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VTT speeds up the Finnish electronics industry ecosystem

VTT has launched an electronics sector innovation ecosystem aimed at creating a permanent collaboration model to reinforce the international competitiveness of Finnish electronics industry companies. The cornerstones of the ecosystem are applied research projects that focus particularly on refining the semiconductors and photonics technologies to a pre-commercial stage. Companies that take part in the open ecosystem and its projects can utilise the technological developments in their research and development activities and reinforce their competitive position on international markets.

Transcom Holding AB (publ): Third Quarter results 2018

Transcom today announced that its third quarter results for 2018 are now available on www.transcom.com.  Q3 2018 Financial Update Call Transcom will host a conference call on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 15:00 BST / 16:00 CET. The presentation for the call is available via this link  and on https://transcom.com/en/investor-relations. Call in details Date/Time: Thursday, November 15th at 15:00 BST / 16:00 CET Online Registration link: http://emea.directeventreg.com/

Valmet to supply a biomass-fired boiler plant to Elenia Lämpö's Vanaja power plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland

Valmet Oyj's press release on November 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EET Valmet will supply a biomass-fired boiler plant to Elenia Lämpö Oy's Vanaja power plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The investment will enable the company to raise the share of renewable fuels used in the city's district heat production to over 80% and increase the energy efficiency of its heat production.  The order is included in Valmet's fourth quarter 2018 orders received. The value of the order is not disclosed. Assembly work on the new boiler plant will start in the fall of 2019. The target is to start up the plant in

Stefan Tell leaves his position as CEO of SyntheticMR

SyntheticMR's CEO Stefan Tell will leave the company. He will however remain as CEO until June 30th, 2019 at the latest. Stefan has been CEO of SyntheticMR since 2011."It has been an exciting and challenging journey to take SyntheticMR from a start-up with an innovative technology to a globally established company that today delivers clinically approved products to an international market. I have had seven good years as CEO of SyntheticMR and it feels as a good timing to hand over to someone else, "says Stefan Tell. Under the direction of Stefan Tell, the company has signed agreements

Summary from Gunnebo’s Capital Markets Day 2018

The Gunnebo Group’s Capital Markets Day 2018, which took place in Stockholm on November 15, was attended by around 40 analysts, fund managers, investors and journalists.The Capital Markets Day opened with a strategic update from the Group’s President and CEO, Henrik Lange. "Due to our history of acquisitions, Gunnebo today has a broad offering with a different go-to-market model by product. Where competition is focused by product, Gunnebo has had a strong geographic focus for the last couple of years. To better leverage growth and profitability, we will get a clearer focus by product

Did you know that Santa has his own Post Office? It is in Lapland, Finland, and this is how you write to him

Santa's real post office exists, and it’s in Lapland, Finland. So if you have a word or two to share with him before Christmas, be sure to start writing, and he will read it before taking off with Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.Santa Claus’ Main Post Office is situated at Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland, where Santa opens his doors to the public every day of the year. His Post Office, maintained by the Finnish Posti Group Corporation, is not an ordinary one: every year, around 500 000 letters arrive from every corner of the world addressed to a particular person: Santa Claus

INTERIM REPORT JULY - SEPTEMBER 2018

Third quarter 2018 (July 1 to September 30 2018) ·  Net sales for the group for the quarter amounted to 10 687 KUSD ·  EBITDA for the group amounted to 1 620 KUSD 1 – 3 quarter 2018 (January 1 to September 30 2018) ·  Net sales for the group for the first 3 quarters amounted to 31 625 KUSD ·  Gross Profit is reduced by 2 606 KUSD compared to first 3 quarters 2017 where 1 609 KUSD related to product mix and non-recurring logistical costs amounted to 997 KUSD. ·  EBITDA for the group amounted to 3 383 KUSD ·  Change in FX compared to USD had a negative effect on

Security fibers used at Ahlstrom-Munksjö to assure greater product traceability

AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ    PRESS RELEASE    NOVEMBER 15, 2018 AT 13:00 EETAhlstrom-Munksjö supplies fiber-based and custom-made specialized industrial materials including a range of abrasive backings. An increasing number of producers of coated abrasives are being confronted with the challenge of global counterfeiting. Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s solution to the counterfeit challenge within the abrasive backings industry is the use of security fibers. The technology is registered under the label BE SECURE TM. Counterfeiting is a global problem that in recent years has been estimated to account for 2-

Changes in Dometic’s group management

Dometic’s Head of Strategy, Group Projects and M&A, Per-Nicklas Höglund, is leaving Dometic for other endeavors. The position will not be replaced. Per-Nicklas Höglund will remain in his current position until November 30, 2018. “During his time at Dometic, Per-Nicklas Höglund has been a key contributor in the strong development of the company in recent years. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Per-Nicklas for his long and appreciated time within Dometic, and I wish him great success in the future,” says Juan Vargues, President and CEO Dometic. For further information,

BillerudKorsnäs appoints CFO

BillerudKorsnäs announced today that Ivar Vatne is appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ivar will be part of BillerudKorsnäs Group Management and will take up his post by 1 June 2019 at the latest.Ivar Vatne has more than 16 years’ experience of different roles within finance, mainly focusing on Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) from Procter & Gamble (P&G), Fiskars and Arla. At P&G Ivar’s roles have included Group CFO for one of P&G’s divisions, with responsibility for 19 markets. For the past three years he has been employed in the Arla Group, where he has served as CFO of Arla Foods

Collector Bank acquires Lowell’s payment solution

Today, Collector Bank entered into an agreement to acquire Lowell’s payment solution business, Lindorff Payments. The transaction means that Collector Bank will double in volume in Finland, thereby strengthening its role as one of the Nordic leaders in payment solutions.Lindorff Payments has an impressive portfolio, with hundreds of Nordic clients and several strategic partnerships. Since its inception in 2011, the acquired payment solution business has handled millions of transactions for online and traditional stores alike. “We are truly pleased about this opportunity to strengthen our

NeuroVive receives Vinnova funding to support development of NV354, a novel treatment for genetic mitochondrial disorders

Lund, 15 November, 2018- NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB(Nasdaq Stockholm: NVP, OTCQX: NEVPF) announced today that the company has been awarded SEK 1.5 million as a first tranche of total SEK 5 million in funding from Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency, and the Swelife call, for intensified development in the NVP015 project, the goal of which is to advance the candidate compound NV354 to clinical studies.The development program that Vinnova is supporting involves formal preclinical development, including toxicology studies and process development for large-scale manufacture of NV354. The

Risk Intelligence A/S signs significant maritime security intelligence contract with DFDS A/S

Risk Intelligence A/S (“Risk Intelligence”) announces today that the company has signed a significant agreement with DFDS A/S (“DFDS”) for the Risk Intelligence System, as well as bespoke services designed to support their maritime security preparedness activities. The contract will be effective as from Q4 2018 and throughout 2019 and 2020. Approx. 30% of the contract will have positive impact on the turnover in 2018. DFDS is northern Europe's largest integrated shipping and logistics company, operating 30 routes, providing logistics services.  “Our new agreement with one of Europe’s

Gunnebo Targets Rapid Expansion of Urban Metro Systems in India

Gunnebo is supplying hundreds of metro speed gates to India’s rapidly expanding public transport system.Metro projects covering a total length of around 600km are at various stages of planning and appraisal in India, which is following China’s spectacular growth in this area – Shanghai alone has more metro rail lines already in place. In the past decade, more than 13 cities in India have given the go-ahead for metro rail systems, and many more are seeking clearance from central government for metro rail projects, seen as a modern solution to traffic congestion and environmental problems.

Korea Deal Continues Gunnebo’s Rapid Expansion into Biometric Airport Security

Gunnebo has won an order for biometric pre-security access gates for Korea Airport Corporation, consisting of a total of 14 lanes at Gimpo and Jeju international airports.KAC operates 14 airports in South Korea. Gunnebo won the business in cooperation with Korean systems integrator BZ System. The order is the latest step in Gunnebo’s rapid expansion into the worldwide airport market. So far, more than 100 airports in Europe, Africa and Asia have been equipped with Gunnebo gates where passengers scan their boarding passes for validation. Earlier this year, airports in Malaysia, Oman,

RepRisk data used in 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB)

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk metrics and analytics by RepRisk have been incorporated into the CHRB serious allegations assessmentZurich, Switzerland – November 15, 2018 – RepRisk, a global data science company specialized in ESG and business conduct risk research and quantitative solutions, is pleased to provide ESG data for the 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), a collaboration led by investors and civil society organizations dedicated to creating the first open and public benchmark of corporate human rights performance. CHRB measures the performance of

MediSapiens to Support Terveystalo with Biobank Data Management and Analytics Solutions

Helsinki – November 15, 2018 – MediSapiens, a leading developer and provider of genomic, biomedical and health data solutions, has partnered with Terveystalo, a leading private healthcare service provider in Finland, to support their biobank operations with scalable, interactive and secure genomic and clinical data solutions.MediSapiens is providing Terveystalo with an integral solution to support Terveystalo's biobank, enabling effective use of genomic and clinical data in the daily operations of Finland’s largest private biobank. The solution is based on the Genius™ and Biond™ software

New technology links chronic inflammation with increased risk of a wide range of diseases and shorter lifespan

Investigating a new marker for chronic inflammation GlycA, researchers have found that chronic inflammation is linked to increased risk for shorter lifespan and several organ-related diseases. The findings were made through investigating GlycA measurements with Nightingale Health’s blood testing technology. The results highlight a potential use for measuring GlycA in healthcare.Chronic inflammation is currently a hot topic in health and wellness, being linked to everything from heart disease to clinical depression. In an effort to sort the facts from speculation, researchers have been

Heimstaden Bostad receives preliminary ‘BBB-’ rating from S&P and intends to investigate the possibilities to carry out its first issue in the bond market

Heimstaden Bostad has received a preliminary Investment Grade rating from S&P of ‘BBB-’ with a stable outlook. The Company has further mandated Danske Bank, DNB, J.P. Morgan and Nordea to investigate the conditions for a first time multi tranche bond issue. The reasons for why Heimstaden Bostad wants to investigate the possibility of a bond issue are inter alia:- To extend the average tenor of the debt portfolio by issuing bonds with longer maturities than the debt that will be repaid.- In accordance to the S&P rating criteria reduce the amount of secured debt by issuing unsecured bonds

New Gunnebo Software Platform Promises Major Efficiency Gains

Gunnebo has designed a new software platform that will be applied to the complete Cash Management product portfolio, promising major gains in efficiency and a much-improved customer experience.Known as the EMA (Easy Modular Assisted) platform, the software enables secure control of devices and data management. It is multi-currency – it can handle up to 12 currencies simultaneously in the same transaction – and multi-language, with a customisable workflow and an intuitive graphical user interface.  The new EMA platform has several advantages: ·  Customisation and integration will be

Retailer Places €14M Order for Cash Management from Gunnebo

A large retailer in Europe has placed an order for Gunnebo’s intelligent cash deposit machines and related services worth 14 M€ over the next five years.The retailer, which has a pan-European presence, ordered over 1,000 Gunnebo SafeDeposit machines, with roll-out starting December 2018. “The customer is part of a growing move among retailers to benefit from the pre-crediting services enabled by Gunnebo’s smart deposit machines,” says Tomas Wängberg, Senior Vice President Cash Management at Gunnebo. With pre-crediting, cash is counted and credited immediately to the retailer’s bank

Lux Helsinki invites everyone to share the joy of light again

Photo: Kirsi Tuura The second annual Light Challenge has already attracted dozens of local actors to participate alongside real estate company SATO. The Light Challenge is part of the Lux Helsinki light festival, which takes place on 5-9 January 2019. The Lux Helsinki light festival once again challenges local residents, communities and businesses to light up the darkest time of the year together. Everyone is welcome to take part in the Light Challenge by sharing photos of their own light installations on Instagram using the #valohaaste hashtag. The Light Challenge aims to

Heading towards zero emissions airports – Lapland Airports in Finland switch to Neste MY Renewable Diesel

The Finnish airport operator Finavia has decided to adopt Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in its vehicles at Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, Ivalo and Kittilä airports. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from waste and residues. The switch to renewable fuel is part of Finavia’s goal to make its airports carbon dioxide neutral by 2020.“Helsinki Airport carbon dioxide neutral. Next we will aim to achieve the same in our airports in Lapland. Using Neste MY Renewable Diesel as our vehicle fuel is a key part of our climate program. It is excellently suited to our purposes, as it helps us reduce our greenhouse

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