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Wärtsilä ranked first in UN challenge to fight climate change with big data

Wärtsilä Corporation, News, 23 September 2020 at 2.45 pm EEST· Creation of global map of maritime CO2 emissions will support evidence-based policy making · Wärtsilä wins the competition ahead of 16 world-ranked research institutes and universities · Wärtsilä only multinational from dozens of candidates to be selected for participation The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded first prize in the United Nations’ AIS Big Data Hackathon , which took place in early September 2020. Altogether, teams from 17

More than 770 neutron researchers meet virtually to discuss scientific breakthroughs

Neutron science is fundamental for the advanced materials research needed to address societal challenges of our time. This week more than 770 scientists are meeting digitally to share and discuss neutron research progress in the development of new smart materials, better medicines and sustainable energy and transport solutions.The research facilities European Spallation Source (ESS), in Lund, Sweden and Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), in Grenoble, France, together host the European neutron users - researchers from academia and industry - in a major online conference this week. The globally

Norwegian government intends to fund Fortum Oslo Varme’s waste to energy facility in Oslo

On 21 September Norwegian government publicize financing of a full scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Norway. As part of this project, the Norwegian government intends to fund carbon capture at Fortum Oslo Varme’s waste to energy facility in Oslo, providing that the project secures sufficient funding also from other sources such as EU. Fortum Oslo Varme is pleased with the concrete and significant support for financing carbon capture from waste incineration in Oslo. “This is good news for everyone dedicated to realizing CCS in Norway,” says Jannicke Gerner Bjerkås, CCS

Axolot Solutions has signed trial agreements with two customers in Finland

Axolot Solutions Finland Oy has signed two trial agreements, with customers in the energy and in the construction material sector respectively.Following the launch of the model program for the proprietary AxoPur® water purification system, the marketing activities have intensified. One trial agreement has now been signed with a biofuel manufacturing company. This is an area where the AxoPur technology could have a cutting edge. The biofuel industry is in rapid growth as the world is changing for a sustainable future. The trial will be done on-site at the customer, on biofuel digestate flows.

Nurminen Logistics is the first in Europe to transport temperature-controlled foods by freight train to China

The company's temperature-controlled rail transportations and the unique reefer containers will open new possibilities for food exports and imports in Finland and Northern Europe. "Earlier, it hasn't been possible to transport temperature-controlled products by railway. But now, our new reefer containers that are suitable for the train will change the situation. Reliable and fast temperature-controlled rail transportations to China will take only 11-14 days", states interim CEO Olli Pohjanvirta. Nurminen Logistics's freight train runs from Helsinki and Narvik through Helsinki to Hefei

First patient randomised in the phase 3 DISSOLVE clinical programme of SEL-212 for Chronic Refractory Gout

STOCKHOLM, Sweden and WATERTOWN, Mass.-- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi™) (STO:SOBI) and Selecta Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SELB) today announced the commencement of the phase 3 clinical programme of SEL-212 for chronic refractory gout, with the randomisation of the first patient in the study. “We are pleased to have commenced the phase 3 DISSOLVE programme evaluating SEL-212 in two phase 3 double-blind, placebo-controlled studies,” said Carsten Brunn, Ph.D., President and CEO of Selecta. “SEL-212 serves as an important validation of Selecta’s ImmTOR[TM] platform, and we are

Tikkurila Oyj and the City of Vantaa are preparing a cooperation agreement on the development of Tikkurila land area

Tikkurila Oyj and the City of Vantaa are preparing a cooperation agreement on the development of Tikkurila land area Tikkurila Oyj Press Release 23 September 2020 Tikkurila Oyj and the City of Vantaa are preparing a cooperation agreement related to the development of Tikkurila's land area in Vantaa, Finland. The aim is to agree on the matter in October. Two years ago, Tikkurila Oyj announced that it is planning the relocation of its Finnish business operations in Vantaa and the development of the current land area as part of the company’s broader project for production network

DrugLog® revealed theft of morphine

DrugLog® made it possible for Akademiska Barnsjukhuset in Uppsala to quickly discover that morphine had been stolen from the department of emergency pediatric care. infusion bags containing morphine had apparently been emptied of their contents and replaced with some other form of liquid.Pharmacolog's service team was contacted by Akademiska barnsjukhuset (Academic Childrens Hospital) in Uppsala and asked to check a number of measurements of a then unknown substance to compare against the database of drugs that the Pharmacolog has built up. Upon comparison and more careful examination, it

Cantargia reports high response rates with CAN04 combination therapy in NSCLC and presents next development steps

Cantargia AB today announced updated interim results from the ongoing clinical trial investigating the interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) blocking antibody CAN04 in combination with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumor burden decreased in all 9 evaluable patients and in 6 of these patients, the decrease is large enough to be defined as a response. One patient treated for more than one year has an ongoing complete response and the other five have partial responses. The side effects are those expected from chemotherapy or CAN04. Neutropenia is more frequent

Custom Electric Manufacturing to merge into Kanthal as of January 1, 2021

Custom Electric Manufacturing was acquired by Sweden-based Kanthal in 2018 and will now go to market under the Kanthal brand. The transition will be effective as of January 1, 2021Custom Electric Manufacturing (CEM) will as of January 1, 2021 be fully integrated into Kanthal. According to Jon Hartmayer, Sales Area Manager NAFTA at Kanthal, going to market under the same brand will come with benefits for their customers: “CEM customers will get access to the complete portfolio of Kanthal products and services which means that they will get more done with one supplier. For Kanthal customers

Notification of managers’ and closely related parties’ transactions with Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S’ shares in connection with share buy-back program

ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 53 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2020 In connection with the announced share buy-back program in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, Motortramp A/S continuously sells shares pro rata and the market is to be informed accordingly – see the attached file. Kind regards, Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S Martin Badsted CFO For further information: Martin Badsted, CFO, tel.: +45 3315 0451Anne-Louise Dam-Rasmussen, Head of Communications, tel.: +45 3273 0624

Announcement from the extra general meeting in ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding

The extra general meeting in ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB ("ExpreS2ion" or the "Company") was held today on 23 September 2020 and the following resolutions were passed by the meeting.Amendments of the Company's articles of association The extra general meeting resolved, in accordance with the board of directors' proposal, to amend the Company's articles of association regarding, e.g., the limits for the share capital to a minimum of SEK 3,000,000 and a maximum of SEK 12,000,000 and the limits for the number of shares to a minimum of 27,250,000 and a maximum of 109,000,000. It was

Ahlstrom-Munksjö invests into new coating machine for formaldehyde free coating

AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ OYJ PRESS RELEASE, September 23, 2020 at 12:00 noon EEST Ahlstrom-Munksjö invests in a more sustainable coating machine in Billingsfors, Sweden, to enable formaldehyde free balancing and finish foils for furniture, as well as building and construction industries. The new machine is expected to be fully commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2021. In addition to enabling formaldehyde free coating, the new coating machine will also reduce CO\2\ emissions by an estimate of 20%, further strengthening Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s position as a supplier of sustainable fiber-based

Safe working methods needed to protect against Legionella

The Finnish Food Authority and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) found Legionella bacteria in a variety of growing media, compost and digestate samples. Illness caused by Legionella can be prevented by raising awareness of the Legionella risk and advising consumers and manufacturers on safe working methods.The Finnish Food Authority and THL investigated the prevalence of Legionella bacteria especially in fertilising products whose raw materials are subject to an increased Legionella risk due to their origin or treatment. Samples were taken, for example, from bagged potting

Vestas secures 46 MW order of 60 percent PTC qualifying turbine components in USA

News release from Vestas-American Wind TechnologyPortland, 23 September 2020 Vestas has received a 46 MW order of 4 MW platform turbine components that qualify for the 60 percent PTC value from an undisclosed customer. These components will enable future wind energy projects that complete construction by the end of 2024.  The PTC terms set in the PATH act, passed by Congress in 2015, made the wind industry the first energy industry to agree to permanent tax reform and have resulted in billions of dollars in wind energy investment in the U.S., including expansions in domestic

Shawbrook Bank Names New Commercial Director of its Consumer Division

· Amrita Kohli takes up the position following almost five years with Shawbrook · Delivered and launched the Bank’s initial personal loans proposition · Supported the growth of its Partner Finance team · Instrumental in securing key strategic partnerships with the likes of RAC and TescoLONDON: 23rd September 2020 Shawbrook Bank today (Wednesday, September 23rd) announced it has appointed a new Commercial Director for its Consumer division. Amrita Kohli takes up the position having played a significant role in Consumer’s foundational success and growth in recent years. She

Momentum Group acquires SKF’s Swedish spindle service operations

In order to further strengthen Momentum Group’s market position in service and maintenance for Swedish industry, the subsidiary Rörick Elektriska Verkstad AB (“Rörick”) has today signed an agreement to acquire SKF’s spindle service operations in Sweden. The acquired operations generate annual revenue of approximately MSEK 10 with favourable profitability. The acquisition will be conducted as a conveyance of assets and liabilities. The acquired service operations provide testing and maintenance of machine tool spindles, which are the heart of industrial machine tools. The existing unit at

Senzime communicates strategic and financial goals

Press release: Uppsala, September 23, 2020. Senzime AB (publ) today announces the company’s strategic and financial goals for 2023.   Senzime develops and markets digital patient monitoring systems to prevent complications during and after anesthesia. Senzime's TetraGraph system is currently CE marked, FDA cleared, and market approved, in additional countries such as Japan, South Korea and Australia. Since its launch in 2019, Senzime has delivered approximately 600 systems to hospitals worldwide. Despite limited access to hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senzime has had

This year's award-winner Baek Heena in upcoming film release

As part of the digital edition of the Gothenburg Book Fair Sep 24-27 in Sweden we present the premiere of a film about this year's laureate, the Korean picture book maker Baek Heena. Viewers will also have the chance to see the 2018 award-winner Jacqueline Woodson talking about her latest novel Red at the Bone, live from New York. Baek Heena, the 2020 ALMA laureateFriday 25 September at 14.30–14.45. Track: Extra inserted On March 31, 2020, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award struck like a bolt of lightning in the life of the South Korean picture book artist Baek Heena, as she put it

Influenza or COVID-19? Reliable diagnosis in 75 minutes with new multiplex assay from Abacus Diagnostica

Abacus Diagnostica is a small Finnish company developing and manufacturing assays and devices for rapid molecular diagnostics. Since the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak the company has worked decisively on the development of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics. In July 2020, their SARS-CoV-2 assay for the GenomEra CDX system received the CE IVD approval for the European market. The results from the PCR-based COVID-19 test are available within 75 minutes. Because of the ease and rapidity of the system, many hospitals are using the assay for urgent samples such as testing the hospital personnel. -

Ingka Investments announces minority investment in Mover Systems

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, owner and operator of 381 IKEA stores in 30 countries, announced that they will make a minority investment in Mover Systems, a Danish transportation and technology provider. The minority stake will support Mover in delivering effective logistical services for customers in other countries where Ingka Group operates.The evolving online shopping habits call for scalable and sustainable delivery models. IKEA wants to become more accessible, affordable and sustainable and Mover can provide services that make last-mile customer deliveries just

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Wärtsilä to divest its JOVYATLAS business

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 23 September 2020 at 10:00 AM EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä announces the divestment of 100% of the shares in Wärtsilä JOVYATLAS GmbH to Jacob Waitz Industrie GmbH, a German based industry holding. Wärtsilä JOVYATLAS has been manufacturing UPS systems, rectifiers, power inverters, frequency transformers and resistors with related services for many industries already for seven decades. The company became part of Wärtsilä as a result of the acquisition of L-3 Communications MSI in 2015. The company is located in Jemgum in Germany, and currently has

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