and sealants manufacturer Akkim, a business that generated approximately CHF 220 million in net sales in 2025. The transaction expands Sika’s distribution and geographic reach across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged acquisition, adhesives, Akkim, Akkim Acquisition Strengthens Sika’s Global Construction Chemicals Portfolio, Central Asia, CHF 220 million, Christoph Ganz, Construction Chemicals, construction industry, customer base, distribution network, Eastern Europe, EMEA, export hub, Geographic expansion, long-term growth., M&A, manufacturing capacity, manufacturing footprint, Market Growth, mergers and acquisitions, Middle East, net sales 2025, North Africa, product portfolio, proprietary formulations, R&D, research and development, sealants, September 3 2026, Sika, Sika Adds CHF 220 Million Adhesives and Sealants Business Through Akkim Deal, Sika Integrates Akkim to Build Stronger Adhesives and Sealants Platform, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) Beiersdorf is strengthening its Derma business with the launch of Eucerin DERMOPURE CLINICAL PROBIOM8, a new skin care approach for acne-prone skin based on viable, skin-native probiotics. The product features the patented cosmetic active ingredient TopiC.A™, containing two … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged 120 microbiome studies, 20 years of microbiome research, 8.8% market growth, acne skin care market, acne-prone skin, antimicrobial approaches, bacterial strains, Beiersdorf, Beiersdorf Launches Eucerin Microbiome Innovation for Acne-Prone Skin, Beiersdorf Strengthens Derma Business With Skin-Native Probiotic Technology, Burcu Andreae-Nehlsen, consumer health, cosmetic active ingredient, cosmetic research, Derma business, dermatological skin care, dermatology research, DERMOPURE CLINICAL PROBIOM8, Dr. Gitta Neufang, Eucerin, Eucerin DERMOPURE CLINICAL PROBIOM8, Eucerin Introduces DERMOPURE CLINICAL PROBIOM8 With Patented Microbiome Active Ingredient, Germany, Hamburg, healthy-looking skin, microbiome balance, Microbiome Design Platform, microbiome technology, patent portfolio, patented active ingredient, prebiotics, probiotics, Prof. Dr. Paul Gerson Unna, R&D, research and development, S Biomedic, science-based skin care, skin care innovation, skin microbiome, skin-native probiotics, TopiC.A™, viable probiotics, €4.6 billion market
(IN BRIEF) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a final contract with their joint venture SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt. Ltd. for the design, development, manufacture, supply and lifecycle support of the Aravalli engine, a new-generation high-power … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, France, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 000 shp, 000 shp Helicopter Engine, 3, 500 to 4, Advanced Light Helicopter, Aero Engines, aero-engine technologies, aerospace ecosystem, aerospace propulsion, airborne systems, Ajay Kumar Shrivastava, ALH, Aravalli engine, Artouste engines, aviation propulsion, avionics, Bangalore, CAC 40, Cédric Goubet, Cheetah helicopter, Chetak helicopter, DBMRH, Deck-Based Multi-Role Helicopter, defence ecosystem, defence technologies, design and development, engineering, Euro STOXX 50, Euronext Paris, France, François Julian, HAL-Safran Joint Venture to Develop 3, HAL®, helicopter engine, high-power helicopter engine, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, IMRH, INDIA, Indian Multi-Role Helicopter, indigenous capabilities, industrial gas turbines, international aerospace standards, K Ravi, LCH, lifecycle support, Light Combat Helicopter, Light Utility Helicopter, LUH, maintenance repair and overhaul, manufacture and supply, Manufacturing, marine gas turbines, medium-lift rotorcraft, Ministry of Defence Government of India, MRO, New Aravalli Turboshaft Engine to Power Future Indian Multi-Role Helicopters, offshore transportation, Olivier Savin, product support, R&D, rotorcraft programmes, SAFHAL, SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt Ltd, Safran, Safran and HAL Deepen Partnership Through Aravalli Engine Development Programme, Safran Helicopter Engines, satellite launch vehicles, self-reliance, Seth Walchand Hirachand, Shakti engine family, space markets, testing, turboshaft engine, utility missions, VVIP transport
(IN BRIEF) Reckitt has opened a new Global Science & Innovation Centre in Shanghai’s Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, representing the company’s largest R&D investment in Asia. The centre becomes one of nine facilities in Reckitt’s global Science & Innovation network and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Investment, Non Profit, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Asia R&D investment, Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, catalyst, consumer health, consumer insight, digital technologies, global innovation network, Global Science & Innovation Centre, health access, hygiène, Kris Licht, live streaming studios, product innovation, R&D, Reckitt, Reckitt Introduces Catalyst in China Alongside New Shanghai Global Science & Innovation Centre, Reckitt Opens China Science & Innovation Hub to Accelerate Product Development for Local and Global Markets, research and development, School of Medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, scientific talent, Shanghai, Shanghai Youth Development Foundation, social impact, social innovators, young entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and Lenovo have signed a new multi-year, multi-technology patent cross-license agreement, building on their previous agreement from 2021. The financial and commercial terms remain confidential. The agreement reflects the importance of intellectual property licensing in the technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Finland, International Trade, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI era, connectivity technologies, consumer electronics, devices, edge computing, enterprise AI, fair reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing, fixed networks, FRAND terms, global technology ecosystem, High Performance Computing, hybrid AI, intellectual property, IP licensing, Lenovo, Lenovo intellectual property, mobile networks, multi-technology agreement, multi-year agreement, Nokia, Nokia and Lenovo Agreement Highlights Role of FRAND Licensing in Technology Innovation, Nokia and Lenovo Continue Standards-Based Innovation Through New Patent Cross-License Deal, Nokia patent portfolio, Nokia Patent Portfolio Supports New Cross-License Agreement with Lenovo, open standards, patent cross-license agreement, patent licensing, patented technologies, PCs, Personal AI, R&D, research and development, servers, smartphones, software-defined infrastructure, standardisation, Storage, Susanna Martikainen, tablets, Taylor Ludlam, Technology Innovation, technology standards, transport networks, workstations
(IN BRIEF) Unilever plans to invest $270 million in a new Global Innovation Centre in New Haven, Connecticut, scheduled to open by spring 2029. The facility will become a major R&D hub for the company’s personal care, beauty and wellbeing … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered innovation, artificial intelligence, Beauty and Wellbeing Product Development, beauty innovation, Biosciences, Cleansing, Connecticut, consumer goods innovation, consumer insights, fragrance development, Global Innovation Centre, Herrish Patel, human performance lab, microbiome, Ned Lamont, neuroscience, New Haven, packaging innovation, personal care, Personal Care and Wellbeing in New Haven, Personal Care North America, polycultural skin and hair centre of excellence, Product Development, quantum capabilities, R&D, research and development, Richard Slater, science-led innovation, skin biology, skin care, skin-brain axis, Trumbull Connecticut, U.S. investment, Unilever, Unilever Chief Research and Development Officer, Unilever Expands U.S. R&D Footprint with AI-Powered Global Innovation Centre in Connecticut, Unilever Fragrance House, Unilever Plans New Connecticut Innovation Hub to Accelerate Personal Care, Unilever Strengthens Global R&D Strategy with $270 Million Investment in New Haven Innovation Centre, Unilever to Invest $270 Million in New Global Innovation Centre for Beauty, Unilever USA, wellbeing
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has opened applications for the fifth Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Women in Science, an international award honoring women researchers whose work contributes to hair science, fiber science and related scientific fields. The award pays tribute to Martha … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Science, Technology
Tagged beauty innovation, biotechnology, Computer Science, Cosmetic Science, Emerging Talent Award, female researchers, fiber physics, fiber science, Frank Meyer, Germany, hair dye research, hair science, Henkel, Henkel 150th anniversary, Henkel Consumer Brands, Henkel Expands Global Hair Science Network Through New Edition of Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Women Researchers, Henkel Launches Fifth Edition of Martha Schwarzkopf Award to Support Female Researchers in Hair Science, Henkel Opens Applications for 2026 Martha Schwarzkopf Award Recognizing Women in Hair and Fiber Science, Institute for Hair Research, international research network, Jessica Welzel, Martha Schwarzkopf, Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Women in Science, material science, mechanical engineering, mentorship, Modeling, pigment research, protein science, R&D, scalp research, Schwarzkopf, Schwarzkopf Hair Research Institute, scientific recognition, simulation, UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Women in Science
(IN BRIEF) Beiersdorf has introduced a €100 million second-generation Skin Care Innovation Fund to expand its venture capital activities and support innovation in skin care. The fund focuses on startups in life sciences, sustainability, AI, and digital health, investing globally … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, Ascan Voswinckel, Beiersdorf, Beiersdorf Strengthens Global Innovation Ecosystem with Second Generation Skin Care Investment Fund, biotechnology, corporate venture capital, DePoly, digital health, Gitta Neufang, innovation ecosystem, life sciences, longevity science, Melt and Marble, microbiome research, R&D, S Biomedic, skin care innovation, Skin Care Innovation Fund, sustainability, turbine, venture capital, Vincere Biosciences
(IN BRIEF) Bentley Motors has opened applications for its 2026 Apprenticeship Programme offering 25 places across Manufacturing, R&D, Sales and Marketing, Finance, Quality, Mulliner, Strategy, and Product Lines as part of its Beyond100+ strategy to drive electrification and sustainability apprentices … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Apprenticeship, and Business Functions, Apprenticeship Programme 2026, Bentley Motors, Bentley Motors Invites Applications for 2026 Apprenticeships Across Manufacturing, Beyond100 strategy, careers.bentleymotors.com, Degree Apprenticeship, Dr. Karen Lange, Dream Factory Crewe, finance, Higher Apprenticeship, MAKE UK Business Apprentice Rising Star, Manufacturing, Mulliner, National Apprenticeship Week, Product Lines, Quality, R&D, Sales and Marketing, Sophie Reynolds, STRATEGY, Top Employer Institute, UK Top Employer
(IN BRIEF) Barry Callebaut has opened its new Callebaut Global Innovation Center in Singapore, establishing an integrated hub that combines the company’s first global Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence for chocolate and cocoa with a pioneering Cacao Coatings Center of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AI in food, AMEA region, Amr Arafa, Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, Barry Callebaut, Barry Callebaut Strengthens Global Innovation Footprint with New Callebaut Global Innovation Center in Singapore, Cacao Coatings Center of Excellence, Callebaut Chocolate Academy, Callebaut Global Innovation Center, chocolate innovation, cocoa innovation, customer co-creation, digital transformation, Dries Roekaerts, Enterprise Singapore, food technology, Geneo Singapore Science Park, pilot lab, R&D, Senoko Factory, Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board, Vamsi Mohan Thati
(IN BRIEF) Thales Smart Card Technologies (Shanghai) has been recognized as a “Shanghai Advanced-Level Smart Factory” in 2025, reflecting more than a decade of Industry 4.0-driven digital transformation that has delivered a 70 percent automation rate and 80 percent connectivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged AGVs, AI, automation, banking cards, Beijing Dalian Hong Kong, China industrial ecosystem, Cobots, connectivity, digital transformation, eSIM, Euronext Paris HO, Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, Jean-Marc Reynaud, lean manufacturing, predictive maintenance, R&D, Shanghai Advanced-Level Smart Factory, Shanghai Manufacturing Competency Center, Shanghai MCC recognition highlights Thales’ leadership in AI-driven smart manufacturing and supply chain resilience, smart manufacturing, supply chain resilience, Thales Smart Card Technologies Shanghai
(IN BRIEF) FläktGroup has been acquired by Samsung Electronics, marking a new chapter in global HVAC innovation. The acquisition will see FläktGroup operate as an independent subsidiary, maintaining its name and management while benefiting from Samsung’s global scale and R&D … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AI Integration, ASIA, b.IoT, building management, data centres, DX Division, energy efficiency, Europe, FläktGroup, FläktGroup Joins Samsung to Pioneer Global HVAC and Smart Building Solutions, Global Expansion, hvac, Lennox, North America, precision cooling, R&D, Samsung Completes Acquisition of FläktGroup to Strengthen Global Leadership in HVAC and Data Centre Markets, Samsung Electronics, SE-Elektronic, SEMCO, smart buildings, SmartThings Pro, Stargate project, sustainable technology, TM Roh, Trevor Young, Woods Air Movement
(IN BRIEF) Scania has opened its third global industrial hub in Rugao, China, marking a €2 billion investment and the company’s first wholly owned truck production facility in the country. The 800,000 m² plant will produce up to 50,000 vehicles … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Investment, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biogas, CHINA, CHINA: Scania Opens New Rugao Facility to Strengthen Presence in World’s Largest Truck Market, Chinese market, Christian Levin, decarbonisation, electrification, European OEM, Global Expansion, green electricity, industrial hub, INNOVATION, Jiangsu province, long-haul transport, NEXT ERA, R&D, renewable energy, Rugao, Ruthger de Vries, Scania, sustainable transport, TMS, TRATON GROUP, TRATON Modular System, truck manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) CapMan Buyout has sold Pharmia Holding Oy, the leading Nordic contract manufacturer of dietary supplements and medical devices, to Labomar, an Italy-based European group owned by Charterhouse Capital Partners. Since CapMan’s investment in 2021, Pharmia has grown into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Anders Björkell, CANADA, CapMan Buyout, CapMan exits Pharmia as Finnish dietary supplements leader joins Labomar to expand Nordic presence, Charterhouse Capital Partners, contract manufacturing, dietary supplements, Finland, functional cosmetics, health and wellness industry, Italy, Labomar, M&A, medical devices, Nordic market, Petteri Laaksomo, Pharmia Holding Oy, Pharmia sold by CapMan to Labomar as part of strategic expansion in Nordic dietary supplements and medical devices, probiotics, R&D, Spain, Walter Bertin
(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, Türkiye, 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
(IN BRIEF) BASF inaugurated a new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on December 12, 2024. The facility is purpose-built to accelerate the pilot-scale production of chemical catalysts and drive innovation in solids processing technologies. By incorporating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial
Tagged BASF, Catalyst Development, chemical catalysts, Dr. Detlef Ruff, Dr. Helmut Winterling, global customers, green transformation, industrial chemistry, Innovative technologies, investment, Ludwigshafen, pilot-scale synthesis, process technologies, R&D, safety features, Solids Processing Center, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has renewed its partnership with Peugeot Sport to continue the development of the 9X8 Hypercar for the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), focusing on leveraging AI technologies to enhance performance and reduce Peugeot Sport’s carbon footprint. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sports, Technology
Tagged 24 Hours of Le Mans, 9X8 Hypercar, AI, AI technology, AI-driven performance, artificial intelligence, Capgemini, data engineering, decarbonization, Emissions Reduction, environmental impact, FIA WEC, generative AI, motorsport, partnership, Performance Improvement, Peugeot Sport, R&D, renewable biofuels, Stellantis Motorsport, sustainability, sustainable technology
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has successfully supplied and commissioned a reXline tearing installation at Aitex in Alicante, enhancing the center’s capabilities for textile recycling research and development. The installation will support Aitex’s efforts to process a variety of raw materials, specifically … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged agrotextiles, Aitex, Alicante, Andritz, automotive, equipment customization, fashion, geotextiles, INNOVATION, OEKO-TEX®, partnership, post-consumer waste, post-industrial waste, R&D, Recycling Solutions, reXline tearing installation, sustainability, technical services, technology group, TEXTILE RECYCLING, textile research, Vincent Blanes
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