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With the acquisition of the architectural and technical consulting company, AFRY is increasing its local presence and establishing a comprehensive construction and real estate offering in a region that will see investments within the multi-billion bracket made into the industry's sustainable transition over the coming decades.TM Konsult was founded in 1966 and is a multidisciplinary company with strong local roots. Their range of services and geographical locations complement AFRY's existing operations and together the parties establish a comprehensive offering across the region. “We

Nordea Economic Outlook: Unrestricted growth

Spring is in the air, also for the world economy, which is currently experiencing its strongest recovery in almost 50 years. We expect global growth to land as high as 5.8% this year, before slowing to 4.5% next year, says Helge Pedersen, Nordea Group Chief Economist. “The outlook is also bright in the Nordics over a year into the pandemic, as the vaccine roll-out continues to gain momentum. The countries stand well-equipped, with strong public finances and households in good financial shape. As the pandemic loses its grip and societies gradually reopen, GDP growth is expected to take

Workplace exposure to chemicals causing irritant-induced asthma – industry and agriculture as the key risk trades

Inhalation of corrosive or highly oxidising chemicals can lead to the development of asthma - either as a result of repeated exposure or accidental exposure. A recent study by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health suggests that Finnish workplaces and occupational health services do not always identify substances that are severely irritating to the respiratory tract well enough and do not understand the effects of high concentrations on health.The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health examined occupational asthma caused by irritation in Finland in 2000–2018. "About half of the

HiQ acquires German digital transformation consultancy Scandio

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:50 CET

HiQ aims to become the leading tech consulting company in Northern Europe. An important step to achieve that goal is to enter the German market with the acquisition of the Munich, Augsburg and Berlin-based digitalization consultancy Scandio. “This is a big step for us and an important moment in HiQ’s history. We are now entering Germany in an awesome manner. Scandio is a digitization powerhouse and has outstanding competencies in IT-consulting, IoT, AI, cloud transformation, and agile software development. Scandio shares the same values in building a business based on strong company

Lead candidate selected in ExpreS2ion’s HER2-cVLP breast cancer vaccine project

Hørsholm, Denmark, May 11, 2021 – ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB’s affiliate ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS (“ExpreS2ion") announces the selection of its lead candidate HER2-cVLP breast cancer vaccine. The project runs according to plan.ExpreS[2]ion, with the expert assistance of Prof. Pier Luigi Lollini at the Interdepartmental Center for Cancer Research, University of Bologna, has started the preclinical program, exploiting state-of-the-art in vitro and in vivo models mimicking some of the mechanisms in human breast cancer. As part of the preclinical program, ExpreS[2]ion has selected

Idogen publishes interim report for 1 January - 31 March 2021

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:50 CET

Idogen AB's interim report for January to March 2021 is available on the company's website https://idogen.com/en/investors/financial-reports/ First quarter (January - March, 2021) · Other operating income amounted to KSEK 1,679 (1,414). · Operating loss was KSEK -10,651 (-6,634). · Loss for the period totaled KSEK -10,531 (-6,220). · Cash flow from operating activities was KSEK -9,952 (-1,786). · Loss per share before dilution was SEK -0.58 (-1.28) Loss per share after dilution was SEK -0.58 (-1.28). Significant events in the first quarter · Preparations for

New issue of preference shares

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:45 CET

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Clavister's 5G Security Performance Validated with Intel

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:45 CET

11 May 2021 – Örnsköldsvik, Sweden – Clavister, a leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announces that Clavister NetShield Virtual, the world's fastest virtualized solution for securing 5G networks, has been formally validated in collaboration with Intel, the industry-leading manufacturer of microprocessors and chipsets.In a new Solution Brief just published by Intel, the performance of Clavister NetShield Virtual was thoroughly tested and validated in a simulated 5G network, deploying a fully virtualized N6 firewall. The tests were carried out using 2nd generation Intel

Gapwaves has received a new order of a new Development project from global techgiant

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:35 CET

Gapwaves has received a new order for the design and development of 77 GHz antenna prototypes from the global tech giant with which a collaboration started in 2020. The order has a value of approximately SEK 3.7 million with estimated delivery during the fourth quarter of 2021.In August 2020, a collaboration was started for the development of 77 GHz radar antennas. The antennas developed during the initial project are now delivered to the customer who has evaluated them. The customer now chooses to deepen the collaboration with Gapwaves and orders a new project for design and development of

Crunchfish hires Anna Bostam as Chief Marketing Officer

Crunchfish AB (”Crunchfish”) today announces that the company has hired Anna Bostam as its new Chief Marketing Officer. It is extremely important that the company's technical know-how and communication go hand in hand, and we are now further strengthening our marketing ability. Anna has a solid background within marketing, most recently as CEO of marketing agency The Fanclub and as agency director of communication agency Creuna in Malmö. With a background in IT and digital marketing, and a solid background as marketing manager and agency director, Anna has brand building and

IRRAS Announces Notified Body Transition from GMED to DEKRA, a Global Leader in Inspection and Certifications

Stockholm, May 11, 2021 – IRRAS AB, a commercial-stage medical technology company with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products for neurocritical care, announced today that the CE Mark certificates for its IRRAflow system and the company’s ISO13485:2016 certification have been transferred to a new notified body, DEKRA. After the successful completion of a recent audit by DEKRA, these CE Mark certificates for IRRAflow will remain valid until May 2024. “With DEKRA, we are building a relationship with one of the largest, most respected notified bodies in the world,” said Will Martin,

TF Bank: Monthly statistics April 2021

The total loan portfolio amounted to SEK 8,922 million at the end of April. Compared to April 2020, the loan portfolio has increased by 31 % in local currencies.Month Apr-21 Apr-20 ChangeConsumer Lending New lending, SEK million 350 194 81 %Ecommerce Solutions Transaction volume*, SEK million 585 295 98 %Credit Cards Number of active credit cards** 2 735 53 n/a Cumulative for the year Jan-Apr 21 Jan-Apr 20 ChangeConsumer Lending New lending, SEK million 1 392

Alfa Laval partners with EasyMining to develop circular solutions that can produce value from waste

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has signed a partner agreement with EasyMining, an innovation company in the Swedish Ragn-Sells Group, to develop new processes and technologies to extract commercially valuable products from waste materials and enable circular solutions.Alfa Laval’s expertise in mechanical and thermal separation will ensure waste minimization, zero liquid discharge and chemical reuse within EasyMining’s processes. These include extracting phosphorus and other resources from incinerated sewage sludge and producing

Continued Strong Sales and Increased Customer Interest

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:13 CET

PowerCell Sweden AB grew its sales by 11 percent during the first quarter 2021, from MSEK 26.7 to MSEK 29.7. Operating income before items affecting comparability for the first quarter weakened to MSEK -22.7 (-17.6) mainly driven by operational currency effects and adjusted for these, operating income was basically unchanged at MSEK -22,5 (-22,7).“In terms of sales, the first quarter 2021 was the strongest first quarter in the company’s history. Our sales to Robert Bosch GmbH continue to play a crucial role but we expect their share of the total sales to decline as we increase sales to our

2020 Bulkers Ltd. (2020) – Commercial update and key information relating to the dividend for April 2021

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 11, 2021 Commercial update: In April 2021, the Company achieved average time charter equivalent earnings of approximately US$35,500 per day, gross. The Company’s five vessels trading on index-linked time charter earned approximately US$40,800 per day, gross, including average daily scrubber benefits of approximately US$1,800 per day. The Company’s two vessels trading on fixed time charter earned approximately US$29,600 per day, gross, including average daily scrubber benefits of approximately US$2,400 per day. Bulk Shenzhen earned approximately US$19,300 per day,

Interim report January – March 2021

Tue, May 11, 2021 08:07 CET

First quarter in brief · Net sales amounted to 14.7 million SEK (12.5), which means a sales growth of 17 percent. · Operating profit amounted to 2.5 million SEK (0.8). · Net profit for the period amounted to 2.7 million SEK (0.8). · Earnings per share amounted to 0.67 SEK (0.21). Significant events during the first quarter During the period, SyntheticMR reached the highest quarterly sales ever during the first quarter. A global license agreement has been signed with United Imaging regarding marketing and sales of SyMRI NEURO. A first order from United

Interim report: Financing secured to initiate series production

Azelio’s directed share issue generated gross proceeds of SEK 596 million in the first quarter. The share issue attracted very strong interest, with subscribers including major Swedish and international investors. The proceeds will primarily be used to finance the continued industrialisation of the energy storage system with the objective of starting series production in September 2021, and to fund the company’s business plan until the operations are cash-flow positive, which is expected to occur during 2022. The commercialisation of the energy storage system continued in the first quarter

Thomas Andersson appointed EVP, Digital Trust

Changes in Enfo Group’s Management Team, business areas reorganizedEnfo strengthens its focus on digital responsibility. Thomas Andersson has been appointed EVP for Enfo’s new business area Digital Trust and member of the Group Management Team. “Today’s businesses and societies are running on digital processes and the underlying data. Customers, employees, and citizens must be able to trust that their data is professionally and securely managed. Our new Digital Trust business area helps our clients build and operate secure digital businesses with focus on driving digital transformation

Elkem establishes Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to strategic growth opportunities for advanced battery materials

Elkem has successfully commissioned its industrial pilot for battery materials in Kristiansand, Norway, starting industrial scale pilot production for customers. As the next step towards large-scale production, Elkem is now establishing Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to develop and produce sustainable and high quality active anode materials to meet the needs of the exponentially growing electric vehicles marketplace.Vianode has been established as a fully-owned subsidiary of Elkem and Elkem’s existing activities in advanced battery materials will become part of the new company.

BioArctic receives patent in Japan for new antibodies targeting Alzheimer’s disease

Stockholm, May 11, 2021 – BioArctic AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) announced today that the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) has allowed the company’s Japanese patent application 2017-083057 for novel antibodies that could be developed into a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The antibodies target a shorter (truncated) form of amyloid beta (pE3-Aβ) and are linked to the company’s project AD1503. BioArctic received a patent in Europe based on the same antibodies in January 2021.The allowed patent application focuses on novel antibodies which target pE3-Aβ, a specific truncated form of

Lagercrantz Year-End Report 2020/21

Fourth quarter (1 January – 31 March 2021) · Net revenue totalled MSEK 1,118 (1,112). · Operating profit (EBITA) increased to MSEK 192 (152), equivalent to an operating margin of 17.2 percent (13.7). · Profit after financial items increased by 32 percent to MSEK 166 (126). · Profit after taxes increased to MSEK 126 (101). · During the quarter, five businesses were acquired (VP Metall AS, Hovicon International B.V., Oy Esari Ab, Proagria Miljø A/S and Vihab AB) with a total business volume of approx. MSEK 200 on an annual basis. · In March 2021, a clarified strategic

Strong revenue momentum and business model scalability